Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
V. ReyesRF	0-4	0	0	0	.200
A. MeadowsLF	0-3	0	0	0	.417
J. Schoop2B	0-4	0	0	0	.161
J. Candelario3B	0-4	0	0	0	.138
M. CabreraDH	1-4	1	0	0	.308
A. BaddooCF	0-3	0	0	0	.091
S. Torkelson1B	2-3	1	1	2	.227
T. BarnhartC	0-2	0	0	0	.133
H. CastroSS	0-3	0	0	0	.231

pitchers	IP	H	K	PC-ST	ERA
T. Skubal	5.2	4	7	90-65	3.72
J. Barnes	1.1	0	1	15-10	0.00
J. Jimenez	1.0	1	2	12-11	0.00
M. Fulmer	1.0	0	1	11-9	0.00

According to ESPN Analytics

DET

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Total Bases

Runners LOB

Kauffman Stadium

8:10 AM, 16 April 2022

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 16,720

Game Time:2:18

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Angel Hernandez
First Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
Second Base Umpire - D.J. Reyburn
Third Base Umpire - Mark Carlson

Rookie Torkelson's 2-run bomb sends Tigers past Royals 2-1

— Rookie Spencer Torkelson hit a long two-run homer and had two of Detroit’s three hits, and the Tigers handed the Kansas City Royals their fifth straight loss, 2-1 on Friday night.

Apr 16, 2022, 11:37 am - AP


DET
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	3	1
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0

Scoring Summary

Inning				DET	KC
		4th	Santana singled to right, Perez scored, Benintendi to third.	0	1
		7th	Torkelson homered to left (432 feet), Cabrera scored.	2	1

Data is currently unavailable.

Tigers
4
Royals
2

Game 1

15/4

Tigers
2
Royals
1

Game 2

16/4

Tigers
1
Royals
3

Game 3

17/4

Tigers
-
Royals
-

Game 4

18/4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	85	77	.525	-	L1
Chicago	84	78	.519	1	W1
Minnesota	77	85	.475	8	W1
Detroit	76	86	.469	9	L1
Kansas City	69	93	.426	16	W1

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Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

Rookie Torkelson's 2-run bomb sends Tigers past Royals 2-1

J. Barnes1-0

B. Keller0-1

M. Fulmer1

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