Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers

Sep 28, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

C. Raganswin: Detroit Tigers logo

J. Cisnero

Game Recap

DETROIT -- Spencer Torkelson pointed skyward as soon as he connected with the first pitch he saw from Royals reliever Carlos Hernandez and began his home run trot. “It kind of just felt good,” Torkelson said. “I haven't been feeling great lately. So when I hit that, I knew it...

Scoring Summary

KCDET

1
Edward Olivares singles on a line drive to left fielder Matt Vierling. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Michael Massey to 2nd. [1 run]
10
3
Michael Massey homers (15) on a fly ball to right field. MJ Melendez scores. [2 runs]
30
7
Parker Meadows singles on a line drive to right fielder Drew Waters. Andre Lipcius scores. Zack Short to 3rd. Carson Kelly to 2nd. [1 run]
31
7
Matt Vierling singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Zack Short scores. Carson Kelly scores. Parker Meadows to 3rd. [2 runs]
33
7
Andy Ibanez singles on a line drive to right fielder Drew Waters. Parker Meadows scores. Matt Vierling to 3rd. [1 run]
34
7
Spencer Torkelson homers (30) on a fly ball to left field. Matt Vierling scores. Andy Ibanez scores. [3 runs]
37

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1MJ MelendezLF	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	.232
Dairon BlancoLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	.273
3Salvador PerezC	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	4	.252
4Michael Massey2B	2	4	1	2	0	0	1	3	.228
5Edward OlivaresDH	2	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.265
6Nick Pratto1B	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	4	.228
7Drew WatersRF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.226
8Nick Loftin3B	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	.316
9Kyle IsbelCF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.233
TOTAL	6	34	3	3	9	2	1	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Cole RagansLHP	6.1	5	4	4	8	4	0	96	3.47
Carlos HernandezRHP	0.1	4	3	3	0	0	1	18	5.35
Anthony VenezianoLHP	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	24	0.00


TOTAL	7.3	10	7	7	9	5	1	138	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Matt VierlingLF	2	5	1	2	2	0	0	3	.257
2Andy Ibanez2B	1	4	1	1	0	1	0	2	.257
3Spencer TorkelsonDH	1	4	1	3	1	0	1	1	.233
4Kerry CarpenterRF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.283
5Tyler Nevin1B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.202
6Andre Lipcius3B	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.286
Zach McKinstryPR-3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230
7Zack ShortSS	0	2	1	0	1	2	0	3	.204
8Carson KellyC	0	3	1	0	2	1	0	2	.205
9Parker MeadowsCF	3	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	.241
TOTAL	10	33	7	7	9	5	1	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Sawyer Gipson-LongRHP	5.0	4	3	2	6	2	1	92	2.70
Will VestRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	15	3.11
Jose CisneroRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	5.49
Jason FoleyRHP	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	16	2.61
Alex LangeRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	3.78
TOTAL	9.0	6	3	2	9	2	1	143	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCDET

TOP 1
WALK — MJ Melendez walks.
00
FORCEOUT — Bobby Witt Jr. grounds into a force out, fielded by shortstop Zack Short. MJ Melendez out at 2nd. Bobby Witt Jr. to 1st. [1 out]
00
FLYOUT — Salvador Perez flies out to right fielder Kerry Carpenter. [2 outs]
00
STOLEN BASE 2B — Bobby Witt Jr. steals (49) 2nd base.
00
FIELD ERROR — Michael Massey reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Tyler Nevin. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd.
00
SINGLE — Edward Olivares singles on a line drive to left fielder Matt Vierling. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Michael Massey to 2nd. [1 run]
10
STRIKEOUT — Nick Pratto called out on strikes. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Matt Vierling strikes out on a foul tip. [1 out]
10
WALK — Andy Ibanez walks.
10
STRIKEOUT — Spencer Torkelson strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
10
GROUNDOUT — Kerry Carpenter grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Nick Pratto. [3 outs]
10

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Team Stats

DET

3Runs7

6Hits10

0Errors1

.176Batting Avg.303

34At Bats33

2Extra-base Hits3

1Home Runs1

3Runs-Batted-In7

2Walks5

1Stolen Bases0

9Strikeouts9

6Left on Base7

10Total Bases17

Game Details

Thursday, September 28, 2023 · 3:10 PM

Comerica Park · Detroit, MI

attendance: 13,326 (32.4%)

weather: 63 degrees, overcast