GDT: 5/02/12 - DET (12-11) VS KC (6-16) - 1:05 p.m. ET

Tigers: RHP Justin Verlander (2-1, 2.41 ERA)

Few active pitchers have owned a team like Verlander has owned KC. After a challenging night in New York in his last start, Verlander will welcome them to Comerica Park for a chance to get back on track to start May, usually a good month for him.


Royals: LHP Jonathan Sanchez (1-1, 6.75 ERA)

The southpaw struggled with his command in a loss on Tuesday at Cleveland. He threw 56 of his 115 pitches for strikes while walking seven and allowing four runs in 4 2/3 innings.







INJURY UPDATE:
• RHP Al Alburquerque (right elbow surgery, 60-day disabled list on April 4).
• RHP Doug Fister (left costochondral strain, 15-day disabled list on April 7),
• RHP Luis Marte (strained left hamstring, 15-day disabled list on April 4).
• C Victor Martinez (left knee surgery, 60-day disabled list on March 12).





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• THURSDAY, May 3:
OFF DAY


• FRIDAY, May 4:
Tigers (LHP Drew Smyly (1-0, 1.23 ERA)) VS White Sox (RHP Jake Peavy (3-1, 1.67 ERA)), 7:05 p.m. ET (FSD HD, / 1270 AM & 97.1 FM)


• SATURDAY, May 5:
Tigers (RHP Max Scherzer (1-3, 7.77 ERA)) VS White Sox (RHP Gavin Floyd (2-3, 3.13 ERA)), 4:05 p.m. ET (FOX, / 1270 AM & 97.1 FM)


• SUNDAY, May 6:
Tigers (RHP Rick Porcello (2-2, 5.64 ERA)) VS White Sox (LHP Chris Sale (2-1, 3.12 ERA)), 1:05 p.m. ET (FSD HD, / 1270 AM & 97.1 FM)

STARTING LINEUPS:

KC Batting

Dyson, CF
Gordon, LF
Butler, DH
Hosmer, 1B
Francoeur, RF
Moustakas, 3B
Pena, B, C
Getz, 2B
Escobar, A, SS


DET Batting

Jackson, A, CF
Boesch, RF
Cabrera, Mi, 3B
Fielder, 1B
Raburn, LF
Peralta, Jh, SS
Avila, C
Eldred, DH
Worth, 2B

KC - Top 1st
B:4 S:1 O:0
Jarrod Dyson walks.

With Alex Gordon batting, Jarrod Dyson steals (2) 2nd base.

B:1 S:0 O:1
Alex Gordon grounds out, second baseman Danny Worth to first baseman Prince Fielder. Jarrod Dyson to 3rd.

B:0 S:3 O:2
Billy Butler out swinging.

B:1 S:0 O:2
Eric Hosmer doubles (3) on a fly ball to center fielder Austin Jackson. Jarrod Dyson scores.
KC 1 - 0

B:2 S:3 O:3
Jeff Francoeur out swinging.


DET - Bot 1st
B:2 S:1 O:1
Austin Jackson flies out to right fielder Jeff Francoeur.

B:2 S:3 O:2
Brennan Boesch out swinging.

B:0 S:0 O:2
Miguel Cabrera hit by pitch.

B:0 S:1 O:3
Prince Fielder grounds out, third baseman Mike Moustakas to first baseman Eric Hosmer.

KC 1 - 0 AFTER 1 INNING

KC - Top 2nd
B:2 S:2 O:1
Mike Moustakas pops out to second baseman Danny Worth.

B:0 S:1 O:2
Brayan Pena grounds out, second baseman Danny Worth to first baseman Prince Fielder.

B:0 S:1 O:2
Chris Getz triples (2) on a line drive to left fielder Ryan Raburn.

B:0 S:1 O:3
Alcides Escobar grounds out, shortstop Jhonny Peralta to first baseman Prince Fielder.


DET - Bot 2nd
B:2 S:2 O:1
Ryan Raburn pops out to third baseman Mike Moustakas.

B:1 S:1 O:2
Jhonny Peralta grounds out, third baseman Mike Moustakas to first baseman Eric Hosmer.

B:2 S:3 O:3
Alex Avila out swinging.

KC 1 - 0 AFTER 2 INNINGS

KC - Top 3rd
B:1 S:3 O:1
Jarrod Dyson called out on .

