Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Detroit 1, Kansas City 0
Wednesday, October 3, 2012 8:10 PM
When: 8:10 PM ET, Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 72°
Umpires: Home - Mike Winters, 1B - Mark Wegner, 2B - Sam Holbrook, 3B - Brian Knight
Attendance: 30383
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 000000000060
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Detroit 88-74 50-31 38-43 W1
Kansas City 72-90 37-44 35-46 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Kansas City Royals have a 37-44 record at home this season. The Detroit Tigers have a 38-43 record on the road.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Royals have won 2 of their last 10 games.
  • Detroit has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Tigers have won 8 of their last 10 games.
  • Luis Marte pitched 3.1 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 2.82. Luke Putkonen closed out the game to get the save and has 1 save for the season. Luis Mendoza took the loss for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Detroit   Kansas City
Max Scherzer Player Luis Mendoza
Loss W/L Loss
4.0 IP 7.0
3 Strikeouts 6
3 Hits 6
0.00 ERA 1.29
Hitting
Detroit   Kansas City
Austin Jackson Player Johnny Giavotella
2 Hits 2
1 RBI 0
0 HR 0
3 TB 2
.667 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Detroit 7 0 9 .233 8 1 4 2 0
Kansas City 6 0 6 .194 6 0 7 1 0
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game at home against Oakland. The Tigers have a W/L % of .517 after a win and .573 after a loss.