Saturday, May 4th, 2019 3:10PM CST
A four-run first inning, highlighted by Alex Gordon's home run, helped propel the Kansas City Royals to a resounding 15-3 triumph over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.
Date: Saturday, May 4th, 2019
Time: 3:10PM CST
Stadium: Comerica Park
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 19,500
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DET |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
KC |
4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |

Home Runs: Rodríguez (3, 8th inning off Newberry 0 on, 1 Out); Candelario (1, 3rd inning off Bailey 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Rodríguez (8), Candelario 2 (7)
Ground Into Double Play: Cabrera
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-6 (Mercer 0-1, Rodríguez 0-1, Castro 0-2, Goodrum 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Rodríguez 1; Castro 2; Goodrum 1

Pitcher Notes: Ross pitched to 2 batters in the 2nd. ; VerHagen pitched to 4 batters in the 8th. ; Reininger pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. ; Farmer pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. ; Fernandez pitched to 1 batter in the 4th. ; Garrett pitched to 5 batters in the 3rd.
Wild Pitches: VerHagen
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Ross 5/13; VerHagen 7/11; Reininger 5/9; Farmer 3/3; Fernandez 6/11; Garrett 2/7
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Ross-6-2-7-10; VerHagen-5-1-6-8; Reininger-6-5-3-7; Farmer-3-4-1-1; Fernandez-6-1-5-7; Garrett-6-1-3-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Ross 3-0; VerHagen 3-0; Reininger 3-2; Farmer 1-0; Fernandez 0-6; Garrett 1-0
Game Scores: T Ross 19

Double Plays: 2 (Rodríguez-Mercer-Cabrera2)
Errors: Goodrum (2, line drive)

Doubles: Merrifield (8, Ross); Soler (9, Ross); Mondesi (8, Fernandez); O'Hearn (5, Garrett); Gutiérrez (1, Garrett)
Triples: Mondesi (6, Ross)
Home Runs: Gordon (6, 1st inning off Ross 1 on, 1 Out); Merrifield (5, 5th inning off Fernandez 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Gordon 5 (27), Maldonado (3), Hamilton (5), Merrifield (14), Soler 2 (23), Mondesi 3 (30), O'Hearn (9), Gutiérrez (9)
2-out Runs Batted In: Gordon (2), Soler
Sacrifice Flies: Gordon
Ground Into Double Play: Soler; Dozier
Team Left On Base: 12
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-17 (Gordon 1-3, Hamilton 0-3, Merrifield 0-1, Soler 1-2, Mondesi 0-2, Dozier 0-2, O'Hearn 1-2, Gutiérrez 2-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Hamilton 2; Soler 1; Dozier 3; O'Hearn 1

Pitcher Notes: Bailey pitched to 2 batters in the 5th. ; Boxberger pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. ; Newberry pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. ; Lovelady pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Bailey 22/27; Boxberger 2/3; Newberry 2/4; Lovelady 0/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Bailey-19-14-14-21; Boxberger-1-3-0-3; Newberry-2-2-1-2; Lovelady-0-1-5-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Bailey 9-5; Boxberger 2-1; Newberry 0-2; Lovelady 2-0
Game Scores: H Bailey 52

Double Plays: 1 (Mondesi-Merrifield-O'Hearn)
Errors: Mondesi (2, throw)

Stolen Bases: Gutiérrez (1, 2nd base off Reininger/Hicks)
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