Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Detroit 3,
Kansas City 2
When: 1:05 PM ET, Saturday, September 20, 2014
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 79°
Umpires: Home - Angel Hernandez, 1B - Paul Nauert, 2B - Victor Carapazza, 3B - Larry Vanover
Attendance: 37074
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 79°
Umpires: Home - Angel Hernandez, 1B - Paul Nauert, 2B - Victor Carapazza, 3B - Larry Vanover
Attendance: 37074
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
Detroit
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Ian Kinsler | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .275 |
| Torii Hunter | RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 |
| Miguel Cabrera | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .316 |
| Victor Martinez | DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .334 |
| J.D. Martinez | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .318 |
| Nick Castellanos | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .265 |
| Andrew Romine | SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 |
| Eugenio Suarez | SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| Don Kelly | PH-3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .245 |
| Bryan Holaday | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .235 |
| Tyler Collins | PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| James McCann | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .182 |
| Rajai Davis | CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .281 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| HR - Torii Hunter (17) | |||||||||
| TB - Torii Hunter 5, Victor Martinez, J.D. Martinez, Bryan Holaday, Tyler Collins, Rajai Davis | |||||||||
| RBI - Torii Hunter (81), Tyler Collins (4), Rajai Davis (49) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Tyler Collins (1), Rajai Davis (12) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Ian Kinsler (72) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 5 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Ian Kinsler (9) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Max Scherzer (W 17-5) | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3.15 |
| Joba Chamberlain (H 27) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.73 |
| Joe Nathan (SV 33) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.01 |
| WP - Joba Chamberlain | ||||||||
| HBP - Omar Infante (by Scherzer) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Max Scherzer 113-75, Joba Chamberlain 19-13, Joe Nathan 21-16 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Max Scherzer 8-2, Joba Chamberlain 2-0, Joe Nathan 2-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Max Scherzer 29, Joba Chamberlain 5, Joe Nathan 5 | ||||||||
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Alcides Escobar | SS | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .279 |
| Norichika Aoki | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .284 |
| Josh Willingham | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .218 |
| Raul Ibanez | PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 |
| Alex Gordon | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .266 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| Lane Adams | PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Erik Kratz | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 |
| Eric Hosmer | 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .268 |
| Omar Infante | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .252 |
| Mike Moustakas | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .214 |
| Jarrod Dyson | CF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .275 |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 19 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Alcides Escobar (32), Eric Hosmer (32), Jarrod Dyson (4) | |||||||||
| TB - Alcides Escobar 5, Salvador Perez 2, Eric Hosmer 3, Jarrod Dyson 4 | |||||||||
| RBI - Eric Hosmer (54) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Eric Hosmer (15) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Norichika Aoki (49), Josh Willingham (28), Raul Ibanez 2 (25), Alex Gordon 3 (44) | |||||||||
| S - Norichika Aoki 2 (8) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 10 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Mike Moustakas (1, 2nd off Scherzer/McCann) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| James Shields (L 14-8) | 6.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3.18 |
| Kelvin Herrera | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.52 |
| Wade Davis | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.93 |
| WP - James Shields | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - James Shields 103-69, Kelvin Herrera 17-11, Wade Davis 8-7 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - James Shields 5-7, Kelvin Herrera 2-0, Wade Davis 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - James Shields 27, Kelvin Herrera 5, Wade Davis 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Kelvin Herrera 2-0 | ||||||||