MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
05/09/2046
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 1072 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 9TH , 2046 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Kansas City Royals (17-16) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 12 0
Detroit Tigers (17-17) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 0
Kansas City Earns 4-3 Win
The Kansas City Royals overcame a good performance by Detroit left fielder Oscar Alfaro to knock off Detroit, 4-3, in 13 innings at Comerica Park. Alfaro went 2-5 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Kansas City now sits at 17-16, while Detroit falls to 17-17.

The most important at-bat for Kansas City came in the top of the 13th inning, when catcher Sean Olson stroked a 2-0 fastball to center for a run-scoring single, putting Kansas City up, 4-3.

"Honestly, I'm not frustrated," said Detroit manager J.D. Orr. "The effort was great."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Caracci LF 6 0 4 1 0 0 3 .260 2 10
S. Dalton CF 5 0 1 0 1 2 6 .256 5 13
E. Irvin RF 6 0 0 0 0 1 5 .185 1 6
D. Campos DH 6 0 0 0 0 1 3 .116 2 7
L. LaFaive 1B 5 1 0 0 0 3 2 .233 2 6
   c-S. Melville 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 4 24
D. Jimenez 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268 5 16
   a-N. Pedersen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 0 4
   b-S. Kober 3B 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .194 1 2
S. Olson C 6 1 2 1 0 2 1 .282 3 11
J. Melby 2B 5 1 1 0 1 4 2 .118 0 0
J. Salas SS 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .226 1 5
Totals 48 4 12 4 4 13 22      
a - N. Pedersen pinch hit for D. Jimenez in the 9th
b - S. Kober substituted for N. Pedersen in the 9th
c - S. Melville substituted for L. LaFaive in the 13th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Salas (4, 8th Inning off J. Bowman, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Melby (1, 8th Inning off J. Bowman, 1 on, 0 outs) , P. Caracci (5, 8th Inning off H. Rosales, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Caracci 5 , S. Dalton , D. Jimenez , S. Olson 2 , J. Melby 2 , J. Salas 4
2-out RBI: S. Olson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Dalton , D. Campos , L. LaFaive , J. Melby
GIDP: E. Irvin
Hit by Pitch: L. LaFaive
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Kober (3)
CS: J. Salas (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Wagner 3B 6 1 1 0 0 1 3 .287 9 20
R. Houle DH 6 1 4 0 0 1 2 .272 5 16
O. Alfaro LF 5 1 2 3 1 1 2 .151 4 10
E. Schmidtlein RF 5 0 0 0 1 2 4 .205 3 10
J. Retana C 5 0 1 0 1 2 2 .248 0 4
D. Green 1B 6 0 0 0 0 1 5 .094 1 5
B. Anderson 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 5 .273 2 5
   a-A. Romero PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 2 3
N. Holt CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .178 2 8
J. Wright SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .153 1 10
Totals 49 3 11 3 3 11 26      
a - A. Romero pinch hit for B. Anderson in the 13th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Houle (8, 5th Inning off T. Leynes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Houle (3, 7th Inning off T. Leynes, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: O. Alfaro (4, 1st Inning off T. Leynes, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Wagner , R. Houle 7 , O. Alfaro 5 , J. Retana , B. Anderson 2 , N. Holt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Wagner , R. Houle , O. Alfaro , J. Retana , B. Anderson 2
Sac Bunt: N. Holt
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wright-Anderson-Green)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Leynes 6.2 8 3 3 1 5 1 103 4.00   
R. Ortuno 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 1.59   
J. Ritter 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 24 1.89   
J. Newton 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 17 1.17   
L. Echeverry W (3-1) 2.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 40 3.54   
M. Bonadona SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Leynes 50
Batters Faced: T. Leynes 29, R. Ortuno 2, J. Ritter 7, J. Newton 3, L. Echeverry 9, M. Bonadona 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Leynes 6-9, R. Ortuno 0-1, J. Ritter 2-2, J. Newton 0-1, L. Echeverry 2-3, M. Bonadona 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Leynes 103-67, R. Ortuno 9-7, J. Ritter 24-17, J. Newton 17-7, L. Echeverry 40-25, M. Bonadona 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Ortuno 1-0 , J. Newton 1-0 , L. Echeverry 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bowman 7.0 8 3 3 1 6 0 95 2.74   
H. Rosales BS (2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 1.26   
J. Kim 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 23 6.14   
D. Soto L (2-3) 1.2 1 1 1 3 1 0 26 2.86   
S. Casarez 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bowman 54
Batters Faced: J. Bowman 27, H. Rosales 7, J. Kim 7, D. Soto 10, S. Casarez 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bowman 6-6, H. Rosales 1-4, J. Kim 1-1, D. Soto 3-1, S. Casarez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bowman 95-62, H. Rosales 18-15, J. Kim 23-17, D. Soto 26-14, S. Casarez 9-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Rosales 1-1 , S. Casarez 2-1
Hit Batsmen: D. Soto
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Oscar Alfaro
Ballpark: Comerica Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 3:30 PM ET
Time: 4:40
Attendance: 22815
Special Notes: 1B Levi LaFaive was injured while running the bases.
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