Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers - Box Score - September 27, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for Sep 27, 2012

Final

Series: Game 3 of 3

Detroit won 3-0

Game 1: Tuesday, September 25
Kansas City	0	Final
Detroit	2	Final
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Game 2: Wednesday, September 26
Kansas City	4	Final
Detroit	5	Final
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Game 3: Thursday, September 27
Kansas City	4	Final
Detroit	5	Final
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Royals 4

(70-86, 34-44 away)

Tigers 5

(84-72, 50-31 home)

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Coverage: FOX DET

1:05 PM ET, September 27, 2012

Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan

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

W: J. Benoit (5-3)

L: T. Collins (5-4)

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
D Lough CF	4	1	1	0	0	1	13	.244	.300	.333
A Escobar SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	9	.289	.329	.384
a-T Abreu PH-SS	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	.302	.309	.434
A Gordon LF	4	0	0	0	0	2	17	.291	.361	.447
B Butler DH	4	1	1	1	0	1	12	.314	.372	.509
S Perez C	4	0	1	0	0	1	13	.294	.318	.474
M Moustakas 3B	4	1	1	0	0	2	14	.243	.294	.416
J Francoeur RF	3	1	1	1	0	1	14	.237	.291	.374
E Hosmer 1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.232	.304	.359
B Pena 1B	2	0	0	0	0	1	9	.251	.279	.344
J Giavotella 2B	3	0	0	1	0	1	12	.228	.263	.298
Totals	33	4	6	4	0	11	118
a-singled to right for A Escobar in the 8th
BATTING 2B: M Moustakas (33, D Fister); J Francoeur (25, D Fister) HR: B Butler (28, 9th inning off J Benoit 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Francoeur (44), J Giavotella (15), T Abreu (13), B Butler (104) 2-out RBI: T Abreu Royals RISP: 2-5 (T Abreu 1-1, B Pena 0-1, J Giavotella 0-1, E Hosmer 0-1, J Francoeur 1-1) Team LOB: 3
FIELDING E: M Moustakas 3 (14, ground ball 2, throw); A Gordon (2, bobble); A Escobar (19, throw) Outfield Assist: A Gordon (A Avila at 2nd base, P Fielder at Home).

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
L Mendoza	7.0	7	4	2	1	6	0	86-57	4.36
A Crow	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	11-9	3.30
T Collins (L, 5-4)	0.1	1	1	0	1	0	0	9-4	3.39
K Herrera	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11-5	2.40
Totals	8.2	8	5	2	2	8	0	117-75
PITCHING IBB: D Young (By T Collins) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: L Mendoza 18/27; A Crow 3/3; T Collins 2/3; K Herrera 1/2 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: L Mendoza 16-11-11-19; A Crow 3-3-2-1; T Collins 2-0-0-2; K Herrera 1-0-2-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Mendoza 5-7; A Crow 1-0; T Collins 1-0; K Herrera 1-0 Game Scores: L Mendoza 56

Detroit Tigers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
A Jackson CF	3	1	0	0	1	3	17	.303	.382	.487
Q Berry LF	4	1	1	2	0	0	8	.264	.334	.365
M Cabrera 3B	4	1	1	0	0	1	12	.326	.391	.601
P Fielder 1B	4	0	2	1	0	1	13	.310	.410	.520
D Young DH	2	0	0	1	1	1	11	.272	.303	.421
D Kelly PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.187	.275	.252
A Dirks RF	3	0	1	0	0	0	9	.319	.370	.481
a-R Santiago PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.206	.285	.274
J Peralta SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	17	.242	.308	.384
A Avila C	4	0	1	1	0	1	20	.248	.356	.394
O Infante 2B	3	1	1	0	0	0	9	.262	.287	.383
Totals	32	5	8	5	2	8	117
a-bunted into fielder's choice to pitcher for A Dirks in the 9th
BATTING 2B: P Fielder (32, T Collins) 3B: Q Berry (6, L Mendoza) RBI: P Fielder (105), D Young (74), Q Berry 2 (29), A Avila (48) SF: D Young 2-out RBI: Q Berry 2 Tigers RISP: 4-8 (A Avila 0-1, P Fielder 1-1, R Santiago 0-1, A Dirks 1-1, M Cabrera 1-2, J Peralta 0-1, Q Berry 1-1) Team LOB: 4
BASERUNNING CS: J Peralta (2, 2nd base by L Mendoza/S Perez)
FIELDING PB: A Avila.

Detroit Tigers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
D Fister	7.2	5	3	2	0	10	0	99-70	3.38
P Coke (H, 20)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4-3	3.93
J Benoit (W, 5-3; B, 4)	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	15-12	3.23
Totals	9.0	6	4	3	0	11	1	118-85
PITCHING HBP: J Francoeur (By D Fister) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: D Fister 18/29; P Coke 1/1; J Benoit 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: D Fister 30-7-15-18; P Coke 0-0-2-1; J Benoit 1-4-4-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Fister 9-4; P Coke 1-0; J Benoit 1-1 Game Scores: D Fister 69

Scoring Summary

			KC	DET
	1st	P Fielder singled to left, Q Berry scored, M Cabrera to third, P Fielder to second on error by left fielder A Gordon.	0	1
	1st	D Young hit sacrifice fly to right, M Cabrera scored.	0	2
	2nd	Q Berry tripled to right, O Infante and A Jackson scored.	0	4
	8th	J Francoeur doubled to left, M Moustakas scored.	1	4
	8th	J Giavotella grounded out to third, J Francoeur scored.	2	4
	8th	T Abreu singled to right, D Lough scored.	3	4
	9th	B Butler homered to right (400 feet).	4	4
	9th	A Avila grounded out to first, D Kelly scored, R Santiago to third, J Peralta to second.	4	5
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Game Notes

TIGERS PITCHER DOUG FISTER SET AN AL RECORD BY STRIKING OUT NINE CONSECUTIVE BATTERS.
ROYALS FIRST BASEMAN ERIC HOSMER LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE THIRD INNING WITH A STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER.

Game Information

Stadium	Comerica Park, Detroit, MI
Attendance	33,019 (80% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:23
Weather	59 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	13 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Jeff Nelson, First Base - Bill Welke, Second Base - Cory Blaser, Third Base - Chris Guccione