DET 8, KC 9 | Jul 24, 2021 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, July 24, 2021•Kauffman Stadium•93°F, Clear

DET

Tigers

Royals

Final

WIN

Jake Brentz

LOSS

Kyle Funkhouser

SAVE

Wade Davis

The Royals edged the Tigers 9-8 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Jeimer Candelario3 RBI

★Salvador Perez3 RBI

★Nicky Lopez3-for-3, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Hanser Alberto triples (3) on a fly ball to center fielder Derek Hill. Salvador Perez scores. Andrew Benintendi scores.

Weather: 93°F, ClearWind: 8 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 11:10 PM UTCT: 3:23Att: 24,616Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Mark Carlson

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96.9%A

5 missed calls

+9.3% KC

+0.40 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinDET Win

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

Game 633201 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Detroit Tigers

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Akil BaddooLF	4	3	2	2	1	1	.272/.348/.485	103.2	.288	.523
Jonathan Schoop1B	5	0	1	0	0	1	.289/.330/.471	100.9	.108	.111
Robbie GrossmanRF	3	1	0	0	2	2	.226/.353/.405	77.8	.036	.032
Victor ReyesPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194/.224/.323	-	-	-
Jeimer Candelario3B	3	1	1	3	2	1	.269/.356/.404	104.5	.583	.976
Harold CastroSS	4	0	1	0	0	0	.291/.337/.330	97.2	.297	.293
Willi Castro2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.216/.277/.356	96.3	.301	.309
Eric HaasePH	1	1	1	0	0	0	.242/.292/.538	101	.577	.1027
Derek HillCF	3	1	0	0	1	1	.281/.425/.281	98.8	.295	.468
Bench
Miguel CabreraDH	2	1	1	2	1	1	.235/.291/.335	100.5	.616	.526
Grayson GreinerC	3	0	0	0	0	3	.200/.217/.289
Totals	32	8	7	7	7	10	-	-	-	-

HR:Candelario (3rd off Hernández, 2 on, 2 out); Baddoo (9th off Holland, 1 on, 1 out)

2B:Haase

TB:14

RBI:Candelario 3; Cabrera 2; Baddoo 2

SF:Cabrera 2

Team LOB:6

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	5	1	1	0	0	3	.275/.322/.403	101.6	.528

Pitching

Detroit Tigers

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Casey Mize	4.2	6	4	4	1	6	1	79-52	89.3	3.63
Daniel Norris	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6-4	89.2	6.06
Joe JiménezH	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	15-10	92.3	6.66
Kyle FunkhouserLBS	0.2	4	5	5	1	1	1	29-17	90.7	3.52
Ian Krol	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	12-6	87.7	4.91
Buck Farmer	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	17-11	90.6	7.16
Totals	8.0	11	9	9	4	10	2	158-100	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Krol 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Mize 79-52; Norris 6-4; Jiménez 15-10; Funkhouser 29-17; Krol 12-6; Farmer 17-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Mize 4-4; Norris 1-0; Jiménez 1-1; Funkhouser 0-1; Krol 0-1; Farmer 1-1

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Carlos Hernández	2.2	2	5	5	4	2	1	53-27	92.6	6.04

Top 2 • DET

1-0

Harold Castro grounds into a force out, first baseman Carlos Santana to shortstop Nicky Lopez. Miguel Cabrera scores. Jeimer Candelario out at 2nd. Harold Castro to 1st. Missed catch error by pitcher Carlos Hernandez.

EV: 97.2 mph37 ftLA: -1°

Top 3 • DET

5-0

Jeimer Candelario homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. Akil Baddoo scores. Robbie Grossman scores.

EV: 104.5 mph💣 434 ftLA: 32°

2-0

Miguel Cabrera out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. Derek Hill scores.

EV: 96.4 mph320 ftLA: 18°

Top 5 • DET

6-0

Miguel Cabrera out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. Akil Baddoo scores. Jonathan Schoop to 2nd.

EV: 97.4 mph360 ftLA: 33°

Bot 5 • KC

6-1

Nicky Lopez singles on a line drive to right fielder Robbie Grossman. Hunter Dozier scores. Michael A. Taylor to 2nd.

EV: 72.6 mph240 ftLA: 25°

6-4

Salvador Perez homers (22) on a fly ball to left center field. Michael A. Taylor scores. Nicky Lopez scores.

EV: 110.5 mph💣 452 ftLA: 27°

Bot 7 • KC

6-7

Carlos Santana homers (17) on a fly ball to right field. Nicky Lopez scores. Whit Merrifield scores.

EV: 104.3 mph💣 422 ftLA: 24°

6-9

Hanser Alberto triples (3) on a fly ball to center fielder Derek Hill. Salvador Perez scores. Andrew Benintendi scores.

EV: 99.8 mph397 ftLA: 24°

Top 9 • DET

8-9

Akil Baddoo homers (9) on a fly ball to right center field. Eric Haase scores.

EV: 103.2 mph💣 410 ftLA: 28°

Inherited runners-scored:Zuber 2-1; Davis 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Hernández 53-27; Lovelady 17-13; Zuber 9-7; Tapia 15-11; Brentz 12-9; Staumont 15-8; Holland 21-7; Davis 6-4

Groundouts-flyouts:Hernández 2-4; Lovelady 2-0; Zuber 1-1; Tapia 1-1; Brentz 0-1; Staumont 0-2; Holland 1-1; Davis 0-0

Bench
Ryan O'HearnRF	3	0	1	0	0	1	.222/.255/.415	97.8	.270	.258
Hunter Dozier3B	3	1	1	0	1	1	.199/.275/.370	109.5	.385	.347
Carlos HernándezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Richard LoveladyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tyler ZuberP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Domingo TapiaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jake BrentzP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Josh StaumontP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Greg HollandP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Wade DavisP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-