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@BOS		4
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@CLE		7
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@DET		11
8
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3
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@TEX		2
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4
Thursday, September 1, 2011, 1:06PM
, Comerica Park
Attendance: 39,084, Time of Game: 3:17
Royals
11
57-81
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Tigers
8
75-62
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Aaron Crow (4-4)
L: Phil Coke (2-9)
S: Joakim Soria (25)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  2  0   0  4  0   4  1  0   11 17  1
Tigers          0  0  3   0  2  3   0  0  0    8 11  1

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alex Gordon LF 5 1 1 0 1 2 .304 .879 26 13 0.025 0.82 0.076 -0.051 0.1 4 0
Melky Cabrera CF 6 2 2 1 0 0 .303 .811 19 13 0.100 1.12 0.175 -0.074 0.2 2 0 2B
Billy Butler DH 5 0 1 2 0 0 .296 .828 33 20 0.056 1.22 0.171 -0.115 0.7 2B
Eric Hosmer 1B 3 3 3 1 2 0 .283 .787 19 7 0.212 1.03 0.212 0.000 2.3 9 1 HR,SB,IW
Jeff Francoeur RF 5 2 3 3 0 0 .280 .794 13 9 0.368 1.49 0.418 -0.049 3.2 2 0 HR,2B
Mike Moustakas 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 .235 .580 12 8 0.078 1.28 0.175 -0.097 -0.2 0 1
Johnny Giavotella 2B 5 1 3 2 0 1 .255 .669 12 10 0.210 1.23 0.260 -0.051 1.0 2 3 2B
Brayan Pena C 5 0 0 0 0 0 .251 .641 19 12 -0.089 0.88 0.000 -0.089 -1.3 8 0
Alcides Escobar SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 .244 .604 27 20 0.080 0.94 0.120 -0.040 0.4 0 4 SB
Danny Duffy P 0 1
   Aaron Crow P 0 1
   Louis Coleman P 0 0
   Greg Holland P 0 0
   Joakim Soria P 0 0
Team Totals 44 11 17 11 3 4 .386 1.039 180 112 1.040 1.10 1.607 -0.566 6.4 27 11
2B: J Francoeur (42, off P Coke); M Cabrera (38, off R Perry); J Giavotella (5, off J Turner); B Butler (35, off R Perry).
HR: J Francoeur (16, off J Turner; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); E Hosmer (15, off D Pauley; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
IBB: E Hosmer (6, by R Perry).
TB: J Francoeur 7; E Hosmer 6; J Giavotella 4; M Cabrera 3; A Escobar 2; B Butler 2; M Moustakas 2; A Gordon.
RBI: J Francoeur 3 (72); B Butler 2 (79); J Giavotella 2 (11); A Escobar (39); M Moustakas (19); M Cabrera (79); E Hosmer (60).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 8 for 16.
Fielding
E: M Moustakas (8).
