Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

69-59, 30-33 Away

Final

57-71, 27-33 Home


DET
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
3	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	8	10	0
3	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	-	9	15	0

TigersTop 1st
- L. Mendoza pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Strike Swinging
  3
  Foul Ball
  4
  Ball
  5
  Single
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 2nd
- L. Mendoza pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 4 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 3rd
- L. Mendoza pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 4th
- L. Mendoza pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 5th
- L. Mendoza pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 6th
- K. Herrera pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- D. Downs pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 7th
- K. Herrera pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- A Jackson stole second.
  6
  8
- A Jackson to third on wild pitch by K Herrera.
  6
  8
- T. Collins pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- A. Crow pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- B. Villarreal pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- J Giavotella stole second.
  7
  8
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 8th
- A. Crow pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- B. Villarreal pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- L Cain ran for B Butler.
  8
  8
- L Cain stole second.
  8
  8
- P. Coke pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 9th
- G. Holland pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- A Jackson to third on wild pitch by G Holland.
  8
  9
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Tigers
8
Royals
9

Game 1

29/8

Tigers
0
Royals
1

Game 2

30/8

Tigers
1
Royals
2

Game 3

31/8

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 29 August 2012

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 13,601

Game Time:3:30

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
First Base Umpire - Ted Barrett
Second Base Umpire - Manny Gonzalez
Third Base Umpire - Greg Gibson

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

A. Crow3-1

B. Villarreal3-4

G. Holland8

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Strike Swinging
3 Foul Ball
4 Ball
5 Single