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Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers

2017-07-25 · Night game · Comerica Park · Att: 27259 · 77°F, cloudy · Wind 7 mph L to R · 2:49

Kansas City Royals defeated Detroit Tigers 3–1. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 1st — Whit Merrifield homers (11) on a fly ball to left center field. The game's biggest swing came in the 8th: Victor Martinez lines into a double play, right fielder Jorge Bonifacio to first baseman Eric Hosmer. Mikie Mahtook out at 1st — worth 22% in win probability.

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Line score

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

W: Danny Duffy L: Michael Fulmer SV: Kelvin Herrera

Umpires — HP: Jim Wolf · 1B: D.J. Reyburn · 2B: Sam Holbrook · 3B: Greg Gibson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Whit Merrifield	4	1	2	1	1
Jorge Bonifacio	4	1	2	0	1
Lorenzo Cain	4	0	0	0	2
Eric Hosmer	4	1	1	1	1
Salvador Perez	2	0	1	0	1
Mike Moustakas	3	0	0	1	0
Brandon Moss	4	0	1	0	0
Alcides Escobar	3	0	0	0	0
Alex Gordon	3	0	1	0	0
Drew Butera	2	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ian Kinsler	3	0	0	0	1	0
Nick Castellanos	4	0	0	0	0	1
Justin Upton	4	0	1	0	0	2
Miguel Cabrera	4	0	2	0	0	0
Mikie Mahtook	4	1	1	0	0	0
Victor Martinez	3	0	2	0	1	0
James McCann	3	0	1	1	0	1
Andrew Romine	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jose Iglesias	4	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Presley	1	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Avila	1	0	0	0	0	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Danny Duffy	6.1	6	1	4
Peter Moylan	0.2	0	1	0
Joakim Soria	1.0	2	0	0
Kelvin Herrera	1.0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Michael Fulmer	8.0	8	0	6
Daniel Stumpf	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Whit Merrifield: HR/F78XD+
Jorge Bonifacio: K
Lorenzo Cain: K
Eric Hosmer: K

Bot 1

Ian Kinsler: 2/F25F-
Nick Castellanos: 8/F8RXD+
Justin Upton: K

Top 2

Salvador Perez: K
Mike Moustakas: 3/G3-
Brandon Moss: 153/G13-

Bot 2

Miguel Cabrera: S48/F89S-
Mikie Mahtook: 8/F89M
Victor Martinez: S8/G6.1-2
James McCann: 8/F8RXD+.2-3
Andrew Romine: 13/G13-

Top 3

Alcides Escobar: 13/G15S-
Alex Gordon: S8/L6MD+
Whit Merrifield: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+

Bot 3

Jose Iglesias: 3/F34S-
Ian Kinsler: 7/F7LM
Nick Castellanos: 9/F9LM

Top 4

Jorge Bonifacio: S7/L7S
Lorenzo Cain: 53/G56-.1-2
Eric Hosmer: S8/G6M+.2-H
Salvador Perez: S57/G56+.1-3
Mike Moustakas: 7/SF/F7M.3-H;1-2
Brandon Moss: 31/G3

Bot 4

Justin Upton: 7/F78D
Miguel Cabrera: 8/F8RS
Mikie Mahtook: T7/F78XD+
Victor Martinez: W
James McCann: S8/L89S-.3-H;1-2
Andrew Romine: 7/F78M

Top 5

Alcides Escobar: 9/F89M
Alex Gordon: 3/G3
Whit Merrifield: S8/G4M+
Jorge Bonifacio: 53/G5

Bot 5

Jose Iglesias: 63/G56
Ian Kinsler: 9/F89M
Nick Castellanos: K

Top 6

Lorenzo Cain: 43/G4MD
Eric Hosmer: 7/F8LM
Drew Butera: 43/G34D+

Bot 6

Justin Upton: K
Miguel Cabrera: 63/G6+
Mikie Mahtook: 8/F8RXD+

Top 7

Mike Moustakas: 9/F89D+
Brandon Moss: S9/L9M+
Alcides Escobar: 4/L4+
Alex Gordon: 43/G34

Bot 7

Victor Martinez: D7/L7LM+
James McCann: K
Andrew Romine: S9/L34D+.2-3
Jose Iglesias: 13.1-2
Ian Kinsler: IW
Nick Castellanos: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 8

Whit Merrifield: K
Jorge Bonifacio: S8/L6MD
Lorenzo Cain: K
Eric Hosmer: 6/L6D-

Bot 8

Justin Upton: S7/G56+
Miguel Cabrera: S4/G6MD.1-2
Mikie Mahtook: 46(1)/FO/G4.2-3
Victor Martinez: 9(B)3(1)/LDP/L9LD+

Top 9

Drew Butera: 7/F78S
Mike Moustakas: 6/F56D
Brandon Moss: 7/L7S

Bot 9

Alex Presley: 63/G6+
Alex Avila: K
Jose Iglesias: 7/F78XD+

Notes & reviews

Tigers challenged call at first that Cain was safe at first; call was overturned - ground out
Salvador Perez left with rib cage tightness
Royals challenged call that Moss was out returning to to first to complete double play; call was overturned - safe at 1st, no DP

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