|  | BOX SCORE
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GAME LOG 
 
|  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |  
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 |  
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | x | 10 | 14 | 1 |  
 
 
| KANSAS CITY | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |  
| Jo Damon cf R Sanchez ss
 Mi Sweeney dh
 Dye rf
 Randa 3b
 Quinn lf
 Mccarty 1b
 H Ortiz c
 Reboulet 2b
 a-Pose ph
 Totals
 | 2 4
 3
 4
 4
 4
 4
 4
 2
 1
 32
 | 1 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 3
 2
 0
 6
 | 2 0
 0
 0
 2
 0
 0
 3
 1
 0
 8
 | 2 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 1
 0
 3
 | 0 0
 1
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 1
 0
 2
 | 0 2
 2
 0
 0
 2
 1
 0
 0
 1
 8
 | 2 2
 0
 2
 0
 2
 1
 0
 0
 0
 9
 | .302 .248
 .347
 .315
 .327
 .278
 .287
 .750
 .273
 .184
 
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a-struck out for Reboulet in the 9th.
 
 BATTING2B:  H Ortiz 2 (2, S Sparks, N Cruz).
 S:  Jo Damon.
 SF:  Jo Damon.
 Rbi:  Reboulet (12), Jo Damon 2 (45).
 Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out:  Dye 1.
 Gidp:  R Sanchez, Mccarty.
 Team LOB:  3.
 
 FIELDINGDP: 1 (Reboulet-Mccarty).
 
 
 
| DETROIT | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |  
| Polonia rf b-Ausmus ph-c
 Macias 2b
 Higginson dh
 Palmer 3b
 D Cruz ss
 Magee lf
 J Encarnacion cf
 H Morris 1b
 Cardona c
 a-R Becker ph-rf
 Totals
 | 3 0
 4
 3
 5
 5
 5
 5
 3
 3
 1
 37
 | 1 1
 2
 1
 1
 1
 0
 1
 1
 0
 1
 10
 | 1 0
 2
 1
 1
 3
 2
 2
 1
 0
 1
 14
 | 0 0
 4
 2
 0
 2
 0
 1
 0
 0
 1
 10
 | 1 1
 1
 2
 0
 0
 0
 0
 1
 0
 0
 6
 | 1 0
 0
 0
 1
 1
 0
 2
 0
 0
 0
 5
 | 0 0
 0
 1
 4
 0
 1
 3
 4
 2
 0
 15
 | .276 .239
 .277
 .300
 .265
 .296
 .291
 .297
 .214
 .231
 .253
 
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a-singled for Cardona in the 7th; b-walked for Polonia in the
7th.
 
 BATTING2B:  D Cruz 2 (25, Durbin 2); Macias (2, Durbin).
 HR: 
Macias (1, 7th inning off Byrdak 3 on, 2 out).
 Rbi:  D Cruz 2
(43), Higginson 2 (62), J Encarnacion (36), R Becker (27),
Macias 4 (12).
 2-out rbi:  R Becker, Macias 4.
 Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out:  H Morris 1, Cardona 1, Palmer 2.
 Gidp:  H Morris.
 Team LOB:  9.
 
 BASERUNNINGSB:  Higginson (8, 2nd base off Bochtler/H Ortiz);
Polonia (7, 3rd base off Bochtler/H Ortiz).
 
 FIELDINGE:  S Sparks (1, throw).
 PB:  Cardona.
 DP: 2 (D
Cruz-Macias-H Morris, Macias-D Cruz-H Morris).
 
 
 Pitching
 
 
| KANSAS CITY | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |  
| Durbin Bochtler (L, 0-2)
 Byrdak
 A Larkin
 | 4 1/3 2 1/3
 0
 1 1/3
 | 8 5
 1
 0
 | 5 3
 2
 0
 | 5 3
 2
 0
 | 2 2
 2
 0
 | 2 0
 0
 3
 | 0 0
 1
 0
 | 8.22 6.48
 13.50
 0.00
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| DETROIT | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |  
| S Sparks Blair
 N Cruz (W, 3-0)
 | 5 1
 3
 | 6 0
 2
 | 5 0
 1
 | 2 0
 1
 | 2 0
 0
 | 3 0
 5
 | 0 0
 0
 | 6.89 4.88
 2.11
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S Sparks pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.
Byrdak pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.
 
WP: Durbin, S Sparks.Ibb: Higginson (by Bochtler).
 Pitches-strikes: S Sparks 97-57; Blair 6-3; N Cruz 38-28; Durbin
82-54; Bochtler 50-26; Byrdak 15-5; A Larkin 19-14.
 Ground
balls-fly balls: S Sparks 8-4; Blair 2-1; N Cruz 2-2; Durbin
3-8; Bochtler 3-4; Byrdak 0-0; A Larkin 1-0.
 Batters faced: S
Sparks 23; Blair 2; N Cruz 11; Durbin 23; Bochtler 13; Byrdak 3;
A Larkin 4.
 Umpires: HP: Ron Kulpa. 1B--Mike Vanvleet. 2B--Angel Hernandez.
3B--Lance Barksdale.
 T: 3:08.
 Att: 35,046.
 Weather: 69 degrees, cloudy.
 Wind: 9
mph, out to left.
 
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 ALSO SEE
 Baseball Scoreboard
 
 Kansas City Clubhouse
 
 Detroit Clubhouse
 
 BOXSCORES
 Kansas City 8
 Detroit 5
 
Detroit 10Kansas City 6
 (2nd game)
 
Oakland 10Anaheim 3
 
Seattle 13Texas 5
 
Baltimore 8Toronto 2
 
Tampa Bay 12NY Yankees 4
 
Boston 8Chi. White Sox 6
 
Minnesota 10Cleveland 6
 
NY Mets 4Atlanta 0
 
Cincinnati 7Arizona 3
 
Houston 10St. Louis 5
 
Chicago Cubs 3Milwaukee 2
 
San Francisco 5Los Angeles 2
 
Montreal 17Florida 7
 
Pittsburgh 2Philadelphia 1
 
Colorado 9San Diego 4
 
  
  
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