Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers
Final
Recap
DETROIT -- Wenceel Pérez hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers won their fifth straight game, beating the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Wednesday night. Pérez entered the game in the eighth inning as a defensive replacement when Zach McKinstry left after a collision with Jac Caglianone at third base. Pérez's first at-bat came as the leadoff hitter in the bottom of the eighth and he hit a 1-1 changeup from Eli Morgan (0-1) over the right-field fence for his first homer of the season.
How the bets landed
Moneyline favoriteDET -130 · 54% to win
WonRun LineDET -1.5
KCR coveredTotalO/U 8.5 · 3 scored
UnderAgainst the consensus line at the start, across 16 books
Team stats
6Hits7
0Home runs1
3Walks1
8Strikeouts9
0Stolen bases0
116Pitches thrown147
9Pitching strikeouts8
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Maikel Garcia3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jac CaglianoneRF | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lane ThomasLF-CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Starling MartePH-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carter JensenDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jonathan IndiaPH-2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Massey2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth LugoP | 6.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Daniel Lynch IVP | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eli MorganP | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |