DET 6, KC 4 | May 24, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, May 24, 2023•Kauffman Stadium•76°F, Cloudy

DET

Tigers

Royals

Final

WIN

Will Vest

LOSS

Josh Taylor

SAVE

Alex Lange

The Tigers defeated the Royals 6-4.

★Zack Short3 RBI

★Vinnie Pasquantino3-for-4, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Top 8: Jonathan Schoop doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. Spencer Torkelson scores. Zack Short scores.

Weather: 76°F, CloudyWind: 6 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 11:40 PM UTCT: 2:56Att: 11,898Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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91.5%C

15 missed calls

+21.1% DET

+0.14 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinDET Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	2	0	6	10	0
KC	0	0	0	1	0	0	1

Game 718039 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Detroit Tigers

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Zach McKinstryLF	4	0	1	0	1	1	.273/.372/.400	100.5	.241	.249
Javier BáezSS	5	0	1	0	0	2	.243/.294/.335	98.6	.298	.401
Riley GreeneCF	4	2	2	1	1	1	.291/.352/.434	112.6	.645	.1199
Spencer Torkelson1B	5	1	2	0	0	1	.234/.297/.366	105.3	.304	.294
Matt VierlingRF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.253/.304/.373	102.9	.240	.226
Zack Short3B	1	2	1	3	1	0	.280/.379/.560	105.5	.833	.1654
Nick MatonDH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167/.284/.333	76.9	.029	.028
Jonathan Schoop2B	4	0	1	2	0	3	.222/.291/.278	103.7	.361	.524
Eric HaaseC	3	0	1	0	1	0	.248/.305/.331	102.9	.522	.497
Bench
Akil BaddooLF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.245/.347/.333	68.8	.030	.032
Andy IbáñezDH	3	0	0	0	0	0	.181/.213/.292
Totals	36	6	10	6	4	9	-	-	-	-

HR:Greene (4th off Greinke, 0 on, 1 out); Short (6th off Taylor, 2 on, 1 out)

2B:Greene; Schoop; Torkelson

TB:19

RBI:Greene; Schoop 2; Short 3

GIDP:Greene

Team LOB:7

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Michael MasseyPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.215/.264/.311	83.7	.001

Pitching

Detroit Tigers

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Matthew Boyd	4.2	3	1	1	2	6	86-52	84.4	5.31
Will VestW	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	15-10	90.5	1.69
Chasen ShreveH	0.2	3	1	1	0	1	16-11	86.3	4.91
Jason FoleyH	1.1	2	1	1	0	1	14-10	94	1.77
Alex LangeS	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	17-8	89.4	1.27
Totals	9.0	9	4	4	2	11	148-91	-	-

HBP:Olivares (by Boyd); Garcia (by Lange)

Inherited runners-scored:Vest 2-0; Foley 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Boyd 86-52; Vest 15-10; Shreve 16-11; Foley 14-10; Lange 17-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Boyd 5-3; Vest 1-1; Shreve 1-0; Foley 1-2; Lange 0-2

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Zack Greinke	5.0	4	1	1	1	5	1	91-60	84.7	4.55

Top 4 • DET

1-0

Riley Greene homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 112.6 mph💣 440 ftLA: 27°

Bot 4 • KC

1-1

MJ Melendez grounds into a force out, first baseman Spencer Torkelson to shortstop Javier Baez. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Nick Pratto to 3rd. Edward Olivares out at 2nd. MJ Melendez to 1st.

EV: 80.2 mph10 ftLA: -15°

Top 6 • DET

4-1

Zack Short homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Riley Greene scores. Matt Vierling scores.

EV: 105.5 mph💣 416 ftLA: 28°

Bot 7 • KC

4-2

Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a line drive to right fielder Matt Vierling. Jackie Bradley Jr. scores. Maikel Garcia to 3rd.

EV: 104.4 mph173 ftLA: 9°

Top 8 • DET

6-2

Jonathan Schoop doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. Spencer Torkelson scores. Zack Short scores.

EV: 103.7 mph366 ftLA: 18°

Bot 8 • KC

6-3

MJ Melendez singles on a line drive to right fielder Matt Vierling. Edward Olivares scores.

EV: 108.1 mph208 ftLA: 7°

Bot 9 • KC

6-4

Bobby Witt Jr. out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Riley Greene. Maikel Garcia scores.

EV: 87.4 mph305 ftLA: 22°

Bench
Matt Duffy2B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.308/.343/.400	94.8	.199	.188
Zack GreinkeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Josh TaylorP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Nick WittgrenP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Carlos HernándezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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