Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers - Box Score - August 31, 2011 - ESPN

Scores for Aug 31, 2011

Final

Series: Game 3 of 4

Detroit leads 2-1 (as of 8/31)

Game 1: Monday, August 29
Kansas City	9	Final
Detroit	5	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, August 30
Kansas City	1	Final in 10
Detroit	2	Final in 10
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Game 3: Wednesday, August 31
Kansas City	4	Final
Detroit	5	Final
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Game 4: Thursday, September 1
Kansas City	11	Final
Detroit	8	Final
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Royals 4

(56-81, 23-44 away)

Tigers 5

(75-61, 39-28 home)

Alerts

1:05 PM ET, August 31, 2011

Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan

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

W: D. Schlereth (2-1)

L: B. Wood (5-2)

S: J. Valverde (40)

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
A Gordon LF	3	1	1	0	1	1	15	.305	.378	.505
M Cabrera CF	3	1	1	1	1	0	11	.302	.337	.473
B Butler DH	4	0	1	1	0	0	10	.297	.369	.461
E Hosmer 1B	4	2	3	2	0	0	16	.278	.327	.441
J Francoeur RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	7	.277	.327	.455
M Moustakas 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	13	.232	.284	.292
J Giavotella 2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	9	.237	.276	.355
C Getz 2B	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	.256	.313	.284
S Perez C	3	0	0	0	0	0	12	.279	.315	.426
a-B Pena PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	.257	.300	.356
A Escobar SS	4	0	0	0	0	2	17	.243	.277	.325
Totals	33	4	9	4	3	5	117
a-walked for S Perez in the 9th
BATTING 2B: M Moustakas (12, R Porcello); M Cabrera (37, R Porcello) HR: E Hosmer 2 (14, 2nd inning off R Porcello 0 on, 0 Out; 4th inning off R Porcello 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: E Hosmer 2 (59), M Cabrera (78), B Butler (77) GIDP: M Cabrera, M Moustakas Royals RISP: 2-5 (S Perez 0-1, A Escobar 0-1, E Hosmer 1-1, J Giavotella 0-1, B Butler 1-1) Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING SB: C Getz (20, 2nd base off J Valverde/A Avila)
FIELDING E: S Perez (2, throw) Outfield Assist: J Francoeur (A Avila at Home).

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
N Adcock	5.1	6	2	2	0	2	0	55-39	4.45
T Collins (H, 9)	1.2	0	0	0	0	3	0	25-16	3.38
B Wood (L, 5-2; B, 2)	1.0	4	3	3	1	0	0	25-12	3.84
Totals	8.0	10	5	5	1	5	0	105-67
PITCHING WP: N Adcock IBB: A Avila (By B Wood) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: N Adcock 16/22; T Collins 3/5; B Wood 2/7 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: N Adcock 10-4-5-20; T Collins 3-4-7-2; B Wood 2-1-4-5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Adcock 11-3; T Collins 1-1; B Wood 0-2 Game Scores: N Adcock 50

Detroit Tigers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
A Jackson CF	4	3	4	0	0	0	12	.249	.316	.366
R Santiago SS	2	0	1	1	0	0	9	.256	.300	.379
D Young LF	3	1	1	1	0	0	13	.268	.301	.365
M Cabrera 1B	4	0	2	0	0	0	6	.328	.432	.553
V Martinez DH	4	0	1	1	0	1	13	.323	.370	.445
B Boesch PR-DH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.341	.458
A Avila C	3	0	0	0	1	1	17	.297	.390	.520
W Betemit 3B	4	0	1	1	0	1	11	.286	.344	.415
B Inge 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.238	.255
R Raburn 2B	3	0	0	0	0	2	15	.238	.274	.394
D Kelly RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	9	.225	.274	.328
Totals	30	5	10	4	1	5	105
BATTING 2B: A Jackson (18, N Adcock); M Cabrera (36, N Adcock); V Martinez (30, B Wood); W Betemit (20, B Wood) 3B: A Jackson (9, B Wood) RBI: D Young (44), R Santiago (23), V Martinez (77), W Betemit (40) S: R Santiago SF: R Santiago, D Young 2-out RBI: V Martinez, W Betemit Tigers RISP: 1-6 (A Avila 0-1, R Santiago 0-1, W Betemit 1-1, M Cabrera 0-1, V Martinez 0-1, D Young 0-1) Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING SB: A Jackson (19, 2nd base off N Adcock/S Perez)
FIELDING E: D Young (6, bobble) DP: 2 (R Santiago-R Raburn-M Cabrera, R Porcello-R Santiago-M Cabrera). Outfield Assist: A Jackson (B Butler at 3rd base).

Detroit Tigers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
R Porcello	7.0	8	4	4	1	4	2	86-58	5.01
D Schlereth (W, 2-1)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13-6	3.80
J Valverde (S, 40)	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	18-11	2.58
Totals	9.0	9	4	4	3	5	2	117-75
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: R Porcello 22/27; D Schlereth 2/4; J Valverde 4/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: R Porcello 14-7-15-22; D Schlereth 1-2-1-2; J Valverde 4-0-5-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Porcello 12-4; D Schlereth 2-1; J Valverde 0-2 Game Scores: R Porcello 48

Scoring Summary

			KC	DET
	1st	D Young hit sacrifice fly to center, A Jackson scored.	0	1
	2nd	E Hosmer homered to right (408 feet)..	1	1
	3rd	A Jackson scored, R Santiago to third on wild pitch by N Adcock.	1	2
	4th	E Hosmer homered to right (391 feet).	2	2
	6th	M Cabrera doubled to deep left, A Gordon scored.	3	2
	6th	B Butler singled to left, M Cabrera scored, B Butler to second on error by left fielder D Young.	4	2
	8th	R Santiago hit sacrifice fly to right, A Jackson scored.	4	3
	8th	V Martinez doubled to deep center, D Young scored.	4	4
	8th	W Betemit doubled to deep right, B Boesch scored, A Avila thrown out at home.	4	5
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Game Notes

ROYALS PITCHER FELIPE PAULINO WAS SCRATCHED FROM TODAY'S START DUE TO BACK SPASMS.

Game Information

Stadium	Comerica Park, Detroit, MI
Attendance	33,572 (81.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:27
Weather	75 degrees, cloudy
Wind	4 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Tom Hallion, First Base - Bill Miller, Second Base - James Hoye, Third Base - Phil Cuzzi