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CHW
@BOS		2
11
KCR
@DET		8
10		 
(10)
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@MIN		2
5
TBD
@NYY		3
7
TBD
@NYY		5
17
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@OAK		3
4
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@TEX		5
8
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@TOR		0
1
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@ATL		6
14
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@CHC		3
2
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@FLA		1
11
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@LAD		6
8
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@MIL		8
0
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@PIT		3
7
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@SDP		12
4
COL
@WSN		0
3
Saturday, July 21, 2007 7:06PM
, Comerica Park
Attendance: 43,408, Time of Game: 3:21
Royals
8
42-54
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 16½ GB
 at Tigers
10
58-37
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
W: Chad Durbin (7-3)
L: Joakim Soria (1-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Royals          1  0  1   0  1  2   0  1  2   0    8 12  0
Tigers          2  0  3   0  2  0   1  0  0   2   10 14  0
Winning Run scored with 1 out

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David DeJesus CF 4 1 0 1 1 1 .271 .746 21 12 -0.106 1.79 0.080 -0.186 -0.2 5 0
Mark Grudzielanek 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 .290 .755 18 12 0.108 1.72 0.264 -0.156 -0.6 1 3 GDP
Mark Teahen RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 .288 .768 18 15 -0.136 1.39 0.085 -0.221 -0.6 4 0 2B,GDP
Billy Butler DH 4 1 2 1 1 0 .339 .875 18 10 0.084 1.41 0.189 -0.105 1.3
Ross Gload 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 .257 .679 10 7 -0.014 0.84 0.031 -0.045 -0.1 7 0
   Esteban German PH-3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .766 8 4 -0.104 2.34 0.000 -0.104 -0.5 0 0
Alex Gordon 3B-1B 5 0 0 1 0 2 .235 .677 19 16 -0.158 1.38 0.000 -0.158 -1.1 3 0
Emil Brown LF 4 0 1 2 0 2 .231 .616 15 10 0.042 0.96 0.107 -0.066 1.2 3 0
John Buck C 4 1 2 1 0 1 .244 .873 18 12 0.109 1.10 0.163 -0.054 0.9 1 0 HR
   Jason Smith PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .203 .547 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Jason LaRue C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .173 .576 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Tony Pena SS 4 2 3 0 0 0 .283 .671 11 8 0.283 1.74 0.319 -0.036 2.2 1 4
Jorge de la Rosa P
   Joel Peralta P
   John Bale P
   Joakim Soria P 1
Team Totals 40 8 12 7 2 9 .300 .733 156 106 0.108 1.46 1.238 -1.131 2.4 28 7
2B: M Teahen (17, off J Verlander).
HR: J Buck (16, off J Verlander; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
TB: J Buck 5; M Teahen 3; T Pena 3; B Butler 2; M Grudzielanek; R Gload; E Brown.
GIDP: M Teahen (14); M Grudzielanek (9).
RBI: E Brown 2 (41); J Buck (32); M Grudzielanek (32); A Gordon (32); B Butler (26); D DeJesus (36).
2-out RBI: E Brown 2; B Butler.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Grudzielanek-T Pena-R Gload.

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ryan Raburn CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 .400 1.338 12 9 0.053 0.84 0.095 -0.042 0.5 0 0 HR
   Curtis Granderson CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .295 .908 5 4 0.065 1.30 0.073 -0.008 0.3 1 0
Placido Polanco 2B 5 2 2 1 0 0 .331 .808 18 10 -0.047 1.13 0.073 -0.120 0.5 4 4 HR
Gary Sheffield RF 4 2 3 1 1 0 .306 .973 13 5 0.159 1.02 0.176 -0.016 1.9 2 0 2B
Magglio Ordonez DH 4 2 2 0 1 1 .360 1.034 21 11 -0.070 1.30 0.050 -0.120 -0.7 2B,GDP,IW
Craig Monroe LF 5 1 2 4 0 1 .222 .664 19 13 0.214 1.66 0.355 -0.141 2.6 5 0 HR,2B
Ivan Rodriguez C 5 0 1 1 0 0 .285 .731 14 10 -0.054 0.91 0.050 -0.104 0.0 8 1
Sean Casey 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 .297 .762 22 14 0.017 0.76 0.063 -0.046 -0.4 9 1
   Timo Perez PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 .393 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Brandon Inge 3B 5 1 1 2 0 1 .243 .742 13 9 0.308 0.96 0.356 -0.048 -0.9 0 6 HR
Omar Infante SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .605 14 9 -0.036 0.33 0.000 -0.036 -0.7 1 1
Justin Verlander P
   Jason Grilli P
   Macay McBride P
   Zach Miner P
   Todd Jones P 1
   Chad Durbin P
Team Totals 41 10 14 10 3 3 .341 1.094 151 94 0.609 1.03 1.291 -0.681 3.0 30 14
2B: G Sheffield (17, off J de la Rosa); M Ordonez (37, off J de la Rosa); C Monroe (19, off J de la Rosa).
