Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 3, Detroit 0
Friday, August 16, 2013 7:08 PM
When: 7:08 PM ET, Friday, August 16, 2013
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 76°
Umpires: Home - Quinn Wolcott, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Mike Muchlinski
Attendance: 40980
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Kansas City 64-57 33-28 31-29 W2
Detroit 71-51 38-21 33-30 L2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Detroit Tigers have a 38-21 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 31-29 record on the road.
  • Detroit has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Tigers have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Royals have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • James Shields pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.19. Greg Holland closed out the game to get the save and has 34 saves for the season. Jose Alvarez took the loss for Detroit.
  • Eric Hosmer had the only homerun for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   Detroit
James Shields Player Jose Alvarez
Win W/L Loss
7.0 IP 5.2
1 Strikeouts 5
3 Hits 5
0.00 ERA 3.18
Hitting
Kansas City   Detroit
Eric Hosmer Player Torii Hunter
2 Hits 1
2 RBI 0
1 HR 0
5 TB 1
.500 Avg .333
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Kansas City 8 1 12 .229 8 3 4 2 0
Detroit 4 0 5 .138 3 0 4 0 2
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game at home against Kansas City. The Tigers have a W/L % of .563 after a win and .600 after a loss.
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Royals have a W/L % of .547 after a win and .509 after a loss.