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MJ Melendez hits pinch-hit homer in the 9th inning to rally Royals past Tigers 3-2

DETROIT (AP) MJ Melendez hit a pinch-hit three-run homer in the ninth inning to rally the Kansas City Royals to a 3-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday.

Trailing 2-0 going into the top of the ninth, Hunter Renfroe and Freddy Fermin reached on singles with one out. Adam Frazier nearly hit a pinch-hit homer, but the ball curled foul and he flew out to center field.

Melendez then hit a 362-foot blast, his 13th of the season, to give Kansas City the lead.

“I like to be in those situation - it is do or die and that's a lot of fun,” Melendez said. “I'm going to be ready late in games, whether they need me to hit or play defense. I have to stay as locked in as possible, just like I'm in the game.”

Tigers manager A.J. Hinch used lefty Shelby Miller in the ninth, knowing the Royals would be sending up their left-handed hitters.

“I think Shelby had given up eight hits against lefties all year going into that inning,” Hinch said. “They got two, two-strike hits from Renfroe and Fermin, and then a bad splitter to a guy who can hit the ball out of the park.”

Chris Stratton (4-3) got the win with a scoreless eighth. The Royals' Hunter Harvey, who squandered a two-run lead in the ninth inning of a 6-5, 11-inning loss on Saturday, pitched the ninth for his first save.

“We acquired (Harvey) to pitch in high-leverage situations, and that was high leverage,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “There's a reason we gave up good players to get him, so we're not going to run away from one bad outing.”

The Royals have won six of their last seven games.

“We talked a lot about how they got one from us yesterday late, and then we turned around and did that today,” Quatraro said. “That's why you can't get too high or too low, because the same thing will happen to you.”

The Tigers went 2-7 on a nine-game homestand against Minnesota, Cleveland and Kansas City.

The Tigers have two healthy starting pitchers after trading Jack Flaherty, so manager Hinch has relied heavily on his bullpen. On Sunday, he got four scoreless innings from Alex Faedo and Brenan Hanifee before turning the ball over to Brant Hurter for his major league debut.

The Tigers took a 1-0 lead when Zach McKinstry tripled and scored on Gio Urshela's two-out single in the second inning. Matt Vierling made it 2-0 in the fifth, driving in Javier Baez with a sacrifice fly.

Hurter struck out Salvador Perez and Paul DeJong to get out of a jam in the sixth inning, and allowed two hits before leaving after the seventh. Will Vest pitched the eighth, but Miller couldn't finish it.

“Our pitching was awesome,” Hinch said. “Faedo had to battle and Hanifee came in and got the ball on the ground. They stacked the lineup expecting to see Hurter, and he got us once through the order. After that, we had avenues to get it done, so it is a gut-punch to lose.”

Miller (5-7) worked two-thirds of an inning and took the loss.

UP NEXT

Royals: Open a three-game home series against the Red Sox on Monday. RHP Brady Singer (8-6, 2.88) is scheduled to start against Boston LHP James Paxton (8-3, 4.52).

Tigers: After an off day Monday, take on the Mariners for three games in Seattle. Detroit's RHP Keider Montero (1-5, 6.18) is scheduled to start Tuesday. Seattle has not named a starter.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Royals KC63-50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	8	0
Tigers DET53-60	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	9	1

Comerica ParkDetroit, MI

W: C. Stratton (4-3)L: S. Miller (5-7)S: H. Harvey (1)
HR: KC - M. Melendez (17)

KCRoyals

DETTigers

.C. StrattonChris Stratton
P
1.0 IP, SO, 9 P
.H. HarveyHunter Harvey
P
1.0 IP, SO, 9 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Garcia 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	.237	.286	.345	.631	2.5
H. Harvey P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0
B. Witt SS	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.347	.394	.591	.986	1.0
V. Pasquantino 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	.263	.318	.439	.757	1.0
S. Perez DH-C	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	.280	.338	.473	.811	0.5
H. Renfroe RF	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	.243	.321	.419	.740	2.5
P. DeJong 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	.226	.273	.426	.700	-1.5
a- M. Massey PH-2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.277	.457	.733	0.0
F. Fermin C	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.303	.352	.438	.790	0.5
K. Isbel PR-CF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.281	.374	.655	1.0
G. Hampson CF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.302	.346	.648	1.0
b- A. Frazier PH-3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.192	.274	.275	.549	0.0
D. Blanco LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.229	.272	.292	.564	-0.5
c- M. Melendez PH-LF	1	1	1	3	1	0	0	0	.194	.254	.398	.652	8.0

