Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers

60-60, 24-39 Away

Final

63-57, 33-24 Home


KC
DET

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

RoyalsTop 1st
- A. Sanchez pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Fastball 90
  2
  Strike Swinging
  Curve 77
  3
  Ball
  Curve 77
  4
  Ground Out
  Fastball 92
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 1st
- Y. Ventura pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- A. Sanchez pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 2nd
- Y. Ventura pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- A. Sanchez pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 3rd
- Y. Ventura pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- Romine safe at second on throwing error by pitcher Ventura.
  0
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 4th
- A. Sanchez pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 4th
- Y. Ventura pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- A. Sanchez pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- Hosmer caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
  0
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 5th
- Y. Ventura pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- A. Sanchez pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 6th
- Y. Ventura pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- A. Sanchez pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 7th
- Y. Ventura pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- M. Strahm pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- Aybar safe at first on error by third baseman Cuthbert, McCann to third, Kinsler to second.
  0
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 8th
- J. Wilson pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- Upton in left field.
  0
  1
- S. Greene pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 8th
- M. Strahm pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- S. Greene pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- Dyson ran for Morales.
  3
  1
- M. Lowe pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 9th
- K. Herrera pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- Saltalamacchia hit for McCann.
  4
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Fastball	90
2 Strike Swinging	Curve	77
3 Ball	Curve	77
4 Ground Out	Fastball	92

Royals
3
Tigers
1

Game 1

16/8

Royals
4
Tigers
1

Game 2

18/8

Comerica Park

12:10 AM, 18 August 2016

Detroit, Michigan

Attendance: 28,790

Game Time:2:47

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

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

M. Strahm1-0

S. Greene2-3

K. Herrera6

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