MLB, round 18
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 KC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
 DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
The Kansas City Royals held off the Detroit Tigers 5-4 on Sunday at Comerica Park.
The big inning was the first, when the Royals scored 2.
The Royals improve to 45-62. The Tigers fall to 50-56.
Attendance: 29,489.
Full recap at ESPN: Michael Massey's 2-run, 2-out homer in 8th helps Royals beat Tigers 5-4 for 2nd straight winWritten automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.
| Stats | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Thomas RF | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | .230 | .327 | .400 |
| N. Loftin 3B | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .249 | .331 | .407 |
| S. Perez DH | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .208 | .259 | .365 |
| J. Caglianone RF | 0-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .251 | .308 | .450 |
| S. Marte RF | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .260 | .319 | .315 |
| I. Collins LF | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .243 | .344 | .370 |
| T. Tolbert SS | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .313 | .357 | .422 |
| C. Jensen C | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | .240 | .309 | .428 |
| L. Maile C | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .250 | .308 | .583 |
| M. Massey 2B | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .274 | .312 | .440 |
| A. Velazquez SS | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .077 | .077 | .077 |
| Team | 6-34 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 164 |
| Stats | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Avila SP | 4.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 89-50 | 4.95 | 89 |
| M. Strahm RP | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22-15 | 7.01 | 22 |
| L. Erceg RP | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-8 | 5.26 | 10 |
| N. Pearson RP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-9 | 3.43 | 16 |
| J. Schreiber RP | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14-7 | 3.79 | 14 |
| S. Cruz RP | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22-16 | 4.62 | 22 |
| Team | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 173-105 | 173 |
| Stats | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Keith 3B | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .254 | .299 | .393 |
| K. McGonigle SS | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .281 | .387 | .418 |
| G. Torres 2B | 0-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | .270 | .389 | .371 |
| R. Greene LF | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | .284 | .372 | .468 |
| D. Dingler C | 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .275 | .342 | .532 |
| K. Carpenter RF | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .208 | .276 | .416 |
| B. Malgeri RF | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .242 | .333 | .303 |
| Z. McKinstry RF | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .200 | .277 | .298 |
| S. Torkelson 1B | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | .206 | .302 | .417 |
| J. Outman CF | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .161 | .219 | .295 |
| H. Lee 2B | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .274 | .309 | .441 |
| Team | 9-33 | 33 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 173 |
| Stats | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Valdez SP | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 97-57 | 4.53 | 97 |
| T. Madden RP | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30-16 | 2.88 | 30 |
| D. Sommers RP | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22-18 | 5.27 | 22 |
| B. Hanifee RP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15-8 | 3.72 | 15 |
| Team | 9.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 164-99 | 164 |
Thomas homered to right (349 feet).
Loftin scored, Tolbert safe at first on fielding error by second baseman Lee, Collins to second, Caglianone to third.
Maile doubled to left, Tolbert scored.
Greene doubled to center, Lee scored and Keith scored, McGonigle to third.
Dingler singled to center, McGonigle scored and Greene scored.
Massey homered to right (399 feet), Collins scored.
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