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

a-popped out for DeJong in the 9th
b-lined out for Hampson in the 9th
c-homered for Blanco in the 9th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
W. Perez RF	5	0	1	0	0	0	3	.244	.299	.387	.686	1.0
C. Keith 2B	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	.257	.313	.402	.716	2.0
M. Vierling CF	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.249	.290	.432	.722	1.0
J. Malloy DH	4	0	1	0	0	2	1	.220	.315	.426	.740	0.0
B. Madris 1B	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	.333	.382	.367	.749	2.0
a- A. Ibanez PH-1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.267	.309	.407	.715	0.0
Z. McKinstry LF	4	1	1	0	0	1	4	.176	.234	.295	.530	3.5
D. Dingler C	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.222	.364	.333	.697	2.0
G. Urshela 3B	3	0	1	1	1	1	2	.240	.279	.320	.599	2.5
J. Baez SS	3	1	1	0	1	1	2	.178	.212	.271	.483	2.5

HITTERS	AB
W. Perez RF	5
C. Keith 2B	5
M. Vierling CF	3
J. Malloy DH	4
B. Madris 1B	2
a- A. Ibanez PH-1B	1
Z. McKinstry LF	4
D. Dingler C	3
G. Urshela 3B	3
J. Baez SS	3

a-fouled out for Madris in the 7th

2B - M. Garcia (19)
HR - M. Melendez (13)
RBI - M. Melendez 3 (34)
2-Out RBI - M. Melendez 3 (3)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - H. Renfroe, P. DeJong

3B - Z. McKinstry (4)
SF - M. Vierling (4)
RBI - M. Vierling (43), G. Urshela (34)
2-Out RBI - G. Urshela
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - Z. McKinstry 2 (2), G. Urshela, J. Baez

DP - 2 (Frazier-Pasquantino; Garcia-Witt-Pasquantino)

E - J. Baez (9)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
M. Wacha	6.0	7	2	2	4	2	3.55	1.24	9.0
W. Smith	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	4.15	1.33	2.5
C. Stratton (W, 4-3)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	4.40	1.29	10.5
H. Harvey (S, 1)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	4.17	1.29	9.5

PITCHERS	IP
M. Wacha	6.0
W. Smith	1.0
C. Stratton (W, 4-3)	1.0
H. Harvey (S, 1)	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
A. Faedo	1.2	2	0	0	1	3	0	3.69	1.27	3.5
B. Hanifee	2.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.00	1.00	7.5
B. Hurter (H, 1)	3.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0.00	0.67	8.5
W. Vest (H, 6)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2.96	1.23	2.5
S. Miller (L, 5-7) (BS, 6)	0.2	3	3	3	1	0	1	5.85	1.03	-10.0
J. Foley	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.06	1.43	1.0

PITCHERS	IP
A. Faedo	1.2
B. Hanifee	2.1
B. Hurter (H, 1)	3.0
W. Vest (H, 6)	1.0
S. Miller (L, 5-7) (BS, 6)	0.2
J. Foley	0.1

Pitches-Strikes - M. Wacha 99-58, W. Smith 12-9, C. Stratton 9-6, H. Harvey 9-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - M. Wacha 8-10, W. Smith 0-3, C. Stratton 1-1
Batters Faced - M. Wacha 28, W. Smith 4, C. Stratton 3, H. Harvey 3

Pitches-Strikes - A. Faedo 37-20, B. Hanifee 24-17, B. Hurter 36-26, W. Vest 16-9, S. Miller 26-16, J. Foley 3-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - A. Faedo 1-3, B. Hanifee 3-3, B. Hurter 6-0, W. Vest 1-0, S. Miller 2-1
Batters Faced - A. Faedo 8, B. Hanifee 8, B. Hurter 11, W. Vest 4, S. Miller 6, J. Foley

