KC 12, DET 2 | Sep 3, 2022 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, September 3, 2022•Comerica Park•87°F, Partly Cloudy

Royals

DET

Tigers

Final

WIN

Jonathan Heasley

LOSS

Michael Pineda

The Royals cruised past the Tigers 12-2 in a dominant performance.

★Nate Eaton4-for-5, 2 RBI

★Kyle Isbel4 RBI

★Bobby Witt Jr.3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 5: Kyle Isbel hits a grand slam (4) to right field. Nick Pratto scores. Michael A. Taylor scores. Ryan O'Hearn scores.

Weather: 87°F, Partly CloudyWind: 10 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 10:10 PM UTCT: 2:59Att: 15,259Venue: Comerica Park

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Chad Whitson

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95.3%A

7 missed calls

+3.3% KC

No run favor

Win Probability

DET WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	1	0	3	1	4	1	2	0	0	12	15	0
DET	0	1	0	0	1	0	0

Game 662803 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
MJ MelendezC	4	2	2	2	1	0	.224/.319/.406	104.1	.497	.670
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	5	1	1	3	0	1	.248/.288/.444	108.2	.332	.582
Nick Pratto1B	4	2	2	1	1	1	.206/.289/.450	97.1	.247	.267
Drew WatersCF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.226/.314/.290	81.6	-	-
Ryan O'HearnDH	5	1	1	0	0	2	.216/.273/.288	106.1	.210	.254
Brent RookerLF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125/.222/.156	84.2	.018	.022
Kyle IsbelRF	4	2	1	4	1	0	.217/.266/.349	106.4	.210	.258
Nate Eaton3B	5	1	4	2	0	1	.245/.304/.429	107	.657	.686
Nicky Lopez2B	4	1	1	0	1	0	.240/.296/.292	101.1	.245	.246
Bench
Michael A. TaylorCF	4	1	2	0	0	1	.266/.328/.384	95.9	.184	.176
Hunter Dozier3B	4	1	1	0	0	1	.243/.301/.391
Totals	41	12	15	12	4	8	-	-	-	-

HR:Pratto (1st off Pineda, 0 on, 2 out); Jr. (3rd off Pineda, 3 on, 0 out); Isbel (5th off Foley, 3 on, 1 out); Melendez (6th off Norris, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Eaton; Dozier; Taylor

3B:Lopez; Eaton

TB:34

RBI:Melendez 2; Pratto; Eaton 2; Isbel 4; Jr. 3

SB:Melendez; Eaton

GIDP:Lopez

Team LOB:6

Detroit Tigers

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Akil BaddooPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.180/.248/.211	-	-	-

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jonathan HeasleyW	7.0	8	2	2	2	2	1	108-65	88.1	4.98
Wyatt Mills	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	27-19	87.1	4.60
Totals	9.0	8	2	2	2	5	1	135-84	-	-

HBP:Torkelson (by Mills)

Pitches-strikes:Heasley 108-65; Mills 27-19

Groundouts-flyouts:Heasley 6-12; Mills 1-2

Detroit Tigers

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Michael PinedaL	4.0	6	5	5	2	3	2	80-53	86.8	5.79

Top 1 • KC

1-0

Nick Pratto homers (7) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 97.1 mph💣 352 ftLA: 40°

Bot 2 • DET

1-1

Ryan Kreidler out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Spencer Torkelson scores.

EV: 89.1 mph319 ftLA: 23°

Top 3 • KC

4-1

Bobby Witt Jr. homers (20) on a fly ball to left center field. Nicky Lopez scores. MJ Melendez scores.

EV: 108.2 mph💣 418 ftLA: 29°

Top 4 • KC

5-1

MJ Melendez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Willi Castro. Nate Eaton scores. Nicky Lopez to 3rd.

EV: 101.9 mph61 ftLA: 1°

Top 5 • KC

9-1

Kyle Isbel hits a grand slam (4) to right field. Nick Pratto scores. Michael A. Taylor scores. Ryan O'Hearn scores.

EV: 106.4 mph💣 352 ftLA: 18°

Bot 5 • DET

9-2

Tucker Barnhart homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 101.6 mph💣 375 ftLA: 28°

Top 6 • KC

10-2

MJ Melendez homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 104.1 mph💣 411 ftLA: 28°

Top 7 • KC

12-2

Nate Eaton doubles (2) on a ground ball to left fielder Kerry Carpenter. Hunter Dozier scores. Kyle Isbel scores.

EV: 102.1 mph53 ft0

Bench
Riley GreeneCF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.256/.317/.383	82.8	.228	.221
Javier BáezSS	3	0	2	0	0	0	.227/.271/.370	106.6	.300	.272
Michael PinedaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jason FoleyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Daniel NorrisP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
José CisneroP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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