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3
Friday, September 29, 2006 7:06PM
, Comerica Park
Attendance: 37,243, Time of Game: 3:42
Royals
9
60-100
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 35 GB
 at Tigers
7
95-65
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
1st
W: Zack Greinke (1-0)
L: Jamie Walker (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  2  0   1  1  1   0  4    9 19  0
Tigers          1  0  4   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2    7 14  2

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David DeJesus LF 6 2 3 1 1 0 .294 .803 29 15 0.133 1.06 0.220 -0.087 1.5 3 0 3B
Esteban German 2B 6 1 2 1 0 1 .326 .878 20 14 -0.023 1.77 0.180 -0.203 1.3 2 2 3B
Mike Sweeney DH 5 0 3 1 0 1 .249 .757 10 8 0.035 1.78 0.168 -0.133 -0.2
   Mitch Maier PR 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 2 2 -0.037 1.40 0.000 -0.037 -0.1
Emil Brown RF 5 1 1 2 0 0 .286 .815 12 10 0.115 2.00 0.326 -0.211 -0.3 6 0 HR,SF
Paul Phillips 1B 6 1 2 1 0 0 .273 .668 11 10 -0.038 1.40 0.124 -0.161 0.1 7 0 HR
John Buck C 6 0 2 0 0 1 .245 .702 24 15 -0.023 1.22 0.092 -0.115 -0.7 7 0
Angel Berroa SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .233 .592 13 9 -0.065 0.83 0.012 -0.077 -0.4 1 1
   Shane Costa PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .274 .709 6 4 0.303 5.92 0.303 0.000 0.9
   Angel Sanchez SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .343 5 3 -0.007 0.27 0.000 -0.007 -0.2 0 1
Joey Gathright CF 6 1 3 0 0 2 .233 .603 20 15 0.083 1.37 0.126 -0.043 0.9 5 1
Jeff Keppinger 3B 5 2 2 2 0 0 .235 .650 17 10 -0.161 1.93 0.095 -0.256 0.0 2 2 HR,SH
Runelvys Hernandez P 1
   Andy Sisco P
   Zack Greinke P
   Joe Nelson P
   Joel Peralta P
Team Totals 52 9 19 9 1 7 .365 .986 169 115 0.315 1.55 1.646 -1.330 2.9 33 8
3B: E German (5, off W Ledezma); D DeJesus (5, off J Zumaya).
HR: J Keppinger (2, off J Walker; 11th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); P Phillips (1, off J Walker; 11th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); E Brown (15, off J Walker; 11th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: E Brown (10, off J Zumaya).
SH: J Keppinger (2, off W Ledezma).
TB: D DeJesus 5; J Keppinger 5; P Phillips 5; E Brown 4; E German 4; M Sweeney 3; J Gathright 3; J Buck 2; S Costa.
RBI: E Brown 2 (78); J Keppinger 2 (5); S Costa (23); P Phillips (4); M Sweeney (30); D DeJesus (53); E German (32).
2-out RBI: J Keppinger 2; S Costa; D DeJesus.
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 2. A Sanchez-E German-P Phillips; J Gathright-J Buck.
