MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
04/20/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 614 - FRIDAY, APRIL 20TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (11-9) 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 8 17 0
Detroit Tigers (12-8) 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 9 0
Royals Bang Out 8-4 Win Versus Detroit
Royals first baseman Joe Mauer put his stamp on his team's 8-4 win over the Detroit Tigers. Mauer was 4-5 with a double and 3 singles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2 for Kansas City in the contest. The win moves Kansas City to a record of 11-9.

Albert Pujols, who is tied for 6th in the AL in RBI with 16, aided the Kansas City cause with a 3-run home run in the top of the seventh. For the game, the designated hitter went 1-4 with a home run. He drove in 4 runs and scored once.

"We were able to get some things going offensively," said Mauer.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Mauer 1B 5 2 4 2 0 0 1 .316 1 10
J. Winker LF 5 1 4 1 0 0 2 .284 1 7
A. Pujols DH 4 1 1 4 0 1 3 .306 4 16
M. Cabrera RF 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .333 2 5
M. Wieters C 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 .379 0 7
R. Tapia CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .263 1 10
L. Valbuena 3B 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .210 5 11
T. Wade SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
R. Torreyes 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 3
   a-L. Chisenhall PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .243 2 12
   b-J. Profar 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .280 0 17
Totals 39 8 17 8 2 7 14      
a - L. Chisenhall pinch hit for R. Torreyes in the 7th
b - J. Profar substituted for L. Chisenhall in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Mauer (10, 3rd Inning off A. Cole, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Pujols (4, 7th Inning off T. Lyons, 2 on, 1 out) M. Cabrera (2, 9th Inning off W. Smith, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Pujols 4 , T. Wade , R. Tapia , J. Winker 4 , R. Torreyes , J. Mauer 5 , M. Wieters 2 , L. Valbuena , M. Cabrera 5
2-out RBI: J. Mauer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Pujols , R. Tapia , J. Winker
GIDP: A. Pujols
Sac Fly: A. Pujols
Hit by Pitch: T. Wade
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mauer-Wade-Mauer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Segura SS 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .295 2 9
S. Marte CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .313 2 7
G. Springer RF 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .243 3 11
K. Davis DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 6 .230 6 20
J. Marisnick LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .200 0 0
E. Diaz C 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .143 0 0
P. Alvarez 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .216 3 6
G. Garcia 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Davis 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .182 3 12
Totals 34 4 9 4 2 6 14      
BATTING
Home Runs: P. Alvarez (3, 2nd Inning off K. Freeland, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Springer , E. Diaz , J. Marisnick , K. Davis , J. Segura 3 , P. Alvarez 4 , S. Marte
2-out RBI: K. Davis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Diaz , J. Marisnick
GIDP: K. Davis
Sac Fly: G. Springer
Hit by Pitch: G. Springer , S. Marte
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Segura (7) , S. Marte (13)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Davis-Garcia-Alvarez)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Freeland W (2-1) 6.0 6 2 2 2 3 1 101 60 4.56   
K. Herrera 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 24 15 7.94   
A. Vizcaino H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 9 4.26   
C. Edwards Jr. 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 6 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Freeland 53
Batters Faced: K. Freeland 26, K. Herrera 7, A. Vizcaino 3, C. Edwards Jr. 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Freeland 9-5, K. Herrera 1-1, A. Vizcaino 1-1, C. Edwards Jr. 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Freeland 101-60, K. Herrera 24-15, A. Vizcaino 13-9, C. Edwards Jr. 7-6
Hit Batsmen: K. Freeland , K. Herrera
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Cole L (1-1) 6.1 10 3 3 0 2 0 84 53 2.66   
T. Lyons BS (1) 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 12 7 4.85   
H. Neris 1.2 3 1 1 1 3 0 31 22 2.45   
W. Smith 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 1 20 12 6.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Cole 43
Batters Faced: A. Cole 27, T. Lyons 3, H. Neris 8, W. Smith 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Cole 6-8, T. Lyons 0-0, H. Neris 0-1, W. Smith 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Cole 84-53, T. Lyons 12-7, H. Neris 31-22, W. Smith 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Lyons 2-2
WP: A. Cole
Hit Batsmen: A. Cole
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Mauer
Ballpark: Comerica Park
Weather: Clear skies (46 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 39741
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