KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- It was a good recipe -- walks and extra-base hits -- for the Detroit Tigers' offense to break out.
J.D. Martinez and Justin Upton hit two-run doubles with two outs in the third inning as the Tigers held off the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Wednesday night.
Royals starter Ian Kennedy (0-5) walked the bases loaded before giving up the doubles on consecutive pitches.
"We got some walks, which certainly helped, big hits," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "The walks put us in a position to score runs. We had good at-bats. It was a good offensive day."
Victor Martinez and Alex Avila homered for the Tigers, who completed a 4-7 three-city trip.
"This trip was a tough one," Avila said. "We kind of all knew that, getting shut out three times over the course of the last 10 days was not fun and not something that a lot of us are used to with this team."
Kennedy was pulled after three innings, allowing five runs, four hits and three walks. Kennedy is 0-7 in 13 starts since he last won on Sept. 11. He threw 41 pitches in the third.
Kennedy went 0-3 with an 11.30 ERA in May, allowing 18 earned runs, 16 hits, including six home runs, and nine walks in 14 1/3 innings.
The Royals took a 3-0 lead on four hits in the first. Salvador Perez singled home Lorenzo Cain with the first run. Cheslor Cuthbert's two-out single scored Eric Hosmer and Perez.
"I think that's the most frustrating part about it," Kennedy said. "Physically you feel good for the first time in close to a month and then you say, `OK, it might be a good day.' And then it just unravels in the third inning and your outing comes out to be pretty awful."
Cuthbert doubled and scored on Alcides Escobar's two-out single in the fourth.
The Royals cut the lead to one run in the eighth when Jorge Bonifacio and Whit Merrifield singled. Bonifacio scored on Alex Wilson's wild pitch. Merrifield extended his hitting streak to a career-high 16 games, the longest by a Royal this season.
"The bullpen did a great job," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "You need for them to hold the fort and hope the offense claws back in it. And the offense was clawing; we just came up one run short."
Justin Wilson worked the ninth to collect his fifth save in six opportunities.
Tigers left-hander Matthew Boyd did not make it out of the fourth, permitting four runs and seven hits. Warwick Saupold (1-0) allowed one hit in three scoreless innings to pick up the victory.
"I just kept the ball down," Saupold said. "I wanted early contact and get as many innings as I can and bridge the gap to the back end of that bullpen. They've been really good this month and all year."
Hosmer led off the fifth with a single for his 1,000th hit.
PEREZ TOPS CATCHERS VOTING
Perez, a four-time All-Star selection, is leading American League catchers on the first release of the All-Star ballot. "I love it a lot," Perez said of the mid-summer classic. "Thank you for the fans. I hope they keep voting for me. It's a lot of fun. The first one was Mariano Rivera's last All-Star game. The second one was Derek Jeter's. Guys you know are going to be in the Hall of Fame. You relish those moments."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Tigers: Upton left with a mild strain of his right quadriceps while running the bases in the third inning. "Running to second," Upton said. "I felt it grab a little bit. I'm not in pain right now, so we'll see how it feels on Friday." ... 2B Ian Kinsler, who is on the DL with a left hamstring strain, is eligible to come off it on Tuesday. "I'd be shocked if he doesn't," Ausmus said.
UP NEXT
Tigers: RHP Michael Fulmer will start Friday as the Tigers open a homestand against the White Sox. The Tigers play 12 of their next 15 in Detroit.
Royals: LHP Jason Vargas will start Friday in the opener of a weekend series with Cleveland.
Detroit Tigers
J.D. Martinez and Justin Upton hit two-run doubles with two outs in the third inning as the Tigers held off the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Wednesday night.
Royals starter Ian Kennedy (0-5) walked the bases loaded before giving up the doubles on consecutive pitches.
"We got some walks, which certainly helped, big hits," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "The walks put us in a position to score runs. We had good at-bats. It was a good offensive day."
Victor Martinez and Alex Avila homered for the Tigers, who completed a 4-7 three-city trip.
"This trip was a tough one," Avila said. "We kind of all knew that, getting shut out three times over the course of the last 10 days was not fun and not something that a lot of us are used to with this team."
Kennedy was pulled after three innings, allowing five runs, four hits and three walks. Kennedy is 0-7 in 13 starts since he last won on Sept. 11. He threw 41 pitches in the third.
Kennedy went 0-3 with an 11.30 ERA in May, allowing 18 earned runs, 16 hits, including six home runs, and nine walks in 14 1/3 innings.
