Wednesday, May 31st, 2017 7:15PM CST
J.D. Martinez and Justin Upton delivered crucial two-run doubles with two outs in the third inning as the Detroit Tigers ultimately held off the Kansas City Royals for a 6-5 victory on Wednesday night.
Date: Wednesday, May 31st, 2017
Time: 7:15PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 24,347
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DET |
0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Cain (11, Boyd); Cuthbert (3, Boyd)
Runs Batted In: Pérez (30), Cuthbert 2 (6), Escobar (12)
2-out Runs Batted In: Cuthbert 2, Escobar
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-9 (Butera 0-2, Hosmer 1-1, Cuthbert 1-2, Gordon 0-1, Escobar 1-1, Pérez 1-1, Bonifacio 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Butera 1; Cuthbert 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Kennedy 10/17; Maness 3/6; Young 6/11; Strahm 5/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Kennedy 16-8-9-10; Maness 3-0-3-6; Young 7-5-6-8; Strahm 3-1-2-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Kennedy 3-2; Maness 2-1; Young 4-3; Strahm 3-3
Game Scores: I Kennedy 32

Double Plays: 2 (Maness-Escobar-Hosmer, Escobar-Hosmer)
Errors: Merrifield (3, ground ball)

Caught Stealing: Escobar (2, 2nd base by Saupold/Avila)

Doubles: Upton 2 (11, Kennedy 2); J.D. Martinez (2, Kennedy); Cabrera (7, Maness); Castellanos (11, Young)
Home Runs: V. Martínez (5, 2nd inning off Kennedy 0 on, 0 Out); Avila (7, 4th inning off Maness 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: V. Martínez (28), J.D. Martinez 2 (19), Upton 2 (25), Avila (21)
2-out Runs Batted In: J.D. Martinez 2, Upton 2, Avila
Ground Into Double Play: Romine; Castellanos
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-10 (V. Martínez 1-1, Presley 0-2, Castellanos 0-2, J.D. Martinez 1-2, Iglesias 0-1, Upton 1-1, Romine 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Presley 2; J.D. Martinez 1; Romine 2

Wild Pitches: A. Wilson
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Boyd 12/19; Saupold 5/9; Greene 0/1; A. Wilson 2/5; J. Wilson 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Boyd 5-5-17-16; Saupold 6-3-5-9; Greene 1-1-1-0; A. Wilson 1-3-9-4; J. Wilson 4-2-2-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Boyd 3-7; Saupold 8-0; Greene 0-0; A. Wilson 1-1; J. Wilson 0-1
Game Scores: M Boyd 31

Stolen Bases: Castellanos (2, 3rd base off Young/Butera); Presley (1, 2nd base off Young/Butera)
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