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KCR  4
@DET  2

NYY  2
MIN  0

ANA  3
@SEA  0

BAL  4
@TBD  3

TEX  5
OAK  4

BOS  8
@TOR  7

MON  7
@CHC  1

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STL  6

FLA  4
NYM  3

HOU  4
CIN  2

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@PHI  2

PIT  3
MIL  1

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LAD  1

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 9,080

Thursday, April 10, 2003, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 2:38
Royals
4
7-0
Won 7
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  2   0  2  0    4  7  4
Tigers          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    2  6  0
W: M Asencio (1-0), L: M Maroth (0-3), S: M MacDougal (5)
Tigers
2
0-8
Lost 8
5th, 7½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Tucker CF-RF                5   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .594   19    1   0   
J Randa 3B                    3   2   2   0    1   1  .381 1.090   17    0   1   
M Sweeney DH                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .928   11    0   0   
R Ibanez LF                   4   1   2   3    0   0  .407 1.082   14    2   0   HR
B Berger RF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .125  .489   14    0   0   
  R Johnson CF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
M Lopez 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   21   11   3   
A Berroa SS                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .185  .500   10    3   4   2B
B Mayne C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .522 1.346   15    8   0   HBP
C Febles 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .261  .640   13    2   4   

M Asencio P                                                              0   2
  D Carrasco P                                                           0   1
  M MacDougal P                                                          0   0
Totals                       34   4   7   3    2   4              134   27  15
BATTING
2B: A Berroa (2, off M Anderson).
HR: R Ibanez (1, off J Walker; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
HBP: B Mayne (1, by M Maroth).
TB: R Ibanez 5; A Berroa 2; J Randa 2; M Sweeney; C Febles.
RBI: R Ibanez 3 (5).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
FIELDING
DP: 1. A Berroa-M Lopez.
E: M Asencio (); C Febles (1); R Johnson (1); M MacDougal ().
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Higginson RF                4   2   1   0    1   1  .207  .550   20    2   0   
O Infante SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .454   20    1   4   
  S Halter PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .398    7    0   0   
C Pena 1B                     5   0   1   0    0   1  .150  .450   16    7   2   
D Young LF                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .097  .194   15    3   0   
D Palmer DH                   2   0   0   0    2   1  .143  .423   23    0   0   
E Munson 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .160  .622   17    2   0   
B Inge C                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .221   21    4   0   
  M Walbeck PH-C              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    0   0   
R Santiago 2B                 2   0   1   0    2   0  .222  .633   17    1   0   GDP
G Kingsale CF                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .238  .623    7    5   0   SH
  H Bocachica CF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   

M Maroth P                                                               2   2
  F German P                                                             0   0
  J Walker P                                                             0   0
  M Anderson P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   2   6   0    6   7              173   27   8
BATTING
SH: G Kingsale (1, off M Asencio).
TB: G Kingsale; D Young; B Higginson; R Santiago; E Munson; C Pena.
GIDP: R Santiago (1).
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 1 for 14.

PITCHING

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Asencio, W (1-0)             5     6   1   0    3   1   0   3.60   25  107-67   49· 5·13   16· 3· 2· 0     51    -     1.20   0.13
D Carrasco, H (2)              3     0   0   0    1   6   0   0.00   10   42-27    8· 5·14    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.59   0.25
M MacDougal, S (5)             1     0   1   0    2   0   0   0.00    5   23-12    5· 2· 5    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.53   0.04
Totals                         9     6   2   0    6   7   0          40  172-106  62·12·32   21· 3· 3· 0           -  
Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Maroth, L (0-3)              7     5   2   2    1   4   0   3.93   28  100-61   33·11·17   11· 9· 2· 0     62    -     1.22   0.08
F German                       0.1   0   1   1    1   0   0   7.36    2   13-6     3· 0· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.21  -0.00
J Walker                       0.2   1   1   1    0   0   1   6.00    3   11-6     4· 0· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          1-1    0.56  -0.17
M Anderson                     1     1   0   0    0   0   0   7.71    4    9-6     5· 0· 1    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         9     7   4   4    2   4   1          37  133-79   45·11·23   13·13· 4· 0          1-1 
Balks: None.
WP: M Maroth (1).
IBB: None.
HBP: M Maroth (2; B Mayne).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Reliford, 1B - Mike Everitt, 2B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B - Larry Young.
Time of Game: 2:38.
Attendance: 9,080.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 44° F, Wind 8mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Detroit Tigers                       
1. M Tucker             CF    1. B Higginson          RF 
2. J Randa              3B    2. O Infante            SS 
3. M Sweeney            DH    3. C Pena               1B 
4. R Ibanez             LF    4. D Young              LF 
5. B Berger             RF    5. D Palmer             DH 
6. M Lopez              1B    6. E Munson             3B 
7. A Berroa             SS    7. B Inge               C  
8. B Mayne              C     8. R Santiago           2B 
9. C Febles             2B    9. G Kingsale           CF 

   M Asencio            P        M Maroth             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  1-0  12-  2   20%  60% R Ibanez        M Maroth        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru CF-RF); Randa Scores; Sweeney to 3B
   t 8   1  1-2  1--  4   18%  92% R Ibanez        J Walker        Home Run (Fly Ball); Randa Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  12-  1  -12%  30% D Young         M Asencio       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Higginson Scores/No RBI/unER; Pena to 3B; Young to 1B
   t 6   1  1-1  1-3  1    8%  68% B Berger        M Maroth        Wild Pitch; Sweeney Scores; Ibanez to 2B
   b 6   0  2-1  ---  5   -6%  54% R Santiago      D Carrasco      Walk

