MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
09/25/2108
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 2879 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (74-81) 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 5 0
Detroit Tigers (80-74) 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 4 8 0
Royals Suffer One-Run Loss at Detroit
The inspired effort of Kansas City left fielder Andy Morgan was not enough to prevent a loss, 4-3, to the Detroit Tigers. Morgan was 2-3 with a home run and a walk. Detroit pitcher Carlos Farias got the win, upping his record to 1-0. Mike Mask got the loss. Bill Whittaker closed the game out for Detroit, earning his 29th save.

Kyle Neal dealt the Royals a blow in the bottom of the fourth. Batting with runners on 1st and 2nd and Detroit leading 3-1, Neal hit a 3-1 fastball for a run-scoring single.

Detroit manager Chris Gasparro called it "a pretty good win."

The third-place Tigers improved to 80-74.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gutierrez DH 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 .243 0 6
A. Morgan LF 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .281 9 31
B. Thomas 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .301 22 85
S. Gass C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .252 12 41
C. Pope RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .274 8 46
R. Miller 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .241 13 54
J. Roque 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 7 42
   a-S. Porter PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .421 1 3
   b-M. Faria 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 0 1
   c-R. Wade PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .206 1 4
   d-R. Lower 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 2 16
   e-B. Noriega PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 14 66
J. Crowe SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .230 1 34
M. Grover CF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .279 4 51
Totals 32 3 5 2 3 10 12      
a - S. Porter pinch hit for J. Roque in the 5th
b - M. Faria substituted for S. Porter in the 5th
c - R. Wade pinch hit for M. Faria in the 6th
d - R. Lower substituted for R. Wade in the 6th
e - B. Noriega pinch hit for R. Lower in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: M. Grover (4, 7th Inning off M. Nunez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Morgan (9, 6th Inning off C. Farias, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Morgan 5 , B. Thomas , M. Grover 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Pope , R. Wade
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Pope(Knee at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Hubka DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .262 10 43
R. Knee 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .277 38 97
C. Ward RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293 33 92
   b-D. Shipman CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 2 22
J. Pettinato LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .308 16 40
M. Collings 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .272 23 68
M. Garcia 2B 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .267 13 51
J. Moreno SS 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .264 13 64
K. Neal C 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 .260 8 45
   a-A. Carollo C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 5 25
A. Herrejon CF, RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .254 1 35
Totals 31 4 8 4 3 6 14      
a - A. Carollo substituted for K. Neal in the 9th
b - D. Shipman substituted for C. Ward in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Knee (32, 1st Inning off M. Mask, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Moreno (22, 2nd Inning off M. Mask, 2 on, 0 outs) , M. Collings (23, 2nd Inning off M. Mask, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Knee 2 , C. Ward , M. Collings 2 , M. Garcia 2 , J. Moreno 3 , K. Neal
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Knee 2 , J. Moreno
Team LOB: 6
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Mask L (9-9) 6.0 6 4 4 3 3 0 101 3.47   
C. Hardy 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 4.72   
D. Nunez 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 20 1.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mask 44
Batters Faced: M. Mask 26, C. Hardy 3, D. Nunez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mask 7-7, C. Hardy 1-1, D. Nunez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mask 101-58, C. Hardy 8-5, D. Nunez 20-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Fuentes 3.0 1 1 1 2 2 0 44 4.99   
C. Farias W (1-0) 2.0 3 1 1 0 4 1 28 4.15   
C. Crum H (4) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 3.92   
M. Nunez H (7) 1.2 1 1 1 0 2 0 21 2.63   
B. Whittaker SV (29) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 4.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Fuentes 51
Batters Faced: N. Fuentes 12, C. Farias 9, C. Crum 5, M. Nunez 6, B. Whittaker 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Fuentes 5-2, C. Farias 2-0, C. Crum 2-1, M. Nunez 1-2, B. Whittaker 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Fuentes 44-26, C. Farias 28-21, C. Crum 20-14, M. Nunez 21-15, B. Whittaker 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Crum 1-0
WP: N. Fuentes
Balk: N. Fuentes
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andy Morgan
Ballpark: Comerica Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 32115
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