Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Detroit 2,
Kansas City 1
When: 1:08 PM ET, Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 47°
Umpires: Home - Paul Emmel, 1B - Chris Conroy, 2B - Jordan Baker, 3B - Jerry Meals
Attendance: 26906
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 47°
Umpires: Home - Paul Emmel, 1B - Chris Conroy, 2B - Jordan Baker, 3B - Jerry Meals
Attendance: 26906
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | R | H | E |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Norichika Aoki | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Omar Infante | 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Pedro Ciriaco | PR-2B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Eric Hosmer | 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .286 |
| Billy Butler | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .143 |
| Justin Maxwell | PR-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Alex Gordon | LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .714 |
| Jarrod Dyson | PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Brett Hayes | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Mike Moustakas | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| Lorenzo Cain | CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .250 |
| Alcides Escobar | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Salvador Perez (3) | |||||||||
| TB - Omar Infante 2, Eric Hosmer, Alex Gordon, Salvador Perez 2, Lorenzo Cain | |||||||||
| RBI - Alex Gordon (1) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Norichika Aoki (2), Brett Hayes 2 (2), Alcides Escobar (3) | |||||||||
| SF - Alex Gordon (1) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Billy Butler (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Pedro Ciriaco (1, 2nd off Nathan/Avila), Lorenzo Cain (1, 2nd off Alburquerque/Avila) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Jason Vargas | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1.29 |
| Kelvin Herrera | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Wade Davis | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 |
| Tim Collins (L 0-1) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Jason Vargas 106-69, Kelvin Herrera 18-12, Wade Davis 14-9, Tim Collins 20-11 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jason Vargas 5-5, Kelvin Herrera 0-1, Wade Davis 1-0, Tim Collins 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Jason Vargas 26, Kelvin Herrera 3, Wade Davis 3, Tim Collins 5 | ||||||||
Detroit
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Ian Kinsler | 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Tyler Collins | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| Miguel Cabrera | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .143 |
| Victor Martinez | DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 |
| Torii Hunter | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Austin Jackson | CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .286 |
| Alex Avila | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .250 |
| Nick Castellanos | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .286 |
| Alex Gonzalez | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .375 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Austin Jackson (1) | |||||||||
| HR - Ian Kinsler (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Ian Kinsler 6, Victor Martinez, Austin Jackson 2, Alex Gonzalez | |||||||||
| RBI - Ian Kinsler 2 (2) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Ian Kinsler (1) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Victor Martinez (1), Nick Castellanos (1) | |||||||||
| S - Alex Avila (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Alex Avila (1, 2nd by Vargas/Perez) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Max Scherzer | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Joe Nathan (BS 1) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Al Alburquerque (W 1-0) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Max Scherzer 110-72, Joe Nathan 22-12, Al Alburquerque 12-10 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Max Scherzer 6-7, Joe Nathan 1-1, Al Alburquerque 1-2 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Max Scherzer 27, Joe Nathan 6, Al Alburquerque 4 | ||||||||