Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals
Tigers Hitting
- Batting
 - 2BJ Peralta 2 (6, D Duffy 2)
 - HRA Jackson (2, 1st inning off D Duffy 0 on, 0 Out); B Inge (1, 5th inning off D Duffy 1 on, 1 Out)
 - RBIA Jackson (4), B Inge 2 (2)
 - GIDPP Fielder
 - Team LOB5
 - Team RISP1-8 (P Fielder 0-1, A Avila 0-2, B Inge 1-2, M Cabrera 0-1, D Young 0-2)
 
Royals Hitting
- Batting
 - 2BA Gordon (1, J Verlander)
 - RBIB Butler (9), H Quintero (2)
 - 2Out RBIH Quintero
 - SHC Getz
 - Team LOB8
 - Team RISP2-9 (A Gordon 0-2, M Moustakas 0-2, H Quintero 1-1, A Escobar 0-1, C Getz 0-1, B Butler 1-1, J Francoeur 0-1)
 
- Baserunning
 - SBM Maier (1, 3rd base off J Verlander/A Avila); A Escobar (2, 2nd base off J Verlander/A Avila)
 
- Fielding
 - DP1 (A Escobar-C Getz-E Hosmer)
 - AssistsJ Francoeur (J Peralta at 3rd base)
 
Tigers Pitching
| pitchers | 
|---|
J. Verlander(W,1-1)  | 
| team | 
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 131-85 | 2.13 | 
| 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 131-85 | 
- Pitching
 - IBBP Fielder (By A Crow)
 - First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Verlander 24-37
 - Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Verlander 21-17-23-24
 - Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Verlander 12-6
 - Game ScoresJ Verlander 72
 
Royals Pitching
| pitchers | 
|---|
D. Duffy(L,1-1)  | 
| team | 
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 106-74 | 2.13 | 
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17-8 | 5.06 | 
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-7 | 6.35 | 
| 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 135-89 | 
- Pitching
 - HBPA Escobar (By J Verlander)
 - First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedD Duffy 13-26; A Crow 3-6; G Holland 1-3
 - Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesD Duffy 15-14-27-18; A Crow 0-2-2-4; G Holland 3-2-2-0
 - Ground Balls-Fly BallsD Duffy 5-7; A Crow 4-0; G Holland 0-1
 - Game ScoresD Duffy 54
 
Scoring Summary
Inning | DET | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | A Jackson homered to left. (419 feet) | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1st | B Butler singled to right, A Gordon scored, E Hosmer to second. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 5th | B Inge homered to center, J Peralta scored. (429 feet) | 3 | 1 | ||
| 9th | H Quintero singled to right, J Bourgeois scored. | 3 | 2 | ||
DET wins 3-0
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
8:10 PM, April 16, 2012
Kansas City, Missouri 
Attendance: 14,039
Game Time:2:37
- Umpires:
 - Home Plate Umpire - Wally Bell
 - First Base Umpire - Mark Wegner
 - Second Base Umpire - Brian Knight
 - Third Base Umpire - Mike Winters
 
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 | 
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 | 
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 | 
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 | 
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 | 