HR: R Raburn (1, off J de la Rosa; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); P Polanco (4, off J Peralta; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); B Inge (12, off J Soria; 10th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); C Monroe (10, off J de la Rosa; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).
IBB: M Ordonez (5, by J de la Rosa).
TB: C Monroe 6; P Polanco 5; R Raburn 4; B Inge 4; G Sheffield 4; M Ordonez 3; I Rodriguez; C Granderson; S Casey.
GIDP: M Ordonez (12).
RBI: C Monroe 4 (48); B Inge 2 (46); I Rodriguez (47); G Sheffield (65); P Polanco (41); R Raburn (2).
2-out RBI: C Monroe 4; I Rodriguez.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Inge-P Polanco-S Casey; P Polanco-S Casey-O Infante-P Polanco.
PB: I Rodriguez (5).

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
Jorge de la Rosa 4.1 7 7 7 2 1 2 5.61 22 79 47 27 7 13 6 12 6 1 20 -0.401 0.69 -4.2
Joel Peralta 2.2 3 1 1 0 0 1 3.75 10 33 21 17 1 3 3 7 2 0 2 1 -0.025 0.45 0.1
John Bale 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 5 17 10 6 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 -0.056 0.68 0.2
Joakim Soria, L (1-3) 1.1 3 2 2 0 2 1 2.34 7 22 16 10 5 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 -0.128 3.14 0.9
Team Totals 9.1 14 10 10 3 3 4 9.64 44 151 94 60 13 21 12 25 9 1 20 3 1 -0.610 1.46 -3.0
J Bale faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

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
Justin Verlander 5.2 7 5 4 2 7 1 3.40 25 96 65 35 17 13 3 13 4 0 42 -0.113 1.10 -1.9
Jason Grilli, H (9) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.56 4 16 11 6 2 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0.109 1.08 0.8
Macay McBride 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.57 2 8 5 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 -0.120 1.34 -1.0
Zach Miner, H (6) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.70 3 10 6 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 0.134 2.11 0.6
Todd Jones, BS (5) 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 5.01 5 14 10 6 3 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 -0.268 3.26 -1.4
Chad Durbin, W (7-3) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.01 3 12 9 2 2 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.149 1.90 0.6
Team Totals 10 12 8 7 2 9 1 6.30 42 156 106 55 27 24 11 20 8 0 42 3 1 -0.109 1.03 -2.4
M McBride faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: J Verlander 2 (14); J Grilli (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: J de la Rosa (5; M Ordonez).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Paul Emmel, 1B - Dan Iassogna, 2B - Dale Scott, 3B - Ron Kulpa.
Time of Game: 3:21.
Attendance: 43,408.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 71° F, Wind 12mph in from Centerfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b10 8-8 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR DET B. Inge J. Soria 36% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Perez Scores
t9 7-8 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  R KCR M. Grudzielanek T. Jones -26% 50% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Pena Scores
b3 2-2 2 12- 1,(0-0)  RRR DET C. Monroe J. de la Rosa 26% 81% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Sheffield Scores; Ordonez Scores
t9 6-8 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR T. Pena T. Jones -15% 69% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Smith to 3B
t9 8-8 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO KCR M. Teahen T. Jones 15% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B-SS-2B (Weak 2B)

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' Justin Verlander facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR D. DeJesus J. Verlander -3% 47% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR M. Grudzielanek J. Verlander -2% 44% Wild Pitch; DeJesus to 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- 6,(2-2)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek J. Verlander 2% 46% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B); DeJesus to 3B
t1 0-0 1 --3 4,(0-2)  O KCR M. Teahen J. Verlander 5% 51% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --3 1,(0-0)  R KCR B. Butler J. Verlander -8% 43% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); DeJesus Scores
t1 1-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O KCR R. Gload J. Verlander 2% 46% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Jorge de la Rosa facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R DET R. Raburn J. de la Rosa 10% 55% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b1 1-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET P. Polanco J. de la Rosa -2% 53% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
b1 1-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET G. Sheffield J. de la Rosa -2% 51% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
b1 1-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  DET M. Ordonez J. de la Rosa 2% 53% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
b1 1-1 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  R DET C. Monroe J. de la Rosa 9% 63% Ground-rule Double; Ordonez Scores
b1 2-1 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O DET I. Rodriguez J. de la Rosa -3% 60% Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 2.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 6-7-8
t2 1-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR A. Gordon J. Verlander 3% 62% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR E. Brown J. Verlander 2% 64% Strikeout Looking
t2 1-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. Buck J. Verlander 1% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Jorge de la Rosa facing 7-8-9
b2 2-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET S. Casey J. de la Rosa -2% 63% Lineout: 3B (Weak SS)
