Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
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Detroit 4,
Kansas City 2
When: 7:10 PM ET, Friday, July 15, 2016
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 76°
Umpires: Home - Greg Gibson, 1B - Victor Carapazza, 2B - D.J. Reyburn, 3B - Bill Welke
Attendance: 37447
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 76°
Umpires: Home - Greg Gibson, 1B - Victor Carapazza, 2B - D.J. Reyburn, 3B - Bill Welke
Attendance: 37447
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Detroit | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 4 | 8 | 1 |
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .284 |
| Eric Hosmer | 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .297 |
| Kendrys Morales | DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .258 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 |
| Alex Gordon | LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .205 |
| Cheslor Cuthbert | 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .281 |
| Brett Eibner | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .283 |
| Alcides Escobar | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 |
| Jarrod Dyson | CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .255 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Salvador Perez (18), Jarrod Dyson (10) | |||||||||
| TB - Kendrys Morales, Salvador Perez 2, Cheslor Cuthbert, Alcides Escobar, Jarrod Dyson 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Salvador Perez (42) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Eric Hosmer (34), Brett Eibner (7) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Cheslor Cuthbert 2 (5) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Ian Kennedy | 5.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3.86 |
| Luke Hochevar (L 1-2; BS 4) | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.86 |
| Joakim Soria | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.15 |
| Brian Flynn | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.39 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Ian Kennedy 100-64, Luke Hochevar 24-15, Joakim Soria 18-10, Brian Flynn 11-8 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Ian Kennedy 5-3, Luke Hochevar 1-1, Joakim Soria 1-0, Brian Flynn 2-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Ian Kennedy 22, Luke Hochevar 6, Joakim Soria 4, Brian Flynn 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Luke Hochevar 1-0, Joakim Soria 2-2 | ||||||||
Detroit
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Ian Kinsler | 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .292 |
| Cameron Maybin | CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .341 |
| Miguel Cabrera | 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .293 |
| Victor Martinez | DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .305 |
| Nick Castellanos | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .299 |
| Andrew Romine | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Steven Moya | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .258 |
| Mike Aviles | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .209 |
| James McCann | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .203 |
| Tyler Collins | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| Jose Iglesias | SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Miguel Cabrera (17) | |||||||||
| HR - Ian Kinsler (17), Tyler Collins (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Ian Kinsler 5, Cameron Maybin, Miguel Cabrera 2, Victor Martinez, Tyler Collins 4, Jose Iglesias 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Ian Kinsler (53), Victor Martinez 2 (54), Tyler Collins (2) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Victor Martinez 2 (17) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Cameron Maybin (11), Nick Castellanos (29), Steven Moya (12) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 7 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Jose Iglesias (2, 2nd by Kennedy/Perez) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Ian Kinsler (5) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Justin Verlander (W 9-6) | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 3.91 |
| Justin Wilson (H 17) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.41 |
| Francisco Rodriguez (SV 25) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.84 |
| HBP - Alex Gordon (by Verlander) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Justin Verlander 110-72, Justin Wilson 10-7, Francisco Rodriguez 15-10 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Justin Verlander 5-2, Justin Wilson 1-0, Francisco Rodriguez 1-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Justin Verlander 28, Justin Wilson 3, Francisco Rodriguez 4 | ||||||||