Royals vs. Tigers Game Highlights (8/3/24) | MLB Highlights

Tonight, we gather not only to celebrate but to honor a true legend to the game of baseball, Tim Leland as we retire. His iconic number 10, presented by ESPN tremendous tribute to one of the greatest icons in Detroit sports in franchise history. Number 10, Jim Leland, jim Leland worked for some other teams that baseball life began and will end with the Tigers and he's always been one of us and he becomes immortal here with the retirement of his number 10. He is literally a tiger moments ago, the first pitch thrown out by the another former catcher who just happened to be that start. Pitcher Tyler Holton. This is his fourth straight start. Tyler is a reliever, but he is being used as an opener quite a bit either for bullpen days. Today. It's expected to be for Kent as a BK deep in the hole at short, backed by J Baez long throw to first one pitch one out and we are underway here at Comerica Park, fly ball right center parker Meadows to the ball and makes the catch swinging a chopper to first fair ball. It's glove by blind, he'll take it to the bank himself and the side is retired, good start for the Tigers. As Tyler Holton gets the Royals 123. We head to the bottom of the first with no score. And now on the mound for the Royals number 24 Michael Lorenzen making his Royals debut. He had a very interesting major league career and he has split time between the rotation and the bullpen over the years with several clubs jammed him. That'll work and junior makes the call looking up into the sun and Perez is out. Number one, he'll go to work on Colt Keith and there's a bouncer up the middle on the first pitch. Bobby to the first base side of second, has it on the outfield grass and throws to first for the out here is the batter now is right handed in matt Veling part of last year with the Tigers and the Phillies and that will bounce up against the wall and Veling will go to second base with a two out double and a swing and a high fly ball hit to left back is MJMJ is there shy of the track, he'll make the catch for the final out of the inning. So the double leaves be stranded at second base as we go to winning. Number two Royals and Tigers. No, Michael was all smiles after his first inning with his new team fastball called strike three. Got him looking and there's strikeout number one as a royal for Michael Lorenzen and now Ib--ez goes down on three pitches and Lorenzen got him with a changeup. You just love his mechanics. They're really simple. He can really master the ball. He changes speed. That changeup is beautiful and the pitch to meadows and he'll swing and miss and strike out at the changeup. How about Michael Lon? Strikes out the side here in the second inning? No score here in Detroit Rogers zero for three with a walk last night from ball left side backhanded deep in the hole and fumbled by Bobby with Junior. It wrote up his arm there, Bobby and that will be an error on the Kansas City shortstop. He kind of played himself into a bad hop on his backhand side, didn't get himself in a good position and climb up his arm and he is down on strike and the Renen has struck out four. He takes ball four down and in good job by Colt getting on base there draws his third 28th walk and in ball four back to back walks. So an error and a pair of walks have loaded the bases for Justin Henry Malloy swings and chops this one to third. The Youngs got it. He'll step on the bag on assisted, no need for a throw and that will retire the side. The Tigers leave them loaded on in relief Salvador Perez coming up next to left and hooking toward the corner and that's going to be down and over the wall. And that saved the Tigers because while Vinny isn't the fastest Royal with two outs, he's going on contact. And if that ball hits the wall and stays in, he likely scores 19th double by the captain off the end of the bat breaking ball but well placed, chopped softly to third. IBA is on the run. Nice play. Made it look easy. Ground rule double helps two Tigers loaded the bases in the third. Could not score. Kansas City 2nd and 3rd 2 out in the fourth inning. Could not score base hit to right to start it off for blind Madrid left on the first pitch ball off. The Frenzen makes the play and the Royals get a double plays, got it. He stags it on the line drive and doubles up the runner at first. That's a double play cat like reflexes in the home of the Tigers, Michael Lorenzen flashing the leather big spot in this ball game. Bobby, no score. Top of the sixth inning. You see set to dig in there and he smokes it to right field and that is out of here for another home run in this series. No wonder my one, that