9/27/2012
| Final | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royals | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Tigers | 5 | 8 | 0 |
W – Joaquín Benoit (5-3)L – Tim Collins (5-4)
Royals Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Lough CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .244 | .625 | -0.01 |
| Alcides Escobar SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .289 | .704 | -0.03 |
| Tony Abreu PH-SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .302 | .749 | 0.09 |
| Alex Gordon LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .291 | .807 | -0.10 |
| Billy Butler DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .314 | .876 | 0.29 |
| Salvador Perez C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 | .793 | -0.05 |
| Mike Moustakas 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .243 | .704 | -0.06 |
| Jeff Francoeur RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .237 | .657 | 0.03 |
| Eric Hosmer 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .663 | -0.04 |
| Brayan Peña 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .251 | .628 | -0.04 |
| Johnny Giavotella 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .228 | .561 | -0.05 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 11 | — | — | 0.03 |
Batting
2B Mike Moustakas (33), Jeff Francoeur (25)
HR Billy Butler (28)
RBI Billy Butler (104), Jeff Francoeur (44), Johnny Giavotella (15), Tony Abreu (13)
Tigers Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Jackson CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .303 | .869 | -0.04 |
| Quintin Berry LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .685 | 0.16 |
| Miguel Cabrera 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .326 | .994 | 0.02 |
| Prince Fielder 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .310 | .920 | 0.27 |
| Delmon Young DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .272 | .719 | -0.00 |
| Don Kelly PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .187 | .527 | — |
| Andy Dirks RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .319 | .849 | -0.03 |
| Ramon Santiago PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .206 | .545 | -0.11 |
| Jhonny Peralta SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 | .691 | 0.10 |
| Alex Avila C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .248 | .749 | 0.15 |
| Omar Infante 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .673 | 0.01 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 8 | — | — | 0.53 |
Batting
2B Prince Fielder (32)
3B Quintin Berry (6)
RBI Quintin Berry 2 (29), Prince Fielder (105), Delmon Young (74), Alex Avila (48)
Royals Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Mendoza | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 4.36 | -0.20 |
| Aaron Crow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3.30 | 0.03 |
| Tim Collins(L, 5-4) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.39 | -0.07 |
| Kelvin Herrera | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.40 | -0.29 |
| Team Totals | 8.2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 35 | — | -0.53 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Luis Mendoza 86-57, Aaron Crow 11-9, Tim Collins 9-4, Kelvin Herrera 11-5
Tigers Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Fister | 7.2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 29 | 3.37 | 0.11 |
| Phil Coke(H, 20) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.93 | 0.06 |
| Joaquín Benoit(W, 5-3, BS, 4) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3.23 | -0.20 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 34 | — | -0.03 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Doug Fister 99-70, Phil Coke 4-3, Joaquín Benoit 15-12
Royals Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Lough CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .244 | .625 | -0.01 |
| Alcides Escobar SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .289 | .704 | -0.03 |
| Tony Abreu PH-SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .302 | .749 | 0.09 |
| Alex Gordon LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .291 | .807 | -0.10 |
| Billy Butler DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .314 | .876 | 0.29 |
| Salvador Perez C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 | .793 | -0.05 |
| Mike Moustakas 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .243 | .704 | -0.06 |
| Jeff Francoeur RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .237 | .657 | 0.03 |
| Eric Hosmer 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .663 | -0.04 |
| Brayan Peña 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .251 | .628 | -0.04 |
| Johnny Giavotella 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .228 | .561 | -0.05 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 11 | — | — | 0.03 |
Batting
2B Mike Moustakas (33), Jeff Francoeur (25)
HR Billy Butler (28)
RBI Billy Butler (104), Jeff Francoeur (44), Johnny Giavotella (15), Tony Abreu (13)
Royals Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Mendoza | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 4.36 | -0.20 |
| Aaron Crow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3.30 | 0.03 |
| Tim Collins(L, 5-4) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.39 | -0.07 |
| Kelvin Herrera | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.40 | -0.29 |
| Team Totals | 8.2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 35 | — | -0.53 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Luis Mendoza 86-57, Aaron Crow 11-9, Tim Collins 9-4, Kelvin Herrera 11-5

