Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals, July 27, 2020
July 27, 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
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Detroit Tigers, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Whit Merrifield and Maikel Franco led Kansas City Royals with 3 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nicky Lopez2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge SolerRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bubba StarlingCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adalberto MondesiSS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Óscar HernándezC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan O'Hearn1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Maikel Franco3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alex GordonLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Erick MejiaLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Franchy CorderoDH | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett PhillipsCF/RF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 40 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Victor Reyes and JaCoby Jones led Detroit Tigers with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niko GoodrumSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jonathan Schoop2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Castro2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel CabreraDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Christin StewartPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Cron1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dawel Lugo3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordy Mercer3B/1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron MaybinRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Victor ReyesLF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Austin RomineC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JaCoby JonesCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
Pitching
Mike Montgomery went 2.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (1 SO, 3 ER); Michael Fulmer went 2.2 innings for Detroit Tigers (2 SO, 4 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Mike Montgomery | 2.0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Foster Griffin | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Staumont | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Glenn Sparkman | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gabe Speier | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Michael Fulmer | 2.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Kyle Funkhouser | 1.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Beau Burrows | 2.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Carson Fulmer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| John Schreiber | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony Castro | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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