KC 14, DET 6 | Jul 27, 2020 | The Best Box Score

Monday, July 27, 2020•Comerica Park•84°F, Overcast

Royals

DET

Tigers

Final

WIN

Foster Griffin

LOSS

Kyle Funkhouser

The Royals cruised past the Tigers 14-6 in a dominant performance.

★Maikel Franco2 HR, 4 RBI

★Whit Merrifield3-for-5, 3 RBI

★JaCoby Jones3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Brett Phillips homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Franchy Cordero scores.

Weather: 84°F, OvercastWind: 10 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 11:10 PM UTCT: 3:200Venue: Comerica Park

Ump Audit

Shane Livensparger

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92.1%B

14 missed calls

+13.4% KC

+0.56 runs KC

Win Probability

DET WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	1	3	6	2	0	0	0	2	14	13	2
DET	0	5	0	0	0	1	0

Game 631489 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Nicky Lopez2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167/.375/.167	-	-	-
Bubba StarlingCF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.143/.143/.143	-	-	-
Adalberto MondesiSS	5	0	0	0	0	2	.118/.118/.176	96.6	.201	.204
Óscar HernándezC	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryan O'Hearn1B	4	1	2	2	1	2	.500/.600/.750	105.2	.607	.691
Maikel Franco3B	5	2	3	4	0	0	.313/.294/.750	109	.331	.482
Erick MejiaLF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	49.9	.173	.156
Franchy CorderoDH	4	2	1	0	1	0	.143/.250/.286	91.2	.428	.422
Brett PhillipsRF	4	3	2	2	1	0	.333/.500/.833	92	.382	.363
Bench
Whit Merrifield2B	5	3	3	3	0	0	.400/.471/.733	101.8	.437	.546
Jorge SolerRF	4	1	1	2	1	1	.154/.353/.615
Totals	40	14	13	14	6	6	-	-	-	-

HR:Franco (2nd off Fulmer, 0 on, 1 out); Merrifield (3rd off Fulmer, 1 on, 0 out); Perez (3rd off Fulmer, 0 on, 2 out); Franco (4th off Burrows, 2 on, 2 out); Soler (5th off Burrows, 1 on, 1 out); Phillips (9th off Castro, 1 on, 1 out)

2B:Merrifield; Cordero; O'Hearn

TB:34

RBI:Phillips 2; Soler 2; Franco 4; Perez; Merrifield 3; O'Hearn 2

Team LOB:6

Detroit Tigers

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Niko GoodrumSS	4	1	1	0	1	2	.250/.333/.563	104	.504

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Mike Montgomery	2.0	5	5	3	0	1	1	46-27	84.7	13.50
Foster GriffinW	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	23-14	87.5	0.00
Kevin McCarthy	1.1	0	0	0	2	1	0	25-13	87.1	4.50
Josh Staumont	1.0	2	1	1	0	3	1	18-13	95.9	4.50
Glenn Sparkman	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	28-22	88.9	3.00
Gabe Speier	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	23-11	86.8	10.80
Totals	9.0	9	6	4	4	9	2	163-100	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:McCarthy 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Montgomery 46-27; Griffin 23-14; McCarthy 25-13; Staumont 18-13; Sparkman 28-22; Speier 23-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Montgomery 5-1; Griffin 4-1; McCarthy 2-0; Staumont 0-0; Sparkman 2-2; Speier 2-0

Detroit Tigers

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Michael Fulmer	2.2	5	4	4	1	2	3	47-28	90.7	13.50

Top 2 • KC

1-0

Maikel Franco homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 100.5 mph💣 399 ftLA: 28°

Bot 2 • DET

1-1

Victor Reyes reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Adalberto Mondesi. Jordy Mercer scores.

EV: 96.7 mph13 ftLA: -12°

1-4

JaCoby Jones homers (2) on a line drive to left field. Cameron Maybin scores. Victor Reyes scores.

EV: 109.8 mph💣 377 ftLA: 22°

1-5

Jonathan Schoop out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Brett Phillips. Niko Goodrum scores.

EV: 94.2 mph330 ftLA: 21°

Top 3 • KC

4-5

Salvador Perez homers (2) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 106.8 mph💣 434 ftLA: 33°

3-5

Whit Merrifield homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. Brett Phillips scores.

EV: 101.8 mph💣 397 ftLA: 32°

Top 4 • KC

10-5

Maikel Franco homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Salvador Perez scores. Ryan O'Hearn scores.

EV: 100.2 mph💣 374 ftLA: 38°

7-5

Ryan O'Hearn singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Cameron Maybin. Brett Phillips scores. Whit Merrifield scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd.

EV: 105.2 mph69 ftLA: 2°

5-5

Whit Merrifield doubles (2) on a line drive to left fielder Victor Reyes. Franchy Cordero scores. Brett Phillips to 3rd.

EV: 99.8 mph306 ftLA: 18°

Top 5 • KC

12-5

Jorge Soler homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Whit Merrifield scores.

EV: 101.4 mph💣 383 ftLA: 32°

Bot 6 • DET

12-6

Victor Reyes homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 96.4 mph💣 375 ftLA: 33°

Top 9 • KC

14-6

Brett Phillips homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Franchy Cordero scores.

EV: 89.4 mph💣 378 ftLA: 28°

HBP:Merrifield (by Burrows)

Inherited runners-scored:Funkhouser 1-0; Burrows 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Fulmer 47-28; Funkhouser 40-22; Burrows 37-22; Fulmer 21-11; Schreiber 15-9; Castro 17-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Fulmer 2-4; Funkhouser 1-1; Burrows 4-3; Fulmer 2-0; Schreiber 1-1; Castro 0-2

Bench
Jonathan Schoop2B	3	0	0	1	0	0	.250/.235/.250	94.2	.222	.260
Miguel CabreraDH	3	0	1	0	2	0	.143/.333/.357	109.4	.327	.342
C.J. Cron1B	4	0	0	0	0	4	.267/.353/.733	114.5	-	-
Michael FulmerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kyle FunkhouserP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Beau BurrowsP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Carson FulmerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
John SchreiberP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Anthony CastroP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-