MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/29/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2315 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (65-67) 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 5 11 1
Kansas City Royals (56-76) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Dominant Performance by Cotton in Detroit Win
The Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals, 5-0, in American League action at Kauffman Stadium, with Detroit pitcher Jharel Cotton named player of the game. Detroit bumps their record to 65-67 with the win.

Cotton scattered 3 hits over 7.1 innings for the Tigers. With the win, Cotton moves to 4-4 on the year with 61 strikeouts.

"This level of focus will win us a lot of ballgames," Cotton said after the game.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Segura SS 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .315 12 49
J. Marisnick CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .258 7 29
G. Springer RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .304 26 89
K. Davis DH 5 1 1 2 0 2 3 .239 33 93
M. Trumbo 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .249 13 41
   a-P. Alvarez 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237 19 47
J. Realmuto C 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .268 8 46
   b-E. Diaz C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 2 13
A. Altherr LF 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 .275 19 46
K. Wong 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .260 9 39
J. Davis 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .240 17 60
Totals 38 5 11 5 4 10 20      
a - P. Alvarez substituted for M. Trumbo in the 7th
b - E. Diaz substituted for J. Realmuto in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Trumbo (12, 7th Inning off K. Herrera, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Davis (33, 7th Inning off D. Hernandez, 1 on, 0 outs) J. Segura (12, 8th Inning off K. Herrera, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Springer , K. Wong , J. Realmuto , J. Marisnick , A. Altherr , K. Davis 4 , J. Segura 6 , M. Trumbo 3
2-out RBI: J. Segura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Wong , J. Davis 2 , J. Marisnick , M. Trumbo
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Segura (9)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Realmuto (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Cotton-Segura-Trumbo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Herrera CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 2 7
M. Cabrera LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .299 5 31
N. Arenado 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .305 12 38
L. Chisenhall RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .276 18 72
J. Mauer 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .320 4 43
J. Profar SS 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .259 9 55
I. Kinsler 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .231 2 14
K. Plawecki C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .270 2 27
R. Torreyes DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .232 2 22
Totals 32 0 5 0 2 8 18      
BATTING
Total Bases: J. Profar 3 , M. Cabrera 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Plawecki 2 , R. Torreyes
GIDP: M. Cabrera
Hit by Pitch: O. Herrera
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: I. Kinsler (1)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Cotton W (4-4) 7.1 3 0 0 2 7 0 96 64 4.44   
P. Baez 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 9 3.72   
H. Neris 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 7 3.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cotton 77
Batters Faced: J. Cotton 28, P. Baez 5, H. Neris 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cotton 5-9, P. Baez 0-3, H. Neris 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cotton 96-64, P. Baez 19-9, H. Neris 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Neris 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Cotton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
G. Gonzalez L (1-3) 5.0 5 1 1 3 5 0 99 52 3.78   
A. Warren 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 21 12 2.77   
D. Hernandez 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 13 9 13.50   
K. Herrera 2.1 2 1 1 0 3 1 29 19 5.28   
M. Strahm 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 6 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Gonzalez 55
Batters Faced: G. Gonzalez 23, A. Warren 5, D. Hernandez 3, K. Herrera 9, M. Strahm 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Gonzalez 5-4, A. Warren 0-1, D. Hernandez 1-0, K. Herrera 2-2, M. Strahm 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Gonzalez 99-52, A. Warren 21-12, D. Hernandez 13-9, K. Herrera 29-19, M. Strahm 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Hernandez 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jharel Cotton
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 34146
Special Notes: 1B Mark Trumbo was injured while running the bases.
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