Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals
Tigers Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. UptonLF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .327 | .399 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .247 | .315 | .441 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .267 | .355 | .489 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .263 | .356 | .439 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .305 | .388 | .630 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .299 | .365 | .418 |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .260 | .329 | .366 |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .276 | .293 | .434 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .297 | .424 | .523 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 | .285 | .349 |
| 39 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
- Batting
- 2BKinsler (13, Vargas); Presley (5, Feliz)
- 3BKinsler 2 (3, Vargas 2)
- HRCastellanos (12, 2nd inning off Vargas 1 on, 1 Out); Mahtook (5, 3rd inning off Vargas 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBIMartínez 3 (36), Kinsler (24), Castellanos 2 (49), Mahtook 2 (19), Iglesias 2 (27)
- 2Out RBIMartínez 2
- SFIglesias
- GIDPKinsler 2
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP6-15 (Kinsler 0-2, Cabrera 0-1, Martínez 2-2, Avila 1-2, Castellanos 2-3, Martinez 0-2, Iglesias 1-1, Mahtook 0-1, Upton 0-1)
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
L. CainCF |
R. TorresPR-SS |
B. MossDH |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .285 | .324 | .458 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .255 | .330 | .445 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .342 | .423 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .312 | .368 | .487 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 | .310 | .515 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .227 | .256 | .360 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .299 | .546 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 | .253 | .319 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .340 | .333 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .188 | .261 | .377 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .193 | .287 | .295 |
| 35 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
a-flied out to center for L Cain in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BMerrifield (20, Zimmermann)
- HRHosmer (13, 8th inning off Saupold 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIMerrifield (34), Hosmer (43)
- 2Out RBIMerrifield
- Team LOB11
- Team RISP0-7 (Moustakas 0-1, Hosmer 0-2, Gordon 0-1, Escobar 0-1, Moss 0-1, Burns 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Merrifield-Hosmer, Moustakas-Merrifield-Hosmer)
- EHosmer (3, ground ball)
Tigers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Zimmermann(W, 6-7) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 97-79 | 5.58 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21-9 | 2.38 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15-8 | 3.46 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23-13 | 4.21 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-2 | 6.05 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 159-111 |
- Pitching
- HBPEscobar (By Zimmermann); Bonifacio (By Saupold)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedZimmermann 24/28; Saupold 2/4; Stumpf 2/4; Bell 0/3; Hardy 0/1
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesZimmermann 16-13-31-19; Saupold 2-0-5-2; Stumpf 4-0-1-3; Bell 1-1-9-2; Hardy 1-0-0-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsZimmermann 2-11; Saupold 0-1; Stumpf 1-2; Bell 1-1; Hardy 1-0
- Game ScoresJ Zimmermann 63
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Vargas(L, 12-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 70-41 | 3.06 |
| 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 38-20 | 2.27 |
| 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33-25 | 2.65 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-9 | 3.86 |
| 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22-13 | 4.50 |
| 9.0 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 175-108 |
- Pitching
- BKVargas
- IBBMartinez (By Vargas)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedVargas 14/19; Alexander 7/9; McCarthy 7/9; Alburquerque 1/3; Feliz 3/6
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesVargas 19-6-5-11; Alexander 4-7-4-5; McCarthy 7-1-8-9; Alburquerque 3-2-2-2; Feliz 2-4-1-6
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsVargas 3-1; Alexander 5-0; McCarthy 3-3; Alburquerque 1-1; Feliz 3-0
- Game ScoresJ Vargas 20
Scoring Summary
Inning | DET | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Martínez walked, Castellanos scored, Upton to third, Martinez to second. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | Kinsler tripled to deep left center, Avila scored. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | Castellanos homered to center (432 feet), Kinsler scored. | 4 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | Mahtook homered to left center (445 feet), Martínez scored. | 6 | 0 | ||
| 4th | Martínez singled to left, Upton scored. | 7 | 0 | ||
| 7th | Iglesias hit sacrifice fly to center, Presley scored. | 8 | 0 | ||
| 7th | Merrifield doubled to deep right, Torres scored. | 8 | 1 | ||
| 8th | Hosmer homered to right (413 feet). | 8 | 2 | ||
| 9th | Martínez singled to right, Presley scored. | 9 | 2 | ||
| 9th | Iglesias singled to shallow center, Martínez scored, Mahtook to third. | 10 | 2 | ||
Series tied 2-2
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:15 AM, 18 July 2017
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 26,359
Game Time:3:29
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Tom Hallion
- First Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
- Second Base Umpire - Vic Carapazza
- Third Base Umpire - Mark Ripperger
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |

