Tuesday, August 28th, 2012 7:10PM CST
In a Tuesday night game, the Kansas City Royals defeated the Detroit Tigers by a score of 9-8. Mike Moustakas contributed three hits and three RBIs, and the Royals' lineup found success against pitcher Justin Verlander.
Date: Tuesday, August 28th, 2012
Time: 7:10PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 13,601
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
DET |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |

Doubles: A Gordon 2 (44, J Verlander 2); S Perez 2 (13, J Verlander 2); M Moustakas (26, P Coke)
Runs Batted In: B Butler 2 (83), M Moustakas 3 (63), A Escobar (42), A Gordon 2 (57), S Perez (24)
2-out Runs Batted In: B Butler, M Moustakas 3, S Perez
Team Left On Base: 11
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 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)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Gordon 1; M Moustakas 2; A Escobar 1; E Hosmer 1; J Francoeur 1

Pitcher Notes: T Collins pitched to 1 batter in the 7th
Wild Pitches: K Herrera; G Holland
Intentional Walks: B Butler (By J Verlander); J Francoeur (By P Coke)
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

Stolen Bases: J Giavotella (1, 2nd base off B Villarreal/A Avila); L Cain (6, 2nd base off B Villarreal/A Avila)

Doubles: A Dirks (15, L Mendoza); P Fielder (26, L Mendoza)
Home Runs: D Young (15, 1st inning off L Mendoza 1 on, 2 Out); J Peralta (10, 8th inning off A Crow 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: A Dirks (26), D Young 2 (54), P Fielder 2 (93), A Avila (38), M Cabrera (107), J Peralta (52)
2-out Runs Batted In: D Young 2, A Avila, M Cabrera
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-11 (P Fielder 1-2, A Avila 1-1, A Dirks 0-1, M Cabrera 1-3, D Young 1-4)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: D Young 2

Intentional Walks: P Fielder (By G Holland)
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

Stolen Bases: A Jackson (11, 2nd base off K Herrera/S Perez)
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