Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Detroit 5, Kansas City 2
Friday, April 8, 2011 3:05 PM
When: 3:05 PM ET, Friday, April 8, 2011
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 43°
Umpires: Home - Mike DiMuro, 1B - Andy Fletcher, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Jim Reynolds
Attendance: 44799
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Detroit 40100000-5100
Kansas City
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K Avg
Chris Getz 2B 4 1 3 0 1 0 .391
Melky Cabrera CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .306
Alex Gordon LF 4 0 2 0 1 0 .394
Billy Butler DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 .385
Kila Ka'aihue 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .185
Jeff Francoeur RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .258
Wilson Betemit 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .214
Matt Treanor C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .200
Alcides Escobar SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .188
Totals 36 2 11 2 3 5  
Batting
2B - Chris Getz (1), Wilson Betemit (2)
3B - Melky Cabrera (1)
TB - Chris Getz 4, Melky Cabrera 4, Alex Gordon 2, Billy Butler 2, Kila Ka'aihue, Wilson Betemit 2
RBI - Melky Cabrera (5), Billy Butler (5)
2-Out RBI - Melky Cabrera (4), Billy Butler (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Alex Gordon (4), Kila Ka'aihue (3), Alcides Escobar 2 (11)
GIDP - Melky Cabrera (2)
Team LOB - 10
Baserunning
PO - Chris Getz (1st by Villarreal)
Fielding
Outfield Assists - Alex Gordon (Martinez at Home)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Kyle Davies (L 0-1) 3.2 6 5 5 5 3 0 9.00
Nathan Adcock 3.1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Kanekoa Texeira 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
WP - Kyle Davies 3
HBP - Miguel Cabrera (by Davies)
Pitches-Strikes - Kyle Davies 92-50, Nathan Adcock 45-32, Kanekoa Texeira 7-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Kyle Davies 2-2, Nathan Adcock 3-6, Kanekoa Texeira 2-1
Batters Faced - Kyle Davies 21, Nathan Adcock 13, Kanekoa Texeira 3
Inherited Runners-Scored - Nathan Adcock 2-0
Detroit
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K Avg
Austin Jackson CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .200
Will Rhymes 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .182
Magglio Ordonez RF 2 1 1 0 2 1 .235
(S)  Casper Wells PR-RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Miguel Cabrera 1B 2 2 1 0 1 0 .391
Victor Martinez DH 3 1 1 3 1 0 .276
Brennan Boesch LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .364
(S)  Don Kelly LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Jhonny Peralta SS 3 0 2 2 0 0 .333
Alex Avila C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286
Brandon Inge 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .304
Totals 30 5 10 5 5 3  
Batting
2B - Victor Martinez (2), Jhonny Peralta (2)
TB - Austin Jackson, Will Rhymes 2, Magglio Ordonez, Miguel Cabrera, Victor Martinez 2, Jhonny Peralta 3, Alex Avila, Brandon Inge
RBI - Victor Martinez 3 (7), Jhonny Peralta 2 (3)
2-Out RBI - Jhonny Peralta (1)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Miguel Cabrera (7), Victor Martinez 2 (3), Alex Avila (8)
SF - Jhonny Peralta (2)
GIDP - Austin Jackson (2)
Team LOB - 8
Baserunning
CS - Jhonny Peralta (1, 2nd by Adcock/Treanor)
SB - Austin Jackson (2, 2nd off Adcock/Treanor)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Max Scherzer (W 2-0) 6.0 7 1 1 2 3 0 5.73
Brayan Villarreal 0.2 3 1 1 1 0 0 4.15
Daniel Schlereth (H 1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Joaquin Benoit (H 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Jose Valverde (SV 2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Pitches-Strikes - Max Scherzer 103-69, Brayan Villarreal 22-14, Daniel Schlereth 3-2, Joaquin Benoit 12-7, Jose Valverde 14-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Max Scherzer 4-7, Brayan Villarreal 1-0, Daniel Schlereth 1-0, Joaquin Benoit 1-1, Jose Valverde 2-0
Batters Faced - Max Scherzer 26, Brayan Villarreal 5, Daniel Schlereth 1, Joaquin Benoit 3, Jose Valverde 4
Inherited Runners-Scored - Daniel Schlereth 2-0