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Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers
2015-09-20 · Day game · Comerica Park · Att: 32788 · 65°F, cloudy · Wind 6 mph to RF · 3:23
Kansas City Royals defeated Detroit Tigers 10–3. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 1st — Eric Hosmer out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Anthony Gose. Ben Zobrist scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 3rd: Paulo Orlando homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. Alex Rios scores — worth 10% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 19 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
W: Kris Medlen L: Alfredo Simon SV: Danny Duffy
Umpires — HP: Quinn Wolcott · 1B: Lance Barksdale · 2B: Ryan Blakney · 3B: Gary Cederstrom · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ben Zobrist | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Lorenzo Cain | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 Eric Hosmer | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Kendrys Morales | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Moustakas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Alex Rios | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Paulo Orlando | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Christian Colon | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Drew Butera | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Anthony Gose | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Andrew Romine | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Miguel Cabrera | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 J. D. Martinez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Victor Martinez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Nick Castellanos | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Tyler Collins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 James McCann | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dixon Machado | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jefry Marte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kris Medlen | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
 Danny Duffy | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alfredo Simon | 4.1 | 13 | 3 | 3 |
 Jose Valdez | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
 Jeff Ferrell | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Al Alburquerque | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Ben Zobrist: D9/L9LS+
- Lorenzo Cain: S9/L89S.2-3
- Eric Hosmer: POCS2(13614)
- Eric Hosmer: 8/SF/F8RXD+.3-H
- Kendrys Morales: W
- Mike Moustakas: S9/G34.1-3
- Alex Rios: S7/L7S.3-H;1-2
- Paulo Orlando: K
Bot 1
- Anthony Gose: W
- Andrew Romine: 8/F8RD
- Miguel Cabrera: 9/F9LM
- J. D. Martinez: 1/L13-
Top 2
- Christian Colon: S8/L89S
- Drew Butera: 13/SH/BG15S-.1-2
- Ben Zobrist: W
- Lorenzo Cain: K
- Eric Hosmer: S9/L89S.2XH(9262);1-2
Bot 2
- Victor Martinez: W
- Nick Castellanos: 46(1)/FO/MREV/G4
- Tyler Collins: K
- James McCann: 53/G56-
Top 3
- Kendrys Morales: HR/F9LD
- Mike Moustakas: 7/F78S
- Alex Rios: S8/L8LM+
- Paulo Orlando: HR/F7D+.1-H
- Christian Colon: S18/G+
- Drew Butera: PO1(13)
- Drew Butera: W
- Ben Zobrist: 43/G34
Bot 3
- Dixon Machado: 63/G56
- Anthony Gose: W
- Andrew Romine: E6/G6.1-2
- Miguel Cabrera: S7/G56.2-H(UR);1-2
- J. D. Martinez: 7/F8LD
- Victor Martinez: S8/G4M.2-H(UR);1-3
- Nick Castellanos: S9/L89M.3-H(UR);1-2
- Tyler Collins: 7/F78M
Top 4
- Lorenzo Cain: K
- Eric Hosmer: 43/G34D
- Kendrys Morales: HR/F7D+
- Mike Moustakas: 4/F4-
Bot 4
- James McCann: 8/F8LD
- Dixon Machado: S7/L56D
- Anthony Gose: 64(1)/FO/G6S-
- Andrew Romine: S9/G4.1-3
- Miguel Cabrera: 63/G6
Top 5
- Alex Rios: 63/G6+
- Paulo Orlando: D8/L8LS+
- Christian Colon: D8/L8LM+.2-H
- Drew Butera: WP.2-3
- Drew Butera: W
- Ben Zobrist: S8/G4M.3-H;1-2
- Lorenzo Cain: 8/F8RXD+.2-3
- Eric Hosmer: 3/G3S-
Bot 5
- J. D. Martinez: 53/G5
- Victor Martinez: 8/F8LS
- Nick Castellanos: K
Top 6
- Kendrys Morales: T8/F89XD+
- Mike Moustakas: W
- Alex Rios: WP.3-H(NR);1-2
- Alex Rios: 8/F8LM
- Paulo Orlando: 7/F78D+
- Christian Colon: S6/G56.2-3
- Drew Butera: 4/F3F
Bot 6
- Tyler Collins: 43/G4
- James McCann: 8/F8LM
- Dixon Machado: 8/F8LD
Top 7
- Ben Zobrist: 43/G4-
- Lorenzo Cain: K
- Eric Hosmer: K
Bot 7
- Anthony Gose: S8/G6M
- Andrew Romine: K
- Miguel Cabrera: 9/F9D
- J. D. Martinez: K
Top 8
- Kendrys Morales: HR/F9D+
- Mike Moustakas: 13/G13+
- Alex Rios: 8/F89M
- Paulo Orlando: K
Bot 8
- Jefry Marte: 53/G5
- Nick Castellanos: K
- Tyler Collins: 8/F89XD+
Top 9
- Christian Colon: 8/F8RXD+
- Drew Butera: DGR8/F8LXD+
- Ben Zobrist: S9/L9S.2-3
- Lorenzo Cain: K
- Eric Hosmer: 9/F89D
Bot 9
- James McCann: S7/L8LD+
- Dixon Machado: WP.1-2
- Dixon Machado: K
- Anthony Gose: K
- Andrew Romine: K
Notes & reviews
- replay,2,castn001,DET,cedeg901,DET05,,Y,M,DET,C $when Nick Castellanos was called out at 1B, Tigers manager Brad Ausmus challenged the ruling; the call was overturned by replay