Andy Dirks 5 for 5 vs Royals 090613

Andy Dirks of the Detroit Tigers was 5 for 5 in a 16-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on September 6, 2013. For the game he was 5 for 5 with a double, one RBI, four runs and a walk while playing left field for the first seven innings and right field for the last two. His teammate Omar Infante was also 5 for 5 in the game. This season Dirks is hitting .263/.331/.376 with 8 HR, 32 RBI, 56 R, 7 SB in 115 games. For his three season MLB career he has hit .276/.332/.417 with 23 HR, 94 RBI, 142 R, 13 SB in 280 games. He was originally drafted by the Tigers in the eighth round in 2008. Dirks turned 27 on January 24.