Royals

Hitters	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
N. Aoki RF	1-4	4	0	1	2	0	0	18	.267	.333	.336
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: N Aoki flied out to left. 3rd: N Aoki singled to center, M Moustakas and L Cain scored. 6th: N Aoki flied out to left. 8th: N Aoki lined out to shortstop.
O. Infante 2B	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	12	.253	.289	.345
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: O Infante flied out to center. 3rd: O Infante grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, N Aoki out at second. 6th: O Infante grounded out to shortstop. 8th: O Infante reached on infield single to third.
A. Gordon LF	0-2	2	0	0	0	2	1	24	.274	.354	.450
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: A Gordon fouled out to third. 4th: A Gordon struck out swinging. 6th: A Gordon walked. 8th: A Gordon walked, O Infante to second.
S. Perez C	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	2	14	.265	.297	.415
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: S Perez struck out swinging. 4th: S Perez flied out to right. 6th: S Perez grounded out to shortstop. 8th: S Perez struck out looking.
E. Hosmer 1B	3-4	4	1	3	1	0	1	20	.267	.311	.379
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: E Hosmer struck out swinging. 4th: E Hosmer singled to right. 7th: E Hosmer tripled to deep right. 8th: E Hosmer singled to center, O Infante scored, A Gordon to third.
B. Butler DH	0-4	4	0	0	1	0	0	17	.268	.321	.377
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: B Butler grounded out to shortstop. 4th: B Butler popped out to shortstop. 7th: B Butler grounded out to shortstop, E Hosmer scored. 8th: B Butler grounded out to second.
M. Moustakas 3B	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	19	.209	.267	.372
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 3rd: M Moustakas reached on infield single to shortstop. 5th: M Moustakas flied out to center. 7th: M Moustakas flied out to center. 9th: M Moustakas flied out to center.
L. Cain CF	2-4	4	2	2	1	0	1	18	.295	.333	.403
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 3rd: L Cain singled to left, M Moustakas to second. 5th: L Cain struck out swinging. 7th: L Cain inside-the-park home run to deep right (361 feet). 9th: L Cain lined out to third.
A. Escobar SS	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	9	.275	.308	.367
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 3rd: A Escobar sacrificed to third, M Moustakas to third, L Cain to second. 5th: A Escobar flied out to center. 7th: A Escobar flied out to left. 9th: A Escobar flied out to center.

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
J. Guthrie	2.2	10	8	6	1	1	0	76-49	4.54	76
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C. Coleman	1.1	1	0	0	2	1	0	38-20	4.50	38
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L. Coleman	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	25-17	6.66	25
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S. Downs	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	8-6	5.20	8
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J. Frasor	1.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	16-9	2.98	16
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Tigers

