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Royals
@ Tigers
Comerica Park
April 21, 2018
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals, played on April 21, 2018 at Comerica Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 21, 2018 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 21, 2018 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Danny Duffy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Michael Fiers |
| Ballpark | Comerica Park |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 19,302 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ramon De Jesus 1B: Kerwin Danley 2B: Scott Barry 3B: Carlos Torres |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jon Jay | Left Fielder |
| Whit Merrifield | Second Baseman |
| Mike Moustakas | Third Baseman |
| Lucas Duda | First Baseman |
| Jorge Soler | Right Fielder |
| Cheslor Cuthbert | DH |
| Abraham Almonte | Center Fielder |
| Alcides Escobar | Shortstop |
| Drew Butera | Catcher |
| Ned Yost | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Leonys Martin | Center Fielder |
| Jeimer Candelario | Third Baseman |
| Miguel Cabrera | First Baseman |
| Nick Castellanos | Right Fielder |
| Victor Martinez | DH |
| JaCoby Jones | Left Fielder |
| James McCann | Catcher |
| Jose Iglesias | Shortstop |
| Dixon Machado | Second Baseman |
| Ron Gardenhire | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Tigers
Comerica Park
April 21, 2018
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jay vs. Fiers
Jay hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabrera scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jay for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Fiers
Merrifield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moustakas vs. Fiers
Moustakas hits a line drive into right field. Castellanos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Duda vs. Fiers
Duda hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Merrifield moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Soler vs. Fiers
Soler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Candelario fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Duffy
Martin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Almonte. Martin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Candelario vs. Duffy
Candelario hits a ball on the ground towards first. Duda scoops it up and throws to first, with Duffy covering, for the out. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Cabrera vs. Duffy
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Castellanos vs. Duffy
Castellanos hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Martin scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Duffy
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Duffy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cuthbert vs. Fiers
Cuthbert hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Almonte vs. Fiers
Almonte hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Cuthbert moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Escobar vs. Fiers
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Iglesias fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Cuthbert moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Butera vs. Fiers
Butera hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Cuthbert scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Jay vs. Fiers
Jay hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Duffy
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Jay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McCann vs. Duffy
McCann hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Iglesias vs. Duffy
Iglesias hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCann moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Machado vs. Duffy
Machado hits a fly ball into center field. Almonte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Duffy
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Soler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Fiers
Merrifield hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Fiers
Moustakas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duda vs. Fiers
Duda hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Soler vs. Fiers
Soler takes first base on ball four. Moustakas moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Cuthbert vs. Fiers
Cuthbert hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Candelario vs. Duffy
Candelario strikes out. Butera drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Candelario out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Duffy
Cabrera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Castellanos vs. Duffy
Castellanos hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Duffy
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Duffy
Jones hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McCann vs. Duffy
McCann takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Iglesias vs. Duffy
Iglesias hits a line drive into right field. Soler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Almonte vs. Fiers
Almonte hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Fiers
Escobar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Almonte moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Butera vs. Fiers
Butera bunts in front of the plate. McCann juggles the ball. That's an error on McCann. Almonte moves to third. Escobar moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Jay vs. Fiers
Jay hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabrera fields it and throws to second for the out. Almonte scores. Escobar moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Merrifield vs. Fiers
Merrifield hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Escobar tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Moustakas vs. Fiers
Moustakas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Iglesias scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Machado vs. Duffy
Machado hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Duffy
Martin hits a line drive into left field. Jay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Candelario vs. Duffy
Candelario hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cabrera vs. Duffy
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Candelario moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Castellanos vs. Duffy
Castellanos hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Duda vs. Fiers
Duda hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Soler vs. Fiers
Soler hits a line drive towards third. Candelario reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuthbert vs. Fiers
Cuthbert hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Duffy
Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Duffy
Jones hits a line drive into right field. Soler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
McCann vs. Duffy
McCann strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Iglesias vs. Duffy
Iglesias hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Machado vs. Duffy
Machado hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martinez scores. Iglesias moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Martin vs.
Unknown Player now pitching.
Martin bunts in front of the plate. Butera fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Machado moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Candelario vs.
