Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
April 12, 2010 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 2010 at Comerica Park. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 10, Detroit Tigers 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus rf 6 2 3 1
Podsednik lf 5 2 4 3
  Maier lf 0 0 0 0
Callaspo 3b 4 1 0 0
Butler 1b 5 1 2 2
Ankiel cf 4 0 0 1
Guillen dh 5 1 2 2
Kendall c 5 0 2 0
Betancourt ss 4 1 2 0
Getz 2b 3 2 0 0
Hochevar p 0 0 0 0
  Parrish p 0 0 0 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Hughes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 10 15 9
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Jackson cf 5 1 2 0
Damon dh 3 0 0 0
Ordonez rf 5 0 0 1
Cabrera 1b 4 1 1 0
Guillen lf 3 2 2 1
Inge 3b 4 0 2 2
Avila c 4 0 0 0
Raburn 2b 2 1 1 0
Santiago ss 4 0 0 0
Scherzer p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas p 0 0 0 0
  Ni p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 4
Kansas City 000 413 02010151
Detroit 002 102 000584
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hochevar  W(1-0) 5.0 6 5 4 3 5
  Parrish   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Farnsworth   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Hughes   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
4
4
6
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Scherzer  L(0-1) 5.0 9 5 2 2 3
  Thomas   2.1 3 4 4 3 0
  Ni   1.2 3 1 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
15
10
6
5
6

  E–Getz (1), Cabrera (1), Avila (1), Raburn (1), Scherzer (1).  DP–Kansas City 1. Callaspo-Getz-Butler, Detroit 3. Santiago-Cabrera, Inge-Cabrera, Santiago.  2B–Kansas City Betancourt (1,off Scherzer); Butler (1,off Scherzer); DeJesus (2,off Scherzer); Kendall (3,off Ni), Detroit Inge 2 (5,off Hochevar 2); Raburn (1,off Hochevar).  HR–Kansas City Guillen (3,4th inning off Scherzer 1 on 2 out), Detroit Guillen (1,4th inning off Hochevar 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–Damon (1,by Hochevar); Raburn (2,by Farnsworth).  Team–8.  SB–Podsednik (5,2nd base off Scherzer/Avila).  U-HP–Phil Cuzzi, 1B–Chris Guccione, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Brian O'Nora.  T–3:26.  A–17,058.
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