Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers

Thursday, August 30th, 2012 7:10PM CST

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KC

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DET

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Detroit Tigers

Game Recap

Fueled by Jeremy Guthrie's effective pitching performance which extended into the eighth inning and a key home run from Alex Gordon, the Kansas City Royals defeated the Detroit Tigers 2-1 on Thursday night, securing a three-game sweep.

Game Details

Date: Thursday, August 30th, 2012

Time: 7:10PM CST

Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Location: Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 12,997

Line Score

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Game Stats


Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Doubles: M Moustakas (28, R Porcello); B Butler (20, R Porcello)

Home Runs: A Gordon (10, 6th inning off R Porcello 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: J Giavotella (8), A Gordon (58)

Ground Into Double Play: J Giavotella; S Perez

Team Left On Base: 7

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-7 (S Perez 1-1, M Moustakas 0-1, A Escobar 0-1, J Giavotella 0-1, E Hosmer 0-1, J Francoeur 1-1, L Cain 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Escobar 1; E Hosmer 1


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

Intentional Walks: J Francoeur (By D Downs)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Guthrie 20-32; T Collins 1-2; A Crow 1-1; K Herrera 1-4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Guthrie 18-4-19-28; T Collins 2-3-0-1; A Crow 1-0-0-1; K Herrera 1-2-0-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Guthrie 7-12; T Collins 0-0; A Crow 0-1; K Herrera 2-1

Game Scores: J Guthrie 57


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (J Giavotella-A Escobar-E Hosmer)

Errors: S Perez 2 (4, dropped foul ball, throw)



Detroit Tigers Batting

Tigers Batting

Doubles: P Fielder (27, J Guthrie)

Runs Batted In: J Peralta (53)

2-out Runs Batted In: J Peralta

Ground Into Double Play: M Cabrera

Team Left On Base: 11

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-11 (P Fielder 0-1, A Jackson 0-1, J Baker 0-1, O Infante 0-1, A Dirks 0-1, B Boesch 0-1, M Cabrera 0-1, D Young 0-2, J Peralta 1-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: O Infante 1; P Fielder 1; A Dirks 1; D Young 1; J Peralta 1


Detroit Tigers Pitching

Tigers Pitching

Pitcher Notes: R Porcello pitched to 3 batters in the 6th

Wild Pitches: R Porcello

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: R Porcello 11-23; D Downs 0-3; B Villarreal 6-7

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: R Porcello 11-7-27-17; D Downs 0-3-0-2; B Villarreal 4-4-4-5

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Porcello 10-1; D Downs 0-2; B Villarreal 3-1

Game Scores: R Porcello 45


Detroit Tigers Fielding

Tigers Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (O Infante-P Fielder, M Cabrera-O Infante-P Fielder)


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