Monday, October 1st, 2012 7:10PM CST
A 6-3 victory for the Detroit Tigers over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night secured the AL Central division title for Detroit. Miguel Cabrera powered the offense with four hits, highlighted by a homer in a productive five-run sixth inning.
Date: Monday, October 1st, 2012
Time: 7:10PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 15,312
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DET |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: B Butler (32, A Alburquerque)
Home Runs: A Gordon (14, 6th inning off R Porcello 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: A Gordon (72), J Francoeur (48)
2-out Runs Batted In: J Francoeur
Ground Into Double Play: D Lough; J Francoeur
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-9 (D Lough 0-2, M Moustakas 0-1, A Escobar 0-2, J Francoeur 1-3, B Butler 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: D Lough 1; A Escobar 3; B Butler 1

Pitcher Notes: T Hottovy pitched to 1 batter in the 9th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: B Chen 16-27; L Coleman 5-9; V Mazzaro 1-3; T Hottovy 1-1; A Crow 1-1
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: B Chen 17-4-11-23; L Coleman 7-6-8-5; V Mazzaro 0-0-0-3; T Hottovy 1-0-0-1; A Crow 0-0-0-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Chen 4-9; L Coleman 1-2; V Mazzaro 1-1; T Hottovy 0-0; A Crow 1-0
Game Scores: B Chen 35

Double Plays: 1 (A Escobar-I Falu-B Butler)
Errors: D Lough (1, fly ball)
Assists: A Gordon (A Dirks at 3rd base)

Stolen Bases: A Escobar (33, 2nd base off R Porcello/G Laird)

Doubles: P Fielder (33, B Chen); G Laird (8, B Chen)
Home Runs: J Peralta (13, 5th inning off B Chen 0 on, 1 Out); M Cabrera (44, 6th inning off B Chen 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: J Peralta (63), M Cabrera (137), G Laird 3 (11)
2-out Runs Batted In: G Laird 3
Ground Into Double Play: D Young
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-10 (A Jackson 0-2, A Dirks 1-1, G Laird 2-2, D Young 0-3, J Peralta 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Jackson 2; D Young 1; J Peralta 1

Pitcher Notes: R Porcello pitched to 1 batter in the 6th
Wild Pitches: R Porcello
Intentional Walks: A Garcia (By B Chen)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: R Porcello 16-21; A Alburquerque 2-5; O Dotel 3-3; J Benoit 3-5; J Valverde 2-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: R Porcello 14-8-19-15; A Alburquerque 5-3-2-2; O Dotel 3-0-1-3; J Benoit 6-4-4-3; J Valverde 4-0-3-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Porcello 7-5; A Alburquerque 2-0; O Dotel 2-1; J Benoit 0-0; J Valverde 1-2
Game Scores: R Porcello 55

Double Plays: 2 (O Infante-J Peralta-P Fielder, J Peralta-O Infante-P Fielder)
Errors: G Laird (4, throw)
Assists: A Jackson (J Francoeur at 2nd base)
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