Outfield Assists: J Gathright (B Clevlen at home plate).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Curtis Granderson CF 5 3 2 2 1 1 .263 .778 25 15 0.163 0.67 0.210 -0.047 1.2 3 0 2·HR
Placido Polanco 2B 5 1 0 0 1 0 .295 .692 22 14 -0.070 0.92 0.050 -0.120 -0.9 2 5
Sean Casey 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .273 .731 14 10 0.042 0.72 0.073 -0.032 -0.1 9 0
   Brent Clevlen PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .958 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Chris Shelton 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .806 3 3 -0.048 1.99 0.000 -0.048 -0.6 4 0
Magglio Ordonez RF 5 1 2 0 1 0 .295 .822 17 10 0.248 1.05 0.278 -0.029 1.2 4 0
Carlos Guillen SS 5 1 3 3 1 1 .318 .920 29 19 0.172 1.79 0.200 -0.027 2.9 0 3 IW
Ivan Rodriguez C 4 0 1 1 1 0 .297 .758 18 12 -0.505 2.15 0.057 -0.562 -2.1 7 0 SF,GDP
Matt Stairs DH 5 0 1 1 0 2 .242 .725 22 14 -0.080 1.01 0.039 -0.118 -0.3
Craig Monroe LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .258 .791 18 12 -0.065 0.79 0.017 -0.082 -0.8 3 0
Brandon Inge 3B 4 0 2 0 1 0 .254 .778 18 10 -0.042 0.73 0.035 -0.078 0.5 0 2 SB
Wil Ledezma P 1
   Jason Grilli P
   Joel Zumaya P
   Todd Jones P
   Jamie Walker P
Team Totals 44 7 14 7 6 6 .318 .847 186 119 -0.185 1.12 0.959 -1.143 0.9 33 10
HR: C Granderson 2 (19, 2 off R Hernandez; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: I Rodriguez (2, off R Hernandez).
IBB: C Guillen (10, by Z Greinke).
TB: C Granderson 8; C Guillen 3; M Ordonez 2; S Casey 2; B Inge 2; C Monroe; I Rodriguez; M Stairs.
GIDP: I Rodriguez (16).
RBI: C Guillen 3 (83); C Granderson 2 (68); M Stairs (48); I Rodriguez (66).
2-out RBI: M Stairs.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding
E: B Inge (21); C Guillen (28).
Baserunning
SB: B Inge (7, 2nd base off A Sisco/J Buck).

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
Runelvys Hernandez 5.1 10 5 5 1 1 2 6.48 27 92 65 38 12 15 8 17 8 0 28 -0.215 0.60 -2.3
Andy Sisco 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7.10 5 24 17 12 3 2 0 4 0 0 1 0 0.048 0.42 1.1
Zack Greinke, W (1-0) 3 3 0 0 2 3 0 4.26 13 44 26 14 4 8 3 5 4 0 0 0 0.330 2.09 1.7
Joe Nelson 0.1 0 2 2 3 1 0 4.71 4 17 5 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.093 1.21 -1.1
Joel Peralta, S (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.42 2 9 6 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 3 2 0.115 3.92 -0.4
Team Totals 11 14 7 7 6 6 2 5.73 51 186 119 67 22 30 13 26 12 0 28 4 2 0.185 1.55 -0.9

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
Wil Ledezma 5 6 2 2 1 3 0 3.58 24 69 44 28 7 9 8 12 3 0 49 0.139 0.97 0.8
Jason Grilli, H (9) 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.32 5 18 11 6 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 -0.092 0.94 -0.8
Joel Zumaya, H (30) 2 3 1 1 0 3 0 2.00 9 28 20 11 5 4 3 3 2 0 2 1 0.147 1.78 0.5
Todd Jones, BS (5) 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 4.11 7 23 17 12 2 3 1 6 3 0 0 0 -0.179 4.52 -0.4
Jamie Walker, L (0-1) 2 4 4 4 0 0 3 2.83 10 31 23 16 1 6 5 5 1 0 0 0 -0.331 0.99 -2.9
Team Totals 11 19 9 9 1 7 3 7.36 55 169 115 73 16 26 20 27 10 0 49 2 1 -0.316 1.12 -2.9
J Grilli faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: Z Greinke (2; C Guillen).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Doug Eddings, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Jim Joyce, 3B - Paul Schrieber.
Time of Game: 3:42.
Attendance: 37,243.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 57° F, Wind 8mph from Right to Left.

