Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals - Box Score - August 28, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for Aug 28, 2012

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Kansas City leads 1-0 (as of 8/28)

Game 1: Tuesday, August 28
Detroit	8	Final
Kansas City	9	Final
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Game 2: Wednesday, August 29
Detroit	0	Final
Kansas City	1	Final
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Game 3: Thursday, August 30
Detroit	1	Final
Kansas City	2	Final
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Tigers 8

(69-59, 30-33 away)

Royals 9

(57-71, 27-33 home)

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8:10 PM ET, August 28, 2012

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	3	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	8	10	0
KC	3	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	-	9	15	0

W: A. Crow (3-1)

L: B. Villarreal (3-4)

S: G. Holland (8)

Detroit Tigers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
A Jackson CF	3	3	3	0	2	0	25	.307	.389	.490
A Dirks RF	5	1	1	1	0	1	22	.333	.390	.507
M Cabrera 3B	5	1	2	1	0	1	14	.325	.391	.582
P Fielder 1B	3	1	1	2	2	0	19	.311	.408	.521
D Young DH	5	1	1	2	0	2	16	.271	.301	.419
A Avila C	4	0	1	1	0	3	20	.252	.352	.391
J Peralta SS	4	1	1	1	0	1	16	.256	.320	.413
O Infante 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	11	.274	.293	.444
Q Berry LF	4	0	0	0	0	2	15	.268	.346	.368
Totals	37	8	10	8	4	10	158
BATTING 2B: A Dirks (15, L Mendoza); P Fielder (26, L Mendoza) HR: D Young (15, 1st inning off L Mendoza 1 on, 2 Out); J Peralta (10, 8th inning off A Crow 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: A Dirks (26), D Young 2 (54), P Fielder 2 (93), A Avila (38), M Cabrera (107), J Peralta (52) 2-out RBI: D Young 2, A Avila, M Cabrera Tigers RISP: 4-11 (P Fielder 1-2, A Avila 1-1, A Dirks 0-1, M Cabrera 1-3, D Young 1-4) Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: A Jackson (11, 2nd base off K Herrera/S Perez)

Detroit Tigers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Verlander	5.2	12	8	8	3	6	0	120-80	2.80
D Downs	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	1.84
B Villarreal (L, 3-4)	1.2	2	1	1	1	2	0	25-18	2.28
P Coke	0.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	12-6	3.72
Totals	8.0	15	9	9	5	9	0	159-106
PITCHING IBB: B Butler (By J Verlander); J Francoeur (By P Coke) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Verlander 19/32; D Downs 1/1; B Villarreal 5/8; P Coke 1/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Verlander 19-11-27-23; D Downs 0-0-1-1; B Villarreal 3-3-8-4; P Coke 2-2-1-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Verlander 7-4; D Downs 0-1; B Villarreal 0-3; P Coke 0-0 Game Scores: J Verlander 16

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Dyson CF	3	2	1	0	2	1	25	.270	.334	.338
A Escobar SS	5	1	2	1	0	1	19	.302	.343	.404
A Gordon LF	5	2	2	2	0	2	19	.297	.368	.446
B Butler DH	4	1	3	2	1	1	17	.308	.375	.507
L Cain PR-DH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.293	.378
S Perez C	5	1	2	1	0	0	14	.297	.320	.497
M Moustakas 3B	5	0	3	3	0	0	15	.250	.307	.440
J Francoeur RF	4	0	0	0	1	2	14	.232	.284	.360
E Hosmer 1B	4	0	0	0	1	2	23	.239	.309	.369
J Giavotella 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	13	.233	.262	.272
Totals	39	9	15	9	5	9	159
BATTING 2B: A Gordon 2 (44, J Verlander 2); S Perez 2 (13, J Verlander 2); M Moustakas (26, P Coke) RBI: B Butler 2 (83), M Moustakas 3 (63), A Escobar (42), A Gordon 2 (57), S Perez (24) 2-out RBI: B Butler, M Moustakas 3, S Perez Royals RISP: 7-14 (A Gordon 1-3, S Perez 1-2, M Moustakas 2-3, A Escobar 1-2, E Hosmer 0-1, B Butler 2-2, J Francoeur 0-1) Team LOB: 11
BASERUNNING SB: J Giavotella (1, 2nd base off B Villarreal/A Avila); L Cain (6, 2nd base off B Villarreal/A Avila)

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
L Mendoza	5.0	7	6	6	1	4	1	82-50	4.51
K Herrera (H, 16)	1.2	2	1	1	0	2	0	26-17	2.66
T Collins	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6-2	3.06
A Crow (W, 3-1; B, 6)	1.1	1	1	1	0	3	1	20-13	3.52
G Holland (S, 8)	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	24-12	2.89
Totals	9.0	10	8	8	4	10	2	158-94
PITCHING T Collins pitched to 1 batter in the 7th WP: K Herrera; G Holland IBB: P Fielder (By G Holland) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: L Mendoza 14/23; K Herrera 2/7; T Collins 0/1; A Crow 4/5; G Holland 3/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: L Mendoza 9-8-15-18; K Herrera 3-2-7-5; T Collins 1-1-0-0; A Crow 2-4-5-2; G Holland 3-3-4-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Mendoza 5-6; K Herrera 3-0; T Collins 0-0; A Crow 1-0; G Holland 1-1 Game Scores: L Mendoza 32

Scoring Summary

			DET	KC
	1st	A Dirks doubled to deep center, A Jackson scored.	1	0
	1st	D Young homered to right center (433 feet), A Dirks scored.	3	0
	1st	B Butler singled to center, A Gordon scored.	3	1
	1st	M Moustakas singled to center, B Butler and S Perez scored.	3	3
	2nd	A Escobar singled to left, J Giavotella scored, J Dyson to third.	3	4
	2nd	A Gordon doubled to left, J Dyson and A Escobar scored.	3	6
	2nd	B Butler singled to center, A Gordon scored.	3	7
	3rd	P Fielder doubled to deep right center, A Jackson and M Cabrera scored.	5	7
	3rd	A Avila singled to center, P Fielder scored.	6	7
	6th	S Perez doubled to left, J Dyson scored, B Butler to third.	6	8
	7th	M Cabrera singled to right, A Jackson scored.	7	8
	8th	J Peralta homered to left (421 feet).	8	8
	8th	M Moustakas doubled to right, L Cain scored.	8	9
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Game Notes

A FOUL BALL HIT BY TIGERS DESIGNATED HITTER DELMON YOUNG IN THE TOP OF THE NINTH INNING WAS UPHELD AFTER VIDEO REVIEW.

Game Information

Stadium	Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Attendance	13,601 (35.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:30
Weather	94 degrees, clear
Wind	2 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Phil Cuzzi, First Base - Ted Barrett, Second Base - Manny Gonzalez, Third Base - Greg Gibson