KC 8, DET 5 | Apr 22, 2018 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, April 22, 2018•Comerica Park•56°F, Sunny

Royals

DET

Tigers

Final

WIN

Kevin McCarthy

LOSS

Drew VerHagen

SAVE

Kelvin Herrera

The Royals defeated the Tigers 8-5.

★Mike Moustakas3 RBI

★Abraham Almonte4 RBI

★Nick Castellanos3-for-4, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Mike Moustakas homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. Drew Butera scores. Cheslor Cuthbert scores.

Weather: 56°F, SunnyWind: 7 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 5:10 PM UTCT: 3:09Att: 19,034Venue: Comerica Park

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96.5%A

6 missed calls

+3.1% KC

+0.22 runs DET

Win Probability

DET WinKC Win

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

Game 529726 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield1B	5	1	1	1	0	1	.266/.337/.418	101.7	.290	.461
Cheslor Cuthbert3B	4	2	1	0	1	1	.250/.338/.286	106.1	.281	.294
Mike MoustakasDH	5	1	1	3	0	0	.318/.341/.612	101.9	.250	.350
Jorge SolerRF	2	1	1	0	3	0	.288/.415/.423	102.8	.474	.478
Paulo OrlandoLF	4	1	0	0	1	2	.191/.224/.234	100.7	.260	.292
Abraham AlmonteCF	3	1	1	4	1	1	.242/.286/.424	110.9	.528	.1049
Ryan Goins2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.207/.258/.241	94.7	.077	.094
Alcides EscobarSS	4	0	1	0	0	1	.200/.282/.329	93.7	.320	.309
Drew ButeraC	2	1	1	0	2	0	.182/.275/.227	99.7	.099	.090
Bench
Eric SkoglundP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kevin McCarthyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	33	8	7	8	8	7	-	-	-	-

HR:Merrifield (6th off Liriano, 0 on, 0 out); Almonte (6th off Wilson, 3 on, 1 out); Moustakas (7th off Farmer, 2 on, 1 out)

2B:Cuthbert

TB:17

RBI:Moustakas 3; Almonte 4; Merrifield

SB:Almonte

GIDP:Merrifield

Team LOB:6

Detroit Tigers

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Leonys MartinCF	3	1	0	0	0	1	.274/.346/.438	108.8	.554

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Eric Skoglund	5.0	4	4	4	2	3	94-54	87	8.59
Kevin McCarthyWBS	1.0	2	1	0	0	1	17-11	89	6.23
Brian FlynnH	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	28-19	89.6	3.60
Kelvin HerreraS	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	13-8	92.1	0.00
Totals	9.0	8	5	4	2	6	152-92	-	-

WP:Skoglund

HBP:Martin (by Skoglund)

Inherited runners-scored:McCarthy 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Skoglund 94-54; McCarthy 17-11; Flynn 28-19; Herrera 13-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Skoglund 5-6; McCarthy 1-1; Flynn 3-1; Herrera 0-2

Detroit Tigers

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Francisco Liriano	5.1	2	3	3	4	6	1	92-56	88	3.13

Scoring Plays

Bot 1 • DET

0-1

Miguel Cabrera grounds out softly, shortstop Alcides Escobar to first baseman Whit Merrifield. Leonys Martin scores. Jeimer Candelario to 3rd.

0-2

Nick Castellanos singles on a line drive to left fielder Paulo Orlando. Jeimer Candelario scores.

EV: 98.7 mph190 ftLA: 11°

Top 6 • KC

5-2

Abraham Almonte hits a grand slam (2) to right center field. Cheslor Cuthbert scores. Jorge Soler scores. Paulo Orlando scores.

EV: 110.9 mph💣 425 ftLA: 26°

1-2

Whit Merrifield homers (3) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 101.7 mph💣 372 ftLA: 26°

Bot 6 • DET

5-3

Nick Castellanos singles on a line drive to left fielder Paulo Orlando. Jeimer Candelario scores. Miguel Cabrera to 3rd. Nick Castellanos to 2nd. Fielding error by left fielder Paulo Orlando.

EV: 81.5 mph178 ftLA: 15°

5-4

JaCoby Jones singles on a line drive to left fielder Paulo Orlando. Miguel Cabrera scores. Nick Castellanos to 3rd.

EV: 99.4 mph237 ftLA: 13°

5-5

James McCann out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jorge Soler. Nick Castellanos scores.

EV: 100.0 mph320 ftLA: 17°

Top 7 • KC

8-5

Mike Moustakas homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. Drew Butera scores. Cheslor Cuthbert scores.

EV: 101.9 mph💣 388 ftLA: 34°

Inherited runners-scored:Wilson 2-2; Farmer 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Liriano 92-56; Wilson 18-9; VerHagen 15-5; Farmer 20-14; Jiménez 19-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Liriano 4-6; Wilson 2-0; VerHagen 0-0; Farmer 2-2; Jiménez 0-3

Bench
Francisco LirianoP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Alex WilsonP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Drew VerHagenP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Buck FarmerP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Joe JiménezP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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