Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 4, Detroit 2
Tuesday, October 2, 2012 8:10 PM
When: 8:10 PM ET, Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 74°
Umpires: Home - Brian Knight, 1B - Mike Winters, 2B - Mark Wegner, 3B - Sam Holbrook
Attendance: 14283
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123456789RHE
Detroit 002000000260
Kansas City 10002001-492
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Detroit 87-74 50-31 37-43 L1
Kansas City 72-89 37-43 35-46 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Kansas City Royals have a 37-43 record at home this season. The Detroit Tigers have a 37-43 record on the road.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Royals have won 2 of their last 10 games.
  • Detroit has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Tigers have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Jeremy Guthrie pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.16. Greg Holland closed out the game to get the save and has 16 saves for the season. Doug Fister took the loss for Detroit.
  • Alcides Escobar, Jeff Francoeur hit homeruns for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Detroit   Kansas City
Doug Fister Player Jeremy Guthrie
Loss W/L Win
4.1 IP 6.0
2 Strikeouts 3
7 Hits 5
6.23 ERA 3.00
Hitting
Detroit   Kansas City
Miguel Cabrera Player Alcides Escobar
2 Hits 3
2 RBI 2
0 HR 1
2 TB 6
.667 Avg .750
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Detroit 6 0 6 .188 6 2 3 0 0
Kansas City 9 2 15 .290 3 4 4 1 2
Upcoming Games
  • Kansas City will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Royals have a W/L % of .444 after a win and .449 after a loss.
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against Kansas City. The Tigers have a W/L % of .517 after a win and .568 after a loss.