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Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

2018-05-04 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 24648 · 77°F, sunny · Wind 7 mph R to L · 2:49

Kansas City Royals defeated Detroit Tigers 4–2. Detroit Tigers opened the scoring in the 8th — JaCoby Jones doubles (5) on a line drive to left fielder Jon Jay. Jeimer Candelario scores. Victor Reyes scores. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 8th — Jorge Soler singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder JaCoby Jones. Alex Gordon scores. Alcides Escobar scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 8th: JaCoby Jones doubles (5) on a line drive to left fielder Jon Jay. Jeimer Candelario scores. Victor Reyes scores — worth 37% in win probability.

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Line score

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

W: Blaine Boyer L: Daniel Stumpf SV: Kelvin Herrera

Umpires — HP: Jeff Nelson · 1B: Laz Diaz · 2B: Jansen Visconti · 3B: Manny Gonzalez · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Leonys Martin	4	0	0	0	0	3
Jeimer Candelario	4	1	2	0	0	0
Nick Castellanos	3	0	0	0	1	1
Victor Martinez	3	0	3	0	1	0
JaCoby Jones	4	0	1	2	0	1
John Hicks	4	0	1	0	0	1
James McCann	4	0	2	0	0	0
Jose Iglesias	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dixon Machado	4	0	0	0	0	1

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Whit Merrifield	3	0	0	1	0	0
Jorge Soler	4	0	1	2	0	2
Mike Moustakas	4	0	1	0	0	0
Salvador Perez	2	0	0	0	1	0
Cheslor Cuthbert	2	1	0	0	1	0
Jon Jay	3	1	2	0	0	1
Lucas Duda	3	0	0	0	0	1
Alex Gordon	3	1	1	0	0	1
Alcides Escobar	2	1	1	0	1	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Francisco Liriano	7.0	3	2	5
Daniel Stumpf	0.1	2	0	0
Joe Jimenez	0.2	1	1	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ian Kennedy	6.0	6	1	7
Kevin McCarthy	1.0	1	0	0
Blaine Boyer	1.0	2	1	1
Kelvin Herrera	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Leonys Martin: K
Jeimer Candelario: 31/G3
Nick Castellanos: K

Bot 1

Whit Merrifield: 43/G4
Jorge Soler: 8/F8RXD+
Mike Moustakas: 63/G4-

Top 2

Victor Martinez: S7/L78M
JaCoby Jones: 54(1)3/GDP/G6S-
John Hicks: K

Bot 2

Salvador Perez: W
Cheslor Cuthbert: 54(1)/FO/G56
Jon Jay: K
Lucas Duda: K

Top 3

James McCann: 3/F3SF-
Jose Iglesias: 53/G56S
Dixon Machado: 9/F9S

Bot 3

Alex Gordon: 63/G4M
Alcides Escobar: S9/L9LS
Whit Merrifield: 54(1)3/GDP/G56S

Top 4

Leonys Martin: 7/L7D+
Jeimer Candelario: S9/L4D-
Nick Castellanos: 9/F89D+
Victor Martinez: S9/L34+.1-3
JaCoby Jones: 54(1)/FO/G5

Bot 4

Jorge Soler: K
Mike Moustakas: S8/G4M+
Salvador Perez: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 5

John Hicks: S8/G6M+
James McCann: S9/L89M.1-2
Jose Iglesias: K
Dixon Machado: K
Leonys Martin: K

Bot 5

Cheslor Cuthbert: 9/F9LS
Jon Jay: S8/G4M
Lucas Duda: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M

Top 6

Jeimer Candelario: 43/G4+
Nick Castellanos: W
Victor Martinez: S9/L9S+.1-3
JaCoby Jones: K
John Hicks: 9/F9D

Bot 6

Alex Gordon: K
Alcides Escobar: FLE3
Alcides Escobar: 43/G4M
Whit Merrifield: 6/F56D

Top 7

James McCann: S7/G56
Jose Iglesias: 1/BP15S-
Dixon Machado: 4/L4M+
Leonys Martin: CS2(26)

Bot 7

Jorge Soler: K
Mike Moustakas: 6/F6M-
Salvador Perez: 63/G6M

Top 8

Leonys Martin: K
Jeimer Candelario: DGR9/G3+
Nick Castellanos: 3/F3-
Victor Martinez: IW
JaCoby Jones: D7/L7LS+.2-H;1-H
John Hicks: 63/G6

Bot 8

Cheslor Cuthbert: W
Jon Jay: S7/G56+.1-2
Lucas Duda: 7/F78S
Alex Gordon: S9/G34+.2-3;1-2
Alcides Escobar: WP.3-H(NR);2-3;1-2
Alcides Escobar: IW
Whit Merrifield: 9/SF/F9LD+.3-H;2-3
Jorge Soler: SB2
Jorge Soler: S7/G56+.3-H;2-H
Mike Moustakas: 7/F78S

Top 9

James McCann: 2/F23F-
Jose Iglesias: 9/F9LMF
Dixon Machado: 4/F4D-

Notes & reviews

Tigers challenged call that Duda was safe at 1st; call was overturned - double play
Royals challenged call that McCann was safe at 2ndl call was overturned - out on caught stealing

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