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Kansas City Royals 1
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Detroit Tigers 0
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Match Report

Lynch holds the Tigers to 1 hit in 7 innings as the struggling Royals win 1-0

— Daniel Lynch allowed one hit over seven innings for his first major league win in almost 11 months, and the struggling Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 1-0 on Tuesday night.

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Top Performers

KC

  • Matt Beaty DH H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Nick Pratto 1B H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Salvador Perez DH H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Maikel Garcia 3B H-AB 3-4 · AB 4 · R 1

DET

  • Kerry Carpenter RF H-AB 0-1 · AB 1 · R 0
  • Matt Vierling CF H-AB 0-0 · AB 0 · R 0
  • Zack Short SS H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 0
  • Zach McKinstry RF H-AB 0-1 · AB 1 · 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
  • Carlos Estevez 60-Day-IL
  • Jonathan India 60-Day-IL
  • Nick Mears 60-Day-IL

Lineups

Confirmed

DET

  1. Zack Short2B40
  2. Spencer Torkelson1B20
  3. Andy IbanezRF77
  4. Javier BaezSS28
  5. Eric HaaseLF18
  6. Jonathan Schoop3B7
  7. Miguel CabreraDH24
  8. Jake RogersC28
  9. Jake MarisnickCF94

Substitutes

  1. Kerry CarpenterPH30
  2. Zach McKinstryPH39
  3. Nick MatonDH0
  4. Matt VierlingCF8

KC

  1. Nick Pratto1B41
  2. Bobby Witt Jr.SS7
  3. Salvador PerezC13
  4. MJ MelendezRF1
  5. Maikel Garcia3B11
  6. Matt BeatyDH27
  7. Dairon BlancoLF97
  8. Nicky Lopez2B33
  9. Drew WatersCF8

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    32156 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32156 9th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    31673 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    31673 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    31673 9th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    30442 8th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    31673 8th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    31673 8th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33014 8th Inning
  10. Bunted Foul 1-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Bunted Foul

    33014 8th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    41227 7th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Foul

    33014 7th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    41227 6th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33252 6th Inning
  15. End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
    33252 6th Inning
  16. Play Result 1-0

    Beaty doubled to right, Garcia scored.

    33252 6th Inning
  17. Double 1-0

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    33252 6th Inning
  18. Ball 0-0

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    33252 6th Inning
  19. Strike Swinging 0-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging

    33252 6th Inning
  20. Ball 0-0

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    33252 6th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33252 6th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41227 5th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41227 5th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33252 5th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33252 5th Inning
  26. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33252 4th Inning
  27. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41227 3rd Inning
  28. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    41227 3rd Inning
  29. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41227 3rd Inning
  30. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41227 3rd Inning
  31. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33252 3rd Inning
  32. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33252 3rd Inning
  33. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33252 3rd Inning
  34. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33252 2nd Inning
  35. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41227 1st Inning
  36. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33252 1st Inning
  37. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    33252 1st Inning
  38. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33252 1st Inning
  39. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33252 1st Inning
  1. End Inning 1-0

    End of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
    32156 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 1-0

    McKinstry struck out swinging.

    32156 9th Inning
  4. Strike Swinging 1-0

    Pitch 7 : Strike 3 Swinging

    32156 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    32156 9th Inning
  6. Strike Looking 1-0

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Looking

    32156 9th Inning
  7. Ball 1-0

    Pitch 4 : Ball 3

    32156 9th Inning
  8. Ball 1-0

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    32156 9th Inning
  9. Strike Looking 1-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    32156 9th Inning
  10. Ball 1-0

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    32156 9th Inning
  11. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-0

    Scott Barlow pitches to Zach McKinstry

    32156 9th Inning
  12. Play Result 1-0

    McKinstry hit for Schoop

    9th Inning
  13. End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
    32156 9th Inning
  14. Play Result 1-0

    Carpenter grounded out to first, Báez to third.

    32156 9th Inning
  15. Ground Out 1-0

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    32156 9th Inning
  16. Ball 1-0

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    32156 9th Inning
  17. Ball 1-0

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    32156 9th Inning
  18. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-0

    Scott Barlow pitches to Kerry Carpenter

    32156 9th Inning
  19. Play Result 1-0

    Carpenter hit for Haase

    9th Inning
  20. End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
    32156 9th Inning
  21. Play Result 1-0

    Báez doubled to left.

    32156 9th Inning
  22. Double 1-0

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    32156 9th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32156 9th Inning
  24. Strike Swinging 1-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging

    32156 9th Inning
  25. Ball 1-0

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    32156 9th Inning
  26. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-0

    Scott Barlow pitches to Javier Baez

    32156 9th Inning
  27. End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
    32156 9th Inning
  28. Play Result 1-0

    Ibañez grounded out to shortstop.

    32156 9th Inning
  29. Ground Out 1-0

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    32156 9th Inning
  30. Strike Looking 1-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    32156 9th Inning
  31. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-0

    Scott Barlow pitches to Andy Ibanez

    32156 9th Inning
  32. Play Result 1-0

    Barlow relieved Chapman

    32156 9th Inning
  33. Start Inning 1-0

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  34. End Inning 1-0

    Middle of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  35. End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
    31673 9th Inning
  36. Play Result 1-0

    Waters struck out swinging.

    31673 9th Inning
  37. Strike Swinging 1-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging

    31673 9th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    31673 9th Inning
  39. Ball 1-0

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    31673 9th Inning
  40. Strike Swinging 1-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    31673 9th Inning

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