B:2 S:2 O:1
Alex Gordon singles on a soft line drive to center fielder Austin Jackson.

B:0 S:0 O:2
Billy Butler grounds out, third baseman Miguel Cabrera to first baseman Prince Fielder. Alex Gordon to 2nd.

B:0 S:0 O:3
Eric Hosmer grounds out to first baseman Prince Fielder.


DET - Bot 3rd
B:1 S:2 O:1
Brad Eldred lines out to second baseman Chris Getz.

B:3 S:2 O:2
Danny Worth flies out to right fielder Jeff Francoeur in foul territory.

B:3 S:2 O:3
Austin Jackson grounds out, shortstop Alcides Escobar to first baseman Eric Hosmer.

KC 1 - 0 AFTER 3 INNINGS

KC - Top 4th
B:2 S:0 O:1
Jeff Francoeur pops out to third baseman Miguel Cabrera.

B:2 S:2 O:2
Mike Moustakas pops out to shortstop Jhonny Peralta.

B:3 S:2 O:3
Brayan Pena lines out to second baseman Danny Worth.


DET - Bot 4th
B:2 S:0 O:1
Brennan Boesch grounds out, shortstop Alcides Escobar to first baseman Eric Hosmer.

B:3 S:1 O:2
Miguel Cabrera grounds out, third baseman Mike Moustakas to first baseman Eric Hosmer.

B:3 S:2 O:3
Prince Fielder flies out to left fielder Alex Gordon.

KC 1 - 0 AFTER 4 INNINGS

KC - Top 5th
B:0 S:0 O:1
Chris Getz bunt grounds out, pitcher Justin Verlander to first baseman Prince Fielder.

B:0 S:1 O:1
Alcides Escobar doubles (8) on a fly ball to left fielder Ryan Raburn.

With Jarrod Dyson batting, Alcides Escobar caught stealing 3rd base, catcher Alex Avila to third baseman Miguel Cabrera.

B:2 S:2 O:3
Jarrod Dyson grounds out to first baseman Prince Fielder.


DET - Bot 5th
B:1 S:0 O:1
Ryan Raburn flies out to center fielder Jarrod Dyson.

B:2 S:0 O:2
Jhonny Peralta flies out to center fielder Jarrod Dyson.

B:2 S:1 O:2
Alex Avila doubles (2) on a line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon.

B:4 S:2 O:2
Brad Eldred walks.

B:4 S:1 O:2
Danny Worth walks. Alex Avila to 3rd. Brad Eldred to 2nd.

Coaching visit to mound.

B:1 S:2 O:3
Austin Jackson grounds into a force out, shortstop Alcides Escobar to second baseman Chris Getz. Danny Worth out at 2nd.

KC 1 - 0 AFTER 5 INNINGS

KC - Top 6th
B:1 S:2 O:0
Alex Gordon singles on a line drive to center fielder Austin Jackson.

B:0 S:0 O:0
Billy Butler hit by pitch. Alex Gordon to 2nd.

B:3 S:2 O:1
Eric Hosmer grounds out to first baseman Prince Fielder. Alex Gordon to 3rd. Billy Butler to 2nd.

B:0 S:1 O:2
Jeff Francoeur grounds out, shortstop Jhonny Peralta to first baseman Prince Fielder. Alex Gordon scores.
KC 2 - 0

B:2 S:2 O:3
Mike Moustakas pops out to third baseman Miguel Cabrera in foul territory.


DET - Bot 6th
Pitcher Change: Jose Mijares replaces Jonathan Sanchez.

B:0 S:3 O:1
Brennan Boesch called out on .

B:1 S:0 O:2
Miguel Cabrera flies out to right fielder Jeff Francoeur.

B:0 S:2 O:3
Prince Fielder flies out to left fielder Alex Gordon.

KC 2 - 0 AFTER 6 INNINGS

KC - Top 7th
B:3 S:2 O:1
Brayan Pena lines out to left fielder Ryan Raburn.

B:1 S:2 O:2
Chris Getz flies out to center fielder Austin Jackson.

B:1 S:3 O:3
Alcides Escobar out swinging.


DET - Bot 7th
Pitcher Change: Kelvin Herrera replaces Jose Mijares.

B:1 S:3 O:1
Ryan Raburn out swinging.

