Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers - Box Score - September 24, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for Sep 24, 2012

Final

Series: Game 1 of 1

Royals 2

(70-83, 34-41 away)

Tigers 6

(81-72, 47-31 home)

Alerts

Coverage: FOX DET

7:05 PM ET, September 24, 2012

Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	9	1
DET	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	1	-	6	13	0

W: J. Verlander (16-8)

L: L. Hochevar (8-15)

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Dyson CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	13	.268	.334	.333
D Lough CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.310	.324
A Escobar SS	4	1	1	0	0	2	13	.293	.333	.390
A Gordon LF	4	1	1	1	0	1	17	.291	.362	.447
B Butler DH	4	0	3	1	0	1	18	.315	.374	.509
S Perez C	4	0	1	0	0	0	13	.299	.324	.487
M Moustakas 3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	17	.244	.296	.419
J Francoeur RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	18	.238	.292	.370
E Hosmer 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	11	.235	.308	.364
J Giavotella 2B	3	0	1	0	0	1	10	.236	.272	.309
Totals	35	2	9	2	0	10	130
BATTING 2B: A Escobar (30, J Verlander) HR: A Gordon (12, 4th inning off J Verlander 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: A Gordon (68), B Butler (102) GIDP: S Perez Royals RISP: 1-7 (M Moustakas 0-1, A Gordon 0-1, A Escobar 0-2, J Dyson 0-1, J Francoeur 0-1, B Butler 1-1) Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: J Dyson (29, 2nd base off J Verlander/A Avila)
FIELDING E: J Francoeur (3, throw) DP: 2 (J Dyson-E Hosmer, M Moustakas-E Hosmer). Outfield Assist: A Gordon (A Jackson at 3rd base); J Dyson (A Jackson at 1st base, J Peralta at 2nd base).

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
L Hochevar (L, 8-15)	7.1	12	6	5	1	5	1	104-67	5.43
N Adcock	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	7-4	2.61
Totals	8.0	13	6	5	1	5	1	111-71
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: L Hochevar 18/32; N Adcock 1/2 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: L Hochevar 21-4-16-26; N Adcock 1-0-1-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Hochevar 3-11; N Adcock 2-0 Game Scores: L Hochevar 36

Detroit Tigers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
A Jackson CF	4	0	3	1	0	0	12	.303	.381	.482
Q Berry LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	12	.268	.340	.364
M Cabrera 3B	4	1	1	0	0	1	17	.331	.395	.610
P Fielder 1B	4	2	2	1	0	1	8	.309	.409	.521
D Young DH	4	0	2	0	0	0	15	.270	.300	.420
D Worth PR-DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.321	.254
A Dirks RF	3	0	2	2	0	1	15	.317	.370	.486
J Peralta SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	14	.243	.307	.388
A Avila C	2	1	1	1	1	1	13	.248	.359	.389
O Infante 2B	3	1	1	0	0	0	5	.260	.286	.378
Totals	32	6	13	5	1	5	111
BATTING 2B: A Avila (21, L Hochevar); A Jackson (27, L Hochevar) HR: P Fielder (28, 2nd inning off L Hochevar 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: P Fielder (103), A Avila (45), A Jackson (64), A Dirks 2 (33) SF: A Dirks 2-out RBI: A Avila GIDP: J Peralta Tigers RISP: 2-4 (O Infante 0-1, A Jackson 1-1, A Dirks 1-1, J Peralta 0-1) Team LOB: 4
FIELDING DP: 1 (J Peralta-O Infante-P Fielder).

Detroit Tigers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Verlander (W, 16-8)	8.0	9	2	2	0	8	1	114-89	2.72
J Valverde	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	16-10	4.02
Totals	9.0	9	2	2	0	10	1	130-99
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Verlander 22/32; J Valverde 0/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Verlander 15-23-27-24; J Valverde 3-3-3-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Verlander 9-7; J Valverde 0-1 Game Scores: J Verlander 64

Scoring Summary

			KC	DET
	2nd	P Fielder homered to right (421 feet).	0	1
	2nd	A Avila doubled to deep right center, J Peralta scored.	0	2
	4th	A Gordon homered to left (365 feet).	1	2
	5th	A Jackson doubled to right, A Avila scored, O Infante to third, O Infante scored, A Jackson to second on throwing error by right fielder J Francoeur.A Jackson out at third.	1	4
	6th	A Dirks hit sacrifice fly to center, M Cabrera scored.	1	5
	8th	B Butler singled to center, A Escobar scored.	2	5
	8th	A Dirks singled to left center, P Fielder scored, D Young to second.	2	6
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Game Information

Stadium	Comerica Park, Detroit, MI
Attendance	31,521 (76.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:34
Weather	63 degrees, clear
Wind	17 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Bill Welke, First Base - Cory Blaser, Second Base - Chris Guccione, Third Base - Jeff Nelson