Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
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Detroit 5,
Kansas City 1
When: 6:10 PM ET, Saturday, September 25, 2021
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 64°
Umpires: Home - Tom Hallion, 1B - Erich Bacchus, 2B - Mark Ripperger, 3B - Phil Cuzzi
Attendance: 16424
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 64°
Umpires: Home - Tom Hallion, 1B - Erich Bacchus, 2B - Mark Ripperger, 3B - Phil Cuzzi
Attendance: 16424
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | - | 5 | 11 | 0 |
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .277 |
| Nicky Lopez | SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .272 |
| Andrew Benintendi | LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .274 |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .210 |
| Adalberto Mondesi | DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .260 |
| Hunter Dozier | RF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .215 |
| Hanser Alberto | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .269 |
| Kyle Isbel | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .295 |
| Edward Olivares | CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Nicky Lopez (20), Hunter Dozier (27) | |||||||||
| 3B - Hunter Dozier (5) | |||||||||
| TB - Nicky Lopez 3, Andrew Benintendi, Hunter Dozier 5, Edward Olivares 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Hunter Dozier (50) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Salvador Perez (50), Andrew Benintendi 2 (33), Hanser Alberto 2 (32), Kyle Isbel (8) | |||||||||
| S - Adalberto Mondesi (3) | |||||||||
| SF - Hunter Dozier (6) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 7 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Andrew Benintendi (9, 2nd by Hutchison/Garneau), Edward Olivares (2, 2nd by Hutchison/Garneau) | |||||||||
| SB - Nicky Lopez (21, 2nd off Hutchison/Garneau) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Jon Heasley | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.86 |
| Domingo Tapia (L 4-1; BS 3) | 0.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.61 |
| Jake Brentz | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.53 |
| Greg Holland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.16 |
| Ervin Santana | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.99 |
| Dylan Coleman | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Jon Heasley 87-51, Domingo Tapia 5-4, Jake Brentz 4-2, Greg Holland 10-7, Ervin Santana 20-12, Dylan Coleman 20-12 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jon Heasley 4-1, Domingo Tapia 0-0, Jake Brentz 1-0, Greg Holland 0-0, Ervin Santana 0-0, Dylan Coleman 0-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Jon Heasley 19, Domingo Tapia 4, Jake Brentz 1, Greg Holland 3, Ervin Santana 4, Dylan Coleman 4 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Domingo Tapia 1-0, Jake Brentz 1-0, Dylan Coleman 2-0 | ||||||||
Detroit
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Akil Baddoo | LF-CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .258 |
| Jonathan Schoop | 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .277 |
| Robbie Grossman | RF-LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .237 |
| Miguel Cabrera | DH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 |
| Willi Castro | PR-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .213 |
| Jeimer Candelario | 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .276 |
| Harold Castro | SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 |
| Niko Goodrum | PH-SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .213 |
| Isaac Paredes | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .208 |
| Dustin Garneau | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .226 |
| Victor Reyes | CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 |
| Daz Cameron | RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .195 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Jonathan Schoop (29), Miguel Cabrera (15), Jeimer Candelario (42), Harold Castro (11) | |||||||||
| TB - Akil Baddoo, Jonathan Schoop 3, Robbie Grossman, Miguel Cabrera 4, Jeimer Candelario 3, Harold Castro 2, Victor Reyes | |||||||||
| RBI - Miguel Cabrera 4 (75), Jeimer Candelario (66) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Miguel Cabrera 2 (25), Jeimer Candelario (40) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Niko Goodrum (19), Dustin Garneau 3 (6) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Miguel Cabrera (19), Harold Castro (7) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| PB - Dustin Garneau (3) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Tarik Skubal | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.13 |
| Drew Hutchison (W 3-1) | 2.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
| Kyle Funkhouser (H 9) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.17 |
| Michael Fulmer (SV 12) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.06 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Tarik Skubal 45-32, Drew Hutchison 40-23, Kyle Funkhouser 21-12, Michael Fulmer 16-11 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Tarik Skubal 6-2, Drew Hutchison 2-1, Kyle Funkhouser 0-1, Michael Fulmer 1-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Tarik Skubal 13, Drew Hutchison 11, Kyle Funkhouser 6, Michael Fulmer 5 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Kyle Funkhouser 1-0, Michael Fulmer 2-0 | ||||||||