Final · MLB · Thu Jul 23, 5:40 PM CDT
- Probable pitchers
- Randy Dobnak (KC) vs Troy Melton (DET)
- TV
- MLB Network
- Where
- Comerica Park
Tigers survive Royals 4-3. Tigers took the lead for good in the 7th.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
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| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | X | 4 | 10 | 0 |
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Win: Drew Anderson. Loss: Steven Cruz. Save: Kyle Finnegan. Home runs: Collins (KC), Outman (DET). Outman drove in 3 for Tigers.
By the numbers: Hits KC 9, DET 10; Errors KC 1, DET 0; Left on base KC 19, DET 14.
Team stats
| KC | DET |
|---|
| Hits | 9 | 10 |
| Errors | 1 | 0 |
| Left on base | 19 | 14 |
| Home runs | 1 | 1 |
| Walks | 5 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 7 | 6 |
Box score
Kansas City Royals
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Jensen C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Thomas, L CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Perez, S DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Massey 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tolbert RF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Collins LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rojas, J 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Loftin 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Velazquez, A SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Dobnak | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 76 |
| Strahm | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Schreiber | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| Cruz (L) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 142 |
Detroit Tigers
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| McGonigle SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Torres 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Keith 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee 3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greene, R DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dingler C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carpenter RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vierling RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Torkelson 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| McKinstry LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Outman CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Melton | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 90 |
| Holton | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Waguespack | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Anderson, D (W) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| Sommers | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Finnegan (S) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 151 |
Play-by-play
Top 1st 6
- 0 out KC Carter Jensen walks.
- 1 out KC Lane Thomas pops out to shortstop Kevin McGonigle.
- 1 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a line drive to left fielder Zach McKinstry. Carter Jensen to 2nd.
- 1 out KC Salvador Perez walks. Carter Jensen to 3rd. Vinnie Pasquantino to 2nd.
- 2 out KC Michael Massey strikes out swinging.
- 3 out KC Isaac Collins strikes out swinging, catcher Dillon Dingler to pitcher Troy Melton. Vinnie Pasquantino to 3rd. Salvador Perez to 2nd. Isaac Collins to 1st.
Bottom 1st 5
- 1 out DET Kevin McGonigle grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 1 out DET Gleyber Torres singles on a line drive to right fielder Nick Loftin.
- 2 out DET Colt Keith grounds into a force out, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to shortstop Andrew Velazquez. Gleyber Torres out at 2nd. Colt Keith to 1st.
- 2 out DET Riley Greene singles on a line drive to right fielder Nick Loftin. Colt Keith to 3rd.
- 3 out DET Dillon Dingler grounds into a force out, shortstop Andrew Velazquez to second baseman Michael Massey. Riley Greene out at 2nd.
Top 2nd 4
- 0 out KC Josh Rojas doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Kerry Carpenter.
- 1 out KC Nick Loftin grounds out, third baseman Colt Keith to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.
- 2 out KC Andrew Velazquez lines out to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.
- 3 out KC Carter Jensen grounds out, first baseman Spencer Torkelson to pitcher Troy Melton.
Bottom 2nd 4
- 1 out DET Kerry Carpenter grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 2 out DET Spencer Torkelson strikes out swinging.
- 2 out DET Zach McKinstry singles on a line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas.
- 3 out DET Pitcher Randy Dobnak picks off Zach McKinstry at 1st on throw to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Top 3rd 3
- 1 out KC Lane Thomas pops out to first baseman Spencer Torkelson in foul territory.
- 2 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino pops out to third baseman Colt Keith.
- 3 out KC Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.
Bottom 3rd 3
- 1 out DET James Outman strikes out swinging.
- 2 out DET Kevin McGonigle grounds out, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to pitcher Randy Dobnak.
- 3 out DET Gleyber Torres grounds out, third baseman Josh Rojas to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Top 4th 4
- 1 out KC Michael Massey strikes out swinging.
- 1 out KC Isaac Collins walks.
- 2 out KC Josh Rojas flies out to left fielder Zach McKinstry.
- 3 out KC Nick Loftin strikes out swinging.
Bottom 4th 4
- 1 out DET Colt Keith grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 2 out DET Riley Greene flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.
