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8
Friday, September 9, 2005, 7:06PM
, Comerica Park
Attendance: 23,950, Time of Game: 3:11
Royals
12
46-93
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Tigers
2
63-76
⇐ Lost 9 ⇒
W: Zack Greinke (4-16)
L: Sean Douglass (5-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          1  3  0   3  3  0   1  1  0   12 18  1
Tigers          0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  1    2 10  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Aaron Guiel CF 5 3 3 2 1 1 .302 .834 29 18 0.157 0.36 0.175 -0.018 2.5 5 0 HR,2B
Terrence Long LF 3 1 1 1 0 1 .278 .702 10 6 0.007 0.74 0.045 -0.038 0.5 0 0 3B
   Chip Ambres PH-LF 2 1 1 1 0 0 .264 .743 13 7 0.004 0.08 0.004 0.000 1.0 1 0 2B,HBP
Emil Brown RF 5 1 2 3 1 1 .287 .805 19 10 0.017 0.39 0.045 -0.028 2.0 1 0 2B
Matt Stairs DH 4 0 2 2 0 0 .274 .833 17 10 0.121 0.48 0.136 -0.015 1.3 2B
   Matt Diaz PH 1 0 0 0 1 0 .282 .710 8 4 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2
Angel Berroa SS 4 0 2 1 1 1 .261 .662 18 11 0.005 0.37 0.035 -0.030 1.1 3 3
   Donnie Murphy 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .179 .565 4 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.4 0 0
Mark Teahen 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 .239 .659 16 13 0.009 0.37 0.033 -0.024 -1.1 0 2
John Buck C 5 1 2 1 0 2 .223 .631 19 15 -0.052 0.44 0.001 -0.053 0.3 6 0 HR
Justin Huber 1B 5 3 3 1 0 1 .263 .598 15 9 0.124 0.31 0.124 -0.001 1.2 7 0 2B
Andres Blanco 2B-SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .091 .182 9 8 -0.029 0.33 0.005 -0.034 -0.7 4 4 SH
Zack Greinke P 0 1
   Kyle Snyder P 0 0
   Chris Demaria P 0 0
Team Totals 44 12 18 12 4 9 .409 1.174 177 114 0.363 0.36 0.603 -0.241 7.4 27 10
2B: A Guiel (3, off V Darensbourg); J Huber (2, off S Douglass); C Ambres (5, off V Darensbourg); E Brown (30, off M Ginter); M Stairs (24, off S Douglass).
3B: T Long (3, off D Creek).
HR: A Guiel (2, off S Douglass; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); J Buck (10, off J Walker; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: A Blanco (2, off F German).
HBP: C Ambres (2, by M Ginter).
TB: A Guiel 7; J Buck 5; J Huber 4; E Brown 3; T Long 3; M Stairs 3; C Ambres 2; A Berroa 2; A Blanco; M Teahen.
RBI: E Brown 3 (72); A Guiel 2 (3); M Stairs 2 (56); J Buck (35); J Huber (5); T Long (49); C Ambres (7); A Berroa (45).
2-out RBI: E Brown 3; A Guiel 2; M Stairs 2; T Long; A Berroa.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 6 for 20.
Fielding
DP: 2. A Berroa-A Blanco-J Huber; A Blanco-A Berroa-J Huber.
E: A Berroa (18).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Placido Polanco 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .325 .807 5 5 0.018 0.54 0.038 -0.020 -0.1 2 1
   John McDonald 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .646 6 4 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 0
Chris Shelton 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .303 .862 10 10 -0.024 0.46 0.012 -0.036 -0.0 4 1
Ivan Rodriguez C 3 0 2 0 0 0 .289 .764 10 8 -0.022 0.58 0.031 -0.053 0.6 8 1 GDP
   Vance Wilson PH-C 1 0 1 0 0 0 .190 .563 2 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.2 1 0
Magglio Ordonez RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 .322 .859 10 7 -0.039 0.54 0.000 -0.039 -0.8 2 0
   Nook Logan CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .256 .631 4 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.4 4 0
Carlos Pena DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 .243 .828 16 12 -0.033 0.26 0.001 -0.034 0.7 HR,GDP
Craig Monroe LF-RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .274 .765 20 13 -0.011 0.09 0.000 -0.011 -0.8 2 0
Brandon Inge 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .261 .744 21 15 -0.018 0.21 0.002 -0.020 -0.5 0 0
Omar Infante SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .224 .634 16 11 -0.016 0.16 0.000 -0.016 -0.9 1 3
Curtis Granderson CF-LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .244 .742 9 6 0.009 0.12 0.010 -0.002 -0.3 2 0
Sean Douglass P 0 0
   Franklyn German P 0 0
   Doug Creek P 0 0
   Matt Ginter P 0 0
   Vic Darensbourg P 0 0
   Jamie Walker P 1 0
   Fernando Rodney P 0 0
Team Totals 35 2 10 2 0 6 .286 .657 129 95 -0.136 0.28 0.094 -0.231 -2.6 27 6
HR: C Pena (11, off C Demaria; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
TB: C Pena 5; C Shelton 2; I Rodriguez 2; B Inge; C Granderson; V Wilson; P Polanco.
