MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
04/09/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 28 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (0-2) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0
Detroit Tigers (2-0) 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 7 0
Tigers Rack Up 5-4 Win Versus Kansas City
The Kansas City Royals got a sterling performance from pitcher Steve Busby, but the Detroit Tigers still prevailed, 5-4. Busby came in in relief and pitched to 15 batters. Kansas City drops to 0-2.

Detroit first baseman Hank Greenberg landed a blow when he belted a solo home run in the bottom of the third. It was his 1st home run of the season. With it, the Tigers took a 5-0 lead.

Detroit manager called it "a pretty good win."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Wilson LF 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
B. Witt Jr. SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Brett 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .167 0 0
S. Perez C 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 .333 0 2
J. Damon DH 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
   a-K. Seitzer DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
M. Sweeney 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
C. Beltran CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 .167 0 0
F. White 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
J. Dye RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .143 1 2
Totals 31 4 4 4 4 7 15      
a - K. Seitzer inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Brett (1, 8th Inning off J. Hiller, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Dye (1, 5th Inning off J. Bunning, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Brett 2 , S. Perez 2 , J. Dye 4
2-out RBI: S. Perez , J. Dye
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Damon , C. Beltran , F. White
Hit by Pitch: W. Wilson , J. Damon
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Crawford RF 4 2 2 2 0 2 1 .250 0 2
   a-K. Gibson RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Gehringer 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .143 0 1
H. Greenberg 1B 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .286 1 2
T. Cobb CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .429 0 1
H. Heilmann DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
A. Kaline LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
D. Evans 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0 1
A. Trammell SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .500 0 2
B. Freehan C 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .200 0 1
Totals 29 5 7 5 1 7 7      
a - K. Gibson substituted for S. Crawford in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: S. Crawford (1, 3rd Inning off K. Appier, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Greenberg (1, 3rd Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Crawford 4 , H. Greenberg 4 , T. Cobb , A. Trammell 2 , B. Freehan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Evans
Sac Bunt: C. Gehringer
Sac Fly: H. Greenberg
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Crawford (1) , T. Cobb (1)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Appier L (0-1) 3.0 7 5 5 1 1 1 59 15.00   
S. Busby 5.0 0 0 0 0 6 0 55 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Appier 23
Batters Faced: K. Appier 17, S. Busby 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Appier 4-4, S. Busby 2-7
Pitches - Strikes: K. Appier 59-36, S. Busby 55-38
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Busby 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bunning W (1-0) 7.0 3 4 4 3 5 1 119 5.14   
J. Hiller H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 15 0.00   
W. Hernandez SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bunning 57
Batters Faced: J. Bunning 29, J. Hiller 5, W. Hernandez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bunning 10-6, J. Hiller 0-2, W. Hernandez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bunning 119-73, J. Hiller 15-9, W. Hernandez 11-6
Hit Batsmen: J. Bunning 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Busby
Ballpark: Comerica Tigers Park
Weather: Clear skies (42 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:08 PM ET
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 31573
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