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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL DETROIT TIGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS 09/18/2046 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| DETROIT TIGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS |  
					| GAME ID: 2797 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 2046 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Detroit Tigers (64-85) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |  
								| Kansas City Royals (65-83) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 7 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Irvin Now 6-12 After Subduing Tigers |  
					| Behind an impressive start by Chris Irvin, Kansas City beat Detroit, 6-0. Detroit is still trying to get off the schneid, having lost 8 in a row. 
 Irvin made it look easy. He scattered 5 hits over 8 innings, while racking up 9 strikeouts. The right-hander upped his season record to 6-12.
 
 "We came in and got the job done. That's what it's all about in this business," said Irvin.
 
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					| DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE |  | KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| BATTING Doubles: 
B. Ford
 (6, 8th Inning off C. Irvin, 0 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
G. Harman
, 
R. Holland
 2
, 
R. Neal
, 
D. Reynolds
, 
B. Ford
 2
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
R. Holland
, 
V. Quinones
, 
C. Taylor
 GIDP: 
J. Zucco
, 
E. Gaskin
 Hit by Pitch: 
J. Zucco
 Team LOB: 
7
 
 BASERUNNING
 CS: 
R. Holland
 (9)
 
 FIELDING
 Errors: 
E. Gaskin
 (7)
, 
D. Reynolds
 (11)
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								| BATTING Doubles: 
I. Faber
 (33, 6th Inning off M. Sato, 3 on, 1 out)
 Triples: 
A. Matthews
 (5, 3rd Inning off M. Sato, 2 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
I. Faber
 3
, 
B. Najar
, 
M. Markus
, 
A. Matthews
 3
, 
S. Britt
, 
Z. Davidson
 2-out RBI: 
A. Matthews
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
I. Faber
, 
B. Najar
, 
G. Switzer
, 
A. Matthews
, 
S. Britt
 Hit by Pitch: 
M. Jaquez
 Team LOB: 
8
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
I. Faber
 (8)
, 
M. Jaquez
 (14)
 CS: 
B. Najar
 (4)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
2 (Matthews-Faber-Estrada, Markus-Estrada)
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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 |  
	| M. Sato L (9-13) | 5.2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 109 | 5.18 |  
	| F. Holzknecht | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 6.73 |  |  | 
	
		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| C. Irvin W (6-12) | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 107 | 7.52 |  
	| B. Boykin | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6.01 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Chris Irvin Ballpark: 
Kauffman Stadium
 Weather: 
Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
 Start Time: 
6:15 PM CT
 Time: 
3:03
 Attendance: 
16787
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