Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers

Aug 8, 2019

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

R. Lovelady(0-3)win: Detroit Tigers logo

J. Jimenez(3-6)

Game Recap

Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers game highlights

DETROIT -- Jordy Mercer saw the way the ball was flying all over Comerica Park on Thursday night. He still wasn’t sure his opposite-field liner in the ninth inning was headed out. He knew he hit Richard Lovelady’s fastball well. He just didn’t know if it had enough. “I knew...

Scoring Summary

KCDET

1Hunter Dozier homers (19) on a fly ball to right field. Whit Merrifield scores. [2 runs] 20
2Harold Castro homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. Brandon Dixon scores. Dawel Lugo scores. [3 runs] 23
2Niko Goodrum walks. Travis Demeritte scores. Jake Rogers to 3rd. Victor Reyes to 2nd. [1 run] 24
2Miguel Cabrera walks. Jake Rogers scores. Victor Reyes to 3rd. Niko Goodrum to 2nd. [1 run] 25
3Hunter Dozier homers (20) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run] 35
3Cheslor Cuthbert homers (8) on a fly ball to left center field. Jorge Soler scores. [2 runs] 55
3Victor Reyes grounds into a force out, shortstop Nicky Lopez to second baseman Whit Merrifield. Harold Castro scores. Travis Demeritte to 3rd. Jake Rogers out at 2nd. Victor Reyes to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs] 56
4Miguel Cabrera homers (8) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run] 57
6Alex Gordon homers (12) on a fly ball to center field. Nicky Lopez scores. Nick Dini scores. [3 runs] 87
7Travis Demeritte homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run] 88
9Jordy Mercer homers (6) on a fly ball to right center field. Travis Demeritte scores. [2 runs] 810

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit Merrifield2B	2	5	1	0	3	0	0	2	.303
2Alex GordonLF	1	5	1	3	1	0	1	2	.270
3Hunter Dozier3B	2	5	2	3	2	0	2	0	.284
4Jorge SolerDH	0	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	.252
5Cheslor Cuthbert1B	2	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	.293
6Bubba StarlingRF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.222
7Nicky LopezSS	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.225
8Nick DiniC	1	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	.250
9Billy HamiltonCF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.210

TOTAL	9	36	8	8	11	3	4	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jorge LopezRHP	1.1	2	5	4	2	3	1	44	6.51
Kevin McCarthyRHP	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	16	4.42
Kyle ZimmerRHP	1.1	2	2	2	2	3	1	44	8.59
Jake NewberryRHP	1.2	1	0	0	2	0	0	23	3.28
Josh StaumontRHP	2.0	2	1	1	2	0	1	33	3.68
Scott BarlowRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	5.48
Richard LoveladyLHP	0.1	1	2	2	0	1	1	12	6.63
TOTAL	8.1	8	10	9	9	9	4	192	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1JaCoby JonesCF	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.235
Victor ReyesPR-CF	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	.244
2Niko Goodrum2B	0	4	0	1	2	1	0	5	.249
3Miguel CabreraDH	1	4	1	2	0	1	1	0	.284
4Brandon Dixon1B	1	4	1	0	2	1	0	3	.263
5Dawel Lugo3B	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	.220
6Harold CastroLF	1	4	2	3	0	1	1	2	.280
7Travis DemeritteRF	1	2	3	1	1	3	1	1	.222
8Jake RogersC	0	2	1	0	2	2	0	0	.192
9Jordy MercerSS	1	5	1	2	1	0	1	5	.243
TOTAL	8	34	10	10	9	9	4	23	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Matthew BoydLHP	2.2	6	5	5	1	3	3	61	4.16
Matt HallLHP	2.2	2	2	2	4	0	0	47	4.91
Jose CisneroRHP	1.2	1	1	1	2	0	1	26	4.19
Buck FarmerRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	16	3.78
Joe JimenezRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	14	4.91


TOTAL	9.0	9	8	8	11	3	4	164	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCDET

TOP 1
DOUBLE — Whit Merrifield doubles (32) on a ground ball to left fielder Harold Castro.
00
STRIKEOUT — Alex Gordon strikes out swinging, catcher Jake Rogers to first baseman Brandon Dixon. [1 out]
00
HOME RUN — Hunter Dozier homers (19) on a fly ball to right field. Whit Merrifield scores. [2 runs]
20
WALK — Jorge Soler walks.
20
SINGLE — Cheslor Cuthbert singles on a fly ball to right fielder Travis Demeritte. Jorge Soler to 2nd.
20
FORCEOUT — Bubba Starling ground bunts into a force out, pitcher Matthew Boyd to third baseman Dawel Lugo. Jorge Soler out at 3rd. Cheslor Cuthbert to 2nd. Bubba Starling to 1st. [2 outs]
20
GROUNDOUT — Nicky Lopez grounds out, second baseman Niko Goodrum to first baseman Brandon Dixon. [3 outs]
20
BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — JaCoby Jones called out on strikes. [1 out]
20
STRIKEOUT — Niko Goodrum strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
20
GROUNDOUT — Miguel Cabrera grounds out, shortstop Nicky Lopez to first baseman Cheslor Cuthbert. [3 outs]
20

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Team Stats

DET

8Runs10

9Hits8

2Errors0

.250Batting Avg.235

36At Bats34

6Extra-base Hits5

4Home Runs4

8Runs-Batted-In10

3Walks9

0Stolen Bases0

11Strikeouts9

4Left on Base10

23Total Bases22

Game Details

Thursday, August 8, 2019 · 7:10 PM

Comerica Park · Detroit, MI

attendance: 17,197 (41.9%)

weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy