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. Loveladywin: Detroit Tigers logo

J. Jimenez

Game Recap

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

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