Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers

63-42, 29-24 Away

Final

51-55, 25-28 Home


KC
DET

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	5	12	0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	5	0

D. Duffy5-5

7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 4 BB

J. Verlander1-4

7.0 IP, 10 H, 5 ER, 5 K, 0 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Fastball 92
  2
  Ball
  Fastball 92
  3
  Fly Out
  Fastball 92
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 1st
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 2nd
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 3rd
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 4th
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 5th
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 6th
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- Kinsler stole second.
  5
  0
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 7th
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- B. Hardy pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 8th
- R. Madson pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- A. Alburquerque pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 9th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Fastball	92
2 Ball	Fastball	92
3 Fly Out	Fastball	92

Royals
5
Tigers
1

Game 1

5/8

Royals
1
Tigers
2

Game 2

6/8

Royals
6
Tigers
8

Game 3

6/8

Comerica Park

12:08 AM, 5 August 2015

Detroit, Michigan

Attendance: 35,039

Game Time:2:41

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mark Wegner
First Base Umpire - Marty Foster
Second Base Umpire - Mike Winters
Third Base Umpire - Mike Muchlinski

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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Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers

D. Duffy5-5

J. Verlander1-4

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