MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/24/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2705 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (84-75) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 5 0
Kansas City Royals (99-60) 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 5 9 1
Royals Stay Hot With 5-4 Win
Kansas City starter Charlie Morton pitched well against the Detroit Tigers at Kauffman Stadium. The right-hander led his team to a win, 5-4. Morton picked up the win for Kansas City, going 5 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 3 hits. He now sports a record of 13-2. Taylor Guilbeau was credited with the save, his 37th in 40 tries.

In the bottom of the first, Trent Grisham hit a 3-run home run. The 31st home run of the season for the Kansas City right fielder put the Royals on top, 3-0.

"If you want to be considered a good team, these are the kind of games you have to win," said Kansas City manager Bryce Shuck.

The Royals, now 99-60, have won 8 in a row.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Segura SS 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 .287 14 43
S. Marte CF 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .289 29 87
C. Dickerson LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .257 18 82
J. Abreu 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .252 28 74
J. Marisnick RF 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .249 12 33
   a-G. Springer PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 35 83
K. Davis DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .231 34 77
J. Realmuto C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .251 22 65
K. Wong 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .260 11 44
N. Madrigal 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .272 4 37
Totals 33 4 5 4 1 11 7      
a - G. Springer pinch hit for J. Marisnick in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Segura (27, 3rd Inning off C. Morton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Wong (11, 3rd Inning off C. Morton, 0 on, 1 out) S. Marte (29, 8th Inning off J. Diaz, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Wong 5 , C. Dickerson , J. Segura 2 , S. Marte 4
2-out RBI: C. Dickerson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Madrigal , J. Abreu
Hit by Pitch: K. Davis , S. Marte
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Winker LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .270 15 71
D. Swanson SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .284 7 56
A. Rizzo 1B 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .273 38 106
N. Arenado 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .279 36 119
T. Grisham RF 4 1 1 3 0 1 4 .297 31 94
H. Kendrick DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 4 .266 17 80
J. Profar 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .260 8 53
S. Murphy C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .270 22 74
L. Brinson CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .340 2 10
Totals 33 5 9 5 5 7 18      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Brinson (4, 4th Inning off K. Gibson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Kendrick (17, 6th Inning off K. Gibson, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Grisham (31, 1st Inning off J. Cotton, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Kendrick 5 , J. Winker 2 , L. Brinson 3 , J. Profar , T. Grisham 4 , N. Arenado
2-out RBI: J. Winker , T. Grisham
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Kendrick 2 , D. Swanson , S. Murphy
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: N. Arenado (18)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Cotton L (6-6) 3.2 4 3 3 2 3 1 75 45 5.96   
K. Gibson 2.1 3 2 2 0 0 1 42 27 3.89   
J. Ross 1.0 1 0 0 2 3 0 28 16 5.47   
P. Baez 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 13 4.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cotton 40
Batters Faced: J. Cotton 17, K. Gibson 10, J. Ross 6, P. Baez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cotton 3-5, K. Gibson 5-2, J. Ross 0-0, P. Baez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cotton 75-45, K. Gibson 42-27, J. Ross 28-16, P. Baez 22-13
WP: J. Cotton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Morton W (13-2) 5.0 3 2 2 0 5 1 75 50 2.22   
J. Alvarado H (15) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 9 3.00   
C. Edwards Jr. H (25) 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 24 14 1.66   
J. Diaz H (29) 1.0 1 2 1 0 1 1 13 8 3.12   
T. Guilbeau SV (37) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 9 3.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Morton 58
Batters Faced: C. Morton 19, J. Alvarado 3, C. Edwards Jr. 4, J. Diaz 5, T. Guilbeau 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Morton 8-2, J. Alvarado 1-1, C. Edwards Jr. 0-0, J. Diaz 2-0, T. Guilbeau 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Morton 75-50, J. Alvarado 13-9, C. Edwards Jr. 24-14, J. Diaz 13-8, T. Guilbeau 12-9
Hit Batsmen: C. Morton , T. Guilbeau
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Charlie Morton
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 39783
Special Notes: SP Charlie Morton was injured while pitching.
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