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Royals
@ Tigers
Comerica Park
April 22, 2018
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals, played on April 22, 2018 at Comerica Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 22, 2018 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 22, 2018 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Eric Skoglund |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Francisco Liriano |
| Ballpark | Comerica Park |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 19,034 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Kerwin Danley 1B: Scott Barry 2B: Carlos Torres 3B: Ramon De Jesus |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield | First Baseman |
| Cheslor Cuthbert | Third Baseman |
| Mike Moustakas | DH |
| Jorge Soler | Right Fielder |
| Paulo Orlando | Left Fielder |
| Abraham Almonte | Center Fielder |
| Ryan Goins | Second Baseman |
| Alcides Escobar | Shortstop |
| Drew Butera | Catcher |
| Ned Yost | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Leonys Martin | Center Fielder |
| Jeimer Candelario | Third Baseman |
| Miguel Cabrera | First Baseman |
| Nick Castellanos | Right Fielder |
| Victor Martinez | DH |
| JaCoby Jones | Left Fielder |
| James McCann | Catcher |
| Jose Iglesias | Shortstop |
| Dixon Machado | Second Baseman |
| Ron Gardenhire | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Tigers
Comerica Park
April 22, 2018
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Liriano
Merrifield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Machado scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cuthbert vs. Liriano
Cuthbert strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Liriano
Moustakas hits a line drive into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Skoglund
Martin is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Candelario vs. Skoglund
Candelario hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Orlando. Candelario reaches second base with a double. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cabrera vs. Skoglund
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Martin scores. Candelario moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Castellanos vs. Skoglund
Castellanos hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Candelario scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Skoglund
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Almonte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Skoglund
There's a wild pitch. Castellanos moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Skoglund
Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Soler vs. Liriano
Soler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Orlando vs. Liriano
Orlando strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Almonte vs. Liriano
Almonte strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Goins vs. Liriano
Goins hits a fly ball into right field. Castellanos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McCann vs. Skoglund
McCann hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Iglesias vs. Skoglund
Iglesias hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merrifield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Machado vs. Skoglund
Machado hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Liriano
Escobar hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Butera vs. Liriano
Butera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Merrifield vs. Liriano
Merrifield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Machado scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Butera moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Cuthbert vs. Liriano
Cuthbert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabrera scoops it up and throws to first, with Liriano covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Skoglund
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Almonte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Candelario vs. Skoglund
Candelario hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goins scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Skoglund
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Castellanos vs. Skoglund
Castellanos hits a fly ball into right field. Soler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Liriano
Moustakas hits a line drive into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Soler vs. Liriano
Soler hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Orlando vs. Liriano
Orlando strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Skoglund
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Skoglund
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goins scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McCann vs. Skoglund
McCann strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Almonte vs. Liriano
Almonte takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Goins vs. Liriano
Goins strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Liriano
Escobar strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Butera vs. Liriano
There goes Almonte. The throw from McCann and he is safe. Almonte steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Butera vs. Liriano
Butera hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Machado settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Iglesias vs. Skoglund
Iglesias strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Machado vs. Skoglund
Machado hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Skoglund
Martin hits a line drive into right field. Soler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Liriano
Merrifield hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cuthbert vs. Liriano
Cuthbert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Cuthbert reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moustakas vs. Liriano
Moustakas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabrera scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moustakas for the out. Cuthbert moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Soler vs. Liriano
Soler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Orlando vs. Wilson
Alex Wilson now pitching.
Orlando takes first base on ball four. Soler moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Almonte vs. Wilson
Almonte hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Goins vs. Wilson
Goins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabrera scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilson covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Wilson
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Iglesias scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Candelario vs. Skoglund
Candelario takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Cabrera vs. Skoglund
Cabrera takes first base on ball four. Candelario moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Castellanos vs. McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy now pitching.
Castellanos hits a line drive into left field. Orlando picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Orlando. Candelario scores. Cabrera moves to third. Castellanos moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Martinez vs. McCarthy
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jones vs. McCarthy
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cabrera scores. Castellanos moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
McCann vs. McCarthy
McCann hits a line drive into right field. Soler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Castellanos tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Iglesias vs. McCarthy
Iglesias hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cuthbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Butera vs. VerHagen
Drew VerHagen now pitching.
Butera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Merrifield vs. VerHagen
Merrifield strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Cuthbert vs. VerHagen
Cuthbert takes first base on ball four. Butera moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Moustakas vs. Farmer
Buck Farmer now pitching.
Moustakas hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Soler vs. Farmer
Soler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orlando vs. Farmer
Orlando hits a line drive into right field. Castellanos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Almonte vs. Farmer
Almonte hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Farmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 8 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Machado vs. Flynn
Brian Flynn now pitching.
Machado hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Soler. Machado reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Flynn
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Candelario vs. Flynn
Candelario hits a fly ball into left field. Orlando settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Cabrera vs. Flynn
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goins scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 8 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Goins vs. Farmer
Goins hits a line drive into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Farmer
Escobar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butera vs. Farmer
Butera hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Escobar moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Merrifield vs. Farmer
Merrifield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Iglesias fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 8 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castellanos vs. Flynn
Castellanos hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Flynn
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cuthbert fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Flynn
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 8 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cuthbert vs. Jimenez
Joe Jimenez now pitching.
Cuthbert hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Jimenez
Moustakas hits a popup towards third. Candelario settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Soler vs. Jimenez
Soler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Orlando vs. Jimenez
Orlando hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Machado settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 8 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McCann vs. Herrera
Kelvin Herrera now pitching.
McCann hits a line drive into right field. Soler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Iglesias vs. Herrera
Iglesias strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Machado vs. Herrera
Machado hits a line drive towards short. Escobar reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/22/2018 -- Kansas City at Detroit (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Merrifield W, 1b 5 1 1 1 Martin L, cf 3 1 0 0
Cuthbert C, 3b 4 2 1 0 Candelario J, 3b 3 2 1 0
Moustakas M, dh 5 1 1 3 Cabrera M, 1b 3 1 1 1
Soler J, rf 2 1 1 0 Castellanos N, rf 4 1 3 2
Orlando P, lf 4 1 0 0 Martinez V, dh 4 0 0 0
Almonte A, cf 3 1 1 4 Jones J, lf 4 0 1 1
Goins R, 2b 4 0 0 0 McCann J, c 3 0 1 1
Escobar A, ss 4 0 1 0 Iglesias J, ss 4 0 0 0
Butera D, c 2 1 1 0 Machado D, 2b 4 0 1 0
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33 8 7 8 32 5 8 5
Kansas City 000 005 300 -- 8
Detroit 200 003 000 -- 5
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Skoglund E* 5.0 4 4 4 2 3
McCarthy K (W) 1.0 2 1 0 0 1
Flynn B 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Herrera K (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Liriano F 5.1 2 3 3 4 6
Wilson A 0.2 1 2 2 1 0
VerHagen D (L) 0.1 0 2 2 2 1
Farmer B 1.2 4 1 1 0 0
Jimenez J 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Orlando P
DP -- Kansas City 2, Detroit 1
LOB -- Kansas City 6, Detroit 4
2B -- Candelario J, Cuthbert C, Machado D
HR -- Merrifield W, Almonte A, Moustakas M
SB -- Almonte A
SF -- McCann J
HBP -- by Skoglund E (Martin L)
WP -- Skoglund E
T -- 3:09
A -- 19034
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