KC 13, DET 2 | Sep 6, 2017 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, September 6, 2017•Comerica Park•64°F, Overcast

Royals

DET

Tigers

Final

WIN

Jason Hammel

LOSS

Matthew Boyd

The Royals cruised past the Tigers 13-2 in a dominant performance.

★Salvador Perez2 HR, 3 RBI

★Whit Merrifield3-for-6, 3 RBI

★Alcides Escobar4-for-5, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Whit Merrifield doubles (26) on a line drive to right fielder Alex Presley. Alex Gordon scores.

Weather: 64°F, OvercastWind: 5 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 11:10 PM UTCT: 3:27Att: 23,755Venue: Comerica Park

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94.2%B

8 missed calls

+0.7% KC

+0.24 runs DET

Win Probability

DET WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	7	0	13	18	1
DET	0	0	0	1	1	0	0

Game 492182 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	6	2	3	3	0	1	.284/.317/.462	102.2	.460	.558
Paulo OrlandoCF	2	1	1	1	0	0	.175/.203/.175	102.9	.428	.392
Jorge SolerRF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154/.260/.275	-	-	-
Brandon Moss1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.199/.282/.419	-	-	-
Drew ButeraC	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252/.302/.353	-	-	-
Ramón Torres3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250/.304/.297	99.3	.527	.474
Jorge BonifacioDH	5	1	1	0	0	0	.253/.318/.428	99.7	.389	.445
Adalberto MondesiSS	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130/.184/.196	-	-	-
Terrance GoreLF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	90.4	.199	.184
Bench
Lorenzo CainCF	3	1	1	1	1	1	.297/.361/.445	92.9	.271	.247
Melky CabreraRF	5	1	2	0	0	1	.297/.335/.448
Totals	44	13	18	12	3	5	-	-	-	-

HR:Perez (2nd off Boyd, 0 on, 1 out); Perez (8th off Reininger, 1 on, 1 out)

2B:Merrifield 3; Escobar; Gordon; Cabrera; Hosmer

3B:Escobar

TB:33

RBI:Perez 3; Cain; Merrifield 3; Escobar; Gordon; Hosmer 2; Orlando

GIDP:Moustakas

Team LOB:7

Detroit Tigers

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Andrew Romine2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.242/.300/.366	80.5	.080

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jason HammelW	6.0	9	2	2	2	6	1	111-73	88	4.73
Peter Moylan	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18-11	87.3	3.86
Kevin McCarthy	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	19-18	90.7	2.62
Totals	9.0	10	2	2	3	9	1	148-102	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Hammel 111-73; Moylan 18-11; McCarthy 19-18

Groundouts-flyouts:Hammel 6-6; Moylan 3-0; McCarthy 1-2

Detroit Tigers

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Matthew BoydL	6.0	7	4	4	2	4	1	98-62	85.5	5.93

Scoring Plays

Top 2 • KC

2-0

Alcides Escobar triples (4) on a sharp line drive to center fielder JaCoby Jones. Mike Moustakas scores.

EV: 105.3 mph310 ftLA: 16°

1-0

Salvador Perez homers (23) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 103.8 mph💣 408 ftLA: 33°

Bot 4 • DET

2-1

James McCann reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Mike Moustakas. John Hicks scores. Jeimer Candelario to 2nd.

EV: 104.9 mph30 ftLA: -3°

Bot 5 • DET

2-2

Ian Kinsler homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 100.6 mph💣 393 ftLA: 26°

Top 7 • KC

6-2

Eric Hosmer strikes out swinging.

5-2

Lorenzo Cain singles on a ground ball to right fielder Alex Presley. Whit Merrifield scores.

EV: 84.2 mph86 ftLA: 2°

4-2

Whit Merrifield doubles (26) on a line drive to right fielder Alex Presley. Alex Gordon scores.

EV: 93.6 mph216 ftLA: 12°

3-2

Alex Gordon doubles (16) on a line drive to left fielder Mikie Mahtook. Alcides Escobar scores.

EV: 81.9 mph239 ftLA: 19°

Top 8 • KC

13-2

Salvador Perez homers (24) on a fly ball to right center field. Eric Hosmer scores.

EV: 99.0 mph💣 361 ftLA: 33°

11-2

Eric Hosmer doubles (25) on a sharp line drive to center fielder JaCoby Jones. Paulo Orlando scores. Melky Cabrera scores.

EV: 112.3 mph299 ftLA: 12°

9-2

Paulo Orlando singles on a ground ball to center fielder JaCoby Jones. Whit Merrifield scores.

EV: 102.9 mph20 ftLA: -5°

8-2

Whit Merrifield doubles (27) on a fly ball to center fielder JaCoby Jones. Jorge Bonifacio scores. Alcides Escobar scores.

EV: 99.1 mph385 ftLA: 28°

IBB:Labourt

Inherited runners-scored:Saupold 1-1; Labourt 2-1; Reininger 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Boyd 98-62; Saupold 8-5; Labourt 8-4; Jiménez 19-14; Reininger 6-6; Greene 11-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Boyd 6-8; Saupold 0-0; Labourt 1-0; Jiménez 0-1; Reininger 2-0; Greene 2-1

Bench
Ian Kinsler2B	3	1	1	1	1	0	.236/.316/.389	100.6	.413	.599
Nick CastellanosDH	4	0	2	0	0	0	.255/.308/.457	110.2	.621	.960
John Hicks1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	.313/.372/.537	102.9	.459	.429
Matthew BoydP							.333/.333/.333	-	-	-
Warwick SaupoldP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jairo LabourtP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Joe JiménezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Zac ReiningerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Shane GreeneP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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