Royals

Hitters	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
W. Merrifield CF	1-5	5	1	1	0	0	1	17	.302	.365	.434
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Merrifield struck out swinging. 3rd: Merrifield reached on bunt single to pitcher. 4th: Merrifield grounded out to shortstop. 7th: Merrifield grounded out to shortstop. 9th: Merrifield fouled out to first.
A. Mondesi SS	1-5	5	1	1	0	0	0	12	.288	.313	.490
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Mondesi safe at first on error by second baseman Lugo. 3rd: Mondesi grounded out to third. 5th: Mondesi lined out to right. 7th: Mondesi lined out to left. 9th: Mondesi singled to center.
A. Gordon LF	3-4	4	0	3	1	0	1	12	.246	.328	.365
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Gordon singled to shallow left center, Mondesi to second, Mondesi scored advancing on throw. 3rd: Gordon singled to left, Merrifield scored. 5th: Gordon struck out looking. 7th: Gordon singled to center.
S. Perez DH	1-3	3	0	1	0	1	1	18	.232	.272	.438
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Pérez walked, Gordon to second. 3rd: Pérez struck out swinging. 5th: Pérez singled to left. 7th: Pérez fouled out to first.
H. Dozier 1B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	13	.233	.281	.400
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Dozier grounded out to first, Gordon to third, Pérez to second. 3rd: Dozier grounded out to pitcher. 5th: Dozier grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Pérez out at second. 8th: Dozier grounded out to shortstop.
J. Bonifacio RF	0-3	3	0	0	0	1	1	23	.231	.312	.371
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Bonifacio grounded out to shortstop. 4th: Bonifacio walked. 6th: Bonifacio flied out to right. 8th: Bonifacio struck out looking.
A. Escobar 3B	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	13	.224	.273	.309
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: Escobar grounded out to first. 6th: Escobar flied out to center. 8th: Escobar singled to left.
R. Herrera 2B	2-4	4	1	2	1	0	0	14	.236	.293	.328
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: Herrera lined out to right. 4th: Herrera doubled to left, Escobar scored, Herrera to third on error by left fielder Stewart. 6th: Herrera tripled to deep right. 8th: Herrera flied out to center.
C. Gallagher C	0-3	3	0	0	1	0	1	12	.208	.246	.321
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: Gallagher struck out swinging. 4th: Gallagher hit sacrifice fly to center, Herrera scored. 6th: Gallagher grounded out to first. 9th: Gallagher flied out to right.

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
I. Kennedy	7.0	7	3	2	0	6	1	93-67	4.59	93
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
K. McCarthy	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	16-12	3.36	16
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W. Peralta	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	18-9	3.86	18
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game

Tigers

Hitters	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J. Jones CF	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	1	18	.213	.268	.379
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Jones struck out looking. 3rd: Jones grounded out to shortstop. 6th: Jones singled to center. 8th: Jones lined out to right.
C. Stewart LF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	2	21	.233	.340	.395
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Stewart struck out swinging. 4th: Stewart grounded out to second. 6th: Stewart flied out to left. 8th: Stewart struck out swinging.
N. Castellanos RF	2-4	4	0	2	2	0	0	11	.300	.357	.503
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Castellanos grounded out to shortstop. 4th: Castellanos flied out to center. 6th: Castellanos doubled to left, Jones scored. 8th: Castellanos doubled to deep center, Kozma scored.
V. Martinez DH	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	1	10	.249	.296	.352
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: Martínez singled to right. 4th: Martínez struck out swinging. 6th: Martínez flied out to center. 8th: Martínez grounded out to first.
R. Rodriguez 3B	2-4	4	1	2	1	0	0	14	.223	.262	.346
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: Rodríguez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Martínez out at second. 5th: Rodríguez homered to left center (393 feet). 6th: Rodríguez flied out to right. 9th: Rodríguez reached on infield single to shortstop.
J. McCann C	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	8	.216	.263	.311
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: McCann flied out to right. 5th: McCann singled to center. 7th: McCann flied out to center. 9th: McCann bunted into fielder's choice to pitcher, Rodríguez out at second.
V. Reyes PR	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.250	.300
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
J. Saltalamacchia 1B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	2	11	.000	.167	.000
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 3rd: Saltalamacchia grounded out to second. 5th: Saltalamacchia struck out swinging. 7th: Saltalamacchia struck out swinging.
J. Candelario PH	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	.228	.317	.407
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 9th: Candelario walked, Reyes to second.
D. Lugo 2B	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	2	15	.197	.238	.250
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 3rd: Lugo grounded out to pitcher. 5th: Lugo singled to right, McCann to second. 7th: Lugo struck out looking. 9th: Lugo struck out swinging.
P. Kozma SS	1-3	3	1	1	0	0	0	10	.196	.211	.304
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 3rd: Kozma singled to right. 5th: Kozma grounded into double play, third to first, McCann out at third. 8th: Kozma safe at first on throwing error by shortstop Mondesi.
J. Adduci PH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.263	.283	.389
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 9th: Adduci struck out swinging.

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
F. Liriano	6.0	6	4	1	2	4	0	99-58	4.40	99
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
L. Coleman	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9-6	3.44	9
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
S. Baez	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	17-12	3.46	17
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
D. Stumpf	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9-3	4.91	9
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game

Game Stats

Walks Issued
- KC1
- 2DET
Stolen Bases
- KC1
- 0DET
Strikeouts Thrown
- KC9
- 5DET
Total Bases
- KC12
- 14DET

Game Information

Detroit, Michigan

Line: DET -110
Over/Under: 9

Attendance: 22,001

53%

Capacity: 41,574

Game Time: 2:51

Umpires: Home Plate Umpire - Brian Gorman, First Base Umpire - Nic Lentz, Second Base Umpire - Tripp Gibson, Third Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson, Left Field Umpire - -, Right Field Umpire - -

Royals beat Tigers 4-3, stop 5-game slide

Ian Kennedy pitched three-run ball into the eighth inning, and the Kansas City Royals stopped a five-game slide by holding off the Detroit Tigers for a 4-3 win on Friday night.

9/22/2018 Associated Press

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Royals KC	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	9	1
Tigers DET	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	3	9	3

WINIan KennedyI. Kennedy(3-8)7.0 IP, 2 ER, 6 K, 0 BB

LOSSFrancisco LirianoF. Liriano(5-11)6.0 IP, 1 ER, 4 K, 2 BB

SAVEWily PeraltaW. Peralta(12)1.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

		KC	DET
1st	Gordon singled to shallow left center, Mondesi to second, Mondesi scored advancing on throw.	1	0
3rd	Gordon singled to left, Merrifield scored.	2	0
4th	Herrera doubled to left, Escobar scored, Herrera to third on error by left fielder Stewart.	3	0
4th	Gallagher hit sacrifice fly to center, Herrera scored.	4	0
5th	Rodríguez homered to left center (393 feet).	4	1
6th	Castellanos doubled to left, Jones scored.	4	2
8th	Castellanos doubled to deep center, Kozma scored.	4	3

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	21	16	.568	0	L1
Chicago	18	18	.500	2.5	L1
Cleveland	16	18	.471	3.5	L2
Kansas City	13	22	.371	7	W1
Detroit	13	24	.351	8	L1

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