Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Kansas City 7,
Detroit 5
When: 4:10 PM ET, Saturday, May 22, 2021
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 67°
Umpires: Home - Lance Barrett, 1B - Brian Gorman, 2B - Adrian Johnson, 3B - Sean Barber
Attendance: 14226
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 67°
Umpires: Home - Lance Barrett, 1B - Brian Gorman, 2B - Adrian Johnson, 3B - Sean Barber
Attendance: 14226
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Detroit | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 7 | 10 | 1 |
Detroit
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Robbie Grossman | LF-RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .259 |
| Harold Castro | SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .351 |
| Jeimer Candelario | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .278 |
| JaCoby Jones | PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .175 |
| Miguel Cabrera | DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .204 |
| Nomar Mazara | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .208 |
| Niko Goodrum | PH-CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 |
| Jonathan Schoop | 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .210 |
| Willi Castro | 2B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .195 |
| Wilson Ramos | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .207 |
| Akil Baddoo | CF-LF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| Totals | 39 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 27 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Akil Baddoo (6) | |||||||||
| HR - Robbie Grossman (5) | |||||||||
| TB - Robbie Grossman 5, Harold Castro 2, Miguel Cabrera, Niko Goodrum, Jonathan Schoop, Wilson Ramos, Akil Baddoo 4 | |||||||||
| RBI - Robbie Grossman 2 (20), Harold Castro (11), Akil Baddoo 2 (19) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Akil Baddoo 2 (9) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Robbie Grossman (9), Miguel Cabrera 3 (12), Willi Castro 2 (14), Wilson Ramos (11) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 11 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Matthew Boyd (L 2-5) | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3.08 |
| Kyle Funkhouser | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.69 |
| Joe Jimenez | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22.09 |
| Tyler Alexander | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 |
| WP - Matthew Boyd, Kyle Funkhouser, Joe Jimenez | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Matthew Boyd 93-64, Kyle Funkhouser 20-13, Joe Jimenez 23-13, Tyler Alexander 15-11 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Matthew Boyd 3-3, Kyle Funkhouser 1-1, Joe Jimenez 1-0, Tyler Alexander 3-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Matthew Boyd 26, Kyle Funkhouser 4, Joe Jimenez 4, Tyler Alexander 4 | ||||||||
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Whit Merrifield | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .257 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .273 |
| Jorge Soler | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .185 |
| Andrew Benintendi | LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .288 |
| Kelvin Gutierrez | 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .409 |
| Michael A. Taylor | CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .250 |
| Hanser Alberto | 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .241 |
| Nicky Lopez | SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .234 |
| Totals | 31 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 17 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Kelvin Gutierrez (1), Michael A. Taylor (3), Nicky Lopez (4) | |||||||||
| TB - Whit Merrifield, Carlos Santana 2, Salvador Perez, Andrew Benintendi 2, Kelvin Gutierrez 2, Michael A. Taylor 2, Hanser Alberto, Nicky Lopez 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Carlos Santana (29), Andrew Benintendi 3 (15), Kelvin Gutierrez (1), Michael A. Taylor (16), Nicky Lopez (9) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Andrew Benintendi (4) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Carlos Santana (10), Michael A. Taylor (21), Hanser Alberto 2 (13) | |||||||||
| S - Hanser Alberto (2) | |||||||||
| SF - Carlos Santana (3), Nicky Lopez (2) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 7 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Whit Merrifield (13, 2nd off Alexander/Ramos), Andrew Benintendi (6, 2nd off Jimenez/Ramos) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Kelvin Gutierrez (1) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Brady Singer (W 2-3) | 6.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Scott Barlow (H 8) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.31 |
| Jake Brentz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.79 |
| Josh Staumont | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.91 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Brady Singer 96-58, Scott Barlow 23-11, Jake Brentz 17-12, Josh Staumont 36-23 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Brady Singer 9-3, Scott Barlow 0-0, Jake Brentz 2-2, Josh Staumont 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Brady Singer 27, Scott Barlow 4, Jake Brentz 4, Josh Staumont 8 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Scott Barlow 1-0 | ||||||||