b2 2-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET B. Inge J. de la Rosa -2% 62% Strikeout Looking
b2 2-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET O. Infante J. de la Rosa -1% 61% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 2.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 9-1-2
t3 1-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR T. Pena J. Verlander -4% 56% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
t3 1-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus J. Verlander 4% 60% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-2 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek J. Verlander 3% 64% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t3 1-2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR M. Teahen J. Verlander -4% 60% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep 2B-1B); Pena to 3B
t3 1-2 2 -23 2,(1-0)  R KCR B. Butler J. Verlander -8% 52% Passed Ball; Pena Scores/unER; Teahen to 3B
t3 2-2 2 --3 4,(2-1)  O KCR B. Butler J. Verlander 4% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Royals' Jorge de la Rosa facing 1-2-3
b3 2-2 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O DET R. Raburn J. de la Rosa -3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 2-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET P. Polanco J. de la Rosa -2% 51% Lineout: CF (CF-RF)
b3 2-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  DET G. Sheffield J. de la Rosa 1% 53% Walk
b3 2-2 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  DET M. Ordonez J. de la Rosa 2% 55% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Sheffield to 2B
b3 2-2 2 12- 1,(0-0)  RRR DET C. Monroe J. de la Rosa 26% 81% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Sheffield Scores; Ordonez Scores
b3 5-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET I. Rodriguez J. de la Rosa -1% 80% Lineout: LF
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 5.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 5-6-7
t4 2-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR R. Gload J. Verlander 2% 83% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
t4 2-5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR A. Gordon J. Verlander 2% 84% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t4 2-5 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR E. Brown J. Verlander 1% 85% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Royals' Jorge de la Rosa facing 7-8-9
b4 5-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET S. Casey J. de la Rosa -1% 84% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b4 5-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET B. Inge J. de la Rosa -1% 83% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b4 5-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET O. Infante J. de la Rosa -1% 82% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 5.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 8-9-1
t5 2-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  R KCR J. Buck J. Verlander -8% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t5 3-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR T. Pena J. Verlander -5% 69% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
t5 3-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR D. DeJesus J. Verlander 4% 74% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t5 3-5 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO KCR M. Grudzielanek J. Verlander 7% 80% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Royals' Jorge de la Rosa facing 1-2-3
b5 5-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET R. Raburn J. de la Rosa -2% 79% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
b5 5-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  DET P. Polanco J. de la Rosa 2% 80% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b5 5-3 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  R DET G. Sheffield J. de la Rosa 8% 88% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Polanco Scores
b5 6-3 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  DET M. Ordonez J. de la Rosa 1% 89% Intentional Walk
Joel Peralta replaces Jorge de la Rosa pitching
b5 6-3 1 12- 6,(2-2)  O DET C. Monroe J. Peralta -2% 87% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
b5 6-3 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R DET I. Rodriguez J. Peralta 5% 92% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Sheffield Scores; Ordonez to 2B
b5 7-3 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O DET S. Casey J. Peralta -1% 91% Lineout: CF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 7.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-7, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 3-4-5
Curtis Granderson replaces Ryan Raburn playing CF batting 1st
t6 3-7 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Teahen J. Verlander 2% 93% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t6 3-7 1 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR B. Butler J. Verlander -2% 91% Walk
t6 3-7 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  KCR R. Gload J. Verlander -3% 88% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Butler to 2B
t6 3-7 1 12- 6,(1-2)  O KCR A. Gordon J. Verlander 4% 91% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t6 3-7 2 12- 3,(1-1)  KCR E. Brown J. Verlander -1% 90% Wild Pitch; Butler to 3B; Gload to 2B
t6 3-7 2 -23 4,(2-1)  RR KCR E. Brown J. Verlander -10% 81% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Butler Scores; Gload Scores
Jason Grilli replaces Justin Verlander pitching
t6 5-7 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  KCR J. Buck J. Grilli -1% 80% Wild Pitch; Brown to 2B
t6 5-7 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Buck J. Grilli 4% 84% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-5, Royals' Joel Peralta facing 8-9-1
b6 7-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET B. Inge J. Peralta -1% 82% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
