Final · MLB · Sun Jul 26, 12:40 PM CDT
- Probable pitchers
- Luinder Avila (KC) vs Framber Valdez (DET)
- TV
- Royals.TV, Detroit SportsNet
- Where
- Comerica Park
Royals survive Tigers 5-4. Royals took the lead for good in the 8th.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| KC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
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| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
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Win: Nate Pearson. Loss: Drew Sommers. Save: Steven Cruz. Home runs: Thomas, L (KC), Massey (KC).
By the numbers: Hits KC 6, DET 9; Errors KC 0, DET 1; Left on base KC 18, DET 22.
Team stats
| KC | DET |
|---|
| Hits | 6 | 9 |
| Errors | 0 | 1 |
| Left on base | 18 | 22 |
| Home runs | 2 | 0 |
| Walks | 5 | 7 |
| Strikeouts | 8 | 5 |
Box score
Kansas City Royals
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Thomas, L CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Loftin 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Perez, S 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Caglianone RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Marte, S DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Collins LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tolbert SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jensen C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Maile C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Massey 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Velazquez, A SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Avila | 4.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 89 |
| Strahm | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| Erceg | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Pearson (W) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Schreiber | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Cruz (S) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 173 |
Detroit Tigers
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Keith 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| McGonigle SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Torres DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Greene, R LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dingler C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carpenter RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malgeri RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| McKinstry RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Torkelson 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Outman CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lee 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Valdez, F | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 97 |
| Madden | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
| Sommers (L) | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 |
| Hanifee | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 164 |
Play-by-play
Top 1st 8
- 0 out KC Lane Thomas homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. KC 1, DET 0
- 0 out KC Nick Loftin singles on a line drive to center fielder James Outman.
- 0 out KC Salvador Perez hit by pitch. Nick Loftin to 2nd.
- 1 out KC Jac Caglianone grounds into a force out, first baseman Spencer Torkelson to shortstop Kevin McGonigle. Nick Loftin to 3rd. Salvador Perez out at 2nd. Jac Caglianone to 1st.
- 2 out KC Starling Marte strikes out swinging.
- 2 out KC Isaac Collins walks. Jac Caglianone to 2nd.
- 2 out KC Tyler Tolbert reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Hao-Yu Lee. Nick Loftin scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd. Isaac Collins to 2nd. KC 2, DET 0
- 3 out KC Luke Maile lines out to right fielder Kerry Carpenter.
Bottom 1st 3
- 1 out DET Colt Keith pops out to catcher Luke Maile in foul territory.
- 2 out DET Kevin McGonigle flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.
- 3 out DET Gleyber Torres lines out to left fielder Isaac Collins.
Top 2nd 3
- 1 out KC Andrew Velazquez grounds out, pitcher Framber Valdez to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.
- 2 out KC Lane Thomas grounds out, shortstop Kevin McGonigle to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.
- 3 out KC Nick Loftin grounds out, third baseman Colt Keith to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.
Bottom 2nd 5
- 1 out DET Riley Greene grounds out, first baseman Salvador Perez to pitcher Luinder Avila.
- 1 out DET Dillon Dingler walks.
- 2 out DET Kerry Carpenter flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
- 2 out DET Spencer Torkelson walks. Dillon Dingler to 2nd.
- 3 out DET James Outman strikes out swinging.
Top 3rd 3
- 1 out KC Salvador Perez grounds out, third baseman Colt Keith to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.
- 2 out KC Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging.
- 3 out KC Starling Marte grounds out, shortstop Kevin McGonigle to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.
Bottom 3rd 4
- 1 out DET Hao-Yu Lee grounds out, third baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Salvador Perez.
- 2 out DET Colt Keith grounds out, second baseman Andrew Velazquez to first baseman Salvador Perez.
- 2 out DET Kevin McGonigle singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins.
- 3 out DET Gleyber Torres flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
Top 4th 6
- 1 out KC Isaac Collins pops out to first baseman Spencer Torkelson in foul territory.
- 1 out KC Tyler Tolbert walks.
- 1 out KC Luke Maile doubles (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Riley Greene. Tyler Tolbert scores. KC 3, DET 0
- 2 out KC Andrew Velazquez strikes out swinging.
- 2 out KC Lane Thomas walks.
- 3 out KC Nick Loftin strikes out swinging.
Bottom 4th 5
- 1 out DET Riley Greene grounds out, second baseman Andrew Velazquez to first baseman Salvador Perez.
