MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
05/14/2113
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 1096 - SUNDAY, MAY 14TH , 2113 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (20-16) 0 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 9 11 0
Detroit Tigers (20-14) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Morgan, Royals Beat Tigers, 9-2
The Kansas City Royals thumped the Detroit Tigers, 9-2, at Comerica Park. Andy Morgan was a big reason his team got the win. Morgan was 1-1 with a home run and 4 walks, while scoring 4. The winning pitcher was 25-year old left-handed pitcher Mark Ashford. He tossed 101 pitches over 6.1 innings, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits. Kansas City is now 20-16, Detroit 20-14.

Kansas City used the hitting of Julio Shifflett to pick up the win. The designated hitter clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Royals on top, 4-2. For the game, Shifflett had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

Said losing manager Chris Gasparro: "We had a bad night. It happens."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Ventura LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .305 8 24
F. Andino 2B 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .317 2 14
A. Alvarez 3B 5 1 2 2 0 2 1 .318 3 28
A. Morgan RF 1 4 1 1 4 0 0 .248 7 19
J. Shifflett DH 4 1 2 3 1 0 2 .291 2 14
J. Gaitan 1B 5 0 0 1 0 0 3 .248 4 18
J. Turner C 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .305 0 15
   a-L. Ramos PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 0 0
T. Crawford SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .200 0 6
M. McNamara CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .262 2 7
Totals 34 9 11 9 8 5 14      
a - L. Ramos pinch hit for J. Turner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Andino (6, 1st Inning off W. Trevino, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Turner (10, 7th Inning off M. DeRieux, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Morgan (7, 3rd Inning off W. Trevino, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Shifflett (2, 5th Inning off J. Tow, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Ventura , F. Andino 2 , A. Alvarez 2 , A. Morgan 4 , J. Shifflett 5 , J. Turner 3 , T. Crawford , M. McNamara
2-out RBI: A. Morgan , J. Shifflett , J. Turner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Ventura , J. Shifflett , L. Ramos , T. Crawford , M. McNamara
GIDP: J. Gaitan
Hit by Pitch: A. Ventura
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Crawford (9)
CS: A. Ventura (2) , A. Alvarez (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hennessey SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .312 3 19
N. Reyes 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .279 3 15
C. Peterson 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .353 7 22
J. Pettinato LF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .315 5 28
   a-B. Young PR, LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .293 6 21
R. Roberts 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .328 3 20
M. Mitsui RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .192 1 5
T. Solorio DH 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .318 1 9
J. Gonzalez C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .237 0 3
O. Navarro CF 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 .231 3 23
Totals 32 2 6 2 1 11 10      
a - B. Young pinch ran for J. Pettinato in the 1st

BATTING
Doubles: J. Pettinato (12, 1st Inning off M. Ashford, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Peterson (9, 1st Inning off M. Ashford, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Solorio (5, 2nd Inning off M. Ashford, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Mitsui (3, 7th Inning off M. Ashford, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Peterson 3 , J. Pettinato 2 , M. Mitsui 2 , T. Solorio 2 , J. Gonzalez
2-out RBI: J. Pettinato
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Roberts , O. Navarro
Sac Fly: O. Navarro
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Roberts-Reyes-Peterson)
OF assists: 1 (Navarro(Andino at 3rd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Ashford W (5-1) 6.1 5 2 2 1 6 0 101 3.40   
T. Caparica 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 27 9.00   
S. Tucker 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 4.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Ashford 60
Batters Faced: M. Ashford 25, T. Caparica 6, S. Tucker 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Ashford 4-9, T. Caparica 2-0, S. Tucker 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Ashford 101-65, T. Caparica 27-18, S. Tucker 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Caparica 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Trevino 3.0 2 1 1 3 3 1 55 5.91   
J. Tow L (4-1) 1.2 3 3 3 1 0 1 28 3.45   
E. Moore 1.0 4 3 3 1 0 0 25 5.79   
M. DeRieux 1.2 1 1 1 2 2 0 34 2.10   
E. Perez 1.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 17 5.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Trevino 49
Batters Faced: W. Trevino 14, J. Tow 9, E. Moore 7, M. DeRieux 7, E. Perez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Trevino 1-5, J. Tow 2-3, E. Moore 1-1, M. DeRieux 1-0, E. Perez 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Trevino 55-30, J. Tow 28-16, E. Moore 25-15, M. DeRieux 34-16, E. Perez 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. DeRieux 1-0 , E. Perez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. DeRieux
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andy Morgan
Ballpark: Comerica Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 41261
Special Notes: LF Jeff Pettinato was injured while running the bases.
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