Baserunning
SB: A Escobar (20, 2nd base off J Turner/A Avila); E Hosmer (8, 2nd base off J Turner/A Avila).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Austin Jackson CF 5 2 2 2 0 1 .251 .692 17 11 0.256 1.23 0.329 -0.072 1.7 2 0 HR,2B
Magglio Ordonez RF 4 2 3 3 0 1 .238 .609 15 11 0.352 0.91 0.352 0.000 3.3 1 0 HR,2·2B,SB
   Don Kelly PR-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .600 3 2 -0.008 0.32 0.000 -0.008 -0.1 2 0
Delmon Young LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 .267 .664 22 15 -0.008 1.10 0.122 -0.130 -0.3 4 0 2B
Miguel Cabrera 1B 5 0 1 1 0 2 .327 .979 22 13 0.011 1.12 0.125 -0.113 0.1 13 0
Victor Martinez DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 .322 .814 11 6 0.008 0.79 0.054 -0.046 -0.1 IW
Alex Avila C 4 1 2 0 0 1 .299 .913 22 14 0.148 1.49 0.211 -0.063 0.6 3 1 2B
Jhonny Peralta SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .306 .843 14 10 0.024 1.67 0.166 -0.142 -0.0 1 3
Ryan Raburn 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .238 .668 10 4 0.028 0.83 0.043 -0.015 0.2 1 4
   Ramon Santiago PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .255 .677 8 5 -0.097 2.35 0.000 -0.097 -0.7 0 3 SH
Brandon Inge 3B 1 1 0 0 1 0 .178 .495 6 2 -0.051 0.99 0.012 -0.063 -0.5 0 1 CS
   Wilson Betemit PH-3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .284 .753 6 4 -0.122 1.65 0.000 -0.122 -0.8 0 0
Jacob Turner P 0 0
   Ryan Perry P 0 0
   Phil Coke P 0 0
   Luis Marte P 0 0
   David Pauley P 0 0
Team Totals 37 8 11 7 3 9 .297 .945 156 97 0.541 1.20 1.414 -0.871 3.4 27 12
2B: M Ordonez 2 (9, 2 off D Duffy); A Jackson (19, off D Duffy); D Young (19, off D Duffy); A Avila (27, off A Crow).
HR: M Ordonez (5, off D Duffy; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); A Jackson (8, off A Crow; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
SH: R Santiago (10, off A Crow).
IBB: V Martinez (6, by D Duffy).
TB: M Ordonez 8; A Jackson 6; A Avila 3; D Young 2; V Martinez; J Peralta; M Cabrera.
RBI: M Ordonez 3 (28); A Jackson 2 (39); D Young (45); M Cabrera (85).
2-out RBI: A Jackson 2; M Cabrera; D Young; M Ordonez.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 5 for 11.
Fielding
E: J Peralta (7).
Baserunning
SB: M Ordonez (2, 3rd base off D Duffy/B Pena).
CS: B Inge (1, 2nd base by D Duffy POCS).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Danny Duffy 5 6 5 5 3 4 1 5.73 23 92 53 35 7 11 5 11 6 0 36 -0.298 1.05 -2.4
Aaron Crow, BS (6), W (4-4) 1 3 3 3 0 2 1 2.93 7 28 18 10 4 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 -0.421 1.51 -2.5
Louis Coleman, H (11) 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 2.67 5 20 15 9 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.083 2.21 0.5
Greg Holland, H (16) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.90 3 6 4 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.053 0.69 0.5
Joakim Soria, S (25) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.31 3 11 7 3 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.042 0.54 0.5
Team Totals 9 11 8 8 3 9 2 8.00 41 157 97 60 14 23 11 18 8 0 36 0 0 -0.541 1.10 -3.4

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jacob Turner 4.1 7 6 6 0 2 1 7.45 20 81 52 30 9 13 8 10 4 0 27 -0.326 1.11 -2.4
Ryan Perry 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 5.34 10 45 29 19 3 7 3 4 2 0 2 2 -0.100 1.21 -0.7
Phil Coke, BS (1), L (2-9) 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 4.54 3 12 5 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 -0.440 2.64 -2.7
Luis Marte 0.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 5 14 6 4 1 1 1 3 1 0 2 2 -0.133 1.43 -0.6
David Pauley 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 2.94 9 28 20 12 5 3 5 4 2 0 0 0 -0.042 0.25 0.0
Team Totals 9 17 11 11 3 4 2 11.00 47 180 112 68 18 26 18 22 10 0 27 5 5 -1.041 1.20 -6.4
P Coke faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: D Duffy (4); A Crow (8).
HBP: None.
IBB: D Duffy (1; V Martinez); R Perry (3; E Hosmer).
Pickoffs: D Duffy (7; B Inge, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Miller, 1B - James Hoye, 2B - Phil Cuzzi, 3B - Tom Hallion.
Time of Game: 3:17.