B:1 S:0 O:2
Jhonny Peralta lines out to first baseman Eric Hosmer.

B:4 S:1 O:2
Alex Avila walks.

B:1 S:2 O:2
Brad Eldred doubles (1) on a line drive to center fielder Jarrod Dyson. Alex Avila to 3rd.

Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Ramon Santiago replaces Danny Worth.

Pitcher Change: Aaron Crow replaces Kelvin Herrera.

Coaching visit to mound.

B:2 S:1 O:3
Ramon Santiago grounds out, second baseman Chris Getz to first baseman Eric Hosmer.

KC 2 - 0 AFTER 7 INNINGS

KC - Top 8th
Ramon Santiago remains in the game as the second baseman.

B:3 S:2 O:0
Jarrod Dyson singles on a line drive to center fielder Austin Jackson.

B:1 S:3 O:1
Alex Gordon out swinging.

With Billy Butler batting, throwing error by Justin Verlander on the pickoff attempt, Jarrod Dyson to 3rd.

B:1 S:3 O:2
Billy Butler called out on .

B:3 S:3 O:3
Eric Hosmer out swinging.


DET - Bot 8th
B:3 S:1 O:0
Austin Jackson singles on a ground ball to left fielder Alex Gordon.

B:0 S:1 O:0
Brennan Boesch homers (4) on a line drive to right center field. Austin Jackson scores.
TIED 2 - 2

B:0 S:0 O:1
Miguel Cabrera flies out to right fielder Jeff Francoeur.

Pitcher Change: Tim Collins replaces Aaron Crow.

Coaching visit to mound.

B:1 S:1 O:2
Prince Fielder flies out to left fielder Alex Gordon.

B:3 S:3 O:3
Ryan Raburn out swinging.

TIED 2 - 2 AFTER 8 INNINGS

KC - Top 9th
Pitcher Change: Joaquin Benoit replaces Justin Verlander.

B:3 S:1 O:1
Jeff Francoeur grounds out, third baseman Miguel Cabrera to first baseman Prince Fielder.

B:1 S:2 O:1
Mike Moustakas doubles (8) on a line drive to right fielder Brennan Boesch.

B:0 S:1 O:2
Brayan Pena grounds out, second baseman Ramon Santiago to first baseman Prince Fielder. Mike Moustakas to 3rd.

B:1 S:2 O:2
Chris Getz singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jhonny Peralta. Mike Moustakas scores.
KC 3 - 2

With Alcides Escobar batting, Chris Getz steals (4) 2nd base.

B:2 S:3 O:3
Alcides Escobar out swinging.


DET - Bot 9th
Pitcher Change: Jonathan Broxton replaces Tim Collins.

B:1 S:2 O:1
Jhonny Peralta grounds out, third baseman Mike Moustakas to first baseman Eric Hosmer.

B:1 S:1 O:1
Alex Avila singles on a ground ball to second baseman Chris Getz.

Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Andy Dirks replaces Brad Eldred.

Offensive Substitution: Pinch runner Gerald Laird replaces Alex Avila.

B:1 S:1 O:3
Andy
Dirks grounds into double play, second baseman Chris Getz to shortstop
Alcides Escobar to first baseman Eric Hosmer. Gerald Laird out at 2nd.

DET LOSES 2-3

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Game Over R H E

Royals	3	8	0
Tigers	2	5	1

WP: Collins (1-0, 2.51)
LP: Benoit (0-1, 4.35)
SV: Broxton (4)

HBP: Butler (by Verlander), Cabrera, Mi (by Sanchez, J).
Pitches-strikes: Sanchez, J 82-43, Mijares, Jo 9-8, Herrera 15-8, Crow 12-7, Collins 9-5, Broxton 11-8, Verlander 123-81, Benoit 25-18.
Groundouts-flyouts: Sanchez, J 6-5, Mijares, Jo 0-2, Herrera 0-0, Crow 1-1, Collins 0-1, Broxton 2-0, Verlander 9-1, Benoit 2-0.
Batters faced: Sanchez, J 19, Mijares, Jo 3, Herrera 4, Crow 4, Collins 2, Broxton 3, Verlander 31, Benoit 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Crow 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Marvin Hudson. 1B: Tim McClelland. 2B: Ted Barrett. 3B: Brian Runge.
Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 4 mph, In from RF.
T: 2:52.
Att: 33,187.