The Royals took a 3-0 lead on four hits in the first. Salvador Perez singled home Lorenzo Cain with the first run. Cheslor Cuthbert's two-out single scored Eric Hosmer and Perez.
"I think that's the most frustrating part about it," Kennedy said. "Physically you feel good for the first time in close to a month and then you say, `OK, it might be a good day.' And then it just unravels in the third inning and your outing comes out to be pretty awful."
Cuthbert doubled and scored on Alcides Escobar's two-out single in the fourth.
The Royals cut the lead to one run in the eighth when Jorge Bonifacio and Whit Merrifield singled. Bonifacio scored on Alex Wilson's wild pitch. Merrifield extended his hitting streak to a career-high 16 games, the longest by a Royal this season.
"The bullpen did a great job," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "You need for them to hold the fort and hope the offense claws back in it. And the offense was clawing; we just came up one run short."
Justin Wilson worked the ninth to collect his fifth save in six opportunities.
Tigers left-hander Matthew Boyd did not make it out of the fourth, permitting four runs and seven hits. Warwick Saupold (1-0) allowed one hit in three scoreless innings to pick up the victory.
"I just kept the ball down," Saupold said. "I wanted early contact and get as many innings as I can and bridge the gap to the back end of that bullpen. They've been really good this month and all year."
Hosmer led off the fifth with a single for his 1,000th hit.
PEREZ TOPS CATCHERS VOTING
Perez, a four-time All-Star selection, is leading American League catchers on the first release of the All-Star ballot. "I love it a lot," Perez said of the mid-summer classic. "Thank you for the fans. I hope they keep voting for me. It's a lot of fun. The first one was Mariano Rivera's last All-Star game. The second one was Derek Jeter's. Guys you know are going to be in the Hall of Fame. You relish those moments."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Tigers: Upton left with a mild strain of his right quadriceps while running the bases in the third inning. "Running to second," Upton said. "I felt it grab a little bit. I'm not in pain right now, so we'll see how it feels on Friday." ... 2B Ian Kinsler, who is on the DL with a left hamstring strain, is eligible to come off it on Tuesday. "I'd be shocked if he doesn't," Ausmus said.
UP NEXT
Tigers: RHP Michael Fulmer will start Friday as the Tigers open a homestand against the White Sox. The Tigers play 12 of their next 15 in Detroit.
Royals: LHP Jason Vargas will start Friday in the opener of a weekend series with Cleveland.
8:15PM,EDT,May 31,2017
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City,Missouri
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City,Missouri
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Detroit - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Ian Kennedy pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| Romine struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Avila grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Matthew Boyd pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| Escobar grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Cain doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Hosmer reached on infield single to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Pérez singled to center, Cain scored, Hosmer to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Bonifacio grounded out to first, Hosmer to third, Pérez to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Merrifield walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Cuthbert singled to left, Hosmer and Pérez scored, Merrifield to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Butera struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ian Kennedy pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| V. Martínez homered to right (385 feet). | 1 | 3 |
| J.D. Martinez lined out to center. | 1 | 3 |
| Upton doubled to deep left. | 1 | 3 |
| Castellanos struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| Presley grounded out to second. | 1 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Matthew Boyd pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| Gordon grounded out to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Escobar flied out to left. | 1 | 3 |
| Cain flied out to left. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ian Kennedy pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| Iglesias grounded out to third. | 1 | 3 |
| Romine walked. | 1 | 3 |
| Avila struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| Cabrera walked, Romine to second. | 1 | 3 |
| V. Martínez walked, Romine to third, Cabrera to second. | 1 | 3 |
| J.D. Martinez doubled to deep right, Romine and Cabrera scored, V. Martínez to third. | 3 | 3 |
| Upton doubled to center, V. Martínez and J.D. Martinez scored. | 5 | 3 |
| Castellanos safe at first on error by second baseman Merrifield, Upton to third. | 5 | 3 |
| Mahtook ran for Upton. | 5 | 3 |
| Presley struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| 4 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Matthew Boyd pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| Mahtook in left field. | 5 | 3 |
| Hosmer singled to left. | 5 | 3 |
| Pérez flied out to left. | 5 | 3 |
| Bonifacio lined out to center. | 5 | 3 |
| Merrifield flied out to right. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Seth Maness pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| Maness relieved Kennedy. | 5 | 3 |
| Iglesias singled to center. | 5 | 3 |
| Romine grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, Iglesias out at second. | 5 | 3 |
| Avila homered to left (382 feet). | 6 | 3 |
| Cabrera doubled to deep right center. | 6 | 3 |
| V. Martínez singled to shallow right center, Cabrera to third. | 6 | 3 |
