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Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

2016-09-04 · Day game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 34616 · 80°F, cloudy · Wind 11 mph R to L · 3:19

Detroit Tigers defeated Kansas City Royals 6–5. Detroit Tigers opened the scoring in the 2nd — Justin Upton doubles (24) on a line drive to center fielder Jarrod Dyson. J.D. Martinez scores. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 7th — Paulo Orlando doubles (17) on a ground ball to left fielder Justin Upton. Jarrod Dyson scores. Alex Gordon to 3rd. Detroit Tigers took the lead in the 8th — Justin Upton homers (20) on a fly ball to right center field. Miguel Cabrera scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 8th: Justin Upton homers (20) on a fly ball to right center field. Miguel Cabrera scores — worth 51% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	6	13
KCA	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	5	7

W: Shane Greene L: Joakim Soria SV: Francisco Rodriguez

Umpires — HP: Chris Conroy · 1B: Paul Nauert · 2B: Ron Kulpa · 3B: Jerry Meals · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ian Kinsler	4	0	3	1	1	0
Jose Iglesias	5	0	0	0	0	3
Miguel Cabrera	5	1	1	0	0	1
Victor Martinez	4	0	0	0	0	1
J. D. Martinez	4	2	2	1	0	0
Justin Upton	4	1	2	3	0	1
Tyler Collins	4	1	2	0	0	0
James McCann	4	0	1	0	0	1
Andrew Romine	4	1	2	1	0	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Paulo Orlando	5	0	1	1	0	0
Cheslor Cuthbert	4	0	0	0	0	0
Eric Hosmer	3	1	0	0	1	3
Kendrys Morales	4	1	2	0	0	0
Salvador Perez	2	1	0	0	2	1
Whit Merrifield	3	0	1	1	0	0
Alcides Escobar	4	1	2	1	0	1
Jarrod Dyson	4	1	1	2	0	1
Adalberto Mondesi	2	0	0	0	0	2
Alex Gordon	1	0	0	0	1	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Daniel Norris	6.0	4	1	7
Alex Wilson	0.2	2	2	0
Shane Greene	1.1	0	1	1
Francisco Rodriguez	1.0	1	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Edinson Volquez	6.2	7	1	5
Peter Moylan	0.1	1	0	0
Joakim Soria	1.0	4	0	0
Chris Young	1.0	1	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ian Kinsler: S8/L8LS-
Jose Iglesias: CS2(26)
Jose Iglesias: 53/G5+
Miguel Cabrera: 8/F8LD

Bot 1

Paulo Orlando: 63/G6
Cheslor Cuthbert: 63/G6+
Eric Hosmer: K

Top 2

Victor Martinez: 8/L8LM+
J. D. Martinez: S8/L6D-
Justin Upton: D8/F8RXD+.1-H
Tyler Collins: 5/F56S-
James McCann: 53/G56-

Bot 2

Kendrys Morales: 8/F8RD
Salvador Perez: K
Whit Merrifield: 8/F8RS

Top 3

Andrew Romine: 8/F78D
Ian Kinsler: W
Jose Iglesias: K
Miguel Cabrera: 63/G6

Bot 3

Alcides Escobar: HR/F78XD+
Jarrod Dyson: K
Adalberto Mondesi: K
Paulo Orlando: 3/F3DF-

Top 4

Victor Martinez: 3/G34-
J. D. Martinez: HR/F78D+
Justin Upton: 53/G56
Tyler Collins: 7/F7S

Bot 4

Cheslor Cuthbert: 7/F7M
Eric Hosmer: K
Kendrys Morales: S8/L8LM
Salvador Perez: 8/F8LS

Top 5

James McCann: K
Andrew Romine: S9/L4D-
Ian Kinsler: SB2
Ian Kinsler: FC6/G6+.2X3(65)
Jose Iglesias: K

Bot 5

Whit Merrifield: S9/G34+
Alcides Escobar: K
Jarrod Dyson: 7/F78M
Adalberto Mondesi: CS2(24)

Top 6

Miguel Cabrera: 8/F8RXD+
Victor Martinez: K
J. D. Martinez: 63/G6S-

Bot 6

Adalberto Mondesi: K
Paulo Orlando: 53/G5
Cheslor Cuthbert: 9/F89M

Top 7

Justin Upton: K
Tyler Collins: D8/F8RXD+
James McCann: 7/F78XD+
Andrew Romine: D4/G3+.2-H
Ian Kinsler: S8/L78S.2-H
Jose Iglesias: 4(1)/FO/G4

Bot 7

Eric Hosmer: W
Kendrys Morales: S7/G56+.1-2
Salvador Perez: W.2-3;1-2
Whit Merrifield: 8/SF/F8LXD+.3-H;2-3;1-2
Alcides Escobar: 3/L34+
Jarrod Dyson: T9/G3.3-H;2-H
Alex Gordon: IW
Paulo Orlando: D7/G5+.3-H;1-3
Cheslor Cuthbert: 3/G34S-

Top 8

Miguel Cabrera: S8/L78S
Victor Martinez: 6/F8RS-
J. D. Martinez: 7/F78S
Justin Upton: HR/F8RXD+.1-H
Tyler Collins: S4/G34
James McCann: S7/G6+.1-2
Andrew Romine: PB.2-3;1-2
Andrew Romine: 63/G6

Bot 8

Eric Hosmer: K
Kendrys Morales: 163/G13
Salvador Perez: W
Whit Merrifield: SB2
Whit Merrifield: 9/F9D

Top 9

Ian Kinsler: S9/L34D-
Jose Iglesias: K
Miguel Cabrera: PO1(13)
Miguel Cabrera: K

Bot 9

Alcides Escobar: D8/F8RD+
Jarrod Dyson: 43/G34.2-3
Alex Gordon: 43/G4S+
Paulo Orlando: 53/G5

Notes & reviews

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