Top 1

• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Jay vs. Fulmer
  
  Jay strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Merrifield vs. Fulmer
  
  Merrifield hits a popup beyond second. Machado can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Moustakas vs. Fulmer
  
  Moustakas strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Duda vs. Fulmer
  
  Duda hits a fly ball into right field. Castellanos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Martin vs. Hammel
  
  Martin strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Candelario vs. Hammel
  
  Candelario hits a line drive into center field. Almonte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Cabrera vs. Hammel
  
  Cabrera strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Cuthbert vs. Fulmer
  
  Cuthbert hits a fly ball into right field. Castellanos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Almonte vs. Fulmer
  
  Almonte strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Goins vs. Fulmer
  
  Goins hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Castellanos vs. Hammel
  
  Castellanos hits a popup towards first. Duda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Martinez vs. Hammel
  
  Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hammel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  McCann vs. Hammel
  
  McCann hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Jones vs. Hammel
  
  Jones strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Escobar vs. Fulmer
  
  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, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Gallagher vs. Fulmer
  
  Gallagher hits a fly ball into right field. Castellanos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Jay vs. Fulmer
  
  Jay 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 

Bottom 3

• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Iglesias vs. Hammel
  
  Iglesias hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cuthbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Machado vs. Hammel
  
  Machado hits a fly ball into center field. Almonte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Martin vs. Hammel
  
  Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Almonte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Merrifield vs. Fulmer
  
  Merrifield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Moustakas vs. Fulmer
  
  Moustakas hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Duda vs. Fulmer
  
  Duda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Iglesias scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Merrifield moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
  Cuthbert vs. Fulmer
  
  Cuthbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Iglesias scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Candelario vs. Hammel
  
  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, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Cabrera vs. Hammel
  
  Cabrera takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Castellanos vs. Hammel
  
  Castellanos hits a line drive into right field. Merrifield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Martinez vs. Hammel
  
  Martinez hits a line drive into left field. Jay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Almonte vs. Fulmer
  
  Almonte bunts towards the mound. Fulmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Goins vs. Fulmer
  
  Goins takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Escobar vs. Fulmer
  
  Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Machado scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Goins moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
  Gallagher vs. Fulmer
  
  Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Candelario fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  McCann vs. Hammel
  
  McCann hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Almonte. McCann reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
  Jones vs. Hammel
  
  Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field, out of the reach of Almonte. Jones reaches second base with a double. McCann scores. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Iglesias vs. Hammel
  
  There goes Jones. The throw from Gallagher and he is safe. Jones steals third. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
  Iglesias vs. Hammel
  
  Iglesias hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cuthbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
  Machado vs. Hammel
  
  Machado hits a fly ball into center field. Almonte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jones tags and scores. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Martin vs. Hammel
  
  Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Jay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Jay vs. Fulmer
  
  Jay hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabrera scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jay for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Merrifield vs. Fulmer
  
  Merrifield strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Moustakas vs. Fulmer
  
  Moustakas hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Duda vs. Fulmer
  
  Duda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Cuthbert vs. Fulmer
  
  Cuthbert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Duda moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Almonte vs. Fulmer
  
  Almonte hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Candelario vs. Hammel
  
  Candelario hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Cabrera vs. Hammel
  
  Hammel fires to first and picks off Candelario. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Cabrera vs. Hammel
  
  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 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Castellanos vs. Hammel
  
  Castellanos hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jay. Castellanos reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Martinez vs. Hammel
  
  Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Almonte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Goins vs. Fulmer
  
  Goins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Escobar vs. Fulmer
  
  Escobar bunts towards the mound. Fulmer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Gallagher vs. Fulmer
  
  There's a wild pitch. Escobar moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Gallagher vs. Fulmer
  
  Gallagher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Escobar moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
  Jay vs. Fulmer
  
  Jay hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Escobar scores. Gallagher moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Merrifield vs. Fulmer
  
  Merrifield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Candelario fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCann vs. Hammel
  
  McCann hits a popup towards first. Duda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. Hammel
  
  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, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Iglesias vs. Hammel
  
  Iglesias strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Moustakas vs. Stumpf
  
  Daniel Stumpf now pitching.
  
  Moustakas hits a line drive towards first. Cabrera reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Duda vs. Stumpf
  
  Duda strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Cuthbert vs. Stumpf
  
  Cuthbert hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Almonte vs. Stumpf
  
  Almonte hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Cuthbert moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
  Goins vs. Stumpf
  
  Goins hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Machado reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Machado vs. Hammel
  
  Machado hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Martin vs. Hammel
  
  Martin 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, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Candelario vs. Hammel
  
  Candelario hits a fly ball into center field. Almonte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Escobar vs. Greene
  
  Shane Greene now pitching.
  
  Escobar hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Gallagher vs. Greene
  
  Gallagher strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Jay vs. Greene
  
  Jay 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 

Bottom 9

• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Cabrera vs. Hammel
  
  Cabrera takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Castellanos vs. Hammel
  
  Niko Goodrum pinch runs for Miguel Cabrera.
  
  Castellanos hits a fly ball into left field. Jay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
  Martinez vs. Hammel
  
  Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Duda fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 10

• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Merrifield vs. Jimenez
  
  Niko Goodrum now playing first base. Joe Jimenez now pitching.
  
  Merrifield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Moustakas vs. Jimenez
  
  Moustakas strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Duda vs. Jimenez
  
  Duda hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Cuthbert vs. Jimenez
  
  Cuthbert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Merrifield moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Almonte vs. Jimenez
  
  There's a wild pitch. Merrifield moves to third. Cuthbert moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
  Almonte vs. Jimenez
  
  Almonte hits a popup towards short. Iglesias settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 10

• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  McCann vs.
  
  Unknown Player now pitching.
  
  McCann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Jones vs.
  
  Jones hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 

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         Game of 4/20/2018, game 1 -- Kansas City at Detroit (D)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Jay J, lf             5  0  1  1   Martin L, cf          4  0  0  0   
Merrifield W, rf      5  0  3  0   Candelario J, 3b      4  0  1  0   
Moustakas M, dh       5  1  1  1   Cabrera M, 1b         2  0  0  0   
Duda L, 1b            5  0  1  0   Goodrum N, pr-1b      0  0  0  0   
Cuthbert C, 3b        5  0  3  0   Castellanos N, rf     4  0  1  0   
Almonte A, cf         5  0  1  0   Martinez V, dh        4  0  0  0   
Goins R, 2b           3  0  1  0   McCann J, c           4  1  2  0   
Escobar A, ss         4  1  0  0   Jones J, lf           4  2  2  2   
Gallagher C, c        4  0  1  0   Iglesias J, ss        3  0  0  0   
                                   Machado D, 2b         2  0  0  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41  2 12  2                        31  3  6  3

Kansas City      000 001 100 0 --  2
Detroit          000 020 000 1 --  3
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hammel J              9.0  5  2  2  2  4
Keller B (L)          0.1  1  1  1  0  0

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Fulmer M              7.0  8  2  2  1  4
Stumpf D              1.0  2  0  0  0  1
Greene S              1.0  0  0  0  0  1
Jimenez J (W)         1.0  2  0  0  0  1

DP -- Kansas City 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- Kansas City 10, Detroit 3
2B -- McCann J, Jones J, Castellanos N
HR -- Moustakas M, Jones J
SB -- Jones J
SF -- Machado D
WP -- Fulmer M, Jimenez J
T -- 2:46
A -- 15406

    

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