Attendance: 39,084.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 82° F, Wind 5mph out to Centerfield, Overcast.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Detroit Tigers
1 Alex Gordon LF 1 Austin Jackson CF
2 Melky Cabrera CF 2 Magglio Ordonez RF
3 Billy Butler DH 3 Delmon Young LF
4 Eric Hosmer 1B 4 Miguel Cabrera 1B
5 Jeff Francoeur RF 5 Victor Martinez DH
6 Mike Moustakas 3B 6 Alex Avila C
7 Johnny Giavotella 2B 7 Jhonny Peralta SS
8 Brayan Pena C 8 Ryan Raburn 2B
9 Alcides Escobar SS 9 Brandon Inge 3B
Danny Duffy P Jacob Turner P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 6-6 2 --3 4,(2-1)  RR DET A. Jackson A. Crow -26% 18% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Peralta Scores
t7 6-8 1 12- 3,(2-0)  R KCR J. Francoeur P. Coke 23% 48% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Cabrera Scores; Hosmer to 3B
t7 7-8 1 -23 3,(1-1)  R KCR M. Moustakas P. Coke 17% 65% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Hosmer Scores; Francoeur to 3B; Moustakas to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t5 4-3 1 12- 8,(2-2)  RR KCR B. Butler R. Perry 17% 85% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Gordon Scores; Cabrera Scores
t7 8-8 1 -23 2,(1-0)  RR KCR J. Giavotella L. Marte 17% 82% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Francoeur Scores; Moustakas Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Jacob Turner facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR A. Gordon J. Turner -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR M. Cabrera J. Turner -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t1 0-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR B. Butler J. Turner -1% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Danny Duffy facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O DET A. Jackson D. Duffy 2% 47% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  DET M. Ordonez D. Duffy -4% 43% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b1 0-0 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  DET D. Young D. Duffy -3% 41% Ordonez Steals 3B
b1 0-0 1 --3 7,(1-2)  O DET D. Young D. Duffy 6% 46% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 --3 6,(3-2)  O DET M. Cabrera D. Duffy 4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Jacob Turner facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR E. Hosmer J. Turner 4% 54% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t2 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR KCR J. Francoeur J. Turner 16% 70% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Hosmer Scores
t2 2-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR M. Moustakas J. Turner -2% 68% Popfly: 2B
t2 2-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR J. Giavotella J. Turner -1% 67% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t2 2-0 2 --- 8,(3-2)  O KCR B. Pena J. Turner -1% 66% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Danny Duffy facing 5-6-7
b2 0-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET V. Martinez D. Duffy 2% 68% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b2 0-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET A. Avila D. Duffy 2% 70% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
b2 0-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET J. Peralta D. Duffy 1% 71% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Jacob Turner facing 9-1-2
t3 2-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR A. Escobar J. Turner -2% 69% Flyball: CF
t3 2-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR A. Gordon J. Turner -1% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t3 2-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR M. Cabrera J. Turner -1% 67% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Danny Duffy facing 8-9-1
b3 0-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  DET R. Raburn D. Duffy -4% 63% Walk
b3 0-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O DET B. Inge D. Duffy 4% 67% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
b3 0-2 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O DET A. Jackson D. Duffy 3% 70% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  R DET M. Ordonez D. Duffy -12% 58% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Inge Scores
b3 1-2 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  R DET D. Young D. Duffy -12% 46% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Ordonez Scores
b3 2-2 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  R DET M. Cabrera D. Duffy -12% 35% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Young Scores; Cabrera to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b3 3-2 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  DET V. Martinez D. Duffy -1% 33% Intentional Walk, Wild Pitch; Cabrera to 3B
b3 3-2 2 1-3 5,(1-2)  O DET A. Avila D. Duffy 5% 38% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 3.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Tigers' Jacob Turner facing 3-4-5
