The Tigers take game one from the Royals by a score of 10-1. Have a good night if you stuck around to the bitter end. Thank you.
Detroit Tigers 10, Kansas City Royals 1.
Bottom of Ninth Inning, 3 Outs: Erik Kratz lines out to left after a nine pitch at-bat here in the ninth inning.
Bottom of Ninth Inning, 2 Outs: Blaine Hardy strikes out Peguero and this game is down to the final out.
Bottom of Ninth Inning, 1 Out: Gore grounds out to the pitcher. The Tigers are two outs away from the win.
The Tigers quickly end their half inning. The Royals are up with the game on the line, down 10-1.
We are headed to the ninth inning.
Bottom of Eighth Inning, 3 Outs: Lane Adams lines out to left. The inning is over.
Bottom of Eighth Inning, 1 Out: Jayson Nix flies out to the warning track however, it scores a run and the Royals have their first run of the game.
Verlander is done for the day after going 7.1 Innnings, 0 runs on seven hits and four strike outs. No walks.
Bottom of Eighth Inning, 1 Out: Mike Moustakas flies out to shallow left field, Giavotella is able to tag up and get to third base.
Bottom of Eighth Inning, 0 Outs: Giavotella doubled to left. The Royals are looking to score their first run.
Top of Eighth Inning, 3 Outs: Eugenio Suarez strikes out looking. His ERA has continued dropping.
Top of Eighth Inning, 2 Outs: Nick Castellanos singles to center after a seven pitch at-bat.
Top of Eighth Inning, 2 Outs: Ezequiel Carrera flies out to the left fielder in foul territory.
Top of Eighth Inning, 1 Out: Steven Moya hits a single to right field.
Don Kelly flies out PHing for Cabrera. Steven Moya on hit to Victor Martinez. Ezequiel Carrera on deck to hit for J.D. Martinez.
Top of Eighth Inning, 1 Out: Don Kelly flies out to left field.
Bottom of Seventh Inning, 3 Outs: Raul Ibanez stikes out swinging after six pitches. Verlander is dealing today!
Bottom of Seventh Inning, 2 Outs: Eric Hosmer grounded out to first.
Bottom of Seventh Inning, 1 Out: Erik Kratz flies out to center.
Top of Seventh Inning, 3 Outs: Torii Hunter grounds out to second and ends the inning.
Top of Seventh Inning, 2 Outs: Ian Kinsler struck out looking. Poor at-bat following his last one.
Top of Seventh Inning, 1 Out: Rajai Davis flies out to right. James McCann has to stay at first.
Top of Seventh Inning, 0 Outs: James McCann singled to center. He has looked good both offensivley and defensivley.
Bottom of Sixth Inning, 3 Outs: Justin Verlander strikes Peguero out with a 95 MPH fastball. He is pumped.
Bottom of Sixth Inning, 2 Outs: Dyson grounds into fielder's choice to shortstop. Aoki out at second.
Bottom of Sixth Inning, 1 Out: Nori Aoki singles to left field. He has continued his hot hitting.
Bottom of Sixth Inning, 1 Out: Escobar fouled out to left field.
Bottom of Sixth Inning, 0 Out: Moustakas singles to left.
Top of Sixth Inning, 3 Outs: Suarez strikes out swining after four pitches.
Top of Sixth Inning, 2 Outs: Nick Castellanos grounds into a double play. That was much needed for the struggling Royals.
Top of Sixth Inning, 0 Outs: J.D. Martinez singles to left.
Bottom of Fifth Inning, 3 Outs: Omar Infate flys out to center field. Inning over.
Bottom of Fifth Inning, 2 Outs: Billy Butler goes down swining.
Bottom of Fifth Inning, 1 Out: After eight pitches, Verlander gets Eric Hosmer to ground out.
Top of Fifth Inning, 3 Outs: Victor Martinez flys out to deep right field. The Tigers have been hitting the ball very hard tonight.
