Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers, May 20, 2024
May 20, 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
Colt Keith led Detroit Tigers with 3 hits and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley GreeneLF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark CanhaDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wenceel PérezCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry CarpenterRF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gio Urshela3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Torkelson1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colt Keith2B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javier BáezSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake RogersC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Michael Massey led Kansas City Royals with 3 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezDH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Massey2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Freddy FerminC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MJ MelendezLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter RenfroeRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
Pitching
Reese Olson went 2.2 innings for Detroit Tigers (2 SO, 1 ER); Michael Wacha went 7.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (3 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Reese Olson | 2.2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Beau Brieske | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Wentz | 0.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Vest | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Alex Lange | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Michael Wacha | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Tyler Duffey | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Stratton | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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- 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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