MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
10/09/2030
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 11133 - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9TH , 2030 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 8 0
Kansas City Royals 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 X 5 7 1
Royals Top Tigers 5-3 to Begin DIV
The Kansas City Royals faced a tough opponent in Detroit Tigers pitcher Lucas Giolito, but did just enough to pull out a win in Game 1 of the Division Series, which they now lead 1-0. The Royals won 5-3 at Kauffman Stadium, despite the Tigers getting a strong start from right-hander Giolito, who went 5 innings and allowed 1 run.

Had Mike Mikula not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the seventh, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and the bases loaded, Mikula hit a bases-clearing triple. That made the score 5-2, in favor of the Royals.

"It's hard to overstate how much this mattered to us, especially in a short series," Kansas City manager said.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Buelvas RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .188 0 0
B. Cross CF 5 0 1 2 0 1 4 .130 1 3
K. Hayes 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .167 1 1
E. Steiner DH 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 .222 0 1
R. Duscher LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .333 0 1
J. Davis 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .250 1 2
A. Gimenez SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .294 0 1
C. Heinz 1B 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Miltenberger C 2 1 0 1 1 1 5 .111 0 1
Totals 34 3 8 3 7 6 17      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Hayes (2, 1st Inning off K. Dohy, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Cross (1, 5th Inning off C. McMahon, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Buelvas (1, 5th Inning off C. McMahon, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Gimenez (2, 8th Inning off A. Munoz, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Buelvas 2 , B. Cross 2 , K. Hayes 2 , E. Steiner 2 , J. Davis , A. Gimenez 3
2-out RBI: B. Cross
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Cross , K. Hayes , E. Steiner , T. Miltenberger 2
GIDP: R. Duscher
Hit by Pitch: T. Miltenberger
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Gimenez (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Davis-Gimenez-Heinz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Mikula RF 4 0 1 3 0 1 3 .250 0 3
D. Greeno 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
E. Jimenez DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .250 1 2
S. Yoon LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
J. Dodman 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
J. Reed CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .333 0 0
   a-I. Petrin CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Leeper C 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0
P. Miner 2B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .500 0 0
S. Driggers SS 2 1 1 0 1 1 3 .500 0 0
Totals 30 5 7 5 4 8 11      
a - I. Petrin substituted for J. Reed in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Miner (1, 3rd Inning off L. Giolito, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Driggers (1, 6th Inning off L. Giolito, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Reed (1, 7th Inning off P. Crossley, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Mikula (1, 7th Inning off P. Crossley, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Jimenez (1, 6th Inning off J. Laws, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Mikula 3 , E. Jimenez 4 , S. Yoon , J. Dodman , J. Reed 2 , P. Miner 2 , S. Driggers 2
2-out RBI: M. Mikula , E. Jimenez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Greeno , K. Leeper
GIDP: M. Mikula
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: D. Greeno
Double Plays: 1 (Miner-Driggers-Greeno)
OF assists: 1 (Yoon(Buelvas at home))
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Giolito 5.0 3 1 1 1 4 0 64 3.00   
J. Laws BS (1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 15 3.86   
P. Crossley L (1-1) 1.0 2 3 3 2 2 0 24 5.14   
A. Salgado 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 17 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Giolito 60
Batters Faced: L. Giolito 18, J. Laws 4, P. Crossley 7, A. Salgado 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Giolito 5-5, J. Laws 2-0, P. Crossley 1-0, A. Salgado 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Giolito 64-40, J. Laws 15-9, P. Crossley 24-13, A. Salgado 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Laws 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Dohy 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 24 0.00   
C. McMahon 4.2 5 2 2 3 2 0 79 3.86   
A. Munoz W (1-0) 1.1 2 1 1 2 2 0 37 6.75   
D. Valdez H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 0.00   
J. Cohen SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Dohy 48
Batters Faced: K. Dohy 5, C. McMahon 22, A. Munoz 8, D. Valdez 3, J. Cohen 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Dohy 1-1, C. McMahon 6-5, A. Munoz 0-1, D. Valdez 1-1, J. Cohen 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Dohy 24-18, C. McMahon 79-47, A. Munoz 37-18, D. Valdez 10-5, J. Cohen 16-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Valdez 3-1
Hit Batsmen: C. McMahon
Balk: A. Munoz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lucas Giolito
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (50 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 32519
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