Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Detroit 9, Kansas City 5
Monday, September 8, 2014 4:08 PM
When: 4:08 PM ET, Monday, September 8, 2014
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 76°
Umpires: Home - Paul Emmel, 1B - Eric Cooper, 2B - James Hoye, 3B - John Tumpane
Attendance: 30758
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 002000210582
Detroit 02600001-9150
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Kansas City 79-64 38-33 41-31 L1
Detroit 79-65 37-32 42-33 W2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Detroit Tigers have a 37-32 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 41-31 record on the road.
  • Detroit has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Tigers have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Royals have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Justin Verlander pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.82. Jeremy Guthrie took the loss for Kansas City.
  • Lorenzo Cain had the only homerun for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   Detroit
Jeremy Guthrie Player Justin Verlander
Loss W/L Win
2.2 IP 7.0
1 Strikeouts 4
10 Hits 6
20.25 ERA 5.14
Hitting
Kansas City   Detroit
Eric Hosmer Player Torii Hunter
3 Hits 3
1 RBI 1
0 HR 0
5 TB 4
.750 Avg .600
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Kansas City 8 1 13 .242 5 5 2 0 2
Detroit 15 0 19 .395 2 7 3 1 0
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game at home against Kansas City. The Tigers have a W/L % of .570 after a win and .523 after a loss.
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Royals have a W/L % of .582 after a win and .516 after a loss.