.C. StrattonChris Stratton
P
1.0 IP, SO, 9 P
.H. HarveyHunter Harvey
P
1.0 IP, SO, 9 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Royals KC63-50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	8	0
Tigers DET53-60	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	9	1

Comerica ParkDetroit, MI

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Garcia 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	.237	.286	.345	.631	2.5
H. Harvey P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0
B. Witt SS	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.347	.394	.591	.986	1.0
V. Pasquantino 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	.263	.318	.439	.757	1.0
S. Perez DH-C	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	.280	.338	.473	.811	0.5
H. Renfroe RF	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	.243	.321	.419	.740	2.5
P. DeJong 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	.226	.273	.426	.700	-1.5
a- M. Massey PH-2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.277	.457	.733	0.0
F. Fermin C	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.303	.352	.438	.790	0.5
K. Isbel PR-CF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.281	.374	.655	1.0
G. Hampson CF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.302	.346	.648	1.0
b- A. Frazier PH-3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.192	.274	.275	.549	0.0
D. Blanco LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.229	.272	.292	.564	-0.5
c- M. Melendez PH-LF	1	1	1	3	1	0	0	0	.194	.254	.398	.652	8.0
Total	36	3	8	3	1	2	8	16	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
M. Garcia 2B	4
H. Harvey P	0
B. Witt SS	5
V. Pasquantino 1B	4
S. Perez DH-C	3
H. Renfroe RF	4
P. DeJong 3B	3
a- M. Massey PH-2B	1
F. Fermin C	4
K. Isbel PR-CF	0
G. Hampson CF	3
b- A. Frazier PH-3B	1
D. Blanco LF	3
c- M. Melendez PH-LF	1
Total	36

a-popped out for DeJong in the 9th
b-lined out for Hampson in the 9th
c-homered for Blanco in the 9th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
W. Perez RF	5	0	1	0	0	0	3	.244	.299	.387	.686	1.0
C. Keith 2B	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	.257	.313	.402	.716	2.0
M. Vierling CF	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.249	.290	.432	.722	1.0
J. Malloy DH	4	0	1	0	0	2	1	.220	.315	.426	.740	0.0
B. Madris 1B	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	.333	.382	.367	.749	2.0
a- A. Ibanez PH-1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.267	.309	.407	.715	0.0
Z. McKinstry LF	4	1	1	0	0	1	4	.176	.234	.295	.530	3.5
D. Dingler C	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.222	.364	.333	.697	2.0
G. Urshela 3B	3	0	1	1	1	1	2	.240	.279	.320	.599	2.5
J. Baez SS	3	1	1	0	1	1	2	.178	.212	.271	.483	2.5
Total	33	2	9	2	4	5	15	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
W. Perez RF	5
C. Keith 2B	5
M. Vierling CF	3
J. Malloy DH	4
B. Madris 1B	2
a- A. Ibanez PH-1B	1
Z. McKinstry LF	4
D. Dingler C	3
G. Urshela 3B	3
J. Baez SS	3
Total	33

a-fouled out for Madris in the 7th

2B - M. Garcia (19)
HR - M. Melendez (13)
RBI - M. Melendez 3 (34)
2-Out RBI - M. Melendez 3 (3)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - H. Renfroe, P. DeJong

3B - Z. McKinstry (4)
SF - M. Vierling (4)
RBI - M. Vierling (43), G. Urshela (34)
2-Out RBI - G. Urshela
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - Z. McKinstry 2 (2), G. Urshela, J. Baez

DP - 2 (Frazier-Pasquantino; Garcia-Witt-Pasquantino)

