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TEX
@LAA		3
4
CHW
@BOS		2
8
SEA
@CLE		4
3		 
(10)
KCR
@DET		13
3
TOR
@NYY		7
6
MIN
@OAK		2
3
BAL
@TBR		9
10
LAD
@ARI		6
2
PHI
@CHC		5
2
SFG
@CIN		6
7
NYM
@FLA		3
4
STL
@HOU		5
8
MIL
@PIT		11
3
COL
@SDP		4
9
ATL
@WSN		8
9		 
(10)
Saturday, August 30, 2008 7:06PM
, Comerica Park
Attendance: 40,623, Time of Game: 2:58
Royals
13
57-78
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 19 GB
 at Tigers
3
65-70
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 11 GB
L: Kenny Rogers (9-12)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  1  0   0  1  4   1  5  1   13 17  0
Tigers          1  0  1   0  0  1   0  0  0    3  9  1

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mike Aviles SS-3B 4 0 2 2 1 0 .331 .849 18 9 0.052 0.64 0.088 -0.035 1.6 2 5 2B
Alberto Callaspo 2B 4 0 2 1 1 0 .296 .698 20 10 -0.066 1.00 0.096 -0.162 0.2 2 3 GDP
David DeJesus CF-LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 .291 .775 12 9 0.074 0.95 0.140 -0.066 -0.3 1 0
Jose Guillen RF 4 2 2 0 0 0 .249 .708 7 5 -0.059 0.89 0.033 -0.092 0.0 2 0 2B,GDP
   Tony Pena SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 .168 .400 3 2 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.4 1 1
Billy Butler DH 5 2 3 4 0 1 .273 .719 17 10 0.321 0.77 0.355 -0.034 4.1 2·HR
Mark Teahen 3B-RF 5 2 2 2 0 3 .246 .698 18 12 0.125 0.40 0.146 -0.022 0.8 2 0 HR,2B
John Buck C 3 1 0 1 2 1 .220 .661 22 10 -0.043 0.58 0.034 -0.077 -0.2 7 0 IW
Ross Gload 1B 5 1 3 1 0 0 .275 .665 12 10 0.045 0.43 0.060 -0.015 1.4 9 0
Esteban German LF 2 1 0 0 1 0 .237 .626 14 6 -0.046 1.15 0.051 -0.097 -0.8 1 0
   Joey Gathright PR-CF 1 2 1 1 0 0 .248 .569 1 1 0.003 0.07 0.003 0.000 0.7 0 0
Brandon Duckworth P 1
   Leo Nunez P
   Jeff Fulchino P
   Joakim Soria P
Team Totals 39 13 17 13 5 6 .436 1.244 144 84 0.406 0.70 1.006 -0.600 8.1 27 10
2B: M Teahen (23, off N Robertson); M Aviles (24, off C Fossum); J Guillen (33, off N Robertson).
HR: M Teahen (12, off K Rogers; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF); B Butler 2 (9, 2 off K Rogers; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).
IBB: J Buck (1, by N Robertson).
TB: B Butler 9; M Teahen 6; J Guillen 3; M Aviles 3; R Gload 3; A Callaspo 2; J Gathright; T Pena; D DeJesus.
GIDP: J Guillen (18); A Callaspo (6).
RBI: B Butler 4 (46); M Aviles 2 (38); M Teahen 2 (48); J Buck (42); D DeJesus (60); A Callaspo (7); R Gload (35); J Gathright (18).
2-out RBI: B Butler 3; A Callaspo; D DeJesus.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 7 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 2. A Callaspo-T Pena-R Gload; A Callaspo-M Aviles-R Gload.
Baserunning
Pickoffs: J Buck (1st base by K Rogers).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Curtis Granderson CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 .303 .893 17 11 0.059 0.67 0.115 -0.055 1.2 3 0 3B,2B
Placido Polanco 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .311 .783 16 7 0.079 0.77 0.130 -0.051 -0.2 1 7 3B,GDP
Magglio Ordonez RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .310 .843 13 9 -0.072 0.94 0.017 -0.089 -1.2 0 0 GDP
   Ryan Raburn RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .710 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Miguel Cabrera 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .287 .862 14 9 -0.029 0.70 0.019 -0.048 -0.2 11 1 2B
   Ramon Santiago PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .325 .903 7 5 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.3 0 0
Matthew Joyce LF 2 1 2 0 2 0 .275 .913 24 15 0.087 0.56 0.087 0.000 1.5 0 0 3B
Jeff Larish 3B-1B 4 0 0 1 0 2 .230 .659 14 11 -0.088 0.86 0.000 -0.088 -1.2 2 1
Marcus Thames DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 .240 .816 20 14 -0.066 0.63 0.000 -0.066 -0.9
Edgar Renteria SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .266 .684 15 11 -0.002 0.44 0.026 -0.028 -0.3 2 4
Brandon Inge C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .218 .711 22 12 -0.061 0.60 0.000 -0.061 -0.4 6 2
Kenny Rogers P 2 2
   Nate Robertson P
   Casey Fossum P 1
Team Totals 34 3 9 2 4 7 .265 .842 162 104 -0.094 0.67 0.394 -0.487 -1.9 27 18
2B: M Cabrera (30, off B Duckworth); C Granderson (21, off L Nunez).
