The Royals turned Doug Fister into Tom Seaver.
Here's an exercise. I'll give you two nuggets: 1) Doug Fister made history 2) The Royals committed five errors. Who do you think won?
| Final - 9.27.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Detroit Tigers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
Stories
WALK OFF! Fister sets strikeout record in victory
Doug Fister's 9 consecutive strikeouts set a new AL record, but it took a bases loaded ground out from Alex Avila to give the Tigers a walk off 5-4 win over the Royals. The Tigers extended their AL Central lead over the White Sox to 1 1/2 games.
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5Doug Fister strikes out nine straight (video)
Doug Fister strikes out nine straight, MLB.com had a video of all of them.
Game 156 Lineups: Royals at Tigers
Quintin Berry is in the No. 2 spot as the Tigers go for the sweep of the Royals.
Game 156 Preview: Royals at Tigers, 1:05 p.m.
Doug Fister looks to bring the Tigers a four game sweep of the Kansas City Royals
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