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Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers

2017-07-26 · Night game · Comerica Park · Att: 29073 · 80°F, cloudy · Wind 8 mph R to L · 3:37

Kansas City Royals defeated Detroit Tigers 16–2. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 2nd — Alcides Escobar singles on a line drive to left fielder Justin Upton. Eric Hosmer scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 2nd: Alcides Escobar singles on a line drive to left fielder Justin Upton. Eric Hosmer scores — worth 10% in win probability. Also of note: Ejection — Bruce Rondon (P): Intentionally hitting batter.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	0	1	3	0	0	0	9	0	3	16	22
DET	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	7

W: Ian Kennedy L: Anibal Sanchez SV: (none)

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

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Whit Merrifield	7	2	3	1	0	0
Jorge Bonifacio	6	2	2	1	0	2
Lorenzo Cain	6	3	3	0	0	0
Eric Hosmer	6	5	5	6	0	0
Mike Moustakas	5	2	3	1	0	0
Brandon Moss	4	0	1	1	2	2
Alcides Escobar	4	1	2	2	0	1
Alex Gordon	3	1	0	1	1	1
Drew Butera	4	0	1	2	1	1
Ramon Torres	2	0	2	1	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

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

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ian Kennedy	6.0	3	2	4
Scott Alexander	1.0	2	0	0
Ryan Buchter	1.0	0	0	0
Brandon Maurer	1.0	2	1	3

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Anibal Sanchez	3.2	9	2	4
Chad Bell	2.2	5	0	1
Warwick Saupold	0.1	4	0	0
Daniel Stumpf	1.1	1	1	1
Bruce Rondon	0.1	2	0	1
Andrew Romine	0.2	1	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Whit Merrifield: S8/L8RS
Jorge Bonifacio: POCS2(23)
Jorge Bonifacio: 3/F2RF-
Lorenzo Cain: 7/F7M

Bot 1

Ian Kinsler: W
Alex Presley: 6/F5-
Justin Upton: K
Miguel Cabrera: K

Top 2

Eric Hosmer: S5/G56S-
Mike Moustakas: 4/L4-
Brandon Moss: SB2
Brandon Moss: K
Alcides Escobar: S7/L7S.2-H
Alex Gordon: SB2
Alex Gordon: W
Drew Butera: K23

Bot 2

Nick Castellanos: 9/F9LD
Victor Martinez: 8/F8LD
Mikie Mahtook: 8/F8LM

Top 3

Whit Merrifield: S5/G5S-
Jorge Bonifacio: BK.1-2
Jorge Bonifacio: S7/G56+.2-H;B-2
Lorenzo Cain: 3/G34+.2-3
Eric Hosmer: S9/G34.3-H
Mike Moustakas: S9/G34+.1-2
Brandon Moss: S9/L34D+.2-H;1-2
Alcides Escobar: K
Alex Gordon: 9/F89D

Bot 3

James McCann: S7/G56+
Jose Iglesias: 9/F89S-
Ian Kinsler: 7/F78XD+
Alex Presley: K

Top 4

Drew Butera: W
Whit Merrifield: 8/F8RD
Jorge Bonifacio: K
Lorenzo Cain: S8/G6M+.1-3
Eric Hosmer: 13/G-

Bot 4

Justin Upton: W
Miguel Cabrera: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
Nick Castellanos: K

Top 5

Mike Moustakas: S8/G4M
Brandon Moss: 6/L6
Alcides Escobar: 46(1)/FO/G4
Alex Gordon: 13/G15-

Bot 5

Victor Martinez: 7/F78D
Mikie Mahtook: S8/L8LS
James McCann: 8/F8RS
Jose Iglesias: D7/L5D+.1-H;BX3(7635)

Top 6

Drew Butera: 4/F4-
Whit Merrifield: 8/F8LM
Jorge Bonifacio: 7/F78D+

Bot 6

Ian Kinsler: 9/L89M
Alex Presley: 3/G3
Justin Upton: 53/G56

Top 7

Lorenzo Cain: D7/L78D+
Eric Hosmer: S3/G34S-.2-3
Mike Moustakas: S9/G34+.3-H;1-2
Brandon Moss: K
Alcides Escobar: D7/F7D+.2-H;1-3
Alex Gordon: HP
Drew Butera: S7/G56+.3-H;2-H;1-2
Whit Merrifield: S8/L6D+.2-H;1-2
Jorge Bonifacio: S7/G56+.2-3;1-2
Lorenzo Cain: 52(3)/FO/G56S+.2-3;1-2
Eric Hosmer: HR/F89D+.3-H;2-H;1-H
Mike Moustakas: 8/F89XD+

Bot 7

Andrew Romine: S6/G6-
Nick Castellanos: S1/G15.1-3(E1/TH)
Alex Avila: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M+.3-H(UR)
Mikie Mahtook: 63/G6

Top 8

Brandon Moss: W
Ramon Torres: S7/L7S.1-2
Alex Gordon: K
Drew Butera: 8/F8RD+
Whit Merrifield: 64(1)/FO/G6+

Bot 8

James McCann: 7/F7S
Jose Iglesias: 43/G4
Dixon Machado: 63/G6+

Top 9

Jorge Bonifacio: K
Lorenzo Cain: S9/G34
Eric Hosmer: BK.1-2
Eric Hosmer: S7/L56D+.2-H
Mike Moustakas: HP.1-2
Brandon Moss: W.2-3;1-2
Ramon Torres: S9/L34D.3-H;2-3;1-2
Alex Gordon: 8/SF/L8LM+.3-H
Drew Butera: HP.2-3;1-2
Whit Merrifield: 9/F9D

Bot 9

Alex Presley: K
Justin Upton: W
Andrew Romine: S8/L8RS-.1-2
Nick Castellanos: S8/L8RS.2-3;1-2
Alex Avila: K
Mikie Mahtook: K

Notes & reviews

Tigers challenged call that Merrifield was safe on pickoff attempt; call was overturned - caught stealing
Plate umpire Reyburn ejected pitcher Rondon, for hitting Moustakas intentionally

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