MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
09/21/2106
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 2782 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST , 2106 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (78-71) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 0
Detroit Tigers (68-79) 0 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 X 7 13 1
Tigers Earn 7-2 Home Win
Detroit beat Kansas City on the strength of starting pitcher Bill Whittaker's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 7-2. Detroit is now 68-79, while Kansas City is 78-71.

In the bottom of the fifth, Detroit right fielder Chris Ward had a productive at-bat. With runners on 2nd and 3rd and one out, Ward stroked a 2-run single to center. It made the score 3-0, Detroit. For the game, he went 2 for 4 with a double. He scored 2 times and drove in 2.

"We need better swings, better at-bats," said losing manager Connor Gould.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Wilcoxson DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 3 13
   a-S. Griffith DH 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .230 1 14
B. Noriega LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .257 30 78
B. Cozart RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287 21 69
   b-I. Kojima PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 1 2
   c-B. Serna RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 1
B. Thomas 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .297 27 92
J. Baeza 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .246 19 66
C. Gosdin SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .259 9 45
R. Miller 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .195 4 14
M. Gremillion C 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .254 8 36
J. Heide CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .257 2 17
Totals 32 2 5 2 1 5 13      
a - S. Griffith inserted as DH in the 1st
b - I. Kojima pinch hit for B. Cozart in the 8th
c - B. Serna substituted for I. Kojima in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Baeza (21, 7th Inning off M. Robert, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Heide (16, 8th Inning off J. Frantz, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Wilcoxson , I. Kojima , B. Thomas , J. Baeza 2 , J. Heide 2
2-out RBI: I. Kojima
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Gosdin , R. Miller
Hit by Pitch: B. Cozart
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Thomas (23)
CS: B. Cozart (4)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Heide(Olheiser at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Moreno SS 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .293 4 29
D. Shipman CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .282 8 64
C. Ward RF 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 .287 12 61
D. Pereyra LF 4 2 2 3 0 1 2 .277 12 43
N. Olheiser 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .250 17 63
   a-S. Diamond PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Thomas 3B 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 .254 18 65
   b-N. Sciara PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 4 9
C. Black DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .263 15 63
J. Herron C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .273 2 3
S. Estes 2B, 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .314 4 12
Totals 36 7 13 7 1 4 19      
a - S. Diamond pinch hit for N. Olheiser in the 7th
b - N. Sciara pinch hit for R. Thomas in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Ward (42, 7th Inning off C. Sable, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Moreno (20, 8th Inning off C. Sable, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Pereyra (12, 7th Inning off C. Sable, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Moreno 4 , D. Shipman , C. Ward 3 , D. Pereyra 5 , N. Olheiser , R. Thomas , J. Herron , S. Estes 2
2-out RBI: S. Estes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Shipman , N. Olheiser
Hit by Pitch: R. Thomas
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Moreno (7)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Sciara (2)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Heidt L (10-13) 4.2 9 5 5 1 4 0 82 4.41   
C. Sable 3.1 4 2 2 0 0 1 36 5.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Heidt 29
Batters Faced: M. Heidt 24, C. Sable 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Heidt 3-6, C. Sable 4-6
Pitches - Strikes: M. Heidt 82-55, C. Sable 36-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Sable 1-0
WP: M. Heidt
Hit Batsmen: M. Heidt
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Whittaker W (3-11) 5.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 66 4.98   
M. Robert 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 27 4.29   
J. Frantz 1.0 2 2 0 0 1 0 31 3.72   
D. Garzon 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Whittaker 64
Batters Faced: B. Whittaker 18, M. Robert 7, J. Frantz 6, D. Garzon 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Whittaker 5-7, M. Robert 2-3, J. Frantz 2-0, D. Garzon 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Whittaker 66-39, M. Robert 27-15, J. Frantz 31-18, D. Garzon 10-8
Hit Batsmen: B. Whittaker
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Whittaker
Ballpark: Comerica Park
Weather: Rain (54 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM CT
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 22991
Special Notes: LF Caleb Wilcoxson was injured in a collision at a base.
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