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Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers
2023-06-21 · Day game · Comerica Park · Att: 20195 · 82°F, sunny · Wind 7 mph from LF · 2:32
Detroit Tigers defeated Kansas City Royals 9–4. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 2nd — Freddy Fermin doubles (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Matt Vierling, deflected by left fielder Andy Ibanez. Maikel Garcia scores. Samad Taylor scores. Detroit Tigers took the lead in the 2nd — Zack Short singles on a line drive to left fielder Samad Taylor. Eric Haase scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 2nd: Eric Haase doubles (7) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Dairon Blanco. Nick Maton scores. Andy Ibanez scores — worth 18% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | |
| DET | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 |
W: Matt Boyd L: Brady Singer SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Ryan Additon · 1B: Dan Merzel · 2B: Will Little · 3B: Lance Barksdale · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nick Pratto | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Bobby Witt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Matt Duffy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Maikel Garcia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Edward Olivares | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Samad Taylor | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Freddy Fermin | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Dairon Blanco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Matt Beaty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zach McKinstry | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Spencer Torkelson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kerry Carpenter | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Javier Baez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Nick Maton | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Andy Ibanez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt Vierling | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric Haase | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Zack Short | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Jake Marisnick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brady Singer | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
 Jackson Kowar | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Matt Boyd | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
 Will Vest | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Foley | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan White | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Nick Pratto: 7/F7D
- Bobby Witt: D9/L9LD
- Salvador Perez: K
- Matt Duffy: 63/G6
Bot 1
- Zach McKinstry: 53/G56
- Spencer Torkelson: K
- Kerry Carpenter: 43/G34D+
Top 2
- Maikel Garcia: S4/G4
- Edward Olivares: 6/P5F/FL
- Samad Taylor: S57/G56.1-2
- Freddy Fermin: D78/F7D.2-H;1-H
- Dairon Blanco: K
- Nick Pratto: K
Bot 2
- Javier Baez: 63/G2
- Nick Maton: W
- Andy Ibanez: S6/G6.1-2
- Matt Vierling: 3/G34.2-3;1-2
- Eric Haase: D8/L78D+.3-H;2-H
- Zack Short: S7/L78S.2-H
- Zach McKinstry: 8/F8XD
Top 3
- Bobby Witt: 53/G56
- Salvador Perez: K
- Matt Duffy: K.BX1(23)
Bot 3
- Spencer Torkelson: 63/G6
- Kerry Carpenter: D7/L7L+
- Javier Baez: S7/L78.2-H
- Nick Maton: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Top 4
- Maikel Garcia: 7/L7
- Edward Olivares: S7/G56
- Samad Taylor: 9/L9
- Freddy Fermin: SB2
- Freddy Fermin: K
Bot 4
- Andy Ibanez: 7/F78
- Matt Vierling: 9/F89
- Eric Haase: 53/G56
Top 5
- Dairon Blanco: K
- Nick Pratto: 3/G3
- Bobby Witt: 63/G6
Bot 5
- Zack Short: HR/F7D
- Zach McKinstry: 7/F78
- Spencer Torkelson: 4/P34D
- Kerry Carpenter: 3/G34
Top 6
- Salvador Perez: S9/F89S
- Matt Duffy: 7/L7
- Maikel Garcia: 3(B)43(1)/GDP/G34
Bot 6
- Javier Baez: 53/G56
- Nick Maton: 63/G6
- Andy Ibanez: 53/G56
Top 7
- Edward Olivares: 43/G4S
- Samad Taylor: 9/L9L
- Freddy Fermin: S9/G3
- Dairon Blanco: K
Bot 7
- Matt Vierling: S6/G56
- Eric Haase: 8/L8D
- Zack Short: 63/G6.1-2
- Zach McKinstry: K
Top 8
- Nick Pratto: D7/F7D
- Bobby Witt: 3/L34
- Salvador Perez: S6/G6.2-3
- Matt Beaty: 46(1)/FO/G4.3-H;B-1
- Maikel Garcia: 43/G4
Bot 8
- Spencer Torkelson: E4/F4.B-3
- Kerry Carpenter: K
- Javier Baez: S7/L78S.3-H(UR)
- Nick Maton: S7/L7.1-2
- Jake Marisnick: HP.2-3;1-2
- Matt Vierling: 54(1)/FO/G56.3-H(UR);2-3;B-1
- Eric Haase: S6/G6M.3-H(UR);1-2
- Zack Short: S7/L78+.2-H(UR);1-2
- Zach McKinstry: 3/G3
Top 9
- Edward Olivares: K
- Samad Taylor: K
- Freddy Fermin: D56/G5
- Dairon Blanco: D7/G5.2-H
- Nick Pratto: K
Notes & reviews
- Royals challenged (slide interference), call on the field was upheld.