Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals, September 22, 2018
September 22, 2018, 6:10 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
Box Score
Batting
Whit Merrifield and Brett Phillips led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Adalberto MondesiSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alex GordonLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Salvador PerezDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan O'Hearn1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Dozier3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian GoodwinCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brett PhillipsRF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meibrys ViloriaC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
Nick Castellanos and Niko Goodrum led Detroit Tigers with 3 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeimer Candelario3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Christin StewartLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick CastellanosDH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Martinez1B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronny RodríguezPR/2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Niko Goodrum2B/1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikie MahtookRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| James McCannC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| JaCoby JonesCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete KozmaSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
Pitching
Jakob Junis went 6.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (5 SO, 2 ER); Jordan Zimmermann went 7.0 innings for Detroit Tigers (5 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Jakob Junis | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Jake Newberry | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jason Hammel | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Jordan Zimmermann | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Joe Jiménez | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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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