Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals

Tigers Batting

Home Runs: M Cabrera (17, 1st inning off B Chen 0 on, 2 Out); P Polanco (6, 3rd inning off B Chen 1 on, 2 Out); M Thames (8, 5th inning off B Chen 2 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: M Cabrera (48), P Polanco 4 (40), M Thames 3 (18)

2-out Runs Batted In: M Cabrera, P Polanco 3, M Thames 3

Ground Into Double Play: M Cabrera

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-4 (P Polanco 1-1, M Ordonez 0-1, M Thames 1-1, M Cabrera 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: M Ordonez 1

Tigers Pitching

Intentional Walks: M Cabrera (By B Chen)

Hit By Pitch: B Inge (By R Tejeda)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Verlander 15-26; B Lyon 4-4; B Seay 1-3; J Zumaya 1-2; F Rodney 3-5

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Verlander 24-17-31-14; B Lyon 2-0-2-4; B Seay 3-1-0-1; J Zumaya 1-2-0-0; F Rodney 4-3-4-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Verlander 3-3; B Lyon 3-0; B Seay 0-1; J Zumaya 0-0; F Rodney 0-1

Game Scores: J Verlander 53

Tigers Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (G Laird-P Polanco, P Polanco-A Everett-M Cabrera)

Errors: G Laird (2, catchers interference); B Inge (9, throw)

Royals Batting

Doubles: B Butler (23, J Verlander); D DeJesus (17, J Verlander)

Home Runs: B Butler (8, 6th inning off J Verlander 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: D DeJesus 3 (39), B Butler (35), J Guillen (35)

2-out Runs Batted In: D DeJesus 3

Ground Into Double Play: B Butler

Team Left On Base: 8

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-9 (M Olivo 0-2, W Bloomquist 0-1, D DeJesus 1-1, J Guillen 1-1, M Teahen 0-2, B Butler 0-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: M Olivo 1; W Bloomquist 1; M Teahen 2

Royals Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: B Chen 13-23; R Tejeda 5-6; J Wright 2-5; R Mahay 2-4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: B Chen 17-8-9-14; R Tejeda 6-5-6-2; J Wright 3-2-6-4; R Mahay 1-3-5-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Chen 3-8; R Tejeda 0-0; J Wright 4-0; R Mahay 0-2

Game Scores: B Chen 26

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (M Teahen-A Callaspo-B Butler)

Royals Baserunning

Caught Stealing: D DeJesus (4, 2nd base by J Verlander/G Laird)