Tigers 4-3 Royals (31 Mar, 2014) Play-by-Play

Detroit Tigers

1-0, 1-0 home


KC
DET

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	0
0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	4	8	2

J. Nathan1-0

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

W. Davis0-1

1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 K, 2 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Foul Ball
  3
  Ground Out
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 1st
- J. Shields pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- M Moustakas safe at first on error by right fielder T Hunter.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
TigersBottom 2nd
- J. Shields pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 3rd
- J. Shields pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- N Aoki safe at first on error by shortstop A Gonzalez, L Cain to third, A Escobar to second.
  2
  1
- 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error
TigersBottom 4th
- J. Shields pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 5th
- J. Shields pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 6th
- J. Shields pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- E. Reed pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 7th
- J. Shields pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- A. Crow pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- A. Alburquerque pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 8th
- W. Davis pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- J. Nathan pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 9th
- W. Davis pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- T Collins ran for A Avila.
  3
  3
- G. Holland pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
3
Tigers
4

Game 1

31/3

Royals
1
Tigers
2

Game 2

2/4

Royals
-
Tigers
-

Game 3

3/4

Comerica Park

6:08 PM, 31 March 2014

Detroit, Michigan

Attendance: 45,068

Game Time:3:01

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jerry Meals
First Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
Second Base Umpire - Chris Conroy
Third Base Umpire - Jordan Baker

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

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J. Nathan1-0

W. Davis0-1

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Foul Ball
3 Ground Out