KC 31 vs. DET 23

BOXSCORE: 2012 Kansas City Royals At 2012 Detroit Tigers             6/7/2012
 
  Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Gordon LF         5  0  2  2 .362     A.Jackson CF        5  1  1  0 .319  
  A.Escobar SS        6  0  2  0 .241     A.Dirks LF          5  1  2  3 .344  
  E.Hosmer 1B         6  0  1  0 .216     M.Cabrera 3B        6  0  2  1 .299  
  B.Butler DH         5  1  1  0 .304     P.Fielder 1B        5  0  1  0 .299  
  S.Perez C           5  2  2  0 .307     D.Young DH          4  2  3  1 .247  
  M.Moustakas 3B      6  1  2  3 .223     J.Peralta SS        4  0  0  0 .293  
  J.Francoeur RF      6  0  0  0 .200     A.Avila C           3  0  1  0 .233  
  J.Dyson CF          4  2  3  0 .296     R.Raburn RF         4  0  1  0 .188  
  C.Getz 2B           4  1  3  2 .299   A-Q.Berry RF          1  0  0  0 .197  
                                          R.Santiago 2B       4  2  1  1 .169  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      47  7 16  7                 Totals      41  6 12  6
 
A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Raburn In 8th Inning
 
Royals.......... 0 2 0  0 2 1  0 1 0  0 1 -  7 16  1
Tigers.......... 0 1 1  1 0 3  0 0 0  0 0 -  6 12  0
 
Royals (11-20)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
W.Smith                   5 2/3   7   6   3   5   3   2 112   5.40
E.Teaford WIN(1-0)        4 1/3   4   0   0   0   3   0  65   1.71
G.Holland SAVE(3rd)       1       1   0   0   0   1   0  15   0.87
Totals                   11      12   6   3   5   7   2
 
Tigers (15-8)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
M.Scherzer                5      10   5   5   2   7   1 109   3.03
J.Benoit                  2 1/3   2   1   1   0   2   0  31   1.04
P.Coke BS(2nd)            1 1/3   1   0   0   0   1   0  14   9.82
B.Villarreal LOSS(0-2)    2       2   1   1   2   2   0  47   2.79
J.Valverde                0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.38
Totals                   11      16   7   7   4  12   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 32,761 DATE-  TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Andy Fletcher, Rob Drake, Joe West, Sam Holbrook
T- 3:30
LEFT ON BASE- Royals:12  Tigers: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 4  Tigers: 1
ERRORS- M.Moustakas
DOUBLES- J.Dyson(2nd), C.Getz(4th)
HOME RUNS- M.Moustakas(3rd), A.Dirks(3rd), D.Young(3rd)
RBIs- A.Gordon-2(20th), M.Moustakas-3(16th), C.Getz-2(8th), A.Dirks-3(18th),
      M.Cabrera(24th), D.Young(7th), R.Santiago(6th)
SACRIFICE HITS- A.Dirks
SACRIFICE FLIES- A.Gordon
WALKS- B.Butler, S.Perez, J.Dyson, C.Getz, A.Jackson, D.Young, J.Peralta,
       A.Avila-2
HIT BY PITCH- R.Santiago
STRIKE OUTS- A.Gordon, A.Escobar-3, E.Hosmer-2, B.Butler-2, M.Moustakas-3,
             J.Francoeur, A.Dirks, M.Cabrera, P.Fielder, D.Young, J.Peralta,
             A.Avila, R.Santiago
GIDP- A.Escobar, A.Jackson, A.Dirks, M.Cabrera, P.Fielder
2-out RBI- C.Getz-2, M.Cabrera, M.Moustakas-3, A.Dirks-3
RLISP 2-out- M.Moustakas, P.Fielder, A.Escobar, J.Peralta, B.Butler, R.Raburn,
             A.Gordon, J.Francoeur
TEAM RISP- Royals: 3 for 10  Tigers: 3 for 7
 
The Kansas City Royals nipped the Detroit Tigers in 11 innings 7 to 6 at
Comerica Park in a hard fought contest.
 
Both teams were tied at 6 runs apiece after nine innings.  Kansas City won the
hard fought contest in the 11th inning.  After two outs Billy Butler singled.
Salvador Perez stepped into the batter's box and he slapped a base-hit.
Mike Moustakas then smacked a single.  The game was a wild affair with the
lead changing hands 5 times.  
 
Everett Teaford(1-0) picked up the victory, allowing no runs in 4 and 1/3
innings. Greg Holland got the save, his 3rd.  Brayan Villarreal(0-2) took the
loss in relief.  He allowed 2 hits and 2 walks in 2 innings.  
 
Wth the win Kansas City now has a record of 11-20.  With the loss, Detroit has
a record of 6-4 lately, 15-8 overall.