MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
09/18/2098
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 2682 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 2098 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (64-77) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 6 0
Detroit Tigers (71-70) 5 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 9 11 0
Big Day for Knighten as Tigers Down Royals, 9-4
Mike Knighten was a vital contributor to the 9-4 Detroit victory over Kansas City. The Tigers third baseman went 3-4 with a home run and 2 doubles, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 2. Justin Grogan snagged the win in relief. In 2.1 innings, the right-hander allowed 1 run on 2 hits. He's now 4-1 on the season. With the win, Detroit upped its record to 71-70.

Brad Black helped his team take an early lead with a 2-run single. It came in the first inning, making the score 3-0, Tigers.

"This team is real focused right now," said Detroit manager Chris Gasparro.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Bonilla SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .319 12 48
   a-A. Rios PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264 7 17
K. Stark 3B, SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .275 18 69
J. Castillo DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 17 54
B. Linden 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .271 9 33
M. Andreas LF 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 .236 20 57
R. Ochoa RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .294 4 30
T. Monterosa CF 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .233 8 43
M. Groen 2B 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .337 1 24
T. Kingsley C 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .229 11 43
Totals 33 4 6 4 3 12 10      
a - A. Rios pinch hit for D. Bonilla in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Ochoa (19, 2nd Inning off R. Mendoza, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Monterosa (23, 4th Inning off J. Grogan, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Groen (19, 7th Inning off K. Swanson, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Linden (13, 8th Inning off K. Swanson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Andreas (20, 8th Inning off K. Swanson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Linden 2 , M. Andreas 5 , R. Ochoa 2 , T. Monterosa 2 , M. Groen 2
2-out RBI: M. Andreas , T. Kingsley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Bonilla , A. Rios , T. Kingsley
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Wilson 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .288 6 55
A. Alessi SS 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .338 7 28
M. Knighten 3B 4 3 3 2 0 0 1 .319 6 24
M. He 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .233 22 69
D. Marshall LF 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 .229 17 39
B. Black DH 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .301 6 13
F. Yazîcîzâde C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 14 49
N. Penix RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .236 10 29
J. Henson CF 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .306 0 12
Totals 33 9 11 9 1 3 8      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Knighten 2 (13, 1st Inning off R. Maas, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off R. Whitley, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Alessi (7, 2nd Inning off A. Pettey, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Wilson (37, 4th Inning off A. Pettey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Alessi (7, 1st Inning off R. Maas, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Knighten (6, 2nd Inning off A. Pettey, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Marshall (17, 5th Inning off A. Pettey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Wilson 3 , A. Alessi 6 , M. Knighten 8 , M. He , D. Marshall 4 , B. Black , N. Penix
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Wilson , M. He
Sac Fly: D. Marshall
Hit by Pitch: F. Yazîcîzâde
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Wilson (8)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Maas L (0-7) 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 1 8 5.76   
K. Terrell 0.1 3 3 3 1 0 0 24 3.14   
A. Pettey 3.1 4 3 3 0 2 2 47 3.41   
R. Whitley 4.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 40 4.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Maas 29
Batters Faced: R. Maas 3, K. Terrell 6, A. Pettey 14, R. Whitley 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Maas 0-0, K. Terrell 1-0, A. Pettey 5-3, R. Whitley 5-6
Pitches - Strikes: R. Maas 8-7, K. Terrell 24-11, A. Pettey 47-32, R. Whitley 40-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Terrell 1-1 , A. Pettey 2-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Terrell
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Mendoza 1.2 1 1 1 3 2 0 42 3.62   
J. Grogan W (4-1) 2.1 2 1 1 0 4 0 34 2.30   
J. Young 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 30 3.94   
K. Swanson 2.0 3 2 2 0 1 1 27 2.08   
C. Ramirez 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 5.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Mendoza 42
Batters Faced: R. Mendoza 9, J. Grogan 9, J. Young 6, K. Swanson 9, C. Ramirez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Mendoza 2-1, J. Grogan 1-2, J. Young 1-2, K. Swanson 3-2, C. Ramirez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Mendoza 42-21, J. Grogan 34-27, J. Young 30-18, K. Swanson 27-18, C. Ramirez 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Grogan 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Knighten
Ballpark: Comerica Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 35992
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