Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

34-32, 17-19 Away

Final

35-31, 22-8 Home


DET
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	0	2	0	0	3	3	1	10	13	0
2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	10	0

J. Verlander7-5

7.0 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 7 K, 1 BB

L. Hochevar1-1

1.0 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

TigersTop 1st
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Fastball 96
  2
  Strike Looking
  Fastball 95
  3
  Foul Out
  Fastball 95
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 2nd
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- Romine in center field.
  1
  2
- Upton in left field.
  1
  2
- Aviles in right field.
  1
  2
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 3rd
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- Cain caught stealing second, catcher to second.
  1
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 4th
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 5th
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 6th
- J. Soria pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 7th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 8th
- P. Moylan pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- S. Greene pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 9th
- Chie. Wang pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- A. Wilson pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Fastball	96
2 Strike Looking	Fastball	95
3 Foul Out	Fastball	95

Tigers
10
Royals
4

Game 1

17/6

Tigers
3
Royals
10

Game 2

18/6

Tigers
5
Royals
16

Game 3

19/6

Tigers
1
Royals
2

Game 4

19/6

Kauffman Stadium

1:15 AM, 17 June 2016

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 33,568

Game Time:3:15

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Angel Hernandez
First Base Umpire - Will Little
Second Base Umpire - Ted Barrett
Third Base Umpire - Gabe Morales

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. Verlander7-5

L. Hochevar1-1

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