Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers

77-70, 37-35 Away

Final

85-62, 45-27 Home


KC
DET

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

RoyalsTop 1st
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Strike Swinging
  3
  Ball
  4
  Ball
  5
  Foul Ball
  6
  Fly Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 1st
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 2nd
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 2nd
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 3rd
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- E Bonifacio caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
  0
  1
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 4th
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- J Dyson picked off first.
  1
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 5th
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- T Hunter to third, M Cabrera to second on balk by B Chen.
  1
  5
- KC
  DET
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- A Gordon to second on balk by J Verlander.
  1
  6
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 6th
- F. Bueno pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- A Escobar to second on wild pitch by J Verlander.
  3
  6
- KC
  DET
- A Escobar stole third.
  3
  6
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 7th
- L. Coleman pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- D. Smyly pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- KC
  DET
- KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 8th
- D. Joseph pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- J. Benoit pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- J Dyson stole second.
  3
  6
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Royals
3
Tigers
6

Game 1

14/9

Royals
1
Tigers
0

Game 2

15/9

Royals
2
Tigers
3

Game 3

15/9

Comerica Park

12:08 AM, 14 September 2013

Detroit, Michigan

Attendance: 40,389

Game Time:2:47

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

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

J. Verlander13-11

B. Chen7-3

J. Benoit19

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