GDT: 7/8/12 - DET (43-42) VS KC (36-46) - 1:05 p.m. ET

Tigers: RHP Max Scherzer (7-5, 4.98 ERA)

Scherzer has rounded into his 2010 form over his last three starts, allowing five runs on 14 hits over 20 innings with three walks and 26 strikeouts. He fanned nine Twins over 5 1/3 innings in a victory at Target Field on May 26.



Royals: LHP Everett Teaford (1-1, 4.70 ERA)

Teaford earned another start following his first win on Monday as he tries to secure a permanent spot in the rotation. This will be his fourth start. In two stays at Triple-A Omaha this year, he was 4-0 with a 1.09 ERA in seven games.





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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STARTING LINEUPS:


KC Batting

Gordon, LF
Escobar, A, SS
Hosmer, 1B
Butler, DH
Betancourt, Y, 2B
Moustakas, 3B
Francoeur, RF
Perez, S, C
Dyson, CF


DET Batting

Jackson, A, CF
Berry, LF
Cabrera, Mi, 3B
Fielder, 1B
Young, D, DH
Boesch, RF
Peralta, Jh, SS
Avila, C
Santiago, 2B

KC - Top 1st
B:4 S:2 O:0
Alex Gordon walks.

B:0 S:0 O:1
Alcides Escobar flies out to left fielder Quintin Berry.

B:2 S:3 O:2
Eric Hosmer out on foul tip.

B:2 S:2 O:3
Billy Butler grounds out, second baseman Ramon Santiago to first baseman Prince Fielder.


DET - Bot 1st
B:1 S:0 O:1
Austin Jackson grounds out, third baseman Mike Moustakas to first baseman Eric Hosmer.

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

B:1 S:2 O:3
Miguel Cabrera flies out to center fielder Jarrod Dyson.

0-0 AFTER 1 INNING

KC - Top 2nd
B:2 S:3 O:1
Yuniesky Betancourt out swinging.

B:1 S:3 O:2
Mike Moustakas out swinging.

B:1 S:1 O:3
Jeff Francoeur flies out to left fielder Quintin Berry.


DET - Bot 2nd
B:2 S:2 O:1
Prince Fielder grounds out, second baseman Yuniesky Betancourt to first baseman Eric Hosmer.

B:2 S:0 O:2
Delmon Young pops out to first baseman Eric Hosmer.

B:1 S:1 O:2
Brennan Boesch singles on a line drive to right fielder Jeff Francoeur.

B:0 S:1 O:2
Jhonny Peralta homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. Brennan Boesch scores.
2 - 0

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

B:3 S:2 O:3
Ramon Santiago flies out to center fielder Jarrod Dyson.

2 - 0 AFTER 2 INNINGS

KC - Top 3rd
B:1 S:0 O:0
Salvador Perez homers (4) on a fly ball to right field.
2 - 1

B:1 S:3 O:1
Jarrod Dyson called out on .

B:0 S:0 O:2
Alex Gordon flies out to right fielder Brennan Boesch.

B:1 S:2 O:3
Alcides Escobar flies out to center fielder Austin Jackson.


DET - Bot 3rd
B:1 S:1 O:1
Austin Jackson grounds out, shortstop Alcides Escobar to first baseman Eric Hosmer.

B:0 S:0 O:2
Quintin Berry grounds out, second baseman Yuniesky Betancourt to first baseman Eric Hosmer.

B:0 S:2 O:2
Miguel Cabrera doubles (26) on a fly ball to center fielder Jarrod Dyson.

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

2 - 1 AFTER 3 INNINGS

KC - Top 4th
B:2 S:3 O:1
Eric Hosmer out swinging.

B:1 S:1 O:2
Billy Butler flies out to center fielder Austin Jackson.

B:1 S:1 O:2
Yuniesky Betancourt singles on a line drive to center fielder Austin Jackson.

B:0 S:2 O:3
Mike Moustakas pops out to third baseman Miguel Cabrera in foul territory.


DET - Bot 4th
B:2 S:2 O:0
Delmon Young homers (10) on a fly ball to center field.
3 - 1

B:1 S:3 O:1
Brennan Boesch out swinging.

B:1 S:2 O:1
Jhonny Peralta hits a ground-rule double (17) on a fly ball to left-center field.

B:2 S:3 O:2
Alex Avila called out on .

B:3 S:3 O:3
Ramon Santiago out swinging.

3 - 1 AFTER 4 INNINGS

KC - Top 5th
B:1 S:2 O:0
Jeff Francoeur singles on a fly ball to center fielder Austin Jackson.

B:0 S:2 O:1
Salvador Perez flies out to center fielder Austin Jackson.

B:0 S:0 O:2
Jarrod Dyson pops out to shortstop Jhonny Peralta.

B:1 S:2 O:2
Alex Gordon doubles (27) on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Brennan Boesch. Jeff Francoeur to 3rd.

