MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
09/23/2028
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 2884 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD , 2028 - GAME LOG
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Kansas City Royals (68-87) 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 9 14 0
Detroit Tigers (81-74) 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 14 0
Wallace Whacks 2 Home Runs in 9-7 Win
The Kansas City Royals handed the Detroit Tigers a loss at Comerica Park. The final score was 9-7. Cayden Wallace was one of the major contributors for Kansas City. In addition to his 2 singles and 2 home runs, he scored 2 runs and drove in 6. Victor Pena collected his 35th save. The Royals, at 68-87, inhabit last place in the American League Central Division.

The game turned with two out in the top of the fourth. That's when Wallace hit a 2-run single off Brant Hurter. It propelled the Royals into the lead, 7-5.

Kansas City manager Patrick Ochs was pleased with the team's effort. "Our guys went out there and put good wood on the ball," he said.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 2 1 0 1 0 3 .300 20 73
J. Marino LF 2 2 0 1 2 0 2 .260 6 45
G. Cross RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .285 24 62
C. Wallace 3B 5 2 4 6 0 0 0 .314 32 116
J. Ramirez DH 5 2 3 1 0 1 2 .259 25 71
M. Houston 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .308 8 38
D. Fletcher CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .237 4 36
   a-J. DeLuca PH, CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .184 9 21
V. Pasquantino 1B 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .246 4 31
K. Parada C 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .239 7 19
   b-B. Hunt C 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .131 5 22
Totals 40 9 14 9 4 5 21      
a - J. DeLuca pinch hit for D. Fletcher in the 7th
b - B. Hunt substituted for K. Parada in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ramirez 2 (13, 1st Inning off B. Hurter, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off C. Ferguson, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Fletcher 2 (22, 2nd Inning off B. Hurter, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off R. Olson, 0 on, 1 out) , V. Pasquantino (9, 7th Inning off C. Poche, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Witt Jr. (4, 8th Inning off L. Patiño, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Wallace 2 (32, 1st Inning off B. Hurter, 1 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off B. Hurter, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Ramirez (25, 3rd Inning off B. Hurter, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Witt Jr. 3 , C. Wallace 10 , J. Ramirez 8 , M. Houston , D. Fletcher 4 , J. DeLuca , V. Pasquantino 2 , K. Parada
2-out RBI: , C. Wallace 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Witt Jr. 2 , M. Houston , K. Parada , B. Hunt
Sac Fly: J. Marino
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Marino (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Tatis Jr. 2B 5 2 2 0 0 1 5 .268 5 14
R. Greene CF, LF 5 1 1 3 0 1 2 .251 17 74
D. De Los Santos 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .300 35 97
K. Carpenter RF 5 1 1 1 0 3 1 .261 23 83
J. Brock C 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .258 9 38
J. Jung DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .258 14 58
   c-B. Ramos DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 8 15
R. Verdugo 3B 5 0 2 0 0 2 4 .271 1 7
C. Santana SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .263 14 53
J. Hocking LF 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .270 10 26
   a-C. Priest PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .172 5 15
   b-P. Meadows LF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 4 14
Totals 41 7 14 7 2 13 19      
a - C. Priest pinch hit for J. Hocking in the 7th
b - P. Meadows substituted for C. Priest in the 8th
c - B. Ramos inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Verdugo (4, 3rd Inning off A. Kittredge, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. De Los Santos (29, 6th Inning off A. Chivilli, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Greene (17, 2nd Inning off A. Kittredge, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Tatis Jr. 2 , R. Greene 4 , D. De Los Santos 2 , K. Carpenter , J. Brock 2 , J. Jung , R. Verdugo 3 , C. Santana 2 , J. Hocking 2
2-out RBI: K. Carpenter , J. Jung , C. Santana , J. Hocking
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. Tatis Jr. 2 , J. Jung , R. Verdugo , C. Santana
Team LOB: 9
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Kittredge 2.2 8 5 5 0 3 1 63 4.51   
E. Small 2.0 3 2 2 1 4 0 46 4.65   
A. Chivilli 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 29 4.94   
B. Joyce W (5-4) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 20 3.96   
D. Hall H (18) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.30   
V. Pena SV (35) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 2.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Kittredge 21
Batters Faced: A. Kittredge 16, E. Small 10, A. Chivilli 7, B. Joyce 6, D. Hall 1, V. Pena 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Kittredge 3-2, E. Small 1-1, A. Chivilli 1-2, B. Joyce 2-0, D. Hall 0-0, V. Pena 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Kittredge 63-44, E. Small 46-30, A. Chivilli 29-18, B. Joyce 20-14, D. Hall 7-4, V. Pena 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Small 1-0 , A. Chivilli 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Hurter 3.2 8 7 7 3 3 3 91 4.54   
R. Olson 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 28 4.43   
L. Ramirez 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00   
C. Poche 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 4.05   
L. Patiño L (6-5) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 0 13 4.97   
C. Ferguson 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 18 2.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Hurter 15
Batters Faced: B. Hurter 22, R. Olson 9, L. Ramirez 2, C. Poche 3, L. Patiño 3, C. Ferguson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Hurter 1-7, R. Olson 3-2, L. Ramirez 2-0, C. Poche 1-1, L. Patiño 0-2, C. Ferguson 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Hurter 91-52, R. Olson 28-17, L. Ramirez 4-4, C. Poche 11-6, L. Patiño 13-9, C. Ferguson 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Olson 1-0 , L. Ramirez 1-0
WP: B. Hurter
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cayden Wallace
Ballpark: Comerica Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM ET
Time: 4:04
Attendance: 41223
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