Candelario takes first base on ball four. Iglesias scores. Machado moves to third. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Cabrera vs.
Cabrera takes first base on ball four. Machado scores. Martin moves to third. Candelario moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Castellanos vs. McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy now pitching.
Castellanos hits a fly ball into center field. Almonte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Almonte vs. Fiers
Almonte hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Fiers
Escobar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Escobar reaches second base with a double. Almonte moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Butera vs. Fiers
Butera hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Machado settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Jay vs. Stumpf
Daniel Stumpf now pitching.
Jay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Candelario fields it and throws to first for the out. Almonte scores. Escobar moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Merrifield vs. Stumpf
Merrifield hits a fly ball into right field. Castellanos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Boyer
Blaine Boyer now pitching.
Martinez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Boyer
Jones hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McCann vs. Boyer
McCann hits a fly ball into left field. Jay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Iglesias vs. Boyer
Iglesias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Stumpf
Moustakas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Iglesias scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Duda vs. Stumpf
Duda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Machado scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soler vs. Stumpf
Soler hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martin. Soler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cuthbert vs. Saupold
Warwick Saupold now pitching.
Cuthbert hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Machado vs. Grimm
Justin Grimm now pitching.
Machado takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Grimm
Martin takes first base on ball four. Machado moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Candelario vs. Grimm
There's a wild pitch. Machado moves to third. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Candelario vs. Grimm
Candelario strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Cabrera vs. Grimm
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Machado scores. Martin scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Castellanos vs. Grimm
Castellanos hits a fly ball into center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Cabrera moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Martinez vs. Smith
Burch Smith now pitching.
Martinez hits a fly ball into left field. Jay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cabrera tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Smith
Jones strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 4 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Almonte vs. Saupold
Almonte hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Saupold
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabrera scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Escobar for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Butera vs. Saupold
Butera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Machado scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 4 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McCann vs. Smith
McCann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Iglesias vs. Smith
Iglesias hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCann moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Machado vs. Smith
Machado takes first base on ball four. McCann moves to third. Iglesias moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Martin vs. Smith
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Duda fields it and throws to second for the out. McCann scores. Iglesias moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Candelario vs. Smith
Candelario hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Iglesias scores. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Cabrera vs. Smith
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 4 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jay vs. Saupold
Niko Goodrum now playing first base.
Jay hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Saupold
Merrifield strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Saupold
Moustakas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goodrum scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moustakas for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/21/2018 -- Kansas City at Detroit (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Jay J, lf 5 0 0 2 Martin L, cf 5 2 2 1
Merrifield W, 2b 4 0 1 1 Candelario J, 3b 5 0 2 2
Moustakas M, 3b 5 0 1 0 Cabrera M, 1b 4 2 2 3
Duda L, 1b 4 0 1 0 Goodrum N, 1b 0 0 0 0
Soler J, rf 3 0 1 0 Castellanos N, rf 5 1 3 3
Cuthbert C, dh 4 1 1 0 Martinez V, dh 4 1 1 1
Almonte A, cf 4 2 3 0 Jones J, lf 5 1 1 1
Escobar A, ss 4 1 2 0 McCann J, c 3 1 1 0
Butera D, c 4 0 1 1 Iglesias J, ss 5 2 3 0
Machado D, 2b 3 2 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 4 11 4 39 12 16 12
Kansas City 010 201 000 -- 4
Detroit 102 031 32x -- 12
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Duffy D (L) 4.2 10 6 6 2 2
Hill T* 0.0 1 0 0 2 0
McCarthy K 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Boyer B 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Grimm J 0.1 2 3 3 2 1
Smith B 1.2 2 2 2 2 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Fiers M (W) 5.1 10 4 2 1 0
Stumpf D 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Saupold W (S) 2.1 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
E -- Duda L, McCann J
DP -- Kansas City 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- Kansas City 8, Detroit 12
2B -- Martin L, Escobar A, Soler J, Castellanos N
HR -- Castellanos N, Jones J
SF -- Merrifield W, Martinez V
WP -- Grimm J
T -- 3:04
A -- 19302
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