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Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Kansas City Royals (4-14) @ Detroit Tigers (8-10) Comerica Park - Saturday, April 21, 2018 Game #19 - Road Game #11 FOX Sports Kansas City, FOX Sports Go and KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Sunday, April 22 @ Detroit Tigers: LHP Eric Skoglund (0-2, 9.13) vs. LHP Francisco Liriano (2-1, 2.55), 12:10 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Monday, April 23: Off day in Kansas City – Royals Charities Golf Tournament at Shadow Glen Golf Course Tuesday, April 24 vs. Milwaukee Brewers: RHP Zach Davies (1-2, 4.84) vs. TBA, 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, April 25 vs. Milwaukee Brewers: RHP Chase Anderson (2-1, 3.25) vs. TBA, 7:15 p.m., FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Today’s game is being broadcast in Kansas City on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart...today’s game will be televised by FOX Sports Kansas City and FOX Sports Go with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler calling the action...Joel Goldberg and Royals’ Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery anchor the pre and post-game shows, Royals Live. Royals vs. Tigers NINTH-INNING RALLY SALVAGES SPLIT, STOPS SKID--Down to its last two outs in the second Much like they did earlier this month, the Royals and Tigers game of yesterday’s doubleheader, Kansas City rallied to turn a one-run deficit into a 3-2 victory and split the first two games of this series with yesterday’s day-night doubleheader...the Royals’ ninth-inning rally in the nightcap snap a nine-game slide...after Detroit closer Shane Greene retired the first hitter of the frame, the Royals evened the season series at two and kept KC with a five-win ad- collected three-straight one-out hits, capped by pinch-hitter Abraham Almonte’s game-tying RBI single vantage in the all-time set, 346-341... the Tigers have the edge in to right...then, a misplay on Jon Jay’s grounder to first allowed the Royals to take their first lead...Kelvin games contested here, 179-167, including an 87-80 advantage at Herrera pitched around a two-out single to Miguel Cabrera in the bottom of the ninth to lock down his this ballpark. third save of the season and first since April 7...Jakob Junis matched a career-high with 8.0 innings Date Site Score WP LP Att. 4/2 @ Det L, 1-6 Liriano Hammel 15,476 pitched, earning his third victory of the season, which leads the club...the 25-year-old righty allowed 4/3 @ Det W, 1-0 Junis Boyd 15,083 just two runs on four hits with one walk and four strikeouts for his second win here this season...in the 4/4 @ Det PPD - Snow/Cold opener, KC left 10 men on base in a 3-2 setback in 10 innings...Jason Hammel also matched his career 4/20 @ Det L, 2-3(10) Jimenez Keller 15,406 @ Det W, 3-2 Junis Greene 17,194 high, going 9.0 innings, but ultimately wound up with a no-decision as JaCoby Jones’ solo shot in the 4/21 @ Det 10th decided it...Whit Merrifield had three hits in the first game and added a solo shot in the nightcap, 4/22 @ Det going 4-for-10 on the day, while Mike Moustakas connected for his fifth roundtripper in the early contest. STARTING SOMETHING--Yesterday’s starting pitchers, Jason Hammel and Jakob Junis, each matched career highs in innings in the split doubleheader, with the former tossing 9.0 innings in the first game and the latter recording 8.0 in the nightcap...the combined 17.0 innings were the most by two Royals starting pitchers in the same day since July 20, 1990, when Kevin Appier and Luis Aquino both tossed 9.0 innings in a doubleheader with Boston...yesterday’s effort marked the 11th and 12th times this season that KC starting hurlers have held the opponent to three runs or less...the starting staff’s 3.41 ERA ranks 10th in the Majors (fifth in the AL). COMEBACK KIDS--Last night’s victory marked the first time in 2018 that the Royals have rallied for a win and first time erasing a ninth-inning deficit in their previous 29 tries...Kansas City had two such wins in 2017, the last on August 23 of last year, when Eric Hosmer hit a walk-off three-run shot in a 6-4 triumph over Colorado...the Royals collected 46 come-from-behind wins in 2017 overall, which