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Seth Lugo throws 7 scoreless innings, leads Royals past Tigers 8-0

DETROIT (AP) Seth Lugo pitched seven scoreless innings and the Kansas City Royals won their fourth straight game, beating the Detroit Tigers 8-0 on Friday.

Lugo (4-1) allowed three singles and matched a career high with nine strikeouts in a game played at 1:10 pm due to the NFL draft festivities in downtown Detroit on Friday evening.

“Being aggressive is always part of my plan, but I just had really good fastball command,” he said. “They took some early swings that gave me an idea of what their approach was going to be throughout the game.”

Tigers starter Reese Olson (0-4) allowed one run on three hits and three walks in seven innings, striking out eight.

Kansas City led 1-0 before scoring seven runs in the ninth inning.

“Lugo is a throwback to the guys who pitched, moved the ball around and changed speeds,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said.

With one out in the third, Adam Frazier and Kyle Isbel singled before Maikel Garcia walked to load the bases for the Royals. Bobby Witt Jr. hit a sacrifice fly to center.

The Tigers thought they had the lead in the bottom of the third, but Frazier reached over the right-field fence to rob Parker Meadows of a home run before doubling Javier Báez off first.

“I just tried to get back there with some space to jump,” Frazier said. “I wasn't sure if I would have a chance at it with the wind, but fortunately I was able to do it.”

Detroit got a hit and an error against former teammate John Schreiber in the eighth, but he struck out Spencer Torkelson to end the inning.

The Royals loaded the bases with one out in the ninth, thanks to two singles and a walk off Tyler Holton. Holton, usually one of Detroit's best control pitchers, then hit Frazier and Isbel with consecutive pitches to make it 3-0.

“He really didn't have command,” Hinch said. “That's really unusual for him - he rarely misfires at all. He was in a perfect spot facing two lefties, and he sailed the ball into their elbows, so I had to get him out of there.”

Garcia greeted Will Vest with a two-run single to put the Royals up by five, and Witt tripled before Vinnie Pasquantino's sacrifice fly made it 8-0.

“We did a good job of creating traffic against Holton and then we took advantage of a little wildness,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. Then we were able to tack on with Mikael and Bobby both coming up big."

TRAINER'S ROOM

Tigers C Carson Kelly (ribs) wasn't available for the game. Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said the team might make a roster move to avoid playing with one healthy catcher. ... Tigers utilityman Andy Ibáñez (hamstring) started a rehab assignment on Thursday, going 2-3 with a double for Triple-A Toledo.

UP NEXT

The teams play the second game of the series on Saturday evening. RHP Casey Mize (1-0, 2.95) is scheduled to start for Detroit against RHP Brady Singer (3-0, 1.82).

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Royals KC17-10	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	8	7	1
Tigers DET14-12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0

Comerica ParkDetroit, MI

W: S. Lugo (4-1)L: R. Olson (0-4)S: (0)

KCRoyals

DETTigers

.S. LugoSeth Lugo
P
7.0 IP, 2 BB, 9 SO, 103 P
.R. OlsonReese Olson
P
7.0 IP, ER, 3 BB, 8 SO, 100 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Garcia 3B	4	1	2	2	1	0	0	.214	.272	.379	.651	6.0
B. Witt SS	4	1	1	3	0	2	2	.306	.350	.565	.915	6.0
V. Pasquantino 1B	4	0	0	1	0	1	2	.233	.346	.430	.776	0.5
S. Perez C	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	.344	.400	.604	1.004	2.0
M. Melendez LF	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.198	.278	.407	.685	0.5
a- H. Renfroe PH-RF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.162	.219	.294	.513	2.0
M. Massey 2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.158	.158	.211	.368	-0.5
b- G. Hampson PH-2B	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.200	.226	.233	.459	-0.5
N. Velazquez DH	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	.234	.306	.364	.670	1.5
A. Frazier RF	3	2	1	1	0	2	0	.207	.343	.241	.584	4.0
D. Blanco LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.294	.286	.580	0.0
K. Isbel CF	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	.222	.263	.361	.624	4.5

