mlb Game Recap
Kansas City Downed 6-4 By Detroit - Takes Loss
Detroit got 2 innings of work from Tyler Alexander en route to a 6-4 victory over Kansas City on Monday at Comerica Park.
The Tigers were a -150 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 9.
Tyler Alexander earned the victory for the Tigers, throwing 2 innings of work, striking out 4, walking 1, and allowing 1 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Kerry Carpenter in the win.
Kansas City's starting pitcher Jordan Lyles worked 6 innings, giving up 6 hits and 3 earned runs while striking out 3 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Bobby Witt Jr. in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Detroit as they had 8 hits, while Kansas City only had 7.
The game was closed out by Alex Lange who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 0 batters to earn the save.