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


DET - Bot 5th
B:1 S:0 O:0
Austin Jackson singles on a ground ball to left fielder Alex Gordon.

B:1 S:0 O:0
Quintin Berry singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Jeff Francoeur. Austin Jackson to 3rd.

Coaching visit to mound.

B:1 S:3 O:1
Miguel Cabrera out swinging.

Pitcher Change: Tim Collins replaces Everett Teaford.

Coaching visit to mound.

B:0 S:0 O:1
Prince Fielder homers (15) on a fly ball to right field. Austin Jackson scores. Quintin Berry scores.
6 - 1

B:0 S:3 O:2
Delmon Young out swinging.

B:1 S:3 O:3
Brennan Boesch out swinging, catcher Salvador Perez to first baseman Eric Hosmer.

6 - 1 AFTER 5 INNINGS

KC - Top 6th
B:2 S:2 O:0
Eric Hosmer singles on a soft fly ball to left fielder Quintin Berry.

B:0 S:1 O:1
Billy Butler flies out to right fielder Brennan Boesch.

B:1 S:2 O:2
Yuniesky Betancourt flies out to center fielder Austin Jackson.

B:3 S:2 O:3
Mike Moustakas flies out to center fielder Austin Jackson.


DET - Bot 6th
B:2 S:3 O:1
Jhonny Peralta called out on .

B:2 S:1 O:2
Alex Avila grounds out, second baseman Yuniesky Betancourt to first baseman Eric Hosmer.

B:1 S:3 O:3
Ramon Santiago out swinging.

6 - 1 AFTER 6 INNINGS

KC - Top 7th
B:1 S:3 O:1
Jeff Francoeur out swinging.

B:3 S:2 O:2
Salvador Perez grounds out, second baseman Ramon Santiago to first baseman Prince Fielder.

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


DET - Bot 7th
Pitcher Change: Kelvin Herrera replaces Tim Collins.

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

B:1 S:2 O:1
Quintin Berry triples (5) on a ground ball to right fielder Jeff Francoeur.

B:0 S:1 O:2
Miguel Cabrera grounds out, shortstop Alcides Escobar to first baseman Eric Hosmer.

B:4 S:0 O:2
Kelvin Herrera intentionally walks Prince Fielder.

B:1 S:0 O:3
Quintin Berry out at home, catcher Salvador Perez to pitcher Kelvin Herrera.

6 - 1 AFTER 7 INNINGS

KC - Top 8th
Pitcher Change: Phil Coke replaces Max Scherzer.

B:1 S:1 O:1
Alex Gordon flies out to center fielder Austin Jackson.

B:1 S:3 O:2
Alcides Escobar out swinging.

B:3 S:2 O:3
Eric Hosmer pops out to second baseman Ramon Santiago.


DET - Bot 8th
Pitcher Change: Greg Holland replaces Kelvin Herrera.

B:0 S:0 O:0
Delmon Young singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jarrod Dyson.

B:0 S:1 O:0
Brennan Boesch singles on a soft ground ball to pitcher Greg Holland, deflected by second baseman Yuniesky Betancourt. Delmon Young to 2nd.

B:2 S:1 O:0
Jhonny Peralta doubles (18) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Alex Gordon. Delmon Young scores. Brennan Boesch to 3rd.
7 - 1

B:2 S:3 O:1
Alex Avila out swinging, catcher Salvador Perez to first baseman Eric Hosmer.

B:1 S:2 O:2
Ramon Santiago grounds out, second baseman Yuniesky Betancourt to first baseman Eric Hosmer.

B:3 S:3 O:3
Austin Jackson called out on .

7 - 1 AFTER 8 INNINGS

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

Pitcher Change: Octavio Dotel replaces Phil Coke.

B:2 S:2 O:1
Billy Butler grounds out to first baseman Prince Fielder.

B:2 S:2 O:2
Yuniesky Betancourt grounds out, pitcher Octavio Dotel to first baseman Prince Fielder.

B:1 S:3 O:3
Mike Moustakas out swinging.


WIN 7 - 1

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-Final-R-H-E

Royals	1	5	0
Tigers	7	12	0

WP: Scherzer (8-5, 4.72)
LP: Teaford (1-2, 5.60)

Game Info



IBB: Fielder (by Herrera).
Pitches-strikes: Teaford 80-51, Collins 22-16, Herrera 13-7, Holland, G 23-15, Scherzer 109-76, Coke 14-9, Dotel 19-14.
Groundouts-flyouts: Teaford 4-3, Collins 1-0, Herrera 1-0, Holland, G 1-0, Scherzer 3-9, Coke 0-1, Dotel 2-0.
Batters faced: Teaford 21, Collins 6, Herrera 4, Holland, G 6, Scherzer 27, Coke 3, Dotel 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Collins 2-2.
Umpires: HP: Bill Miller. 1B: Vic Carapazza. 2B: Dan Iassogna. 3B: CB Bucknor.
Weather: 81 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 10 mph, L to R.
T: 2:41.
Att: 36,693.