Tigers edge Royals 3-2 before teams head to Omaha
Brandon Dixon broke an eighth-inning tie with a sacrifice fly that sent the Detroit Tigers past the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Wednesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Detroit Tigers
3
Kansas City Royals
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
Dixon hit sacrifice fly to right, Jones scored, Castellanos to second, Stewart to third.
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Sacrifice Fly 3-2
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Swinging 2-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Ball 2-2
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
Soler singled to center, Gordon scored.
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Single 2-2
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Ball 2-1
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Ball 2-1
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Strike Swinging 2-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Looking 2-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
Rodríguez doubled to shallow left, Hicks scored.
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Double 2-1
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Ball 1-1
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Out 1-1
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
Soler doubled to deep right center, Merrifield scored.
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Double 1-1
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Ball 1-0
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Ball 1-0
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 1-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Inning 3-2
End of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
Soler flied out to center.
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Fly Out 3-2
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 3-2
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Looking
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Ball 3-2
Pitch 4 : Ball 3
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Ball 3-2
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Ball 3-2
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-2
Shane Greene pitches to Jorge Soler
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
Mondesi reached on infield single to shortstop.
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Single 3-2
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-2
Shane Greene pitches to Adalberto Mondesi
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
Gordon struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-2
Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Strike Swinging 3-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Ball 3-2
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 3-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-2
Shane Greene pitches to Alex Gordon
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
Merrifield grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 3-2
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-2
Shane Greene pitches to Whit Merrifield
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Play Result 3-2
Greene relieved Jiménez
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Start Inning 3-2
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 3-2
Middle of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
Lugo grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 3-2
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Strike Swinging 3-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Ball 3-2
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 3-2
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-2
Brad Boxberger pitches to Dawel Lugo
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
Beckham struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-2
Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Head to Head
KC wins series 2-1
Injuries
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Detroit Tigers
- Jake Miller Out
- Will Vest Out
- Trey Sweeney Out
- Wenceel Perez Out
- Reese Olson Out
Lineups
ConfirmedKC
Whit Merrifield2B15
Alex GordonLF4
Adalberto MondesiSS43
Jorge SolerDH12
Kelvin Gutierrez3B82
Ryan O'Hearn1B29
Martin MaldonadoC15
Terrance GoreRF4
Billy HamiltonCF0
DET
JaCoby JonesCF21
Christin StewartLF20
Nick CastellanosRF21
Miguel CabreraDH24
Brandon Dixon1B4
John HicksC29
Ronny Rodriguez2B65
Gordon BeckhamSS29
Dawel Lugo3B18
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