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Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers

2014-09-10 · Night game · Comerica Park · Att: 29751 · 73°F, drizzle, wet · Wind 4 mph R to L · 3:18

Kansas City Royals defeated Detroit Tigers 3–0. Kansas City Royals put up 2 in the 4th. James Shields earned the win and Wade Davis picked up the save. Lorenzo Cain went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: James Shields L: Rick Porcello SV: Wade Davis

Umpires — HP: James Hoye · 1B: John Tumpane · 2B: Paul Emmel · 3B: Eric Cooper · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Nori Aoki	3	0	0	0	0	2
Omar Infante	5	0	0	0	0	1
Alex Gordon	3	0	0	0	1	1
Josh Willingham	4	1	2	0	0	1
Eric Hosmer	4	1	2	0	0	1
Salvador Perez	4	0	2	1	0	1
Mike Moustakas	4	0	0	0	0	1
Lorenzo Cain	4	1	3	1	0	0
Alcides Escobar	3	0	1	1	0	1
Jarrod Dyson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Ian Kinsler	4	1	0	2
Torii Hunter	4	1	0	1
Miguel Cabrera	2	0	1	1
Victor Martinez	3	0	0	0
J. D. Martinez	3	0	0	3
Don Kelly	3	0	0	0
Nick Castellanos	3	0	0	1
Alex Avila	3	0	0	2
Andrew Romine	2	0	0	1
Rajai Davis	1	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
James Shields	7.0	2	1	8
Kelvin Herrera	1.0	0	0	1
Wade Davis	1.0	0	0	2

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rick Porcello	6.2	7	0	7
Jim Johnson	0.1	0	0	1
Phil Coke	0.0	2	1	0
Al Alburquerque	1.0	0	0	1
Joakim Soria	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Nori Aoki: K
Omar Infante: 43/G4-
Alex Gordon: K

Bot 1

Ian Kinsler: S9/G4+
Torii Hunter: PO1(13)/MREV
Torii Hunter: 13/G13
Miguel Cabrera: K

Top 2

Josh Willingham: K
Eric Hosmer: K
Salvador Perez: S7
Mike Moustakas: 8/F8RM

Bot 2

Victor Martinez: 3/G3
J. D. Martinez: K
Don Kelly: 6/P

Top 3

Lorenzo Cain: 63/G6
Alcides Escobar: S6/G56
Nori Aoki: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Nori Aoki: FC4/G4MS.3XH(42);B-1
Omar Infante: 7/F7S

Bot 3

Nick Castellanos: K
Alex Avila: K
Andrew Romine: 53/G6S-

Top 4

Alex Gordon: 8/F89M
Josh Willingham: S8/G6+
Eric Hosmer: S5/G6S-.1-2
Salvador Perez: S7/G56.2-H;1-2
Mike Moustakas: 9/F9M.2-3
Lorenzo Cain: S8/G6M.3-H;1-2
Alcides Escobar: 13/G15-

Bot 4

Ian Kinsler: K
Torii Hunter: 53/G5
Miguel Cabrera: 63/G6+

Top 5

Nori Aoki: K
Omar Infante: 3/L34
Alex Gordon: 43/G34-

Bot 5

Victor Martinez: 3/G34-
J. D. Martinez: K
Don Kelly: 13/G13-

Top 6

Josh Willingham: 43/G6M
Eric Hosmer: 43/G4-
Salvador Perez: K

Bot 6

Nick Castellanos: 8/F8RXD+
Alex Avila: 3/G34
Andrew Romine: K23

Top 7

Mike Moustakas: 6/P5F
Lorenzo Cain: S9/L9S
Alcides Escobar: SB2
Alcides Escobar: K
Nori Aoki: HP
Omar Infante: K

Bot 7

Ian Kinsler: 7/F7LM
Torii Hunter: S7/G56+
Miguel Cabrera: WP.1-2
Miguel Cabrera: W
Victor Martinez: 8/F8RD.2-3
J. D. Martinez: K

Top 8

Alex Gordon: W
Josh Willingham: S7/G56.1-2
Eric Hosmer: S5/BG6S.2-3;1-2
Salvador Perez: 1/LDP.3X3(15)
Mike Moustakas: K

Bot 8

Don Kelly: 13/G15
Nick Castellanos: 53/G5-
Alex Avila: K

Top 9

Lorenzo Cain: T9/L3D
Alcides Escobar: 7/SF/L7M.3-H
Jarrod Dyson: 43/G4
Omar Infante: 43/G4-

Bot 9

Rajai Davis: 9/F9S
Ian Kinsler: K
Torii Hunter: K

Notes & reviews

replay,1,huntt001,DET,emmep901,DET05,,Y,M,KCA,A $when Ian Kinsler was called safe at 1B on a pickoff attempt, Royals manager Ned Yost challenged the ruling; the call was overturned by replay

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