MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
05/07/2040
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 1053 - MONDAY, MAY 7TH , 2040 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Kansas City Royals (18-14) 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 1
Detroit Tigers (14-19) 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 14 1
Tigers Trip Royals, 6-5, in Extra Innings
The Detroit Tigers bested the Kansas City Royals by a score of 6-5, with first baseman Alex Valadez getting the main credit. On the day, Valadez went 4-5 with a home run, a double, 2 singles, and 2 walks. He scored 4 runs for the Tigers. Detroit reliever Al Quintana was the winner. His record is now 1-0. The losing pitcher was Chris Coleman. Detroit now has a 3-game win streak.

The Tigers procured the win, in large part because of center fielder Daniel Garza. In the bottom of the 13th, he produced the game-winning run-scoring single.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Valadez told the Detroit Herald.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ekas CF 6 1 1 0 0 3 1 .276 5 16
W. Najera 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .270 1 12
   a-J. Jones 3B 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 .357 1 6
J. Freeney RF 6 2 3 3 0 2 2 .302 5 23
S. McKee 1B 6 0 1 0 0 1 2 .252 4 21
T. Saldivar DH 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245 7 15
K. Maland LF 6 0 1 0 0 2 2 .243 3 13
W. Seda 2B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .304 0 15
   b-A. Robinson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Grossman 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 2
J. Melby SS 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 .305 5 13
A. Escalante C 4 0 0 1 0 2 1 .200 0 4
Totals 50 5 12 5 0 16 16      
a - J. Jones substituted for W. Najera in the 6th
b - A. Robinson pinch hit for W. Seda in the 9th
c - M. Grossman substituted for A. Robinson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Jones 2 (8, 10th Inning off M. Contreras, 0 on, 1 out; 12th Inning off A. Quintana, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Ekas (2, 5th Inning off B. Avila, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Freeney (5, 8th Inning off B. Avila, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ekas 3 , J. Jones 5 , J. Freeney 6 , S. McKee , K. Maland , W. Seda 2 , J. Melby
2-out RBI: J. Freeney , W. Seda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Najera , J. Freeney , S. McKee , J. Melby
Sac Fly: A. Escalante
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: A. Escalante (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Melby)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Wilson DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231 6 18
   a-M. Gray DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276 1 3
A. Valadez 1B 5 4 4 1 2 0 0 .264 12 24
H. Navarro LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .309 10 23
   b-R. Quintanilla PH, LF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .303 0 2
D. Garza CF 6 0 3 3 1 0 3 .295 3 16
G. Irwin 3B 5 0 0 0 1 1 5 .250 2 8
J. Serratos 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .220 0 4
   c-J. Wilson PH, 2B 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .223 3 11
T. Cunningham RF 4 0 1 0 2 3 3 .273 1 16
E. Jarman SS 6 1 2 0 0 1 3 .204 1 7
A. Sandoval C 6 0 1 1 0 0 4 .220 4 17
Totals 50 6 14 6 7 8 28      
a - M. Gray inserted as DH in the 8th
b - R. Quintanilla pinch hit for H. Navarro in the 9th
c - J. Wilson pinch hit for J. Serratos in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Valadez (7, 1st Inning off P. Evans, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Garza (7, 3rd Inning off P. Evans, 2 on, 1 out) , E. Jarman (5, 6th Inning off P. Evans, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Quintanilla (5, 13th Inning off C. Coleman, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Valadez (12, 5th Inning off P. Evans, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Valadez 8 , H. Navarro , R. Quintanilla 3 , D. Garza 4 , T. Cunningham , E. Jarman 3 , A. Sandoval
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Wilson , H. Navarro , G. Irwin , J. Serratos 2 , T. Cunningham , A. Sandoval
Sac Fly: J. Wilson
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Navarro (3) , T. Cunningham (2)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Navarro (2)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Evans 6.2 8 4 4 5 3 1 105 4.79   
J. Headley 1.2 1 1 1 2 2 0 35 5.84   
J. Abrams BS (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 1.29   
T. Dilley 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.70   
C. Coleman L (1-1) 1.1 5 1 1 0 2 0 39 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Evans 40
Batters Faced: P. Evans 33, J. Headley 8, J. Abrams 6, T. Dilley 2, C. Coleman 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Evans 9-7, J. Headley 2-1, J. Abrams 1-4, T. Dilley 2-0, C. Coleman 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Evans 105-61, J. Headley 35-20, J. Abrams 17-12, T. Dilley 4-3, C. Coleman 39-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Headley 1-0 , J. Abrams 3-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Avila 7.0 9 5 5 0 6 1 95 4.99   
D. Pryor 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 24 4.50   
M. Contreras 2.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 30 4.82   
A. Quintana W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 23 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Avila 45
Batters Faced: B. Avila 30, D. Pryor 6, M. Contreras 8, A. Quintana 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Avila 7-8, D. Pryor 3-0, M. Contreras 2-0, A. Quintana 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Avila 95-62, D. Pryor 24-17, M. Contreras 30-21, A. Quintana 23-17
WP: B. Avila
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Valadez
Ballpark: Comerica Park
Weather: Rain (57 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:59 PM ET
Time: 4:31
Attendance: 24057
Special Notes: 3B William Najera was injured while throwing the ball.
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