Big inning turns pitcher’s duel into 8-0 Royals laugher
by Royals Review
Royals Review— The Royals and Tigers were engaged in a tense pitcher’s duel for eight innings before Kansas City broke the game wide open in the ninth inning leading to an 8-0 win in the series opener on Friday afternoon. The Royals got seven shutout innings from Seth Lugo, who lowered his season ERA to 1.66, allowing just three hits and recording a season-high nine strikeouts. The Royals got on the board in the third inning when the bottom of the order came through. Adam Frazier and Kyle Isbel each singled,...
www.lowellsun.com—High school roundup: Greater Lowell defeats Lowell Catholic, 1-0, in pitcher’s duel. Jake Torpey won an old-fashioned pitcher’s duel to lift the Greater Lowell Tech baseball team to a tense 1-0 win over Lowell Catholic on Thursday afternoon.
Detroit Free Press—Detroit Tigers fall to Kansas City Royals, 8-0, after allowing seven runs in ninth inning. Second-year righty Reese Olson struck out eight over seven innings, allowing one run, but the Detroit Tigers mustered just five hits Friday.
KHON2—Hawaii’s Alex Giroux named Big West Pitcher of the Week. Giroux pitched five perfect innings on Friday.