Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals, September 20, 2018
September 20, 2018, 7:10 PM ET | Comerica Park
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Detroit Tigers
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2018Kansas City RoyalsDetroit Tigers
.697
OPS.680
155
HR135
638
Runs630
4.94
ERA4.58
1.46
WHIP1.34
1157
Strikeouts by pitchers1215
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Detroit Tigers, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Whit Merrifield and Alcides Escobar led Kansas City Royals with 3 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit MerrifieldDH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adalberto MondesiSS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hunter Dozier1B | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge BonifacioRF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rosell Herrera2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alcides Escobar3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian GoodwinLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Brett PhillipsCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 41 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
Ronny Rodríguez led Detroit Tigers with 3 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JaCoby JonesCF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Christin StewartLF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick CastellanosRF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Victor MartinezDH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Adduci1B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ronny Rodríguez3B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grayson GreinerC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor ReyesPR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James McCannC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dawel Lugo2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete KozmaSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Pitching
Glenn Sparkman went 4.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (1 SO, 2 ER); Zac Reininger went 2.1 innings for Detroit Tigers (2 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Jorge López | 1.0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Glenn Sparkman | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Lively | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Maurer | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Wily Peralta | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Matthew Boyd | 1.1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Zac Reininger | 2.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Buck Farmer | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Victor Alcántara | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Wilson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Jiménez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Shane Greene | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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