MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/17/2111
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2292 - MONDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (51-64) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Kansas City Royals (58-59) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 2 7 0
Tigers Nipped by Royals, 2-1
The Kansas City Royals used a great performance from Mike Mask, who finished 4th in the AL in ERA with 3.45 in 2108, to beat the Detroit Tigers, 2-1, at Kauffman Stadium. The third-place Royals improved to 58-59.

Rafael Avila took Detroit hurler Edgar Gines deep in the bottom of the sixth. His solo home run put the Royals on top, 2-1. In all, Avila had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 3.

"I managed to get ahead of guys and keep them at bay," said Mask.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Grow 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .267 14 59
J. Pettinato LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .334 20 58
C. Peterson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .297 17 63
C. Ward DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .266 20 60
C. Pope RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .227 1 16
   b-J. Hennessey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 14 51
C. Buffington CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .229 7 29
D. Anderson C 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .256 5 27
L. Rodriguez 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .214 0 1
F. Martinez SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .176 3 11
   a-S. Culley PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .158 0 5
Totals 30 1 5 1 2 10 13      
a - S. Culley pinch hit for F. Martinez in the 7th
b - J. Hennessey pinch hit for C. Pope in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Buffington (22, 2nd Inning off M. Mask, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Rodriguez (1, 5th Inning off M. Mask, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Pettinato (20, 4th Inning off M. Mask, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Pettinato 5 , C. Buffington 2 , D. Anderson , L. Rodriguez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Grow , D. Anderson , S. Culley
GIDP: C. Peterson 2
Hit by Pitch: J. Grow
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rodriguez-Martinez-Peterson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Ventura 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .282 27 63
   a-R. Avila PH, LF 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 .232 9 35
A. Baeza 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .274 15 57
A. Alvarez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .304 20 67
J. Shifflett LF 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .167 1 4
   b-K. Diaz PR, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 5 38
A. Morgan RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .259 18 70
M. Gutierrez DH 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .296 2 38
J. Johnson C 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 .219 6 39
J. Crowe SS, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .178 7 19
J. Kief CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .211 1 2
Totals 29 2 7 2 6 8 22      
a - R. Avila pinch hit for A. Ventura in the 5th
b - K. Diaz pinch ran for J. Shifflett in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Alvarez (28, 1st Inning off J. Tow, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Avila (9, 6th Inning off E. Gines, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Avila 5 , A. Baeza , A. Alvarez 2 , J. Shifflett , M. Gutierrez , J. Johnson
2-out RBI: R. Avila , J. Shifflett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Avila , A. Baeza , A. Morgan , J. Johnson , J. Kief
GIDP: A. Alvarez
Sac Bunt: J. Johnson , J. Kief
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Gutierrez (17)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Alvarez-Ventura-Baeza, Crowe-Diaz-Baeza)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Tow 4.0 2 0 0 3 5 0 75 5.26   
K. Jones 1.1 3 1 1 2 0 0 33 3.63   
E. Gines L (3-6) 1.2 1 1 1 1 2 1 30 6.05   
C. Quadrado 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 4.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Tow 60
Batters Faced: J. Tow 18, K. Jones 8, E. Gines 7, C. Quadrado 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Tow 5-3, K. Jones 2-1, E. Gines 1-2, C. Quadrado 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Tow 75-46, K. Jones 33-18, E. Gines 30-16, C. Quadrado 11-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Mask W (11-9) 6.0 4 1 1 2 7 1 96 4.62   
R. Washington H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 5.31   
D. Roden H (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.79   
T. Koulpasis SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mask 65
Batters Faced: M. Mask 23, R. Washington 4, D. Roden 3, T. Koulpasis 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mask 7-2, R. Washington 0-2, D. Roden 2-1, T. Koulpasis 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mask 96-57, R. Washington 20-16, D. Roden 12-7, T. Koulpasis 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Washington 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Mask
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Mask
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 36434
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