t4 2-3 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR B. Butler J. Turner -3% 35% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 2-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR E. Hosmer J. Turner 3% 38% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t4 2-3 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR J. Francoeur J. Turner 2% 40% Hosmer Steals 2B
t4 2-3 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Francoeur J. Turner -4% 35% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t4 2-3 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Moustakas J. Turner -4% 31% Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Royals' Danny Duffy facing 7-8-9
b4 3-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET J. Peralta D. Duffy 2% 34% Popfly: 1B
b4 3-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET R. Raburn D. Duffy 2% 35% Flyball: LF
b4 3-2 2 --- 4,(3-0)  DET B. Inge D. Duffy -1% 34% Walk
b4 3-2 2 1-- 1,(1-0)  O DET A. Jackson D. Duffy 2% 36% Inge Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 3.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Tigers' Jacob Turner facing 7-8-9
t5 2-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Giavotella J. Turner 9% 45% Double to RF (Ground Ball)
t5 2-3 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O KCR B. Pena J. Turner -2% 42% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Giavotella to 3B
t5 2-3 1 --3 5,(2-2)  R KCR A. Escobar J. Turner 8% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Giavotella Scores
t5 3-3 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  KCR A. Gordon J. Turner 2% 53% Escobar Steals 2B
t5 3-3 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  KCR A. Gordon J. Turner 6% 59% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Escobar to 3B
t5 3-3 1 1-3 4,(2-1)  R KCR M. Cabrera J. Turner 9% 68% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Escobar Scores; Gordon to 2B
Ryan Perry replaces Jacob Turner pitching
t5 4-3 1 12- 8,(2-2)  RR KCR B. Butler R. Perry 17% 85% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Gordon Scores; Cabrera Scores
t5 6-3 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  KCR E. Hosmer R. Perry 1% 86% Intentional Walk
t5 6-3 1 12- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Francoeur R. Perry 3% 89% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Butler to 3B; Hosmer to 2B
t5 6-3 1 123 3,(1-1)  O KCR M. Moustakas R. Perry -4% 85% Lineout: LF (Short LF)
t5 6-3 2 123 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Giavotella R. Perry -4% 81% Flyball: RF
4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Royals' Danny Duffy facing 1-2-3
b5 3-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  DET A. Jackson D. Duffy -7% 74% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b5 3-6 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  RR DET M. Ordonez D. Duffy -16% 59% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Jackson Scores
b5 5-6 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O DET D. Young D. Duffy 3% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 5-6 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET M. Cabrera D. Duffy 2% 64% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b5 5-6 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET V. Martinez D. Duffy 2% 66% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 5.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-5, Tigers' Ryan Perry facing 8-9-1
t6 6-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR B. Pena R. Perry -2% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 6-5 1 --- 10,(1-2)  O KCR A. Escobar R. Perry -2% 62% Strikeout Swinging
t6 6-5 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR A. Gordon R. Perry -1% 60% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-6, Royals' Aaron Crow facing 6-7-8
Aaron Crow replaces Danny Duffy pitching
b6 5-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  DET A. Avila A. Crow -11% 50% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b6 5-6 0 -2- 6,(2-2)  R DET J. Peralta A. Crow -17% 33% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Avila Scores/No RBI/Adv on E5 (throw); Peralta to 2B
Ramon Santiago pinch hits for Ryan Raburn (2B) batting 8th
b6 6-6 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  O DET R. Santiago A. Crow 1% 34% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Peralta to 3B
Wilson Betemit pinch hits for Brandon Inge (3B) batting 9th
b6 6-6 1 --3 4,(1-2)  O DET W. Betemit A. Crow 9% 44% Strikeout Swinging
b6 6-6 2 --3 4,(2-1)  RR DET A. Jackson A. Crow -26% 18% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Peralta Scores
b6 8-6 2 --- 4,(1-2)  DET M. Ordonez A. Crow -1% 17% Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Ordonez to 1B
Don Kelly pinch runs for Magglio Ordonez (RF) batting 2nd
b6 8-6 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O DET D. Young A. Crow 1% 18% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 8.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-8, Tigers' Ryan Perry facing 2-3-4
