Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

61-71, 31-36 Away

Final

81-51, 46-22 Home


DET
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	5	0
1	2	1	5	3	0	0	0	-	12	14	0

Y. Ventura10-7

7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 11 K, 1 BB

R. Wolf0-3

3.2 IP, 8 H, 8 ER, 2 K, 3 BB

Tigers Hitting

hitters
A. GoseCF
I. Kinsler2B
R. DavisRF
M. Cabrera1B
An. Romine1B-2B
J.D. MartinezRF
B. HoladayC
V. MartinezDH
N. Castellanos3B
T. CollinsLF
J. IglesiasSS
A. AvilaC-1B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	1	0	0	2	.253	.310	.367
2	0	0	1	0	1	.305	.357	.450
1	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.293	.397
2	0	1	0	0	1	.359	.460	.586
2	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.297	.331
3	0	1	0	0	1	.289	.349	.557
1	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.265	.388
4	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.292	.354
3	0	0	0	1	3	.247	.301	.419
3	0	1	0	0	1	.258	.281	.395
3	0	1	0	0	0	.302	.348	.372
3	0	0	0	0	3	.174	.317	.255
31	1	5	1	1	12

Batting
2BJ.D. Martinez (25, Ventura)
3BGose (7, Ventura)
RBIKinsler (65)
GIDPIglesias
Team LOB5
Team RISP0-7 (Avila 0-1, J.D. Martinez 0-1, V. Martínez 0-2, Iglesias 0-1, Kinsler 0-1, Collins 0-1)

Fielding
DP3 (Kinsler-Iglesias-Cabrera, Kinsler-Iglesias-Romine, Iglesias-Romine)
PBAvila

Royals Hitting

hitters
A. EscobarSS
C. ColonPR-SS
B. Zobrist2B
aO. InfantePH-2B
L. CainCF
J. DysonCF
E. Hosmer1B
D. Butera1B
K. MoralesDH
J. GomesRF
T. GoreLF
S. PerezC
F. PenaC
C. Cuthbert3B
P. OrlandoLF-RF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.260	.300	.322
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.302	.291
2	2	1	1	1	1	0	.285	.373	.470
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.231	.306
3	2	2	3	1	0	0	.313	.369	.490
2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.253	.319	.374
3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.309	.370	.466
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.207	.240	.261
5	2	2	3	1	0	1	.288	.354	.471
2	1	1	0	0	1	1	.500	.667	1.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
2	1	0	0	0	1	0	.256	.276	.425
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
3	1	2	4	1	1	1	.286	.333	.500
4	2	3	0	0	0	1	.245	.269	.430
35	12	14	12	4	5	6

a-flied out to center for B Zobrist in the 5th

Batting
2BGomes (1, Wolf); Orlando 2 (10, Wolf, Farmer); Cain (30, Wolf)
3BOrlando (6, Knudson)
HRZobrist (11, 1st inning off Wolf 0 on, 1 Out); Cain (13, 3rd inning off Wolf 0 on, 0 Out); K. Morales (17, 4th inning off Knudson 2 on, 2 Out); Cuthbert (1, 5th inning off Knudson 1 on, 0 Out)
RBIZobrist (48), Cuthbert 4 (8), Cain 3 (61), K. Morales 3 (94), Escobar (41)
2Out RBICain 2, K. Morales 3
GIDPK. Morales; Hosmer
Team LOB5
Team RISP4-11 (Zobrist 0-1, Cuthbert 1-1, Infante 0-1, Orlando 0-1, Colón 0-1, Escobar 1-3, K. Morales 1-1, Hosmer 0-1, Cain 1-1)

Fielding
DP1 (Escobar-Zobrist-Hosmer)

Tigers Pitching

pitchers
R. Wolf(L,0-3)
G. Knudson
B. Farmer
T. Gorzelanny
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
3.2	8	8	8	3	2	2	71-43	6.11
0.1	4	4	4	1	1	2	17-9	18.00
3.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	38-20	7.54
1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	10-7	6.68
8.0	14	12	12	5	6	4	136-79

Pitching
HBPKinsler (By Ventura)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedWolf 12-22; Knudson 2-6; Farmer 6-10; Gorzelanny 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesWolf 9-2-16-16; Knudson 3-1-1-4; Farmer 9-0-3-8; Gorzelanny 1-4-1-1
Ground Balls-Fly BallsWolf 8-1; Knudson 0-0; Farmer 2-5; Gorzelanny 1-0
Game ScoresR Wolf 12

Royals Pitching

pitchers
Y. Ventura(W,10-7)
F. Morales
S. Alexander
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	5	1	1	1	11	108-69	4.24
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	7-7	2.13
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	10-7	0.00
9.0	5	1	1	1	12	125-83

Pitching
WPVentura
HBPPérez (By Wolf)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedVentura 14-27; F. Morales 3-3; Alexander 1-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesVentura 24-13-18-14; F. Morales 2-1-1-3; Alexander 0-2-3-2
Ground Balls-Fly BallsVentura 10-0; F. Morales 2-1; Alexander 2-0
Game ScoresY Ventura 73

Scoring Summary

		DET	KC
1st	Zobrist homered to left (375 feet).	0	1
2nd	Cuthbert singled to right, K. Morales and Gomes scored, Pérez to second.	0	3
3rd	Cain homered to left center (437 feet).	0	4
4th	Cain doubled to deep right center, Orlando and Zobrist scored.	0	6
4th	K. Morales homered to center (422 feet), Cain and Hosmer scored.	0	9
5th	Cuthbert homered to left (355 feet), Pérez scored.	0	11
5th	Escobar singled to center, Orlando scored.	0	12
6th	Kinsler grounded out to shortstop, Gose scored.	1	12

Tigers
6
Royals
5

Game 1

2/9

Tigers
1
Royals
12

Game 2

3/9

Tigers
7
Royals
15

Game 3

4/9

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 3 September 2015

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 26,789

Game Time:2:47

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Quinn Wolcott
First Base Umpire - Ryan Blakney
Second Base Umpire - Eric Cooper
Third Base Umpire - Gary Cederstrom

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

Y. Ventura10-7

R. Wolf0-3

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