Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals, September 15, 2020
September 15, 2020, 7:10 PM ET | Comerica Park
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Detroit Tigers
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2020Kansas City RoyalsDetroit Tigers
.711
OPS.700
68
HR62
248
Runs249
4.30
ERA5.63
1.38
WHIP1.43
517
Strikeouts by pitchers444
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
Detroit Tigers, MLBDB pick
Detroit Tigers, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Whit Merrifield and Salvador Perez led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit MerrifieldRF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adalberto MondesiSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maikel FrancoDH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter Dozier1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Edward OlivaresLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Gutiérrez3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Nick HeathPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bubba StarlingCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan O'HearnPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky Lopez2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
Willi Castro and Jeimer Candelario led Detroit Tigers with 3 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor ReyesCF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Willi CastroSS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Miguel CabreraDH | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek HillPR/DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeimer Candelario1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Niko Goodrum2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jorge BonifacioLF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Austin RomineC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Isaac Paredes3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daz CameronRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
Pitching
Jakob Junis went 2.1 innings for Kansas City Royals (2 SO, 5 ER); Matthew Boyd went 5.2 innings for Detroit Tigers (5 SO, 0 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Jakob Junis | 2.1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Jake Newberry | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Tyler Zuber | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Matt Harvey | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Chance Adams | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kyle Zimmer | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Matthew Boyd | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| José Cisnero | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Buck Farmer | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan Garcia | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
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- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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