Starting Lineups

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 5-5 1 123 1,(0-0)  OO DET I. Rodriguez Z. Greinke 34% 50% Fly Ball Double Play: CF; Clevlen out at Hm/CF-C
t11 5-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R KCR E. Brown J. Walker 33% 83% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t9 4-5 2 1-3 6,(2-2)  R KCR S. Costa T. Jones 30% 47% Single to RF (Line Drive); Maier Scores; Buck to 2B
b11 7-9 1 12- 5,(2-2)  OO DET I. Rodriguez J. Peralta 21% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b9 5-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET M. Ordonez Z. Greinke -19% 17% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Clevlen to 3B

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' Wil Ledezma facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus W. Ledezma -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR E. German W. Ledezma -2% 46% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR M. Sweeney W. Ledezma 1% 47% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR E. Brown W. Ledezma -2% 45% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Runelvys Hernandez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R DET C. Granderson R. Hernandez -9% 36% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b1 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET P. Polanco R. Hernandez 2% 38% Lineout: SS
b1 1-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET S. Casey R. Hernandez 1% 39% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 1-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET M. Ordonez R. Hernandez 1% 40% Lineout: 3B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Wil Ledezma facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR P. Phillips W. Ledezma -3% 38% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t2 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Buck W. Ledezma -2% 36% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR A. Berroa W. Ledezma -1% 35% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Runelvys Hernandez facing 5-6-7
b2 1-0 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O DET C. Guillen R. Hernandez 2% 37% Flyball: CF
b2 1-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  DET I. Rodriguez R. Hernandez -2% 35% Walk
b2 1-0 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  O DET M. Stairs R. Hernandez 3% 37% Popfly: 3B (Short LF)
b2 1-0 2 1-- 8,(3-2)  DET C. Monroe R. Hernandez -2% 35% Single to LF (Line Drive); Rodriguez to 2B
b2 1-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O DET B. Inge R. Hernandez 4% 39% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Wil Ledezma facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR J. Gathright W. Ledezma 4% 43% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball)
t3 0-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Keppinger W. Ledezma -2% 41% Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Gathright to 2B
t3 0-1 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  KCR D. DeJesus W. Ledezma 2% 44% Walk
t3 0-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR E. German W. Ledezma -5% 39% Flyball: RF; Gathright to 3B
t3 0-1 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Sweeney W. Ledezma -6% 33% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Runelvys Hernandez facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- 4,(0-2)  R DET C. Granderson R. Hernandez -9% 24% Home Run (Line Drive)
b3 2-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET P. Polanco R. Hernandez 2% 26% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 2-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  DET S. Casey R. Hernandez -2% 24% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b3 2-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  DET M. Ordonez R. Hernandez -2% 22% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Casey to 2B
b3 2-0 1 12- 4,(1-2)  R DET C. Guillen R. Hernandez -8% 13% Single to CF (Line Drive); Casey Scores; Ordonez to 3B
b3 3-0 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  RO DET I. Rodriguez R. Hernandez -1% 12% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Ordonez Scores; Guillen to 2B
b3 4-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  R DET M. Stairs R. Hernandez -4% 8% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Guillen Scores
b3 5-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O DET C. Monroe R. Hernandez 1% 9% Lineout: CF
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 5.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Tigers' Wil Ledezma facing 4-5-6
t4 0-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR E. Brown W. Ledezma -1% 7% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t4 0-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR P. Phillips W. Ledezma -1% 6% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Buck W. Ledezma 1% 7% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t4 0-5 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR A. Berroa W. Ledezma 1% 8% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Buck to 2B
t4 0-5 2 12- 3,(1-1)  KCR J. Gathright W. Ledezma 2% 10% Single to LF (Line Drive); Buck to 3B; Berroa to 2B
t4 0-5 2 123 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Keppinger W. Ledezma -5% 6% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Royals' Runelvys Hernandez facing 9-1-2
