Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals, September 16, 2020
September 16, 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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Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Detroit Tigers, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
3 players led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit MerrifieldRF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adalberto MondesiSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Maikel FrancoDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Hunter Dozier1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Edward OlivaresLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erick Mejia3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bubba StarlingCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nicky Lopez2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
Willi Castro and Jeimer Candelario led Detroit Tigers with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor ReyesCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Willi CastroSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Miguel CabreraDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jeimer Candelario1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Niko Goodrum2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jorge BonifacioRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eric HaaseC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Travis DemeritteLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sergio Alcántara3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
Pitching
Brady Singer went 6.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (8 SO, 0 ER); Tarik Skubal went 6.0 innings for Detroit Tigers (8 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Brady Singer | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Jesse Hahn | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Greg Holland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Tarik Skubal | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Joe Jiménez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gregory Soto | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel Norris | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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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