Tigers Hitting
- Batting
- 2BCandelario (10, Boyer); Jones (5, Boyer)
- RBIJones 2 (8)
- 2Out RBIJones 2
- GIDPJones
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP1-9 (Martín 0-1, Hicks 0-2, Castellanos 0-1, Machado 0-1, Jones 1-3, Iglesias 0-1)
- Baserunning
- CSMcCann (1, 2nd base by McCarthy/Pérez)
- Fielding
- DP3 (Candelario-Machado-Hicks, Iglesias-Machado-Hicks, Iglesias-Hicks)
- EHicks (2, dropped foul ball)
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- RBIMerrifield (11), Soler 2 (12)
- 2Out RBISoler 2
- SFMerrifield
- GIDPMerrifield; Pérez; Duda
- Team LOB2
- Team RISP2-3 (Gordon 1-1, Duda 0-1, Soler 1-1)
- Baserunning
- SBEscobar (2, 2nd base off Jiménez/McCann)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Cuthbert-Merrifield-Duda)
Tigers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D. Stumpf(L, 1-1; H, 4) |
J. Jimenez(B, 1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 93-61 | 2.97 |
| 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-8 | 3.00 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13-6 | 2.76 |
| 8.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 116-75 |
- Pitching
- WPJiménez
- IBBEscobar (By Jiménez)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedLiriano 20/23; Stumpf 3/3; Jiménez 1/4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesLiriano 18-13-14-16; Stumpf 3-1-1-3; Jiménez 0-2-1-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsLiriano 12-4; Stumpf 0-1; Jiménez 0-2
- Game ScoresF Liriano 70
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Boyer(W, 1-0) |
K. Herrera(S, 6) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 103-69 | 2.92 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-5 | 2.03 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23-14 | 13.50 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-7 | 0.71 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 145-95 |
- Pitching
- IBBMartínez (By Boyer)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedKennedy 17/24; McCarthy 2/3; Boyer 3/6; Herrera 2/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesKennedy 20-9-25-15; McCarthy 1-0-1-3; Boyer 2-2-6-4; Herrera 2-1-3-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsKennedy 6-5; McCarthy 0-2; Boyer 1-1; Herrera 0-3
- Game ScoresI Kennedy 66
Scoring Summary
Inning | DET | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8th | Jones doubled to deep left, Candelario and Reyes scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 8th | Cuthbert scored, Jay to third, Gordon to second on wild pitch by Jiménez. | 2 | 1 | |
| 8th | Merrifield hit sacrifice fly to right, Jay scored, Gordon to third. | 2 | 2 | |
| 8th | Soler singled to left center, Gordon and Escobar scored. | 2 | 4 | |
KC wins 3-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:15 AM, 5 May 2018
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 24,648
Game Time:2:49
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Jeff Nelson
- First Base Umpire - Laz Diaz
- Second Base Umpire - Jansen Visconti
- Third Base Umpire - Manny Gonzalez
2024 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 20 | 10 | .667 | - | W1 |
| Kansas City | 19 | 13 | .594 | 2 | W2 |
| Detroit | 18 | 13 | .581 | 2.5 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 17 | 13 | .567 | 3 | W10 |
| Chicago | 6 | 25 | .194 | 14.5 | L3 |
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