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Hernandez, Merrifield lead Royals to 3-1 win over Tigers

DETROIT (AP) Carlos Hernandez pitched five shutout innings and Whit Merrifield drove in a pair of runs as the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Friday night.

The win clinched the season series for the Royals, who lead 10-7 with two games remaining.

Hernandez allowed two hits, walked three and hit a batter, one start after allowing seven runs in four innings against the Oakland A's. Four relievers finished, with Scott Barlow pitching the ninth for his 15th save.

Detroit's Casey Mize gave up one run on two hits in three innings. Detroit's best young pitcher is working as an opener to reduce his innings.

The Tigers had their best chance against Hernandez in the first, loading the bases with two outs on a hit batter and two walks. Harold Castro lined out to right, ending the threat.

The Royals made it 1-0 in the third inning on a sacrifice fly by Merrifield. The Tigers tied it on Eric Haase's RBI single off Domingo Tapia (4-0) in the sixth.

Kansas City regained the lead in the seventh against Alex Lange (0-3) when Adalberto Mondesi tripled and scored on Ryan O'Hearn's single. Niko Goodrum led off the bottom of the inning with a double, but was thrown out going for third.

Kyle Isbel led off the eighth with another triple and scored on Merrifield's second sacrifice fly of the game.

Royals shortstop Nicky Lopez went 0 for 4, ending his on-base streak at 31 games.

The start of the game was delayed 11 minutes by a lengthy celebration of Miguel Cabera's 500th home run. Cabrera picked up his 2,980th hit with a single in the sixth inning . He also grounded into a pair of double plays.

MOVES

The Royals placed OF Michael Taylor on the bereavement list and recalled OF Edward Oliveres from Triple-A Omaha.

ILLNESS RETURN

Tigers reliever Joe Jimenez pitched a scoreless ninth - his first appearance since going on the COVID-19 list on Sept. 4.

UP NEXT

The teams continue their three-game series on Saturday. Detroit's Tarik Skubal (8-12, 4.25) will face Jonathan Heasley (0-1, 9.00) of the Royals.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Royals KC70-83	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	5	0
Tigers DET74-79	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	6	1

Comerica ParkDetroit, MI

W: D. Tapia (4-0)L: A. Lange (0-3)S: S. Barlow (15)

KCRoyals

DETTigers

.S. BarlowScott Barlow
P
1.0 IP, 18 P
.C. HernandezCarlos Hernandez
P
5.0 IP, 3 BB, SO, 89 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
W. Merrifield 2B	2	0	0	2	0	1	2	.278	.318	.395	.713	1.5
N. Lopez SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.301	.366	.376	.743	0.0
S. Perez C	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.274	.315	.543	.857	-1.0
A. Benintendi LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.274	.317	.435	.752	-0.5
C. Santana 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.211	.316	.346	.662	-1.0
A. Mondesi 3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.265	.294	.531	.825	4.0
R. O'Hearn DH	2	1	2	1	1	0	0	.224	.268	.371	.639	5.0
H. Dozier RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.212	.283	.385	.668	0.0
K. Isbel CF	3	1	2	0	0	0	2	.300	.354	.483	.837	6.0

HITTERS	AB
W. Merrifield 2B	2
N. Lopez SS	4
S. Perez C	4
A. Benintendi LF	4
C. Santana 1B	4
A. Mondesi 3B	4
R. O'Hearn DH	2
H. Dozier RF	3
K. Isbel CF	3

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
A. Baddoo LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.257	.323	.449	.772	0.0
a- D. Cameron PH-LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.200	.269	.353	.622	-0.5
J. Schoop 1B	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.275	.318	.427	.745	1.5
R. Grossman RF	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	.236	.355	.418	.773	4.0
M. Cabrera DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	4	.257	.318	.390	.708	1.0
J. Candelario 3B	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	.274	.351	.452	.803	2.0
H. Castro 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	6	.281	.310	.346	.656	-0.5
E. Haase C	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	.226	.282	.467	.750	3.0
N. Goodrum SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.214	.292	.338	.630	1.5
V. Reyes CF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.255	.281	.413	.695	3.0

HITTERS	AB
A. Baddoo LF	3
a- D. Cameron PH-LF	1
J. Schoop 1B	3
R. Grossman RF	1
M. Cabrera DH	4
J. Candelario 3B	2
H. Castro 2B	4
E. Haase C	3
N. Goodrum SS	4
V. Reyes CF	4

a-struck out for Baddoo in the 7th

2B - K. Isbel (4)
3B - A. Mondesi, K. Isbel (2)
SF - W. Merrifield 2 (12)
RBI - W. Merrifield 2 (72), R. O'Hearn (29)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - W. Merrifield, N. Lopez

