Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

85-68, 44-35 Away

Final

83-70, 41-38 Home


DET
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
3	1	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	10	19	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	7	1

J. Verlander14-12

7.1 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 4 K, 0 BB

J. Vargas11-10

3.1 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

Tigers Hitting

hitters
I. Kinsler2B
An. Romine2B
T. HunterRF
T. CollinsRF
M. Cabrera1B
aD. KellyPH-1B
V. MartinezDH
bS. MoyaPH-DH
J.D. MartinezLF
cE. CarreraPH-LF
N. Castellanos3B
E. SuarezSS
J. McCannC
R. DavisCF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	2	3	3	1	0	1	.276	.308	.418
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.272	.277
5	0	2	1	0	0	0	.286	.319	.446
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.300	.421
3	1	1	1	0	1	1	.318	.380	.527
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.335	.291
4	2	2	1	0	0	0	.335	.404	.566
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500
4	1	3	0	0	0	0	.319	.363	.574
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.290	.339
5	1	2	1	0	0	0	.267	.313	.404
5	0	2	2	0	0	2	.249	.319	.346
5	2	2	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200
5	1	1	0	0	0	0	.280	.320	.403
45	10	19	9	1	1	5

a-flied out to left for M Cabrera in the 8th

b-singled to right for V Martinez in the 8th

c-fouled out to left for J Martinez in the 8th

Batting
2BM Cabrera (49, J Vargas); T Hunter (30, J Vargas); I Kinsler (39, J Vargas); J Martinez (29, C Coleman)
HRI Kinsler (15, 5th inning off L Coleman 1 on, 2 Out)
RBIM Cabrera (104), V Martinez (100), E Suarez 2 (23), T Hunter (80), I Kinsler 3 (85), N Castellanos (62)
2Out RBIE Suarez, I Kinsler 2
GIDPN Castellanos
Team LOB9
Team RISP6-15 (J McCann 0-2, M Cabrera 1-3, V Martinez 1-3, E Suarez 2-3, I Kinsler 1-1, N Castellanos 1-2, T Hunter 0-1)

Baserunning
SBJ McCann (1, 2nd base off J Vargas/S Perez)

Fielding
DP2 (E Suarez-I Kinsler-M Cabrera, N Castellanos-I Kinsler-M Cabrera)

Royals Hitting

hitters
A. EscobarSS
J. NixSS
N. AokiRF-LF
L. AdamsLF-CF
L. CainCF
J. DysonCF
T. GoreLF
A. GordonLF
C. PegueroRF
S. PerezC
E. KratzC
E. Hosmer1B
B. ButlerDH
aR. IbanezPH-DH
O. Infante2B
J. Giavotella2B
M. Moustakas3B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	0	0	0	0	.275	.308	.367
0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000
3	0	2	0	0	.285	.352	.355
1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2	0	1	0	0	.299	.338	.413
1	0	0	0	0	.267	.321	.323
1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2	0	0	0	1	.268	.350	.436
2	0	0	0	2	.125	.125	.250
2	0	1	0	0	.261	.292	.402
2	0	0	0	0	.224	.250	.402
3	0	1	0	0	.266	.314	.388
2	0	0	0	1	.264	.317	.372
1	0	0	0	1	.168	.261	.287
2	0	0	0	0	.254	.292	.340
1	1	1	0	0	.200	.237	.314
3	0	1	0	0	.215	.273	.372
31	1	7	1	5

a-struck out swinging for B Butler in the 7th

Batting
2BE Hosmer (31, J Verlander); J Giavotella (1, J Verlander)
RBIJ Nix (1)
SFJ Nix
GIDPL Cain; S Perez
Team LOB4
Team RISP0-5 (M Moustakas 0-1, O Infante 0-1, C Peguero 0-1, J Dyson 0-1, B Butler 0-1)

Baserunning
SBJ Dyson (35, 2nd base off J Verlander/J McCann)

Fielding
DP1 (M Moustakas-J Giavotella-E Hosmer)
EO Infante (10, throw)

Tigers Pitching

pitchers
J. Verlander(W,14-12)
E. Reed
B. Hardy
team

IP	H	R	ER	K	PC-ST	ERA
7.1	7	1	1	4	103-72	4.68
0.2	0	0	0	0	13-9	4.18
1.0	0	0	0	1	20-15	2.19
9.0	7	1	1	5	136-96

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Verlander 20-27; E Reed 2-2; B Hardy 1-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Verlander 22-7-21-22; E Reed 0-2-5-2; B Hardy 2-4-7-2
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Verlander 12-6; E Reed 0-2; B Hardy 1-1
Game ScoresJ Verlander 64

Royals Pitching

pitchers
J. Vargas(L,11-10)
C. Coleman
L. Coleman
L. Hendriks
A. Crow
T. Collins
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
3.1	9	5	5	0	1	0	66-42	3.59
0.2	4	4	4	0	1	0	25-17	5.73
1.0	2	1	1	1	0	1	18-9	6.16
2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	29-19	5.40
1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	26-16	4.06
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5-4	3.93
9.0	19	10	10	1	5	1	169-107

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Vargas 11-19; C Coleman 2-6; L Coleman 1-6; L Hendriks 6-7; A Crow 3-5; T Collins 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Vargas 10-7-7-18; C Coleman 3-1-8-5; L Coleman 1-1-2-5; L Hendriks 6-2-6-5; A Crow 5-0-8-3; T Collins 1-0-0-3
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Vargas 3-6; C Coleman 1-0; L Coleman 1-2; L Hendriks 3-1; A Crow 0-2; T Collins 2-1
Game ScoresJ Vargas 23

Scoring Summary

		DET	KC
1st	M Cabrera doubled to deep left, I Kinsler scored.	1	0
1st	V Martinez singled to right, M Cabrera scored.	2	0
1st	E Suarez singled to left, V Martinez scored, J Martinez to third.	3	0
2nd	T Hunter doubled to deep right center, R Davis scored.	4	0
4th	I Kinsler doubled to left, J McCann scored.	5	0
5th	N Castellanos singled to center, V Martinez scored, J Martinez to third.	6	0
5th	E Suarez singled to left center, J Martinez scored, N Castellanos to second.	7	0
5th	J McCann grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, E Suarez out at second, N Castellanos to third, N Castellanos scored on throwing error by second baseman O Infante.	8	0
5th	I Kinsler homered to left (363 feet), J McCann scored.	10	0
8th	J Nix hit sacrifice fly to left, J Giavotella scored.	10	1

Tigers
10
Royals
1

Game 1

20/9

Tigers
3
Royals
2

Game 2

20/9

Tigers
2
Royals
5

Game 3

21/9

Kauffman Stadium

1:00 AM, 20 September 2014

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 37,945

Game Time:3:16

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Larry Vanover
First Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez
Second Base Umpire - Paul Nauert
Third Base Umpire - Vic Carapazza

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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Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

J. Verlander14-12

J. Vargas11-10

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