Detroit 6, Kansas City 4
Friday, July 8, 2011 8:10 PM
When: 8:10 PM ET, Friday, July 8, 2011
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature:
85°
Umpires:
Home -
James Hoye, 1B -
Tom Hallion, 2B -
Phil Cuzzi, 3B -
Alan Porter
Attendance:
34563
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
Recap Quick Hits
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With this loss, the Kansas City Royals have a 23-26 record at home this season. The Detroit Tigers have a 21-23 record on the road.
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Kansas City has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Royals have won 3 of their last 10 games.
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Detroit has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Tigers have won 5 of their last 10 games.
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Rick Porcello pitched 5.1 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.78. Jose Valverde closed out the game to get the save and has 23 saves for the season. Kyle Davies took the loss for Kansas City.
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Magglio Ordonez had the only homerun for Detroit.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
E |
| Detroit
|
12 |
1 |
18 |
.343 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
| Kansas City
|
9 |
0 |
10 |
.257 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Kansas City will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Royals have a W/L % of .459 after a win and .365 after a loss.
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Detroit will play their next game on the road against Kansas City. The Tigers have a W/L % of .574 after a win and .488 after a loss.
