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Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers
2012-09-26 · Night game · Comerica Park · Att: 32360 · 63°F, cloudy · Wind 6 mph L to R · 2:39
Detroit Tigers defeated Kansas City Royals 5–4. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 4th. Joaquin Benoit earned the win and Jose Valverde picked up the save. Alex Avila went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | |
| DET | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
W: Joaquin Benoit L: Kelvin Herrera SV: Jose Valverde
Umpires — HP: Chris Guccione · 1B: Jeff Nelson · 2B: Bill Welke · 3B: Cory Blaser · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 David Lough | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Alcides Escobar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Alex Gordon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Butler | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Mike Moustakas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff Francoeur | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric Hosmer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Irving Falu | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Austin Jackson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Quintin Berry | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Miguel Cabrera | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Prince Fielder | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Delmon Young | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Andy Dirks | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jhonny Peralta | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Alex Avila | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Omar Infante | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jeremy Guthrie | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
 Kelvin Herrera | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rick Porcello | 4.0 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
 Luis Marte | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Al Alburquerque | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Joaquin Benoit | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jose Valverde | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- David Lough: 8/F8RXD+
- Alcides Escobar: 53/G5S+
- Alex Gordon: 43/G4
Bot 1
- Austin Jackson: D8/L8LD+
- Quintin Berry: 13/G
- Miguel Cabrera: 163/G15+.2-3
- Prince Fielder: 53/G6S-
Top 2
- Billy Butler: 53/G5+
- Salvador Perez: K
- Mike Moustakas: S7/L6D+
- Jeff Francoeur: 8/F8LXD+
Bot 2
- Delmon Young: D8/L8LM
- Andy Dirks: S8/G4.2-H
- Jhonny Peralta: S6/G56.1-2
- Alex Avila: K
- Omar Infante: 43/G4S-.2-3;1-2
- Austin Jackson: 53/G56
Top 3
- Eric Hosmer: 8/F8LS
- Irving Falu: D9/L3D+
- David Lough: D7/L5D+.2-H
- Alcides Escobar: 53/G56
- Alex Gordon: D8/F78M.2-H
- Billy Butler: S8/L6MD+.2-H
- Salvador Perez: K
Bot 3
- Quintin Berry: 43/G4
- Miguel Cabrera: 8/L8RD+
- Prince Fielder: W
- Delmon Young: 64(1)/FO/G6
Top 4
- Mike Moustakas: 63/G6S-
- Jeff Francoeur: HR/F78D+
- Eric Hosmer: 13/G34S-
- Irving Falu: S9/L89S
- David Lough: K
Bot 4
- Andy Dirks: K
- Jhonny Peralta: W
- Alex Avila: HR/F89XD+.1-H
- Omar Infante: 8/F8LD
- Austin Jackson: HR/L78D+
- Quintin Berry: 43/G4M
Top 5
- Alcides Escobar: FLE3
- Alcides Escobar: K
- Alex Gordon: D9/L9LM
- Billy Butler: K
- Salvador Perez: K
Bot 5
- Miguel Cabrera: 7!/F7D+
- Prince Fielder: S8/G6M
- Delmon Young: 6!/F78S-
- Andy Dirks: 5/F5F-
Top 6
- Mike Moustakas: 3/P3F
- Jeff Francoeur: 63/G6M
- Eric Hosmer: K
Bot 6
- Jhonny Peralta: 53/G56
- Alex Avila: 43/G4+
- Omar Infante: 8/F8RD+
Top 7
- Irving Falu: S9/L34+
- David Lough: 6/P
- Alcides Escobar: CS2(2434)
- Alcides Escobar: K
Bot 7
- Austin Jackson: K
- Quintin Berry: 43/G4
- Miguel Cabrera: 3/F3F-
Top 8
- Alex Gordon: 43/G4-
- Billy Butler: K
- Salvador Perez: S8/L4MD
- Mike Moustakas: 7/F7D+
Bot 8
- Prince Fielder: 8/L8LXD+
- Delmon Young: S34/G34+
- Andy Dirks: SB2
- Andy Dirks: S7/G6+.2-3
- Jhonny Peralta: 54(1)/FO/G56.3-H
- Alex Avila: 8/F8LXD+
Top 9
- Jeff Francoeur: 7/F7LD
- Eric Hosmer: 43/G4
- Irving Falu: 7/L7S