MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
04/19/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 863 - SATURDAY, APRIL 19TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (8-12) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 2
Detroit Tigers (11-9) 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 X 6 11 0
Tigers Pin 6-1 Loss on Kansas City
The Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals, 6-1. Detroit pitcher and Wai'anae, Hawaii, native Shawn Cummings led the way. Cummings picked up the win for Detroit, going 6.2 innings. He gave up 1 run on 2 hits. He now sports a record of 2-1. With the loss, Kansas City is 8-12.

Chris Welch had a big 3-run home run for the Tigers in the bottom of the sixth inning. With Detroit leading 2-0 and runners on 2nd and 3rd, he sized up a fastball from Scott Blewett, who finished 3rd in the AL in wins with 15 in 2023, and punished it. The result was his 2nd home run of the season, which put the Tigers on top, 5-0.

"When Shawn is on, he can really move the ball around," said Detroit manager Robert Carson.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Masson LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .364 2 11
F. Wall 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .339 0 7
   a-C. Groza PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267 0 6
J. Washington 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .306 3 13
E. Medina DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .291 7 18
D. García RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .370 1 13
J. Palmeiro CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .268 2 11
R. Mondesi 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .164 1 6
W. Rodriguez C 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .244 0 2
I. Rodriguez SS 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .269 0 2
Totals 28 1 3 1 5 8 12      
a - C. Groza pinch hit for F. Wall in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Medina (7, 7th Inning off S. Cummings, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Masson , E. Medina 4 , J. Palmeiro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Washington 2 , R. Mondesi
GIDP: W. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Rodriguez (2)
CS: J. Palmeiro (4)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Palmeiro 2 (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Arcia 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .231 1 6
T. Johnson LF 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .340 1 3
   a-J. Sala CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 1 11
J. Navarro DH 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .259 2 16
R. González RF, LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .256 3 16
A. O'Mullan 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .153 1 2
D. Bradley 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .350 4 11
D. Fisher C 2 2 1 0 2 0 2 .241 0 2
L. Guillorme SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 .370 0 4
C. Welch CF, RF 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 .176 2 4
Totals 33 6 11 5 4 3 18      
a - J. Sala substituted for T. Johnson in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Johnson (6, 1st Inning off S. Blewett, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Welch (2, 6th Inning off S. Blewett, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Arcia , T. Johnson 4 , J. Navarro 2 , A. O'Mullan , D. Bradley 2 , D. Fisher , C. Welch 4
2-out RBI: T. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Navarro , R. González , D. Bradley , L. Guillorme , C. Welch
Sac Bunt: L. Guillorme 2
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Arcia-Guillorme-Bradley)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Blewett L (0-3) 5.1 8 5 5 3 2 1 89 4.50   
E. Escoboza 2.2 3 1 0 1 1 0 33 1.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Blewett 31
Batters Faced: S. Blewett 27, E. Escoboza 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Blewett 8-6, E. Escoboza 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Blewett 89-50, E. Escoboza 33-20
WP: S. Blewett
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Cummings W (2-1) 6.2 2 1 1 4 7 1 98 4.57   
J. Quijada 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 16 1.12   
H. Owens 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Cummings 69
Batters Faced: S. Cummings 24, J. Quijada 5, H. Owens 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Cummings 5-6, J. Quijada 1-1, H. Owens 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Cummings 98-56, J. Quijada 16-10, H. Owens 13-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Owens 2-0
WP: S. Cummings
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shawn Cummings
Ballpark: Comerica Tigers Park
Weather: Rain (52 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 11:40 AM ET
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 40541
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