MAJOR LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
05/09/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 438 - FRIDAY, MAY 9TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (7-20) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 6 13 1
Kansas City Royals (12-17) 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 X 8 11 0
Royals Turn Back Tigers, 8-6
The Kansas City Royals downed the Detroit Tigers, 8-6, at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals were led by Mike Sweeney. Sweeney went 3-4 with 3 singles, while scoring 3 times and driving in 2. With the win, Kansas City boosts its record to 12-17.

Kansas City took the lead, 8-4, on Jermaine Dye's 5th double of the season. The 2-run double, which Dye hit in the bottom of the eighth, made Detroit pitcher Harry Coveleski wince.

"It was offense that won us the game," said winning manager .
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Crawford RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .274 0 7
C. Gehringer 2B 4 2 1 2 1 0 4 .242 1 9
H. Greenberg 1B 3 1 2 1 2 0 1 .260 4 12
T. Cobb CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .298 0 9
H. Heilmann DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .265 1 6
A. Kaline LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .194 1 6
D. Evans 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .200 2 8
A. Trammell SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .241 3 10
   a-N. Cash PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .176 0 1
   c-P. Polanco SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
B. Freehan C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .243 1 4
   b-T. Phillips PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .300 0 1
   d-L. Parrish C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 6 13 5 4 4 22      
a - N. Cash pinch hit for A. Trammell in the 8th
b - T. Phillips pinch hit for B. Freehan in the 8th
c - P. Polanco substituted for N. Cash in the 8th
d - L. Parrish substituted for T. Phillips in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Crawford 2 (3, 1st Inning off M. Gubicza, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off M. Gubicza, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Cobb (8, 9th Inning off J. Montgomery, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Gehringer (1, 5th Inning off M. Gubicza, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Greenberg (4, 9th Inning off K. Farnsworth, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Crawford 5 , C. Gehringer 4 , H. Greenberg 5 , T. Cobb 3 , A. Kaline 2 , D. Evans 2 , N. Cash
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Gehringer , T. Cobb , A. Trammell , B. Freehan
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Greenberg (2)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Cobb (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Trammell-Gehringer-Greenberg)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Wilson LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .260 0 6
B. Witt Jr. SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .299 4 14
   b-F. Patek SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
G. Brett 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .266 5 18
S. Perez C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .227 3 14
J. Damon DH 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 .198 1 6
   a-K. Seitzer DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 1
M. Sweeney 1B 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 .304 2 14
C. Beltran CF 3 2 1 2 1 1 2 .210 2 4
F. White 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .176 2 8
J. Dye RF 3 0 2 3 0 0 1 .170 5 16
Totals 33 8 11 8 3 2 14      
a - K. Seitzer inserted as DH in the 8th
b - F. Patek substituted for B. Witt Jr. in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Wilson (6, 1st Inning off J. Bunning, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Dye 2 (5, 2nd Inning off J. Bunning, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off H. Coveleski, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Damon (2, 6th Inning off J. Bunning, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Beltran (2, 4th Inning off J. Bunning, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Wilson 2 , S. Perez , J. Damon 4 , M. Sweeney 3 , C. Beltran 4 , F. White , J. Dye 4
2-out RBI: , J. Dye 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Wilson 2 , S. Perez
GIDP: S. Perez
Hit by Pitch: J. Dye
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Damon (3)
CS: J. Dye (1)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bunning L (2-3) 5.0 9 6 6 0 2 1 74 3.95   
H. Coveleski 3.0 2 2 2 3 0 0 42 2.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bunning 27
Batters Faced: J. Bunning 24, H. Coveleski 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bunning 2-10, H. Coveleski 4-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bunning 74-51, H. Coveleski 42-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Coveleski 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Bunning
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Gubicza W (3-1) 6.2 7 3 3 4 3 1 109 3.86   
S. Farr H (2) 1.1 4 1 1 0 1 0 27 2.35   
K. Farnsworth 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 6 3.12   
J. Montgomery SV (7) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 16 4.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Gubicza 47
Batters Faced: M. Gubicza 30, S. Farr 8, K. Farnsworth 1, J. Montgomery 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Gubicza 6-10, S. Farr 0-3, K. Farnsworth 0-0, J. Montgomery 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Gubicza 109-68, S. Farr 27-19, K. Farnsworth 6-3, J. Montgomery 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Farr 1-0
WP: J. Montgomery
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Sweeney
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 28300
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