b6 7-5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET O. Infante J. Peralta -1% 81% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b6 7-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET C. Granderson J. Peralta -1% 80% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 7.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-7, Tigers' Jason Grilli facing 9-1-2
t7 5-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR T. Pena J. Grilli 4% 84% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t7 5-7 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus J. Grilli 2% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t7 5-7 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek J. Grilli 2% 88% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-5, Royals' Joel Peralta facing 2-3-4
b7 7-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R DET P. Polanco J. Peralta 6% 94% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b7 8-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  DET G. Sheffield J. Peralta 1% 95% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
b7 8-5 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  OO DET M. Ordonez J. Peralta -2% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b7 8-5 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET C. Monroe J. Peralta -0% 92% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 8.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-8, Tigers' Macay McBride facing 3-4-5
Macay McBride replaces Jason Grilli pitching
t8 5-8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR M. Teahen M. McBride -4% 88% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
t8 5-8 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  KCR B. Butler M. McBride -8% 80% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Teahen to 2B
Zach Miner replaces Macay McBride pitching
Esteban German pinch hits for Ross Gload (1B) batting 5th
t8 5-8 0 12- 2,(1-0)  O KCR E. German Z. Miner 5% 86% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Teahen to 3B; German to 1B
t8 5-8 1 1-3 3,(0-2)  RO KCR A. Gordon Z. Miner 4% 90% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Teahen Scores; Gordon to 1B
t8 6-8 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O KCR E. Brown Z. Miner 4% 93% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-6, Royals' John Bale facing 6-7-8
John Bale replaces Joel Peralta pitching
Alex Gordon moves from 3B to 1B
Esteban German moves from PH to 3B
b8 8-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET I. Rodriguez J. Bale -1% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 8-6 1 --- 7,(3-2)  DET S. Casey J. Bale 1% 93% Walk
b8 8-6 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O DET B. Inge J. Bale -1% 93% Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
b8 8-6 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O DET O. Infante J. Bale -1% 92% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 8.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-8, Tigers' Todd Jones facing 8-9-1
Todd Jones replaces Zach Miner pitching
t9 6-8 0 --- 3,(0-2)  KCR J. Buck T. Jones -8% 84% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
Jason Smith pinch runs for John Buck (C) batting 8th
t9 6-8 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR T. Pena T. Jones -15% 69% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Smith to 3B
t9 6-8 0 1-3 4,(2-1)  RO KCR D. DeJesus T. Jones 8% 77% Groundout: P-2B-1B (Weak 2B); Smith Scores; Pena to 2B
t9 7-8 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  R KCR M. Grudzielanek T. Jones -26% 50% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Pena Scores
t9 8-8 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO KCR M. Teahen T. Jones 15% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B-SS-2B (Weak 2B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Tigers 8.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Tied 8-8, Royals' John Bale facing 1-2-3
Jason LaRue replaces Jason Smith (PR) playing C batting 8th
b9 8-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  DET C. Granderson J. Bale 7% 72% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep SS)
Joakim Soria replaces John Bale pitching
b9 8-8 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O DET P. Polanco J. Soria -8% 64% Foul Bunt Popfly: P (Behind Home)
b9 8-8 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  DET G. Sheffield J. Soria 7% 72% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Granderson to 2B
b9 8-8 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O DET M. Ordonez J. Soria -10% 62% Strikeout Swinging
b9 8-8 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O DET C. Monroe J. Soria -12% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 8, Tigers 8.
Top of the 10th, Royals Batting, Tied 8-8, Tigers' Chad Durbin facing 4-5-6
Chad Durbin replaces Todd Jones pitching
t10 8-8 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR B. Butler C. Durbin 6% 56% Lineout: 1B
t10 8-8 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR E. German C. Durbin 5% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t10 8-8 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR A. Gordon C. Durbin 4% 65% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Tigers 8.
Bottom of the 10th, Tigers Batting, Tied 8-8, Royals' Joakim Soria facing 6-7-8
b10 8-8 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET I. Rodriguez J. Soria -6% 59% Flyball: RF
b10 8-8 1 --- 4,(1-2)  DET S. Casey J. Soria 6% 64% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
Timo Perez pinch runs for Sean Casey (1B) batting 7th
b10 8-8 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR DET B. Inge J. Soria 36% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Perez Scores
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Tigers 10.

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