Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers

64-59, 31-31 Away

Final

73-51, 40-21 Home


KC
DET

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

M. Scherzer18-1

8.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 4 K, 0 BB

B. Chen5-1

5.1 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- M. Scherzer pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Strike Swinging
  4
  Foul Ball
  5
  Ball
  6
  Ground Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 1st
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- M. Scherzer pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 2nd
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- M. Scherzer pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 3rd
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- M. Scherzer pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 4th
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- M. Scherzer pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 5th
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- M. Scherzer pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- J Dyson stole second.
  0
  4
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 6th
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- L. Coleman pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- R Santiago singled to right, B Pena scored, R Santiago to second on throwing error by right fielder D Lough.
  0
  6
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 7th
- M. Scherzer pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 7th
- L. Coleman pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- T. Collins pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- M. Scherzer pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 8th
- L. Mendoza pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- J. Benoit pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
1
Tigers
4

Game 1

16/8

Royals
2
Tigers
1

Game 2

16/8

Royals
3
Tigers
0

Game 3

17/8

Royals
5
Tigers
6

Game 4

18/8

Royals
3
Tigers
6

Game 5

18/8

Comerica Park

6:08 PM, 18 August 2013

Detroit, Michigan

Attendance: 41,740

Game Time:2:33

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Bob Davidson
First Base Umpire - John Hirschbeck
Second Base Umpire - Quinn Wolcott
Third Base Umpire - James Hoye

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

M. Scherzer18-1

B. Chen5-1

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ball
3 Strike Swinging
4 Foul Ball
5 Ball
6 Ground Out