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Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

2011-08-05 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · 10 innings · Att: 28565 · 89°F, cloudy · Wind 2 mph R to L · 3:00

Detroit Tigers defeated Kansas City Royals 4–3. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 1st. Daniel Schlereth earned the win and Jose Valverde picked up the save. Alex Avila went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Daniel Schlereth L: Aaron Crow SV: Jose Valverde

Umpires — HP: Bruce Dreckman · 1B: Alan Porter · 2B: Rob Drake · 3B: Gary Darling · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Austin Jackson	4	1	2	0	1	1
Brennan Boesch	5	1	2	2	0	0
Magglio Ordonez	3	0	1	1	0	1
Miguel Cabrera	5	0	1	0	0	1
Victor Martinez	4	0	0	0	0	2
Jhonny Peralta	4	0	0	0	0	2
Carlos Guillen	4	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Avila	4	1	1	1	0	2
Wilson Betemit	2	0	1	0	2	0
Don Kelly	0	0	0	0	1	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alex Gordon	5	0	1	0	0	0
Melky Cabrera	4	0	1	0	0	0
Billy Butler	4	1	1	0	0	1
Eric Hosmer	4	1	1	0	0	1
Jeff Francoeur	4	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Giavotella	3	1	2	1	1	0
Mike Moustakas	4	0	1	1	0	2
Alcides Escobar	4	0	1	1	0	0
Manny Pina	3	0	0	0	0	1
Brayan Pena	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rick Porcello	6.1	7	0	4
Phil Coke	0.0	1	0	0
David Pauley	0.2	1	0	0
Daniel Schlereth	2.0	0	1	1
Jose Valverde	1.0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Felipe Paulino	6.2	6	2	7
Louis Coleman	1.1	1	0	0
Joakim Soria	1.0	0	0	1
Aaron Crow	0.1	1	2	1
Greg Holland	0.2	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Austin Jackson: T8/F8RXD+
Brennan Boesch: T39/L3+.3-H
Magglio Ordonez: 9/SF/F89M.3-H
Miguel Cabrera: 43/G4
Victor Martinez: K

Bot 1

Alex Gordon: 43/G4
Melky Cabrera: 63/G6
Billy Butler: 63/G56

Top 2

Jhonny Peralta: 9/F9D
Carlos Guillen: 8/F8LD
Alex Avila: K

Bot 2

Eric Hosmer: K
Jeff Francoeur: S8/G6+
Johnny Giavotella: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 3

Wilson Betemit: 63/G6
Austin Jackson: S6/G56.BX2(3)
Brennan Boesch: 3/G

Bot 3

Mike Moustakas: K
Alcides Escobar: 8/F8RS
Manny Pina: K

Top 4

Magglio Ordonez: K
Miguel Cabrera: S4/G4M-
Victor Martinez: K
Jhonny Peralta: K

Bot 4

Alex Gordon: 43/G34
Melky Cabrera: S7/G6
Billy Butler: K+CS2(24)/DP

Top 5

Carlos Guillen: 8/F8LD
Alex Avila: HR/F8LXD+
Wilson Betemit: D9/F9LD+
Austin Jackson: W
Brennan Boesch: 7/F7M
Magglio Ordonez: 54(1)/FO/G5

Bot 5

Eric Hosmer: 63/G6
Jeff Francoeur: 63/G6
Johnny Giavotella: D9/G
Mike Moustakas: 53/G5+

Top 6

Miguel Cabrera: K
Victor Martinez: 43/G4
Jhonny Peralta: 63/G6

Bot 6

Alcides Escobar: 13/G13
Manny Pina: 63/G6
Alex Gordon: S8/L4D
Melky Cabrera: 7/F78D+

Top 7

Carlos Guillen: 3/G34S-
Alex Avila: K
Wilson Betemit: W
Austin Jackson: 13/G13-

Bot 7

Billy Butler: S57/G5
Eric Hosmer: S9/G4.1-2
Jeff Francoeur: 8/F8RXD+.2-3
Johnny Giavotella: S9/G34+.3-H;1-2
Mike Moustakas: S9/G34+.2-H;1-3
Alcides Escobar: S8/F8LS-.3-H;1-2
Manny Pina: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 8

Brennan Boesch: 3/G3
Magglio Ordonez: S8/G6+
Miguel Cabrera: 46(1)/FO/G4
Victor Martinez: 5/F15-

Bot 8

Alex Gordon: 7/F7D
Melky Cabrera: 6/L6-
Billy Butler: 63/G6S

Top 9

Jhonny Peralta: K
Carlos Guillen: 5/F5F-
Alex Avila: 43/G34

Bot 9

Eric Hosmer: 31/G34-
Jeff Francoeur: 9/F9LM
Johnny Giavotella: W
Mike Moustakas: SB2
Mike Moustakas: K

Top 10

Wilson Betemit: W
Austin Jackson: K
Brennan Boesch: WP.1-2
Brennan Boesch: S8/G4M.2-H
Don Kelly: W.1-2
Miguel Cabrera: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+

Bot 10

Alcides Escobar: 9/F9S
Brayan Pena: 4/L34D+
Alex Gordon: 63/G6

Notes & reviews

SS Alcides Escobar's throw was wild; Austin Jackson turned toward 2B but the ball rebounded off the wall right to 1B Eric Hosmer, who tagged out Jackson

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