GIDP: C Pena (3); I Rodriguez (18).
RBI: M Ordonez (41); C Pena (31).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 4.

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Zack Greinke, W (4-16) 5.2 5 1 1 0 3 0 6.06 20 67 51 32 5 14 8 9 3 0 58 0.135 0.50 2.0
Kyle Snyder 2.1 4 0 0 0 2 0 8.46 11 45 31 19 5 7 4 5 1 0 0 0 0.002 0.01 1.1
Chris Demaria 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 9.00 4 17 13 9 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 -0.5
Team Totals 9 10 2 2 0 6 1 2.00 35 129 95 60 13 22 14 15 4 0 58 0 0 0.137 0.36 2.6

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Sean Douglass, L (5-4) 2 4 4 4 1 4 1 6.68 11 46 30 12 7 11 1 5 2 0 35 -0.269 0.96 -3.0
Franklyn German 1.1 2 1 1 1 2 0 3.50 7 31 18 9 4 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 0.014 0.56 0.3
Doug Creek 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 0 7.79 4 13 6 3 1 2 1 2 2 0 1 1 -0.065 0.49 -1.8
Matt Ginter 1 4 3 3 0 1 0 6.18 8 24 15 10 3 2 3 3 3 0 2 1 -0.045 0.21 -3.4
Vic Darensbourg 1.1 4 1 1 0 0 0 2.70 8 20 14 9 1 4 2 6 1 0 1 0 0.000 0.02 -0.8
Jamie Walker 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 3.63 7 18 15 9 3 3 2 4 0 0 1 0 0.000 0.00 0.7
Fernando Rodney 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.34 5 25 16 8 3 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 18 12 12 4 9 2 12.00 50 177 114 60 22 32 11 25 12 0 35 5 2 -0.365 0.28 -7.4
V Darensbourg faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: K Snyder (1); F Rodney (2).
HBP: M Ginter (2; C Ambres).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Everitt, 1B - Tim Timmons, 2B - Tim McClelland, 3B - Chuck Meriwether.
Time of Game: 3:11.
Attendance: 23,950.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 78° F, Wind 6mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Detroit Tigers
1 Aaron Guiel CF 1 Placido Polanco 2B
2 Terrence Long LF 2 Chris Shelton 1B
3 Emil Brown RF 3 Ivan Rodriguez C
4 Matt Stairs DH 4 Magglio Ordonez RF
5 Angel Berroa SS 5 Carlos Pena DH
6 Mark Teahen 3B 6 Craig Monroe LF
7 John Buck C 7 Brandon Inge 3B
8 Justin Huber 1B 8 Omar Infante SS
9 Andres Blanco 2B 9 Curtis Granderson CF
Zack Greinke P Sean Douglass P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 2-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  RR KCR A. Guiel S. Douglass 14% 83% Home Run (Fly Ball); Huber Scores
t1 0-0 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  R KCR M. Stairs S. Douglass 11% 58% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Guiel Scores
t2 1-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  R KCR J. Huber S. Douglass 11% 71% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Teahen Scores
b1 0-1 1 1-- 7,(1-2)  OO DET I. Rodriguez Z. Greinke 5% 60% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t4 4-0 2 --3 2,(1-0)  R KCR T. Long D. Creek 5% 92% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Huber Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Sean Douglass facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 8,(3-2)  KCR A. Guiel S. Douglass 4% 54% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  O KCR T. Long S. Douglass -3% 50% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR E. Brown S. Douglass -3% 47% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  R KCR M. Stairs S. Douglass 11% 58% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Guiel Scores
t1 1-0 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  O KCR A. Berroa S. Douglass -3% 55% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  DET P. Polanco Z. Greinke -4% 51% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b1 0-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O DET C. Shelton Z. Greinke 4% 55% Flyball: CF
b1 0-1 1 1-- 7,(1-2)  OO DET I. Rodriguez Z. Greinke 5% 60% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Sean Douglass facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR M. Teahen S. Douglass 3% 64% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru CF-RF)
t2 1-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Buck S. Douglass -3% 61% Strikeout Looking
t2 1-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  R KCR J. Huber S. Douglass 11% 71% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Teahen Scores
t2 2-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O KCR A. Blanco S. Douglass -3% 69% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t2 2-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  RR KCR A. Guiel S. Douglass 14% 83% Home Run (Fly Ball); Huber Scores
t2 4-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR T. Long S. Douglass -1% 82% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 4-5-6
b2 0-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET M. Ordonez Z. Greinke 2% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-4 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O DET C. Pena Z. Greinke 1% 85% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET C. Monroe Z. Greinke 1% 86% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tigers' Franklyn German facing 3-4-5
Franklyn German replaces Sean Douglass pitching
t3 4-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR E. Brown F. German 1% 87% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t3 4-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Stairs F. German -1% 86% Lineout: CF
