Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers, September 26, 2020
September 26, 2020, 7:05 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Detroit Tigers
Recorded starter
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2020Detroit TigersKansas City Royals
.700
OPS.711
62
HR68
249
Runs248
5.63
ERA4.30
1.43
WHIP1.38
444
Strikeouts by pitchers517
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
Box Score
Batting
Miguel Cabrera and Niko Goodrum led Detroit Tigers with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Castro1B/2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Eric HaaseC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willi CastroSS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon DixonPR/1B/2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Miguel CabreraDH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Christin StewartLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Victor ReyesLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Niko Goodrum2B/SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin RomineC/1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Isaac Paredes3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Derek HillCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Daz CameronRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
Whit Merrifield led Kansas City Royals with 3 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit MerrifieldRF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adalberto MondesiSS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Salvador PerezC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Maikel Franco3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Dozier1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan McBroomDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Franchy CorderoPH/DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex GordonLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick HeathPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edward OlivaresCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky Lopez2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan O'HearnPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Pitching
Matthew Boyd went 6.0 innings for Detroit Tigers (3 SO, 3 ER); Mike Montgomery went 2.1 innings for Kansas City Royals (3 SO, 0 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Matthew Boyd | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Joe Jiménez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| José Cisnero | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan Garcia | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Carlos Hernández | 1.2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Montgomery | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jake Newberry | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Josh Staumont | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Zuber | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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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