Tuesday, June 17th, 2014 6:08PM CST
On Tuesday night, the Kansas City Royals earned an 11-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers. This win marked the Royals' ninth in a row and lifted them into sole possession of first place in the American League Central division. A significant seven-run rally in the second inning proved decisive for Kansas City, featuring home runs hit by both Alex Gordon and Mike Moustakas.
Date: Tuesday, June 17th, 2014
Time: 6:08PM CST
Stadium: Comerica Park
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 34,328
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DET |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
KC |
0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: J Martinez (9, Y Ventura)
Home Runs: I Kinsler (7, 8th inning off L Coleman 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: N Castellanos (25), A Jackson (20), M Cabrera (56), I Kinsler (32)
2-out Runs Batted In: M Cabrera
Ground Into Double Play: E Suarez; M Cabrera; V Martinez
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-7 (A Jackson 1-1, A Avila 0-1, R Davis 1-1, E Suarez 1-2, I Kinsler 0-1, N Castellanos 0-1)

Pitcher Notes: M Scherzer pitched to 3 batters in the 5th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: M Scherzer 15-24; P Coke 4-6; E Reed 4-9; B Hardy 3-3; A Alburquerque 0-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: M Scherzer 21-8-11-17; P Coke 4-0-9-5; E Reed 4-4-4-6; B Hardy 5-1-2-2; A Alburquerque 1-0-1-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Scherzer 5-2; P Coke 2-1; E Reed 5-0; B Hardy 2-0; A Alburquerque 3-0
Game Scores: M Scherzer 6

Double Plays: 2 (E Suarez-I Kinsler-M Cabrera, A Romine-D Kelly)

Doubles: B Butler (15, M Scherzer); A Gordon (21, M Scherzer)
Home Runs: A Gordon (8, 2nd inning off M Scherzer 1 on, 0 Out); M Moustakas (7, 2nd inning off M Scherzer 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: A Gordon 2 (38), M Moustakas 2 (26), O Infante 3 (33), E Hosmer (35), S Perez (24), J Dyson (7), L Cain (29)
2-out Runs Batted In: J Dyson, O Infante, L Cain
Ground Into Double Play: S Perez; J Dyson
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 7-14 (A Gordon 1-2, S Perez 1-1, M Moustakas 0-1, O Infante 1-1, A Escobar 0-1, J Dyson 1-1, E Hosmer 0-3, N Aoki 1-1, B Butler 0-1, L Cain 2-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Gordon 1; E Hosmer 3

Hit By Pitch: L Cain (By M Scherzer)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Y Ventura 16-28; L Coleman 3-5; A Crow 1-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Y Ventura 19-9-15-22; L Coleman 2-3-2-4; A Crow 2-3-2-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Y Ventura 11-4; L Coleman 3-0; A Crow 0-2
Game Scores: Y Ventura 51

Double Plays: 4 (O Infante-A Escobar-E Hosmer 2, E Hosmer, E Hosmer-A Escobar-E Hosmer)
Errors: A Escobar (5, ground ball)
Passed Balls: S Perez
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