previous pitch, we need to get our new guy a run that was beautiful 15th on the season for the squat three home runs, seven RBIs in the series bottom of the sixth inning and it's one nothing Kansas City two outs that leaves it up to blind Madrid Tigers down the road in the sixth inning fly ball left center deep and that ball is going to split the outfielders hop the ball by Madrid goes opposite field. Blind Madrid is putting together some really nice at bats for the Tigers. An RB I opportunity here for Abanes to tie up this ball game with a two out base. No, this one flo out to right field. It's dropping and it's gonna drop in for a hit. Rounding third heading to the plate. Madrid. He will score without a throw. Baez ties up this ballgame with the base hit to right. I can get Lorenzon out of the game and they've tied it up in the 6th 1 to 1 ball game. Royals and Tigers here in the top of the seventh innings. Oh man, on first IA a dealing with Dejo that hung and it goes a long way. There is his first Royals homer 18 on the season and that's two stakes. Oh, yeah, that was beautiful. He went back to back split fingers. What an addition, a nice little power hitter lines this one into right field. He went down and get the slider. He's got some speed. He's heading to second Perez throw to second base and they got, oh, it's a fine what a tank from Baz, no throws coming. Wait a minute. Watch this bang. That's the old turn throw. He can lay a tag on a guy and give him a concussion in a hurry. I mean, that's how you lay a tag on somebody. Not violent. It's aggressive. The Royals lead it 3 to 1 as we go to the bottom of the ninth inning and on to try to close this thing out is Hunter Harvey settling in overall this season a 425 a in 47 appearances. So, let's see how he does. He's probably better than that fly ball right center. That's d that ball's got a chance. Fly Madrid first as a Tiger Tigers and Then one get some of that fly. That's big boy territory out there. Dan, good night. Zack Mckinstry pinch hit 12, the corner will Cruz into second, big pitch, hit double potential tying runs at second. We got a ball game now. No outs man at second. What an at bat by Mckinstry. Now J here has to lock it in, lock it in, put a ball in play infield in great time to hit all the pressures on the pitcher. They drive to left. The Tigers have tied it on the way to second and he'll make it with a head first slide. Two runs in the night for the Tigers rally time fans are going nuts back here in the top of the 10th after an exciting bottom nine with the Tigers tied it up with two, is 33. Jason Foley on the pitch. Go ahead run on third base for Kansas City. Looks like they're going to play with the infield in as Bobby Witt Junior is the batter a little flair to center Meadows dies. Did he make the catch? He did? That's going to score a run. He laid out. I thought the ball might have short hopped the glove. I mean, look at face plant good three. You see the on that, that's one in 100. That ball gets caught. What a play Chris Bubic been around for a while as a starter as a reliever not pitched a whole lot for Kansas City Tigers down to their last out trying to tie it up in the tens and it will take a hit from Justin Henry Malloy line drive down the right about it on his way to second and Malloy ties it up in the 10th. He took the change up away and put it in the right field corner. I have been so impressed with Justin Henner Malloy. That's what I'm talking about. 11th inning on Blanco. The speedster is the extra inning runner for manager Mike Blanco on his way. He got it. The Royals will challenge Loco immediately said no, no, no. And veering just kind of had this nervous look. The Tigers third baseman to see what the Royals were gonna do. Take the arm away. He never touched it. I don't think he did. Let's see. Did he get him? Look at how he's going to take the arm away after the call is overturned. The runner is save it huge, huge slide by Tyrone Blanc. They bring the infield in with one out and one on the batter renfroe and renfroe lines it to left field that is down and the Royals take the lead again. Bottom 1154. Kansas City, James mcarthur enters the game for Kansas City. The runner on second is ryan Vlade Parker Meadows. J Baez. Jake Rogers line drive to hit it hard. That's triple territory. Metal Tigers have tied. He's flying around the bases, baby. Another amazing at bat. So now the winning run at third two outs, Wesel Perez fly ball right field. Hi in the 91 in the 10th two in the 11th on jim Leland Tigers walk it off but it, we go into the night down by two. Dan. Start crushing the ball. What a, what a relentless effort by this offense. Wentzel Perez wins it.