Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers

70-83, 34-41 Away

Final

81-72, 47-31 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
J. DysonCF	1-4	0	0	0	.268
D. LoughCF	0-0	0	0	0	.243
A. EscobarSS	1-4	1	0	0	.293
A. GordonLF	1-4	1	1	1	.291
B. ButlerDH	3-4	0	0	1	.315
S. PerezC	1-4	0	0	0	.299
M. Moustakas3B	0-4	0	0	0	.244
J. FrancoeurRF	1-4	0	0	0	.238
E. Hosmer1B	0-4	0	0	0	.235
J. Giavotella2B	1-3	0	0	0	.236

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
L. Hochevar	7.1	12	5	1	5	104-67	5.43
N. Adcock	0.2	1	0	0	0	7-4	2.61

DET

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Total Bases

Runners LOB

Comerica Park

12:05 AM, 25 September 2012

Detroit, Michigan

Attendance: 31,521

Game Time:2:34

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Bill Welke
First Base Umpire - Cory Blaser
Second Base Umpire - Chris Guccione
Third Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson


KC
DET

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	9	1
0	2	0	0	2	1	0	1	-	6	13	0

J. Verlander16-8

8.0 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 8 K, 0 BB

L. Hochevar8-15

7.1 IP, 12 H, 5 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

		KC	DET
2nd	P Fielder homered to right (421 feet).	0	1
2nd	A Avila doubled to deep right center, J Peralta scored.	0	2
4th	A Gordon homered to left (365 feet).	1	2
5th	A Jackson doubled to right, A Avila scored, O Infante to third, O Infante scored, A Jackson to second on throwing error by right fielder J Francoeur.A Jackson out at third.	1	4
6th	A Dirks hit sacrifice fly to center, M Cabrera scored.	1	5
8th	B Butler singled to center, A Escobar scored.	2	5
8th	A Dirks singled to left center, P Fielder scored, D Young to second.	2	6

Data is currently unavailable.

Royals
2
Tigers
6

Game 1

25/9

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

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J. Verlander16-8

L. Hochevar8-15

Scoring Summary

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