Major League Baseball
Kansas City 8, Detroit 3
Monday, May 20, 2024 7:40 PM
When: 7:40 PM ET, Monday, May 20, 2024
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 81°
Umpires: Home - Jeremie Rehak, 1B - Clint Vondrak, 2B - Mark Wegner, 3B - Bruce Dreckman
Attendance: 12986
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Detroit 000100110372
Kansas City 01100600-8110
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Detroit 23-24 10-13 13-11 L2
Kansas City 30-19 19-8 11-11 W4
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Kansas City Royals have a 19-8 record at home this season. The Detroit Tigers have a 13-11 record on the road.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 4 straight up wins. The Royals have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Detroit has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Tigers have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Michael Wacha pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.45. Chris Stratton closed out the game to get the save and has 3 saves for the season. Reese Olson took the loss for Detroit.
  • Salvador Perez, Michael Massey hit homeruns for Kansas City. Kerry Carpenter had the only homerun for Detroit.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Detroit   Kansas City
Reese Olson Player Michael Wacha
Loss W/L Win
2.2 IP 7.0
2 Strikeouts 3
5 Hits 6
3.38 ERA 2.57
Hitting
Detroit   Kansas City
Colt Keith Player Michael Massey
3 Hits 3
1 RBI 1
0 HR 1
4 TB 7
.750 Avg .750
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Detroit 7 1 12 .226 4 3 4 0 2
Kansas City 11 2 20 .324 6 7 4 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Kansas City will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Royals have a W/L % of .586 after a win and .684 after a loss.
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against Kansas City. The Tigers have a W/L % of .435 after a win and .522 after a loss.