Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers, May 21, 2021
May 21, 2021, 8:10 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Detroit Tigers
Recorded starter
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2021Detroit TigersKansas City Royals
.707
OPS.702
179
HR163
697
Runs686
4.32
ERA4.64
1.37
WHIP1.39
1259
Strikeouts by pitchers1344
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
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Robbie Grossman and Miguel Cabrera led Detroit Tigers with 3 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie GrossmanRF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Schoop2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jeimer Candelario3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Miguel Cabrera1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Eric HaaseLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Niko GoodrumSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wilson RamosDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| JaCoby JonesCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake RogersC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
Andrew Benintendi and Kelvin Gutiérrez led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge SolerRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan O'HearnDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Gutiérrez3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael A. TaylorCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nicky LopezSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Pitching
José Ureña went 6.0 innings for Detroit Tigers (1 SO, 5 ER); Mike Minor went 6.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (8 SO, 4 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| José Ureña | 6.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Garcia | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| José Cisnero | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Fulmer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Mike Minor | 6.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Tyler Zuber | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Holland | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kyle Zimmer | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jakob Junis | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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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