Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012 7:10PM CST
The Kansas City Royals rallied on Tuesday night to defeat the AL Central champion Detroit Tigers 4-2. This victory occurred despite an effort from Detroit's Miguel Cabrera who recorded two hits and two runs batted in before departing the game in the fifth inning.
Date: Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
Time: 7:10PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 14,283
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
DET |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Home Runs: A Escobar (5, 1st inning off D Fister 0 on, 1 Out); J Francoeur (16, 8th inning off B Villarreal 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: A Escobar 2 (52), S Perez (39), J Francoeur (49)
Ground Into Double Play: S Perez; I Falu
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-9 (S Perez 0-3, A Gordon 0-1, I Falu 0-1, A Escobar 1-1, J Dyson 0-1, B Butler 0-1, J Francoeur 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: S Perez 1; J Dyson 2; J Francoeur 1

Balks: J Guthrie
Hit By Pitch: T Abreu (By D Fister)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Guthrie 14-25; F Bueno 3-4; K Herrera 3-3; G Holland 1-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Guthrie 16-5-21-19; F Bueno 3-1-2-4; K Herrera 3-3-3-1; G Holland 2-2-4-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Guthrie 5-9; F Bueno 2-1; K Herrera 1-0; G Holland 2-0
Game Scores: J Guthrie 54

Double Plays: 2 (T Abreu-A Escobar-B Butler, T Abreu-B Butler)
Errors: I Falu (3, throw); B Butler (3, catch)

Stolen Bases: A Escobar (34, 2nd base off D Downs/B Holaday)

Runs Batted In: M Cabrera 2 (139)
Ground Into Double Play: B Boesch
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-5 (R Santiago 1-2, M Cabrera 1-1, D Young 0-1, D Worth 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: R Santiago 1; D Worth 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: D Fister 13-22; L Putkonen 2-5; D Downs 1-5; B Villarreal 3-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: D Fister 18-5-7-17; L Putkonen 3-3-3-5; D Downs 3-2-3-3; B Villarreal 1-0-2-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Fister 8-3; L Putkonen 4-1; D Downs 0-2; B Villarreal 2-1
Game Scores: D Fister 37

Double Plays: 2 (D Worth-R Santiago-P Fielder, R Santiago-D Worth-D Kelly)
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