Wednesday, June 12th, 2013 1:10PM CST
On June 12, 2013, the Kansas City Royals defeated the Detroit Tigers 3-2 in a dramatic contest. The Royals were held scoreless for seven innings by Detroit's Justin Verlander, but mounted a comeback in the ninth. With two outs, Lorenzo Cain hit a tying two-run home run off Tigers closer Jose Valverde. The game went into extra innings, and Eric Hosmer delivered a winning single in the tenth, securing the victory for Kansas City and overcoming Verlander's strong start.
Date: Wednesday, June 12th, 2013
Time: 1:10PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 24,564
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
DET |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Home Runs: L Cain (3, 9th inning off J Valverde 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: L Cain 2 (30), E Hosmer (21)
2-out Runs Batted In: L Cain 2, E Hosmer
Sacrifice Hit: A Escobar
Ground Into Double Play: A Escobar
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-4 (M Moustakas 0-1, A Gordon 0-1, E Hosmer 1-1, L Cain 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: M Moustakas 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Shields 16-29; T Collins 2-3; L Hochevar 4-5; G Holland 3-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Shields 18-9-19-20; T Collins 4-2-4-0; L Hochevar 3-3-1-3; G Holland 1-4-4-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Shields 9-6; T Collins 0-0; L Hochevar 2-1; G Holland 0-1
Game Scores: J Shields 59

Double Plays: 2 (A Escobar-E Johnson-E Hosmer 2)

Caught Stealing: D Lough (1, 2nd base by P Coke)
Stolen Bases: E Hosmer (5, 2nd base off J Valverde/B Pena)
Picked Off: D Lough (1st base by P Coke)

Doubles: A Garcia (3, J Shields); M Tuiasosopo (6, J Shields); B Pena (4, J Shields)
Runs Batted In: P Fielder (52), B Pena (12)
Sacrifice Hit: R Santiago 2; T Hunter
Ground Into Double Play: V Martinez; A Garcia
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-11 (D Kelly 0-1, P Fielder 1-1, B Pena 1-1, M Tuiasosopo 0-1, A Garcia 0-2, V Martinez 0-2, T Hunter 0-2, J Peralta 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: D Kelly 1; M Tuiasosopo 1; T Hunter 2

Pitcher Notes: D Smyly pitched to 1 batter in the 9th
Hit By Pitch: T Hunter (By J Shields)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Verlander 16-25; D Smyly 2-4; J Valverde 2-4; P Coke 4-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Verlander 19-15-30-15; D Smyly 1-1-5-4; J Valverde 1-1-6-3; P Coke 4-1-1-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Verlander 5-7; D Smyly 3-0; J Valverde 0-1; P Coke 2-1
Game Scores: J Verlander 77

Double Plays: 2 (P Fielder, J Peralta-R Santiago-P Fielder)
Errors: M Cabrera (6, ground ball); P Fielder (3, catch)
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