| J.D. Martinez flied out to right. | 6 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Matthew Boyd pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| Cuthbert doubled to deep right center. | 6 | 3 |
| Butera flied out to center, Cuthbert to third. | 6 | 3 |
| Gordon fouled out to catcher. | 6 | 3 |
| Escobar singled to center, Cuthbert scored. | 6 | 4 |
| Saupold relieved Boyd. | 6 | 4 |
| Escobar caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 6 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chris Young pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| Young relieved Maness. | 6 | 4 |
| Mahtook lined out to center. | 6 | 4 |
| Castellanos doubled to left. | 6 | 4 |
| Presley walked. | 6 | 4 |
| Castellanos stole third, Presley stole second. | 6 | 4 |
| Iglesias struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| Romine grounded out to first. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Warwick Saupold pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| Cain grounded out to second. | 6 | 4 |
| Hosmer grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 4 |
| Pérez grounded out to second. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chris Young pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| Avila struck out looking. | 6 | 4 |
| Cabrera flied out to right. | 6 | 4 |
| V. Martínez grounded out to first. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Warwick Saupold pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| Bonifacio grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 4 |
| Merrifield grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 4 |
| Cuthbert grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chris Young pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| J.D. Martinez lined out to center. | 6 | 4 |
| Mahtook singled to left. | 6 | 4 |
| Castellanos grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Mahtook out at second. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Warwick Saupold pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| Butera grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 4 |
| Gordon grounded out to second. | 6 | 4 |
| Escobar singled to left. | 6 | 4 |
| Greene relieved Saupold. | 6 | 4 |
| Cain struck out looking. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Matt Strahm pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| Strahm relieved Young. | 6 | 4 |
| Presley grounded out to third. | 6 | 4 |
| Iglesias lined out to right. | 6 | 4 |
| Romine lined out to right. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Alex Wilson pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| A. Wilson relieved Greene. | 6 | 4 |
| Hosmer struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| Pérez popped out to shortstop. | 6 | 4 |
| Bonifacio singled to center. | 6 | 4 |
| Merrifield singled to right, Bonifacio to third. | 6 | 4 |
| Bonifacio scored, Merrifield to second on wild pitch by A. Wilson. | 6 | 5 |
| Cuthbert grounded out to first. | 6 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Matt Strahm pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| Avila popped out to third. | 6 | 5 |
| Cabrera grounded out to third. | 6 | 5 |
| V. Martínez grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Justin Wilson pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| Romine at third base. | 6 | 5 |
| Machado at second base. | 6 | 5 |
| J. Wilson relieved A. Wilson. | 6 | 5 |
| Butera struck out looking. | 6 | 5 |
| Gordon singled to center. | 6 | 5 |
| Escobar struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| Cain popped out to shortstop. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Detroit Tigers
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romine 2B-3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .238 | .322 | .369 |
| Avila C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | .313 | .433 | .596 |
| Cabrera 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .260 | .372 | .411 |
| V. Martínez DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .269 | .350 | .400 |
| J.D. Martinez RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .271 | .405 | .712 |
| Upton LF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .246 | .343 | .463 |
Mahtook PR-LF
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .186 | .238 | .339 |
| Castellanos 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .209 | .283 | .353 |
Machado 2B
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 | .333 | .282 |
| Presley CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .222 | .364 | .333 |
| Iglesias SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .229 | .253 | .359 |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 149 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Upton 2 (11, Kennedy 2); J.D. Martinez (2, Kennedy); Cabrera (7, Maness); Castellanos (11, Young) HR: V. Martínez (5, 2nd inning off Kennedy 0 on, 0 Out); Avila (7, 4th inning off Maness 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: V. Martínez (28), J.D. Martinez 2 (19), Upton 2 (25), Avila (21) 2-out RBI: J.D. Martinez 2, Upton 2, Avila GIDP: Romine, Castellanos Tigers RISP: 3-10 (V. Martínez 1-1, Presley 0-2, Castellanos 0-2, J.D. Martinez 1-2, Iglesias 0-1, Upton 1-1, Romine 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Castellanos (2, 3rd base off Young/Butera); Presley (1, 2nd base off Young/Butera) | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| LF UPTON (MILD QUAD STRAIN) LEFT GAME TOP 3RD |
Game Information
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 24,347 (64.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:19 |
| Weather | 77 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Will Little, First Base - Jeff Kellogg, Second Base - Clint Fagan, Third Base - Tim Timmons |
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