Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Detroit 5, Kansas City 4
Wednesday, September 26, 2012 7:05 PM
When: 7:05 PM ET, Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 63°
Umpires: Home - Chris Guccione, 1B - Jeff Nelson, 2B - Bill Welke, 3B - Cory Blaser
Attendance: 32360
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123456789RHE
Kansas City 0031000004100
Detroit 01030001-591
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Kansas City 70-85 36-42 34-43 L4
Detroit 83-72 49-31 34-41 W3
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Detroit Tigers have a 49-31 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 34-43 record on the road.
  • Detroit has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Tigers have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 4 straight up losses. The Royals have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Joaquin Benoit pitched 1.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.15. Jose Valverde closed out the game to get the save and has 32 saves for the season. Kelvin Herrera took the loss for Kansas City.
  • Austin Jackson, Alex Avila hit homeruns for Detroit. Jeff Francoeur had the only homerun for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   Detroit
Jeremy Guthrie Player Rick Porcello
Loss W/L Loss
7.0 IP 4.0
3 Strikeouts 3
7 Hits 7
5.14 ERA 9.00
Hitting
Kansas City   Detroit
Irving Falu Player Austin Jackson
3 Hits 2
0 RBI 1
0 HR 1
4 TB 6
.750 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Kansas City 10 1 17 .278 9 4 0 0 0
Detroit 9 2 17 .273 3 5 2 1 1
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game at home against Kansas City. The Tigers have a W/L % of .512 after a win and .562 after a loss.
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Royals have a W/L % of .451 after a win and .452 after a loss.