MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
04/13/2109
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 609 - SATURDAY, APRIL 13TH , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (0-3) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 1
Detroit Tigers (3-0) 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 4 8 0
Tigers Prevail, 4-2, Over Kansas City
The Detroit Tigers trumped the Kansas City Royals, 4-2, at Comerica Park. Detroit first baseman Ryan Knee was terrific. He went 3-3 with 2 doubles. Kenneth Jones was called on to finish, recording his 1st save. With the win, Detroit improves its record to 3-0.

The Tigers got a big at-bat from right fielder Daniel Pereyra. For the game, Pereyra went 1 for 3 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the second, with a runner on 2nd, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 1st home run of the season gave Detroit a 2-0 lead.

Knee told the media after that game that the mood in the clubhouse is "extremely positive" after a win like that.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gutierrez DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 1
B. Noriega RF 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .333 1 3
B. Thomas 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .083 0 0
A. Alvarez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .273 0 1
S. Griffith LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .091 0 0
A. Alford 2B, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
S. Gass C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
M. Grover CF 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
J. Crowe SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 0 0
   a-M. Wallace PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   b-R. Lower SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Miller PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2 0 8 9      
a - M. Wallace pinch hit for J. Crowe in the 5th
b - R. Lower substituted for M. Wallace in the 5th
c - R. Miller pinch hit for R. Lower in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Alvarez (1, 2nd Inning off J. Faustini, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Grover (1, 8th Inning off M. Nunez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Noriega (1, 8th Inning off B. Whittaker, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Gutierrez , B. Noriega 4 , A. Alvarez 2 , M. Grover 3 , M. Wallace
2-out RBI: , B. Noriega 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Thomas 2
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: A. Alford (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Peterson 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .182 0 0
   a-D. Wright 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Pettinato LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .308 0 1
C. Ward DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .308 1 2
R. Knee 2B, 1B 3 1 3 1 0 0 2 .667 1 4
D. Pereyra RF 3 1 1 2 1 1 3 .500 1 2
M. Collings 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .455 0 1
J. Moreno SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .182 0 4
B. Newman CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   b-D. Shipman CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Pagan C 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4 2 6 16      
a - D. Wright substituted for C. Peterson in the 9th
b - D. Shipman substituted for B. Newman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Knee 2 (4, 2nd Inning off B. Fike, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off B. Fike, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Pereyra (1, 2nd Inning off B. Fike, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Pettinato 2 , C. Ward , R. Knee 5 , D. Pereyra 4 , A. Pagan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Pereyra , J. Moreno , B. Newman
Sac Fly: R. Knee
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Moreno-Knee)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Fike L (0-1) 5.1 7 4 4 1 5 1 85 6.75   
B. Day 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 30 0.00   
D. Nunez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Fike 42
Batters Faced: B. Fike 25, B. Day 7, D. Nunez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Fike 8-3, B. Day 2-2, D. Nunez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Fike 85-55, B. Day 30-17, D. Nunez 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Day 1-0 , D. Nunez 2-0
WP: B. Fike
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Faustini 3.0 4 1 1 0 3 0 52 3.00   
C. Crum W (2-0) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 0.00   
M. Nunez 3.0 1 1 1 0 2 0 32 3.00   
B. Whittaker H (2) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00   
K. Jones SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Faustini 48
Batters Faced: J. Faustini 12, C. Crum 6, M. Nunez 10, B. Whittaker 2, K. Jones 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Faustini 1-4, C. Crum 2-1, M. Nunez 3-4, B. Whittaker 0-1, K. Jones 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Faustini 52-35, C. Crum 21-15, M. Nunez 32-22, B. Whittaker 4-3, K. Jones 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Nunez 1-0 , B. Whittaker 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ryan Knee
Ballpark: Comerica Park
Weather: Cloudy (39 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM CT
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 41642
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