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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS 08/12/2049 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS |  
					| GAME ID: 2301 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 2049 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Kansas City Royals (65-51) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 1 |  
								| Detroit Tigers (54-60) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Markus Shines in 8-1 Kansas City Win |  
					| The Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers, 8-1, at Comerica Park. Mikolas Markus, in particular, was impressive. He went 4-4 with a home run and 2 doubles. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. Jimmy Silveira IV was the winning pitcher. Over 7 innings, he allowed no runs on 2 hits, with 3 walks and 10 strikeouts. With the win, the Royals improved to 65-51. 
 Matt Belgard, the 23-year old second baseman , had a direct impact on the outcome. Belgard contributed a run-scoring  single in the top of the third inning to put Kansas City up, 2-0.
 
 Markus said his team "played with determination."
 
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					| KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE |  | DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - G. Switzer pinch hit for R. Downey in the 8th 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
M. Markus
 2 (6, 4th Inning off A. Miller, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off A. Miller, 1 on, 1 out) 
, 
W. Cogswell
 (24, 4th Inning off A. Miller, 0 on, 2 outs)
 Triples: 
J. Pacheco
 (11, 8th Inning off G. Dominguez, 2 on, 1 out)
 Home Runs: 
M. Markus
 (1, 3rd Inning off A. Miller, 0 on, 0 outs)
 Total Bases: 
J. Pacheco
 4
, 
M. Belgard
 2
, 
A. Martin
, 
P. Hansel
, 
W. Cogswell
 4
, 
M. Markus
 9
 2-out RBI: 
M. Markus
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
J. Pacheco
, 
M. Estrada
, 
K. Roseen
 GIDP: 
A. Martin
 Hit by Pitch: 
K. Roseen
 Team LOB: 
7
 
 FIELDING
 Errors: 
M. Estrada
 (2)
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| J. Silveira IV W (10-8) | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 113 | 3.99 |  
	| K. Hall | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 3.79 |  |  |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Mikolas Markus Ballpark: 
Comerica Park
 Weather: 
Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
 Start Time: 
1:10 PM ET
 Time: 
3:22
 Attendance: 
17358
 Special Notes: 
LF Tyler Davis was injured while throwing the ball.
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