Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers
Final
Recap
DETROIT -- Kenley Jansen got his 479th save, moving past Lee Smith for sole possession of third place on the career list, and the Detroit Tigers rallied from an eighth-inning deficit to beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight win. Jansen allowed a leadoff single in the ninth to Lane Thomas, who stole second, then advanced to third on Salvador Perez's groundout. Vinnie Pasquantino grounded out, with Thomas holding at third, and Jansen retired Starling Marte on a flyout for his third save this season. Only Mariano Rivera (652) and Trevor Hoffman (601) have more saves.
How the bets landed
Moneyline favoriteDET -122 · 52% to win
WonRun LineDET -1.25
KCR coveredTotalO/U 8 · 3 scored
UnderAgainst the consensus line at the start, across 16 books
Team stats
5Hits4
0Home runs0
2Walks6
4Strikeouts2
1Stolen bases0
135Pitches thrown115
2Pitching strikeouts4
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle IsbelPH-CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Maikel Garcia3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyler TolbertLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carter JensenDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Starling MarteRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan India2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane ThomasCF-LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt StrahmP | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cole RagansP | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick MearsP | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |