Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers

Apr 4, 2019

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

K. Zimmerwin: Detroit Tigers logo

B. Hardysave: Detroit Tigers logo

S. Greene

Game Recap

DETROIT -- Niko Goodrum was ready for a friendly reception from the Comerica Park faithful for the Tigers’ home opener Thursday. He expected no such thing from the visiting team. It would be an easy storyline if Goodrum took offense to Royals starter Jakob Junis pitching around Miguel Cabrera with...

Scoring Summary

KCDET

1
Jorge Soler doubles (4) on a fly ball to right fielder Nicholas Castellanos. Alex Gordon scores. Fielding error by right fielder Nicholas Castellanos. [1 run]
10
1
Miguel Cabrera singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jorge Soler. Josh Harrison scores. Nicholas Castellanos to 3rd. [1 run]
11
1
Niko Goodrum grounds into a force out, second baseman Whit Merrifield to third baseman Chris Owings. Nicholas Castellanos scores. Miguel Cabrera out at 2nd. Niko Goodrum to 1st. [1 run] [1 out]
12
3
Jorge Soler singles on a line drive to center fielder Niko Goodrum. Whit Merrifield scores. Alex Gordon to 2nd. [1 run]
22
5
Alex Gordon out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Dustin Peterson. Whit Merrifield scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
32
5
Niko Goodrum doubles (6) on a fly ball to right fielder Jorge Soler. Josh Harrison scores. Miguel Cabrera to 3rd. [1 run]
33
7
Niko Goodrum walks. Josh Harrison scores. Nicholas Castellanos to 3rd. Miguel Cabrera to 2nd. [1 run]
34
7
Christin Stewart out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Alex Gordon. Nicholas Castellanos scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
35
8
Alex Gordon homers (2) on a line drive to right field. [1 run]
45

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit Merrifield2B	2	5	2	0	1	0	0	1	.269
2Adalberto MondesiSS	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	2	.346
3Alex GordonLF	2	2	2	2	0	1	1	0	.294
4Jorge SolerRF	2	4	0	1	2	0	0	0	.304
5Ryan O'HearnDH	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.333
6Lucas Duda1B	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	5	.125
7Chris Owings3B	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	1	.091
8Martin MaldonadoC	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.261
9Billy HamiltonCF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.182
TOTAL	8	34	4	3	12	2	1	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Jakob JunisRHP	6.0	6	3	3	8	3	102	4.63
Kyle ZimmerRHP	0.0	0	2	2	0	3	18	18.00
Kevin McCarthyRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	10	6.00
Brad BoxbergerRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	17	10.80
TOTAL	8.0	6	5	5	10	7	147	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Josh Harrison2B	1	3	3	0	1	2	0	.148
2Nick CastellanosRF	0	2	2	0	2	2	1	.241
3Miguel Cabrera1B	1	2	0	1	0	2	0	.148
4Niko GoodrumCF	2	3	0	3	0	1	1	.318
5Jeimer Candelario3B	0	4	0	0	2	0	7	.242
6Christin StewartDH	1	3	0	1	1	0	0	.080
7Dustin PetersonLF	1	4	0	0	2	0	4	.167
8Grayson GreinerC	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	.125
9Jordy MercerSS	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	.125
TOTAL	6	29	5	5	10	7	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Spencer TurnbullRHP	6.0	6	3	2	10	2	0	91	4.09
Blaine HardyLHP	2.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	22	5.79
Shane GreeneRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	13	0.00

TOTAL	9.0	8	4	3	12	2	1	126	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCDET

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Whit Merrifield called out on strikes. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Adalberto Mondesi strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
WALK — Alex Gordon walks.
00
DOUBLE — Jorge Soler doubles (4) on a fly ball to right fielder Nicholas Castellanos. Alex Gordon scores. Fielding error by right fielder Nicholas Castellanos. [1 run]
10
WALK — Ryan O'Hearn walks.
10
STRIKEOUT — Lucas Duda strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
WALK — Josh Harrison walks.
10
WALK — Nicholas Castellanos walks. Josh Harrison to 2nd.
10
SINGLE — Miguel Cabrera singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jorge Soler. Josh Harrison scores. Nicholas Castellanos to 3rd. [1 run]
11
FORCEOUT — Niko Goodrum grounds into a force out, second baseman Whit Merrifield to third baseman Chris Owings. Nicholas Castellanos scores. Miguel Cabrera out at 2nd. Niko Goodrum to 1st. [1 run] [1 out]
12
STRIKEOUT — Jeimer Candelario strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
12
DOUBLE — Christin Stewart doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Jorge Soler. Niko Goodrum to 3rd.
12
STRIKEOUT — Dustin Peterson strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
12

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Team Stats

DET

4Runs5

8Hits6

2Errors1

.235Batting Avg.207

34At Bats29

3Extra-base Hits3

1Home Runs0

3Runs-Batted-In5

2Walks7

0Stolen Bases2

12Strikeouts10

6Left on Base8

14Total Bases9

Game Details

Thursday, April 4, 2019 · 1:10 PM

Comerica Park · Detroit, MI

attendance: 42,641 (103.8%)

weather: 39 degrees, overcast