DET 5, KC 6 | Sep 3, 2019 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, September 4, 2019•Kauffman Stadium•89°F, Partly Cloudy

DET

Tigers

Royals

Final

WIN

Ian Kennedy

LOSS

Zac Reininger

The Royals edged the Tigers 6-5 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Victor Reyes4-for-5, 1 RBI

★Grayson Greiner3-for-4, 1 RBI

★Jorge Soler3-for-3, 3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 8: Christin Stewart singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Whit Merrifield. Gordon Beckham scores. Jeimer Candelario to 3rd.

Weather: 89°F, Partly CloudyWind: 5 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 12:15 AM UTCT: 3:09Att: 12,644Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Roberto Ortiz

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90.8%C

14 missed calls

+29.6% DET

+1.18 runs DET

Win Probability

KC WinDET Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	5	14	0
KC	0	0	3	0	0	0	0

Game 565772 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Detroit Tigers

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Victor ReyesCF	5	1	4	1	0	1	.313/.344/.429	103.2	.725	.762
Willi CastroSS	5	0	0	0	0	1	.205/.238/.256	91.7	.074	.067
Harold CastroDH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.276/.290/.371	92.9	.493	.478
Ronny Rodríguez2B	5	0	2	1	0	3	.228/.251/.468	102.1	.538	.510
Jeimer Candelario1B	4	1	1	0	0	1	.198/.288/.327	104.2	.372	.525
Jordy Mercer3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265/.302/.422	-	-	-
Brandon DixonLF	3	0	0	1	0	0	.249/.289/.443	105.6	.432	.624
Travis DemeritteRF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.243/.311/.374	106.2	.375	.368
Grayson GreinerC	4	1	3	1	0	0	.176/.241/.289	104.6	.338	.515
Bench
Miguel CabreraDH	3	0	2	0	1	0	.285/.347/.399	100	.383	.360
Dawel Lugo3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.236/.262/.361
Totals	38	5	14	5	1	7	-	-	-	-

2B:Reyes 2; Candelario; Demeritte

TB:18

RBI:Stewart; Reyes; Rodríguez; Greiner; Dixon

SF:Dixon

GIDP:Castro

Team LOB:8

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit MerrifieldRF	4	1	3	0	0	0	.302/.351/.474	100.7	.474

Pitching

Detroit Tigers

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Daniel Norris	3.0	4	3	3	2	3	1	63-40	88.9	4.76
Drew VerHagen	4.1	2	1	1	2	6	0	67-42	86.8	5.52
José CisneroH	0.1	1	1	1	0	1	0	11-8	92.1	3.95
Gregory SotoBS	0.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	10-4	94.5	5.90
Buck Farmer	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	87.2	4.42
Zac ReiningerL	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	1	3-3	90.5	9.15
Totals	8.1	9	6	6	5	10	2	156-99	-	-

WP:Soto

Inherited runners-scored:Cisnero 1-0; Soto 2-2; Farmer 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Norris 63-40; VerHagen 67-42; Cisnero 11-8; Soto 10-4; Farmer 2-2; Reininger 3-3

Groundouts-flyouts:Norris 3-1; VerHagen 4-2; Cisnero 0-0; Soto 0-0; Farmer 0-1; Reininger 0-1

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Mike Montgomery	5.2	6	1	1	1	5	0	94-59	86.8	4.42

Game Notes

📺

T1Replay review: Royals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Willi Castro grounds out, shortstop Adalberto Mondesi to first baseman Ryan McBroom.

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T9Replay review: Tigers challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Ronny Rodriguez singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon. Victor Reyes scores. Willi Castro out at home on the throw, left fielder Alex Gordon to catcher Nick Dini.

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T5Wild pitch by Mike Montgomery

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B8Wild pitch by Gregory Soto

Top 3 • DET

1-0

Grayson Greiner singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Whit Merrifield. Travis Demeritte scores.

EV: 104.6 mph10 ftLA: -14°

Bot 3 • KC

1-3

Jorge Soler homers (39) on a fly ball to left center field. Nick Dini scores. Whit Merrifield scores.

EV: 103.9 mph💣 431 ftLA: 33°

Top 7 • DET

2-3

Victor Reyes doubles (12) on a line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon. Grayson Greiner scores.

EV: 99.5 mph345 ftLA: 19°

Top 8 • DET

4-3

Brandon Dixon out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Bubba Starling. Jeimer Candelario scores.

EV: 105.6 mph363 ftLA: 17°

3-3

Christin Stewart singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Whit Merrifield. Gordon Beckham scores. Jeimer Candelario to 3rd.

EV: 102.1 mph200 ftLA: 11°

Bot 8 • KC

4-4

Alex Gordon singles on a soft ground ball to shortstop Willi Castro. Adalberto Mondesi scores. Jorge Soler to 3rd.

4-5

Ryan McBroom walks.

Top 9 • DET

5-5

Tigers challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Ronny Rodriguez singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon. Victor Reyes scores. Willi Castro out at home on the throw, left fielder Alex Gordon to catcher Nick Dini.

EV: 102.1 mph248 ftLA: 12°

Bot 9 • KC

5-6

Ryan O'Hearn homers (11) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 102.1 mph💣 393 ftLA: 29°

Bench
Humberto Arteaga2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.183/.239/.211	82.9	.060	.056
Nick DiniC	2	1	0	0	1	1	.148/.258/.296	93.8	.027	.035
Mike MontgomeryP							.200/.200/.200	-	-	-
Scott BarlowP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kevin McCarthyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ian KennedyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-