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Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals

Jul 23, 2021
FINAL

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
DET0010002003806
KC00131000-5514
loss:Detroit Tigers logoW. Peraltawin:Kansas City Royals logoK. Bubicsave:Kansas City Royals logoG. Holland

Game Recap

Game Highlights Video

KANSAS CITY -- Kris Bubic's face said it all. The shocked look followed by a big smile spoke for most in attendance at Kauffman Stadium after watching Nicky Lopez make one of the best throws this season in the fifth inning of Friday night’s 5-3 series-opening win over the Tigers....

Scoring Summary

DETKC
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    3
    Willi Castro homers (7) on a line drive to left center field. [1 run]
    10
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    3
    Whit Merrifield singles on a line drive to left fielder Robbie Grossman. Hunter Dozier scores. [1 run]
    11
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    4
    Ryan O'Hearn homers (8) on a fly ball to center field. Andrew Benintendi scores. Jorge Soler scores. [3 runs]
    14
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    5
    Carlos Santana homers (16) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
    15
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    7
    Wild pitch by pitcher Kyle Zimmer. Willi Castro scores. Derek Hill to 3rd. [1 run]
    25
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    7
    Jonathan Schoop singles on a line drive to right fielder Jarrod Dyson. Derek Hill scores. [2 runs]
    35

Player Stats

Detroit Tigers logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
TOTAL8333293116-
Detroit Tigers logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Wily PeraltaRHP5.2555332852.56
Derek HollandLHP1.1000100198.84
Daniel NorrisLHP1.0000310216.11
TOTAL8.0555742125-
Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
TOTAL528557426-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Kris BubicLHP6.0611421914.72
Kyle ZimmerRHP0.2222210233.86
Scott BarlowRHP1.1000100112.68
Greg HollandRHP1.0000200134.62
TOTAL9.0833931138-

Play-by-Play

1st inningDETKC
  • TOP 1
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    GROUNDOUT — Robbie Grossman grounds out, second baseman Whit Merrifield to first baseman Carlos Santana. [1 out]
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    WALK — Jonathan Schoop walks.
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    STRIKEOUT — Eric Haase strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    STRIKEOUT — Miguel Cabrera strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    LINEOUT — Whit Merrifield lines out to right fielder Victor Reyes. [1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    FLYOUT — Carlos Santana flies out to center fielder Derek Hill. [2 outs]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    GROUNDOUT — Salvador Perez grounds out, second baseman Willi Castro to first baseman Jonathan Schoop. [3 outs]
    00
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9th inning

Team Stats

3Runs5
8Hits5
0Errors1
.242Batting Avg.179
33At Bats28
1Extra-base Hits3
1Home Runs2
2Runs-Batted-In5
3Walks4
0Stolen Bases0
9Strikeouts7
6Left on Base4
11Total Bases13

Game Details

Friday, July 23, 2021 · 8:10 PM
Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO
attendance: 24,912 (65.7%)
weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy