MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
09/15/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 2144 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (77-66) 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 13 0
Detroit Tigers (69-75) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
Kansas City Slaps 5-3 Loss on Detroit
Getting offensive support from Salvador Perez, the Kansas City Royals topped the Detroit Tigers, 5-3. Perez was 2-3 with a double and 2 walks, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for the Royals. Jeff Montgomery converted his 42nd save in 45 tries. The first-place Royals bumped their record to 77-66.

Kansas City used the timely hitting of Carlos Beltran to seize the win. The center fielder stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the seventh inning to put the Royals on top, 5-3. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"We'll put this win in the can," said Beltran, "and go after the next one."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Wilson LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .255 0 32
B. Witt Jr. SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .313 18 73
   b-F. Patek SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 0 5
G. Brett DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .275 15 66
S. Perez C 3 1 2 2 2 0 0 .264 20 75
C. Beltran CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .211 11 44
M. Sweeney 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .283 18 65
   a-K. Seitzer 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 7 24
F. White 2B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .242 6 45
J. Dye RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .208 16 59
J. Randa 3B 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .200 1 3
Totals 38 5 13 5 2 7 20      
a - K. Seitzer substituted for M. Sweeney in the 9th
b - F. Patek substituted for B. Witt Jr. in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Perez (21, 3rd Inning off J. Bunning, 1 on, 1 out) , F. White 2 (35, 6th Inning off J. Bunning, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off H. Coveleski, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Sweeney (18, 3rd Inning off J. Bunning, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Wilson 2 , B. Witt Jr. 2 , G. Brett , S. Perez 3 , C. Beltran , M. Sweeney 4 , F. White 5 , J. Randa
2-out RBI: S. Perez , M. Sweeney
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Wilson 3 , G. Brett , C. Beltran
GIDP: M. Sweeney 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Wilson (40) , B. Witt Jr. (37) , G. Brett (15)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Witt Jr.-White-Sweeney)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Cobb CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .286 5 56
A. Trammell SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .227 15 52
H. Heilmann DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .258 8 57
H. Greenberg 1B 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .287 27 91
A. Kaline LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .290 7 65
   a-C. Gehringer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 6 43
   b-B. Veach LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750 0 1
G. Kell 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .237 1 13
T. Phillips RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .214 1 8
B. Freehan C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .264 7 44
   c-N. Cash PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 2 15
L. Whitaker 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3 1 8 13      
a - C. Gehringer pinch hit for A. Kaline in the 8th
b - B. Veach substituted for C. Gehringer in the 9th
c - N. Cash pinch hit for B. Freehan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Trammell (18, 1st Inning off D. Jackson, 1 on, 0 outs) , H. Greenberg (31, 1st Inning off D. Jackson, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Cobb , A. Trammell 2 , H. Heilmann , H. Greenberg 2 , A. Kaline , G. Kell , T. Phillips , B. Freehan , L. Whitaker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Greenberg , L. Whitaker
GIDP: T. Phillips
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Whitaker-Trammell-Greenberg, Kell-Whitaker-Greenberg)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Jackson W (15-9) 6.2 9 3 3 1 6 0 114 2.90   
D. Quisenberry H (2) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 4.93   
J. Montgomery SV (42) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 2.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Jackson 49
Batters Faced: D. Jackson 29, D. Quisenberry 4, J. Montgomery 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Jackson 8-5, D. Quisenberry 2-2, J. Montgomery 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Jackson 114-72, D. Quisenberry 12-7, J. Montgomery 11-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bunning L (12-14) 6.1 11 5 5 2 6 1 106 4.88   
H. Coveleski 2.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 33 1.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bunning 35
Batters Faced: J. Bunning 31, H. Coveleski 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bunning 7-5, H. Coveleski 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bunning 106-65, H. Coveleski 33-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Coveleski 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Salvador Perez
Ballpark: Comerica Tigers Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:08 PM ET
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 29843
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