MLB in Omaha

MLB in Omaha
Date	June 13, 2019
Venue	Charles Schwab Field Omaha
City	Omaha, Nebraska
Managers	Ron Gardenhire (Detroit Tigers); Ned Yost (Kansas City Royals);
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
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]

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]

Line score

June 13, 2019 7:08 p.m. CDT (8:08 p.m. EDT) at TD Ameritrade Park
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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

Tigers	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
JaCoby Jones, CF	2	0	1	0	0	0	.257
Victor Reyes, CF	2	1	1	1	0	0	.500
Christin Stewart, LF	5	0	0	0	0	3	.241
Nicholas Castellanos, RF	3	1	0	0	2	1	.260
Miguel Cabrera, DH	4	0	1	0	0	1	.284
Ronny Rodriguez, PR–DH	1	0	1	1	0	0	.219
Brandon Dixon, 1B	4	0	2	0	1	0	.289
Niko Goodrum, SS	3	0	0	0	1	1	.230
Harold Castro, 2B	2	0	0	1	1	0	.262
Grayson Greiner, C	4	0	0	0	0	2	.161
Dawel Lugo, 3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	.242

Pitching

Tigers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Matthew Boyd (L)	4	6	5	4	2	7	1	3.35
Carlos Torres	2	4	2	2	0	3	0	11.25
Austin Adams	2	0	0	0	2	2	0	7.00

Royals	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Whit Merrifield, RF	5	2	2	2	0	2	.294
Adalberto Mondesi, SS	5	0	0	0	0	2	.277
Cheslor Cuthbert, 1B	5	0	2	1	0	2	.333
Jorge Soler, DH	3	1	1	0	1	1	.245
Kelvin Gutierrez, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.260
Nicky Lopez, 2B	4	2	2	1	0	1	.216
Martin Maldonado, C	4	1	2	1	0	1	.202
Terrance Gore, LF	2	1	1	0	2	1	.286
Billy Hamilton, CF	3	0	0	0	1	1	.227