E - J. Baez (9)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
M. Wacha	6.0	7	2	2	4	2	3.55	1.24	9.0
W. Smith	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	4.15	1.33	2.5
C. Stratton (W, 4-3)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	4.40	1.29	10.5
H. Harvey (S, 1)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	4.17	1.29	9.5
Total	9.0	9	2	2	4	5	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
M. Wacha	6.0
W. Smith	1.0
C. Stratton (W, 4-3)	1.0
H. Harvey (S, 1)	1.0
Total	9.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
A. Faedo	1.2	2	0	0	1	3	0	3.69	1.27	3.5
B. Hanifee	2.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.00	1.00	7.5
B. Hurter (H, 1)	3.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0.00	0.67	8.5
W. Vest (H, 6)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2.96	1.23	2.5
S. Miller (L, 5-7) (BS, 6)	0.2	3	3	3	1	0	1	5.85	1.03	-10.0
J. Foley	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.06	1.43	1.0
Total	9.0	8	3	3	2	8	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
A. Faedo	1.2
B. Hanifee	2.1
B. Hurter (H, 1)	3.0
W. Vest (H, 6)	1.0
S. Miller (L, 5-7) (BS, 6)	0.2
J. Foley	0.1
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - M. Wacha 99-58, W. Smith 12-9, C. Stratton 9-6, H. Harvey 9-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - M. Wacha 8-10, W. Smith 0-3, C. Stratton 1-1
Batters Faced - M. Wacha 28, W. Smith 4, C. Stratton 3, H. Harvey 3

Pitches-Strikes - A. Faedo 37-20, B. Hanifee 24-17, B. Hurter 36-26, W. Vest 16-9, S. Miller 26-16, J. Foley 3-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - A. Faedo 1-3, B. Hanifee 3-3, B. Hurter 6-0, W. Vest 1-0, S. Miller 2-1
Batters Faced - A. Faedo 8, B. Hanifee 8, B. Hurter 11, W. Vest 4, S. Miller 6, J. Foley

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

2ND INNING
Urshela singled to left, Z. McKinstry scored, Dingler to second 0 1
5TH INNING
Vierling hit sacrifice fly to right, J. Baez scored 0 2
9TH INNING
M. Melendez homered to right, K. Isbel and H. Renfroe scored 3 2

