MAJOR LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
05/10/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 451 - SATURDAY, MAY 10TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (7-21) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 4 0
Kansas City Royals (13-17) 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 X 5 8 1
Royals Send Detroit Home with 5-3 Loss
The Kansas City Royals topped the Detroit Tigers, 5-3, in American League action at Kauffman Stadium. The game was highlighted by the performance of Kansas City pitcher Bret Saberhagen. Saberhagen, the winner, moves to 2-3. He threw 8.1 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 5 and giving up no walks. Picking up the save was fireballing right-hander Kyle Farnsworth.

George Brett, who is tied for 9th in the AL in total bases with 56, chipped in a 3-run home run for Kansas City in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, the third baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 4 RBI.

"Bret is one tough son of a gun," said Kansas City manager .

Kansas City sits at 13-17 in the early going.
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 0 0 .260 0 7
C. Gehringer 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .243 1 9
H. Greenberg 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .260 5 14
T. Cobb CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .296 0 9
H. Heilmann DH 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .267 1 7
A. Kaline LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .188 1 6
D. Evans 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .193 2 8
A. Trammell SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 3 10
B. Freehan C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 1 4
Totals 31 3 4 3 0 6 3      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Heilmann (1, 7th Inning off B. Saberhagen, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Greenberg (5, 9th Inning off B. Saberhagen, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Gehringer , H. Greenberg 4 , T. Cobb , H. Heilmann 2
2-out RBI: H. Heilmann
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Kaline
Hit by Pitch: H. Heilmann
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Cobb (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Trammell-Gehringer-Greenberg)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Wilson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 0 6
B. Witt Jr. SS 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .310 4 14
   a-K. Seitzer 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 1
G. Brett 3B 4 1 2 4 0 0 1 .274 6 22
J. Damon DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .200 1 6
M. Sweeney 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .302 2 14
   b-F. Patek SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
F. White 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .182 2 8
C. Beltran CF 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .204 2 5
J. Dye RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .165 5 16
B. Mayne C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .412 0 1
Totals 31 5 8 5 0 6 8      
a - K. Seitzer substituted for B. Witt Jr. in the 9th
b - F. Patek substituted for M. Sweeney in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. White (6, 2nd Inning off J. Verlander, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Brett (6, 5th Inning off J. Verlander, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Witt Jr. 2 , G. Brett 5 , J. Damon , M. Sweeney , F. White 2 , B. Mayne
2-out RBI: , G. Brett 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Damon
GIDP: M. Sweeney
Hit by Pitch: B. Witt Jr.
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Witt Jr. (8) , F. White (3)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Witt Jr. (6)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Verlander L (2-3) 4.2 6 5 5 0 6 1 70 4.24   
H. Dauss 3.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 34 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Verlander 38
Batters Faced: J. Verlander 21, H. Dauss 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Verlander 5-3, H. Dauss 5-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Verlander 70-45, H. Dauss 34-23
Hit Batsmen: J. Verlander
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Saberhagen W (2-3) 8.1 4 3 3 0 5 1 84 3.91   
K. Farnsworth SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Saberhagen 68
Batters Faced: B. Saberhagen 30, K. Farnsworth 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Saberhagen 8-11, K. Farnsworth 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Saberhagen 84-58, K. Farnsworth 7-6
Hit Batsmen: B. Saberhagen
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bret Saberhagen
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 18 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM CT
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 32456
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