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Detroit Tigers @ 
Kansas City Royals
2023-07-17 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 19440 · 84°F, cloudy · Wind 10 mph from RF · 2:36
Detroit Tigers defeated Kansas City Royals 3–2. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 4th — Freddy Fermin singles on a line drive to left fielder Akil Baddoo. MJ Melendez scores. Freddy Fermin to 2nd. Detroit Tigers took the lead in the 8th — Matt Vierling doubles (9) on a line drive to right fielder MJ Melendez. Riley Greene scores. Spencer Torkelson scores. Kerry Carpenter to 3rd. The game's biggest swing came in the 8th: Matt Vierling doubles (9) on a line drive to right fielder MJ Melendez. Riley Greene scores. Spencer Torkelson scores. Kerry Carpenter to 3rd — worth 44% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
W: Brendan White L: Taylor Clarke SV: Alex Lange
Umpires — HP: Doug Eddings · 1B: Ramon De Jesus · 2B: Brian Walsh · 3B: Alfonso Marquez · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zach McKinstry | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Riley Greene | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Spencer Torkelson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Kerry Carpenter | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Matt Vierling | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Nick Maton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Andy Ibanez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Akil Baddoo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Eric Haase | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kyle Isbel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Witt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 MJ Melendez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Freddy Fermin | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Nick Pratto | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Drew Waters | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Michael Massey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nicky Lopez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Samad Taylor | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Matt Duffy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Matt Manning | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
 Tyler Holton | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Brendan White | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Foley | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Alex Lange | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jordan Lyles | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 Carlos Hernandez | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Taylor Clarke | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Jose Cuas | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Dylan Coleman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Zach McKinstry: K.BX1(23)
- Riley Greene: 3/G3
- Spencer Torkelson: 53/G56
Bot 1
- Kyle Isbel: 7/F7D
- Bobby Witt: 9/F9LS
- MJ Melendez: 63/G4M
Top 2
- Kerry Carpenter: S8/F89
- Matt Vierling: K
- Nick Maton: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Bot 2
- Freddy Fermin: S8/G6M
- Nick Pratto: K
- Drew Waters: 8/F8XD
- Michael Massey: 9/L9S
Top 3
- Andy Ibanez: W
- Akil Baddoo: WP.1-2
- Akil Baddoo: K
- Eric Haase: 8/F89XD+.2-3
- Zach McKinstry: 9/F2
Bot 3
- Nicky Lopez: K
- Samad Taylor: K
- Kyle Isbel: 8/L8D+
Top 4
- Riley Greene: 3/G3
- Spencer Torkelson: K
- Kerry Carpenter: 31/G3
Bot 4
- Bobby Witt: 53/G56
- MJ Melendez: S7/L7LS
- Freddy Fermin: PO1(E1/TH).1-2
- Freddy Fermin: S7/L7.2-H;B-2
- Nick Pratto: S7/L7LS.2-H(UR)
- Drew Waters: 4/L34D/DP.1X1(43)
Top 5
- Matt Vierling: 2/P2F/FL
- Nick Maton: 7/F7
- Andy Ibanez: S5/G5S-
- Akil Baddoo: S9/G3.1-3
- Eric Haase: 143/G4
Bot 5
- Michael Massey: 7/F7
- Nicky Lopez: 63/G6D
- Samad Taylor: 3/P3F/FL
Top 6
- Zach McKinstry: 8/F8D
- Riley Greene: 53/G6
- Spencer Torkelson: 7/F7
Bot 6
- Kyle Isbel: 43/G34D
- Bobby Witt: 3/G3
- MJ Melendez: 7/F78D
Top 7
- Kerry Carpenter: W
- Matt Vierling: 5/L5
- Nick Maton: K
- Andy Ibanez: 3/P1S-
Bot 7
- Freddy Fermin: S6/G6M.B-2(E6/TH)
- Nick Pratto: W
- Drew Waters: K
- Matt Duffy: 8/L8XD
- Nicky Lopez: K
Top 8
- Akil Baddoo: D9/L89D+
- Eric Haase: 5/P25
- Zach McKinstry: K
- Riley Greene: HP
- Spencer Torkelson: W.2-3;1-2
- Kerry Carpenter: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Matt Vierling: D9/L9L.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Nick Maton: K
Bot 8
- Samad Taylor: S4/G6M
- Kyle Isbel: SB2
- Kyle Isbel: 7/L7LD
- Bobby Witt: K
- MJ Melendez: IW
- Freddy Fermin: 31/G34
Top 9
- Andy Ibanez: 63/G56
- Akil Baddoo: K
- Eric Haase: K
Bot 9
- Nick Pratto: K
- Drew Waters: K
- Matt Duffy: 53/G5