Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers - Box Score - May 01, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for May 1, 2012

Final

Series: Game 1 of 2

Detroit leads 1-0 (as of 5/1)

Game 1: Monday, April 30
Kansas City		Postponed
Detroit		Postponed
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Game 1: Tuesday, May 1
Kansas City	3	Final
Detroit	9	Final
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Game 2: Wednesday, May 2
Kansas City	3	Final
Detroit	2	Final
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Royals 3

(6-16, 6-6 away)

Tigers 9

(12-11, 7-7 home)

Alerts

Coverage: FOX DET

7:05 PM ET, May 1, 2012

Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	3	8	2
DET	5	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	-	9	14	0

W: R. Porcello (2-2)

L: L. Hochevar (2-2)

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Dyson CF	4	2	2	0	0	0	16	.286	.304	.429
A Gordon LF	4	0	1	2	0	1	14	.233	.333	.430
B Butler DH	4	0	0	0	0	1	16	.315	.351	.551
E Hosmer 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	10	.180	.263	.371
J Francoeur RF	4	1	3	0	0	0	16	.253	.293	.333
M Moustakas 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	12	.312	.369	.519
Y Betancourt 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	11	.280	.333	.420
H Quintero C	3	0	0	1	0	0	7	.263	.341	.395
A Escobar SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	11	.284	.318	.432
Totals	34	3	8	3	0	3	113
BATTING 2B: Y Betancourt (4, R Porcello); A Gordon (5, R Porcello); J Francoeur (5, P Coke) 3B: J Dyson (1, R Porcello) RBI: H Quintero (4), A Gordon 2 (12) GIDP: Y Betancourt Royals RISP: 0-8 (A Gordon 0-1, M Moustakas 0-1, Y Betancourt 0-1, H Quintero 0-1, A Escobar 0-1, E Hosmer 0-1, B Butler 0-1, J Francoeur 0-1) Team LOB: 4
FIELDING E: E Hosmer (2, throw); J Dyson (1, bobble) DP: 2 (A Escobar-Y Betancourt-E Hosmer, A Escobar-Y Betancourt). Outfield Assist: J Francoeur (J Peralta at 3rd base).

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
L Hochevar (L, 2-2)	4.0	12	9	9	3	2	0	75-49	7.36
K Herrera	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	10-9	3.97
T Collins	1.2	0	0	0	1	4	0	26-16	2.63
L Coleman	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	9-7	5.14
T Hottovy	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	3.00
Totals	8.0	14	9	9	4	8	0	121-82
PITCHING IBB: P Fielder (By L Hochevar) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: L Hochevar 19/26; K Herrera 3/4; T Collins 3/6; L Coleman 2/3; T Hottovy 1/1 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: L Hochevar 9-5-16-19; K Herrera 2-2-3-2; T Collins 5-6-4-1; L Coleman 1-1-2-3; T Hottovy 0-0-0-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Hochevar 6-3; K Herrera 1-1; T Collins 1-0; L Coleman 0-1; T Hottovy 0-1 Game Scores: L Hochevar 1

Detroit Tigers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
A Jackson CF	5	1	4	2	0	0	17	.314	.398	.523
B Boesch RF	5	1	1	0	0	1	17	.229	.253	.344
M Cabrera 3B	5	1	2	1	0	1	10	.303	.370	.573
P Fielder 1B	4	1	0	1	1	1	14	.294	.378	.424
A Dirks DH	3	1	2	0	0	1	10	.314	.333	.571
B Eldred PR-DH	1	1	0	0	0	1	4	.143	.143	.286
A Avila C	3	0	1	0	1	1	12	.226	.314	.419
J Peralta SS	3	1	2	2	1	0	11	.253	.296	.360
R Santiago 2B	3	1	1	0	1	0	10	.171	.222	.220
D Kelly LF	4	1	1	1	0	2	16	.241	.333	.241
Totals	36	9	14	7	4	8	121
BATTING 2B: M Cabrera (3, L Hochevar); A Jackson (7, L Hochevar); A Dirks (2, L Hochevar) RBI: M Cabrera (21), P Fielder (12), J Peralta 2 (7), D Kelly (4), A Jackson 2 (9) 2-out RBI: J Peralta GIDP: R Santiago Tigers RISP: 6-16 (D Kelly 1-2, P Fielder 0-2, A Jackson 1-1, A Avila 0-1, R Santiago 0-2, A Dirks 1-2, M Cabrera 1-3, B Boesch 0-1, J Peralta 2-2) Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING SB: A Jackson (4, 2nd base off L Hochevar/H Quintero)
FIELDING DP: 1 (M Cabrera-R Santiago-P Fielder).

Detroit Tigers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
R Porcello (W, 2-2)	8.0	7	3	3	0	3	0	98-70	5.64
P Coke	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	15-12	2.70
Totals	9.0	8	3	3	0	3	0	113-82
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: R Porcello 20/30; P Coke 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: R Porcello 25-6-13-26; P Coke 3-3-2-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Porcello 14-7; P Coke 0-3 Game Scores: R Porcello 59

Scoring Summary

			KC	DET
	1st	M Cabrera doubled to deep right, A Jackson scored, B Boesch to third.	0	1
	1st	P Fielder grounded into fielder's choice to first, B Boesch and M Cabrera scored, P Fielder safe at second on throwing error by first baseman E Hosmer.	0	3
	1st	A Dirks singled to right center, P Fielder scored on error by center fielder J Dyson.	0	4
	1st	J Peralta singled to right, A Dirks scored, A Avila to second.	0	5
	3rd	D Kelly singled to deep right, J Peralta scored, R Santiago to third.	0	6
	3rd	A Jackson doubled to deep left, R Santiago and D Kelly scored.	0	8
	4th	J Peralta singled to center, B Eldred scored.	0	9
	5th	H Quintero grounded out to second, J Francoeur scored, Y Betancourt to third.	1	9
	6th	A Gordon doubled to deep left, J Dyson scored.	2	9
	8th	A Gordon grounded out to first, J Dyson scored.	3	9
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Game Notes

TIGERS DESIGNATED HITTER ANDY DIRKS LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH INNING WITH AN APPARENT HAMSTRING INJURY.

Game Information

Stadium	Comerica Park, Detroit, MI
Attendance	30,159 (73.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:27
Weather	55 degrees, cloudy
Wind	8 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Brian Runge, First Base - Marvin Hudson, Second Base - Tim Mcclelland, Third Base - Ted Barrett