*** Official Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers Opening Day Game Thread (3/31) ***

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Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC (0-1)	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	0
DET (1-0)	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	4	8	2

The Kansas City Royals lose their 6th consecutive opening day.



James Shields 6⅓IP 3R 3ER 1BB 3K 1HR
Blown Save, (1) Aaron Crow ⅔IP 0R 0ER 0BB 1K
Loss, (0-1) Wade Davis 1⅓IP 1R 1ER 2BB 0K
Greg Holland 0IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K

VS.



Justin Verlander 6IP 3R 2ER 3BB 2K
Evan Reed 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K
Al Alburquerque 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K
Win, (1-0) Joe Nathan 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K

Home Runs

KC

none

DET

Victor Martinez, (1) - Bottom 2nd solo shot to right

AL Central

Final: MIN 3, CWS 5
Final: CLE 2, OAK 0

Starting Lineups

KC

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

DET

1. Ian Kinsler, 2B
2. Torii Hunter, RF
3. Miguel Cabrera, 1B
4. Victor Martinez, DH
5. Austin Jackson, CF
6. Alex Avila, C
6. Tyler Collins, pr
7. Nick Castellanos, 3B
8. Alex Gonzalez, SS
9. Rajai Davis, LF