Royals 6-2 Tigers (29 Aug, 2018) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

41-91, 21-45 home


DET
KC

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

J. Junis7-12

9.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 7 K, 0 BB

M. Boyd8-12

6.0 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 4 K, 3 BB

TigersTop 1st
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 90
  2
  Fly Out
  Four-seam FB 91
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- M. Boyd pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 2nd
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 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
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- M. Boyd pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 4th
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 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, 0 Hits, 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, 0 Hits, 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
- D. VerHagen pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- Gordon stole second.
  1
  5
- Gordon scored, Bonifacio to second on wild pitch by VerHagen.
  1
  6
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 8th
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- A. Wilson pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- Mondesi caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop to pitcher.
  2
  6
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 9th
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	90
2 Fly Out	Four-seam FB	91

Tigers
2
Royals
6

Game 1

29/8

Tigers
2
Royals
9

Game 2

29/8

Kauffman Stadium

1:15 AM, 29 August 2018

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 16,888

Game Time:2:24

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Bill Miller
First Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez
Second Base Umpire - Jeremie Rehak
Third Base Umpire - Todd Tichenor

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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M. Boyd8-12

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