Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Detroit 4, Kansas City 2
Tuesday, September 9, 2014 7:08 PM
When: 7:08 PM ET, Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 75°
Umpires: Home - Eric Cooper, 1B - James Hoye, 2B - John Tumpane, 3B - Paul Emmel
Attendance: 32603
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 0000100102102
Detroit 12001000-480
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Kansas City 79-65 38-33 41-32 L2
Detroit 80-65 38-32 42-33 W3
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Detroit Tigers have a 38-32 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 41-32 record on the road.
  • Detroit has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Tigers have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Royals have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Max Scherzer pitched 6.2 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.19. Joe Nathan closed out the game to get the save and has 30 saves for the season. Jason Vargas took the loss for Kansas City.
  • J.D. Martinez, Rajai Davis hit homeruns for Detroit.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   Detroit
Jason Vargas Player Max Scherzer
Loss W/L Win
5.1 IP 6.2
6 Strikeouts 6
6 Hits 7
6.75 ERA 1.35
Hitting
Kansas City   Detroit
Omar Infante Player Torii Hunter
3 Hits 2
1 RBI 0
0 HR 0
3 TB 2
.600 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Kansas City 10 0 11 .286 8 2 5 1 2
Detroit 8 2 15 .250 7 4 3 1 0
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game at home against Kansas City. The Tigers have a W/L % of .575 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 .508 after a loss.