Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 9, Detroit 5
Sunday, April 10, 2011 1:05 PM
When: 1:05 PM ET, Sunday, April 10, 2011
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 64°
Umpires: Home - Tim Welke, 1B - Jim Reynolds, 2B - Mike DiMuro, 3B - Andy Fletcher
Attendance: 28984
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 0021202119151
Detroit 0010012015104
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Kansas City 6-3 4-2 2-1 W2
Detroit 3-6 1-2 2-4 L2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Detroit Tigers have a 1-2 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 2-1 record on the road.
  • Detroit has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Tigers have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Royals have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Luke Hochevar pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 5.30. Joakim Soria closed out the game to get the save and has 3 saves for the season. Rick Porcello took the loss for Detroit.
  • Miguel Cabrera, Jhonny Peralta, Alex Avila hit homeruns for Detroit.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   Detroit
Luke Hochevar Player Rick Porcello
Win W/L Loss
7.0 IP 5.0
6 Strikeouts 2
5 Hits 9
3.86 ERA 9.00
Hitting
Kansas City   Detroit
Wilson Betemit Player Jhonny Peralta
4 Hits 3
1 RBI 1
0 HR 1
6 TB 7
1.000 Avg .750
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Kansas City 15 0 22 .375 3 8 4 1 1
Detroit 10 3 20 .286 6 5 0 0 4
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game at home against Texas. The Tigers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Royals have a W/L % of .667 after a win and .667 after a loss.