t3 4-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  KCR A. Berroa F. German 1% 87% Walk; Brown to 2B
t3 4-0 1 12- 7,(2-2)  O KCR M. Teahen F. German -2% 86% Strikeout Swinging
t3 4-0 2 12- 4,(0-2)  O KCR J. Buck F. German -2% 84% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 7-8-9
b3 0-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET B. Inge Z. Greinke 2% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET O. Infante Z. Greinke 1% 87% Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
b3 0-4 2 --- 7,(3-2)  DET C. Granderson Z. Greinke -1% 86% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b3 0-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O DET P. Polanco Z. Greinke 2% 88% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tigers' Franklyn German facing 8-9-1
t4 4-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  KCR J. Huber F. German 1% 89% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t4 4-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR A. Blanco F. German -1% 89% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Huber to 2B
Doug Creek replaces Franklyn German pitching
t4 4-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O KCR A. Guiel D. Creek -1% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B; Huber to 3B
t4 4-0 2 --3 2,(1-0)  R KCR T. Long D. Creek 5% 92% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Huber Scores
t4 5-0 2 --3 5,(3-1)  KCR E. Brown D. Creek 0% 92% Walk
t4 5-0 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  R KCR M. Stairs D. Creek 3% 95% Single to RF (Line Drive); Long Scores; Brown to 2B
Matt Ginter replaces Doug Creek pitching
t4 6-0 2 12- 2,(1-0)  R KCR A. Berroa M. Ginter 2% 97% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Brown Scores; Stairs to 2B
t4 7-0 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Teahen M. Ginter -0% 96% Lineout: LF
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-7, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 2-3-4
b4 0-7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  DET C. Shelton Z. Greinke -1% 95% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b4 0-7 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET I. Rodriguez Z. Greinke -3% 92% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Shelton to 3B
b4 0-7 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  RO DET M. Ordonez Z. Greinke 2% 94% Reached on E6 unassisted (Ground Ball); Shelton Scores; Rodriguez out at 3B/SS
b4 1-7 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  OO DET C. Pena Z. Greinke 2% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Tigers 1.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-1, Tigers' Matt Ginter facing 7-8-9
t5 7-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR J. Buck M. Ginter -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 7-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR J. Huber M. Ginter 0% 96% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t5 7-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR A. Blanco M. Ginter 0% 97% Single to LF (Line Drive); Huber to 2B
t5 7-1 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O KCR A. Guiel M. Ginter -1% 96% Strikeout Swinging
Chip Ambres pinch hits for Terrence Long (LF) batting 2nd
t5 7-1 2 12- 2,(1-0)  KCR C. Ambres M. Ginter 0% 97% Hit By Pitch; Huber to 3B; Blanco to 2B
t5 7-1 2 123 2,(1-0)  RRR KCR E. Brown M. Ginter 3% 99% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Huber Scores; Blanco Scores; Ambres Scores
Vic Darensbourg replaces Matt Ginter pitching
t5 10-1 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Stairs V. Darensbourg -0% 99% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 10, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-10, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 6-7-8
Chip Ambres moves from PH to LF
b5 1-10 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET C. Monroe Z. Greinke 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b5 1-10 1 --- 5,(2-2)  DET B. Inge Z. Greinke -0% 99% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b5 1-10 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O DET O. Infante Z. Greinke 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b5 1-10 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O DET C. Granderson Z. Greinke 0% 100% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 10, Tigers 1.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-1, Tigers' Vic Darensbourg facing 5-6-7
t6 10-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  KCR A. Berroa V. Darensbourg 0% 100% Single to SS (Pop Fly)
t6 10-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR M. Teahen V. Darensbourg -0% 100% Flyball: CF
t6 10-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR J. Buck V. Darensbourg 0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Berroa to 2B
t6 10-1 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. Huber V. Darensbourg -0% 100% Popfly: 2B
t6 10-1 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR A. Blanco V. Darensbourg -0% 99% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 10, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-10, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 1-2-3
