Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers, May 22, 2023
May 22, 2023, 7:40 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Detroit Tigers
Recorded starter
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2023Detroit TigersKansas City Royals
.687
OPS.701
165
HR163
661
Runs676
4.24
ERA5.17
1.25
WHIP1.41
1374
Strikeouts by pitchers1270
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
Detroit Tigers, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Javier Báez and Matt Vierling led Detroit Tigers with 3 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach McKinstry3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonathan SchoopPH/3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Riley GreeneCF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Javier BáezSS | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Spencer Torkelson1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick MatonDH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy IbáñezPH/DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Akil BaddooLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt VierlingRF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Eric HaaseC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zack Short2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 1 |
5 players led Kansas City Royals with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick PrattoLF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Salvador PerezC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MJ MelendezRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael MasseyDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nate EatonPR/DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky Lopez3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jackie Bradley Jr.CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Maikel Garcia2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
Pitching
Michael Lorenzen went 5.2 innings for Detroit Tigers (5 SO, 5 ER); Brady Singer went 3.2 innings for Kansas City Royals (3 SO, 5 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Michael Lorenzen | 5.2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Will Vest | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chasen Shreve | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Lange | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| José Cisnero | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Brady Singer | 3.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Josh Taylor | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Amir Garrett | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jose Cuas | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Clarke | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aroldis Chapman | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Scott Barlow | 1.2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Josh Staumont | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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- H
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- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
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- SO
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- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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