Saturday, September 20th, 2014 12:05PM CST
In a close Saturday contest, the Detroit Tigers edged the Kansas City Royals with a 3-2 score. The Tigers, with pitcher Max Scherzer, successfully appealed a wild play, and their closer Joe Nathan managed to escape a difficult situation in the final inning, a result that widened their lead in the AL Central division.
Date: Saturday, September 20th, 2014
Time: 12:05PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 37,074
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DET |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: A Escobar (32, M Scherzer); J Dyson (4, M Scherzer); E Hosmer (32, M Scherzer)
Runs Batted In: E Hosmer (54)
2-out Runs Batted In: E Hosmer
Sacrifice Hit: N Aoki 2
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-11 (J Willingham 0-3, A Gordon 0-2, O Infante 0-1, A Escobar 1-1, E Hosmer 1-1, N Aoki 0-2, R Ibanez 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: J Willingham 1; A Gordon 3; N Aoki 1; R Ibanez 2

Wild Pitches: J Shields
Hit By Pitch: O Infante (By M Scherzer)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Shields 18-27; K Herrera 2-5; W Davis 3-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Shields 16-12-21-20; K Herrera 3-2-2-4; W Davis 2-3-1-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Shields 5-9; K Herrera 2-1; W Davis 1-0
Game Scores: J Shields 55

Stolen Bases: M Moustakas (1, 2nd base off M Scherzer/J McCann)

Home Runs: T Hunter (17, 4th inning off J Shields 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: T Hunter (81), T Collins (4), R Davis (49)
2-out Runs Batted In: T Collins, R Davis
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-3 (R Davis 1-1, T Collins 1-1, I Kinsler 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: I Kinsler 1

Wild Pitches: J Chamberlain
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: M Scherzer 17-29; J Chamberlain 2-5; J Nathan 4-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: M Scherzer 19-9-28-19; J Chamberlain 6-3-0-4; J Nathan 2-1-8-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Scherzer 8-6; J Chamberlain 2-0; J Nathan 2-1
Game Scores: M Scherzer 66

Double Plays: 1 (I Kinsler-M Scherzer-N Castellanos)
Errors: I Kinsler (9, catch)
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