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Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

2014-07-12 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 33849 · 92°F, cloudy · Wind 9 mph R to L · 3:08

Detroit Tigers defeated Kansas City Royals 5–1. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 9th. Rick Porcello earned the win. Alex Avila went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	5	11
KCA	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	6

W: Rick Porcello L: James Shields SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Vic Carapazza · 1B: Bill Miller · 2B: Adam Hamari · 3B: Chad Fairchild · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Austin Jackson	5	1	2	0	0	1
Ian Kinsler	4	0	2	1	0	0
Miguel Cabrera	4	0	0	0	0	2
J. D. Martinez	4	1	3	1	0	0
Torii Hunter	4	1	2	0	0	0
Nick Castellanos	4	0	0	0	0	2
Alex Avila	4	1	2	3	0	2
Andrew Romine	4	0	0	0	0	1
Rajai Davis	2	0	0	0	2	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

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

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rick Porcello	7.0	6	3	3
Joba Chamberlain	1.0	0	0	1
Al Alburquerque	1.0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
James Shields	7.0	7	0	8
Kelvin Herrera	1.0	1	1	0
Aaron Crow	0.2	3	1	0
Louis Coleman	0.1	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Austin Jackson: S8/L8RM
Ian Kinsler: CS2(24)
Ian Kinsler: 9/F89D+
Miguel Cabrera: 9!/F9LD+

Bot 1

Nori Aoki: 9/F9D
Lorenzo Cain: 6/F6D-
Eric Hosmer: S7/G6+
Salvador Perez: 6/L6

Top 2

J. D. Martinez: S9/G34+
Torii Hunter: 9/F89D+
Nick Castellanos: WP.1-2
Nick Castellanos: K
Alex Avila: K

Bot 2

Omar Infante: S7
Billy Butler: S7/G56.1-3
Mike Moustakas: K
Alcides Escobar: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 3

Andrew Romine: 7/F78M
Rajai Davis: 7/F7LD
Austin Jackson: D8/F89XD+
Ian Kinsler: S9/L89S.2-H
Miguel Cabrera: K

Bot 3

Jarrod Dyson: 8/F8RM
Nori Aoki: W
Lorenzo Cain: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 4

J. D. Martinez: 53/G
Torii Hunter: T8/F8RXD+
Nick Castellanos: K
Alex Avila: S7/L78M.3-H
Andrew Romine: 63/G6

Bot 4

Eric Hosmer: K
Salvador Perez: 8/F8LM
Omar Infante: 8/F8RM

Top 5

Rajai Davis: 63/G56
Austin Jackson: K
Ian Kinsler: 9/F9S

Bot 5

Billy Butler: D7/L7LD+
Mike Moustakas: W
Alcides Escobar: 54(1)/FO/G5S-.2-3
Jarrod Dyson: 7/F78M
Nori Aoki: W.1-2
Lorenzo Cain: K

Top 6

Miguel Cabrera: K
J. D. Martinez: S9/L9S+
Torii Hunter: 46(1)3/GDP/G4M

Bot 6

Eric Hosmer: 3/L3+
Salvador Perez: S7/G56+
Omar Infante: S8/L8RS+.1-3
Billy Butler: 8/SF/L8LM.3-H
Mike Moustakas: 8/F8RD

Top 7

Nick Castellanos: 9/F9M
Alex Avila: K
Andrew Romine: K

Bot 7

Alcides Escobar: 53/G56
Jarrod Dyson: 43/G34
Nori Aoki: 3/G3

Top 8

Rajai Davis: W
Austin Jackson: 56(1)3/GDP/G5S
Ian Kinsler: S7/L7S
Miguel Cabrera: 53/G56S-

Bot 8

Lorenzo Cain: K
Eric Hosmer: 8/F8RM
Salvador Perez: 4/F4M-

Top 9

J. D. Martinez: HR/F78D+
Torii Hunter: S7/G56
Nick Castellanos: CS2(24)
Nick Castellanos: E5/MREV/G56
Alex Avila: SB2
Alex Avila: HR/F89XD+.2-H(UR)
Andrew Romine: 63/G6S-
Rajai Davis: W
Austin Jackson: 9/F9M

Bot 9

Omar Infante: 63/G6-
Billy Butler: 63/G6
Mike Moustakas: 8/F8LM

Notes & reviews

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