MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/30/2028
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2562 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 2028 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (70-63) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 1
Kansas City Royals (56-77) 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 X 6 10 0
Tigers Suffer 6-3 Loss to Kansas City
The Kansas City Royals racked up a win at Kauffman Stadium, bumping off the Detroit Tigers, 6-3. Hunter Greene, who started for Kansas City, pitched effectively for his team. Victor Pena earned his 31st save, after closing out the game. The Royals saw their win-loss record go to 56-77. At the same time, the Tigers fell to 70-63.

Bobby Witt Jr., who finished 5th in the AL in wins above replacement with 6.6 in 2023, contributed to the Kansas City win with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the third. For the game, the shortstop had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 RBI.

"I just tried to make good contact," said Witt Jr..
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Tatis Jr. 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .234 2 5
R. Greene CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .247 16 66
D. De Los Santos 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .298 29 73
K. Carpenter RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264 19 73
B. Ramos DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .255 7 13
J. Brock C 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .269 9 37
J. Jung 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .272 13 56
C. Santana SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .266 13 48
J. Hocking LF 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 .221 5 14
Totals 32 3 6 3 2 5 9      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Jung (30, 3rd Inning off H. Greene, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Greene (27, 8th Inning off B. Joyce, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. De Los Santos (29, 4th Inning off H. Greene, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Ramos (7, 9th Inning off B. Joyce, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Greene 2 , D. De Los Santos 4 , B. Ramos 4 , J. Jung 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Greene , K. Carpenter , J. Hocking
Sac Fly: J. Hocking
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Jung (6)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Hurter (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Tatis Jr.-Santana-De Los Santos)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Witt Jr. SS 5 1 2 2 0 0 4 .299 17 61
J. Marino LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .267 6 39
G. Cross RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .292 21 52
C. Wallace 3B 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .301 26 94
K. Parada C 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .219 6 12
   a-B. Hunt C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 5 22
M. Houston 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .317 6 30
J. DeLuca DH 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .173 7 17
V. Pasquantino 1B 3 1 0 1 1 0 5 .232 2 22
D. Fletcher CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 5 .230 3 30
Totals 34 6 10 4 3 5 21      
a - B. Hunt substituted for K. Parada in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Fletcher (16, 4th Inning off B. Hurter, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Marino (6, 5th Inning off B. Hurter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Witt Jr. (17, 7th Inning off R. Olson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Witt Jr. 5 , J. Marino 3 , G. Cross , K. Parada , M. Houston , J. DeLuca 2 , D. Fletcher 2
2-out RBI: D. Fletcher
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Witt Jr. 2 , D. Fletcher
GIDP: C. Wallace
Team LOB: 7
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Hurter L (13-9) 5.2 6 5 2 3 3 0 108 3.96   
R. Olson 1.2 4 1 1 0 2 1 28 4.39   
C. Poche 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Hurter 43
Batters Faced: B. Hurter 26, R. Olson 9, C. Poche 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Hurter 5-8, R. Olson 3-0, C. Poche 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Hurter 108-60, R. Olson 28-20, C. Poche 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Olson 1-0 , C. Poche 3-0
WP: B. Hurter 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Greene W (2-2) 6.2 4 2 2 2 4 1 95 2.61   
B. Joyce H (14) 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 18 4.41   
V. Pena SV (31) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Greene 60
Batters Faced: H. Greene 26, B. Joyce 6, V. Pena 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Greene 2-14, B. Joyce 1-3, V. Pena 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Greene 95-61, B. Joyce 18-13, V. Pena 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Joyce 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hunter Greene
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 6 mph
Start Time: 1:15 PM CT
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 29880
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