Royals 8-1 Tigers (1 May, 2015) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

15-7, 8-2 home


DET
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	7	0
0	0	3	0	5	0	0	0	-	8	14	0

D. Duffy2-0

7.0 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 7 K, 2 BB

A. Simon4-1

4.1 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 6 K, 2 BB

TigersTop 1st
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Fastball 94
  2
  Ball
  Changeup 86
  3
  Strike Swinging
  Fastball 95
  4
  Ball
  Fastball 97
  5
  Line Out
  Fastball 93
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- A. Simon pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 2nd
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- A. Simon pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 3rd
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- A. Simon pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 4th
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- A. Simon pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 5th
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- A. Simon pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- Cain stole second.
  0
  3
- A. Wilson pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- Colón stole second.
  0
  6
- 5 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 6th
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- Cabrera to second on wild pitch by Duffy.
  0
  8
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- A. Wilson pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 7th
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- A. Alburquerque pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 8th
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- J. Frasor pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- A. Nesbitt pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 9th
- B. Finnegan pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Fastball	94
2 Ball	Changeup	86
3 Strike Swinging	Fastball	95
4 Ball	Fastball	97
5 Line Out	Fastball	93

Tigers
1
Royals
8

Game 1

1/5

Tigers
1
Royals
4

Game 2

2/5

Tigers
2
Royals
1

Game 3

3/5

Tigers
6
Royals
4

Game 4

3/5

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 1 May 2015

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 28,405

Game Time:3:02

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - CB Bucknor
First Base Umpire - Lance Barrett
Second Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna
Third Base Umpire - Dale Scott

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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D. Duffy2-0

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