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| Date | June 13, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | TD Ameritrade Park Omaha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Omaha, Nebraska | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Umpires | HP: Alan Porter 1B: Joe West 2B: John Libka 3B: Eric Cooper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 25,454 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ceremonial first pitch | 8 players from the final 8 schools in the 2019 College World Series[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Television | ESPN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Karl Ravech (play-by-play) Eduardo Pérez (analyst) Kyle Peterson (analyst) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MLB in Omaha was a Major League Baseball (MLB) game played between the American League (AL) Central's Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals on June 13, 2019. The game was played at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska, two days before the start of that season's College World Series, held at the same venue. This was the first regular-season MLB contest played in the state of Nebraska. The game, sponsored by GEICO and broadcast on ESPN, was won by the Royals, 7–3.[2]
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Background
In June 2018, MLB announced that the Tigers and Royals would play a regular season game at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska.[3] MLB wanted a way to connect College Baseball with Major League Baseball, and did so by scheduling an MLB game two days before the 2019 College World Series in Omaha.[4]
Game
Recap
The Royals served as the home team, while the Tigers were the visitors. Matthew Boyd was the starting pitcher for Detroit, and Homer Bailey started for Kansas City.[5] Nicky Lopez hit his first career home run where he played college baseball to start the scoring for the Royals. Homer Bailey pitched six scoreless innings and got the win while Matthew Boyd was given the loss. The Royals won the game 7–3.[6]
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | × | 7 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Homer Bailey (5–6) LP: Matthew Boyd (5–5) Sv: Ian Kennedy (6) Home runs: Away: None Home: Nicky Lopez (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Box score
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See also
References
- ^ Flanagan, Jeffrey; Falkoff, Robert (June 13, 2019). "Tigers, Royals enjoy colorful pregame in Omaha". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ McDowell, Sam (June 13, 2019). "Nicky Lopez hits first career HR to lead Royals to win in MLB game in Omaha". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ "Tigers, Royals to play in Omaha on June 13, 2019". The Detroit News. June 21, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ McCosky, Chris (June 20, 2018). "Tigers, Royals to play in Omaha before 2019 CWS". The Detroit News. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ "Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals Box Score, June 13, 2019". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Tigers vs. Royals - Game Summary". ESPN. June 13, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
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