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Royals

Starling grounded out, third baseman Lugo to first baseman Ro.Rodríguez.

Hamilton doubled to right, Arteaga to third.

Merrifield singled to left, Arteaga scored, Hamilton scored.

Singled to left, Arteaga scored, Hamilton scored.

Gordon singled to center, Merrifield to second.

Dozier grounded out, third baseman Lugo to first baseman Ro.Rodríguez, Merrifield to third, Gordon to second.

Grounded out, third baseman Lugo to first baseman Ro.Rodríguez, Merrifield to third, Gordon to second.

Soler doubled to left, Merrifield scored, Gordon scored.

Doubled to left, Merrifield scored, Gordon scored.

Cuthbert grounded out, shortstop Goodrum to first baseman Ro.Rodríguez.

Grounded out, shortstop Goodrum to first baseman Ro.Rodríguez.

Grounded out, third baseman Lugo to first baseman Ro.Rodríguez.

Tigers

Merrifield homered to left on a full count.

Soler homered to center on a 1-1 count, Dozier scored.

Homered to center on a 1-1 count, Dozier scored.

Goodrum singled to center, Beckham scored.

Dozier homered to left on the first pitch.

Royals first.  Merrifield homered to left on a full count.  Gordon flied out to center fielder Castro.  Dozier homered to left on a 3-1 count.  Soler walked on a full count.  Cuthbert flied out to left fielder Dixon.  Starling struck out.

Tigers first.  Castro grounded out, second baseman Merrifield to first baseman Cuthbert.  Goodrum homered to right on a 0-1 count.  Cabrera grounded out, pitcher Junis unassisted.  Dixon flied out to center fielder Hamilton.

Royals third.  Merrifield grounded out, second baseman Beckham to first baseman Ro.Rodríguez.  Gordon lined out to center fielder Castro.  Dozier tripled to right.  Soler homered to center on a 1-1 count, Dozier scored.  Cuthbert walked on a full count.  Starling flied out to right fielder Demeritte.

Tigers third.  Beckham doubled to left.  Castro grounded out, second baseman Merrifield to first baseman Cuthbert, Beckham to third.  Goodrum singled to center, Beckham scored.  Cabrera struck out.  Goodrum was caught stealing, catcher Dini to second baseman Merrifield, Goodrum out.

Royals eighth.  Dozier homered to left on the first pitch.  Soler homered to left on a 2-2 count.  Cuthbert grounded out, third baseman Lugo to first baseman Ro.Rodríguez.  Starling flied out to right fielder Demeritte.  Dini grounded out, third baseman Lugo to first baseman Ro.Rodríguez.

Royals ninth.  Alexander pitching.  Arteaga singled to center.  Hamilton doubled to right, Arteaga to third.  Merrifield singled to left, Arteaga scored, Hamilton scored.  Gordon singled to center, Merrifield to second.  Ramirez pitching.  Dozier grounded out, third baseman Lugo to first baseman Ro.Rodríguez, Merrifield to third, Gordon to second.  Soler doubled to left, Merrifield scored, Gordon scored.  Cuthbert grounded out, shortstop Goodrum to first baseman Ro.Rodríguez.  Starling grounded out, third baseman Lugo to first baseman Ro.Rodríguez.

The Royals are 4-2 at home against the Tigers but have lost five of six meetings in Detroit this season. They've lost or split their last three series in Detroit dating back to last season, last winning a series at Comerica from April 20-22, 2018.

Kansas City split the first two games of a three-game set in Boston, but the finale was suspended in the top of the 10th inning and will be completed on August 22. Including the suspended game, the Royals are slugging just .360 since July 20, the lowest mark in MLB in that span.

Detroit dropped three of four against the White Sox and are an AL-worst 5-21 (.192) since the All-Star Break -- only the Pirates (4-21) are worse. The Tigers have not won consecutive games since May 28-31, 2019 - their 57 games without consecutive wins is the third-longest such streak in franchise history, behind a 65-game streak in 2002-2003 and a 60-gamer in 2017-2018.

Whit Merrifield has a hit in each of his last six games against Detroit and is batting .335 in 59 career games against the Tigers. That ranks fifth among active players with at least 100 career plate appearances against Detroit.

Miguel Cabrera is hitting .357 (15-for-42) over his last 10 games after batting just .205 in his previous 20 games dating back to June 26. The veteran has 27 home runs against the Royals, second-most among active players; only Carlos Santana (30) has more.

This will mark the third-earliest date in MLB history that two teams with 70+ losses square off. Last season, the Royals faced the White Sox on August 2; in 1970, the Brewers played the White Sox on August 6.

HP - Rehak, 1B - Wendelstedt, 2B - Diaz, 3B - Carapazza

Jakob Junis' career record would look a whole lot different if he could pitch more often against the Detroit Tigers.
Junis owns a career mark of 25-25 and a 4.53 ERA. But in 10 appearances against the Tigers, including nine starts, he sports a 6-1 record and a 3.19 ERA. He's 4-1 with a 3.69 ERA at Detroit's Comerica Park, where he'll start the finale of a four-game series on Sunday.

Royals' Junis looks to quiet Tigers again

DETROIT (AP)  Comerica Park's spacious outfield has frustrated hitters many times over the years.
It hasn't been a big deal for Hunter Dozier and Jorge Soler this season.

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Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers on August 11, 2019

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