Tigers sweep Royals with epic 9th-inning rally for 10-9 win
Detroit Tigers score: Colt Keith singled with two outs to drive in Riley Greene as the Tiger scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Riley Greene delivered with the game on the line. Then Colt Keith won the game. The Detroit Tigers stormed back with three runs in the ninth inning for a 10-9 win over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday, April 16, at Comerica Park, thanks to Greene's two-run double and Keith's walk-off single ā both with two outs off right-handed reliever Lucas Erceg.
The double from Greene came in a full count. A BIG DEAL: How Tigers signed Kevin McGonigle to $150 million contract extension The Tigers (10-9) won all six games on the homestand, sweeping the Royals (7-12) and the Miami Marlins. Next up, the Tigers travel to clash with the slow-starting Boston Red Sox on Friday (7:15 p.
m. , Apple TV) at Fenway Park. It was nearly a win for the Royals.
In the seventh inning, the Royals scored six runs off three pitchers: right-hander Keider Montero, right-handed reliever Drew Anderson and left-handed reliever Tyler Holton. The swing that made the biggest impact? It came from Royals designated hitter Salvador Perez, who won a 10-pitch battle with Holton by launching a down-and-in changeup for a three-run home run to left field.
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