MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
09/25/2016
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MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 2323 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH , 2016 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (60-96) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 4 14 1
Detroit Tigers (79-76) 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 7 1
Tigers Stick Royals with 5-4 Loss
Behind the hitting of José Canó, the Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals, 5-4. Canó went 2-3 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 3 for the Tigers. The second-place Tigers are now 79-76, the Royals 60-96.

Canó had a key at-bat for Detroit in the bottom of the first. With runners on 1st and 2nd, he hit a 3-run home run. It was his 28th home run of the season and gave Detroit an early 3-0 lead.

Detroit manager praised his team's "businesslike approach."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Wilson LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .233 2 37
K. Seitzer 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .251 0 14
   e-D. Porter PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .272 17 68
C. Zamora DH 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .286 12 62
R. Morán SS 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 .279 19 77
   b-A. Otis PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 2 12
   c-F. Patek SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 1
J. Damon CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .289 10 48
M. Sweeney 1B 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .241 8 36
   a-J. Mayberry Sr PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .125 0 0
D. Tartabull RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .186 0 7
   d-D. DeJesus PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .250 0 1
J. Offerman 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 3 .240 1 13
M. Macfarlane C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .216 0 13
   f-F. White PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 15 51
   g-J. Randa 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 1 4
Totals 41 4 14 4 2 10 25      
a - J. Mayberry Sr pinch hit for M. Sweeney in the 7th
b - A. Otis pinch ran for R. Morán in the 7th
c - F. Patek substituted for A. Otis in the 7th
d - D. DeJesus pinch hit for D. Tartabull in the 8th
e - D. Porter pinch hit for K. Seitzer in the 8th
f - F. White pinch ran for M. Macfarlane in the 8th
g - J. Randa substituted for F. White in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Sweeney (8, 6th Inning off J. Verlander, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Wilson 2 , K. Seitzer , C. Zamora 2 , R. Morán 2 , J. Damon 2 , M. Sweeney 4 , J. Offerman 3 , M. Macfarlane
2-out RBI: , R. Morán 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Wilson , D. Porter , J. Damon 2 , J. Mayberry Sr , J. Offerman
Hit by Pitch: M. Sweeney
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Wilson (60) , C. Zamora (21) , J. Offerman (6)
CS: J. Offerman (2)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Appier (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Patek-Offerman-Mayberry Sr)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Cobb CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .338 5 57
C. Gehringer 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .265 6 23
H. Heilmann DH 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .304 8 84
J. Canó 1B 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .295 28 107
   a-L. Blue 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 2
V. Wertz RF 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 .243 6 24
T. Phillips LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .271 3 31
G. Kell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233 1 17
B. Freehan C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 16 61
B. Rogell SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 0 4
Totals 30 5 7 4 4 4 9      
a - L. Blue substituted for J. Canó in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Phillips (12, 1st Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Canó (37, 8th Inning off D. Quisenberry, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: H. Heilmann (16, 3rd Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Canó (28, 1st Inning off K. Appier, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Cobb , C. Gehringer , H. Heilmann 4 , J. Canó 6 , T. Phillips 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Heilmann , G. Kell 3 , B. Freehan
GIDP: T. Phillips
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Cobb (63)
CS: T. Cobb (24)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Kell (7)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Appier L (6-14) 6.0 5 5 4 3 4 1 26 106 5.20   
D. Quisenberry 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 31 3.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Appier 45
Batters Faced: K. Appier 26, D. Quisenberry 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Appier 8-5, D. Quisenberry 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Appier 106-63, D. Quisenberry 31-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Verlander W (11-15) 6.2 9 4 2 0 7 1 30 114 5.01   
T. Fox H (1) 1.1 4 0 0 0 2 0 8 27 4.50   
F. Shaw SV (32) 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 6 25 2.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Verlander 51
Batters Faced: J. Verlander 30, T. Fox 8, F. Shaw 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Verlander 7-5, T. Fox 0-2, F. Shaw 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Verlander 114-75, T. Fox 27-20, F. Shaw 25-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Fox 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Verlander
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Canó
Ballpark: Comerica Tigers Park
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:08 PM ET
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 41133
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