Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals

Tigers Batting

Doubles: M Cabrera (1, J Shields)

Triples: A Jackson (1, J Shields); A Gonzalez (1, A Crow)

Home Runs: V Martinez (1, 2nd inning off J Shields 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: V Martinez (1), A Gonzalez 2 (2)

2-out Runs Batted In: A Gonzalez

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-7 (A Jackson 0-1, A Avila 0-1, A Gonzalez 2-2, R Davis 0-1, V Martinez 0-1, N Castellanos 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: R Davis 1; A Avila 1

Tigers Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Verlander 17-28; E Reed 3-3; A Alburquerque 2-4; J Nathan 3-3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Verlander 14-10-19-21; E Reed 4-0-0-3; A Alburquerque 4-0-2-4; J Nathan 3-1-3-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Verlander 9-7; E Reed 2-1; A Alburquerque 2-1; J Nathan 1-2

Game Scores: J Verlander 49

Tigers Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (J Verlander-A Gonzalez-M Cabrera)

Errors: T Hunter (1, fly ball); A Gonzalez (1, ground ball)

Royals Batting

Doubles: E Hosmer (1, J Verlander); S Perez 2 (2, J Verlander 2)

Runs Batted In: S Perez (1), L Cain (1), O Infante (1)

2-out Runs Batted In: L Cain, O Infante

Ground Into Double Play: A Gordon

Team Left On Base: 8

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-9 (M Moustakas 0-2, A Escobar 0-1, E Hosmer 0-1, B Butler 0-1, L Cain 1-3, N Aoki 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Escobar 2; E Hosmer 2; B Butler 1; L Cain 1

Royals Pitching

Pitcher Notes: G Holland pitched to 1 batter in the 9th

Wild Pitches: A Crow

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Shields 12-24; A Crow 2-3; W Davis 3-7; G Holland 0-1

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Shields 14-10-27-20; A Crow 1-3-3-2; W Davis 8-1-2-5; G Holland 1-0-0-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Shields 6-9; A Crow 1-0; W Davis 2-2; G Holland 0-0

Game Scores: J Shields 53

Royals Fielding

Assists: A Gordon (N Castellanos at 2nd base)