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Detroit Tigers @ 
Kansas City Royals
2012-04-16 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 14039 · 64°F, cloudy · Wind 6 mph to RF · 2:37
Detroit Tigers defeated Kansas City Royals 3–2. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 5th. Justin Verlander earned the win. Brandon Inge went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| KCA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
W: Justin Verlander L: Danny Duffy SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Wally Bell · 1B: Mark Wegner · 2B: Brian Knight · 3B: Mike Winters · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Austin Jackson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Brennan Boesch | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Miguel Cabrera | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Prince Fielder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Delmon Young | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ryan Raburn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jhonny Peralta | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Avila | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Brandon Inge | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alex Gordon | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Chris Getz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Eric Hosmer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Billy Butler | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff Francoeur | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Mike Moustakas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Humberto Quintero | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mitch Maier | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Alcides Escobar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Justin Verlander | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Danny Duffy | 6.2 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
 Aaron Crow | 1.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Greg Holland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Austin Jackson: HR/F7D+
- Brennan Boesch: S7/G56+
- Miguel Cabrera: W.1-2
- Prince Fielder: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.2-3
- Delmon Young: 9/L9M+
Bot 1
- Alex Gordon: D9/L9LS
- Chris Getz: 13/SH.2-3
- Eric Hosmer: W
- Billy Butler: S94/F9LS.3-H;1-2
- Jeff Francoeur: K
- Mike Moustakas: K
Top 2
- Ryan Raburn: 8/F8LXD+
- Jhonny Peralta: D9/L9D+
- Alex Avila: K
- Brandon Inge: 9/F89S
Bot 2
- Humberto Quintero: 53/G5+
- Mitch Maier: K
- Alcides Escobar: 63/G6-
Top 3
- Austin Jackson: K
- Brennan Boesch: K
- Miguel Cabrera: 63/G6
Bot 3
- Alex Gordon: K
- Chris Getz: K
- Eric Hosmer: 13/G15-
Top 4
- Prince Fielder: K
- Delmon Young: 4/F4D-
- Ryan Raburn: 53/G5S
Bot 4
- Billy Butler: 43/G4
- Jeff Francoeur: 8/F8RXD+
- Mike Moustakas: K
Top 5
- Jhonny Peralta: D7/L78D+
- Alex Avila: K
- Brandon Inge: HR/F8RXD+.2-H
- Austin Jackson: 7/F78S
- Brennan Boesch: 8/F8LD+
Bot 5
- Humberto Quintero: S7/L78S
- Mitch Maier: S8/L4MD.1-2
- Alcides Escobar: 15(2)/FO.1-2
- Alex Gordon: SB3;SB2
- Alex Gordon: K
- Chris Getz: 4/L4M-
Top 6
- Miguel Cabrera: K
- Prince Fielder: 7/F78D+
- Delmon Young: K
Bot 6
- Eric Hosmer: 53/G56S-
- Billy Butler: 9/F9LD
- Jeff Francoeur: K
Top 7
- Ryan Raburn: 53/G5
- Jhonny Peralta: S7
- Alex Avila: S9/L34D+.1X3(95)
- Brandon Inge: 43/G4
Bot 7
- Mike Moustakas: 13/G13+
- Humberto Quintero: 63/G6
- Mitch Maier: S8/F8LS
- Alcides Escobar: 53/G5S-
Top 8
- Austin Jackson: W
- Brennan Boesch: 63/G6MS.1-2
- Miguel Cabrera: 53/G56S
- Prince Fielder: IW
- Delmon Young: 3/G-
Bot 8
- Alex Gordon: 6/F56-
- Chris Getz: 6/L6+
- Eric Hosmer: 5/P5F
Top 9
- Ryan Raburn: 3/F23F-
- Jhonny Peralta: K
- Alex Avila: K
Bot 9
- Billy Butler: S7
- Jeff Francoeur: 43/G34.1-2
- Mike Moustakas: 43/G4.2-3
- Humberto Quintero: S39/L34+.3-H
- Mitch Maier: W.1-2
- Alcides Escobar: HP.2-3;1-2
- Alex Gordon: K