MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/07/2062
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2656 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 2062 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (68-72) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 5 15 1
Kansas City Royals (81-58) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 7 0
Tigers Sneak Past Royals, 5-4
Both teams had their chances, but the Detroit Tigers eventually prevailed.

The Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals, 5-4, in part because of third baseman You-yi Zhào. He went 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Getting the save was Bert Dorr, his 31st.

Zhào had a game-changing home run in the top of the eighth. On a 1-1 curveball from Onan Masaoka, he banged a solo home run to left, giving the Tigers a 5-4 lead. It was the 15th home run of the year for Zhào.

"I was a little disappointed," said Kansas City manager . "We could've and should've scored more runs."

Detroit now sits at 68-72, while Kansas City falls to 81-58.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Bigbee LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .274 11 38
Y. Betancourt 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .246 17 47
V. DiMaggio CF 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .259 29 78
E. Hernandez SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .229 13 29
A. Griggs 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .258 6 38
   a-W. Joyner PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 4 16
F. Robinson DH 4 0 2 2 0 2 0 .290 3 20
Y. Zhào 3B 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 .270 15 45
E. Bautista RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .205 11 35
   b-W. Williams PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 1 14
   c-J. Aquino RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 10 57
L. Rojas C 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .242 1 7
Totals 39 5 15 5 1 10 19      
a - W. Joyner pinch hit for A. Griggs in the 8th
b - W. Williams pinch hit for E. Bautista in the 8th
c - J. Aquino substituted for W. Williams in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: V. DiMaggio (25, 1st Inning off E. Salazar, 1 on, 1 out) , W. Williams (11, 8th Inning off O. Masaoka, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Zhào (15, 8th Inning off O. Masaoka, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Bigbee 2 , Y. Betancourt , V. DiMaggio 4 , E. Hernandez , A. Griggs , F. Robinson 2 , Y. Zhào 6 , W. Williams 2 , L. Rojas
2-out RBI: Y. Zhào
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Bigbee , E. Hernandez , E. Bautista , L. Rojas
GIDP: Y. Betancourt
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Bigbee (43)
CS: C. Bigbee (14) , V. DiMaggio (5)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Zhào (7)
Double Plays: 2 (Betancourt-Hernandez-Griggs, Hernandez-Betancourt-Griggs)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Beaumont DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .271 30 69
G. McDougald 2B 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .277 15 56
T. Helton 1B 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .281 35 92
J. O'Connell RF 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .275 25 54
T. Erwin C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .281 27 75
   c-R. Sandberg PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238 3 11
   e-L. Hardie LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 4 7
B. Bailey LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291 4 11
   d-J. Torre PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .214 15 44
D. Johnston CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .252 15 49
M. Pearson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .375 0 0
B. Dent SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .313 1 10
   a-J. Canseco PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .255 15 48
   b-E. Chacon SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 1 14
Totals 31 4 7 4 5 7 16      
a - J. Canseco pinch hit for B. Dent in the 7th
b - E. Chacon substituted for J. Canseco in the 8th
c - R. Sandberg pinch hit for T. Erwin in the 8th
d - J. Torre pinch hit for B. Bailey in the 8th
e - L. Hardie substituted for R. Sandberg in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Helton (35, 6th Inning off A. Sanchez, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Beaumont , G. McDougald , T. Helton 4 , R. Sandberg , D. Johnston , M. Pearson , B. Dent
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. McDougald , D. Johnston , M. Pearson
GIDP: G. Beaumont , T. Erwin
Sac Fly: G. McDougald
Hit by Pitch: J. O'Connell
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Johnston (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Dent-McDougald-Helton)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Sanchez 5.1 5 3 3 1 6 1 82 3.68   
B. DeMott W (8-3), BS (4) 1.2 1 1 1 3 1 0 36 3.67   
M. Carvajal 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 2.55   
D. Clyde H (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 5.20   
B. Dorr SV (31) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Sanchez 51
Batters Faced: A. Sanchez 21, B. DeMott 9, M. Carvajal 1, D. Clyde 4, B. Dorr 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Sanchez 5-2, B. DeMott 1-3, M. Carvajal 0-0, D. Clyde 1-2, B. Dorr 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Sanchez 82-50, B. DeMott 36-17, M. Carvajal 10-6, D. Clyde 14-9, B. Dorr 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Clyde 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Sanchez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Salazar 5.2 12 4 4 0 7 0 95 3.95   
A. Powell 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 36 2.19   
O. Masaoka L (0-1) 1.1 2 1 1 1 2 1 30 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Salazar 36
Batters Faced: E. Salazar 26, A. Powell 7, O. Masaoka 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Salazar 3-4, A. Powell 2-3, O. Masaoka 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Salazar 95-63, A. Powell 36-23, O. Masaoka 30-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Powell 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: You-yi Zhào
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Rain (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:46
Attendance: 43083
Special Notes: Rain delay of 64 minutes in the 4th inning.
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