MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/04/2098
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2079 - MONDAY, AUGUST 4TH , 2098 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Detroit Tigers (49-51) 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
Kansas City Royals (43-58) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 0
Royals Take Nail-Biter Over Tigers
The Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers, 4-3, in 11 innings. Kansas City designated hitter Blake Linden, in particular, had a fine performance. He was 2-3 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Kansas City reliever Angelo Castillo picked up the win, upping his record to 4-4. Jim Vickery was saddled with the loss. Kansas City has a record of 43-58, placing them last in the American League Central Division.

Kansas City won the game in the bottom of the 11th inning. With no outs and Jim Vickery on the mound for Detroit, center fielder Kyle Mellecker hit a dramatic solo home run, bringing Royals fans to their feet.

"This was one of those 'not to be denied' games," said Kansas City field general Connor Gould.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Wilson 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .304 2 38
D. Marshall LF 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 .320 8 17
M. Knighten 3B 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .333 2 5
M. He 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .228 14 48
B. Black DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .417 1 3
   d-F. Yazîcîzâde DH 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .235 12 40
P. Clark RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .289 0 26
J. Kenworthy CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .077 0 0
   a-E. Navarrete PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259 2 26
   c-S. Selmon CF 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .235 2 4
B. Joye SS 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .171 1 14
   b-D. Nohl PH, SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .291 0 31
T. Chapman C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .174 0 3
Totals 41 3 9 3 3 8 12      
a - E. Navarrete pinch hit for J. Kenworthy in the 6th
b - D. Nohl pinch hit for B. Joye in the 6th
c - S. Selmon substituted for E. Navarrete in the 6th
d - F. Yazîcîzâde inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Knighten (1, 1st Inning off C. Abling, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Clark (22, 2nd Inning off C. Abling, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Wilson (13, 3rd Inning off C. Abling, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Knighten (2, 3rd Inning off C. Abling, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Wilson 3 , M. Knighten 7 , B. Black , P. Clark 4 , B. Joye
2-out RBI: B. Joye
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. He , J. Kenworthy
GIDP: D. Nohl
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Groen 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .311 0 6
K. Stark 1B, 3B 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .269 10 45
B. Linden DH 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 .300 2 7
   a-J. Castillo DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .234 14 41
T. Bernsen LF 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .270 6 17
   b-T. Monterosa PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 7 34
A. Rios 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 3 8
   c-D. Bonilla PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .310 4 27
M. Andreas RF, LF 3 0 0 0 2 3 3 .251 15 42
T. Kingsley C 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .234 8 29
K. Mellecker CF 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .255 2 3
J. Huckaby SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .229 2 28
Totals 37 4 8 4 6 12 17      
a - J. Castillo inserted as DH in the 7th
b - T. Monterosa pinch hit for T. Bernsen in the 8th
c - D. Bonilla pinch hit for A. Rios in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Groen 2 (8, 1st Inning off V. Casas, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off M. Shelvin, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Linden (2, 1st Inning off V. Casas, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Mellecker (2, 11th Inning off J. Vickery, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Groen 5 , B. Linden 5 , T. Bernsen , K. Mellecker 5
2-out RBI: B. Linden
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Castillo 2 , T. Bernsen , T. Kingsley
Sac Bunt: J. Huckaby
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Groen (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Huckaby-Groen-Bonilla)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Casas 6.1 6 3 3 3 7 1 104 3.50   
J. Coffen 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 21 2.87   
M. Shelvin 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 17 3.35   
J. Vickery L (2-4) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 20 3.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Casas 53
Batters Faced: V. Casas 28, J. Coffen 6, M. Shelvin 5, J. Vickery 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Casas 7-5, J. Coffen 3-0, M. Shelvin 0-1, J. Vickery 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: V. Casas 104-68, J. Coffen 21-12, M. Shelvin 17-13, J. Vickery 20-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Coffen 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Abling 5.1 7 3 3 0 3 1 79 4.37   
S. Robbins 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 25 5.45   
B. Edwards 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 29 3.15   
R. Whitley 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 4.35   
A. Castillo W (4-4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 5.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Abling 45
Batters Faced: C. Abling 23, S. Robbins 7, B. Edwards 6, R. Whitley 5, A. Castillo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Abling 10-3, S. Robbins 2-1, B. Edwards 1-2, R. Whitley 2-1, A. Castillo 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Abling 79-54, S. Robbins 25-14, B. Edwards 29-20, R. Whitley 15-6, A. Castillo 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Castillo 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Blake Linden
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:53
Attendance: 28804
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