HITTERS	AB
M. Garcia 3B	4
B. Witt SS	4
V. Pasquantino 1B	4
S. Perez C	5
M. Melendez LF	2
a- H. Renfroe PH-RF	1
M. Massey 2B	3
b- G. Hampson PH-2B	1
N. Velazquez DH	3
A. Frazier RF	3
D. Blanco LF	0
K. Isbel CF	2

a-singled for Melendez in the 9th
b-struck out for Massey in the 9th

HITTERS	AB	H	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
R. Greene LF	4	0	0	2	0	.233	.378	.467	.845	-1.0
M. Canha DH	4	2	0	1	0	.271	.398	.518	.916	1.5
S. Torkelson 1B	4	1	0	2	2	.222	.297	.303	.600	0.0
K. Carpenter RF	3	0	0	2	2	.278	.321	.506	.828	-1.0
b- B. Kennedy PH	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.364	.625	.989	0.0
M. Vierling 3B	4	1	0	1	2	.271	.292	.386	.677	0.5
C. Keith 2B	3	1	1	0	0	.171	.236	.183	.419	2.0
J. Baez SS	3	0	1	0	3	.190	.233	.278	.511	1.0
J. Rogers C	3	0	0	1	1	.125	.208	.188	.395	-0.5
P. Meadows CF	2	0	0	1	1	.079	.194	.206	.401	-0.5
a- W. Perez PH-CF	1	0	0	0	0	.259	.333	.444	.778	0.0

HITTERS	AB
R. Greene LF	4
M. Canha DH	4
S. Torkelson 1B	4
K. Carpenter RF	3
b- B. Kennedy PH	1
M. Vierling 3B	4
C. Keith 2B	3
J. Baez SS	3
J. Rogers C	3
P. Meadows CF	2
a- W. Perez PH-CF	1

a-popped out for Meadows in the 8th
b-lined out for Carpenter in the 9th

3B - B. Witt (4)
SF - B. Witt, V. Pasquantino (2)
RBI - M. Garcia 2 (18), B. Witt 3 (14), V. Pasquantino (12), A. Frazier (5), K. Isbel (6)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - B. Witt, V. Pasquantino

Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - S. Torkelson, M. Vierling, J. Baez

Outfield Assist - A. Frazier
DP - (Frazier-Pasquantino)
E - M. Garcia (2)

PITCHERS	IP	H	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
S. Lugo (W, 4-1)	7.0	3	2	9	1.66	1.11	30.5
J. Schreiber (H, 7)	1.0	1	0	1	0.69	0.85	2.5
W. Smith	1.0	1	0	0	11.00	2.22	2.0

PITCHERS	IP
S. Lugo (W, 4-1)	7.0
J. Schreiber (H, 7)	1.0
W. Smith	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
R. Olson (L, 0-4)	7.0	3	1	1	3	8	3.18	1.31	16.0
A. Lange	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.96	1.29	3.5
T. Holton	0.1	2	5	5	1	1	5.11	0.89	-8.5
W. Vest	0.2	2	2	2	0	0	4.97	1.18	-2.0

PITCHERS	IP
R. Olson (L, 0-4)	7.0
A. Lange	1.0
T. Holton	0.1
W. Vest	0.2

Pitches-Strikes - S. Lugo 103-65, J. Schreiber 21-14, W. Smith 17-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - S. Lugo 2-3, J. Schreiber 2-1, W. Smith 0-2
Batters Faced - S. Lugo 25, J. Schreiber 5, W. Smith 4

Pitches-Strikes - R. Olson 100-62, A. Lange 14-9, T. Holton 21-10, W. Vest 16-11
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - R. Olson 5-4, T. Holton 1-0, W. Vest 1-1
Batters Faced - R. Olson 27, A. Lange 3, T. Holton 6, W. Vest 4

