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Tigers' bullpen sharp in 4-3 win over Royals

Jonathan Schoop and Christin Stewart each hit a two-run homer in the third inning to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.

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Top Performers

KC

  • Whit Merrifield 2B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Brett Phillips CF H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 1
  • Maikel Franco 3B H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Ryan O'Hearn RF H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0

DET

  • Victor Reyes RF H-AB 1-1 · AB 1 · R 0
  • JaCoby Jones CF H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 1
  • C.J. Cron 1B H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 1
  • Niko Goodrum 3B H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0

Head to Head

DET wins series 2-1

Injuries

Detroit Tigers

  • Reese Olson 60-Day-IL
  • Kerry Carpenter 60-Day-IL
  • Burch Smith 60-Day-IL
  • Parker Meadows 60-Day-IL
  • Wenceel Perez 60-Day-IL

Kansas City Royals

  • Mitch Spence Day-To-Day
  • Steven Cruz Out
  • Jonathan India 60-Day-IL
  • Nick Mears 60-Day-IL
  • Ryan Bergert Day-To-Day

Lineups

Confirmed

DET

  1. Niko GoodrumSS0
  2. Jonathan Schoop2B7
  3. Miguel CabreraDH24
  4. C.J. Cron1B28
  5. Christin StewartLF20
  6. Jeimer Candelario3B46
  7. Cameron MaybinRF15
  8. Austin RomineC26
  9. JaCoby JonesCF21

Substitutes

  1. Harold CastroDH36
  2. Victor ReyesLF22

KC

  1. Whit Merrifield2B15
  2. Jorge SolerRF12
  3. Adalberto MondesiSS43
  4. Salvador PerezC13
  5. Ryan O'Hearn1B29
  6. Maikel Franco3B7
  7. Alex GordonLF4
  8. Oscar HernandezC18
  9. Brett PhillipsCF1

Substitutes

  1. Nicky LopezPH33
  2. Trevor RosenthalP40

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33760 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    33627 8th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    30945 7th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    30945 7th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    39804 7th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    39804 7th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    31673 6th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    31673 6th Inning
  9. Foul Out 3-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    31673 6th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    36175 5th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    40360 5th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    40360 5th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    36500 4th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    40360 4th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    40360 4th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    40360 4th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    40360 4th Inning
  18. End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
    42596 3rd Inning
  19. Play Result 3-4

    Stewart homered to left center (404 feet), Cron scored.

    42596 3rd Inning
  20. Home Run 3-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    42596 3rd Inning
  21. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    42596 3rd Inning
  22. End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
    42596 3rd Inning
  23. Play Result 3-2

    Schoop homered to center (442 feet), Jones scored.

    42596 3rd Inning
  24. Home Run 3-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    42596 3rd Inning
  25. Strike Looking 3-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    42596 3rd Inning
  26. Foul Ball 3-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    42378 3rd Inning
  27. Foul Ball 3-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    42378 3rd Inning
  28. End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
    42378 3rd Inning
  29. Play Result 3-0

    Merrifield homered to left (366 feet), Hernández scored and Phillips scored.

    42378 3rd Inning
  30. Home Run 3-0

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    42378 3rd Inning
  31. Strike Swinging 0-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    42378 3rd Inning
  32. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    42378 3rd Inning
  33. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32689 2nd Inning
  34. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32689 2nd Inning
  35. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    42378 1st Inning
  1. End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
    33760 9th Inning
  2. Play Result 3-4

    Pérez struck out swinging.

    33760 9th Inning
  3. Strike Swinging 3-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging

    33760 9th Inning
  4. Strike Swinging 3-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    33760 9th Inning
  5. Strike Swinging 3-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    33760 9th Inning
  6. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-4

    Joe Jimenez pitches to Salvador Perez

    33760 9th Inning
  7. End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
    33760 9th Inning
  8. Play Result 3-4

    Mondesi safe at first on fielding error by first baseman Cron, Mondesi out at second.

    33760 9th Inning
  9. Error 3-4

    Mondesi safe at first on fielding error by first baseman Cron, Mondesi out at second.

    33760 9th Inning
  10. Batter Reached On Error - Batter To First 3-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    33760 9th Inning
  11. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-4

    Joe Jimenez pitches to Adalberto Mondesi

    33760 9th Inning
  12. End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
    33760 9th Inning
  13. Play Result 3-4

    Soler grounded out to third.

    33760 9th Inning
  14. Ground Out 3-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    33760 9th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33760 9th Inning
  16. Ball 3-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    33760 9th Inning
  17. Strike Looking 3-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    33760 9th Inning
  18. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-4

    Joe Jimenez pitches to Jorge Soler

    33760 9th Inning
  19. Play Result 3-4

    Jiménez relieved Farmer

    33760 9th Inning
  20. Start Inning 3-4

    Top of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  21. End Inning 3-4

    End of the 8th inning

    8th Inning
  22. End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
    31945 8th Inning
  23. Play Result 3-4

    Maybin grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Reyes out at second.

    31945 8th Inning
  24. Ground Out 3-4

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    31945 8th Inning
  25. Ball 3-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    31945 8th Inning
  26. Strike Looking 3-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking

    31945 8th Inning
  27. Strike Swinging 3-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging

    31945 8th Inning
  28. Ball 3-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    31945 8th Inning
  29. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-4

    Trevor Rosenthal pitches to Cameron Maybin

    31945 8th Inning
  30. End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
    31945 8th Inning
  31. Play Result 3-4

    Candelario flied out to center.

    31945 8th Inning
  32. Fly Out 3-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    31945 8th Inning
  33. Strike Swinging 3-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging

    31945 8th Inning
  34. Ball 3-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    31945 8th Inning
  35. Strike Looking 3-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    31945 8th Inning
  36. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-4

    Trevor Rosenthal pitches to Jeimer Candelario

    31945 8th Inning
  37. End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
    31945 8th Inning
  38. Play Result 3-4

    Reyes singled to shallow center.

    31945 8th Inning
  39. Single 3-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    31945 8th Inning
  40. Strike Looking 3-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    31945 8th Inning

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