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Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers
2011-08-31 · Day game · Comerica Park · Att: 33572 · 75°F · Wind 4 mph from CF · 2:27
Detroit Tigers defeated Kansas City Royals 5–4. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 8th. Daniel Schlereth earned the win and Jose Valverde picked up the save. Eric Hosmer went 3-for-4 with 2 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| DET | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
W: Daniel Schlereth L: Blake Wood SV: Jose Valverde
Umpires — HP: Tom Hallion · 1B: Bill Miller · 2B: James Hoye · 3B: Phil Cuzzi · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alex Gordon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Melky Cabrera | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Billy Butler | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric Hosmer | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff Francoeur | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Moustakas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Johnny Giavotella | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alcides Escobar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Chris Getz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brayan Pena | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Austin Jackson | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ramon Santiago | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Delmon Young | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Miguel Cabrera | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Victor Martinez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Avila | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Wilson Betemit | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ryan Raburn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Don Kelly | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nathan Adcock | 5.1 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
 Tim Collins | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Blake Wood | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rick Porcello | 7.0 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
 Daniel Schlereth | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jose Valverde | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Alex Gordon: W
- Melky Cabrera: 64(1)3/GDP/G6MD
- Billy Butler: 63/G6
Bot 1
- Austin Jackson: D5/G5
- Ramon Santiago: 13/SH/BG25.2-3
- Delmon Young: 8/SF/F8LD.3-H
- Miguel Cabrera: S8/L8LS
- Victor Martinez: 3/G34S-
Top 2
- Eric Hosmer: HR/F9D+
- Jeff Francoeur: 4/F34D-
- Mike Moustakas: D9/L9LM+
- Johnny Giavotella: K
- Salvador Perez: 63/G6
Bot 2
- Alex Avila: 43/G4
- Wilson Betemit: 31/G3
- Ryan Raburn: K
Top 3
- Alcides Escobar: 53/G56S
- Alex Gordon: K
- Melky Cabrera: 23/BG2L-
Bot 3
- Don Kelly: 7/F7M
- Austin Jackson: S8/L6MD
- Ramon Santiago: S9/G34+.1-2
- Delmon Young: 31/G34S.2-3;1-2
- Miguel Cabrera: WP.3-H;2-3
- Miguel Cabrera: 43/G4MD
Top 4
- Billy Butler: 63/G6
- Eric Hosmer: HR/F9LD+
- Jeff Francoeur: S8/G6M+
- Mike Moustakas: 16(1)3/GDP/G15
Bot 4
- Victor Martinez: 43/G34
- Alex Avila: 7/F7D+
- Wilson Betemit: K
Top 5
- Johnny Giavotella: 63/G6MD
- Salvador Perez: 53/G56+
- Alcides Escobar: K
Bot 5
- Ryan Raburn: 13/G
- Don Kelly: 3/G3
- Austin Jackson: S9/G34
- Ramon Santiago: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
- Ramon Santiago: 63/G6MD-
Top 6
- Alex Gordon: S8/G6M+
- Melky Cabrera: D7/L7LM+.1-H
- Billy Butler: S7/L7M+.2-H;B-2(E7)
- Eric Hosmer: S8/F8LS-.2X3(85)
- Jeff Francoeur: 54(1)/FO/G5-.B-1
- Mike Moustakas: 8/F8RS-
Bot 6
- Delmon Young: 53/G56-
- Miguel Cabrera: D7/L7LS+
- Victor Martinez: K
- Alex Avila: K
Top 7
- Johnny Giavotella: 8/F8LM
- Salvador Perez: 8/F8LXD+
- Alcides Escobar: K
Bot 7
- Wilson Betemit: 43/G4-
- Ryan Raburn: K
- Don Kelly: 4/F89S-
Top 8
- Alex Gordon: 3/G34
- Melky Cabrera: W
- Billy Butler: 3/F3F-
- Eric Hosmer: 43/G34
Bot 8
- Austin Jackson: T9/F89D+
- Ramon Santiago: 9/SF/F9D.3-H
- Delmon Young: S9/L34D-
- Miguel Cabrera: 2/F2LF-
- Victor Martinez: D8/F78XD+.1-H
- Alex Avila: IW
- Wilson Betemit: D9/F9LD+.2-H;1XH(942)
Top 9
- Jeff Francoeur: 3/F23F-
- Mike Moustakas: K
- Chris Getz: S9/G34
- Brayan Pena: SB2
- Brayan Pena: W
- Alcides Escobar: 9/F9M