.S. LugoSeth Lugo
P
7.0 IP, 2 BB, 9 SO, 103 P
.R. OlsonReese Olson
P
7.0 IP, ER, 3 BB, 8 SO, 100 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Royals KC17-10	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	8	7	1
Tigers DET14-12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0

Comerica ParkDetroit, MI

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Garcia 3B	4	1	2	2	1	0	0	.214	.272	.379	.651	6.0
B. Witt SS	4	1	1	3	0	2	2	.306	.350	.565	.915	6.0
V. Pasquantino 1B	4	0	0	1	0	1	2	.233	.346	.430	.776	0.5
S. Perez C	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	.344	.400	.604	1.004	2.0
M. Melendez LF	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.198	.278	.407	.685	0.5
a- H. Renfroe PH-RF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.162	.219	.294	.513	2.0
M. Massey 2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.158	.158	.211	.368	-0.5
b- G. Hampson PH-2B	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.200	.226	.233	.459	-0.5
N. Velazquez DH	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	.234	.306	.364	.670	1.5
A. Frazier RF	3	2	1	1	0	2	0	.207	.343	.241	.584	4.0
D. Blanco LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.294	.286	.580	0.0
K. Isbel CF	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	.222	.263	.361	.624	4.5
Total	32	8	7	8	4	10	7	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
M. Garcia 3B	4
B. Witt SS	4
V. Pasquantino 1B	4
S. Perez C	5
M. Melendez LF	2
a- H. Renfroe PH-RF	1
M. Massey 2B	3
b- G. Hampson PH-2B	1
N. Velazquez DH	3
A. Frazier RF	3
D. Blanco LF	0
K. Isbel CF	2
Total	32

a-singled for Melendez in the 9th
b-struck out for Massey in the 9th

HITTERS	AB	H	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
R. Greene LF	4	0	0	2	0	.233	.378	.467	.845	-1.0
M. Canha DH	4	2	0	1	0	.271	.398	.518	.916	1.5
S. Torkelson 1B	4	1	0	2	2	.222	.297	.303	.600	0.0
K. Carpenter RF	3	0	0	2	2	.278	.321	.506	.828	-1.0
b- B. Kennedy PH	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.364	.625	.989	0.0
M. Vierling 3B	4	1	0	1	2	.271	.292	.386	.677	0.5
C. Keith 2B	3	1	1	0	0	.171	.236	.183	.419	2.0
J. Baez SS	3	0	1	0	3	.190	.233	.278	.511	1.0
J. Rogers C	3	0	0	1	1	.125	.208	.188	.395	-0.5
P. Meadows CF	2	0	0	1	1	.079	.194	.206	.401	-0.5
a- W. Perez PH-CF	1	0	0	0	0	.259	.333	.444	.778	0.0
Total	32	5	2	10	11	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
R. Greene LF	4
M. Canha DH	4
S. Torkelson 1B	4
K. Carpenter RF	3
b- B. Kennedy PH	1
M. Vierling 3B	4
C. Keith 2B	3
J. Baez SS	3
J. Rogers C	3
P. Meadows CF	2
a- W. Perez PH-CF	1
Total	32

a-popped out for Meadows in the 8th
b-lined out for Carpenter in the 9th

3B - B. Witt (4)
SF - B. Witt, V. Pasquantino (2)
RBI - M. Garcia 2 (18), B. Witt 3 (14), V. Pasquantino (12), A. Frazier (5), K. Isbel (6)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - B. Witt, V. Pasquantino

Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - S. Torkelson, M. Vierling, J. Baez

Outfield Assist - A. Frazier
DP - (Frazier-Pasquantino)
E - M. Garcia (2)