3B: M Joyce (3, off B Duckworth); C Granderson (12, off B Duckworth); P Polanco (3, off B Duckworth).
TB: C Granderson 6; M Joyce 4; P Polanco 3; M Cabrera 2; M Ordonez; E Renteria.
GIDP: M Ordonez (20); P Polanco (14).
RBI: J Larish (13); M Ordonez (78).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 3. K Rogers-M Cabrera; E Renteria-P Polanco-M Cabrera; E Renteria-M Cabrera.
E: R Santiago (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
Brandon Duckworth, W (2-0) 6 7 3 3 2 4 0 4.91 26 103 66 44 7 15 11 9 7 0 48 0.054 0.86 0.3
Leo Nunez 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.08 4 16 10 4 1 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.039 0.72 0.5
Jeff Fulchino 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 8.25 4 22 14 11 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.02 0.5
Joakim Soria 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.89 4 21 14 11 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 3 3 4 7 0 3.00 38 162 104 70 8 26 14 13 7 0 48 0 0 0.094 0.70 1.9

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
Kenny Rogers, L (9-12) 6 8 6 6 2 4 3 5.23 24 89 50 31 4 15 10 8 4 0 34 -0.332 1.14 -2.7
Nate Robertson 1.1 6 6 6 2 1 0 6.36 12 29 17 11 2 4 4 5 4 0 0 0 -0.071 0.31 -3.9
Casey Fossum 1.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 5.34 8 26 17 10 3 4 4 2 2 0 2 2 -0.003 0.01 -1.5
Team Totals 9 17 13 13 5 6 3 13.00 44 144 84 52 9 23 18 15 10 0 34 2 2 -0.406 0.67 -8.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: N Robertson (7; J Buck).
Pickoffs: K Rogers (3; J Buck, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Kevin Causey, 1B - Brian O'Nora, 2B - Paul Nauert, 3B - Tom Hallion.
Time of Game: 2:58.
Attendance: 40,623.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 80° F, Wind 8mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 3-2 2 12- 3,(2-0)  RRR KCR B. Butler K. Rogers 25% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); DeJesus Scores; Guillen Scores
t6 2-2 0 12- 5,(2-2)  OO KCR A. Callaspo K. Rogers -15% 48% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS); German to 3B
t6 2-2 2 --3 2,(1-0)  R KCR D. DeJesus K. Rogers 14% 62% Single to CF (Line Drive); German Scores
t5 1-2 1 --- 3,(2-0)  R KCR M. Teahen K. Rogers 13% 47% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t2 0-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  R KCR B. Butler K. Rogers 10% 48% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)

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' Kenny Rogers facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR M. Aviles K. Rogers -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR A. Callaspo K. Rogers -2% 46% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR D. DeJesus K. Rogers -1% 45% Groundout: 1B-2B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Brandon Duckworth facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  DET C. Granderson B. Duckworth -9% 37% Triple to RF (Ground Ball)
b1 0-0 0 --3 4,(3-0)  DET P. Polanco B. Duckworth -3% 33% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  ROO DET M. Ordonez B. Duckworth 6% 39% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Granderson Scores
b1 1-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  DET M. Cabrera B. Duckworth -2% 37% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b1 1-0 2 -2- 9,(3-2)  DET M. Joyce B. Duckworth -1% 36% Walk
b1 1-0 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O DET J. Larish B. Duckworth 4% 40% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Kenny Rogers facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Guillen K. Rogers -3% 38% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t2 0-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  R KCR B. Butler K. Rogers 10% 48% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t2 1-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Teahen K. Rogers -2% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Buck K. Rogers -1% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Brandon Duckworth facing 7-8-9
b2 1-1 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O DET M. Thames B. Duckworth 2% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  DET E. Renteria B. Duckworth -3% 45% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b2 1-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O DET B. Inge B. Duckworth 3% 48% Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
b2 1-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O DET C. Granderson B. Duckworth 2% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 1.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Kenny Rogers facing 8-9-1
t3 1-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  KCR R. Gload K. Rogers 4% 54% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t3 1-1 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  OO KCR E. German K. Rogers -8% 46% Line Drive Double Play: P (Front of Home); Gload out at 1B/P-1B
t3 1-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Aviles K. Rogers -1% 44% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Brandon Duckworth facing 2-3-4
b3 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  DET P. Polanco B. Duckworth -10% 34% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
b3 1-1 0 --3 6,(2-2)  RO DET M. Ordonez B. Duckworth 1% 36% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Polanco Scores
b3 2-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET M. Cabrera B. Duckworth 2% 37% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
b3 2-1 2 --- 5,(1-2)  DET M. Joyce B. Duckworth -1% 36% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b3 2-1 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O DET J. Larish B. Duckworth 2% 38% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 2.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Tigers' Kenny Rogers facing 2-3-4
t4 1-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR A. Callaspo K. Rogers 5% 43% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t4 1-2 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus K. Rogers -4% 38% Strikeout Swinging
t4 1-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO KCR J. Guillen K. Rogers -7% 32% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Brandon Duckworth facing 7-8-9
