Starting Lineups:
Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals
1. Kinsler 2b Merrifield 2b
2. Castellanos 3b Bonifacio rf
3. Upton lf Cain cf
4. Cabrera 1b Hosmer 1b
5. J. Martinez rf Perez c
6. V. Martinez dh Moustakas 3b
7. Mahtook cf Escobar ss
8. Avila c Moss dh
9. Iglesias ss Gordon lf
Zimmermann p Vargas p
TIGERS 1ST: Kinsler doubled to center; Castellanos singled to
left [Kinsler to third]; Upton reached on a fielder's choice
[Kinsler out at home (pitcher to third to catcher), Castellanos
to third, Upton to second]; Cabrera flied to left; J. Martinez
was walked intentionally; V. Martinez walked [Castellanos
scored, Upton to third, J. Martinez to second]; Mahtook was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Merrifield flied to center; Bonifacio lined to
center; Cain flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1,
Royals 0.
TIGERS 2ND: Avila walked; Iglesias struck out; Kinsler tripled
to center [Avila scored]; Castellanos homered to center [Kinsler
scored]; Upton struck out; Cabrera walked; Vargas balked
[Cabrera to second]; J. Martinez grounded out (pitcher to
first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Hosmer singled to left; Perez singled to left
[Hosmer to second]; Moustakas popped to third; Escobar was
called out on strikes; Moss struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 4, Royals 0.
TIGERS 3RD: V. Martinez singled to center; Mahtook homered to
left-center [V. Martinez scored]; Avila was called out on
strikes; Iglesias grounded out (third to first); Kinsler tripled
to center; ALEXANDER REPLACED VARGAS (PITCHING); Castellanos
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Gordon singled to center; Merrifield struck out;
Bonifacio popped to second; Cain singled to center [Gordon to
third]; Hosmer struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 6,
Royals 0.
TIGERS 4TH: Upton walked; Cabrera grounded out (third to first)
[Upton to second]; J. Martinez struck out; V. Martinez singled
to left [Upton scored]; Mahtook forced V. Martinez (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Royals 0.
ROYALS 4TH: Perez lined to center; Moustakas struck out; Escobar
singled to center; Moss flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 7, Royals 0.
TIGERS 5TH: Avila walked; Iglesias forced Avila (first to
shortstop); Kinsler grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Iglesias out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers
7, Royals 0.
ROYALS 5TH: Gordon flied to left; Merrifield grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bonifacio singled to third; Cain flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Royals 0.
TIGERS 6TH: MCCARTHY REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Castellanos
grounded out (shortstop to first); Upton popped to shortstop;
Cabrera grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Royals 0.
ROYALS 6TH: PRESLEY REPLACED J. MARTINEZ (PLAYING RF); Hosmer
was called out on strikes; J. Martinez left the game due to
an injured back; Perez lined to center; Moustakas grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Royals
0.
TIGERS 7TH: Presley singled to right; V. Martinez flied to
center; Tigers challenged call that third pitch was foul in
the outfield, claiming it was fair; call was upheld - foul;
Mahtook singled to third [Presley to second]; Avila singled to
first [Presley to third, Mahtook to second]; originally
scored as error, changed to single on 07-20-2017, making later
run earned; Iglesias out on a sacrifice fly to center
[Presley scored]; Kinsler forced Avila (second to shortstop); 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 8, Royals 0.
ROYALS 7TH: Escobar was hit by a pitch; TORRES RAN FOR ESCOBAR;
Moss struck out; Gordon flied to right; Merrifield doubled to
center [Torres scored]; SAUPOLD REPLACED ZIMMERMANN (PITCHING);
Bonifacio was hit by a pitch; BURNS BATTED FOR CAIN; Burns flied
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 8, Royals 1.
TIGERS 8TH: BURNS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BUTERA REPLACED
PEREZ (PLAYING C ); TORRES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS);
ALBURQUERQUE REPLACED MCCARTHY (PITCHING); Castellanos struck
out; Upton flied to center; Cabrera grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Royals 1.
ROYALS 8TH: Hosmer homered to right; Butera walked; STUMPF
REPLACED SAUPOLD (PITCHING); Moustakas lined to second; Torres
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Butera to second]; Moss
walked; Gordon flied to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 8,
Royals 2.
TIGERS 9TH: FELIZ REPLACED ALBURQUERQUE (PITCHING); Presley
doubled to right; V. Martinez singled to right [Presley scored];
Mahtook singled to right [V. Martinez to second]; Avila grounded
out (first to pitcher) [V. Martinez to third, Mahtook to
second]; Iglesias singled to shortstop [V. Martinez scored,
Mahtook to third]; Kinsler grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Iglesias out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 10, Royals 2.
ROYALS 9TH: BELL REPLACED STUMPF (PITCHING); Merrifield grounded
out (shortstop to first); Bonifacio walked; Burns popped to
second; HARDY REPLACED BELL (PITCHING); Bonifacio advanced to
second because of defensive indifference [Bonifacio to second];
Hosmer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 10, Royals 2.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Tigers 10 15 0 9
Royals 2 8 0 11