2ND INNING
	Urshela singled to left, Z. McKinstry scored, Dingler to second	0	1

5TH INNING
	Vierling hit sacrifice fly to right, J. Baez scored	0	2

9TH INNING
	M. Melendez homered to right, K. Isbel and H. Renfroe scored	3	2

1ST INNING
Royals
A. Faedo Pitching:
M. Garcia: Ball, Foul, Garcia doubled to deep center
B. Witt: Strike looking, Pickoff attempt, Strike swinging, Ball, Witt flied out to right
V. Pasquantino: Ball, Ball, Pasquantino flied out to shallow center
S. Perez: Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Perez walked
H. Renfroe: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Renfroe struck out swinging
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Tigers
M. Wacha Pitching:
W. Perez: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Perez grounded out to shortstop
C. Keith: Strike looking, Ball, Keith flied out to center
M. Vierling: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Vierling flied out to center
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Royals
A. Faedo Pitching:
P. DeJong: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, DeJong struck out swinging
F. Fermin: Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Fermin struck out looking
G. Hampson: Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Hampson singled to shallow center
Brenan Hanifee relieved Alex Faedo
D. Blanco: Blanco grounded out to shortstop
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Tigers
M. Wacha Pitching:
J. Malloy: Malloy popped out to first
B. Madris: Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Madris fouled out to catcher
Z. McKinstry: McKinstry tripled to deep right center
D. Dingler: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Dingler walked
G. Urshela: Urshela singled to left, Z. McKinstry scored, Dingler to second
J. Baez: Baez flied out to left
End of the 2nd (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Royals
B. Hanifee Pitching:
M. Garcia: Ball, Garcia fouled out to catcher
B. Witt: Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Witt safe at first on shortstop Baez fielding error
V. Pasquantino: Foul, Pasquantino flied out to center
S. Perez: Pickoff attempt, Ball, Perez reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Witt out at second
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
M. Wacha Pitching:
W. Perez: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Perez grounded out to first
C. Keith: Keith fouled out to left
M. Vierling: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Vierling flied out to shallow second
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error)
4TH INNING
Royals
B. Hanifee Pitching:
H. Renfroe: Strike looking, Ball, Renfroe flied out to deep left
P. DeJong: Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, DeJong struck out swinging
F. Fermin: Ball, Fermin flied out to deep center
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
M. Wacha Pitching:
J. Malloy: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Foul tip, Malloy struck out on foul tip
B. Madris: Madris singled to left
Z. McKinstry: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, McKinstry reached on fielder's choice to second, Madris out at second
D. Dingler: Foul, Ball, Dingler singled to right center, McKinstry to third
G. Urshela: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Urshela struck out swinging
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Royals
Brant Hurter relieved Brenan Hanifee
G. Hampson: Strike looking, Hampson grounded out to third
D. Blanco: Ball, Blanco grounded out to shortstop
M. Garcia: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Garcia grounded out to second
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
M. Wacha Pitching:
J. Baez: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Baez walked
W. Perez: Ball, Strike looking, Perez flied out to shallow second
C. Keith: Keith singled to right center, Baez to third
M. Vierling: Vierling hit sacrifice fly to right, J. Baez scored
J. Malloy: Strike looking, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Malloy singled to center, Keith to second
B. Madris: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Madris walked, Keith to third, Malloy to second
Z. McKinstry: Foul, Ball, McKinstry grounded out to second
End of the 5th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Royals
B. Hurter Pitching:
B. Witt: Strike looking, Foul, Witt grounded out to second
V. Pasquantino: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike (foul tip), Ball, Pasquantino singled to right
S. Perez: Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Perez struck out swinging
H. Renfroe: Strike looking, Renfroe singled to center, Pasquantino to second
P. DeJong: Foul, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, DeJong struck out swinging
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
M. Wacha Pitching:
D. Dingler: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Dingler lined out to right
G. Urshela: Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Urshela walked
J. Baez: Foul, Ball, Foul, Baez singled to right, Urshela to third
W. Perez: Foul, Foul, Perez grounded into double play second to shortstop to first, Baez out at second
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Royals
B. Hurter Pitching:
F. Fermin: Ball, Fermin popped out to shortstop
G. Hampson: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Hampson popped bunt out to first
D. Blanco: Foul, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Blanco struck out looking
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
Will Smith relieved Michael Wacha
C. Keith: Strike looking, Keith singled to shallow left
M. Vierling: Ball, Foul, Vierling flied out to deep right
J. Malloy: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Malloy struck out swinging
Andy Ibanez hit for Bligh Madris
A. Ibanez: Strike looking, Ball, Ibanez fouled out to right
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Royals
Andy Ibanez at first base
Will Vest relieved Brant Hurter
M. Garcia: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Garcia struck out swinging
B. Witt: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Witt singled to left center
V. Pasquantino: Ball, Strike swinging, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Pasquantino reached on fielder's choice to second, Witt out at second
S. Perez: Foul, Perez lined out to center
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Tigers
Chris Stratton relieved Will Smith
Z. McKinstry: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, McKinstry struck out swinging
D. Dingler: Dingler flied out to right
G. Urshela: Ball, Ball, Urshela grounded out to shortstop
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Royals
Shelby Miller relieved Will Vest
H. Renfroe: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Renfroe singled to shallow right
Michael Massey hit for Paul DeJong
M. Massey: Ball, Foul, Ball, Massey popped out to third
F. Fermin: Foul, Strike swinging, Fermin singled to right, Renfroe to second
Adam Frazier hit for Garrett Hampson
Kyle Isbel ran for Freddy Fermin
A. Frazier: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Foul, Frazier lined out to center, Renfroe to third
MJ Melendez hit for Dairon Blanco
M. Melendez: M. Melendez homered to right, K. Isbel and H. Renfroe scored
M. Garcia: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Garcia walked
Jason Foley relieved Shelby Miller
B. Witt: Strike swinging, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Witt lined out to center
Middle of the 9th (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
Salvador Perez catching
Michael Massey at second base
Kyle Isbel in center field
Adam Frazier at third base
MJ Melendez in left field
Hunter Harvey pitching
J. Baez: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Baez struck out swinging
W. Perez: Ball, Perez singled to shallow center
C. Keith: Strike looking, Keith lined into double play third to first, Perez out at first
End of the 9th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)

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MJ Melendez hits pinch-hit homer in the 9th inning to rally Royals past Tigers 3-2