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Detroit Tigers 6–7 Kansas City Royals: MLB regular season, 26 September 2000
Kansas City Royals defeated Detroit Tigers 7–6 at Kauffman Stadium on 26 September 2000 in the mlb regular season.
26 September 2000 · Kauffman Stadium
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The game
Kansas City Royals defeated Detroit Tigers 7–6 at Kauffman Stadium on 26 September 2000 in the mlb regular season.
The visiting Detroit Tigers scored 6 runs, while the home Kansas City Royals finished with 7. The winning margin was 1 run.
How the scoring developed
In inning 1, Detroit Tigers scored 3 runs in the top half and Kansas City Royals scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Detroit Tigers 3–1 Kansas City Royals. In inning 5, Detroit Tigers scored 2 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Detroit Tigers 5–1 Kansas City Royals.
In inning 6, Kansas City Royals scored 2 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Detroit Tigers 5–3 Kansas City Royals. In inning 7, Kansas City Royals scored 2 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Detroit Tigers 5–5 Kansas City Royals.
In inning 8, Detroit Tigers scored 1 run in the top half and Kansas City Royals scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Detroit Tigers 6–6 Kansas City Royals. In inning 9, Kansas City Royals scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Detroit Tigers 6–7 Kansas City Royals.
Pitching decisions
Ricky Bottalico was credited with the pitching win. Willie Blair was charged with the loss.
Hits, errors and innings
Detroit Tigers finished with 9 hits and 3 errors, alongside 6 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
Kansas City Royals finished with 10 hits and 0 errors, alongside 7 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
The season and series
The season record shown with this result was Detroit Tigers 76 wins and 81 losses.
The season record shown with this result was Kansas City Royals 74 wins and 83 losses.
Inning by inning
| Inning | Detroit Tigers | Kansas City Royals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 7 |
Sources
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