BALCO-92
DETROIT TIGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/16/2012
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BALCO-92
DETROIT TIGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2958 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH , 2012 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (89-61) 1 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 11 15 0
Kansas City Royals (85-64) 2 0 2 0 3 6 0 0 X 13 20 2
Marte 4-for-4 in Royals Win
Kansas City and Detroit slugged it out at Kauffman Stadium.

Starling Marte was a major factor in the 13-11 Kansas City win over Detroit. The Royals left fielder went 4-4 with 4 singles and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Reliever Kelvin Herrera picked up the win. His record improves to 4-2. Bobby Calderon, who is tied for 10th in the AL in holds with 16, took the loss.

With the game tied, 8-8, in the bottom of the sixth, Marte had a key at-bat for Kansas City. With runners on 1st and 3rd, Marte hit a run-scoring single off Michael Kohn, making the score 9-8, Royals.

"Ugly win or not, we'll take it," said Marte.

Kansas City is now 85-64, while Detroit is 89-61.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Ortiz LF 4 0 2 3 2 0 0 .307 23 71
W. Merrifield 2B 5 2 1 0 1 1 6 .263 6 42
P. Goldschmidt DH 5 0 1 1 1 1 5 .260 14 91
Y. Puig RF 6 1 3 3 0 1 7 .305 15 82
B. Harris 1B 5 2 1 0 1 3 6 .280 18 83
J. Guzman 3B 6 0 0 0 0 1 8 .277 14 75
W. Ramos C 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .320 3 11
E. Encarnacion SS 4 2 1 1 1 2 2 .234 11 43
C. Pons CF 4 2 3 1 1 1 0 .231 20 70
Totals 44 11 15 11 7 10 34      
BATTING
Doubles: Y. Puig (26, 1st Inning off C. Valdez, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Pons (22, 2nd Inning off C. Valdez, 1 on, 0 outs) , W. Merrifield (14, 7th Inning off K. Herrera, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: W. Ramos (2, 3rd Inning off C. Valdez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Ramos (3, 2nd Inning off C. Valdez, 0 on, 0 outs) , Y. Puig (15, 7th Inning off T. Watson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Ortiz 2 , W. Merrifield 2 , P. Goldschmidt , Y. Puig 7 , B. Harris , W. Ramos 8 , E. Encarnacion , C. Pons 4
2-out RBI: Y. Puig , C. Pons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Merrifield , Y. Puig 2 , J. Guzman 2
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Harris (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Pagan CF 5 1 3 0 1 0 2 .275 8 45
H. Kendrick 1B 6 1 3 2 0 0 4 .308 10 76
A. Rodriguez 3B 3 1 1 1 2 0 4 .271 21 83
R. Ruiz DH 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 .232 21 71
   a-C. Swauger DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .255 32 98
A. Callaspo 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .303 10 65
R. Plumsky RF 5 3 3 3 0 0 2 .211 13 34
S. Marte LF 4 2 4 2 1 0 0 .265 1 7
C. Barmes SS 5 1 1 1 0 2 5 .226 11 52
S. Perez C 5 2 3 3 0 1 2 .160 1 18
Totals 43 13 20 13 4 5 27      
a - C. Swauger inserted as DH in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Kendrick 2 (36, 1st Inning off F. Liriano, 1 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off F. Liriano, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Plumsky 2 (7, 3rd Inning off F. Liriano, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off J. Sherman, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Callaspo (37, 6th Inning off B. Calderon, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Barmes (18, 6th Inning off M. Kohn, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Plumsky (13, 5th Inning off F. Liriano, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Perez (1, 5th Inning off B. Calderon, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Pagan 3 , H. Kendrick 5 , A. Rodriguez , A. Callaspo 3 , R. Plumsky 8 , S. Marte 4 , C. Barmes 2 , S. Perez 6
2-out RBI: R. Plumsky , S. Marte , S. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Kendrick 2 , R. Ruiz , C. Swauger , S. Perez
Sac Fly: A. Rodriguez , R. Ruiz
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Pagan (24) , S. Marte (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Rodriguez (21) , C. Barmes (14)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Liriano 4.1 10 5 5 1 2 1 70 5.17   
B. Calderon L (1-5) 1.0 4 5 5 1 2 1 34 4.76   
M. Kohn 0.0 4 3 3 1 0 0 16 3.47   
T. Cervantes 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.92   
J. Sherman 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 12 1.87   
M. Scherzer 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 5.21   
D. Holland 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Liriano 24
Batters Faced: F. Liriano 24, B. Calderon 9, M. Kohn 5, T. Cervantes 2, J. Sherman 5, M. Scherzer 1, D. Holland 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Liriano 6-5, B. Calderon 2-0, M. Kohn 0-0, T. Cervantes 2-0, J. Sherman 2-0, M. Scherzer 0-0, D. Holland 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Liriano 70-44, B. Calderon 34-20, M. Kohn 16-8, T. Cervantes 8-4, J. Sherman 12-9, M. Scherzer 4-2, D. Holland 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Kohn 2-2 , T. Cervantes 2-0 , D. Holland 1-0
WP: F. Liriano
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Valdez 2.1 7 6 5 1 2 1 51 5.44   
D. Price 0.2 2 2 2 3 2 0 30 5.07   
D. Below 1.2 3 0 0 1 2 0 33 3.24   
K. Herrera W (4-2) 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 18 2.79   
T. Watson 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 6 3.94   
B. Pello H (16) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 1.82   
J. Soria 0.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 19 2.74   
D. Jennings SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 2.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Valdez 18
Batters Faced: C. Valdez 16, D. Price 7, D. Below 9, K. Herrera 6, T. Watson 3, B. Pello 3, J. Soria 4, D. Jennings 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Valdez 3-2, D. Price 0-0, D. Below 1-2, K. Herrera 2-2, T. Watson 1-1, B. Pello 0-2, J. Soria 0-0, D. Jennings 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Valdez 51-33, D. Price 30-12, D. Below 33-21, K. Herrera 18-13, T. Watson 6-6, B. Pello 12-9, J. Soria 19-10, D. Jennings 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Price 1-1 , D. Below 1-1 , K. Herrera 1-0 , T. Watson 1-1 , D. Jennings 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Starling Marte
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:15
Attendance: 40652
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