KC 3, DET 7 | Sep 28, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, September 28, 2023•Comerica Park•63°F, Overcast

Royals

DET

Tigers

Final

WIN

José Cisnero

LOSS

Cole Ragans

The Tigers defeated the Royals 7-3.

★Spencer Torkelson3 RBI

★Parker Meadows3-for-4, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Matt Vierling singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Zack Short scores. Carson Kelly scores. Parker Meadows to 3rd.

Weather: 63°F, OvercastWind: 8 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 7:10 PM UTCT: 2:36Att: 13,326Venue: Comerica Park

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93.0%B

10 missed calls

+6.7% KC

+0.19 runs DET

Win Probability

DET WinKC Win

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

Game 716401 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Dairon BlancoLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229/.300/.398	-	-	-
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	1	0	0	0	0	.273/.315/.487	106.4	.201	.277
Salvador PerezC	4	0	0	0	0	1	.252/.290/.416	102.6	.114	.146
Michael Massey2B	4	1	2	2	0	0	.228/.272/.382	104.8	.444	.616
Edward OlivaresDH	4	0	2	1	0	1	.265/.320/.442	99.2	.421	.399
Nick Pratto1B	4	0	0	0	0	3	.228/.306/.352	80.5	.005	.005
Drew WatersRF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.226/.298/.372	96.3	.149	.143
Nick Loftin3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.316/.365/.439	100.3	.034	.033
Kyle IsbelCF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.233/.276/.372	103	.205	.198
Bench
MJ MelendezLF	2	1	1	0	2	0	.232/.313/.392	95.6	.456	.441
Cole RagansP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	34	3	6	3	2	9	-	-	-	-

HR:Massey (3rd off Gipson-Long, 1 on, 2 out)

2B:Melendez

TB:10

RBI:Olivares; Massey 2

SB:Jr.

Team LOB:6

Detroit Tigers

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Matt VierlingLF	5	1	2	2	0	2	.257/.326/.373	100.5	.230

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Cole RagansL	6.1	5	4	4	4	8	0	96-56	90.7	3.47
Carlos HernándezBS	0.1	4	3	3	0	0	1	18-11	94.1	5.35
Anthony Veneziano	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	24-14	89.7	0.00
Totals	8.0	10	7	7	5	9	1	138-81	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Hernández 3-3; Veneziano 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Ragans 96-56; Hernández 18-11; Veneziano 24-14

Groundouts-flyouts:Ragans 5-5; Hernández 0-1; Veneziano 0-3

Detroit Tigers

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Sawyer Gipson-Long	5.0	4	3	2	2	6	1	92-57	88.7	2.70

Top 1 • KC

1-0

Edward Olivares singles on a line drive to left fielder Matt Vierling. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Michael Massey to 2nd.

EV: 69.5 mph186 ftLA: 19°

Top 3 • KC

3-0

Michael Massey homers (15) on a fly ball to right field. MJ Melendez scores.

EV: 104.8 mph💣 400 ftLA: 33°

Bot 7 • DET

3-1

Parker Meadows singles on a line drive to right fielder Drew Waters. Andre Lipcius scores. Zack Short to 3rd. Carson Kelly to 2nd.

EV: 82.5 mph201 ftLA: 15°

3-3

Matt Vierling singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Zack Short scores. Carson Kelly scores. Parker Meadows to 3rd.

EV: 100.5 mph14 ftLA: -7°

3-4

Andy Ibanez singles on a line drive to right fielder Drew Waters. Parker Meadows scores. Matt Vierling to 3rd.

EV: 89.8 mph232 ftLA: 14°

3-7

Spencer Torkelson homers (30) on a fly ball to left field. Matt Vierling scores. Andy Ibanez scores.

EV: 102.0 mph💣 388 ftLA: 24°

Bench
Andre Lipcius3B	3	1	2	0	1	0	.286/.342/.400	97.5	.619	.634
Sawyer Gipson-LongP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Will VestP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
José CisneroP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jason FoleyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Alex LangeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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