Royals at Tigers August 31, 2011

Game Time: 1:05 ET

Attendance: 0

	R	H	E
KC	4	9	1
DET	5	10	1

	R	H	E
KC	4	9	1
DET	5	10	1

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News From August 31, 2011

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1BKansas City Royals

August 31, 2011

Hosmer hit a pair of solo homers off Tigers starter Rick Porcello on Wednesday. He also singled in his 3-for-4 day.

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August 31, 2011

Adcock turned in an effective last-minute spot start Wednesday against the Tigers, allowing two runs on six hits over 5.1 innings with two strikeouts and no walks.

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August 31, 2011

Adcock will make a spot start Wednesday in place of Felipe Paulino (back), according to the Royals' official Twitter page.

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PKansas City Royals

August 31, 2011

Paulino was scratched from Wednesday's start due to back spasms, according to the Royals' official Twitter page.

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OFDetroit Tigers

August 31, 2011

Jackson went 4-for-4 Wednesday against the Royals, finishing a homer short of the cycle with a pair of singles, a double and a triple. He stole his 19th base and scored three runs.

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PDetroit Tigers

August 31, 2011

Valverde worked around a hit and a walk to nail down his 40th save of the year Wednesday against the Royals, good for the league lead.

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PDetroit Tigers

August 31, 2011

Porcello allowed four runs in his seven innings of work Wednesday against the Royals, but was bailed out late by his offense to avoid the loss. He struck out four and gave up eight hits -- two of them Eric Hosmer solo homers -- and a walk.

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DHDetroit Tigers

August 31, 2011

Tigers manager Jim Leyland said he could use Martinez behind the plate if necessary, Mlive.com reports.

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PDetroit Tigers

August 31, 2011

Tigers manager Jim Leyland said Turner, who's scheduled to start Thursday, will stick around for the rest of the regular season and be used as the team's sixth starter when/if the need arises, Mlive.com reports.

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PDetroit Tigers

August 31, 2011

The Tigers are expected to call up Marte from Double-A Erie when rosters expand Thursday, Mlive.com reports.

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3BDetroit Tigers

August 31, 2011

Peralta is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals, according to the Tigers' official Twitter page.

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OFDetroit Tigers

August 31, 2011

Boesch (thumb) remains out of the Tigers' lineup, according to the team's official Twitter page.

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