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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL DETROIT TIGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS 09/28/2044 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| DETROIT TIGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS |  
					| GAME ID: 2930 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH , 2044 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Detroit Tigers (106-51) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |  
								| Kansas City Royals (73-84) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 2 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Tigers Fall Short, 3-2, at Kansas City |  
					| David Cruz pitched well, but his team, the Detroit Tigers, still dropped a 3-2 decision to the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Chris Irvin earned the win for Kansas City. He lasted 5.1 innings, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits, while striking out 5. With the win, he raised his record to 6-0.  Asa Hahn earned his 19th save in 23 chances. 
 The Royals got a big at-bat from center fielder Tony Prado. For the game, Prado was 1-3 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the fourth, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run  home run. His 32nd home run of the season gave Kansas City a 3-2 lead.
 
 "That's a solid team effort right there," said Prado. "Everyone's feeling positive after that win."
 
 With the win, Kansas City goes to 73-84, while the Tigers fall to 106-51.
 
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					| DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE |  | KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - B. Turner pinch hit for R. Neal in the 8th b - D. Reynolds substituted for B. Turner in the 8th
 
 BATTING
 Home Runs: 
E. Gaskin
 (27, 4th Inning off C. Irvin, 0 on, 0 outs)
 Total Bases: 
G. Harman
, 
M. Black
, 
E. Gaskin
 4
, 
R. Neal
, 
V. Quinones
, 
L. Feeney
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
G. Harman
, 
B. Turner
, 
A. Novakovic
 Sac Fly: 
R. Shrewsbury
 Hit by Pitch: 
T. Davis
 Team LOB: 
7
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
V. Quinones
 (15)
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								| BATTING Home Runs: 
G. Busby
 (16, 1st Inning off D. Cruz, 0 on, 1 out) 
, 
T. Prado
 (32, 4th Inning off D. Cruz, 1 on, 0 outs)
 Total Bases: 
G. Busby
 4
, 
T. Prado
 4
 Hit by Pitch: 
G. Busby
 Team LOB: 
0
 
 FIELDING
 OF assists: 
1 (Rosales(Black at 2nd base))
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					| DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE |  | KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| C. Irvin W (6-0) | 5.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 103 | 3.09 |  
	| B. Boykin H (2) | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 7.06 |  
	| T. Lakatos H (9) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4.41 |  
	| A. Hahn SV (19) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4.04 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
David Cruz Ballpark: 
Kauffman Stadium
 Weather: 
Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
 Start Time: 
7:10 PM CT
 Time: 
2:57
 Attendance: 
17947
 Special Notes: 
SP David Cruz was injured while pitching.
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