Ramon Santiago moves from PH to 2B
Wilson Betemit moves from PH to 3B
Don Kelly moves from PR to RF
t7 6-8 0 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR M. Cabrera R. Perry 9% 27% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
t7 6-8 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  O KCR B. Butler R. Perry -6% 21% Flyball: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
Phil Coke replaces Ryan Perry pitching
t7 6-8 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  KCR E. Hosmer P. Coke 4% 25% Walk
t7 6-8 1 12- 3,(2-0)  R KCR J. Francoeur P. Coke 23% 48% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Cabrera Scores; Hosmer to 3B
t7 7-8 1 -23 3,(1-1)  R KCR M. Moustakas P. Coke 17% 65% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Hosmer Scores; Francoeur to 3B; Moustakas to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
Luis Marte replaces Phil Coke pitching
t7 8-8 1 -23 2,(1-0)  RR KCR J. Giavotella L. Marte 17% 82% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Francoeur Scores; Moustakas Scores
t7 10-8 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR B. Pena L. Marte -2% 80% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
t7 10-8 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  KCR A. Escobar L. Marte 2% 82% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Giavotella to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw)
t7 10-8 2 1-3 4,(3-0)  KCR A. Gordon L. Marte 1% 83% Walk; Escobar to 2B
t7 10-8 2 123 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Cabrera L. Marte -5% 78% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Royals 10, Tigers 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 8-10, Royals' Louis Coleman facing 4-5-6
Louis Coleman replaces Aaron Crow pitching
b7 8-10 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET M. Cabrera L. Coleman 4% 82% Strikeout Swinging
b7 8-10 1 --- 1,(0-0)  DET V. Martinez L. Coleman -5% 77% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b7 8-10 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  DET A. Avila L. Coleman -10% 67% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Martinez to 3B
b7 8-10 1 1-3 3,(0-2)  O DET J. Peralta L. Coleman 11% 78% Strikeout Swinging
b7 8-10 2 1-3 6,(2-2)  O DET R. Santiago L. Coleman 8% 86% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 10, Tigers 8.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-8, Tigers' David Pauley facing 3-4-5
David Pauley replaces Luis Marte pitching
t8 10-8 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR B. Butler D. Pauley -1% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t8 10-8 1 --- 3,(2-0)  R KCR E. Hosmer D. Pauley 7% 92% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t8 11-8 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Francoeur D. Pauley -1% 92% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t8 11-8 2 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR M. Moustakas D. Pauley 0% 92% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t8 11-8 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  KCR J. Giavotella D. Pauley 1% 93% Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Moustakas to 2B
t8 11-8 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O KCR B. Pena D. Pauley -1% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 11, Tigers 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 8-11, Royals' Greg Holland facing 9-1-2
Greg Holland replaces Louis Coleman pitching
b8 8-11 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET W. Betemit G. Holland 3% 94% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b8 8-11 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET A. Jackson G. Holland 2% 96% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
b8 8-11 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET D. Kelly G. Holland 1% 97% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 11, Tigers 8.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 11-8, Tigers' David Pauley facing 9-1-2
t9 11-8 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR A. Escobar D. Pauley -0% 96% Lineout: RF (Short CF-RF)
t9 11-8 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR A. Gordon D. Pauley -0% 96% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t9 11-8 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR M. Cabrera D. Pauley -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 11, Tigers 8.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 8-11, Royals' Joakim Soria facing 3-4-5
Joakim Soria replaces Greg Holland pitching
b9 8-11 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET D. Young J. Soria 2% 98% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b9 8-11 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET M. Cabrera J. Soria 1% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b9 8-11 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET V. Martinez J. Soria 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 11, Tigers 8.

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