Royals 4, Tigers 5 Box Score, Sep 22, 2018 | StatPro

September 22, 2018 · 6:10 PM EDT

Kansas City RoyalsKC · 58-104KC58-1044

Final

5

Detroit TigersDET · 64-98DET64-98

W: Joe JiménezL: Jason HammelS: Shane Greene

Top performers

WMWhit Merrifield2B2-2H-AB3B · 2B · 1 RBI · 1 RTop hitterNGNiko Goodrum1B3-4H-AB2B · 2 RBI · 1 R
Winning pitcherJJJoe JiménezP1.0IP1 ER · 1 K · W
JHJason HammelP1.0IP2 ER · 1 K · LLosing pitcher
SaveSGShane GreeneP1.0IP1 ER · 1 K · S

Game flow

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Biggest lead KC by 1 · DET by 2 · 1 lead change

Key plays

B1 +11% DETNiko Goodrum singles on a line drive to center fielder Brian Goodwin. Nick Castellanos scores. Ronny Rodriguez to 3rd.KC 1 · DET 1
B3 +12% DETNiko Goodrum hits a ground-rule double (29) on a fly ball down the left-field line. Christin Stewart scores. Ronny Rodriguez to 3rd.KC 1 · DET 2
T4 +12% KCAlex Gordon homers (12) on a fly ball to right field.KC 2 · DET 2
T8 +27% KCWhit Merrifield doubles (42) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Christin Stewart. Brett Phillips scores.KC 3 · DET 3
B8 +26% DETMikie Mahtook homers (9) on a fly ball to left field. Niko Goodrum scores.KC 3 · DET 5

Team stats

6Hits11
4Runs5
2Home runs1
2Walks1
7Strikeouts8
1Errors0

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.200Batting average.314
.250On-base %.333
.500Slugging.514
4.50ERA4.00
5Left on base13

2018 AL Central Standings

	W	L	PCT	GB
1CLGuardians	91	71	.562	—
2MITwins	78	84	.481	13.0
3DETigers	64	98	.395	27.0
4CWWhite Sox	62	100	.383	29.0
5KCRoyals	58	104	.358	33.0

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52 balls in play · 17 hits · filled is a hit, hollow is an out

Strike zone

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Game info

Venue: Comerica Park, Detroit, MI

Royals

Batting


WMWhit Merrifield2B	2	1	2	1	0	2	0
AMAdalberto MondesiSS	3	0	0	1	0	0	2
AGAlex GordonLF	4	1	1	1	1	0	1
SPSalvador PerezDH	4	1	1	1	1	0	1
RORyan O'Hearn1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
HDHunter Dozier3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
BGBrian GoodwinCF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
BPBrett PhillipsRF	3	1	2	0	0	0	0
MVMeibrys ViloriaC	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	30	4	6	4	2	2	7

2B: Merrifield

3B: Merrifield

HR: Gordon, Perez

RBI: Merrifield, Mondesi, Gordon, Perez

CS: Merrifield

LOB: 5

Pitching


JNJake Newberry	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	22
JJJakob Junis	6.0	7	2	1	5	0	108
JHJason HammelL	1.0	3	2	0	1	1	20
Totals	8.0	11	4	1	8	1	150

Tigers

Batting


JCJeimer Candelario3B	5	0	0	0	0	0	1
CSChristin StewartLF	4	1	1	0	0	0	2
NCNick CastellanosDH	4	1	3	0	0	0	0
VMVictor Martinez1B	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
NGNiko Goodrum1B	4	1	3	2	0	0	0
MMMikie MahtookRF	4	1	1	2	1	0	0
JMJames McCannC	4	0	0	0	0	0	2
JJJaCoby JonesCF	4	1	1	0	0	0	1
PKPete KozmaSS	3	0	1	0	0	1	2
RRRonny Rodríguez2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	35	5	11	4	1	1	8

2B: Castellanos, Goodrum

3B: Kozma

HR: Mahtook

RBI: Goodrum 2, Mahtook 2

LOB: 13

Pitching


JJJoe JiménezW	1.0	2	1	0	1	0	23
JZJordan Zimmermann	7.0	3	2	2	5	1	93
SGShane GreeneS	1.0	1	1	0	1	1	10
Totals	9.0	6	4	2	7	2	126