were the second-most in franchise history, while the total ranked third in the Majors, behind 48 each from the Los Angeles Angels and Dodgers. MOOSE STILL LOOSE--Mike Moustakas extended his hitting streak to 12 games yesterday, hitting his fifth home run of the season in the first game and recording a fifth-inning single in the nightcap...his 12-game run is the second-longest active streak in the big leagues, behind Minnesota’s Brian Dozier, who hit in his 14th- straight contest last night...Moose is batting .404 (21-for-52) over his last 12 contests, with four doubles, five homers, 12 RBI and a .769 slugging percentage...he entered play on April 8 with a .174 season average, but this streak has raised his average to .333, which is tied for seventh in the American League. HOMESTAND AHEAD--Following tomorrow’s series finale here, the Royals will return to Kansas City for a week-long stay at Kauffman Stadium...the club will play its first Interleague games of 2018, with the Milwaukee Brewers visiting next Tuesday and Wednesday evening...KC will play an additional 18 contests against its brethren from the National League Central, including a trip to Miller Park, June 26-27...the Royal complete the homestand with an expanded five-game series vs. the Chicago White Sox, next Thursday through Sunday...the clubs will play a day-night doubleheader a week from today, making up the postponement on Easter Sunday. TODAY’S STARTING PITCHERS: LHP Danny Duffy (0-2, 3.86) vs. RHP Mike Fiers (1-1, 3.86) 2018 2017 Career 2018 2017 Career Danny Duffy vs. Tigers - 2-1 7-8 Major League Record 0-2 (3.86 ERA) 9-10 45-45 Mike Fiers vs. Royals - 1-1 1-3 Major League Record 1-1 (3.86 ERA) 8-10 43-48 DANNY DUFFY makes his fifth start of the season and 135th of his career (163rd appearance) today vs. Detroit…it’s his 20th career start (23rd outing) vs. the Tigers and first this season…he signed a five-year contract in 2017 that will keep him in Kansas City at least through 2021…Duffy was originally selected by the Royals in the third round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. Danny’s 2018 Starts SIX SCORELESS IN TORONTO--Danny took the no-decision despite exiting DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT with a 3-0 lead in the Royals’ 5-4 loss in 10 innings on Tuesday in Toronto, the second 3/29 vs. White Sox L, 14-7 4.0 7 5 5 3 2 5 78-46 4-5 4/6 at Cleveland L, 2-3 5.2 3 3 3 0 3 3 99-54 2-3 game of a traditional doubleheader…he scattered two hits and three walks over 6.0 4/11 vs. Seattle ND, 2-4 5.1 4 2 1 0 3 7 101-61 2-2 scoreless innings, with eight strikeouts…following his departure, the Royals’ bullpen 4/17 at Toronto (2) ND, 4-5 (10) 6.0 2 0 0 0 3 8 100-64 3-0 2018 Totals 0-2 3.86 21.0 16 10 9 3 11 23 378-225 59.5% was solved for five runs, including a four-spot in the seventh and a walk-off RBI single Career Totals 45-45 3.74 790.1 736 348 328 87 283 693 - - in the 10th…it was his first scoreless start since last May 18 vs. the Yankees, and the most strikeouts he’s recorded since last Sept. 17 at Cleveland…Duffy is winless in his last five starts dating back to his last win on Sept. 23, 2017 in Chicago. SHORT REST--Thanks to a traditional doubleheader on Tuesday in Toronto and a split doubleheader here yesterday, Duffy will start on short rest for the third time in his career…his last start on short rest came May 15, 2016 vs. Atlanta—his first start of the season after working in relief—four days after throwing a scoreless inning out of the bullpen…Duffy allowed just one hit and two walks over 3.0 scoreless innings in a game the Royals won 4-2 in 13 innings…his only other start on short rest came in a similar situation, when he made his first start of 2014 on May 3 following six relief outings, including one just three days before…in that start vs. Detroit, Duffy allowed one run on two hits and four walks in 4.0 innings…in total, he’s allowed one run on three hits in 7.0 innings in two starts on short rest. BACK ON TRACK--After allowing eight runs in 9.2 innings over his first two starts (eight strikeouts), Duffy has allowed just two runs (one earned) in 11.1 innings over his last two starts (15 strikeouts), including an active streak of 10.1 consecutive scoreless innings since the second inning on April 11 vs.