MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
07/03/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 1640 - FRIDAY, JULY 3RD, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (51-37) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 8 1
Detroit Tigers (51-37) 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 X 5 7 0
Tigers Down Royals, 5-2
The Detroit Tigers got a stellar effort from pitcher Jacob deGrom, helping Detroit score a win over the visiting Kansas City Royals, 5-2. deGrom went 8.2 innings to notch the win. He scattered 7 hits, walked 1, and struck out 11. His record improves to 10-3. Hector Neris converted his 6th save in 6 tries.

Sheldon Neuse chipped in for Detroit with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, the third baseman had 2 hits in 3 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 RBI.

"If you pitch well, you give yourself some opportunities," said Detroit manager Eric Dolegowski.

Detroit raised its record to 51-37 with the win.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Winker LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .270 7 39
H. Kendrick DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .271 8 35
A. Rizzo 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .243 16 49
N. Arenado 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275 17 58
T. Grisham CF 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 .314 21 58
A. Aquino RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .245 16 46
D. Swanson SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .288 2 32
S. Murphy C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .241 11 37
N. Lopez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .274 1 11
Totals 34 2 8 2 1 11 13      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Swanson (18, 5th Inning off J. deGrom, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Grisham 2 (21, 5th Inning off J. deGrom, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. deGrom, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Kendrick 2 , J. Winker , T. Grisham 8 , D. Swanson 3 , S. Murphy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Lopez , S. Murphy
GIDP: J. Winker
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: N. Arenado (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Swanson-Lopez-Rizzo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Segura SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 5 19
   a-N. Madrigal SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 3 24
J. Marisnick CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .230 2 13
C. Dickerson LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .262 10 39
G. Springer RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .260 27 57
J. Abreu 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .243 13 39
K. Davis DH 4 1 1 2 0 2 2 .235 19 46
E. Diaz C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .274 1 12
K. Wong 2B 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .272 5 20
S. Neuse 3B 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .220 3 11
Totals 30 5 7 5 1 7 12      
a - N. Madrigal substituted for J. Segura in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: G. Springer (27, 2nd Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Davis (19, 6th Inning off C. Sale, 1 on, 0 outs) S. Neuse (3, 5th Inning off C. Sale, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Abreu , G. Springer 4 , E. Diaz , J. Marisnick , K. Davis 4 , S. Neuse 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Springer
GIDP: C. Dickerson
Hit by Pitch: K. Wong , C. Dickerson , J. Marisnick
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Dickerson (1)
CS: J. Marisnick (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Segura-Abreu)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Sale L (5-9) 5.0 6 5 4 0 4 3 87 58 3.84   
S. Bracho 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 12 1.90   
C. Edwards Jr. 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 8 1.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sale 41
Batters Faced: C. Sale 24, S. Bracho 6, C. Edwards Jr. 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sale 5-5, S. Bracho 1-2, C. Edwards Jr. 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sale 87-58, S. Bracho 15-12, C. Edwards Jr. 15-8
Hit Batsmen: C. Sale 3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. deGrom W (10-3) 8.2 7 2 2 1 11 2 128 84 2.65   
H. Neris SV (6) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 0.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. deGrom 72
Batters Faced: J. deGrom 33, H. Neris 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. deGrom 4-10, H. Neris 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. deGrom 128-84, H. Neris 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Neris 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jacob deGrom
Ballpark: Comerica Park
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 39681
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