MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
07/04/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 1658 - SATURDAY, JULY 4TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (52-37) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 5 4
Detroit Tigers (51-38) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Royals Beat Detroit, 2-1
The Kansas City Royals went home winners at Comerica Park, thanks in large part to starter Charlie Morton. Morton stifled the Detroit Tigers, enabling Kansas City to grab the 2-1 win. The winner was Kansas City reliever Jairo Diaz, now 4-3. The loser was Zack Britton. Kansas City now has a record of 52-37 with the win.

Nolan Arenado made it 2-1 in favor of Kansas City when he delivered a run-scoring single. It came with no one out in the top of the ninth. The Royals went on to win.

"I like our moxie," said Royals manager Bryce Shuck.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Kendrick DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 8 35
J. Profar 2B 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .271 4 32
A. Rizzo 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .243 16 49
   a-N. Goodrum PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 8 21
   b-C. Casali 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 5 15
N. Arenado 3B 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .277 17 60
T. Grisham CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .314 21 58
A. Aquino RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .242 16 46
D. Swanson SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .284 2 32
S. Murphy C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238 11 37
A. Gordon LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 2 4
Totals 32 2 5 2 2 6 13      
a - N. Goodrum pinch ran for A. Rizzo in the 9th
b - C. Casali substituted for N. Goodrum in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Profar (19, 7th Inning off M. Clevinger, 0 on, 0 outs) N. Arenado (22, 7th Inning off M. Clevinger, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Profar 2 , T. Grisham , N. Arenado 3 , A. Rizzo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Swanson 2
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Profar (2) , T. Grisham (3) , N. Arenado 2 (11)
Double Plays: 2 (Swanson-Profar-Rizzo, Swanson-Profar-Rizzo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Marte CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .255 11 33
K. Wong 2B 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 .273 5 21
C. Dickerson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .259 10 39
G. Springer RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .260 27 57
J. Abreu 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .240 13 39
J. Realmuto C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289 15 42
K. Davis DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .232 19 46
S. Neuse 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .208 3 11
N. Madrigal SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .278 3 24
Totals 32 1 4 1 1 12 12      
BATTING
Triples: K. Wong (5, 3rd Inning off C. Morton, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Madrigal 2 , G. Springer , K. Wong 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Abreu , G. Springer , K. Wong , K. Davis
GIDP: C. Dickerson , S. Neuse
Hit by Pitch: K. Wong
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Madrigal (14)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Morton 7.1 4 1 1 1 9 0 97 65 2.18   
J. Diaz W (4-3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 3.34   
T. Guilbeau SV (22) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19 12 3.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Morton 74
Batters Faced: C. Morton 29, J. Diaz 1, T. Guilbeau 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Morton 8-4, J. Diaz 1-0, T. Guilbeau 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Morton 97-65, J. Diaz 7-4, T. Guilbeau 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Diaz 2-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Morton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Clevinger 6.2 3 1 1 1 4 0 75 51 3.31   
P. Baez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 3.89   
K. Gibson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 8 3.28   
Z. Britton L (2-3) 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 19 10 2.10   
H. Neris 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 7 0.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Clevinger 67
Batters Faced: M. Clevinger 24, P. Baez 1, K. Gibson 3, Z. Britton 4, H. Neris 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Clevinger 11-5, P. Baez 1-0, K. Gibson 2-1, Z. Britton 1-0, H. Neris 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Clevinger 75-51, P. Baez 6-3, K. Gibson 13-8, Z. Britton 19-10, H. Neris 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Baez 2-0 , H. Neris 2-0
Balk: Z. Britton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Charlie Morton
Ballpark: Comerica Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 4:10 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 39979
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