Hitters	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
I. Kinsler 2B	0-5	5	0	0	0	0	0	23	.279	.311	.417
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: I Kinsler flied out to left. 2nd: I Kinsler flied out to left. 3rd: I Kinsler fouled out to catcher. 5th: I Kinsler grounded out to shortstop. 7th: I Kinsler flied out to left.
T. Hunter RF	3-5	5	2	3	1	0	0	15	.282	.318	.444
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: T Hunter flied out to right. 3rd: T Hunter reached on infield single to shortstop. 3rd: T Hunter singled to right, A Avila scored, A Romine to second. 5th: T Hunter flied out to center. 8th: T Hunter doubled to deep left.
T. Collins RF	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.263	.389
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M. Cabrera DH	2-5	5	1	2	1	0	0	29	.313	.372	.519
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: M Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. 3rd: M Cabrera singled to deep left, T Hunter to third. 3rd: M Cabrera flied out to left. 5th: M Cabrera grounded out to pitcher. 8th: M Cabrera singled to left, T Hunter scored.
V. Martinez 1B	3-5	5	1	3	1	0	0	15	.337	.407	.575
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: V Martinez singled to center. 3rd: V Martinez reached on infield single to second, T Hunter scored, M Cabrera to second. 4th: V Martinez grounded out to third. 6th: V Martinez singled to shallow left center. 8th: V Martinez grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, M Cabrera out at second.
J.D. Martinez LF	1-5	5	1	1	0	0	1	19	.305	.349	.538
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: J Martinez struck out swinging. 3rd: J Martinez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, V Martinez out at second, M Cabrera to third. 4th: J Martinez reached on infield single to third. 6th: J Martinez grounded into fielder's choice to third, V Martinez out at second. 8th: J Martinez grounded out to third.
E. Carrera CF	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.295	.345
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D. Kelly CF-3B	1-3	3	1	1	1	1	0	21	.260	.351	.307
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: D Kelly fouled out to third. 3rd: D Kelly doubled to right, M Cabrera scored, J Martinez to third. 4th: D Kelly walked, J Martinez to second. 6th: D Kelly grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Martinez out at second.
N. Castellanos 3B	2-4	4	2	2	2	0	1	14	.264	.310	.407
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: N Castellanos singled to center, V Martinez to second. 3rd: N Castellanos doubled to left, J Martinez and D Kelly scored. 4th: N Castellanos struck out looking. 7th: N Castellanos grounded out to second.
R. Davis LF	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.328	.411
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A. Avila C	1-2	2	1	1	1	2	0	12	.221	.327	.367
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: A Avila walked, V Martinez to third, N Castellanos to second. 3rd: A Avila doubled to right, N Castellanos scored. 4th: A Avila walked, J Martinez to third, D Kelly to second. 7th: A Avila flied out to left.
A. Romine SS	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	0	15	.224	.272	.276
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: A Romine safe at first on fielding error by first baseman E Hosmer, V Martinez scored, N Castellanos to third, A Avila to second. N Castellanos scored, A Avila to third, A Romine to second on throwing error by first baseman E Hosmer. 3rd: A Romine singled to left, A Avila to third. 4th: A Romine grounded out to first. 7th: A Romine singled to left.

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
J. Verlander	7.0	6	4	4	1	4	1	106-69	4.82	106
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J. Chamberlain	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	30-17	3.51	30
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J. Nathan	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15-8	4.94	15
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Game Stats

Walks Issued
- KC3
- 2DET
Stolen Bases
- KC0
- 1DET
Strikeouts Thrown
- KC2
- 5DET
Total Bases
- KC13
- 19DET

Game Information

Detroit, Michigan

Attendance: 30,758

74%

Capacity: 41,574

Game Time: 3:19

Umpires: Home Plate Umpire - Paul Emmel, First Base Umpire - Eric Cooper, Second Base Umpire - James Hoye, Third Base Umpire - John Tumpane

Hunter-led Tigers pop Royals to pull within 1

Torii Hunter had two of his three hits in a six-run third inning and Detroit beat Kansas City 9-5 to move within a game of the Central-leading Royals.

9/9/2014 Associated Press

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Royals KC	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	5	8	2
Tigers DET	0	2	6	0	0	0	0	1	-	9	15	0

WINJustin VerlanderJ. Verlander(13-12)7.0 IP, 4 ER, 4 K, 1 BB

LOSSJeremy GuthrieJ. Guthrie(10-11)2.2 IP, 6 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

		KC	DET
2nd	A Romine safe at first on fielding error by first baseman E Hosmer, V Martinez scored, N Castellanos to third, A Avila to second. N Castellanos scored, A Avila to third, A Romine to second on throwing error by first baseman E Hosmer.	0	2
3rd	N Aoki singled to center, M Moustakas and L Cain scored.	2	2
3rd	V Martinez reached on infield single to second, T Hunter scored, M Cabrera to second.	2	3
3rd	D Kelly doubled to right, M Cabrera scored, J Martinez to third.	2	4
3rd	N Castellanos doubled to left, J Martinez and D Kelly scored.	2	6
3rd	A Avila doubled to right, N Castellanos scored.	2	7
3rd	T Hunter singled to right, A Avila scored, A Romine to second.	2	8
7th	B Butler grounded out to shortstop, E Hosmer scored.	3	8
7th	L Cain inside-the-park home run to deep right (361 feet).	4	8
8th	E Hosmer singled to center, O Infante scored, A Gordon to third.	5	8
8th	M Cabrera singled to left, T Hunter scored.	5	9