Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers, September 16, 2024
September 16, 2024, 7:40 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Detroit Tigers
Recorded starter
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2024Detroit TigersKansas City Royals
.685
OPS.709
162
HR170
682
Runs735
3.61
ERA3.76
1.16
WHIP1.24
1354
Strikeouts by pitchers1339
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
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Matt Vierling led Detroit Tigers with 3 hits and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker MeadowsCF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kerry CarpenterDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wenceel PérezPH/DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt VierlingRF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Riley GreeneLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Colt Keith2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Spencer Torkelson1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Zach McKinstry3B/SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey SweeneySS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andy IbáñezPH/3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jace JungPH/3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake RogersC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
3 players led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy PhamDH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Massey2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dairon BlancoPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul DeJong3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter RenfroeRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| MJ MelendezLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Adam Frazier3B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Maikel GarciaPH/3B/2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yuli Gurriel1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garrett HampsonPR/1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbie GrossmanPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
Pitching
Reese Olson went 2.1 innings for Detroit Tigers (3 SO, 4 ER); Seth Lugo went 4.2 innings for Kansas City Royals (4 SO, 4 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Reese Olson | 2.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Sean Guenther | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brenan Hanifee | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Will Vest | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beau Brieske | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Foley | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Seth Lugo | 4.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Sam Long | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Schreiber | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| James McArthur | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Angel Zerpa | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Carlos Hernández | 1.0 | 2 | 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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