Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals
Tigers Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
D. Kelly3B-1B |
D. YoungLF |
D. Worth3B |
O. SantosPR-C |
A. DirksRF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .249 | .317 | .381 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .276 | .349 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .269 | .303 | .381 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .331 | .439 | .556 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .308 | .324 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .325 | .376 | .459 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 | .322 | .266 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .297 | .390 | .516 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .222 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .347 | .474 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 | .294 | .406 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .317 | .398 |
| 34 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
a-singled to left for V Martinez in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BA Dirks (12, L Mendoza); A Jackson (22, L Mendoza)
- RBIA Jackson (44), D Young (54)
- SFD Young
- GIDPJ Peralta; A Dirks
- Team LOB10
- Team RISP2-14 (D Kelly 1-3, A Jackson 1-2, R Santiago 0-1, A Dirks 0-2, V Martinez 0-1, M Cabrera 0-1, D Young 0-1, J Peralta 0-3)
- Baserunning
- CSA Jackson (5, 2nd base by L Mendoza/S Perez)
- Fielding
- DP3 (M Cabrera, J Peralta-R Santiago-M Cabrera, D Worth-R Santiago-D Kelly)
- ED Young (7, dropped foul ball)
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
M. MaierDH |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .303 | .377 | .504 |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .305 | .337 | .470 |
| 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .343 | .474 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .331 | .474 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .298 | .337 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 | .262 | .346 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .244 | .365 | .360 |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .339 | .377 | .488 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .251 | .287 | .337 |
| 37 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
- Batting
- 2BM Cabrera (42, L Marte)
- HRA Gordon (23, 1st inning off B Penny 0 on, 0 Out); E Hosmer (18, 4th inning off B Penny 2 on, 2 Out); S Perez (2, 5th inning off D Below 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIA Gordon (87), S Perez 3 (15), A Escobar (44), M Cabrera (84), E Hosmer 3 (75), J Francoeur (84)
- 2Out RBIM Cabrera, E Hosmer 3, S Perez 2
- GIDPJ Francoeur; J Giavotella
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP7-14 (S Perez 1-1, A Gordon 0-2, M Moustakas 0-2, A Escobar 1-1, E Hosmer 3-3, M Cabrera 1-1, J Giavotella 0-1, J Francoeur 1-3)
- Fielding
- DP2 (M Moustakas-J Giavotella-E Hosmer, A Escobar-J Giavotella-E Hosmer)
- EM Moustakas (11, ground ball); J Giavotella (5, ground ball)
Tigers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Penny(L,10-11) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 65-37 | 5.31 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23-14 | 4.50 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-9 | 2.78 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 23-11 | 3.40 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-13 | 2.45 |
| 8.0 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 141-84 |
- Pitching
- HBPV Martinez (By L Mendoza)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedB Penny 11-22; D Below 1-5; D Pauley 4-4; D Schlereth 3-6; L Marte 3-5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesB Penny 9-2-7-19; D Below 3-1-6-4; D Pauley 2-1-2-4; D Schlereth 6-0-3-2; L Marte 1-2-5-5
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Penny 7-3; D Below 2-1; D Pauley 3-0; D Schlereth 1-0; L Marte 2-1
- Game ScoresB Penny 13
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
L. Mendoza(W,1-0) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 102-62 | 1.29 |
| 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30-21 | 3.68 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 132-83 |
- Pitching
- WPB Wood
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedL Mendoza 18-31; B Wood 5-8
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesL Mendoza 15-6-17-24; B Wood 3-5-7-6
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsL Mendoza 9-8; B Wood 3-1
- Game ScoresL Mendoza 59
Scoring Summary
Inning | DET | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | A Gordon homered to center (427 feet). | 0 | 1 | ||
| 4th | S Perez singled to left, J Giavotella scored, M Maier to second. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 4th | A Escobar singled to left, M Maier scored, S Perez to second. | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4th | M Cabrera singled to center, S Perez scored, A Escobar to second. | 0 | 4 | ||
| 4th | E Hosmer homered to left (382 feet), A Escobar and M Cabrera scored. | 0 | 7 | ||
| 5th | A Jackson doubled to deep left center, A Dirks scored. | 1 | 7 | ||
| 5th | S Perez homered to right (410 feet), M Maier scored. | 1 | 9 | ||
| 7th | D Young hit sacrifice fly to right, R Santiago scored. | 2 | 9 | ||
| 8th | J Francoeur singled to left center, M Cabrera scored, E Hosmer to second. | 2 | 10 | ||
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:10 AM, 21 September 2011
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 26,953
Game Time:2:41
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Rob Drake
- First Base Umpire - Bruce Dreckman
- Second Base Umpire - Gary Darling
- Third Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
2025 American League Central Standings
| 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 |

