Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Detroit 6, Kansas City 3
Sunday, August 18, 2013 1:08 PM
When: 1:08 PM ET, Sunday, August 18, 2013
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 79°
Umpires: Home - Bob Davidson, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Quinn Wolcott, 3B - James Hoye
Attendance: 41740
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 000000201371
Detroit 20101200-6120
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Kansas City 64-59 33-28 31-31 L2
Detroit 73-51 40-21 33-30 W2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Detroit Tigers have a 40-21 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 31-31 record on the road.
  • Detroit has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Tigers have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Royals have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Max Scherzer pitched 8.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 2.82. Bruce Chen took the loss for Kansas City.
  • Miguel Cabrera had the only homerun for Detroit. Billy Butler had the only homerun for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   Detroit
Bruce Chen Player Max Scherzer
Loss W/L Win
5.1 IP 8.0
1 Strikeouts 4
8 Hits 5
10.12 ERA 2.25
Hitting
Kansas City   Detroit
Billy Butler Player Miguel Cabrera
2 Hits 2
1 RBI 3
1 HR 1
5 TB 5
.500 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Kansas City 7 1 12 .206 4 3 0 1 1
Detroit 12 1 19 .353 1 6 1 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Tigers have a W/L % of .569 after a win and .608 after a loss.
  • Kansas City will play their next game at home against Chi. White Sox. The Royals have a W/L % of .538 after a win and .500 after a loss.