GDT: 7/7/12 - DET (42-42) VS KC (36-45) - 4:05 p.m. ET

Tigers: RHP Doug Fister (1-6, 4.61 ERA)

Whether he's knocking the rust off his game after two DL stints or he's compensating for the rib muscle strain that landed him on the DL, Fister has been quite hittable his last three starts, allowing 25 hits and 16 earned runs over 14 1/3 innings.



Royals: LHP Bruce Chen (7-7, 4.83 ERA)

Chen had a 5-1 lead after six innings on Sunday at Minnesota but was KO'd in a five-run blitz and took the loss. He gave up three home runs and a triple among six hits allowed. Chen has been steady since going 0-4 in his first six starts.






INJURY UPDATE:

• RHP Al Alburquerque (right elbow surgery, 60-day disabled list on April 4).
• OF Andy Dirks (right Achilles tendinitis, 15-day disabled list on May 31).
• C Victor Martinez (left knee surgery, 60-day disabled list on March 12).
• LHP Daniel Schlereth (left shoulder tendinitis, 60-day DL on April 21).






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• Sunday, July 8:
Tigers (RHP Max Scherzer (7-5, 4.98) ERA)) VS
Royals (LHP Everett Teaford (1-1, 4.70 ERA)),
1:05 p.m. ET (FSD , / 1270 AM & 97.1 FM)

STARTING LINEUPS:

TIGERS

Austin Jackson, CF
Quintin Berry, LF
Miguel Cabrera, 3B
Prince Fielder, 1B
Delmon Young, DH
Ryan Raburn, RF
Jhonny Peralta, SS
Ramon Santiago, 2B
Gerald Laird, C

P: Doug Fister

KC - Top 1st
B:1 S:1 O:1
Alex Gordon flies out to left fielder Quintin Berry.

B:1 S:0 O:1
Alcides Escobar singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher Doug Fister.

B:3 S:2 O:1
Eric Hosmer singles on a ground ball to center fielder Austin Jackson. Alcides Escobar to 3rd.

B:1 S:0 O:1
Billy Butler singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ryan Raburn. Alcides Escobar scores. Eric Hosmer to 3rd.
KC 1 - 0

B:0 S:1 O:2
Yuniesky Betancourt pops out to catcher Gerald Laird in foul territory.

B:1 S:2 O:2
Mike Moustakas singles on a line drive to center fielder Austin Jackson. Eric Hosmer scores. Billy Butler to 2nd.
KC 2 - 0

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


DET - Bot 1st
B:1 S:2 O:0
Austin Jackson singles on a soft line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon.

B:0 S:1 O:1
Quintin Berry out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Bruce Chen to first baseman Eric Hosmer. Austin Jackson to 2nd.

B:0 S:3 O:2
Miguel Cabrera called out on .

B:3 S:2 O:2
Prince Fielder homers (14) on a fly ball to right center field. Austin Jackson scores.
TIED 2 - 2

B:1 S:0 O:3
Delmon Young flies out to center fielder Jarrod Dyson.

TIED 2 - 2 AFTER 1 INNING

KC - Top 2nd
B:1 S:2 O:1
Salvador Perez grounds out, shortstop Jhonny Peralta to first baseman Prince Fielder.

B:0 S:1 O:2
Jarrod Dyson flies out to center fielder Austin Jackson.

B:1 S:1 O:2
Alex Gordon doubles (26) on a line drive to left fielder Quintin Berry.

B:0 S:1 O:2
Alcides Escobar singles on a ground ball to third baseman Miguel Cabrera. Alex Gordon to 3rd.

B:4 S:0 O:2
Eric Hosmer walks. Alcides Escobar to 2nd.

B:0 S:0 O:3
Billy Butler grounds into a force out, shortstop Jhonny Peralta to second baseman Ramon Santiago. Eric Hosmer out at 2nd.


DET - Bot 2nd
B:1 S:0 O:1
Ryan Raburn flies out to left fielder Alex Gordon.

B:2 S:2 O:1
Jhonny Peralta singles on a fly ball to left fielder Alex Gordon.

B:0 S:2 O:1
Ramon Santiago doubles (6) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Alex Gordon. Jhonny Peralta to 3rd.

B:1 S:0 O:1
Gerald Laird doubles (5) on a fly ball to center fielder Jarrod Dyson. Jhonny Peralta scores. Ramon Santiago scores. Throwing error by center fielder Jarrod Dyson.
4 - 2

B:0 S:0 O:1
Austin Jackson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jarrod Dyson. Gerald Laird scores.
5 - 2

Coaching visit to mound.

