Friday, April 20th, 2018 6:10PM CST
The Kansas City Royals broke their nine-game losing streak on April 20, 2018, defeating the Detroit Tigers by a score of 3-2. The decisive run came in the ninth inning when Detroit's rookie first baseman, Niko Goodrum, made a critical error, dropping a ground ball hit by Jon Jay and following up with a wild throw that allowed the tiebreaking run to score, securing the victory for Kansas City.
Date: Friday, April 20th, 2018
Time: 6:10PM CST
Stadium: Comerica Park
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 17,194
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DET |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
KC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

Doubles: Goodrum (2, Junis)
Triples: Jones (1, Junis)
Runs Batted In: Iglesias (6), Jones (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Jones
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-5 (Candelario 0-1, Hicks 1-1, Reyes 0-1, Machado 0-1, Iglesias 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Candelario 1

Wild Pitches: Wilson
Intentional Walks: Moustakas (By Greene)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Norris 12/21; Farmer 2/4; Wilson 4/7; Greene 7/8
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Norris 9-10-23-13; Farmer 3-4-5-2; Wilson 3-7-4-3; Greene 4-6-5-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Norris 4-5; Farmer 2-1; Wilson 0-3; Greene 0-1
Game Scores: D Norris 56

Double Plays: 1 (Iglesias-Machado-Goodrum)
Errors: Candelario (4, ground ball); Goodrum (1, throw)

Stolen Bases: Iglesias (2, 2nd base off Junis/Butera)

Doubles: Soler (3, Norris)
Home Runs: Merrifield (2, 5th inning off Norris 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Merrifield (5), Almonte (2)
2-out Runs Batted In: Merrifield
Ground Into Double Play: Cuthbert
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-11 (Merrifield 0-2, Jay 0-3, Butera 0-1, Orlando 0-1, Cuthbert 0-1, Escobar 0-1, Almonte 1-1, Duda 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Merrifield 1; Jay 2; Escobar 1; Duda 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Junis 18/29; Herrera 3/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Junis 19-9-21-23; Herrera 0-3-3-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Junis 9-11; Herrera 1-2
Game Scores: J Junis 69

Passed Balls: Butera
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