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Maroth facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  M Tucker        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   46%  J Randa         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   45%  M Sweeney       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Miguel Asencio facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   42%  B Higginson     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   45%  O Infante       Flyball: CF
          1--  1   42%  C Pena          Single to RF (Ground Ball); Higginson to 2B
   R      12-  1   30%  D Young         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Higginson Scores/No RBI/unER; Pena to 3B; Young to 1B
   O      1-3  5   36%  D Palmer        Fielder's Choice 1B; Pena out at Hm/1B-C; Young to 2B
          12-  2   33%  E Munson        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Young to 3B; Palmer to 2B
   O      123 10   40%  B Inge          Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Maroth facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   37%  R Ibanez        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   35%  B Berger        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   34%  M Lopez         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Miguel Asencio facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   31%  R Santiago      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   33%  G Kingsale      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Santiago to 2B
   O      -2-  5   35%  B Higginson     Groundout: 2B-1B; Santiago to 3B
   O      --3  6   39%  O Infante       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Maroth facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   36%  A Berroa        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   34%  B Mayne         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   33%  C Febles        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Miguel Asencio facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   35%  C Pena          Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  5   37%  D Young         Flyball: LF
          ---  5   35%  D Palmer        Walk
   O      1--  5   38%  E Munson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Maroth facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   35%  M Tucker        Flyball: CF
          ---  1   38%  J Randa         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   34%  M Sweeney       Flyball: LF
   O      1--  5   31%  R Ibanez        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Miguel Asencio facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   33%  B Inge          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  8   31%  R Santiago      Walk
          1--  3   28%  G Kingsale      Single to SS (Ground Ball); Santiago to 2B
   O      12-  1   31%  B Higginson     Groundout: 2B-1B; Santiago to 3B; Kingsale to 2B
   O      -23  4   36%  O Infante       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Maroth facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   41%  B Berger        Walk
   O      1--  6   36%  M Lopez         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   32%  A Berroa        Lineout: 3B
          1--  4   35%  B Mayne         Hit By Pitch; Lopez to 2B
   O      12-  4   29%  C Febles        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Miguel Asencio facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   31%  C Pena          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  1   29%  D Young         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru CF-RF)
          1--  9   26%  D Palmer        Walk; Young to 2B
   O      12-  4   29%  E Munson        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Young to 3B; Munson to 1B/Safe on E1 (catch)
   O      1-3  4   34%  B Inge          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Maroth facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   30%  M Tucker        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  3   34%  J Randa         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   40%  M Sweeney       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Randa to 2B
   R      12-  2   60%  R Ibanez        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru CF-RF); Randa Scores; Sweeney to 3B
   R      1-3      68%  B Berger        Wild Pitch; Sweeney Scores; Ibanez to 2B
   O      -2-  3   65%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Ibanez to 3B
   O      --3  8   61%  M Lopez         Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, D.J. Carrasco facing 8-9-1
                  D.J. Carrasco replaces Miguel Asencio pitching
          ---  5   54%  R Santiago      Walk
   O      1--  3   57%  G Kingsale      Groundout: P-1B; Santiago to 2B
   O      -2-  5   63%  B Higginson     Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  3   69%  O Infante       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Maroth facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   67%  A Berroa        Lineout: P
   O      ---  4   65%  B Mayne         Flyball: LF
          ---  1   66%  C Febles        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   64%  M Tucker        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, D.J. Carrasco facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   69%  C Pena          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   72%  D Young         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   75%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Franklyn German facing 2-3-4
                  Franklyn German replaces Mike Maroth pitching
          ---  8   78%  J Randa         Walk
   O      1--  5   75%  M Sweeney       Popfly: 1B
                  Jamie Walker replaces Franklyn German pitching
   RR     1--  4   92%  R Ibanez        Home Run (Fly Ball); Randa Scores
   O      ---  3   92%  B Berger        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   91%  M Lopez         Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, D.J. Carrasco facing 6-7-8
                  Rontrez Johnson replaces Brandon Berger playing CF batting 5th; Michael Tucker moves to RF
   O      ---  6   94%  E Munson        Strikeout Swinging
                  Matt Walbeck pinch hits for Brandon Inge batting 7th
          ---  6   91%  M Walbeck       Reached on E8 (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   97%  R Santiago      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 1.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Matt Anderson facing 7-8-9
                  Matt Anderson replaces Jamie Walker pitching; Matt Walbeck moves to C; Hiram Bocachica replaces Gene Kingsale playing CF batting 9th
          ---  1   98%  A Berroa        Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   97%  B Mayne         Flyball: RF
   O      -2-  4   97%  C Febles        Groundout: SS-1B; Berroa to 3B
   O      --3  2   96%  M Tucker        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Mike MacDougal facing 9-1-2
                  Mike MacDougal replaces D.J. Carrasco pitching
   O      ---  4   98%  H Bocachica     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   95%  B Higginson     Walk
                  Shane Halter pinch hits for Omar Infante batting 2nd
          1--  7   90%  S Halter        Walk; Higginson to 2B
   RO     12-  3   95%  C Pena          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Higginson Scores/No RBI/unER/Adv on E1
          1--      95%  D Young         Defensive Indifference; Pena to 2B
   O      -2-  3  100%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
        1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET200304100

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