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Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers
2018-04-22 · Day game · Comerica Park · Att: 19034 · 56°F, sunny · Wind 7 mph L to R · 3:09
Kansas City Royals defeated Detroit Tigers 8–5. Detroit Tigers opened the scoring in the 1st — Miguel Cabrera grounds out softly, shortstop Alcides Escobar to first baseman Whit Merrifield. Leonys Martin scores. Jeimer Candelario to 3rd. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 6th — Abraham Almonte hits a grand slam (2) to right center field. Cheslor Cuthbert scores. Jorge Soler scores. Paulo Orlando scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 6th: Abraham Almonte hits a grand slam (2) to right center field. Cheslor Cuthbert scores. Jorge Soler scores. Paulo Orlando scores — worth 35% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | |
| DET | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
W: Kevin McCarthy L: Drew VerHagen SV: Kelvin Herrera
Umpires — HP: Kerwin Danley · 1B: Scott Barry · 2B: Carlos Torres · 3B: Ramon De Jesus · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Cheslor Cuthbert | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mike Moustakas | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Jorge Soler | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Paulo Orlando | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Abraham Almonte | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
 Ryan Goins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alcides Escobar | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Drew Butera | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Leonys Martin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jeimer Candelario | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Miguel Cabrera | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Nick Castellanos | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Victor Martinez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 JaCoby Jones | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 James McCann | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jose Iglesias | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Dixon Machado | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eric Skoglund | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
 Kevin McCarthy | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Brian Flynn | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Kelvin Herrera | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Francisco Liriano | 5.1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
 Alex Wilson | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Drew VerHagen | 0.1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Buck Farmer | 1.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Jimenez | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Whit Merrifield: 43/G4S-
- Cheslor Cuthbert: K
- Mike Moustakas: 7/L78M
Bot 1
- Leonys Martin: HP
- Jeimer Candelario: D7/L6+.1-3
- Miguel Cabrera: 63/G6S-.3-H;2-3
- Nick Castellanos: S7/L78S+.3-H
- Victor Martinez: 8/F8RD
- JaCoby Jones: WP.1-2
- JaCoby Jones: 4/F4D-
Top 2
- Jorge Soler: W
- Paulo Orlando: K
- Abraham Almonte: K
- Ryan Goins: 9/F89D
Bot 2
- James McCann: S9/G3+
- Jose Iglesias: 3/F23F-
- Dixon Machado: 64(1)3/GDP/G6S
Top 3
- Alcides Escobar: 8/F8RS
- Drew Butera: W
- Whit Merrifield: 43/G4.1-2
- Cheslor Cuthbert: 31/G34S-
Bot 3
- Leonys Martin: 8/F8RXD+
- Jeimer Candelario: 43/G4
- Miguel Cabrera: S8/G6M
- Nick Castellanos: 9/F9M
Top 4
- Mike Moustakas: 7/F7S
- Jorge Soler: 7/F78D
- Paulo Orlando: K
Bot 4
- Victor Martinez: K
- JaCoby Jones: 43/G6+
- James McCann: K
Top 5
- Abraham Almonte: W
- Ryan Goins: K
- Alcides Escobar: K
- Drew Butera: SB2
- Drew Butera: 4/F4M-
Bot 5
- Jose Iglesias: K
- Dixon Machado: 63/G56+
- Leonys Martin: 9/L9M
Top 6
- Whit Merrifield: HR/F7LD+
- Cheslor Cuthbert: D7/L5+
- Mike Moustakas: 3/G34S-.2-3
- Jorge Soler: W
- Paulo Orlando: W.1-2
- Abraham Almonte: HR/F9D+.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Ryan Goins: 31/G3
- Alcides Escobar: 63/G6
Bot 6
- Jeimer Candelario: W
- Miguel Cabrera: W.1-2
- Nick Castellanos: S7.2-H;1-3(E7);B-2
- Victor Martinez: K
- JaCoby Jones: S7/L7S+.3-H;2-3
- James McCann: 9/SF/L89M+.3-H(UR)
- Jose Iglesias: 53/G5S-
Top 7
- Drew Butera: W
- Whit Merrifield: K
- Cheslor Cuthbert: W.1-2
- Mike Moustakas: HR/F9LD+.2-H;1-H
- Jorge Soler: S7/L56D+
- Paulo Orlando: 9/L9M
- Abraham Almonte: 13/G15S-
Bot 7
- Dixon Machado: D9/L9LM
- Leonys Martin: K
- Jeimer Candelario: 7/F7M
- Miguel Cabrera: 43/G4+
Top 8
- Ryan Goins: 7/F7LM
- Alcides Escobar: S9/L34D+
- Drew Butera: S9/G34.1-3
- Whit Merrifield: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Bot 8
- Nick Castellanos: S8/L78S+
- Victor Martinez: 54(1)3/GDP/G5+
- JaCoby Jones: 63/G56+
Top 9
- Cheslor Cuthbert: 8/F8LD
- Mike Moustakas: 5/F6D-
- Jorge Soler: W
- Paulo Orlando: 4/F3DF-
Bot 9
- James McCann: 9/L9LM+
- Jose Iglesias: K
- Dixon Machado: 6/L6D+