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Royals 6, Tigers 2 — Apr 23, 2021 Recap
Kansas City Royals beat Detroit Tigers 6-2 on Apr 23, 2021.
Game FAQ — score, spread, and total
Who won Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers on Apr 23, 2021?
Kansas City Royals won 6-2 on Apr 23, 2021.
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Betting Results
Total
Under
8 / 8.5
Moneyline
Royals
-118
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Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Royals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
 Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Box Score — Hitting
Royals| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Andrew Benintendi | LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan O'Hearn | DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Hunter Dozier | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jorge Soler | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael A. Taylor | CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nicky Lopez | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrod Dyson | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
Tigers| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grayson Greiner | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeimer Candelario | 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wilson Ramos | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akil Baddoo | LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Niko Goodrum | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Zack Short | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jonathan Schoop | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Robbie Grossman | RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| JaCoby Jones | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
Box Score — Pitching
Royals| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike MinorW | 5.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 102 |
| Jake Brentz | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Kyle Zimmer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| Tyler ZuberH | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Josh Staumont | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
Tigers| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey MizeL | 4.2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 85 |
| Buck Farmer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| Derek Holland | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| Tyler Alexander | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
Season Records
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Royals
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Tigers
Overall
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