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MLB Matchup
Royals vs Tigers Game Time: 7:05 p.m. ET Stadium: Comerica Park Surface: Grass

Kansas City
Date	at	Opp	SC	Time /Sur	Home Open	Home Close	Total Open	Total Close	Starter	Dec	O/U
8/18/11		Bos	3-4	N/g	+170	+160	8.5-110	8.5-105	Hochevar,lu	L	U
8/19/11		Bos	1-7	N/g	+125	+112	10.0-105	9.5-110	Francis,je	L	U
8/20/11		Bos	9-4	N/g	+120	+113	9.5-110	9.5+105	Paulino,fe	W	O
8/21/11		Bos	1-6	D/g	+200	+185	8.5-120	8.0+100	Duffy,da	L	U
8/23/11	At	Tor	6-4	N/t	-180	-185	8.5-115	8.5-110	Chen,br	W	O
8/24/11	At	Tor	3-4	N/t	-190	-180	8.0-115	8.0-115	Hochevar,lu	L	U
8/25/11	At	Tor	9-6	N/t	-170	-165	9.0-105	9.0+100	Francis,je	W	O
8/26/11	At	Cle	1-2	N/g	-155	-159	9.0+100	8.5-105	Paulino,fe	L	U
8/27/11	At	Cle	7-8	N/g	-150	-147	9.0+100	8.5-115	Duffy,da	L	O
8/28/11	At	Cle	2-1	D/g	-170	-165	8.0+100	7.5+100	Chen,br	W	U
Detroit
Date	at	Opp	SC	Time /Sur	Home Open	Home Close	Total Open	Total Close	Starter	Dec	O/U
8/19/11		Cle	4-1	N/g	-135	-137	8.5-115	9.0-110	Scherzer,ma	W	U
8/20/11		Cle	10-1	N/g	-135	-138	9.0-115	9.0-115	Fister,do	W	O
8/21/11		Cle	8-7	D/g	-120	-108	9.0+100	9.0+105	Porcello,ri	W	O
8/22/11	At	Tb	5-2	N/t	+130	+115	7.0-110	7.0-105	Verlander,ju	W	P
8/23/11	At	Tb	2-1	N/t	-190	-190	8.0-120	8.0-115	Penny,br	W	U
8/24/11	At	Tb	2-3	N/t	+100	-107	8.5-110	8.5-110	Scherzer,ma	L	U
8/25/11	At	Tb	2-0	D/t	-140	-168	8.0+100	7.5-115	Fister,do	W	U
8/26/11	At	Min	8-1	N/t	+117	+125	9.5+105	9.5+105	Porcello,ri	W	U
8/27/11	At	Min	6-4	D/t	+185	+190	7.5+100	7.5+110	Verlander,ju	W	O
8/28/11	At	Min	4-11	D/t	+105	+106	9.5-105	9.5-105	Penny,br	L	O

Head-To-Head

Head-To-Head
Date	Opp	SC	Time /Sur	Home Open	Home Close	Total Open	Total Close	Winner	Dec	O/U
4/10/11	Kc	5-9	D/g	-145	-160	9.0-120	9.5+100	Hochevar,lu	L	O
5/13/11	Kc	3-1	N/g	-200	-190	7.5-110	7.5-115	Verlander,ju	W	U
5/14/11	Kc	3-0	D/g	-145	-162	8.5-110	9.0-110	Penny,br	W	U
7/07/11	Det	1-3	N/g	+120	+110	9.5-105	8.5-120	Scherzer,ma	L	U
7/08/11	Det	4-6	N/g	+108	+102	9.0-130	9.5-110	Porcello,ri	L	O
7/09/11	Det	13-6	N/g	-110	-115	9.0-120	9.0-125	Holland,gr	W	O
7/10/11	Det	1-2	D/g	+165	+170	7.5+100	7.5-120	Verlander,ju	L	U
8/05/11	Det	3-4	N/g	+105	-105	9.0-110	9.0-115	Schlereth,da	L	U
8/06/11	Det	3-4	N/g	+185	+170	8.0+100	8.0-110	Verlander,ju	L	U
8/07/11	Det	4-3	D/g	+115	+110	9.0-115	9.0-115	Chen,br	W	U

W/L Record Comparison

Kansas City
		Home	Units	Away	Units	Total	Units
2011		33-37	-502	22-42	-962	55-79	-1464
Last	10	1-3	-187	3-3	+185	4-6	-2
Detroit
		Home	Units	Away	Units	Total	Units
2011		37-27	+162	36-33	+504	73-60	+666
Last	10	3-0	+300	5-2	+419	8-2	+719
RECORDS
		Day	Night	Grass	Turf	Fav	Dog
Kansas	City	18-22	37-57	51-70	4-9	15-10	37-67
Detroit		29-21	44-39	60-56	13-4	50-32	17-27

Over/Under Comparison
(Based on taking the Over)

Kansas City
		Home	Units	Away	Units	Total	Units
2011		29-36	-1020	31-30	-175	60-66	-1195
Last	10	1-3	-215	3-3	-20	4-6	-235
Detroit
		Home	Units	Away	Units	Total	Units
2011		30-28	-110	37-28	+515	67-56	+405
Last	10	2-1	+90	2-4	-245	4-5	-155

