MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
09/16/2110
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 2654 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (66-73) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 9 0
Detroit Tigers (68-71) 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 X 5 6 0
Tigers Deal Kansas City 5-3 Defeat
Chris Ward was a major contributor to the 5-3 Detroit win over Kansas City. The Tigers designated hitter went 2 for 4 with a triple, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. Scott Duree earned the save for Detroit, his 34th. Detroit is now 68-71, while Kansas City is 66-73.

Ward had an important at-bat with a runner on 3rd in the bottom of the sixth, when he hit a run-scoring single. The Tigers went on to win.

Ward told a Detroit Times reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gutierrez DH 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .311 2 35
   a-E. Gonzalez DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261 12 41
A. Alvarez 3B 5 1 2 1 0 2 3 .276 23 93
A. Morgan RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .240 19 73
A. Baeza 1B 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 .284 11 62
S. Griffith LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .303 8 71
   b-R. Miller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 0 2
A. Ventura 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .247 13 65
K. Diaz SS 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 .249 8 28
S. Gass C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .173 6 13
R. Avila CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .252 4 40
Totals 35 3 9 3 5 7 24      
a - E. Gonzalez inserted as DH in the 7th
b - R. Miller pinch hit for S. Griffith in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: A. Baeza (6, 6th Inning off J. Faustini, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Alvarez (23, 1st Inning off E. Terhaar, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Gutierrez , E. Gonzalez , A. Alvarez 5 , A. Baeza 4 , S. Griffith , K. Diaz 2
2-out RBI: K. Diaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Morgan 2 , R. Miller , S. Gass , R. Avila 2
Sac Fly: K. Diaz
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Gutierrez 2 (18) , A. Baeza 2 (31) , A. Ventura (47)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Grow 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .256 10 40
   a-S. Estes SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 3
J. Hennessey 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .276 9 48
C. Peterson 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .305 31 105
J. Pettinato LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .266 16 53
   b-D. Shipman CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .183 1 14
C. Ward DH 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .257 23 74
J. Bormann CF, LF 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .222 2 10
M. Collings RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .241 6 33
D. Wright SS, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .182 0 1
A. Pagan C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .226 7 18
Totals 30 5 6 5 2 9 8      
a - S. Estes substituted for J. Grow in the 9th
b - D. Shipman substituted for J. Pettinato in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hennessey (19, 6th Inning off M. Ashford, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Collings (10, 6th Inning off M. Ashford, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Ward (2, 4th Inning off M. Ashford, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Hennessey 2 , C. Peterson , C. Ward 4 , J. Bormann , M. Collings 2
2-out RBI: C. Ward , J. Bormann , M. Collings
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Wright
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Bormann (9)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Ashford L (3-9) 5.2 6 5 5 2 4 0 92 4.33   
T. Caparica 2.1 0 0 0 0 5 0 34 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Ashford 39
Batters Faced: M. Ashford 25, T. Caparica 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Ashford 9-4, T. Caparica 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Ashford 92-58, T. Caparica 34-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Caparica 1-0
WP: M. Ashford
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Terhaar 3.0 2 2 2 2 2 1 49 3.44   
J. Faustini 2.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 33 6.29   
J. Oscal W (1-1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 4.36   
W. Ortiz H (12) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 21 2.61   
E. Gines H (14) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 2.60   
S. Duree SV (34) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 1.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Terhaar 45
Batters Faced: E. Terhaar 13, J. Faustini 9, J. Oscal 5, W. Ortiz 4, E. Gines 5, S. Duree 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Terhaar 6-1, J. Faustini 1-4, J. Oscal 1-1, W. Ortiz 0-0, E. Gines 1-2, S. Duree 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Terhaar 49-27, J. Faustini 33-17, J. Oscal 23-14, W. Ortiz 21-14, E. Gines 15-10, S. Duree 14-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Faustini 1-1 , J. Oscal 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Ward
Ballpark: Comerica Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 41348
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