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Detroit Tigers @ 
Kansas City Royals
2019-09-03 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 12644 · 89°F, cloudy · Wind 5 mph R to L · 3:09
Kansas City Royals defeated Detroit Tigers 6–5. Detroit Tigers opened the scoring in the 3rd — Grayson Greiner singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Whit Merrifield. Travis Demeritte scores. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 3rd — Jorge Soler homers (39) on a fly ball to left center field. Nick Dini scores. Whit Merrifield scores. Detroit Tigers took the lead in the 8th — Brandon Dixon out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Bubba Starling. Jeimer Candelario scores. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 8th — Ryan McBroom walks. The game's biggest swing came in the 9th: Ryan O'Hearn homers (11) on a fly ball to left center field — worth 42% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
W: Ian Kennedy L: Zac Reininger SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Roberto Ortiz · 1B: Mike Muchlinski · 2B: Rob Drake · 3B: Tim Timmons · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Victor Reyes | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Willi Castro | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Miguel Cabrera | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ronny Rodriguez | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Jeimer Candelario | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dawel Lugo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brandon Dixon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Travis Demeritte | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Grayson Greiner | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Christin Stewart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Harold Castro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Adalberto Mondesi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jorge Soler | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Hunter Dozier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 Alex Gordon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Ryan McBroom | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bubba Starling | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Humberto Arteaga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nick Dini | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Brett Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan O'Hearn | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Daniel Norris | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
 Drew VerHagen | 4.1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
 Jose Cisnero | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Gregory Soto | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Buck Farmer | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Zac Reininger | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mike Montgomery | 5.2 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
 Scott Barlow | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Kevin McCarthy | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Ian Kennedy | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Victor Reyes: K
- Willi Castro: 63/G56
- Miguel Cabrera: S7/G56+
- Ronny Rodriguez: K
Bot 1
- Whit Merrifield: S8/L89S
- Adalberto Mondesi: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
- Jorge Soler: W
- Hunter Dozier: K
Top 2
- Jeimer Candelario: K
- Dawel Lugo: 53/G56
- Brandon Dixon: 7/L7D+
Bot 2
- Alex Gordon: K
- Ryan McBroom: S8/L8RS
- Bubba Starling: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Top 3
- Travis Demeritte: D7/L7LS+
- Grayson Greiner: S9/G34.2-H
- Victor Reyes: S7.1-2
- Willi Castro: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.2-3
- Miguel Cabrera: W
- Ronny Rodriguez: K
Bot 3
- Humberto Arteaga: 13/G15-
- Nick Dini: W
- Whit Merrifield: S7/G56+.1-2
- Adalberto Mondesi: 9/F9LD.2-3
- Jorge Soler: HR/F78XD+.3-H;1-H
- Hunter Dozier: K
Top 4
- Jeimer Candelario: 63/G6
- Dawel Lugo: 13/G-
- Brandon Dixon: 43/G4+
Bot 4
- Alex Gordon: W
- Ryan McBroom: 54(1)3/GDP/G56+
- Bubba Starling: K
Top 5
- Travis Demeritte: 4/F4MD
- Grayson Greiner: 8/F8RXD+
- Victor Reyes: D8/F8RXD+
- Willi Castro: WP.2-3
- Willi Castro: K
Bot 5
- Humberto Arteaga: K
- Nick Dini: 9/F9D
- Whit Merrifield: D7/L7D+
- Adalberto Mondesi: K
Top 6
- Miguel Cabrera: 53/G56
- Ronny Rodriguez: S5/G
- Jeimer Candelario: 54(1)/FO/G56+
- Dawel Lugo: 7/F7S
Bot 6
- Jorge Soler: S9/G4+
- Hunter Dozier: K
- Alex Gordon: 9/F9M
- Ryan McBroom: K
Top 7
- Brandon Dixon: 63/G6
- Travis Demeritte: K
- Grayson Greiner: S8/G6M
- Victor Reyes: D7/F78XD+.1-H
- Willi Castro: 8/F8RD
Bot 7
- Bubba Starling: 63/G56+
- Humberto Arteaga: 31/G4S-
- Nick Dini: K
Top 8
- Miguel Cabrera: S7/L78S+
- Ronny Rodriguez: K
- Jeimer Candelario: D98/F89XD+.1-3
- Christin Stewart: S9/L9S+.3-H;2-3
- Brandon Dixon: 8/SF/L8RXD+.3-H
- Travis Demeritte: 13/G15+
Bot 8
- Whit Merrifield: 53/G5
- Adalberto Mondesi: W
- Jorge Soler: S9/G4+.1-2
- Hunter Dozier: K
- Alex Gordon: SB2;SB3
- Alex Gordon: S6/G6S-.3-H;2-3
- Ryan McBroom: WP.3-H(NR);1-2
- Ryan McBroom: W
- Bubba Starling: 3/F34-
Top 9
- Grayson Greiner: S8/G6M
- Victor Reyes: S7/L78S.1-2
- Willi Castro: 15(2)/FO.1-2
- Harold Castro: 3/G3+.2-3;1-2
- Ronny Rodriguez: S7/L7M+.3-H;2XH(72)
Bot 9
- Brett Phillips: 7/F78D+
- Ryan O'Hearn: HR/F7D+
Notes & reviews
- Royals challenged call tht Castro was safe at 1st; call overturned - ground out
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- Tigers challenged call that Castro was out at home; call upheld - out trying to score on single