Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals, September 21, 2018
September 21, 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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Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Detroit Tigers, MLBDB pick
Detroit Tigers, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Alex Gordon led Kansas City Royals with 3 hits and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit MerrifieldCF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adalberto MondesiSS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex GordonLF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter Dozier1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge BonifacioRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alcides Escobar3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosell Herrera2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam GallagherC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Nick Castellanos and Ronny Rodríguez led Detroit Tigers with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JaCoby JonesCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Christin StewartLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick CastellanosRF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor MartinezDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ronny Rodríguez3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| James McCannC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor ReyesPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jeimer CandelarioPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dawel Lugo2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pete KozmaSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James AdduciPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
Pitching
Ian Kennedy went 7.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (6 SO, 2 ER); Francisco Liriano went 6.0 innings for Detroit Tigers (4 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Ian Kennedy | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wily Peralta | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Francisco Liriano | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Louis Coleman | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandy Báez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel Stumpf | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- 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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