Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Detroit 3, Kansas City 2
Saturday, September 20, 2014 1:05 PM
When: 1:05 PM ET, Saturday, September 20, 2014
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 79°
Umpires: Home - Angel Hernandez, 1B - Paul Nauert, 2B - Victor Carapazza, 3B - Larry Vanover
Attendance: 37074
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Detroit 000100200371
Kansas City 0000100102110
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Detroit 86-68 41-33 45-35 W2
Kansas City 83-71 41-39 42-32 L2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Kansas City Royals have a 41-39 record at home this season. The Detroit Tigers have a 45-35 record on the road.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Royals have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Detroit has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Tigers have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Max Scherzer pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.15. Joe Nathan closed out the game to get the save and has 33 saves for the season. James Shields took the loss for Kansas City.
  • Torii Hunter had the only homerun for Detroit.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Detroit   Kansas City
Max Scherzer Player James Shields
Win W/L Loss
7.0 IP 6.2
6 Strikeouts 6
7 Hits 6
0.00 ERA 4.05
Hitting
Detroit   Kansas City
Torii Hunter Player Alcides Escobar
2 Hits 4
1 RBI 0
1 HR 0
5 TB 5
.500 Avg .800
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Detroit 7 1 10 .206 9 3 1 0 1
Kansas City 11 0 14 .314 7 1 1 1 0
Upcoming Games
  • Kansas City will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Royals have a W/L % of .554 after a win and .521 after a loss.
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against Kansas City. The Tigers have a W/L % of .581 after a win and .529 after a loss.