Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

17-9, 8-4 Away

Final

14-16, 8-7 Home


DET
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	1	3	2	0	0	2	0	9	16	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	4	7	0

J. Verlander4-1

7.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 7 K, 4 BB

J. Vargas2-1

5.0 IP, 11 H, 7 ER, 3 K, 2 BB

TigersTop 1st
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Fastball 85
  2
  Strike Swinging
  Fastball 87
  3
  Ball
  Changeup 82
  4
  Ball
  Fastball 88
  5
  Strike Swinging
  Changeup 81
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 2nd
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 3rd
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- R Davis stole third.
  1
  0
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 4th
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- R Davis stole second.
  2
  0
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 5th
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- A Jackson stole second.
  5
  0
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 6th
- T. Collins pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 7th
- T. Collins pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- B Hayes ran for S Perez.
  7
  0
- A Escobar to second on wild pitch by J Verlander.
  7
  0
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 8th
- M. Mariot pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- B Hayes catching.
  7
  3
- A Romine to third, R Davis to second on wild pitch by M Mariot.
  7
  3
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- I. Krol pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 9th
- G. Holland pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- A. Alburquerque pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Fastball	85
2 Strike Swinging	Fastball	87
3 Ball	Changeup	82
4 Ball	Fastball	88
5 Strike Swinging	Changeup	81

Tigers
8
Royals
2

Game 1

3/5

Tigers
9
Royals
2

Game 2

4/5

Tigers
9
Royals
4

Game 3

4/5

Kauffman Stadium

7:10 PM, 4 May 2014

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 22,504

Game Time:3:11

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Gabe Morales
First Base Umpire - Tim Timmons
Second Base Umpire - Tim Welke
Third Base Umpire - Todd Tichenor

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	88	74	.543	-	W2
Detroit	87	75	.537	1	L1
Kansas City	82	80	.506	6	W2
Minnesota	70	92	.432	18	L1
Chicago	60	102	.370	28	W1

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Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

J. Verlander4-1

J. Vargas2-1

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