Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals, September 28, 2023
September 28, 2023, 3:10 PM ET | Comerica Park
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Detroit Tigers
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2023Kansas City RoyalsDetroit Tigers
.701
OPS.687
163
HR165
676
Runs661
5.17
ERA4.24
1.41
WHIP1.25
1270
Strikeouts by pitchers1374
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
Michael Massey and Edward Olivares led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MJ MelendezLF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dairon BlancoLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Massey2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Edward OlivaresDH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Pratto1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Drew WatersRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Loftin3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
Parker Meadows led Detroit Tigers with 3 hits and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt VierlingLF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Andy Ibáñez2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer TorkelsonDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kerry CarpenterRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Nevin1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andre Lipcius3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach McKinstryPR/3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack ShortSS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Carson KellyC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Parker MeadowsCF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
Pitching
Cole Ragans went 6.1 innings for Kansas City Royals (8 SO, 4 ER); Sawyer Gipson-Long went 5.0 innings for Detroit Tigers (6 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Cole Ragans | 6.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Carlos Hernández | 0.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Veneziano | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Sawyer Gipson-Long | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Will Vest | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| José Cisnero | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Foley | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Lange | 1.0 | 0 | 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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