2B - N. Goodrum (10), V. Reyes (10)
RBI - E. Haase (57)
2-Out RBI - E. Haase
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Schoop, H. Castro 2 (2)

Outfield Assist - H. Dozier 2 (2)
DP - 2 (Lopez-Merrifield-Santana; Mondesi-Merrifield-Santana)

E - H. Castro (3)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
C. Hernandez	5.0	2	0	0	3	1	3.68	1.28	9.5
D. Tapia (W, 4-0) (BS, 2)	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	1.76	1.08	6.0
J. Brentz (H, 15)	0.2	2	0	0	0	1	3.55	1.26	0.5
J. Staumont (H, 15)	1.1	0	0	0	2	2	3.03	1.09	3.0
S. Barlow (S, 15)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2.40	1.18	10.0

PITCHERS	IP
C. Hernandez	5.0
D. Tapia (W, 4-0) (BS, 2)	1.0
J. Brentz (H, 15)	0.2
J. Staumont (H, 15)	1.1
S. Barlow (S, 15)	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
C. Mize	3.0	2	1	1	0	3	3.63	1.13	7.5
J. Urena	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	5.57	1.59	5.0
A. Lange (L, 0-3)	1.1	2	1	1	0	1	4.36	1.52	-3.5
K. Funkhouser	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	3.22	1.32	2.0
D. Holland	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	5.40	1.63	1.0
J. Jimenez	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	6.00	1.55	4.0

PITCHERS	IP
C. Mize	3.0
J. Urena	2.0
A. Lange (L, 0-3)	1.1
K. Funkhouser	0.2
D. Holland	1.0
J. Jimenez	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - C. Hernandez 89-51, D. Tapia 23-13, J. Brentz 15-9, J. Staumont 21-11, S. Barlow 18-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - C. Hernandez 7-3, D. Tapia 2-1, J. Brentz 2-0, J. Staumont 1-0, S. Barlow 2-0
Batters Faced - C. Hernandez 20, D. Tapia 5, J. Brentz 3, J. Staumont 5, S. Barlow 3

Pitches-Strikes - C. Mize 41-30, J. Urena 27-15, A. Lange 21-16, K. Funkhouser 5-4, D. Holland 12-8, J. Jimenez 13-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - C. Mize 3-3, J. Urena 4-3, A. Lange 3-0, D. Holland 1-1
Batters Faced - C. Mize 11, J. Urena 8, A. Lange 6, K. Funkhouser, D. Holland 4, J. Jimenez 3

.S. BarlowScott Barlow
P
1.0 IP, 18 P
.C. HernandezCarlos Hernandez
P
5.0 IP, 3 BB, SO, 89 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Royals KC70-83	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	5	0
Tigers DET74-79	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	6	1

Comerica ParkDetroit, MI

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
W. Merrifield 2B	2	0	0	2	0	1	2	.278	.318	.395	.713	1.5
N. Lopez SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.301	.366	.376	.743	0.0
S. Perez C	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.274	.315	.543	.857	-1.0
A. Benintendi LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.274	.317	.435	.752	-0.5
C. Santana 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.211	.316	.346	.662	-1.0
A. Mondesi 3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.265	.294	.531	.825	4.0
R. O'Hearn DH	2	1	2	1	1	0	0	.224	.268	.371	.639	5.0
H. Dozier RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.212	.283	.385	.668	0.0
K. Isbel CF	3	1	2	0	0	0	2	.300	.354	.483	.837	6.0
Total	30	3	5	3	1	6	7	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
W. Merrifield 2B	2
N. Lopez SS	4
S. Perez C	4
A. Benintendi LF	4
C. Santana 1B	4
A. Mondesi 3B	4
R. O'Hearn DH	2
H. Dozier RF	3
K. Isbel CF	3
Total	30

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
A. Baddoo LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.257	.323	.449	.772	0.0
a- D. Cameron PH-LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.200	.269	.353	.622	-0.5
J. Schoop 1B	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.275	.318	.427	.745	1.5
R. Grossman RF	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	.236	.355	.418	.773	4.0
M. Cabrera DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	4	.257	.318	.390	.708	1.0
J. Candelario 3B	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	.274	.351	.452	.803	2.0
H. Castro 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	6	.281	.310	.346	.656	-0.5
E. Haase C	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	.226	.282	.467	.750	3.0
N. Goodrum SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.214	.292	.338	.630	1.5
V. Reyes CF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.255	.281	.413	.695	3.0
Total	29	1	6	1	6	4	17	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
A. Baddoo LF	3
a- D. Cameron PH-LF	1
J. Schoop 1B	3
R. Grossman RF	1
M. Cabrera DH	4
J. Candelario 3B	2
H. Castro 2B	4
E. Haase C	3
N. Goodrum SS	4
V. Reyes CF	4
Total	29

a-struck out for Baddoo in the 7th

2B - K. Isbel (4)
3B - A. Mondesi, K. Isbel (2)
SF - W. Merrifield 2 (12)
RBI - W. Merrifield 2 (72), R. O'Hearn (29)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - W. Merrifield, N. Lopez