b6 1-10 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET P. Polanco Z. Greinke 0% 100% Flyball: LF
b6 1-10 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET C. Shelton Z. Greinke 0% 100% Flyball: RF
Kyle Snyder replaces Zack Greinke pitching
b6 1-10 2 --- 2,(1-0)  DET I. Rodriguez K. Snyder -0% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b6 1-10 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O DET M. Ordonez K. Snyder 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 10, Tigers 1.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-1, Tigers' Vic Darensbourg facing 1-2-3
Curtis Granderson moves from CF to LF
Nook Logan replaces Magglio Ordonez (RF) playing CF batting 4th
Craig Monroe moves from LF to RF
t7 10-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR A. Guiel V. Darensbourg 0% 100% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
t7 10-1 0 -2- 3,(2-0)  R KCR C. Ambres V. Darensbourg 0% 100% Double to RF (Fly Ball); Guiel Scores
Jamie Walker replaces Vic Darensbourg pitching
t7 11-1 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O KCR E. Brown J. Walker -0% 100% Flyball: CF
Matt Diaz pinch hits for Matt Stairs (DH) batting 4th
t7 11-1 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O KCR M. Diaz J. Walker -0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t7 11-1 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O KCR A. Berroa J. Walker -0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 11, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-11, Royals' Kyle Snyder facing 5-6-7
b7 1-11 0 --- 2,(0-1)  DET C. Pena K. Snyder -0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b7 1-11 0 1-- 8,(3-2)  O DET C. Monroe K. Snyder 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b7 1-11 1 1-- 4,(0-2)  DET B. Inge K. Snyder -0% 100% Wild Pitch; Monroe to 2B
b7 1-11 1 -2- 7,(2-2)  O DET B. Inge K. Snyder 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b7 1-11 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O DET O. Infante K. Snyder 0% 100% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 11, Tigers 1.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 11-1, Tigers' Jamie Walker facing 6-7-8
John McDonald replaces Placido Polanco playing 2B batting 1st
t8 11-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Teahen J. Walker -0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
t8 11-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  R KCR J. Buck J. Walker 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t8 12-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR J. Huber J. Walker 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t8 12-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR A. Blanco J. Walker 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 12, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-12, Royals' Kyle Snyder facing 9-1-2
Donnie Murphy replaces Angel Berroa (SS) playing 2B batting 5th
Andres Blanco moves from 2B to SS
b8 1-12 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET C. Granderson K. Snyder 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b8 1-12 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O DET J. McDonald K. Snyder 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b8 1-12 2 --- 4,(0-2)  DET C. Shelton K. Snyder 0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
Vance Wilson pinch hits for Ivan Rodriguez (C) batting 3rd
b8 1-12 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  DET V. Wilson K. Snyder -0% 100% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Shelton to 2B
b8 1-12 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O DET N. Logan K. Snyder 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 12, Tigers 1.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 12-1, Tigers' Fernando Rodney facing 1-2-3
Fernando Rodney replaces Jamie Walker pitching
Vance Wilson moves from PH to C
t9 12-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  KCR A. Guiel F. Rodney 0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t9 12-1 0 1-- 8,(2-2)  O KCR C. Ambres F. Rodney 0% 100% Lineout: SS
t9 12-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR E. Brown F. Rodney 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 12-1 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  KCR M. Diaz F. Rodney 0% 100% Wild Pitch; Guiel to 2B
t9 12-1 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  KCR M. Diaz F. Rodney 0% 100% Walk
t9 12-1 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O KCR D. Murphy F. Rodney 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 12, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-12, Royals' Chris Demaria facing 5-6-7
Chris Demaria replaces Kyle Snyder pitching
b9 1-12 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R DET C. Pena C. Demaria -0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b9 2-12 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET C. Monroe C. Demaria 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 2-12 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O DET B. Inge C. Demaria 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b9 2-12 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O DET O. Infante C. Demaria 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 12, Tigers 2.

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