Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Detroit 6, Kansas City 5
Friday, May 8, 2015 7:08 PM
When: 7:08 PM ET, Friday, May 8, 2015
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 84°
Umpires: Home - Alan Porter, 1B - Mark Ripperger, 2B - Jeff Kellogg, 3B - Brian O'Nora
Attendance: 39434
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 0004001005143
Detroit 0400001016111
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Kansas City 18-11 11-5 7-6 L1
Detroit 19-11 9-5 10-6 W2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Detroit Tigers have a 9-5 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 7-6 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 1 straight up loss. The Royals have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Joakim Soria pitched 1.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 1.29. Yohan Pino took the loss for Kansas City.
  • Salvador Perez had the only homerun for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   Detroit
Yordano Ventura Player David Price
Loss W/L Loss
6.0 IP 6.1
4 Strikeouts 1
8 Hits 13
6.00 ERA 5.68
Hitting
Kansas City   Detroit
Alex Gordon Player Ian Kinsler
3 Hits 4
1 RBI 2
0 HR 0
4 TB 5
.750 Avg 1.000
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Kansas City 14 1 19 .359 1 4 0 0 3
Detroit 11 0 13 .333 7 5 5 2 1
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game at home against Kansas City. The Tigers have a W/L % of .684 after a win and .545 after a loss.
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Royals have a W/L % of .579 after a win and .700 after a loss.