Top of Fifth Inning, 2 Outs: Miguel Cabrera is walk. There are two on with two out.
Top of Fifth Inning, 2 Outs: Torii Hunter singles to center.
Top of Fifth Inning, 2 Outs: Ian Kinsler launches a two run shot to left scoring himself and James McCann.
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Bottom of Second Inning, 3 Outs: Omar Infante grounds out to third and strands two runners in scoring position.
Bottom of Second Inning, 2 Outs: Billy Butler flies out to right field and the runners have to hold.
Bottom of Second Inning, 1 Out: Eric Hosmer doubles to right, Perez is on third. The crowd is in this game!
Bottom of Second Inning, 1 Out: Salvador Perez reaches on an infield singles by the first base line.
Bottom of Second Inning, 1 Out: Alex Gordon goes down swinging. That at-bat did not look good.
Top of Second Inning, 3 Outs: Victor Martinez grounds out to shortstop.
Top of Second Inning, 2 Outs: Miguel Cabrera grounds out to the pitcher. V-Mart coming up.
The bullpen is up for the Royals.
That was Hunter's 80th RBI this season.
Top of Second Inning, 1 Out: Torii Hunter sends a long fly ball to the warning track. He doubles and scores Rajai Davis.
Top of Second Inning, 1 Out: Ian Kinsler lines out to right. Davis is still stuck at first base.
Top of Second Inning, 0 Outs: Rajai Davis singles to center, up comes Ian Kinsler.
We are back for the second inning. Rajai Davis starts things off.
Bottom of First Inning, 3 Outs: Lorenzo Cain grounds out into a double play. To the second inning we go.
Scoreboard Watch: Mariners down 1-0 after one inning against the Astros.
Bottom of First Inning, 1 Out: Nori Aoki finds a hole up the middle and he is on first base.
Bottom of First Inning, 1 Out: Justin Verlander gets Alcides Escobar to ground out to third base. One down.
McCann does not get his first hit of his MLB career. In my opinion he should be able to rack that milestone up tonight.
Top of First Inning, 3 Outs: James McCann stikes out swining and that ends the first inning for the Tigers.
James McCann is looking for his first big league hit. Let's see how he does.
Top of First Inning, 2 Outs: Eugenio Suarez singles on a two strike shot to left field. Victor Martinez scores and the Tigers take a 3-0 lead.
There has been a lot of "talking" between Miguel Cabrera and the Royals' players in the recent series. That will probably continue.
Top of First Inning, 2 Outs: Nick Castellanos flies out to left field after a seven pitch at-bat.
Victor Martinez racked up his 100th RBI of the season. It is his fifth season with 100 or more RBI's and first since 2011.
Top of First Inning, 1 Out: J.D. Martinez singles to left and moves Victor Martinez up to second base.
Top of First Inning, 1 Out: Victor Martinez singles and Miguel Cabrera just beats the throw to the plate. 2-0 Tigers.
Top of First Inning, 1 Out: Miguel Cabrera hits the ball over the head of Alex Gordon. Cabrera doubles and the Tigers take a 1-0 lead!
Top of First Inning, 1 Out: Ian Kinser singes, but Torii Hunter flies out.
8:03 P.M. EST: Get ready for a HUGE three game series. First pitch is coming soon.
Royals lineup vs. DET: Escobar SS Aoki RF Cain CF Gordon LF Perez C Hosmer 1B Butler DH Infante 2B Moustakas 3B Vargas P
Tigers lineup at KC: Kinsler 2B Hunter RF Cabrera 1B V. Martinez DH J. Martinez LF Castellanos 3B McCann C Suarez SS Davis CF Verlander P
7:40 P.M. EST: Detroit Tigers' catcher Alex Avila remains out of action due to disorientation. He has had a lot of trouble focusing during workouts.
7:35 P.M. EST: We will be brining pre-game info now to get ready for the first pitch.
