Kansas City 5, Detroit 2
Sunday, September 8, 2013 2:10 PM
When: 2:10 PM ET, Sunday, September 8, 2013
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature:
99°
Umpires:
Home -
Ted Barrett, 1B -
Mike DiMuro, 2B -
Scott Barry, 3B -
Alfonso Marquez
Attendance:
16774
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
Recap Quick Hits
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With this win, the Kansas City Royals have a 40-35 record at home this season. The Detroit Tigers have a 38-34 record on the road.
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Kansas City has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Royals have won 6 of their last 10 games.
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Detroit has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Tigers have won 5 of their last 10 games.
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Bruce Chen pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 2.79. Greg Holland closed out the game to get the save and has 40 saves for the season. Doug Fister took the loss for Detroit.
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Eric Hosmer had the only homerun for Kansas City. Jose Iglesias had the only homerun for Detroit.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Detroit |
|
Kansas City |
|
Doug Fister
|
Player |
Bruce Chen
|
|
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
|
6.1 |
IP |
7.0 |
|
4 |
Strikeouts |
4 |
|
8 |
Hits |
5 |
|
7.11 |
ERA |
2.57 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
E |
| Detroit
|
6 |
1 |
12 |
.188 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kansas City
|
10 |
1 |
15 |
.303 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Cleveland. The Royals have a W/L % of .560 after a win and .485 after a loss.
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Detroit will play their next game on the road against Chi. White Sox. The Tigers have a W/L % of .549 after a win and .600 after a loss.
