MLB in Omaha

MLB in Omaha was a Major League Baseball (MLB) specialty 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]

MLB in Omaha

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
Date	June 13, 2019
Venue	Charles Schwab Field Omaha[a]
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
Time of game	7:08 PM CDT
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)

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

TD Ameritrade Park (Now Charles Schwab Field

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 Pitching Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Homer Bailey (W) 6 2 0 0 3 6 0 5.37 Jorge López 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 6.79 Kevin McCarthy 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 6.32 Wily Peralta 2⁄3 2 1 1 1 0 0 4.66 Ian Kennedy (S) 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.67

See also

• List of neutral site regular season Major League Baseball games played in the United States and Canada
• College World Series
• 2019 College World Series

Notes

1. Formerly TD Ameritrade Park Omaha