b4 5-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  DET B. Inge R. Hernandez -1% 5% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b4 5-0 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  O DET C. Granderson R. Hernandez 1% 6% Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
b4 5-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O DET P. Polanco R. Hernandez 1% 6% Flyball: RF
b4 5-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O DET S. Casey R. Hernandez 1% 7% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 5.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Tigers' Wil Ledezma facing 1-2-3
t5 0-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR D. DeJesus W. Ledezma 2% 9% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t5 0-5 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  R KCR E. German W. Ledezma 8% 17% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); DeJesus Scores
t5 1-5 0 --3 1,(0-0)  R KCR M. Sweeney W. Ledezma 4% 21% Single to LF (Line Drive); German Scores
t5 2-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR E. Brown W. Ledezma -4% 18% Flyball: RF
t5 2-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR P. Phillips W. Ledezma -3% 15% Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
t5 2-5 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. Buck W. Ledezma -2% 12% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Royals' Runelvys Hernandez facing 4-5-6
b5 5-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET M. Ordonez R. Hernandez 1% 13% Flyball: CF
b5 5-2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  DET C. Guillen R. Hernandez -1% 12% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b5 5-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O DET I. Rodriguez R. Hernandez 1% 14% Flyball: RF
b5 5-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O DET M. Stairs R. Hernandez 1% 15% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 5.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Tigers' Jason Grilli facing 7-8-9
Jason Grilli replaces Wil Ledezma pitching
t6 2-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR A. Berroa J. Grilli -3% 12% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 2-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Gathright J. Grilli -2% 10% Strikeout Swinging
t6 2-5 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR J. Keppinger J. Grilli -1% 9% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Royals' Runelvys Hernandez facing 8-9-1
b6 5-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET C. Monroe R. Hernandez 1% 10% Flyball: LF
b6 5-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  DET B. Inge R. Hernandez -1% 9% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
Andy Sisco replaces Runelvys Hernandez pitching
b6 5-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  DET C. Granderson A. Sisco -1% 9% Inge Steals 2B
b6 5-2 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  O DET C. Granderson A. Sisco 1% 10% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Inge to 3B
b6 5-2 2 --3 8,(3-2)  O DET P. Polanco A. Sisco 2% 11% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 5.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Tigers' Jason Grilli facing 1-2-3
t7 2-5 0 --- 7,(3-2)  KCR D. DeJesus J. Grilli 4% 16% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t7 2-5 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR E. German J. Grilli 10% 26% Single to RF (Line Drive); DeJesus to 3B
Joel Zumaya replaces Jason Grilli pitching
t7 2-5 0 1-3 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney J. Zumaya -8% 18% Strikeout Looking
t7 2-5 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO KCR E. Brown J. Zumaya -3% 15% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); DeJesus Scores
t7 3-5 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR P. Phillips J. Zumaya 3% 18% Single to RF (Ground Ball); German to 2B
t7 3-5 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. Buck J. Zumaya -7% 12% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Royals' Andy Sisco facing 3-4-5
b7 5-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET S. Casey A. Sisco 1% 13% Flyball: LF
b7 5-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET M. Ordonez A. Sisco 1% 14% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b7 5-3 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O DET C. Guillen A. Sisco 1% 15% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 5.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Tigers' Joel Zumaya facing 7-8-9
t8 3-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR A. Berroa J. Zumaya -4% 11% Strikeout Swinging
t8 3-5 1 --- 5,(0-2)  O KCR J. Gathright J. Zumaya -3% 8% Strikeout Swinging
t8 3-5 2 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR J. Keppinger J. Zumaya 2% 10% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
t8 3-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  R KCR D. DeJesus J. Zumaya 13% 23% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Keppinger Scores
t8 4-5 2 --3 2,(0-1)  O KCR E. German J. Zumaya -9% 14% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 6-7-8
Zack Greinke replaces Andy Sisco pitching
