Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

14-19, 6-11 Away

Final

11-23, 6-13 Home


DET
KC

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

TigersTop 1st
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 89
  2
  Ball
  Slider 79
  3
  Foul Ball
  Sinker 90
  4
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 91
  5
  Strike Looking
  Slider 81
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- M. Boyd pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- Merrifield stole third.
  0
  0
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 2nd
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- M. Boyd pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 3rd
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- M. Boyd pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- Merrifield stole second.
  0
  1
- Merrifield stole third.
  0
  1
- Soler stole second.
  0
  1
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 4th
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- M. Boyd pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 5th
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- M. Boyd pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 6th
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- M. Boyd pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 7th
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- M. Boyd pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 8th
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- T. Hill pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- B. Keller pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- B. Farmer pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 9th
- K. Herrera pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- Duda at first base.
  2
  4
- Castellanos hit for Iglesias.
  2
  4
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	89
2 Ball	Slider	79
3 Foul Ball	Sinker	90
4 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	91
5 Strike Looking	Slider	81

Tigers
6
Royals
10

Game 1

3/5

Tigers
2
Royals
4

Game 2

5/5

Tigers
3
Royals
2

Game 3

5/5

Tigers
2
Royals
4

Game 4

6/5

Kauffman Stadium

7:15 PM, 6 May 2018

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 18,424

Game Time:2:16

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jansen Visconti
First Base Umpire - Manny Gonzalez
Second Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson
Third Base Umpire - Laz Diaz

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. Junis4-2

M. Boyd1-3

K. Herrera7

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