Maldonado, Soler hit home runs, Royals beat Tigers 8-5
Martin Maldonado and Jorge Soler hit late homers and Whit Merrifield scored on a wild pitch as the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 8-5 Friday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Detroit Tigers
5
Kansas City Royals
8
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| KC | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
Kauffman Stadium · 25,059 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-8
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Play Result 5-8
Soler homered to left (376 feet).
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Home Run 5-8
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 5-7
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Looking
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Strike Looking 5-7
Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 3 : Ball 3
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
Mondesi struck out swinging, Merrifield scored on Hardy wild pitch, Mondesi to first on wild pitch by Hardy.
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Play Result 5-7
Mondesi struck out, Merrifield scored on Hardy wild pitch, Mondesi to first on wild pitch by Hardy.
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Strike Swinging 5-7
Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Ball 5-6
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Strike Swinging 5-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Looking 5-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-6
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Play Result 5-6
Maldonado homered to left (372 feet).
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Home Run 5-6
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Ball 5-5
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Strike Looking 5-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 5-5
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-5
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Play Result 5-5
Reyes doubled to center, Stewart scored.
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Double 5-5
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Inning 5-8
Middle of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-8
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Play Result 5-8
Cabrera grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 5-8
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 5-8
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-8
Ian Kennedy pitches to Miguel Cabrera
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-8
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Play Result 5-8
Castellanos struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-8
Pitch 7 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 5-8
Pitch 5 : Ball 3
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 5-8
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Ball 5-8
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 5-8
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-8
Ian Kennedy pitches to Nicholas Castellanos
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-8
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Play Result 5-8
Reyes struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-8
Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Strike Swinging 5-8
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Looking 5-8
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-8
Ian Kennedy pitches to Victor Reyes
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Play Result 5-8
Kennedy relieved Diekman
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Start Inning 5-8
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 5-8
End of the 8th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-8
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Play Result 5-8
Maldonado popped out to second.
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Pop Out 5-8
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 5-8
Pitch 4 : Ball 3
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Ball 5-8
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Strike Looking 5-8
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 5-8
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-8
Jose Cisnero pitches to Martin Maldonado
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-8
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Play Result 5-8
N. Lopez doubled to deep left center.
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Double 5-8
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 5-8
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-8
Jose Cisnero pitches to Nicky Lopez
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Head to Head
KC wins series 2-1
Injuries
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Day-To-Day
- Steven Cruz Out
- Nick Mears 60-Day-IL
- Ryan Bergert Day-To-Day
- Cole Ragans 60-Day-IL
Detroit Tigers
- Will Vest Out
- Matt Vierling Out
- Trey Sweeney Out
- Wenceel Perez Out
- Reese Olson Out
Lineups
ConfirmedKC
Whit MerrifieldRF15
Adalberto MondesiSS43
Alex GordonLF4
Hunter Dozier3B17
Jorge SolerDH12
Cheslor Cuthbert1B57
Bubba StarlingCF11
Nicky Lopez2B33
Martin MaldonadoC15
DET
Victor ReyesCF22
Nick CastellanosRF21
Miguel CabreraDH24
Brandon Dixon1B4
Jeimer Candelario3B46
Niko Goodrum2B0
Christin StewartLF20
John HicksC29
Jordy MercerSS27
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