2B - N. Goodrum (10), V. Reyes (10)
RBI - E. Haase (57)
2-Out RBI - E. Haase
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Schoop, H. Castro 2 (2)

Outfield Assist - H. Dozier 2 (2)
DP - 2 (Lopez-Merrifield-Santana; Mondesi-Merrifield-Santana)

E - H. Castro (3)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
C. Hernandez	5.0	2	0	0	3	1	3.68	1.28	9.5
D. Tapia (W, 4-0) (BS, 2)	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	1.76	1.08	6.0
J. Brentz (H, 15)	0.2	2	0	0	0	1	3.55	1.26	0.5
J. Staumont (H, 15)	1.1	0	0	0	2	2	3.03	1.09	3.0
S. Barlow (S, 15)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2.40	1.18	10.0
Total	9.0	6	1	1	6	4	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
C. Hernandez	5.0
D. Tapia (W, 4-0) (BS, 2)	1.0
J. Brentz (H, 15)	0.2
J. Staumont (H, 15)	1.1
S. Barlow (S, 15)	1.0
Total	9.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
C. Mize	3.0	2	1	1	0	3	3.63	1.13	7.5
J. Urena	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	5.57	1.59	5.0
A. Lange (L, 0-3)	1.1	2	1	1	0	1	4.36	1.52	-3.5
K. Funkhouser	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	3.22	1.32	2.0
D. Holland	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	5.40	1.63	1.0
J. Jimenez	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	6.00	1.55	4.0
Total	9.0	5	3	3	1	6	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
C. Mize	3.0
J. Urena	2.0
A. Lange (L, 0-3)	1.1
K. Funkhouser	0.2
D. Holland	1.0
J. Jimenez	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - C. Hernandez 89-51, D. Tapia 23-13, J. Brentz 15-9, J. Staumont 21-11, S. Barlow 18-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - C. Hernandez 7-3, D. Tapia 2-1, J. Brentz 2-0, J. Staumont 1-0, S. Barlow 2-0
Batters Faced - C. Hernandez 20, D. Tapia 5, J. Brentz 3, J. Staumont 5, S. Barlow 3

Pitches-Strikes - C. Mize 41-30, J. Urena 27-15, A. Lange 21-16, K. Funkhouser 5-4, D. Holland 12-8, J. Jimenez 13-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - C. Mize 3-3, J. Urena 4-3, A. Lange 3-0, D. Holland 1-1
Batters Faced - C. Mize 11, J. Urena 8, A. Lange 6, K. Funkhouser, D. Holland 4, J. Jimenez 3

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

3RD INNING
Merrifield hit sacrifice fly to right, O'Hearn scored, Isbel to third 1 0
6TH INNING
Haase singled to shallow right, Grossman scored, Cabrera to third, Haase out at second 1 1
7TH INNING
O'Hearn singled to shallow left, Mondesi scored 2 1
8TH INNING
Merrifield hit sacrifice fly to left, Isbel scored 3 1

3RD INNING
	Merrifield hit sacrifice fly to right, O'Hearn scored, Isbel to third	1	0

6TH INNING
	Haase singled to shallow right, Grossman scored, Cabrera to third, Haase out at second	1	1

