MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/16/2111
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2283 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (51-63) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 16 0
Kansas City Royals (57-59) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 6 12 1
Ward Helps Tigers Defeat Royals, 7-6
The Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals, 7-6, at Kauffman Stadium. Chris Ward, in particular, was impressive. He went 4 for 5 with a home run and 3 singles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. Scott Duree recorded his 28th save for Detroit. Detroit's record now stands at 51-63, placing them 4th in the American League Central Division.

Detroit took the lead, 7-6, on Jeff Pettinato's 19th home run of the season. The 2-run home run came off Kansas City pitcher Theron Koulpasis in the top of the ninth.

"Chalk one up for the good guys," said Ward. "I'm sure our fans enjoyed that win."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Buffington RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .229 7 29
J. Hennessey SS 5 2 4 1 0 1 0 .284 14 51
C. Peterson 1B 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .300 17 63
C. Ward DH 5 2 4 2 0 1 1 .269 20 60
J. Pettinato LF 5 2 2 2 0 0 5 .333 19 57
   b-F. Martinez 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 3 11
J. Grow 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .269 14 59
J. Mateo CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .268 11 39
S. Culley 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .162 0 5
   a-C. Pope LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 1 16
A. Pagan C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .196 0 9
Totals 41 7 16 7 1 7 17      
a - C. Pope substituted for S. Culley in the 9th
b - F. Martinez substituted for J. Pettinato in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Peterson (35, 1st Inning off R. Acosta, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Mateo (15, 1st Inning off R. Acosta, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Pettinato (4, 1st Inning off R. Acosta, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Ward (20, 1st Inning off R. Acosta, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Hennessey (14, 9th Inning off T. Koulpasis, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Pettinato (19, 9th Inning off T. Koulpasis, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hennessey 7 , C. Peterson 3 , C. Ward 7 , J. Pettinato 7 , J. Grow , J. Mateo 3 , A. Pagan
2-out RBI: J. Pettinato
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Buffington , A. Pagan
GIDP: J. Pettinato
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gutierrez LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .295 2 38
   c-A. Morgan PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261 18 70
A. Alvarez 3B 5 0 4 1 0 0 1 .305 20 67
A. Ventura 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .284 27 63
A. Baeza DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .274 15 57
R. Avila CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .227 8 34
   a-F. Andino PH, 2B 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 .313 6 59
K. Diaz SS 5 0 0 1 0 1 1 .238 5 38
J. Shifflett RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .125 1 3
   b-J. Kief PR, LF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 2
S. Gass C 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .217 3 6
J. Crowe 2B, CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .182 7 19
Totals 39 6 12 6 3 7 20      
a - F. Andino pinch hit for R. Avila in the 5th
b - J. Kief pinch ran for J. Shifflett in the 8th
c - A. Morgan pinch hit for M. Gutierrez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Gass (4, 5th Inning off J. Brenner, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Crowe (8, 8th Inning off W. Ortiz, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Gutierrez , A. Alvarez 4 , A. Ventura , A. Baeza 2 , S. Gass 4 , J. Crowe 2
2-out RBI: A. Alvarez , A. Baeza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Ventura , A. Baeza , R. Avila , F. Andino
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Ventura (42) , A. Baeza (35) , F. Andino (45)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Shifflett (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Diaz-Crowe-Ventura, Diaz-Andino)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Brenner 4.2 6 3 3 1 4 0 75 5.01   
J. White 1.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 23 5.86   
C. Quadrado H (3) 1.0 0 2 2 2 0 0 34 4.24   
W. Ortiz W (4-2), BS (5) 0.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 15 3.86   
S. Duree SV (28) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Brenner 43
Batters Faced: J. Brenner 21, J. White 8, C. Quadrado 5, W. Ortiz 5, S. Duree 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Brenner 5-5, J. White 0-4, C. Quadrado 2-1, W. Ortiz 0-1, S. Duree 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Brenner 75-48, J. White 23-18, C. Quadrado 34-19, W. Ortiz 15-10, S. Duree 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. White 2-1 , C. Quadrado 1-0 , W. Ortiz 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Acosta 1.2 7 4 4 0 2 1 39 7.94   
A. Araujo 2.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 30 4.31   
A. Aguilar 3.2 5 0 0 1 1 0 45 5.90   
T. Koulpasis L (1-2), BS (4) 1.0 3 3 3 0 0 2 15 4.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Acosta 21
Batters Faced: R. Acosta 12, A. Araujo 9, A. Aguilar 15, T. Koulpasis 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Acosta 1-2, A. Araujo 4-0, A. Aguilar 3-5, T. Koulpasis 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Acosta 39-26, A. Araujo 30-22, A. Aguilar 45-31, T. Koulpasis 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Araujo 1-0 , A. Aguilar 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Ward
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 37660
Special Notes: SP Ricky Acosta was injured while pitching. SP Alonzo Araujo was injured while pitching.
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