Major League Baseball
Kansas City 5, Detroit 2
Saturday, September 3, 2016 7:15 PM
When: 7:15 PM ET, Saturday, September 3, 2016
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 77°
Umpires: Home - Jerry Meals, 1B - Chris Conroy, 2B - Paul Nauert, 3B - Ron Kulpa
Attendance: 39757
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Detroit 000100001290
Kansas City 00021002-590
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Detroit 73-62 39-28 34-34 L1
Kansas City 70-65 42-24 28-41 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Kansas City Royals have a 42-24 record at home this season. The Detroit Tigers have a 34-34 record on the road.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Royals have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Detroit has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Tigers have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Yordano Ventura pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.22. Wade Davis closed out the game to get the save and has 22 saves for the season. Michael Fulmer took the loss for Detroit.
  • Eric Hosmer had the only homerun for Kansas City. Ian Kinsler had the only homerun for Detroit.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Detroit   Kansas City
Michael Fulmer Player Yordano Ventura
Loss W/L Win
6.0 IP 6.0
4 Strikeouts 2
7 Hits 6
4.50 ERA 1.50
Hitting
Detroit   Kansas City
Ian Kinsler Player Cheslor Cuthbert
2 Hits 2
1 RBI 1
1 HR 0
5 TB 3
.400 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Detroit 9 1 14 .265 7 2 7 0 0
Kansas City 9 1 13 .273 7 5 4 1 0
Upcoming Games
  • Kansas City will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Royals have a W/L % of .536 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against Kansas City. The Tigers have a W/L % of .622 after a win and .443 after a loss.