Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers - May 1,2012

**umpire Tim McClelland's 4000th career game; he is the**
**20th person to umpire 4000 major league games**
4th inning: NP **Tigers designated hitter Andy Dirks left the game due to an injured leg**
9th inning: D7/F **Jeff Francoeur's fly ball hit the yellow stripe at**
9th inning: D7/F **the top of the wall in front of the visiting bullpen**
9th inning: D7/F **and was caught over the wall by CF Austin Jackson**
9th inning: D7/F **before it bounced into the bullpen; 2B umpire Tim**
9th inning: D7/F **McClelland ruled it a catch; Francoeur stood between**
9th inning: D7/F **2B and 3B and was tagged by the Tigers; McClelland**
9th inning: D7/F **admitted his mistake and placed Francoeur on 2B;**
9th inning: D7/F **after the game**
9th inning: D7/F **4000 games should have a little more experience so**
9th inning: D7/F **as to not mess up a play like that**

Kansas City Royals - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi	bb	so	avg	s-g	c-g
1	Jarrod Dyson	cf	27.260	L	4	2	2	0	0	0	.286	5	49
2	Alex Gordon	lf	28.081	L	4	0	1	2	0	1	.233	22	581
3	Billy Butler	dh	26.013	R	4	0	0	0	0	1	.315	22	714
4	Eric Hosmer	1b	22.190	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	.180	22	150
5	Jeff Francoeur	rf	28.114	R	4	1	3	0	0	0	.253	22	1020
6	Mike Moustakas	3b	23.233	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	.312	21	110
7	Yuniesky Betancourt	2b	30.091	R	4	0	1	0	0	0	.280	15	977
8	Humberto Quintero	c	32.273	R	3	0	0	1	0	0	.263	12	390
9	Alcides Escobar	ss	25.137	R	3	0	0	0	0	1	.284	22	372
Totals

Errors: Jarrod Dyson, Eric Hosmer

2B: Alex Gordon (5), Jeff Francoeur (5), Yuniesky Betancourt (4)

3B: Jarrod Dyson (1)

RBI: Alex Gordon 2 (12), Humberto Quintero (4)

GDP: Yuniesky Betancourt (3)

Detroit Tigers - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi	bb	so	avg	s-g	c-g
1	Austin Jackson	cf	25.090	R	5	1	4	2	0	0	.314	22	325
2	Brennan Boesch	rf	27.019	L	5	1	1	0	0	1	.229	23	271
3	Miguel Cabrera	3b	29.013	R	5	1	2	1	0	1	.303	23	1373
4	Prince Fielder	1b	27.358	L	4	1	0	1	1	1	.294	23	1021
5	Andy Dirks	dh	26.098	L	3	1	2	0	0	1	.314	11	89
	Brad Eldred	pr	31.294	R	1	1	0	0	0	1	.143	4	89
6	Alex Avila	c	25.093	L	3	0	1	0	1	1	.226	18	292
7	Jhonny Peralta	ss	29.339	R	3	1	2	2	1	0	.253	21	1147
8	Ramon Santiago	2b	32.244	B	3	1	1	0	1	0	.171	15	687
9	Don Kelly	lf	32.076	L	4	1	1	1	0	2	.241	16	304
Totals

2B: Austin Jackson (7), Miguel Cabrera (3), Andy Dirks (2)

RBI: Austin Jackson 2 (9), Miguel Cabrera (21), Prince Fielder (12), Jhonny Peralta 2 (7), Don Kelly (4)

GDP: Ramon Santiago (2)

SB: Austin Jackson (4)

Kansas City Royals - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr	era	whip	s-g	c-g
1	Luke Hochevar	R	L 2-2	4.0	12	9	9	3	2	0	7.36	1.68	5	105
2	Kelvin Herrera	R		1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	3.97	1.06	10	12
3	Tim Collins	L		1.2	0	0	0	1	4	0	2.63	0.95	10	78
4	Louis Coleman	R		0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	5.14	1.57	6	54
5	Tommy Hottovy	L		0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.00	1.33	3	11
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Luke Hochevar (75-49-26), Kelvin Herrera (10-9-1), Tim Collins (25-15-10), Louis Coleman (9-7-2), Tommy Hottovy (1-1-0)

Detroit Tigers - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr	era	whip	s-g	c-g
1	Rick Porcello	R	W 2-2	8.0	7	3	3	0	3	0	5.64	1.32	5	94
2	Phil Coke	L		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.70	1.10	11	217
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Rick Porcello (98-70-28), Phil Coke (15-12-3)

team	record		1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9		R	H	E		div-rk	lg-rk	mlb-rk	links
Kansas City Royals	KCA	8-14		0	0	0		0	1	1		0	1	0		3	8	2		4	12	27	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
Detroit Tigers	DET	14-9		5	0	3		1	0	0		0	0	x		9	14	0		2	2	5	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page

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