Major League Baseball
Detroit 5, Kansas City 2
Friday, August 9, 2019 7:10 PM
When: 7:10 PM ET, Friday, August 9, 2019
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 79°
Umpires: Home - Lazaro Diaz, 1B - Victor Carapazza, 2B - Jeremie Rehak, 3B - Hunter Wendelstedt
Attendance: 21475
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 100000001270
Detroit 20001200-5120
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Kansas City 41-77 23-35 18-42 L3
Detroit 35-79 16-40 19-39 W2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Detroit Tigers have a 16-40 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 18-42 record on the road.
  • Detroit has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Tigers have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Royals have won 1 of their last 10 games.
  • Edwin Jackson pitched 6.1 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 9.35. Joe Jimenez closed out the game to get the save and has 1 save for the season. Brad Keller took the loss for Kansas City.
  • Jake Rogers had the only homerun for Detroit. Whit Merrifield, Jorge Soler hit homeruns for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   Detroit
Brad Keller Player Edwin Jackson
Loss W/L Win
6.0 IP 6.1
6 Strikeouts 4
10 Hits 4
7.50 ERA 1.42
Hitting
Kansas City   Detroit
Jorge Soler Player Dawel Lugo
2 Hits 3
1 RBI 2
1 HR 0
5 TB 3
.500 Avg .750
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Kansas City 7 2 14 .212 4 2 3 0 0
Detroit 12 1 18 .353 8 4 3 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game at home against Kansas City. The Tigers have a W/L % of .265 after a win and .325 after a loss.
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Royals have a W/L % of .317 after a win and .355 after a loss.