PITCHERS	IP	H	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
S. Lugo (W, 4-1)	7.0	3	2	9	1.66	1.11	30.5
J. Schreiber (H, 7)	1.0	1	0	1	0.69	0.85	2.5
W. Smith	1.0	1	0	0	11.00	2.22	2.0
Total	9.0	5	2	10	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
S. Lugo (W, 4-1)	7.0
J. Schreiber (H, 7)	1.0
W. Smith	1.0
Total	9.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
R. Olson (L, 0-4)	7.0	3	1	1	3	8	3.18	1.31	16.0
A. Lange	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.96	1.29	3.5
T. Holton	0.1	2	5	5	1	1	5.11	0.89	-8.5
W. Vest	0.2	2	2	2	0	0	4.97	1.18	-2.0
Total	9.0	7	8	8	4	10	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
R. Olson (L, 0-4)	7.0
A. Lange	1.0
T. Holton	0.1
W. Vest	0.2
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - S. Lugo 103-65, J. Schreiber 21-14, W. Smith 17-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - S. Lugo 2-3, J. Schreiber 2-1, W. Smith 0-2
Batters Faced - S. Lugo 25, J. Schreiber 5, W. Smith 4

Pitches-Strikes - R. Olson 100-62, A. Lange 14-9, T. Holton 21-10, W. Vest 16-11
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - R. Olson 5-4, T. Holton 1-0, W. Vest 1-1
Batters Faced - R. Olson 27, A. Lange 3, T. Holton 6, W. Vest 4

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

3RD INNING
Witt hit sacrifice fly to center, Frazier scored 1 0

3RD INNING
	Witt hit sacrifice fly to center, Frazier scored	1	0

9TH INNING
	Frazier hit by pitch, Perez scored, Renfroe to third, Velazquez to second	2	0
	Isbel hit by pitch, Renfroe scored, Velazquez to third, Frazier to second	3	0
	Garcia singled to shallow left, Frazier and Velazquez scored, Isbel to second	5	0
	Witt tripled to deep right, Garcia and Isbel scored	7	0
	Pasquantino hit sacrifice fly to center, Witt scored	8	0

