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Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers

2019-08-10 · Night game · Comerica Park · Att: 26028 · 79°F, cloudy · Wind 7 mph L to R · 2:47

Kansas City Royals defeated Detroit Tigers 7–0. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 4th — Jorge Soler homers (33) on a fly ball to center field. Whit Merrifield scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 4th: Jorge Soler homers (33) on a fly ball to center field. Whit Merrifield scores — worth 22% in win probability.

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Line score

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

W: Mike Montgomery L: Spencer Turnbull SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Vic Carapazza · 1B: Jeremie Rehak · 2B: Hunter Wendelstedt · 3B: Laz Diaz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Whit Merrifield	4	2	2	2	1	1
Alex Gordon	5	0	0	0	0	2
Hunter Dozier	4	0	1	1	0	0
Jorge Soler	4	2	1	2	0	0
Cheslor Cuthbert	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan O'Hearn	3	0	0	0	1	2
Bubba Starling	2	2	0	0	2	0
Meibrys Viloria	4	0	0	0	0	1
Humberto Arteaga	3	1	1	0	1	1

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	H	SO
Victor Reyes	4	1	2
Niko Goodrum	4	0	2
Miguel Cabrera	4	1	2
Brandon Dixon	4	2	0
Dawel Lugo	4	0	2
Harold Castro	3	1	2
Travis Demeritte	3	1	0
Jake Rogers	3	0	2
Jordy Mercer	3	0	2

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Mike Montgomery	7.0	4	12
Kevin McCarthy	1.0	1	1
Ian Kennedy	1.0	1	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Spencer Turnbull	6.0	3	1	3
Gregory Soto	1.1	0	2	2
Jose Cisnero	0.2	1	0	0
John Schreiber	1.0	1	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Whit Merrifield: 9/F9M
Alex Gordon: K
Hunter Dozier: 63/G56+

Bot 1

Victor Reyes: K
Niko Goodrum: K
Miguel Cabrera: K

Top 2

Jorge Soler: 9/F9M
Cheslor Cuthbert: 8/F8RXD+
Ryan O'Hearn: 31/G3+

Bot 2

Brandon Dixon: 7/F7S
Dawel Lugo: 9/F9M
Harold Castro: K

Top 3

Bubba Starling: 9/L9M
Meibrys Viloria: 53/G56+
Humberto Arteaga: K

Bot 3

Travis Demeritte: 6/F6D
Jake Rogers: K
Jordy Mercer: 53/G56+

Top 4

Whit Merrifield: S9/L34D+
Alex Gordon: 43/G34.1-2
Hunter Dozier: 3/P
Jorge Soler: HR/F8RXD+.2-H
Cheslor Cuthbert: 53/G5+

Bot 4

Victor Reyes: K
Niko Goodrum: K
Miguel Cabrera: K

Top 5

Ryan O'Hearn: W
Bubba Starling: 54(1)/FO/G56S
Meibrys Viloria: 46(1)3/GDP/G34+

Bot 5

Brandon Dixon: S7/G56+
Dawel Lugo: K+CS2(24)/DP
Harold Castro: S7/L7S-
Travis Demeritte: 63/G6+

Top 6

Humberto Arteaga: S7/G56+
Whit Merrifield: PB.1-2
Whit Merrifield: K
Alex Gordon: 53/G6S-.2-3
Hunter Dozier: 43/G6+

Bot 6

Jake Rogers: K
Jordy Mercer: K
Victor Reyes: S8/G6+
Niko Goodrum: 43/G4+

Top 7

Jorge Soler: E6/G6+
Cheslor Cuthbert: 9/F89D
Ryan O'Hearn: K
Bubba Starling: SB2
Bubba Starling: W
Meibrys Viloria: E1/TH/G15-.2-H(UR)(NR);1-H(UR)(NR);B-2
Humberto Arteaga: 9/F89XD+

Bot 7

Miguel Cabrera: S8/L8LS
Brandon Dixon: 7/F78D
Dawel Lugo: 46(1)/FO/G34
Harold Castro: K

Top 8

Whit Merrifield: W
Alex Gordon: PB.1-2
Alex Gordon: K
Hunter Dozier: T8/L8LXD+.2-H
Jorge Soler: 9/F9S
Cheslor Cuthbert: 3/F3-

Bot 8

Travis Demeritte: S4/G6MD
Jake Rogers: 7/F7D+
Jordy Mercer: PB.1-2
Jordy Mercer: K
Victor Reyes: 8/F8LD

Top 9

Ryan O'Hearn: K
Bubba Starling: W
Meibrys Viloria: K
Humberto Arteaga: W.1-2
Whit Merrifield: WP.2-3;1-2
Whit Merrifield: D9/F89S-.3-H;2-H
Alex Gordon: 63/G4

Bot 9

Niko Goodrum: 63/G4M
Miguel Cabrera: 63/G6+
Brandon Dixon: S9/L34D-
Dawel Lugo: K

Notes & reviews

Injury Delay
Royals challenged call that Starling was out at 1st; call overturned - force out, no double play
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