*** Official Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers Game Thread (5/9) ***
 

<table border=3 cellpadding = 4>
<tr><td>Final</td> <td> 1 </td> <td> 2 </td><td> 3 </td><td> 4 </td><td> 5 </td><td> 6 </td><td> 7 </td><td> 8 </td><td> 9 </td><td> R </td><td> </td><td> E </td></tr>
<tr><td> KC (19-11) </td><td> 2 </td><td> 2 </td><td> 1 </td><td> 1 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 6 </td><td> </td><td> 1 </td></tr>
<tr><td> DET (19-12) </td><td> 0 </td><td> 1 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 1 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 2 </td><td> </td><td> 1 </td></tr>
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Win, (2-2) Jeremy Guthrie 7⅓IP 2R 2ER 1BB 3K
Luke Hochevar ⅔IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K
Greg Holland 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K

VS.

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Loss, (2-4) Anibal Sanchez 6IP 6R 5ER 3BB 2K 1HR
Blaine Hardy 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 1K
Al Alburquerque 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K
Joba Chamberlain 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 2K

Home Runs

KC

Alcides Escobar, (1) - Top 1st solo shot to left, on the first pitch of the game

DET

none

AL Central

Final: MIN 7, CLE 4
Final (Game 1): CIN 10, CWS 4
Final (Game 2): CIN 2, CWS 8

Starting Lineups

KC

1. Alcides Escobar, SS
2. Lorenzo Cain, CF
3. Eric Hosmer, 1B
4. Kendrys Morales, DH
5. Alex Gordon, LF
6. Omar Infante, 2B
7. Christian Colon, 3B
8. Jarrod Dyson, RF
9. Drew Butera, C

DET

1. Anthony Gose, CF
2. Ian Kinsler, 2B
3. Miguel Cabrera, 1B
4. Victor Martinez, DH
5. Yoenis Cespedes, LF
6. J.D. Martinez, RF
7. Nick Castellanos, 3B
8. James McCann, C
9. Andrew Romine, SS
9. Rajai Davis, ph

In for somehow a 0-0 tie until Sanchez comes out of the game and then get a run somehow?

We got this

JGuts FTW

Fox Sports 1

No Salvy, Drew Butera in.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Cloudy Shoes Lineup: Escobar 6, Cain 8, Hosmer 3, Morales DH, Gordon 7, Infante 4, Colon 5, Dyson 9, Butera 2, Guthrie 1. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/royals?src=hash">#royals</a></p>&mdash; Andy McCullough (@McCulloughStar) <a href="https://twitter.com/McCulloughStar/status/597046333766111234">May 9, 2015</a></blockquote>
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I don't have anything good to say about this matchup. Gonna just shut my mouth and hope for the best.

Weather forecast update: a little windier, no real thunderstorm threat.

We got this today!

this

the sooner Guthrie is replaced the better

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">So Ned Yost waits until TODAY, a game against the Tigers, to give Salvador Perez a day off? I don&#39;t think that&#39;s how it&#39;s supposed to work.</p>&mdash; Rany Jazayerli (@jazayerli) <a href="https://twitter.com/jazayerli/status/597079632018538498">May 9, 2015</a></blockquote>
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David v Goliath in this one.

FYI, the game is on FS1

Who the what now?