MAJOR LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/28/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2325 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (75-80) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 0
Kansas City Royals (81-74) 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 5 9 1
Royals Secure 5-3 Win
Kansas City Royals starter Bret Saberhagen pitched a strong game against the Detroit Tigers at Kauffman Stadium, leading the Royals to victory, 5-3. Saberhagen yielded 3 runs over 7 innings to notch the win. He scattered 5 hits, walked 2, and struck out 3. His record improves to 11-15. At 81-74, the Royals find themselves in first place in the American League Central Division.

Early in the game, first baseman Mike Sweeney had a 3-run home run for Kansas City. It was his 19th home run of the season and put the Royals on top, 3-1.

Sweeney called the win the result of "everyone being in sync."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Crawford RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260 3 30
C. Gehringer 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .247 7 46
H. Greenberg 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278 28 94
T. Cobb CF 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 .288 5 58
H. Heilmann DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .258 8 62
A. Kaline LF 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .283 7 68
D. Evans 3B 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 .194 9 46
B. Freehan C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .268 8 46
   a-N. Cash PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 2 17
B. Rogell SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .353 0 1
Totals 31 3 6 3 2 5 14      
a - N. Cash pinch hit for B. Freehan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Gehringer (30, 6th Inning off B. Saberhagen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Gehringer 3 , T. Cobb 2 , B. Freehan 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Crawford , H. Heilmann , B. Rogell
Sac Fly: T. Cobb , D. Evans
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Cobb (61)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Wilson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .256 0 37
B. Witt Jr. SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .312 19 76
   a-F. Patek SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 0 6
G. Brett DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 15 70
S. Perez C 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .273 22 81
C. Beltran CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .205 11 44
M. Sweeney 1B 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .278 19 69
   b-K. Seitzer 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 7 24
F. White 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239 7 48
J. Dye RF 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 .203 18 62
J. Randa 3B 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .178 1 7
Totals 33 5 9 5 0 5 7      
a - F. Patek substituted for B. Witt Jr. in the 3rd
b - K. Seitzer substituted for M. Sweeney in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Randa 2 (2, 2nd Inning off J. Morris, 1 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off J. Morris, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Perez (22, 5th Inning off J. Morris, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Sweeney (19, 2nd Inning off J. Morris, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Dye (18, 6th Inning off J. Morris, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Perez 4 , C. Beltran , M. Sweeney 4 , F. White , J. Dye 4 , J. Randa 4
2-out RBI: J. Dye
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Wilson , B. Witt Jr. , C. Beltran
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: S. Perez (8)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Morris L (10-12) 5.2 9 5 5 0 4 2 84 4.50   
J. Zumaya 2.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 21 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Morris 35
Batters Faced: J. Morris 26, J. Zumaya 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Morris 10-3, J. Zumaya 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Morris 84-61, J. Zumaya 21-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Saberhagen W (11-15) 7.0 5 3 2 2 3 0 86 3.56   
K. Farnsworth H (20) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 4.25   
D. Quisenberry SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 5.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Saberhagen 58
Batters Faced: B. Saberhagen 28, K. Farnsworth 4, D. Quisenberry 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Saberhagen 8-10, K. Farnsworth 0-2, D. Quisenberry 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Saberhagen 86-55, K. Farnsworth 18-12, D. Quisenberry 13-9
WP: K. Farnsworth
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bret Saberhagen
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 37652
Special Notes: Bobby Witt Jr. was ejected in the 2nd inning for arguing a strike call.
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