7:16 P.M. EST: The Royals are 59-44 in night games and 79-65 on grass fields. Their current streak is one win and they are 4-6 in their last 10 games. The Tigers are 55-40 during night games and 81-65 on grass fields. Their current streak is a loss of two and they are 7-3 in their last 10 games.
7:15 P.M. EST: The National League Divison Leaders are the Cardinals, Dodgers, and Nationals. The Wild Card spots are pbtained by the Giants and Pirates. The only real threat are the Brewers who are three and a half back.
7:14 P.M. EST: Currently the American League Divison Leaders are the Orioles, Tigers, and Angels. The Wild Card spots are obtained by the Royals and the Athletics. The teams that threaten are the Mariners, and the Indians.
7:13 P.M. EST: The Royals are a half game back in the AL Central. They are 83-68 with a .550 win percentage. They have a 41-36 home record. As far as the Wild Card goes, the Royals have the first spot by a half game. The Indians are four games back in the Wild Card and may be able to make a late run and make the playoffs.
7:12 P.M. EST: The Tigers are 84-68 with a .553 win percentage. They are leading the AL Central and have a solid away record, 43-35.
7:11 P.M. EST: Cabrera has continued to heat up. He is hitting .469 with six long balls and 12 RBI's this month.
7:10 P.M. EST: The last time Vargas took on the Tigers he was shelled for five runs over 5.1 innings. He will obviously look to change that has he starts at home today. Rajai Davis and Ian Kinsler are a combined 10 for 23 with two homers and three doubles against Vargas this year. Cabrera has doubled twice in nine at-bats.
7:09 P.M. EST: "Right now, Nori's gotten hot, and we needed that, we needed some guys getting hot, creating some scoring opportunities," manager Ned Yost said. "We need to mix in a few more guys to get hot like him and we'll be in great shape."
7:08 P.M. EST: Royals' Nori Aoki went 11 for 13 in the last series. That set a team record for most hits in a three-game series.
7:07 P.M. EST: "What we've got to do is keep playing the game the way we know how to play, control what we can control, go out there and prepare (ourselves) and have good at-bats and play good defense and make good pitches," Torii Hunter said. "(If) we do that, I think we'll be fine."
7:06 P.M. EST: The Tigers are on the verge of losing three straight games, which has not happened since the end of August. Miguel Cabrera has stayed hot with four hits and an RBI last night.
7:05 P.M. EST: "That's a big series, for the whole year," Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar said. "The team is going really good right now. Detroit, everybody knows, is good. Coming in here, it's exciting, playing at home. It's going to be a great series."
7:04 P.M. EST: "Nothing needs to be said. There's not a person in this clubhouse that doesn't understand the importance of this series," Detroit manager Brad Ausmus said. "This is fun. There should be a lot of energy -- a lot more energy in the stands on the Royals side."
7:03 P.M. EST: Vargas is 11-9 with a 3.41 ERA. His last appearence was against the Boston Red Sox. He tossed 5.1 innings and gave up five earned runs in the loss. Verlander is 13-12 with a 4.81 ERA. His last game was against the Cleveland Indians. He threw 5.2 innings and gave up three earned runs.
7:02 P.M. EST: Injury Report: DET: Alex Avila C - Sep 19: Day-To-Day, Anibal Sanchez SP - Sep 17: 15-Day DL, Nick Castellanos 3B - Sep 16: Day-To-Day. KC: Christian Colon 2B - Sep 17: 15-Day DL, Danny Duffy SP - Sep 16: Day-To-Day
7:01 P.M. EST: With three games left in the season series, the Tigers lead 11-5. Detroit will send Justin Verlander to the mound to take on Jason Vargas. The Tigers have won seven of their last 10 games, while the Royals have won 6 of their own last 10 games.
7:00 P.M. EST: Good afternoon and welcome to VAVEL USA's coverage of the Major League Baseball. Today, our game features the Kansas City Royals taking on the Detroit Tigers in a match-up between the AL Central rivals. I am your host Evan Petzold. You can follow me on twitter @LastWordEvan.