MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
04/07/2059
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 577 - MONDAY, APRIL 7TH , 2059 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (0-1) 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 6 11 0
Detroit Tigers (1-0) 0 0 1 0 3 3 2 0 X 9 11 1
Royals Sunk by Tigers
Fans of the Detroit Tigers who packed the stands for the home opener were rewarded with a Detroit win over the visiting Kansas City Royals, 9-6. Shawn Thompson started for the home team against Kellen Tilley. Acher Eisner earned accolades for his performance. Danny Pearson picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 1-0. Kellen Tilley was tagged with the loss. Jose Padilla recorded his 1st save for Detroit.

Detroit took control in the bottom of the sixth. With no one out and runners on 1st and 2nd, Kevin Weeks hit a run-scoring single to make it 5-4, Tigers.

"Very pleased with the effort on our side," said Weeks.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Figueroa RF 5 0 2 2 0 0 3 .400 0 2
J. Solano CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
J. Nora 1B 5 0 2 1 0 2 0 .400 0 1
B. Meskimen 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .200 1 1
J. Brockington LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .200 0 0
E. Louden DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
A. Eisner 3B 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .750 1 2
A. Williams SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .000 0 0
S. Nead C 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .333 0 0
Totals 38 6 11 6 1 4 20      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Nead (1, 3rd Inning off S. Thompson, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Figueroa (1, 8th Inning off D. Pearson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Eisner (1, 2nd Inning off S. Thompson, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Meskimen (1, 7th Inning off D. Pearson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Figueroa 3 , J. Nora 2 , B. Meskimen 4 , J. Brockington , E. Louden , A. Eisner 6 , S. Nead 2
2-out RBI: J. Figueroa , J. Nora , B. Meskimen , A. Eisner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Figueroa , J. Solano , J. Brockington
Sac Bunt: S. Nead
Hit by Pitch: J. Solano
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Solano(Batten at 3rd base))
PB: S. Nead
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Gyasi 1B 5 2 3 0 0 1 2 .600 0 0
K. Matthews 2B 4 1 2 4 1 0 1 .500 0 4
C. Kinney RF 4 1 2 1 1 2 1 .500 0 1
T. Givens CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .000 0 0
   c-A. Delgado CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Standefer 3B 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .333 0 1
C. Porrazzo DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
K. Weeks C 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .667 0 1
   a-R. Newman PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Corlett C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Hayes LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .000 0 0
J. Batten SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .250 0 1
Totals 34 9 11 8 5 7 15      
a - R. Newman pinch ran for K. Weeks in the 7th
b - D. Corlett substituted for R. Newman in the 8th
c - A. Delgado substituted for T. Givens in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Gyasi (1, 3rd Inning off K. Tilley, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Matthews (1, 5th Inning off K. Tilley, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Kinney (1, 7th Inning off E. Ruiz, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Standefer (1, 7th Inning off E. Ruiz, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Gyasi 4 , K. Matthews 3 , C. Kinney 3 , J. Standefer 2 , K. Weeks 2 , J. Batten
2-out RBI: , K. Matthews 2 , C. Kinney
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Givens 2 , M. Hayes
Hit by Pitch: K. Weeks
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Gyasi (1) , K. Matthews 2 (2) , M. Hayes (1)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Matthews (1)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Tilley L (0-1) 5.0 6 5 5 2 4 0 83 9.00   
D. Vega 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 0 26 18.00   
E. Ruiz 1.2 2 2 1 1 1 0 37 5.40   
P. Hicks 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 9 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Tilley 37
Batters Faced: K. Tilley 23, D. Vega 6, E. Ruiz 9, P. Hicks 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Tilley 5-6, D. Vega 0-1, E. Ruiz 2-2, P. Hicks 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Tilley 83-52, D. Vega 26-14, E. Ruiz 37-21, P. Hicks 9-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Vega 1-1 , P. Hicks 1-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Ruiz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Thompson 5.1 7 4 2 1 2 1 93 3.38   
D. Pearson W (1-0) 2.2 4 2 2 0 1 1 38 6.75   
J. Padilla SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Thompson 43
Batters Faced: S. Thompson 26, D. Pearson 12, J. Padilla 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Thompson 8-6, D. Pearson 1-6, J. Padilla 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Thompson 93-60, D. Pearson 38-26, J. Padilla 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Pearson 2-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Thompson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Acher Eisner
Ballpark: Comerica Park
Weather: Clear skies (47 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 41385
Special Notes: C Kevin Weeks was injured being hit by a pitch.
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