With Quintin Berry batting, Austin Jackson picked off and caught stealing 2nd base, pitcher Bruce Chen to first baseman Eric Hosmer to shortstop Alcides Escobar.

B:0 S:2 O:2
Quintin Berry singles on a soft line drive to center fielder Jarrod Dyson.

B:0 S:0 O:3
Miguel Cabrera flies out to center fielder Jarrod Dyson.

5 - 2 AFTER 2 INNINGS

KC - Top 3rd
B:1 S:3 O:1
Yuniesky Betancourt out swinging.

B:0 S:0 O:2
Mike Moustakas pops out to second baseman Ramon Santiago.

B:4 S:1 O:2
Jeff Francoeur walks.

B:1 S:0 O:3
Salvador Perez flies out to center fielder Austin Jackson.


DET - Bot 3rd
B:4 S:0 O:0
Prince Fielder walks.

B:0 S:1 O:1
Delmon Young flies out to left fielder Alex Gordon.

B:1 S:0 O:2
Ryan Raburn flies out to center fielder Jarrod Dyson.

B:2 S:3 O:3
Jhonny Peralta out on foul tip.

5 - 2 AFTER 3 INNINGS

KC - Top 4th
B:0 S:1 O:1
Jarrod Dyson grounds out, second baseman Ramon Santiago to first baseman Prince Fielder.

B:0 S:1 O:1
Alex Gordon singles on a ground ball to center fielder Austin Jackson.

B:2 S:2 O:2
Alcides Escobar grounds into a force out, fielded by second baseman Ramon Santiago. Alex Gordon out at 2nd. Alcides Escobar to 1st.

B:3 S:1 O:3
Eric Hosmer flies out to center fielder Austin Jackson.


DET - Bot 4th
B:0 S:2 O:0
Ramon Santiago doubles (7) on a fly ball to left fielder Alex Gordon.

B:4 S:1 O:0
Gerald Laird walks.

B:0 S:1 O:0
Austin Jackson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jeff Francoeur. Ramon Santiago to 3rd. Gerald Laird to 2nd.

B:2 S:3 O:1
Quintin Berry out swinging.

Coaching visit to mound.

Pitcher Change: Nathan Adcock replaces Bruce Chen.

B:2 S:0 O:3
Miguel Cabrera out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jeff Francoeur. Ramon Santiago scores. Gerald Laird out at 3rd. Gerald Laird out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Jeff Francoeur to first baseman Eric Hosmer to third baseman Mike Moustakas.

6 - 2 AFTER 4 INNINGS

KC - Top 5th
B:2 S:1 O:1
Billy Butler lines out to right fielder Ryan Raburn.

B:0 S:0 O:2
Yuniesky Betancourt grounds out, shortstop Jhonny Peralta to first baseman Prince Fielder.

B:0 S:1 O:2
Mike Moustakas homers (15) on a fly ball to right field.
6 - 3

B:1 S:1 O:3
Jeff Francoeur flies out to center fielder Austin Jackson.


DET - Bot 5th
B:4 S:1 O:0
Prince Fielder walks.

B:2 S:2 O:1
Delmon Young pops out to first baseman Eric Hosmer in foul territory.

B:1 S:1 O:2
Ryan Raburn grounds into a force out, pitcher Nathan Adcock to second baseman Yuniesky Betancourt. Prince Fielder out at 2nd. Ryan Raburn to 1st.

B:1 S:1 O:3
With Jhonny Peralta batting, Salvador Perez picks off Ryan Raburn at 1st on throw to Eric Hosmer.

6 - 3 AFTER 5 INNINGS

KC - Top 6th
B:0 S:2 O:1
Salvador Perez grounds out, shortstop Jhonny Peralta to first baseman Prince Fielder.

B:0 S:2 O:2
Jarrod Dyson grounds out, shortstop Jhonny Peralta to first baseman Prince Fielder.

B:1 S:1 O:3
Alex Gordon grounds out, second baseman Ramon Santiago to first baseman Prince Fielder.


DET - Bot 6th
B:1 S:3 O:1
Jhonny Peralta out swinging.

B:2 S:3 O:2
Ramon Santiago called out on .

B:1 S:1 O:2
Gerald Laird singles on a ground ball to shortstop Alcides Escobar.

B:0 S:2 O:3
Austin Jackson flies out to right fielder Jeff Francoeur.

6 - 3 AFTER 6 INNINGS

KC - Top 7th
B:4 S:1 O:0
Alcides Escobar walks.

Coaching visit to mound.

Pitcher Change: Darin Downs replaces Doug Fister.

B:2 S:3 O:1
Eric Hosmer out swinging.

