Soler becomes first Royal with 40-homer season
Jorge Soler extended his team record with his 40th homer, Hunter Dozier and Alex Gordon had three hits each, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4 on Wednesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Detroit Tigers
4
Kansas City Royals
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Kauffman Stadium · 15,308 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 6 : 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 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
Cabrera singled to right, Demeritte scored, Reyes to third.
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Single 4-5
Pitch 7 : Ball In Play
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 6 : Ball 2
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 5 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Swinging 4-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Looking 3-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
Mondesi singled to left, Phillips scored.
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Single 3-5
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Ball 3-4
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
Gordon reached on infield single to shortstop, Dozier scored.
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Single 3-4
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
Soler homered to left (450 feet).
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Home Run 3-3
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Play Result 3-2
Gordon scored on Jackson wild pitch, McBroom to second on wild pitch by Jackson.
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Wild Pitch 3-2
Gordon scored on Jackson wild pitch, McBroom to second on wild pitch by Jackson.
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
McBroom singled to center, Dozier scored, Gordon to third.
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Single 3-1
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Ball 3-0
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 3-0
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Inning 4-5
Middle of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
Lugo lined out to first.
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Line Out 4-5
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Strike Swinging 4-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Looking 4-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-5
Ian Kennedy pitches to Dawel Lugo
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
H. Castro grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 4-5
Pitch 7 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 4 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 4-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking
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Strike Looking 4-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-5
Ian Kennedy pitches to Harold Castro
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
Candelario struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Strike Swinging 4-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Looking 4-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-5
Ian Kennedy pitches to Jeimer Candelario
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Play Result 4-5
Kennedy relieved Barlow
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Start Inning 4-5
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 4-5
End of the 8th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
Merrifield grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 4-5
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-5
David McKay pitches to Whit Merrifield
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Play Result 4-5
McKay relieved Stumpf
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
Phillips grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 4-5
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-5
Daniel Stumpf pitches to Brett Phillips
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
Viloria struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 4-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Looking
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Showing the last 40 of 522 events.
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 Merrifield2B15
Adalberto MondesiSS43
Jorge SolerDH12
Hunter Dozier3B17
Alex GordonLF4
Ryan McBroomRF9
Ryan O'Hearn1B29
Meibrys ViloriaC46
Brett PhillipsCF1
Substitutes
Bubba StarlingRF11
DET
Victor ReyesCF22
Willi CastroSS3
Miguel CabreraDH24
Christin StewartLF20
Jeimer Candelario1B46
Harold Castro2B36
Dawel Lugo3B18
Travis DemeritteRF48
Jake RogersC34
Substitutes
Gordon BeckhamDH29
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