*** Official Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers Game Thread (6/16) ***

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Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC (37-32)	0	0	0	0	4	3	4	0	0	11	17	0
DET (36-30)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	6	8	13	2

Win, (7-2) Jason Vargas 7IP 2R 2ER 2BB 4K
Tim Collins 1IP 0R 0ER 1BB 1K
Donnie Joseph ⅔IP 6R 6ER 1BB 2K 1HR
Michael Mariot ⅓IP 0R 0ER 0BB 1K

VS.



Loss, (6-7) Justin Verlander 6IP 7R 7ER 2BB 2K 1HR
Evan Reed 0IP 4R 1ER 0BB 0K
Blaine Hardy 2IP 0R 0R 2BB 2K
Major League Debut
Phil Coke 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 1K

Home Runs

KC

Omar Infante, (3) - Top 6th 3-run homer to left

DET

J.D. Martinez, (4) - Bottom 9th Grand Slam blasted to left

AL Central

Final: LAA 3, CLE 4
Final: MIN 0, BOS 1

Starting Lineups

KC

1. Norichika Aoki, RF
2. Omar Infante, 2B
2. Pedro Ciriaco, 2B
3. Eric Hosmer, 1B
4. Billy Butler, DH
5. Alex Gordon, LF
6. Salvador Perez, C
6. Brett Hayes, pr/C
7. Lorenzo Cain, CF
8. Mike Moustakas, 3B
9. Alcides Escobar, SS

DET

1. Rajai Davis, LF
2. Ian Kinsler, 2B
2. Don Kelly, 1B
3. Miguel Cabrera, 1B
3. Bryan Holaday, C
4. Victor Martinez, DH
5. Torii Hunter, RF
5. J.D. Martinez, pr/RF
6. Austin Jackson, CF
7. Nick Castellanos, 3B
8. Alex Avila, C
8. Andrew Romine, 2B
9. Eugenio Suarez, SS