Away Pitcher

KANSAS CITY ROYALS -- HOCHEVAR,LUKE (R)
	GS	W	L	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Day		Ngt		Grs		Trf
	GS	W	L	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	L
Away	11	2	5	70.2	67	40	38	22	42	4.84	2	0	0	5	2	5	0	0
Home	16	6	5	99.2	103	58	55	32	59	4.97	3	1	3	4	6	5	0	0
Total	27	8	10	170.1	170	98	93	54	101	4.91	5	1	3	9	8	10	0	0

2011 BULLPEN FOR HOCHEVAR,LUKE
GMS	IP	R	ER	ERA	H	BB	SO	HR	W	L	SV	BS
27	69.2	27	27	3.49	59	35	61	14	6	3	8	3

Last Five Starts
Date	Opp	SC	Dec	IP	R	ER	H	BB	SO	HR	H/Open	H/Close	Tot Op	Tot Cl
8/03/11	BAL	6-2	W	7.1	2	1	4	1	7	0	-115	-120	9.0-110	9.0-105
8/08/11	at TB	1-2		7.0	1	1	5	2	7	0	-170	-153	8.0-110	8.0-105
8/13/11	at CWS	4-5	L	6.0	5	5	8	3	4	2	-158	-146	8.5-105	8.5+100
8/18/11	BOS	3-4	L	6.0	4	4	8	2	6	0	+170	+160	8.5-110	8.5-105
8/24/11	at TOR	3-4		6.0	3	3	4	1	5	1	-190	-180	8.0-115	8.0-115

VS. Opponent ( Last 5 Starts - Since 1997)
Date	Opp	SC	Dec	IP	R	ER	H	BB	SO	HR	H/Open	H/Close	Tot Op	Tot Cl
4/12/10	at DET	10-5	W	5.0	5	4	6	3	5	1	-175	-190	8.5+110	8.0-120
6/05/10	DET	2-4	L	7.0	1	1	6	2	10	1	+160	+140	8.5+100	8.5+100
4/10/11	at DET	9-5	W	7.0	4	3	5	0	6	3	-145	-160	9.0-120	9.5+100
5/13/11	at DET	1-3	L	6.0	3	3	7	3	3	2	-200	-190	7.5-110	7.5-115
7/09/11	DET	13-6		3.2	6	6	9	3	4	0	-110	-115	9.0-120	9.0-125

Bullpen ( Last 5 Games )
Date	Opp	IP	R	ER	ERA	H	BB	SO	HR	W	L	SV	BS
8/24/11	at TOR	2.0	1	1	4.50	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
8/25/11	at TOR	3.0	4	4	12.00	4	1	6	1	0	0	0	0
8/26/11	at CLE	1.1	0	0	0.00	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
8/27/11	at CLE	2.2	4	4	13.50	7	2	4	1	0	0	0	1
8/28/11	at CLE	1.2	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0

Home Pitcher

DETROIT TIGERS -- SCHERZER,MAX (R)
	GS	W	L	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Day		Ngt		Grs		Trf
	GS	W	L	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	L
Away	13	7	4	76.0	83	44	43	25	72	5.09	1	2	6	2	5	4	2	0
Home	14	6	3	86.1	84	37	33	23	68	3.44	3	2	3	1	6	3	0	0
Total	27	13	7	162.1	167	81	76	48	140	4.21	4	4	9	3	11	7	2	0

2011 BULLPEN FOR SCHERZER,MAX
GMS	IP	R	ER	ERA	H	BB	SO	HR	W	L	SV	BS
27	75.2	39	37	4.40	74	35	64	6	4	3	9	1

Last Five Starts
Date	Opp	SC	Dec	IP	R	ER	H	BB	SO	HR	H/Open	H/Close	Tot Op	Tot Cl
8/02/11	TEX	6-5		6.0	2	2	6	1	1	0	-110	-115	8.5-115	8.5-115
8/07/11	at KC	3-4	L	5.0	4	4	6	1	5	1	+115	+110	9.0-115	9.0-115
8/13/11	at BAL	6-5	W	7.0	5	4	7	0	10	2	+120	+118	9.0-110	9.0+105
8/19/11	CLE	4-1	W	7.0	1	1	5	1	6	0	-135	-137	8.5-115	9.0-110
8/24/11	at TB	2-3		5.0	2	2	4	2	4	1	+100	-107	8.5-110	8.5-110

VS. Opponent ( Last 5 Starts - Since 1997)
Date	Opp	SC	Dec	IP	R	ER	H	BB	SO	HR	H/Open	H/Close	Tot Op	Tot Cl
6/04/10	at KC	3-7	L	5.0	5	5	9	2	3	0	+140	+125	9.5-110	9.0-115
9/22/10	KC	4-2	W	7.2	0	0	2	2	8	0	-200	-220	8.5-110	8.5-110
4/08/11	KC	5-2	W	6.0	1	1	7	2	3	0	-165	-172	9.0-110	9.0+100
7/07/11	at KC	3-1	W	6.2	1	1	6	0	2	0	+120	+110	9.5-105	8.5-120
8/07/11	at KC	3-4	L	5.0	4	4	6	1	5	1	+115	+110	9.0-115	9.0-115

Bullpen ( Last 5 Games )
Date	Opp	IP	R	ER	ERA	H	BB	SO	HR	W	L	SV	BS
8/24/11	at TB	4.2	1	1	1.93	4	4	5	0	0	0	0	0
8/25/11	at TB	2.0	0	0	0.00	2	1	3	0	0	0	1	0
8/26/11	at MIN	2.2	0	0	0.00	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
8/27/11	at MIN	3.0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
8/28/11	at MIN	3.0	4	4	12.00	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0

Updated Sun, Aug 28 11:55 PM EST

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