Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers

Friday, May 4th, 2018 7:15PM CST

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Game Recap

Friday night saw the Kansas City Royals secure a 4-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers. In the eighth inning, Jorge Soler hit a two-out single that drove in the go-ahead runs, a play that also reportedly bailed out a chagrined ballboy.

Game Details

Date: Friday, May 4th, 2018

Time: 7:15PM CST

Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Location: Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 24,648

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Game Stats


Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Runs Batted In: Merrifield (11), Soler 2 (12)

2-out Runs Batted In: Soler 2

Sacrifice Flies: Merrifield

Ground Into Double Play: Merrifield; Pérez; Duda

Team Left On Base: 2

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-3 (Gordon 1-1, Duda 0-1, Soler 1-1)


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

Intentional Walks: Martínez (By Boyer)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Kennedy 17/24; McCarthy 2/3; Boyer 3/6; Herrera 2/3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Kennedy 20-9-25-15; McCarthy 1-0-1-3; Boyer 2-2-6-4; Herrera 2-1-3-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Kennedy 6-5; McCarthy 0-2; Boyer 1-1; Herrera 0-3

Game Scores: I Kennedy 66


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Cuthbert-Merrifield-Duda)


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Escobar (2, 2nd base off Jiménez/McCann)



Detroit Tigers Batting

Tigers Batting

Doubles: Candelario (10, Boyer); Jones (5, Boyer)

Runs Batted In: Jones 2 (8)

2-out Runs Batted In: Jones 2

Ground Into Double Play: Jones

Team Left On Base: 7

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-9 (Martín 0-1, Hicks 0-2, Castellanos 0-1, Machado 0-1, Jones 1-3, Iglesias 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Hicks 2; Martín 1; Jones 1


Detroit Tigers Pitching

Tigers Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Liriano pitched to 1 batter in the 8th

Wild Pitches: Jiménez

Intentional Walks: Escobar (By Jiménez)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Liriano 20/23; Stumpf 3/3; Jiménez 1/4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Liriano 18-13-14-16; Stumpf 3-1-1-3; Jiménez 0-2-1-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Liriano 12-4; Stumpf 0-1; Jiménez 0-2

Game Scores: F Liriano 70


Detroit Tigers Fielding

Tigers Fielding

Double Plays: 3 (Candelario-Machado-Hicks, Iglesias-Machado-Hicks, Iglesias-Hicks)

Errors: Hicks (2, dropped foul ball)


Detroit Tigers Baserunning

Tigers Baserunning

Caught Stealing: McCann (1, 2nd base by McCarthy/Pérez)


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