b8 5-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  DET I. Rodriguez Z. Greinke -2% 12% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b8 5-4 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O DET M. Stairs Z. Greinke 2% 14% Strikeout Swinging
b8 5-4 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O DET C. Monroe Z. Greinke 2% 16% Strikeout Swinging
b8 5-4 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  DET B. Inge Z. Greinke -1% 14% Walk; Rodriguez to 2B
b8 5-4 2 12- 6,(2-2)  O DET C. Granderson Z. Greinke 3% 17% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 5.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Tigers' Todd Jones facing 3-4-5
Todd Jones replaces Joel Zumaya pitching
t9 4-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR M. Sweeney T. Jones 12% 29% Single to RF (Line Drive)
Mitch Maier pinch runs for Mike Sweeney (DH) batting 3rd
t9 4-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR E. Brown T. Jones -11% 18% Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
t9 4-5 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR P. Phillips T. Jones -10% 8% Flyball: LF
t9 4-5 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR J. Buck T. Jones 9% 17% Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Maier to 3B
Shane Costa pinch hits for Angel Berroa (SS) batting 7th
t9 4-5 2 1-3 6,(2-2)  R KCR S. Costa T. Jones 30% 47% Single to RF (Line Drive); Maier Scores; Buck to 2B
t9 5-5 2 12- 3,(1-1)  KCR J. Gathright T. Jones 6% 53% Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Buck to 3B; Costa to 2B
t9 5-5 2 123 6,(2-2)  O KCR J. Keppinger T. Jones -18% 35% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Tied 5-5, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 2-3-4
Angel Sanchez replaces Shane Costa (PH) playing SS batting 7th
b9 5-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET P. Polanco Z. Greinke 6% 41% Lineout: RF
b9 5-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  DET S. Casey Z. Greinke -6% 36% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
Brent Clevlen pinch runs for Sean Casey (1B) batting 3rd
b9 5-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET M. Ordonez Z. Greinke -19% 17% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Clevlen to 3B
b9 5-5 1 1-3 4,(3-0)  DET C. Guillen Z. Greinke -1% 16% Intentional Walk; Ordonez to 2B
b9 5-5 1 123 1,(0-0)  OO DET I. Rodriguez Z. Greinke 34% 50% Fly Ball Double Play: CF; Clevlen out at Hm/CF-C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 5.
Top of the 10th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Tigers' Jamie Walker facing 1-2-3
Jamie Walker replaces Todd Jones pitching
Chris Shelton replaces Brent Clevlen (PR) playing 1B batting 3rd
t10 5-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus J. Walker -6% 44% Groundout: 2B-1B
t10 5-5 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR E. German J. Walker -5% 39% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t10 5-5 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR M. Maier J. Walker -4% 35% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 5.
Bottom of the 10th, Tigers Batting, Tied 5-5, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 7-8-9
b10 5-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET M. Stairs Z. Greinke 6% 41% Lineout: RF
b10 5-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET C. Monroe Z. Greinke 5% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B
b10 5-5 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET B. Inge Z. Greinke 4% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 5.
Top of the 11th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Tigers' Jamie Walker facing 4-5-6
t11 5-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R KCR E. Brown J. Walker 33% 83% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t11 6-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R KCR P. Phillips J. Walker 9% 92% Home Run (Line Drive)
t11 7-5 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR J. Buck J. Walker -1% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
t11 7-5 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR A. Sanchez J. Walker -1% 90% Flyball: CF
t11 7-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Gathright J. Walker 0% 91% Single to P/Bunt
t11 7-5 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  RR KCR J. Keppinger J. Walker 7% 98% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Gathright Scores
t11 9-5 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR D. DeJesus J. Walker -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 9, Tigers 5.
Bottom of the 11th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-9, Royals' Joe Nelson facing 1-2-3
Joe Nelson replaces Zack Greinke pitching
b11 5-9 0 --- 5,(3-1)  DET C. Granderson J. Nelson -2% 95% Walk
b11 5-9 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  DET P. Polanco J. Nelson -5% 90% Walk; Granderson to 2B
b11 5-9 0 12- 3,(0-2)  O DET C. Shelton J. Nelson 5% 95% Strikeout Swinging
b11 5-9 1 12- 5,(3-1)  DET M. Ordonez J. Nelson -7% 89% Walk; Granderson to 3B; Polanco to 2B
Joel Peralta replaces Joe Nelson pitching
b11 5-9 1 123 4,(1-2)  RR DET C. Guillen J. Peralta -10% 79% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Granderson Scores; Polanco Scores; Ordonez to 2B
b11 7-9 1 12- 5,(2-2)  OO DET I. Rodriguez J. Peralta 21% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 9, Tigers 7.

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