Detroit 6, Kansas City 3
When: 7:08 PM ET, Friday, September 13, 2013
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature:
57°
Umpires:
Home -
Bob Davidson, 1B -
John Hirschbeck, 2B -
James Hoye, 3B -
Jim Reynolds
Attendance:
40389
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Tigers 6, Royals 3: Prince Fielder homered and had three RBIs as host Detroit won the opener of the three-game series.
Justin Verlander (13-11) halted a six-start winless drought, giving up three runs on nine hits while striking out seven in 6 2/3 innings to keep the first-place Tigers six games in front of Cleveland in the American League Central. Joaquin Benoit escaped a bases-loaded jam in the eighth and worked around a single to lead off the ninth for his 19th save in as many chances.
Torii Hunter also had three RBIs, including a two-run single in the fifth as the Tigers handed Kansas City only its second loss in six games. The Royals fell eight games back in the division and 3 1/2 behind Tampa Bay in the race for the second wild card.
Salvador Perez had two hits and two RBIs and Billy Butler added a run-scoring single for Kansas City, which saw starter Bruce Chen (7-3) last only 4 1/3 innings and surrender six runs (five earned) on seven hits.
Fielder put the Tigers ahead to stay with a two-run blast, his 24th, in the fourth and followed Hunter's two-run single with an RBI single in the fifth to extend the lead to 6-1. Butler and Perez singled in runs in the sixth to cut the deficit to 6-3 and the Royals had the bases loaded with one out in the eighth but were unable to push a run across.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Tigers 3B Miguel Cabrera doubled in the fourth inning for his first extra-base hit since Aug. 26. ... Royals LF Alex Gordon committed an error in the first inning that led to a run for his first miscue since Sept. 12, 2012 - also at Comerica Park. ... Fielder's three RBIs gave him 102 for the season and marked the sixth time in seven years he reach 100.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Kansas City
|
10 |
0 |
11 |
.286 |
18 |
10 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Detroit
|
7 |
1 |
14 |
.226 |
7 |
10 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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