Major League Baseball
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Detroit 6,
Kansas City 5
When: 8:10 PM ET, Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 86°
Umpires: Home - Gary Cederstrom, 1B - Quinn Wolcott, 2B - Ryan Blakney, 3B - Eric Cooper
Attendance: 30665
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 86°
Umpires: Home - Gary Cederstrom, 1B - Quinn Wolcott, 2B - Ryan Blakney, 3B - Eric Cooper
Attendance: 30665
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Detroit | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
Detroit
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Anthony Gose | CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .253 |
| Ian Kinsler | 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .306 |
| Miguel Cabrera | 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .359 |
| J.D. Martinez | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .289 |
| Victor Martinez | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .237 |
| Nick Castellanos | 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .249 |
| Andrew Romine | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Tyler Collins | LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 |
| James McCann | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .259 |
| Jose Iglesias | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .302 |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Tyler Collins 2 (7) | |||||||||
| HR - Ian Kinsler (10) | |||||||||
| TB - Anthony Gose 2, Ian Kinsler 5, Miguel Cabrera 2, J.D. Martinez, Nick Castellanos, Tyler Collins 4, Jose Iglesias | |||||||||
| RBI - Ian Kinsler 3 (64), Miguel Cabrera (67), James McCann (30), Jose Iglesias (23) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Ian Kinsler (19) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Miguel Cabrera (20), Victor Martinez (41) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Ian Kinsler (10), Tyler Collins (4) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Justin Verlander (W 3-6) | 6.2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3.40 |
| Alex Wilson (H 5) | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.31 |
| Blaine Hardy (H 11) | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.56 |
| Neftali Feliz (H 2) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.18 |
| Bruce Rondon (SV 3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.56 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Justin Verlander 108-65, Alex Wilson 8-5, Blaine Hardy 9-8, Neftali Feliz 2-2, Bruce Rondon 18-10 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Justin Verlander 8-4, Alex Wilson 0-0, Blaine Hardy 0-1, Neftali Feliz 1-0, Bruce Rondon 2-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Justin Verlander 28, Alex Wilson 2, Blaine Hardy 4, Neftali Feliz 1, Bruce Rondon 4 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Alex Wilson 1-0, Blaine Hardy 1-1, Neftali Feliz 2-0 | ||||||||
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Alcides Escobar | SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .260 |
| Ben Zobrist | 3B-2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .284 |
| Lorenzo Cain | RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .311 |
| Eric Hosmer | 1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .309 |
| Kendrys Morales | DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .286 |
| Alex Gordon | LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .284 |
| Paulo Orlando | PR-LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .258 |
| Terrance Gore | PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Drew Butera | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .209 |
| Omar Infante | 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .218 |
| Mike Moustakas | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .282 |
| Cheslor Cuthbert | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 |
| Jarrod Dyson | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .250 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Alex Gordon (14) | |||||||||
| HR - Kendrys Morales (16) | |||||||||
| TB - Alcides Escobar, Lorenzo Cain, Kendrys Morales 5, Alex Gordon 3, Salvador Perez 3, Omar Infante | |||||||||
| RBI - Alcides Escobar (40), Kendrys Morales (91), Alex Gordon (40), Salvador Perez (56), Omar Infante (37) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Alcides Escobar (13), Kendrys Morales (48), Salvador Perez (29) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Ben Zobrist (31), Lorenzo Cain (25), Mike Moustakas (46) | |||||||||
| SF - Alex Gordon (4) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Salvador Perez (21) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 7 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Ben Zobrist (2, 2nd off Rondon/McCann) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Alcides Escobar (10) | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Jarrod Dyson (Cabrera at 3rd) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Johnny Cueto (L 2-4) | 6.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.21 |
| Miguel Almonte | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18.00 |
| Jeremy Guthrie | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.53 |
| HBP - Anthony Gose (by Cueto) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Johnny Cueto 100-66, Miguel Almonte 31-18, Jeremy Guthrie 22-12 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Johnny Cueto 7-5, Miguel Almonte 2-0, Jeremy Guthrie 1-4 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Johnny Cueto 27, Miguel Almonte 6, Jeremy Guthrie 6 | ||||||||