Coaching visit to mound.

Pitcher Change: Brayan Villarreal replaces Darin Downs.

With Billy Butler batting, Alcides Escobar steals (13) 2nd base.

B:1 S:1 O:1
Billy Butler singles on a soft fly ball to center fielder Austin Jackson. Alcides Escobar to 3rd.

B:0 S:2 O:2
Yuniesky Betancourt out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Quintin Berry. Alcides Escobar scores.
6 - 4

Coaching visit to mound.

Pitcher Change: Phil Coke replaces Brayan Villarreal.

B:0 S:3 O:3
Mike Moustakas called out on .


DET - Bot 7th
B:0 S:0 O:1
Quintin Berry lines out to second baseman Yuniesky Betancourt.

B:3 S:2 O:1
Miguel Cabrera reaches on fielding error by third baseman Mike Moustakas.

B:3 S:1 O:2
Prince Fielder flies out to left fielder Alex Gordon.

B:0 S:0 O:2
Delmon Young homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field. Miguel Cabrera scores.
8 - 4

B:1 S:1 O:3
Ryan Raburn grounds out, shortstop Alcides Escobar to first baseman Eric Hosmer.

8 - 4 AFTER 7 INNINGS

KC - Top 8th
Pitcher Change: Joaquin Benoit replaces Phil Coke.

B:2 S:3 O:1
Jeff Francoeur out swinging.

B:0 S:1 O:2
Salvador Perez grounds out, shortstop Jhonny Peralta to first baseman Prince Fielder.

B:1 S:3 O:3
Jarrod Dyson out swinging.


DET - Bot 8th
B:0 S:2 O:1
Jhonny Peralta grounds out, third baseman Mike Moustakas to first baseman Eric Hosmer.

B:4 S:0 O:1
Ramon Santiago walks.

B:0 S:0 O:1
Gerald Laird doubles (6) on a line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon. Ramon Santiago to 3rd.

B:0 S:3 O:2
Austin Jackson out swinging.

Coaching visit to mound.

Pitcher Change: Tim Collins replaces Nathan Adcock.

B:3 S:2 O:3
Quintin Berry grounds out, second baseman Yuniesky Betancourt to first baseman Eric Hosmer.

8 - 4 AFTER 8 INNINGS

KC - Top 9th
Defensive Substitution: Don Kelly replaces right fielder Ryan Raburn, batting 6th, playing right field.

Pitcher Change: Jose Valverde replaces Joaquin Benoit.

B:4 S:0 O:0
Alex Gordon walks.

B:0 S:1 O:0
Alcides Escobar doubles (21) on a fly ball to left fielder Quintin Berry. Alex Gordon to 3rd.

B:4 S:1 O:0
Eric Hosmer walks.

Coaching visit to mound.

B:0 S:0 O:0
Billy Butler singles on a line drive to center fielder Austin Jackson. Alex Gordon scores. Alcides Escobar scores. Eric Hosmer to 2nd.
8 - 6

Offensive Substitution: Pinch runner Jason Bourgeois replaces Billy Butler.

B:0 S:1 O:1
Yuniesky Betancourt flies out to center fielder Austin Jackson. Eric Hosmer to 3rd.

B:0 S:1 O:2
Mike Moustakas out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Austin Jackson. Eric Hosmer scores.
8 - 7

With Jeff Francoeur batting, Jason Bourgeois steals (2) 2nd base.

B:1 S:3 O:3
Jeff Francoeur out swinging.


WIN 8 - 7

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Game Over-R-H-E

Royals	7	11	2
Tigers	8	12	0

WP: Fister (2-6, 4.75)
LP: Chen (7-8, 5.22)

Game Info




Fister pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

Pitches-strikes: Chen 72-50, Adcock 61-36, Collins 6-3, Fister 94-60, Downs 5-3, Villarreal 6-5, Coke 4-4, Benoit 15-12, Valverde 21-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Chen 1-5, Adcock 4-3, Collins 1-0, Fister 8-5, Downs 0-0, Villarreal 0-1, Coke 0-0, Benoit 1-0, Valverde 0-2.
Batters faced: Chen 20, Adcock 17, Collins 1, Fister 29, Downs 1, Villarreal 2, Coke 1, Benoit 3, Valverde 7.
Inherited runners-scored: Adcock 3-1, Collins 2-0, Downs 1-0, Villarreal 1-1, Coke 1-0.
Umpires: HP: CB Bucknor. 1B: Bill Miller. 2B: Vic Carapazza. 3B: Dan Iassogna.
Weather: 91 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 8 mph, In from LF.
T: 3:00.
Att: 39,392.