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Kansas City Royals 8–5 Detroit Tigers: MLB regular season, 22 July 2000, doubleheader game 1
Kansas City Royals defeated Detroit Tigers 8–5 at Comerica Park on 22 July 2000 in the mlb regular season.
22 July 2000 · Comerica Park
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The game
Kansas City Royals defeated Detroit Tigers 8–5 at Comerica Park on 22 July 2000 in the mlb regular season.
The visiting Kansas City Royals scored 8 runs, while the home Detroit Tigers finished with 5. The winning margin was 3 runs.
How the scoring developed
In inning 4, Kansas City Royals scored 1 run in the top half and Detroit Tigers scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 1–1 Detroit Tigers. In inning 5, Kansas City Royals scored 1 run in the top half and Detroit Tigers scored 2 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 2–3 Detroit Tigers.
In inning 6, Kansas City Royals scored 4 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 6–3 Detroit Tigers. In inning 7, Kansas City Royals scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 7–3 Detroit Tigers.
In inning 8, Detroit Tigers scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 7–4 Detroit Tigers. In inning 9, Kansas City Royals scored 1 run in the top half and Detroit Tigers scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 8–5 Detroit Tigers.
Pitching decisions
Jay Witasick was credited with the pitching win. Dave Mlicki was charged with the loss.
Ricky Bottalico recorded the save. The win, loss and save are the pitcher decisions recorded for this game.
Hits, errors and innings
Kansas City Royals finished with 11 hits and 0 errors, alongside 8 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
Detroit Tigers finished with 9 hits and 1 errors, alongside 5 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
The season and series
This was game 1 of the doubleheader between Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers. It is a separate game with its own score and pitcher decisions.
The season record shown with this result was Kansas City Royals 45 wins and 50 losses.
The season record shown with this result was Detroit Tigers 43 wins and 51 losses.
Inning by inning
| Inning | Kansas City Royals | Detroit Tigers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 5 |
Sources
Check the original record.
Open the governing body or organiser’s publication for the underlying result, decision or tournament update.