Major League Baseball
Detroit 6, Kansas City 4
Thursday, September 5, 2019 1:15 PM
When: 1:15 PM ET, Thursday, September 5, 2019
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 85°
Umpires: Home - Rob Drake, 1B - Tim Timmons, 2B - Roberto Ortiz, 3B - Mike Muchlinski
Attendance: 14736
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Detroit 0013020006110
Kansas City 0300000104121
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Detroit 41-98 18-50 23-48 W1
Kansas City 51-90 29-44 22-46 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Kansas City Royals have a 29-44 record at home this season. The Detroit Tigers have a 23-48 record on the road.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Royals have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Detroit has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Tigers have won 2 of their last 10 games.
  • Matthew Boyd pitched 6.1 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.57. Joe Jimenez closed out the game to get the save and has 5 saves for the season. Glenn Sparkman took the loss for Kansas City.
  • Brandon Dixon, Dawel Lugo, Jordy Mercer hit homeruns for Detroit.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Detroit   Kansas City
Matthew Boyd Player Glenn Sparkman
Win W/L Loss
6.1 IP 4.0
6 Strikeouts 2
10 Hits 7
4.26 ERA 9.00
Hitting
Detroit   Kansas City
Harold Castro Player Whit Merrifield
3 Hits 4
1 RBI 2
0 HR 0
3 TB 5
.600 Avg .800
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Detroit 11 3 22 .297 9 6 2 0 0
Kansas City 12 0 15 .333 9 4 2 1 1
Upcoming Games
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Miami. The Royals have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .371 after a loss.
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against Oakland. The Tigers have a W/L % of .225 after a win and .323 after a loss.