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Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers
2024-08-02 · Night game · Comerica Park · Att: 21035 · 80°F, cloudy · Wind 8 mph · 2:34
Kansas City Royals defeated Detroit Tigers 9–2. Detroit Tigers opened the scoring in the 1st — Justyn-Henry Malloy homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. Matt Vierling scores. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 4th — Paul DeJong out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Ryan Vilade. Hunter Renfroe scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 1st: Justyn-Henry Malloy homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. Matt Vierling scores — worth 18% in win probability.
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Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | |
| DET | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
W: Cole Ragans L: Tarik Skubal SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Alan Porter · 1B: Sean Barber · 2B: Ryan Blakney · 3B: Jim Wolf · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Maikel Garcia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Witt | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Vinnie Pasquantino | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Hunter Renfroe | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Freddy Fermin | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Garrett Hampson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Paul DeJong | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Dairon Blanco | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Matt Vierling | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Andy Ibanez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Colt Keith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Justyn-Henry Malloy | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Wenceel Perez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jake Rogers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ryan Vilade | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gio Urshela | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Javier Baez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cole Ragans | 5.2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
 Lucas Erceg | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Angel Zerpa | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Chris Stratton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James McArthur | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tarik Skubal | 6.1 | 7 | 2 | 8 |
 Shelby Miller | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Beau Brieske | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Joey Wentz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Maikel Garcia: K
- Bobby Witt: 3/P3F/FL
- Vinnie Pasquantino: K
Bot 1
- Matt Vierling: W
- Andy Ibanez: 8/F8
- Colt Keith: 7/F7L
- Justyn-Henry Malloy: HR/F7D.1-H
- Wenceel Perez: W
- Jake Rogers: K
Top 2
- Salvador Perez: HR/F78XD
- Hunter Renfroe: K
- Freddy Fermin: W
- Garrett Hampson: S7/G6.1-2
- Paul DeJong: K
- Dairon Blanco: K
Bot 2
- Ryan Vilade: K
- Gio Urshela: 3/G3
- Javier Baez: K
Top 3
- Maikel Garcia: 7/F8
- Bobby Witt: K
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 7/F7
Bot 3
- Matt Vierling: 63/G6
- Andy Ibanez: 63/G56D
- Colt Keith: 7/F7
Top 4
- Salvador Perez: S8/L78+
- Hunter Renfroe: D7/L7LS.1-H
- Freddy Fermin: 13/SH/BG1S-.2-3
- Garrett Hampson: W
- Paul DeJong: 7/SF/F7L.3-H
- Dairon Blanco: 8/F89XD
Bot 4
- Justyn-Henry Malloy: W
- Wenceel Perez: K
- Jake Rogers: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Top 5
- Maikel Garcia: 63/G6D
- Bobby Witt: 63/G6
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 43/G34
Bot 5
- Ryan Vilade: 63/G6
- Gio Urshela: 43/G34
- Javier Baez: K
Top 6
- Salvador Perez: K
- Hunter Renfroe: 8/L78XD+
- Freddy Fermin: S8/L8S+
- Garrett Hampson: K
Bot 6
- Matt Vierling: S9/P3D
- Andy Ibanez: K
- Colt Keith: 7/F7L
- Justyn-Henry Malloy: W.1-2
- Wenceel Perez: 4/F89S
Top 7
- Paul DeJong: 4/P4MS
- Dairon Blanco: S5/G5
- Maikel Garcia: S9/L9S.1-2
- Bobby Witt: S6/G6.2-3;1-2
- Vinnie Pasquantino: S7/G6.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Salvador Perez: SB3;SB2
- Salvador Perez: WP.3-H(NR);2-3
- Salvador Perez: D9/L89D.3-H
- Hunter Renfroe: S8/G6M.2-3
- Freddy Fermin: S7/G6.3-H;1-2
- Garrett Hampson: S9/L9.2-3;1-2
- Paul DeJong: S9/G34.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Dairon Blanco: K
- Maikel Garcia: 3/L34
Bot 7
- Jake Rogers: W
- Ryan Vilade: 9/F89
- Gio Urshela: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Top 8
- Bobby Witt: K
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 6/L6MD
- Salvador Perez: 9/L9D
Bot 8
- Javier Baez: 53/G56S
- Matt Vierling: 63/G6
- Andy Ibanez: 53/G56
Top 9
- Hunter Renfroe: 3/P3SF/FL
- Freddy Fermin: 9/F89XD
- Garrett Hampson: 8/F78
Bot 9
- Colt Keith: 8/L8XD
- Justyn-Henry Malloy: S7/L7L
- Wenceel Perez: 6/F8S
- Jake Rogers: 54(1)/FO/G56S.B-1
Notes & reviews
- Royals challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned.