MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
06/24/2111
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1609 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24TH , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (35-34) 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 10 1
Kansas City Royals (34-36) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Tigers Top Royals, 4-2
Riding the 2-hit performance of the former first round draft pick Jeff Pettinato, the Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals, 4-2. Scott Duree was called on to finish, recording his 19th save. Their 35-34 record puts the Tigers third in the American League Central Division.

Casey Peterson, who finished 3rd in the AL in doubles with 45 last year, had a direct impact on the outcome. Peterson contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the seventh inning to put Detroit up, 4-2.

Pettinato told a Detroit Gazette reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Buffington RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .212 5 18
J. Pettinato LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .347 12 36
   a-C. Pope LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 0 8
C. Peterson 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .271 13 40
C. Ward DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .297 15 35
R. Knee 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .286 13 46
J. Hennessey 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .278 9 28
J. Mateo CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .283 5 22
A. Pagan C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .204 0 5
F. Martinez SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .179 2 9
Totals 35 4 10 4 2 5 11      
a - C. Pope substituted for J. Pettinato in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Buffington (11, 7th Inning off R. Washington, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Pettinato (12, 3rd Inning off A. Aguilar, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Ward (15, 4th Inning off A. Aguilar, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Buffington 2 , J. Pettinato 5 , C. Peterson 2 , C. Ward 4 , J. Hennessey 2 , A. Pagan , F. Martinez
2-out RBI: J. Pettinato , C. Peterson , F. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Buffington , A. Pagan
GIDP: C. Ward , J. Mateo
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: B. Whittaker (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gutierrez LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .277 1 22
A. Alvarez 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .297 10 33
A. Morgan RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .250 12 44
A. Baeza DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .311 10 37
F. Andino 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .305 1 32
A. Ventura 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .275 12 32
K. Diaz SS 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 .240 1 19
   a-S. Griffith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 0 15
   b-J. Crowe SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169 5 15
   c-E. Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271 2 18
S. Gass C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .229 3 4
M. Grover CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .188 1 4
Totals 35 2 7 2 2 6 12      
a - S. Griffith pinch hit for K. Diaz in the 7th
b - J. Crowe substituted for S. Griffith in the 8th
c - E. Gonzalez pinch hit for J. Crowe in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: A. Ventura (6, 4th Inning off B. Whittaker, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Morgan , A. Baeza , F. Andino , A. Ventura 4 , S. Gass , M. Grover
2-out RBI: F. Andino
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Gutierrez , F. Andino , A. Ventura
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Alvarez (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Diaz-Andino-Ventura, Diaz-Andino-Ventura)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Whittaker 4.1 3 2 1 1 2 0 75 6.52   
J. White W (3-3) 2.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 36 5.01   
K. Jones H (4) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.58   
S. Duree SV (19) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Whittaker 52
Batters Faced: B. Whittaker 18, J. White 9, K. Jones 5, S. Duree 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Whittaker 5-6, J. White 3-2, K. Jones 3-0, S. Duree 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Whittaker 75-48, J. White 36-25, K. Jones 13-8, S. Duree 13-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Aguilar L (6-8) 5.0 7 3 3 2 2 2 83 5.94   
R. Washington 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 24 5.18   
B. Day 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 1.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Aguilar 41
Batters Faced: A. Aguilar 23, R. Washington 8, B. Day 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Aguilar 6-6, R. Washington 4-0, B. Day 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Aguilar 83-54, R. Washington 24-18, B. Day 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Washington 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff Pettinato
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 31256
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