Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
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Kansas City 6,
Detroit 2
When: 8:15 PM ET, Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 84°
Umpires: Home - Bill Miller, 1B - Angel Hernandez, 2B - Jeremie Rehak, 3B - Todd Tichenor
Attendance: 16888
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 84°
Umpires: Home - Bill Miller, 1B - Angel Hernandez, 2B - Jeremie Rehak, 3B - Todd Tichenor
Attendance: 16888
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 6 | 10 | 0 |
Detroit
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Jeimer Candelario | 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .229 |
| Jose Iglesias | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .267 |
| Nicholas Castellanos | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .292 |
| Victor Martinez | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 |
| Jim Adduci | 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .290 |
| Niko Goodrum | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .227 |
| Mikie Mahtook | LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .212 |
| James McCann | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .221 |
| JaCoby Jones | CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .205 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Jim Adduci (6) | |||||||||
| HR - JaCoby Jones (9) | |||||||||
| TB - Jeimer Candelario, Jim Adduci 3, Mikie Mahtook, James McCann, JaCoby Jones 4 | |||||||||
| RBI - Jeimer Candelario (46), JaCoby Jones (27) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Mikie Mahtook (13) | |||||||||
| SF - Jeimer Candelario (5) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Jose Iglesias (11), Niko Goodrum (8) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 3 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Matthew Boyd (L 8-12) | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4.22 |
| Drew VerHagen | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.21 |
| Alex Wilson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 |
| WP - Drew VerHagen | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Matthew Boyd 97-65, Drew VerHagen 19-14, Alex Wilson 13-9 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Matthew Boyd 7-4, Drew VerHagen 1-1, Alex Wilson 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Matthew Boyd 28, Drew VerHagen 5, Alex Wilson 3 | ||||||||
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .308 |
| Alex Gordon | LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .240 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .235 |
| Jorge Bonifacio | DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .225 |
| Rosell Herrera | RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .236 |
| Hunter Dozier | 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .219 |
| Alcides Escobar | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .212 |
| Brett Phillips | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .176 |
| Adalberto Mondesi | SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| Totals | 31 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Hunter Dozier 2 (12) | |||||||||
| HR - Adalberto Mondesi (5) | |||||||||
| TB - Whit Merrifield 2, Alex Gordon, Salvador Perez 2, Jorge Bonifacio, Hunter Dozier 4, Adalberto Mondesi 5 | |||||||||
| RBI - Jorge Bonifacio (13), Hunter Dozier 2 (21), Alcides Escobar (27), Adalberto Mondesi (16) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Hunter Dozier (35), Alcides Escobar (31), Brett Phillips 2 (7) | |||||||||
| SF - Jorge Bonifacio (1), Alcides Escobar (4) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Adalberto Mondesi (4, 2nd by Wilson/McCann) | |||||||||
| SB - Alex Gordon (8, 2nd off VerHagen/McCann) | |||||||||
| PO - Adalberto Mondesi (1st by Wilson) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Jakob Junis (W 7-12) | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4.53 |
| HBP - Victor Martinez (by Junis) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Jakob Junis 104-68 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jakob Junis 11-5 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Jakob Junis 32 | ||||||||