Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers

53-72, 24-39 Away

Final

62-63, 42-24 Home


KC
DET

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	11	2
2	0	0	1	2	7	0	0	-	12	12	0

J. Bonderman7-9

6.0 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 3 K, 0 BB

B. Chen8-7

4.1 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 2 K, 5 BB

Royals Hitting

hitters
G. BlancoCF
J. KendallC
aB. PenaPH-C
K. Ka'aihueDH
B. Butler1B
W. Betemit3B
M. Aviles3B
A. GordonLF
J. MillerLF
M. MaierRF
Y. BetancourtSS
C. Getz2B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	2	2	1	0	.275	.329	.362
2	0	0	0	0	.260	.318	.302
2	0	0	0	0	.148	.221	.180
4	0	1	1	1	.159	.209	.175
4	0	2	1	1	.310	.380	.459
3	0	0	0	1	.340	.418	.566
1	0	0	0	0	.295	.325	.363
3	0	0	0	0	.218	.295	.368
1	0	1	0	0	.200	.200	.200
4	1	2	0	0	.255	.332	.378
4	0	2	0	0	.270	.290	.429
4	0	1	0	0	.230	.297	.272
36	3	11	3	3

a-flied out to center for J Kendall in the 7th

Batting
2BB Butler (36, J Bonderman); G Blanco (3, J Bonderman)
RBIB Butler (62), K Ka'aihue (2), G Blanco (4)
SFG Blanco
SHJ Kendall
Team LOB8
Team RISP2-7 (A Gordon 0-1, K Ka'aihue 0-1, B Pena 0-1, W Betemit 0-2, C Getz 1-1, B Butler 1-1)

Fielding
DP1 (W Betemit-C Getz-B Butler)
EM Maier 2 (5, bobble, throw)

Tigers Hitting

hitters
A. JacksonCF
W. Rhymes2B
J. DamonDH
M. Cabrera1B
D. Kelly1B
R. RaburnLF
J. PeraltaSS
bR. SantiagoPH-SS
B. Inge3B
C. WellsRF
aB. BoeschPH-RF
G. LairdC
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
2	2	0	0	3	0	.307	.360	.409
4	2	2	0	0	0	.320	.354	.413
4	2	2	1	1	1	.272	.358	.410
3	2	1	1	2	1	.341	.437	.643
0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.271	.331
4	2	3	3	1	1	.243	.310	.413
2	1	2	3	2	0	.239	.306	.395
1	0	0	0	0	0	.272	.349	.328
3	1	1	3	1	1	.262	.338	.414
2	0	0	0	0	1	.182	.182	.273
3	0	0	0	0	1	.273	.333	.460
5	0	1	1	0	0	.198	.260	.267
33	12	12	12	10	6

a-grounded to second for C Wells in the 5th

b-lined out to shortstop for J Peralta in the 7th

Batting
2BJ Peralta (25, B Chen); W Rhymes (5, B Chen); R Raburn (17, J Chavez); B Inge (25, J Chavez)
RBIM Cabrera (103), J Peralta 3 (57), R Raburn 3 (38), B Inge 3 (50), J Damon (41), G Laird (19)
2Out RBIG Laird
SFB Inge
SHW Rhymes
GIDPB Inge
Team LOB9
Team RISP9-17 (A Jackson 0-1, B Inge 1-2, R Raburn 3-3, C Wells 0-1, B Boesch 0-2, G Laird 1-2, M Cabrera 1-1, J Damon 2-3, J Peralta 1-1, W Rhymes 0-1)

Royals Pitching

pitchers
B. Chen(L,8-7)
J. Chavez
G. Holland
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
4.1	5	5	5	5	2	93-53	4.88
1.0	6	7	7	3	0	38-17	7.15
2.2	1	0	0	2	4	44-25	5.59
8.0	12	12	12	10	6	175-95

Pitching
WPJ Chavez
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedB Chen 13-22; J Chavez 7-12; G Holland 7-11
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesB Chen 13-7-18-15; J Chavez 4-3-1-9; G Holland 4-9-7-5
Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Chen 7-4; J Chavez 1-2; G Holland 1-3
Game ScoresB Chen 30

Tigers Pitching

pitchers
J. Bonderman(W,7-9)
B. Thomas
D. Schlereth
E. Bonine
team

IP	H	R	ER	K	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	8	2	2	3	98-66	5.27
1.0	0	0	0	0	17-10	4.47
1.0	0	0	0	0	8-5	7.50
1.0	3	1	1	0	15-11	3.92
9.0	11	3	3	3	138-92

Pitching
WPJ Bonderman
IBBM Cabrera 2 (By B Chen, J Chavez); J Peralta (By J Chavez)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Bonderman 13-26; B Thomas 1-3; D Schlereth 0-3; E Bonine 5-6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Bonderman 17-5-21-23; B Thomas 1-0-6-3; D Schlereth 0-0-2-3; E Bonine 2-1-2-6
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Bonderman 8-7; B Thomas 2-1; D Schlereth 1-2; E Bonine 2-1
Game ScoresJ Bonderman 51

Scoring Summary

		KC	DET
1st	B Butler singled to center, G Blanco scored, K Ka'aihue to third.	1	0
1st	M Cabrera reached on infield single to third, A Jackson scored, J Damon to second.	1	1
1st	J Peralta walked, J Damon scored, M Cabrera to third, R Raburn to second.	1	2
4th	J Peralta doubled to left, R Raburn scored.	1	3
5th	K Ka'aihue grounded out to shortstop, G Blanco scored.	2	3
5th	R Raburn doubled to deep left, W Rhymes scored, M Cabrera to third.	2	4
5th	B Inge hit sacrifice fly to right, M Cabrera scored, R Raburn to third.	2	5
6th	J Damon singled to right, A Jackson scored, W Rhymes to third, J Damon to second on throwing error by right fielder M Maier.	2	6
6th	R Raburn singled to left, W Rhymes and J Damon scored, M Cabrera to second, M Cabrera to third advancing on throw.	2	8
6th	J Peralta singled to left, M Cabrera scored, R Raburn to second.	2	9
6th	B Inge doubled to left, R Raburn and J Peralta scored.	2	11
6th	G Laird singled to center, B Inge scored.	2	12
9th	G Blanco hit sacrifice fly to center, M Maier scored.	3	12

Royals
3
Tigers
12

Game 1

24/8

Royals
1
Tigers
9

Game 2

25/8

Royals
4
Tigers
3

Game 3

25/8

Comerica Park

12:05 AM, 24 August 2010

Detroit, Michigan

Attendance: 30,552

Game Time:2:50

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Tim Welke
First Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds
Second Base Umpire - Bill Welke
Third Base Umpire - Mike Dimuro

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	88	74	.543	-	W2
Detroit	87	75	.537	1	L1
Kansas City	82	80	.506	6	W2
Minnesota	70	92	.432	18	L1
Chicago	60	102	.370	28	W1

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Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers

J. Bonderman7-9

B. Chen8-7

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