1ST INNING
Royals
R. Olson Pitching:
M. Garcia: Garcia grounded out to third
B. Witt: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Witt struck out looking
V. Pasquantino: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Pasquantino struck out looking
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
S. Lugo Pitching:
R. Greene: Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike looking, Greene struck out looking
M. Canha: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Canha struck out swinging
S. Torkelson: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Torkelson flied out to deep center
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Royals
R. Olson Pitching:
S. Perez: Ball, Perez flied out to deep left
M. Melendez: Strike swinging, Melendez grounded out to second
M. Massey: Strike looking, Ball, Massey flied out to deep center
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
S. Lugo Pitching:
K. Carpenter: Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Carpenter struck out swinging
M. Vierling: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Vierling struck out swinging
C. Keith: Ball, Strike looking, Keith grounded out to shortstop
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Royals
R. Olson Pitching:
N. Velazquez: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Velazquez struck out swinging
A. Frazier: Ball, Strike looking, Frazier singled to right center
K. Isbel: Strike looking, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Foul, Pickoff attempt, Isbel singled to shallow right, Frazier to second
M. Garcia: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Garcia walked, Frazier to third, Isbel to second
B. Witt: Foul, Witt hit sacrifice fly to center, Frazier scored
V. Pasquantino: Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Pickoff attempt to second, Pasquantino fouled out to third
Middle of the 3rd (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
S. Lugo Pitching:
J. Baez: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Baez walked
J. Rogers: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Rogers struck out swinging
P. Meadows: Ball, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Meadows flied into double play right to first, Baez out at first
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Royals
R. Olson Pitching:
S. Perez: Strike swinging, Strike (foul tip), Ball, Foul, Perez lined out to first
M. Melendez: Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Melendez struck out swinging
M. Massey: Massey popped out to second
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
S. Lugo Pitching:
R. Greene: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Greene struck out looking
M. Canha: Foul, Canha singled to center
S. Torkelson: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, Torkelson reached on an infield single to shortstop, Canha to second
K. Carpenter: Carpenter lined out to shortstop
M. Vierling: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Vierling lined out to center
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Royals
R. Olson Pitching:
N. Velazquez: Velazquez grounded out to third
A. Frazier: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Frazier struck out swinging
K. Isbel: Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Isbel walked
M. Garcia: Pickoff attempt, Pickoff attempt, Strike looking, Garcia singled to shallow right, Isbel to third
B. Witt: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Pickoff attempt to first, Witt flied out to shallow center
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Tigers
S. Lugo Pitching:
C. Keith: Ball, Ball, Keith lined out to center
J. Baez: Baez flied out to left
J. Rogers: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Rogers popped out to shortstop
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Royals
R. Olson Pitching:
V. Pasquantino: Ball, Foul, Pasquantino lined out to center
S. Perez: Perez grounded out to third
M. Melendez: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Melendez walked
M. Massey: Strike looking, Foul, Strike looking, Massey struck out looking
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
S. Lugo Pitching:
P. Meadows: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Meadows struck out swinging
R. Greene: Strike looking, Foul, Greene lined out to pitcher
M. Canha: Ball, Canha fouled out to third
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Royals
R. Olson Pitching:
N. Velazquez: Velazquez grounded out to first
A. Frazier: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, Frazier struck out looking
K. Isbel: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Isbel struck out swinging
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
S. Lugo Pitching:
S. Torkelson: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Torkelson struck out swinging
K. Carpenter: Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Carpenter struck out swinging
M. Vierling: Vierling singled to right
C. Keith: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Pickoff attempt, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Keith walked, Vierling to second
J. Baez: Ball, Baez popped out to second
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Royals
Alex Lange relieved Reese Olson
M. Garcia: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Garcia lined out to right
B. Witt: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Witt struck out swinging
V. Pasquantino: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Pasquantino popped out to shortstop
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error)
Tigers
John Schreiber relieved Seth Lugo
J. Rogers: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Rogers flied out to shallow second
Wenceel Perez hit for Parker Meadows
W. Perez: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Perez popped out to third
R. Greene: Ball, Strike looking, Greene safe at first on 3rd baseman Garcia throwing error
M. Canha: Foul, Canha singled to shallow center, Greene to second
S. Torkelson: Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Torkelson struck out swinging
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Royals
Wenceel Perez in center field
Tyler Holton relieved Alex Lange
S. Perez: Perez singled to right center
Hunter Renfroe hit for MJ Melendez
H. Renfroe: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Renfroe reached on an infield single to third, Perez to second
Garrett Hampson hit for Michael Massey
G. Hampson: Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Hampson struck out swinging
N. Velazquez: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Velazquez walked, Perez to third, Renfroe to second
A. Frazier: Ball, Ball, Frazier hit by pitch, Perez scored, Renfroe to third, Velazquez to second
K. Isbel: Ball, Isbel hit by pitch, Renfroe scored, Velazquez to third, Frazier to second
Will Vest relieved Tyler Holton
M. Garcia: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Garcia singled to shallow left, Frazier and Velazquez scored, Isbel to second
B. Witt: Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Witt tripled to deep right, Garcia and Isbel scored
V. Pasquantino: Ball, Pasquantino hit sacrifice fly to center, Witt scored
S. Perez: Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Perez flied out to right
Middle of the 9th (7 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
Hunter Renfroe in right field
Garrett Hampson at second base
Dairon Blanco in left field
Will Smith relieved John Schreiber
Buddy Kennedy hit for Kerry Carpenter
B. Kennedy: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Kennedy lined out to center
M. Vierling: Ball, Ball, Foul, Vierling flied out to shallow second
C. Keith: Strike looking, Ball, Keith singled to shallow right
J. Baez: Foul, Ball, Ball, Baez flied out to deep left
End of the 9th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)