Major League Baseball
Detroit 6, Kansas City 5
Tuesday, September 1, 2015 8:10 PM
When: 8:10 PM ET, Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 86°
Umpires: Home - Gary Cederstrom, 1B - Quinn Wolcott, 2B - Ryan Blakney, 3B - Eric Cooper
Attendance: 30665
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123456789RHE
Detroit 1201002006112
Kansas City 0101002105101
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Detroit 61-70 30-35 31-35 W1
Kansas City 80-51 45-22 35-29 L2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Kansas City Royals have a 45-22 record at home this season. The Detroit Tigers have a 31-35 record on the road.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Royals have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Detroit has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Tigers have won 2 of their last 10 games.
  • Justin Verlander pitched 6.2 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.40. Bruce Rondon closed out the game to get the save and has 3 saves for the season. Johnny Cueto took the loss for Kansas City.
  • Kendrys Morales had the only homerun for Kansas City. Ian Kinsler had the only homerun for Detroit.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Detroit   Kansas City
Justin Verlander Player Johnny Cueto
Win W/L Loss
6.2 IP 6.0
4 Strikeouts 2
7 Hits 9
2.70 ERA 6.00
Hitting
Detroit   Kansas City
Tyler Collins Player Salvador Perez
2 Hits 3
0 RBI 1
0 HR 0
4 TB 3
.500 Avg .750
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Detroit 11 1 16 .297 3 6 1 0 2
Kansas City 10 1 14 .278 7 5 2 1 1
Upcoming Games
  • Kansas City will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Royals have a W/L % of .617 after a win and .600 after a loss.
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against Kansas City. The Tigers have a W/L % of .492 after a win and .443 after a loss.