Thursday, September 27th, 2012 12:05PM CST
On Thursday the Detroit Tigers defeated the visiting Kansas City Royals by a score of five runs to four. The winning run for Detroit came in the ninth inning on a ground ball hit by Alex Avila. Pitcher Doug Fister had a remarkable outing for the Tigers during the game, establishing an American League record by striking out nine batters in a row. With this victory the Tigers successfully maintained their lead in the Central division standings.
Date: Thursday, September 27th, 2012
Time: 12:05PM CST
Stadium: Comerica Park
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 33,019
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DET |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
KC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |

Doubles: P Fielder (32, T Collins)
Triples: Q Berry (6, L Mendoza)
Runs Batted In: P Fielder (105), D Young (74), Q Berry 2 (29), A Avila (48)
2-out Runs Batted In: Q Berry 2
Sacrifice Flies: D Young
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 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)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: M Cabrera 1

Intentional Walks: D Young (By T Collins)
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

Passed Balls: A Avila

Caught Stealing: J Peralta (2, 2nd base by L Mendoza/S Perez)

Doubles: M Moustakas (33, D Fister); J Francoeur (25, D Fister)
Home Runs: B Butler (28, 9th inning off J Benoit 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: J Francoeur (44), J Giavotella (15), T Abreu (13), B Butler (104)
2-out Runs Batted In: T Abreu
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-5 (T Abreu 1-1, B Pena 0-1, J Giavotella 0-1, E Hosmer 0-1, J Francoeur 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: E Hosmer 1

Hit By Pitch: J Francoeur (By D Fister)
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

Errors: M Moustakas 3 (14, ground ball 2, throw); A Gordon (2, bobble); A Escobar (19, throw)
Assists: A Gordon (A Avila at 2nd base, P Fielder at Home)
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