7TH INNING
	O'Hearn singled to shallow left, Mondesi scored	2	1

8TH INNING
	Merrifield hit sacrifice fly to left, Isbel scored	3	1

1ST INNING
Royals
C. Mize Pitching:
W. Merrifield: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Merrifield struck out swinging
N. Lopez: Strike looking, Ball, Lopez flied out to deep left
S. Perez: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Foul tip, Perez struck out on foul tip
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
C. Hernandez Pitching:
A. Baddoo: Ball, Ball, Foul, Baddoo lined out to right
J. Schoop: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Schoop hit by pitch
R. Grossman: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Grossman walked, Schoop to second
M. Cabrera: Ball, Foul, Cabrera grounded out to first, Schoop to third, Grossman to second
J. Candelario: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Candelario walked
H. Castro: Ball, Strike looking, Castro lined out to right
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Royals
C. Mize Pitching:
A. Benintendi: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Benintendi flied out to left
C. Santana: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Santana struck out swinging
A. Mondesi: Strike swinging, Mondesi grounded out to second
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
C. Hernandez Pitching:
E. Haase: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Haase lined out to right
N. Goodrum: Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Goodrum struck out swinging
V. Reyes: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Reyes singled to right
A. Baddoo: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Pickoff attempt, Baddoo popped out to shortstop
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Royals
C. Mize Pitching:
R. O'Hearn: Strike looking, O'Hearn singled to center
H. Dozier: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Pickoff attempt, Dozier flied out to deep left
K. Isbel: Ball, Ball, Isbel doubled to deep left, O'Hearn to third
W. Merrifield: Merrifield hit sacrifice fly to right, O'Hearn scored, Isbel to third
N. Lopez: Lopez lined out to third
Middle of the 3rd (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
C. Hernandez Pitching:
J. Schoop: Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Schoop singled to center
R. Grossman: Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Grossman flied out to shallow left
M. Cabrera: Pickoff attempt, Ball, Foul, Cabrera grounded into double play shortstop to second to first, Schoop out at second
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Royals
Jose Urena relieved Casey Mize
S. Perez: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Perez flied out to deep right
A. Benintendi: Foul, Ball, Ball, Benintendi grounded out to shortstop
C. Santana: Ball, Santana flied out to deep center
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
C. Hernandez Pitching:
J. Candelario: Candelario grounded out to second
H. Castro: Strike looking, Castro grounded out to third
E. Haase: Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Haase walked
N. Goodrum: Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul, Goodrum flied out to deep left
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Royals
J. Urena Pitching:
A. Mondesi: Ball, Ball, Mondesi grounded out to shortstop
R. O'Hearn: Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, O'Hearn walked
H. Dozier: Ball, Strike swinging, Dozier reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, O'Hearn to second on 2nd baseman Castro fielding error
K. Isbel: Ball, Foul, Foul, Isbel reached on fielder's choice to second, O'Hearn to third, Dozier out at second
W. Merrifield: Strike looking, Merrifield flied out to right
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
C. Hernandez Pitching:
V. Reyes: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Reyes grounded out to pitcher
A. Baddoo: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Baddoo grounded out to second
J. Schoop: Strike looking, Schoop grounded out to pitcher
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error)
6TH INNING
Royals
Alex Lange relieved Jose Urena
N. Lopez: Strike looking, Lopez grounded out to pitcher
S. Perez: Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Perez struck out swinging
A. Benintendi: Strike looking, Benintendi grounded out to second
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
Domingo Tapia relieved Carlos Hernandez
R. Grossman: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Grossman walked
M. Cabrera: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Pickoff attempt, Cabrera reached on an infield single to third, Grossman to second
J. Candelario: Strike swinging, Ball, Candelario flied out to left
H. Castro: Castro lined out to center, Grossman to third
E. Haase: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Haase singled to shallow right, Grossman scored, Cabrera to third, Haase out at second
End of the 6th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Royals
A. Lange Pitching:
C. Santana: Foul, Santana lined out to second
A. Mondesi: Strike swinging, Mondesi tripled to deep right center
R. O'Hearn: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul, O'Hearn singled to shallow left, Mondesi scored
Kyle Funkhouser relieved Alex Lange
H. Dozier: Foul, Strike looking, Ball, O'Hearn out at second, Foul, Dozier lined out to right
Middle of the 7th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
Jacob Brentz relieved Domingo Tapia
N. Goodrum: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Goodrum doubled to deep right, Goodrum out at third
V. Reyes: Strike looking, Ball, Reyes doubled to deep left
Daz Cameron hit for Akil Baddoo
D. Cameron: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Cameron struck out looking
Josh Staumont relieved Jacob Brentz
J. Schoop: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Schoop struck out swinging
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Royals
Daz Cameron in left field
Derek Holland relieved Kyle Funkhouser
K. Isbel: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Isbel tripled to deep center
W. Merrifield: Ball, Merrifield hit sacrifice fly to left, Isbel scored
N. Lopez: Strike looking, Ball, Lopez grounded out to first
S. Perez: Ball, Strike swinging, Perez lined out to shortstop
Middle of the 8th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Tigers
J. Staumont Pitching:
R. Grossman: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Grossman walked
M. Cabrera: Strike looking, Cabrera grounded into double play third to second to first, Grossman out at second
J. Candelario: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Candelario walked
H. Castro: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Castro struck out swinging
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Royals
Joe Jimenez relieved Derek Holland
A. Benintendi: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul tip, Benintendi struck out on foul tip
C. Santana: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Santana struck out swinging
A. Mondesi: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Foul, Mondesi popped out to second
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
Scott Barlow relieved Josh Staumont
E. Haase: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Haase popped out to second
N. Goodrum: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Goodrum grounded out to shortstop
V. Reyes: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Ball, Reyes grounded out to second
End of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)