Kansas City Royals POSTGAME NOTES

Kansas City Royals POSTGAME NOTES Detroit 10, Kansas City 1 4 Friday, September 19, 2014 R H E LOB Detroit (85-68) 10 19 0 9 Starting Pitcher : Justin Verlander (103/72) Kansas City (83-69) 1 7 1 4 Starting Pitcher : Jason Vargas (66/42) WP: Justin Verlander (14-12) LP: Jason Vargas (11-10) SV: None Time: 3:16 Temp: 77 Attendance: 37,945 Home Run Recap (Season Total • Inning • Runners on Base • Count • Distance • Pitcher) KANSAS CITY DETROIT None Ian Kinsler (15 • 5 • 1 • 1-0 • 357 ft. • L. Coleman) Attendance Comparison Dates Total Average 2014 79 1,882,196 23,825 2013 79 1,686,280 21,345 Difference - 195,916 2,480 Kansas City Royals Notes 4Kansas City has pitched to a 5.40 ERA (90 ER, 150 IP) against the Tigers this season and to a 3.33 ERA (452 ER, 1,221.2 IP) against the rest of the Majors. 4Jason Vargas (3.1 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO) had allowed just four first-inning runs all season prior to surrendering three tonight...Detroit was 9-for-19 (.474) with three doubles against him tonight...worked his shortest outing since April 16, 2013 at Minnesota when he also went 3.1 innings... tonight marked the eighth time this season a Royals starter failed to complete 4.0 innings and fifth this month...the 66 pitches are the fewest since he tossed 63 on June 27 vs. Los Angeles-AL...is 0-3 with a 9.00 ERA (14 ER, 14.0 IP) over his last three starts. 4Jarrod Dyson set a career-best with his 35th stolen base...he is one steal shy of tying U.L. Washington for ninth on KC’s all-time list (120)...Dyson is the fourth Royal (fifth time) since 2000 to steal at least 35 bags (Johnny Damon, 46 in 2000; Carlos Beltran, 35 in ‘02 and 41 in ‘03;Alcides Escobar, 35 in ‘12). 4Nori Aoki recorded his fourth straight multi-hit game...he is 13-for-16 (.813) over the stretch and 17-for-32 (.531) on the homestand. 4Jayson Nix tallied his first RBI as a Royal. Detroit Tigers Notes 4The Tigers have outscored the Royals 61-20 in eight games at Kauffman Stadium this season. 4Detroit has two players with at least 100 RBI for the fourth straight season as Miguel Cabrera and Victor Martinez have combined for the feat (Cabrera and Prince Fielder, 2012-13; Cabrera and Martinez, 2011). 4Tonight marked the 14th game with at least 10 runs scored by the Tigers, the third-most such games in the Majors behind Oakland (17) and Colorado (19) entering Friday. 4Justin Verlander (7.1 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 SO) had allowed at least three runs in his last seven and eight of his last nine starts against the Royals, pitching to a 5.28 ERA (27 ER, 46.0 IP) in the last seven games and a 5.28 ERA (35 ER, 59.2 IP) in his last nine vs. the Royals prior to tonight... allowed one run or less against Kansas City for the first time since throwing 7.0 shutout innings on June 12, 2013 in KC, a span of nine starts...tied Cliff Lee for 98th on MLB’s all-time strikeouts list with 1,824...tonight marked the second time this season Verlander has worked at least 7.0 innings without issuing a walk, joining August 1 vs. Colorado (8.0 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 5 SO). 4Victor Martinez now has at least 100 RBI for the fifth time in his career including a career-best 114 in 2007 with Cleveland. 4Martinez is the third-oldest player (35 years, 270 days) to have his first 30-home run, 100-RBI season behind Edgar Martinez in 2000 (37 years, 234 days) and Carlton Fisk in 1985 (37 years, 272 days). CREDIT: Elias Sports Bureau 4James McCann recorded his first Major League hit with a single to center to lead off the fourth inning...also stole his first base in the fourth and scored his first run, finishing 2-for-5 with two runs. 4Torii Hunter has multiple hits in five straight games for the first time since July 10-14, 2013 and eight of his last1 games he has at least two hits...in those 11 games, he is batting .400 (17-for-43) with eight runs scored, three doubles, one home run and seven RBI. 4Miguel Cabrera has reached base in 17 straight games and has hit .463 (31-for-67) with 16 runs scored, seven doubles, six home runs and 13 RBI in 17 September games..

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