- 1 out DET Dillon Dingler singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
- 2 out DET Kerry Carpenter flies out to center fielder Lane Thomas.
- 2 out DET Spencer Torkelson walks. Dillon Dingler to 2nd.
- 3 out DET James Outman grounds out, first baseman Salvador Perez to pitcher Luinder Avila.
Top 5th 4
- 1 out KC Salvador Perez lines out to right fielder Ben Malgeri.
- 2 out KC Jac Caglianone grounds out to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.
- 2 out KC Starling Marte singles on a ground ball to left fielder Riley Greene.
- 3 out KC Isaac Collins grounds out, third baseman Colt Keith to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.
Bottom 5th 8
- 0 out DET Hao-Yu Lee doubles (10) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Lane Thomas.
- 0 out DET Colt Keith walks.
- 0 out DET Kevin McGonigle singles on a line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas. Hao-Yu Lee to 3rd. Colt Keith to 2nd.
- 1 out DET Gleyber Torres strikes out swinging.
- 1 out DET Riley Greene doubles (23) on a ground ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. Hao-Yu Lee scores. Colt Keith scores. Kevin McGonigle to 3rd. KC 3, DET 2
- 1 out DET Dillon Dingler singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. Kevin McGonigle scores. Riley Greene scores. KC 3, DET 4
- 2 out DET Ben Malgeri strikes out swinging.
- 3 out DET Spencer Torkelson flies out to center fielder Lane Thomas.
Top 6th 4
- 0 out KC Carter Jensen walks.
- 1 out KC Michael Massey flies out to right fielder Ben Malgeri.
- 2 out KC Andrew Velazquez flies out to left fielder Riley Greene.
- 3 out KC Lane Thomas grounds into a force out, fielded by second baseman Hao-Yu Lee. Carter Jensen out at 2nd.
Bottom 6th 3
- 0 out DET James Outman singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
- 1 out DET Hao-Yu Lee grounds into a force out, shortstop Andrew Velazquez to second baseman Michael Massey. James Outman out at 2nd. Hao-Yu Lee to 1st.
- 3 out DET Colt Keith grounds into a double play, shortstop Andrew Velazquez to second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Salvador Perez. Hao-Yu Lee out at 2nd. Colt Keith out at 1st.
Top 7th 3
- 1 out KC Nick Loftin pops out to shortstop Kevin McGonigle.
- 2 out KC Salvador Perez strikes out on a foul tip.
- 3 out KC Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging.
Bottom 7th 3
- 0 out DET Kevin McGonigle walks.
- 2 out DET Gleyber Torres grounds into a double play, third baseman Nick Loftin to second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Salvador Perez. Kevin McGonigle out at 2nd. Gleyber Torres out at 1st.
- 3 out DET Riley Greene lines out to third baseman Nick Loftin.
Top 8th 5
- 1 out KC Starling Marte pops out to second baseman Hao-Yu Lee.
- 1 out KC Isaac Collins singles on a fly ball to right fielder Zach McKinstry.
- 2 out KC Carter Jensen called out on strikes.
- 2 out KC Michael Massey homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. Isaac Collins scores. KC 5, DET 4
- 3 out KC Andrew Velazquez bunt grounds out softly, pitcher Drew Sommers to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.
Bottom 8th 4
- 1 out DET Dillon Dingler grounds out, third baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Salvador Perez.
- 1 out DET Zach McKinstry walks.
- 2 out DET Tigers challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Spencer Torkelson singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Zach McKinstry out at 3rd on the throw, left fielder Isaac Collins to third baseman Nick Loftin.
- 3 out DET James Outman flies out to center fielder Lane Thomas.
Top 9th 4
- 1 out KC Lane Thomas grounds out, second baseman Hao-Yu Lee to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.
- 2 out KC Nick Loftin challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Nick Loftin called out on strikes.
- 2 out KC Salvador Perez walks.
- 3 out KC Jac Caglianone grounds out, second baseman Hao-Yu Lee to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.
Bottom 9th 5
- 0 out DET Hao-Yu Lee walks.
- 0 out DET Colt Keith singles on a fly ball to left fielder Isaac Collins, deflected by shortstop Andrew Velazquez. Hao-Yu Lee to 2nd.
- 1 out DET Kevin McGonigle flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.
- 2 out DET Gleyber Torres strikes out swinging.
- 3 out DET Riley Greene strikes out swinging.