- 2 out DET Dillon Dingler walks.
- 3 out DET Kerry Carpenter grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Top 5th 5
- 1 out KC Andrew Velazquez grounds out, third baseman Colt Keith to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.
- 1 out KC Carter Jensen doubles (23) on a fly ball to right fielder Kerry Carpenter.
- 2 out KC Lane Thomas pops out to second baseman Gleyber Torres.
- 2 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino walks.
- 3 out KC Salvador Perez grounds out, third baseman Colt Keith to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.
Bottom 5th 4
- 1 out DET Spencer Torkelson called out on strikes.
- 1 out DET Zach McKinstry singles on a ground ball to right fielder Nick Loftin.
- 2 out DET James Outman grounds into a force out, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to shortstop Andrew Velazquez. Zach McKinstry out at 2nd. James Outman to 1st.
- 3 out DET Tigers challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: James Outman caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Carter Jensen to shortstop Andrew Velazquez.
Top 6th 6
- 0 out KC Michael Massey singles on a ground ball to right fielder Kerry Carpenter.
- 0 out KC Isaac Collins homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. Michael Massey scores. KC 2, DET 0
- 1 out KC Josh Rojas flies out to left fielder Zach McKinstry.
- 1 out KC Nick Loftin singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder James Outman.
- 2 out KC Andrew Velazquez grounds out, third baseman Colt Keith to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. Nick Loftin to 2nd.
- 3 out KC Carter Jensen grounds out to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.
Bottom 6th 4
- 1 out DET Kevin McGonigle flies out to center fielder Lane Thomas.
- 2 out DET Gleyber Torres strikes out swinging.
- 2 out DET Hao-Yu Lee walks.
- 3 out DET Riley Greene flies out sharply to center fielder Lane Thomas.
Top 7th 3
- 1 out KC Lane Thomas grounds out, second baseman Gleyber Torres to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.
- 2 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to center fielder James Outman.
- 3 out KC Salvador Perez flies out to right fielder Kerry Carpenter.
Bottom 7th 6
- 0 out DET Dillon Dingler singles on a line drive to right fielder Nick Loftin.
- 0 out DET Kerry Carpenter singles on a line drive to right fielder Nick Loftin. Dillon Dingler to 3rd.
- 1 out DET Spencer Torkelson strikes out swinging.
- 2 out DET Zach McKinstry lines out to shortstop Andrew Velazquez.
- 2 out DET James Outman homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. Dillon Dingler scores. Kerry Carpenter scores. KC 2, DET 3
- 3 out DET Kevin McGonigle singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Kevin McGonigle out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Isaac Collins to second baseman Michael Massey.
Top 8th 5
- 0 out KC Michael Massey singles on a ground ball to right fielder Kerry Carpenter.
- 1 out KC Isaac Collins bunt lines out to third baseman Hao-Yu Lee.
- 1 out KC Josh Rojas singles on a line drive to center fielder James Outman. Tyler Tolbert scores. KC 3, DET 3
- 2 out KC Nick Loftin flies out to right fielder Kerry Carpenter.
- 3 out KC Andrew Velazquez called out on strikes.
Bottom 8th 6
- 1 out DET Gleyber Torres strikes out swinging.
- 1 out DET Hao-Yu Lee singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lane Thomas.
- 2 out DET Riley Greene grounds out, second baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Hao-Yu Lee to 2nd.
- 2 out DET Dillon Dingler doubles (22) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. Hao-Yu Lee scores. KC 3, DET 4
- 2 out DET Kerry Carpenter reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Dillon Dingler to 3rd.
- 3 out DET Spencer Torkelson pops out to shortstop Andrew Velazquez.
Top 9th 4
- 1 out KC Carter Jensen strikes out on a foul tip.
- 1 out KC Lane Thomas walks.
- 1 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a ground ball to right fielder Matt Vierling. Lane Thomas to 2nd.
- 3 out KC Salvador Perez grounds into a double play, first baseman Spencer Torkelson to shortstop Kevin McGonigle to pitcher Kyle Finnegan. Vinnie Pasquantino out at 2nd. Salvador Perez out at 1st.