Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals
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Vierling’s 2-run double lifts Tigers to 3-2 win, Royals' 9th loss in 11 games
Taylor Clarke (1-4) gave up Akil Baddoo’s leadoff double, hit Riley Greene with a pitch with two outs and walked Spencer Torkelson.
“There was a lot of good in the last third of the game, offensively,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said. “There was a lot of good in the pitching department and our outfield defense was sensational.”
José Cuas relieved and walked Kerry Carpenter on four pitches, forcing in a run and ending Detroit’s 20-inning scoreless streak. Vierling sliced a sinker to the opposite field in right.
”The first couple of games in Seattle I hit the ball hard, had good at-bats,” Vierling said. “Talking to our hitting coaches about it, my process was good, swinging at the right pitches, so I knew something would happen at some point. Luckily it happened at that time.”
His hit stopped an 0-for-14 slide.
“I almost feel like we stole that win,” Vierling said. “That’s huge for us. Being able to win as many as we can, especially like that, I think it gives us a lot of confidence late in games.”
Brendan White (2-2) entered with two on and one out in the seventh and retired pinch-hitter Matt Duffy on a flyout and struck out Nicky Lopez.
Kansas City-area native Alex Lange struck out two in a perfect ninth for his 15th save in 18 chances.
“He’s very trustworthy,” Hinch said. “We’re going to give him the ball in important outings.”
Kansas City dropped to 27-68, last in the AL Central.
MJ Melendez, Freddy Fermin and Nick Pratto had consecutive singles in the fourth, the latter two driving in runs. Fermin had three of the Royals' six hits.
“He’s been swinging the bat well for the most part,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said.
Royals starter Jordan Lyles allowed three hits in six shutout innings.
“He had a really good changeup,” Quatraro said. “That was the best one of the year. Really flooded the zone, made them make decisions and the defense made plays behind him.”
Detroit’s Matt Manning gave up two runs and four hits in 5 2/3 innings.
“I think I had really good command of all my pitches," Manning said. “I executed. I got ahead of guys, and that’s when I’m most effective.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
RHP Zack Greinke, placed on the 15-day IL on July 5 with right shoulder tendinitis, threw a bullpen session Sunday and is expected to return to the mound against the Tigers. “Everything was good yesterday,” Quatraro said. “We’re on track for him to make a start Thursday.”
UP NEXT
Tigers LHP Tarik Skubal (0-0, 0.00) makes his third start of the season Tuesday, opposing Royals LHP Daniel Lynch (2-4, 4.18).
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
9th Inning | Duffy grounded out to third. | |
9th Inning | Waters struck out looking. | |
9th Inning | Pratto struck out swinging. | |
9th Inning | Lange relieved Foley | |
9th Inning | Haase struck out swinging. | |
9th Inning | Baddoo struck out looking. |
Statistics
DET | KC | |
---|---|---|
1 | Games Played | 1 |
1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
10 | Ground Balls | 10 |
9 | Strikeouts | 8 |
3 | Runs Batted In | 2 |
0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
5 | Hits | 6 |
0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
4 | Walks | 2 |
0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
3 | Runs | 2 |
1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
31 | At Bats | 32 |
0 | Home Runs | 0 |
0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
14 | Runners Left On Base | 14 |
0 | Triples | 0 |
1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
0 | Intentional Walks | 1 |
2 | Doubles | 0 |
12 | Fly Balls | 14 |
0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
157 | Pitches | 129 |
0 | Games Started | 0 |
0 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
7 | Total Bases | 6 |
36 | Plate Appearances | 34 |
0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
2 | Extra Base Hits | 0 |
1.8 | Runs Created | 1.3 |
.161 | Batting Average | .188 |
.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
.226 | Slugging Percentage | .188 |
.194 | Secondary Average | .094 |
.278 | On Base Percentage | .235 |
.504 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .423 |
0.8 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.7 |
1.8 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 1.3 |
21.0 | Batter Rating | 15.0 |
0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
4.36 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.79 |
.065 | Isolated Power | .000 |
0.44 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.25 |
.111 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .059 |
.032 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.094 |
6.0 | Runs Produced | 4.0 |
1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.2 |
0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
69.5 | MLB Rating | 67.3 |
0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 19,440 | Capacity:
2024 American League Central Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cleveland | 92 | 69 | .571 | - | L2 |
Kansas City | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6.5 | W1 |
Detroit | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6.5 | L2 |
Minnesota | 82 | 80 | .506 | 10.5 | L4 |
Chicago | 41 | 121 | .253 | 51.5 | W2 |