Top 1

• Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Castro vs. Hernandez
  
  Castro hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Castro vs. Hernandez
  
  Castro strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cabrera vs. Hernandez
  
  Cabrera hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Castro moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
  Stewart vs. Hernandez
  
  Stewart hits a popup towards short. Mondesi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Goodrum vs. Hernandez
  
  Goodrum hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Castro scores. Cabrera moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
  Romine vs. Hernandez
  
  Romine hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Olivares. Romine reaches second base with a double. Cabrera scores. Goodrum goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Paredes vs. Hernandez
  
  Paredes takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
  Hill vs. Hernandez
  
  Hill hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. There goes Romine trying to get to home. Gordon throws the ball in to Perez who tags Romine, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Paredes moves to second. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Merrifield vs. Boyd
  
  Merrifield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mondesi vs. Boyd
  
  Mondesi hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Boyd
  
  Perez is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
  Franco vs. Boyd
  
  Franco hits a line drive into right field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Dozier vs. Boyd
  
  Dozier strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Cameron vs. Hernandez
  
  Cameron hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Castro vs. Hernandez
  
  Castro strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Castro vs. Hernandez
  
  Hernandez fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Hernandez. Cameron moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Castro vs. Hernandez
  
  Castro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cameron scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Cabrera vs. Hernandez
  
  Brandon Dixon pinch runs for Willi Castro.
  
  Cabrera strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Stewart vs. Montgomery
  
  Mike Montgomery now pitching.
  
  Stewart strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  McBroom vs. Boyd
  
  Harold Castro now playing second base. Brandon Dixon now playing first base. Niko Goodrum now playing shortstop.
  
  McBroom hits a fly ball into center field. Hill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gordon vs. Boyd
  
  Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Goodrum scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Olivares vs. Boyd
  
  Olivares hits a popup towards short. Goodrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Goodrum vs. Montgomery
  
  Goodrum takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Romine vs. Montgomery
  
  There goes Goodrum. The throw from Perez and he is safe. Goodrum steals second. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Romine vs. Montgomery
  
  Romine strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
  Paredes vs. Montgomery
  
  Paredes hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Goodrum moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
  Hill vs. Montgomery
  
  Hill hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Lopez vs. Boyd
  
  Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paredes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Merrifield vs. Boyd
  
  Merrifield hits a line drive into right field. Cameron picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cameron. Merrifield moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Mondesi vs. Boyd
  
  Mondesi hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Stewart. Mondesi reaches second base with a double. Merrifield scores. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
  Perez vs. Boyd
  
  Perez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Romine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
  Franco vs. Boyd
  
  Franco hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Mondesi scores. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
  Dozier vs. Boyd
  
  Dozier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Goodrum fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cameron vs. Montgomery
  
  Cameron hits a fly ball into center field. Olivares settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Castro vs. Montgomery
  
  Castro strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Dixon vs. Montgomery
  
  Dixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mondesi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  McBroom vs. Boyd
  
  Eric Haase now catching. Brandon Dixon now playing second base. Austin Romine now playing first base.
  
  McBroom strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Gordon vs. Boyd
  
  Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Romine scoops it up and throws to first, with Boyd covering, for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Olivares vs. Boyd
  
  Olivares hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paredes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Cabrera vs. Newberry
  
  Jake Newberry now pitching.
  
  Cabrera hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Stewart vs. Newberry
  
  Stewart strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Goodrum vs. Newberry
  
  Goodrum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mondesi fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lopez vs. Boyd
  
  Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Romine scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lopez for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Merrifield vs. Boyd
  
  Merrifield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Mondesi vs. Boyd
  
  Mondesi takes first base on ball four. Merrifield moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
  Perez vs. Boyd
  
  Perez strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
  Franco vs. Boyd
  
  Franco hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dixon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Romine vs. Newberry
  
  Romine strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Paredes vs. Newberry
  
  Paredes strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Hill vs. Newberry
  
  Hill strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Dozier vs. Boyd
  
  Dozier takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  McBroom vs. Boyd
  
  McBroom hits a fly ball into center field. Hill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Gordon vs. Boyd
  
  Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Romine scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gordon for the out. Dozier moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
  Olivares vs. Boyd
  
  Olivares hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Cameron vs. Staumont
  
  Josh Staumont now pitching.
  
