Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers

Saturday, September 20th, 2014 12:05PM CST

Kansas City Royals

Royals

KC

Home

2
vs.
Final

Tigers

DET

Away

3
Detroit Tigers

Game Recap

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.

Game Details

Date: Saturday, September 20th, 2014

Time: 12:05PM CST

Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Location: Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 37,074

Line Score

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Game Stats


Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

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


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

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


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

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



Detroit Tigers Batting

Tigers Batting

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


Detroit Tigers Pitching

Tigers Pitching

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


Detroit Tigers Fielding

Tigers Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (I Kinsler-M Scherzer-N Castellanos)

Errors: I Kinsler (9, catch)


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