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Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers
2021-05-13 · Day game · Comerica Park · Att: 7369 · 67°F, cloudy · Wind 1 mph · 3:11
Detroit Tigers defeated Kansas City Royals 4–3. Detroit Tigers opened the scoring in the 2nd — Willi Castro singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Jorge Soler, deflected by first baseman Carlos Santana. Miguel Cabrera scores. Eric Haase to 3rd. The game's biggest swing came in the 9th: Whit Merrifield doubles (8) on a line drive to center fielder JaCoby Jones. Nicky Lopez to 3rd — worth 11% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| DET | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
W: Spencer Turnbull L: Daniel Lynch SV: Michael Fulmer
Umpires — HP: Edwin Moscoso · 1B: David Rackley · 2B: Larry Vanover · 3B: Dan Bellino · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Carlos Santana | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Salvador Perez | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Jorge Soler | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Andrew Benintendi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ryan O'Hearn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Hunter Dozier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Michael Taylor | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Nicky Lopez | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Hanser Alberto | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Robbie Grossman | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jonathan Schoop | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jeimer Candelario | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Miguel Cabrera | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Niko Goodrum | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Eric Haase | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Willi Castro | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 JaCoby Jones | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Akil Baddoo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Daniel Lynch | 2.2 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
 Tyler Zuber | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kris Bubic | 5.0 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spencer Turnbull | 6.1 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
 Alex Lange | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tyler Alexander | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Cisnero | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Gregory Soto | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Michael Fulmer | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Whit Merrifield: 63/G6
- Carlos Santana: 31/G3
- Salvador Perez: K
Bot 1
- Robbie Grossman: 9/F9
- Jonathan Schoop: 8/F8XD+
- Jeimer Candelario: K
Top 2
- Jorge Soler: E6/TH/G6+.B-1
- Andrew Benintendi: S8/G6M.1-2
- Ryan O'Hearn: K
- Hunter Dozier: 8/F8XD.2-3
- Michael Taylor: 9/L9D
Bot 2
- Miguel Cabrera: S9/F9LS
- Niko Goodrum: K
- Eric Haase: D9/L9LD+.1-3
- Willi Castro: S39/G34+.3-H;2-3
- JaCoby Jones: S9/L89+.3-H;1-3;B-2(E9)
- Akil Baddoo: 8/SF/F8XD.3-H;2-3
- Robbie Grossman: S8/L8D.3-H(UR)
- Jonathan Schoop: K
Top 3
- Nicky Lopez: 8/F89
- Whit Merrifield: W
- Carlos Santana: 6(1)/FO/G4M.B-1
- Salvador Perez: K
Bot 3
- Jeimer Candelario: K
- Miguel Cabrera: 53/G6
- Niko Goodrum: S7/L7S+
- Eric Haase: S5/G56.1-3
- Willi Castro: K
Top 4
- Jorge Soler: 53/G56S
- Andrew Benintendi: S9/L9
- Ryan O'Hearn: 46(1)/FO/G34.B-1
- Hunter Dozier: K
Bot 4
- JaCoby Jones: K
- Akil Baddoo: K
- Robbie Grossman: S18/G6M
- Jonathan Schoop: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1
Top 5
- Michael Taylor: HP
- Nicky Lopez: S9/G3.1-3
- Whit Merrifield: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.3-H(NR)
- Carlos Santana: 31/G3
Bot 5
- Jeimer Candelario: 8/F78XD+
- Miguel Cabrera: W
- Niko Goodrum: S9/G34.1-2
- Eric Haase: 64(1)3/GDP/G56
Top 6
- Salvador Perez: S8/L8
- Jorge Soler: K
- Andrew Benintendi: S9/G3.1-3
- Ryan O'Hearn: K
- Hunter Dozier: 43/G4
Bot 6
- Willi Castro: K
- JaCoby Jones: W
- Akil Baddoo: CS2(26)
- Akil Baddoo: 6/P56
Top 7
- Michael Taylor: K
- Nicky Lopez: S7/L7L
- Whit Merrifield: 54(1)/FO/G56.B-1
- Carlos Santana: W.1-2
- Salvador Perez: 4(1)/FO/G6M.B-1
Bot 7
- Robbie Grossman: 9/F9
- Jonathan Schoop: 3/P3D
- Jeimer Candelario: W
- Miguel Cabrera: S7/L78D+.1-2
- Niko Goodrum: K
Top 8
- Jorge Soler: S7/G56
- Andrew Benintendi: 46(1)/FO/G34.B-1
- Hanser Alberto: S7/L7L+.1-2
- Hunter Dozier: K
- Michael Taylor: K
Bot 8
- Eric Haase: K
- Willi Castro: K
- JaCoby Jones: W
- Akil Baddoo: 9/F89
Top 9
- Nicky Lopez: W
- Whit Merrifield: D8/L9D.1-3
- Carlos Santana: 63/G6D+.3-H
- Salvador Perez: S8/L8+.2-H
- Jorge Soler: 4/P6MD
- Andrew Benintendi: K
Notes & reviews
- Tigers challenged call that Haase was out at 1st; call overturned - single
- Royals challenged call that Lopez was out at 2nd; call upheld - force out