Thursday, September 3rd, 2015 7:10PM CST
On Thursday night, the Kansas City Royals overwhelmed the Detroit Tigers with a decisive 15-7 victory. Key contributions came from Lorenzo Cain, who hit a three-run homer, Paulo Orlando, who added a two-run shot, and Kendrys Morales, who drove in four runs, powering the Royals' offense in the dominant performance.
Date: Thursday, September 3rd, 2015
Time: 7:10PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 29,409
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | - |
DET |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Gomes (2, Ryan); K. Morales (36, Gorzelanny)
Home Runs: Cain (14, 2nd inning off Boyd 2 on, 0 Out); Orlando (6, 7th inning off Gorzelanny 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: K. Morales 4 (98), Zobrist 2 (50), Cain 3 (64), Gordon (41), Pérez (57), Gomes (1), Hosmer (78), Orlando 2 (23)
2-out Runs Batted In: Pérez, Orlando 2
Sacrifice Flies: Gordon
Ground Into Double Play: Gomes
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 9-17 (Zobrist 2-2, Pérez 1-3, Gordon 0-2, Cuthbert 0-1, Orlando 1-1, K. Morales 2-2, Gomes 1-3, Dyson 0-1, Hosmer 1-1, Cain 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Pérez 2; Gordon 1; Cuthbert 1

Wild Pitches: Hochevar
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Vólquez 12-18; Young 4-9; Hochevar 8-9; Davis 3-3; Almonte 4-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Vólquez 16-6-14-14; Young 2-7-10-5; Hochevar 5-0-4-8; Davis 4-2-2-1; Almonte 2-6-5-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Vólquez 3-3; Young 0-4; Hochevar 3-2; Davis 0-1; Almonte 1-0
Game Scores: E Volquez 21

Errors: Butera (4, throw)

Doubles: Castellanos 2 (22, Young, Vólquez); Cabrera (26, Vólquez); Collins (8, Vólquez); Kinsler (33, Hochevar)
Home Runs: Gose (5, 1st inning off Vólquez 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Gose (24), Castellanos 3 (66), Collins (13), McCann 2 (32)
2-out Runs Batted In: Castellanos 3, Collins, McCann
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-20 (McCann 1-4, J.D. Martinez 0-3, Romine 0-2, V. Martínez 0-2, Cabrera 0-1, Collins 2-4, Kinsler 0-1, Castellanos 2-3)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: McCann 2; Romine 3; J.D. Martinez 1; Kinsler 1; Collins 1

Pitcher Notes: Boyd pitched to 4 batters in the 2nd;Alburquerque pitched to 4 batters in the 7th
Wild Pitches: Ryan
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Boyd 7-11; Ryan 11-22; Alburquerque 3-5; Gorzelanny 2-5; VerHagen 3-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Boyd 11-1-9-9; Ryan 15-4-10-17; Alburquerque 2-2-3-3; Gorzelanny 3-1-3-4; VerHagen 2-4-0-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Boyd 3-0; Ryan 7-5; Alburquerque 1-0; Gorzelanny 1-0; VerHagen 3-0
Game Scores: M Boyd 13

Double Plays: 1 (Castellanos-Kinsler-Cabrera)
Assists: Collins (Hosmer at Home)

Stolen Bases: J.D. Martinez (3, 2nd base off Vólquez/Pérez); Gose (20, 2nd base off Vólquez/Pérez)
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