  Cameron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mondesi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Haase vs. Staumont
  
  Haase hits a fly ball into right field. Merrifield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Dixon vs. Staumont
  
  Dixon strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Lopez vs. Jimenez
  
  Joe Jimenez now pitching. Victor Reyes now playing left field.
  
  Lopez hits a line drive into center field. Hill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Merrifield vs. Jimenez
  
  Merrifield hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Reyes. Merrifield reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Mondesi vs. Jimenez
  
  Mondesi strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
  Perez vs. Jimenez
  
  Perez strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Cabrera vs. Staumont
  
  Cabrera hits a fly ball into right field. Merrifield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Reyes vs. Staumont
  
  Reyes hits a line drive into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Goodrum vs. Staumont
  
  Goodrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Romine vs. Staumont
  
  There goes Goodrum. The throw from Perez and he is out, Mondesi applying the tag. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Franco vs. Cisnero
  
  Jose Cisnero now pitching.
  
  Franco hits a fly ball into center field. Hill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Dozier vs. Cisnero
  
  Dozier strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Cordero vs. Cisnero
  
  Franchy Cordero pinch hits for Ryan McBroom.
  
  Cordero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Goodrum scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Romine vs. Zuber
  
  Tyler Zuber now pitching.
  
  Romine strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Paredes vs. Zuber
  
  Paredes strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Hill vs. Zuber
  
  Hill strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Gordon vs. Garcia
  
  Bryan Garcia now pitching.
  
  Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Olivares vs. Garcia
  
  Nick Heath pinch runs for Alex Gordon.
  
  There goes Heath. The throw from Haase and he is out, Goodrum applying the tag. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Olivares vs. Garcia
  
  Olivares bunts towards third. Paredes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  O'Hearn vs. Garcia
  
  Ryan O'Hearn pinch hits for Nicky Lopez.
  
  O'Hearn hits a fly ball into left field. Reyes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Merrifield vs. Garcia
  
  Merrifield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Goodrum scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/26/2020 -- Detroit at Kansas City (N)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Castro H, 1b-2b       3  1  1  0   Merrifield W, rf      5  1  3  0   
Haase E, c            1  0  0  0   Mondesi A, ss         3  2  2  2   
Castro W, ss          2  0  1  1   Perez S, c            3  0  0  0   
Dixon B, pr-1b-2b     2  0  0  0   Franco M, 3b          4  0  1  1   
Cabrera M, dh         4  1  2  0   Dozier H, 1b          3  0  0  0   
Stewart C, lf         3  0  0  0   McBroom R, dh         3  0  0  0   
Reyes V, lf           1  0  0  0   Cordero F, ph-dh      1  0  0  0   
Goodrum N, 2b-ss      3  1  2  1   Gordon A, lf          3  0  0  0   
Romine A, c-1b        4  0  1  2   Heath N, pr           0  0  0  0   
Paredes I, 3b         3  0  1  0   Olivares E, cf        4  0  1  0   
Hill D, cf            4  0  1  0   Lopez N, 2b           3  0  0  0   
Cameron D, rf         3  1  1  0   O'Hearn R, ph         1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  4 10  4                        33  3  7  3

Detroit          310 000 000 --  4
Kansas City      102 000 000 --  3

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Boyd M (W)            6.0  5  3  3  2  3
Jimenez J             1.0  1  0  0  0  2
Cisnero J             1.0  0  0  0  0  1
Garcia B (S)          1.0  1  0  0  1  0

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hernandez C (L)       1.2  7  4  3  1  3
Montgomery M          2.1  1  0  0  1  3
Newberry J            2.0  1  0  0  0  4
Staumont J            2.0  1  0  0  0  1
Zuber T               1.0  0  0  0  0  3

E -- Hernandez C, Cameron D
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Detroit 4, Kansas City 7
2B -- Romine A, Mondesi A, Merrifield W
HR -- Mondesi A
SB -- Goodrum N
CS -- Goodrum N, Heath N
HBP -- by Boyd M (Perez S)
T -- 3:00
A -- 0

    

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