Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers

Sep 3, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	1	0	3	1	4	1	2	0	0	12	15	0	6
DET	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	8	0	8

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M. Pinedawin: Kansas City Royals logo

J. Heasley

Game Recap

DETROIT -- With the way Royals rookie Bobby Witt Jr.’s season has gone, his next milestone was inevitable. And much like everything else he’s accomplished this year, he didn’t make fans wait very long for it. After sitting on the cusp of a 20-20 season for just three days, Witt...

Scoring Summary

KCDET

1
Nick Pratto homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
10
2
Ryan Kreidler out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Spencer Torkelson scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
11
3
Bobby Witt Jr. homers (20) on a fly ball to left center field. Nicky Lopez scores. MJ Melendez scores. [3 runs]
41
4
MJ Melendez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Willi Castro. Nate Eaton scores. Nicky Lopez to 3rd. [1 run]
51
5
Kyle Isbel hits a grand slam (4) to right field. Nick Pratto scores. Michael A. Taylor scores. Ryan O'Hearn scores. [4 runs]
91
5
Tucker Barnhart homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
92
6
MJ Melendez homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
102
7
Nate Eaton doubles (2) on a ground ball to left fielder Kerry Carpenter. Hunter Dozier scores. Kyle Isbel scores. [2 runs]
122

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1MJ MelendezC	2	4	2	2	0	1	1	1	.224
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1	5	1	3	1	0	1	2	.248
3Nick Pratto1B	2	4	2	1	1	1	1	0	.206
4Michael A. TaylorCF	2	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.266
Drew WatersCF	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.226
5Ryan O'HearnDH	1	5	1	0	2	0	0	2	.216
6Hunter Dozier3B	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	3	.243
Brent RookerPH-LF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125
7Kyle IsbelLF-RF	1	4	2	4	0	1	1	0	.217
8Nate EatonRF-3B	4	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	.245
9Nicky Lopez2B	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	3	.240
TOTAL	15	41	12	12	8	4	4	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jonathan HeasleyRHP	7.0	8	2	2	2	2	1	108	4.98
Wyatt MillsRHP	2.0	0	0	0	3	0	0	27	4.60



TOTAL	9.0	8	2	2	5	2	1	135	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Riley GreeneCF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	4	.256
Akil BaddooPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.180
2Willi CastroRF	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.246
3Javier BaezSS	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227
Kody Clemens3B-P	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.141
4Harold Castro2B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.278
5Kerry CarpenterLF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.255
6Jeimer CandelarioDH-3B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.202
7Spencer Torkelson1B	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	.193
8Tucker BarnhartC	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	.218
9Ryan Kreidler3B-SS	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.400
TOTAL	8	33	2	2	5	2	1	21	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Michael PinedaRHP	4.0	6	5	5	3	2	2	80	5.79
Jason FoleyRHP	0.1	5	4	4	1	0	1	17	3.38
Daniel NorrisLHP	2.2	3	3	3	2	1	1	40	6.08
Jose CisneroRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	17	1.88
Kody ClemensRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	3.60
TOTAL	9.0	15	12	12	8	4	4	163	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCDET

TOP 1
FLYOUT — MJ Melendez flies out to right fielder Willi Castro. [1 out]
00
POP OUT — Bobby Witt Jr. pops out to shortstop Javier Baez. [2 outs]
00
HOME RUN — Nick Pratto homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
10
DOUBLE — Michael A. Taylor doubles (8) on a fly ball to shortstop Javier Baez.
10
STRIKEOUT — Ryan O'Hearn strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Riley Greene singles on a ground ball to second baseman Nicky Lopez.
10
FORCEOUT — Willi Castro grounds into a force out, second baseman Nicky Lopez to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Riley Greene out at 2nd. Willi Castro to 1st. [1 out]
10
SINGLE — Javier Baez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Willi Castro to 2nd.
10
FLYOUT — Harold Castro flies out to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. [2 outs]
10
LINEOUT — Kerry Carpenter lines out softly to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. [3 outs]
10

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Team Stats

DET

12Runs2

15Hits8

0Errors0

.366Batting Avg.242

41At Bats33

9Extra-base Hits2

4Home Runs1

12Runs-Batted-In2

4Walks2

2Stolen Bases0

8Strikeouts5

6Left on Base8

34Total Bases12

Game Details

Saturday, September 3, 2022 · 6:10 PM

Comerica Park · Detroit, MI

attendance: 15,259 (37.1%)

weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy