Game Two vs. Detroit

Though it’s impossible to tell this early in the season, this match-up is likely to be the big rivalry in the American League this year. It’s going to be interesting to see how the Royals and Tigers fare. Though if tonight is any indication, it won’t be much of a contest.

Detroit definitely didn’t bring its A-game to the field. We got off to an early lead in the third with a three-run homer from Eric Hosmer, and in the fifth we scored five runs and sent the whole team to the plate. If Jose Iglesias (their number nine hitter) hadn’t snuck in a lead-off triple in the eighth, this could easily have been a shut-out.

The highlight of the game was the moment we’ve all been waiting for (especially since the postseason last year). The Tigers put the usual extreme shift on Mike Moustakas, and he responded by bunting a perfect shot right down the vacant third base line. Finally! At long last!

What a great way to get the season underway.

TIGERS (1) AT ROYALS (8)

TIGERS               AB  R  H BI  ROYALS               AB  R  H BI
Rajai Davis           4  0  1  1  Alex Gordon           4  1  2  2  
Ian Kinsler           3  0  0  0  Mike Moustakas        5  1  2  1  
Miguel Cabrera        2  0  1  0  Lorenzo Cain          5  1  1  0  
Victor Martinez       4  0  2  0  Eric Hosmer           4  1  1  2  
J.D. Martinez         4  0  0  0  Kendrys Morales       4  1  1  1  
Yoenis Cespedes       4  0  0  0  Salvador Perez        4  1  2  1  
Nick Castellanos      4  0  1  0  Omar Infante          4  0  1  0  
James McCann          4  0  1  0  Jarrod Dyson          4  1  3  0  
Jose Iglesias         3  1  1  0  Christian Colon       4  1  1  1  
TOTALS               32  1  7  1  TOTALS               38  8 14  8

TIGERS                        000 000 010 -- 1  
ROYALS                        003 050 00x -- 8  

LOB--TIGERS 7, ROYALS 8. 2B--Kendrys Morales, Mike
Moustakas, Salvador Perez. 3B--Jose Iglesias. HR--Eric
Hosmer. SB--Lorenzo Cain, Christian Colon.

 TIGERS                          IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO   HR
Alfredo Simon                  4.33    9    6    6    2    6    1
Alex Wilson                    1.67    3    2    2    0    2    0
Al Alburquerque                1.00    2    0    0    0    0    0
Angel Nesbitt                  1.00    0    0    0    0    2    0
 ROYALS                     
Danny Duffy                    7.00    7    1    1    2    7    0
Jason Frasor                   1.00    0    0    0    1    2    0
Brandon Finnegan               1.00    0    0    0    0    1    0

WP--Danny Duffy. SO--Rajai Davis, Miguel Cabrera, J.D.
Martinez (3), Yoenis Cespedes (2), Nick Castellanos (2),
James McCann, Alex Gordon, Omar Infante, Lorenzo Cain (3),
Eric Hosmer (3), Mike Moustakas, Christian Colon. BB--Ian
Kinsler, Miguel Cabrera (2), Alex Gordon, Eric Hosmer.