GAME 2 - DOUBLEHEADER
Royals Hitting
a-singled to center for P Orlando in the 9th
b-singled to right for D Butera in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BSoler (3, Norris)
- HRMerrifield (2, 5th inning off Norris 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIMerrifield (5), Almonte (2)
- 2Out RBIMerrifield
- GIDPCuthbert
- Team LOB10
- Team RISP1-11 (Merrifield 0-2, Jay 0-3, Butera 0-1, Orlando 0-1, Cuthbert 0-1, Escobar 0-1, Almonte 1-1, Duda 0-1)
- Fielding
- PBButera
Tigers Hitting
a-singled to left for N Goodrum in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BGoodrum (2, Junis)
- 3BJones (1, Junis)
- RBIIglesias (6), Jones (3)
- SFJones
- Team LOB4
- Team RISP2-5 (Candelario 0-1, Hicks 1-1, Reyes 0-1, Machado 0-1, Iglesias 1-1)
- Baserunning
- SBIglesias (2, 2nd base off Junis/Butera)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Iglesias-Machado-Goodrum)
- ECandelario (4, ground ball); Goodrum (1, throw)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Junis(W, 3-1) |
K. Herrera(S, 3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 106-72 | 2.03 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-10 | 0.00 |
| 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 120-82 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJunis 18/29; Herrera 3/4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJunis 19-9-21-23; Herrera 0-3-3-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJunis 9-11; Herrera 1-2
- Game ScoresJ Junis 69
Tigers Pitching
- Pitching
- WPWilson
- IBBMoustakas (By Greene)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedNorris 12/21; Farmer 2/4; Wilson 4/7; Greene 7/8
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesNorris 9-10-23-13; Farmer 3-4-5-2; Wilson 3-7-4-3; Greene 4-6-5-5
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsNorris 4-5; Farmer 2-1; Wilson 0-3; Greene 0-1
- Game ScoresD Norris 56
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Iglesias singled to center, Jones scored. | 0 | 1 | |
| 5th | Merrifield homered to left (377 feet). | 1 | 1 | |
| 7th | Jones hit sacrifice fly to center, Goodrum scored. | 1 | 2 | |
| 9th | Almonte singled to right, Goins scored, Escobar to second. | 2 | 2 | |
| 9th | Jay safe at second on throwing error by first baseman Goodrum, Escobar scored, Almonte to third. | 3 | 2 | |
KC leads 2-1
Game Information
Comerica Park
12:10 AM, 21 April 2018
Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 17,194
Game Time:2:34
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Carlos Torres
- First Base Umpire - Ramon DeJesus
- Second Base Umpire - Kerwin Danley
- Third Base Umpire - Roberto Ortiz
2024 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 17 | 6 | .739 | - | W5 |
| Kansas City | 14 | 10 | .583 | 3.5 | W1 |
| Detroit | 14 | 10 | .583 | 3.5 | W3 |
| Minnesota | 9 | 13 | .409 | 7.5 | W2 |
| Chicago | 3 | 20 | .130 | 14 | L5 |
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