MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
07/04/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 1908 - SATURDAY, JULY 4TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (41-47) 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 5 10 1
Detroit Tigers (33-56) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 9 1
Royals Win, 5-4, at Detroit
The Kansas City Royals downed the Detroit Tigers, 5-4, at Comerica Park. Whit Merrifield led the way, going 2-for-4 for Kansas City. Kansas City pitcher Brady Singer got the win, upping his record to 2-6. Matthew Boyd got the loss. Richard Lovelady earned his 13th save in 17 tries.

Kansas City relied on the bat of Hunter Dozier to get the win. The first baseman ripped a 3-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Royals ahead, 5-3. For the game, Dozier had 1 double and 1 home run in 5 at-bats.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Dozier told the Kansas City Today.

The Royals, at 41-47, sit in third place in the American League Central Division.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield RF 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .313 7 35
A. Mondesi SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .272 4 34
H. Dozier 1B 5 1 2 3 0 1 0 .241 7 40
J. Soler DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .245 16 50
A. Dean LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .241 8 30
N. Lopez 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .296 4 36
S. Perez C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .250 13 34
Y. Chang 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .267 0 0
B. Phillips CF 4 0 0 0 0 4 6 .189 7 26
Totals 37 5 10 5 2 12 15      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Dozier (21, 1st Inning off M. Boyd, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Dozier (7, 5th Inning off M. Boyd, 2 on, 0 outs) W. Merrifield (7, 3rd Inning off M. Boyd, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Dozier 6 , A. Dean , J. Soler , A. Mondesi , W. Merrifield 5 , S. Perez , N. Lopez 2
2-out RBI: W. Merrifield , S. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Phillips 2 , J. Soler
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: W. Merrifield (8)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Singer (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Lopez-Mondesi-Dozier, Lopez-Dozier)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Maybin RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .237 9 22
D. Span LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254 7 29
J. Schoop 2B 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .253 18 57
C. Cron 1B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .239 14 37
J. Candelario 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .220 10 31
A. Romine C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .275 1 19
N. Goodrum DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .238 4 34
D. Cameron CF 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 .111 0 1
J. Mercer SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .421 1 3
Totals 34 4 9 4 3 6 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Candelario 2 (20, 3rd Inning off B. Singer, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off T. Zuber, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Schoop (18, 3rd Inning off B. Singer, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Candelario 4 , C. Cron 2 , J. Schoop 5 , A. Romine , D. Cameron , J. Mercer
2-out RBI: J. Candelario , J. Schoop
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Romine 2 , C. Maybin
GIDP: C. Cron , N. Goodrum
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Mercer (2)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Singer W (2-6) 6.0 7 3 3 2 4 1 93 56 5.33   
T. Zuber H (3) 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 26 18 3.51   
K. McCarthy H (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 7.39   
R. Lovelady SV (13) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 10 4.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Singer 48
Batters Faced: B. Singer 25, T. Zuber 7, K. McCarthy 1, R. Lovelady 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Singer 7-5, T. Zuber 1-3, K. McCarthy 0-1, R. Lovelady 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Singer 93-56, T. Zuber 26-18, K. McCarthy 2-1, R. Lovelady 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. McCarthy 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Boyd L (8-5) 4.0 8 5 5 2 5 2 89 56 3.69   
R. Garcia 2.1 0 0 0 0 4 0 41 26 3.20   
S. Dyson 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 26 18 3.68   
I. Nova 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 4.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Boyd 29
Batters Faced: M. Boyd 21, R. Garcia 8, S. Dyson 8, I. Nova 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Boyd 3-3, R. Garcia 2-1, S. Dyson 2-1, I. Nova 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Boyd 89-56, R. Garcia 41-26, S. Dyson 26-18, I. Nova 5-4
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Whit Merrifield
Ballpark: Comerica Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 4:10 PM CT
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 18252
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