b4 2-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O DET M. Thames B. Duckworth 2% 34% Strikeout Swinging
b4 2-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET E. Renteria B. Duckworth 2% 36% Groundout: P-1B
b4 2-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O DET B. Inge B. Duckworth 1% 37% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 2.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Tigers' Kenny Rogers facing 5-6-7
t5 1-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR B. Butler K. Rogers -3% 33% Strikeout Swinging
t5 1-2 1 --- 3,(2-0)  R KCR M. Teahen K. Rogers 13% 47% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t5 2-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR J. Buck K. Rogers 3% 50% Walk
t5 2-2 1 1-- O KCR R. Gload K. Rogers -6% 45% Buck Picked off 1B (P-1B)
t5 2-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR R. Gload K. Rogers -2% 43% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Royals' Brandon Duckworth facing 1-2-3
b5 2-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET C. Granderson B. Duckworth 3% 46% Lineout: 3B (Weak SS)
b5 2-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O DET P. Polanco B. Duckworth 2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b5 2-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  DET M. Ordonez B. Duckworth -2% 47% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
b5 2-2 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O DET M. Cabrera B. Duckworth 3% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 2.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Tigers' Kenny Rogers facing 9-1-2
t6 2-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR E. German K. Rogers 5% 55% Walk
t6 2-2 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  KCR M. Aviles K. Rogers 8% 63% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); German to 2B
t6 2-2 0 12- 5,(2-2)  OO KCR A. Callaspo K. Rogers -15% 48% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS); German to 3B
t6 2-2 2 --3 2,(1-0)  R KCR D. DeJesus K. Rogers 14% 62% Single to CF (Line Drive); German Scores
t6 3-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Guillen K. Rogers 2% 64% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); DeJesus to 2B
t6 3-2 2 12- 3,(2-0)  RRR KCR B. Butler K. Rogers 25% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); DeJesus Scores; Guillen Scores
t6 6-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR M. Teahen K. Rogers -0% 89% Strikeout Looking
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-6, Royals' Brandon Duckworth facing 5-6-7
b6 2-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  DET M. Joyce B. Duckworth -7% 83% Triple to RF (Ground Ball)
b6 2-6 0 --3 4,(1-2)  RO DET J. Larish B. Duckworth 3% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B; Joyce Scores
b6 3-6 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O DET M. Thames B. Duckworth 2% 87% Popfly: 3B (Short 1B Line)
b6 3-6 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O DET E. Renteria B. Duckworth 1% 89% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 3.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Tigers' Nate Robertson facing 7-8-9
Nate Robertson replaces Kenny Rogers pitching
t7 6-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Buck N. Robertson -1% 88% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t7 6-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR R. Gload N. Robertson 1% 89% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t7 6-3 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR E. German N. Robertson -1% 87% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
Joey Gathright pinch runs for Esteban German (LF) batting 9th
t7 6-3 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  KCR M. Aviles N. Robertson 1% 88% Walk; Gathright to 2B
t7 6-3 2 12- 3,(0-2)  R KCR A. Callaspo N. Robertson 5% 93% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Gathright Scores; Aviles to 2B
t7 7-3 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR D. DeJesus N. Robertson -1% 92% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-7, Royals' Leo Nunez facing 9-1-2
Leo Nunez replaces Brandon Duckworth pitching
David DeJesus moves from CF to LF
Joey Gathright moves from PR to CF
b7 3-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET B. Inge L. Nunez 2% 94% Strikeout Looking
b7 3-7 1 --- 5,(2-2)  DET C. Granderson L. Nunez -3% 91% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b7 3-7 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O DET P. Polanco L. Nunez 3% 94% Popfly: 2B
b7 3-7 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O DET M. Ordonez L. Nunez 2% 96% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Tigers 3.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-3, Tigers' Nate Robertson facing 4-5-6
t8 7-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR J. Guillen N. Robertson 1% 97% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t8 7-3 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O KCR B. Butler N. Robertson -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B; Guillen to 3B
t8 7-3 1 --3 2,(0-1)  R KCR M. Teahen N. Robertson 1% 98% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Guillen Scores
t8 8-3 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  KCR J. Buck N. Robertson 0% 98% Intentional Walk
t8 8-3 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R KCR R. Gload N. Robertson 1% 99% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Teahen Scores; Buck to 3B
t8 9-3 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  R KCR J. Gathright N. Robertson 0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Buck Scores; Gload to 2B
Casey Fossum replaces Nate Robertson pitching
t8 10-3 1 12- 3,(1-1)  RR KCR M. Aviles C. Fossum 0% 100% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Gload Scores; Gathright Scores
t8 12-3 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O KCR A. Callaspo C. Fossum -0% 100% Baserunner Out Advancing; Aviles out at 3B/C-3B
t8 12-3 2 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR A. Callaspo C. Fossum 0% 100% Walk
t8 12-3 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR D. DeJesus C. Fossum -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 12, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-12, Royals' Jeff Fulchino facing 4-5-6
Jeff Fulchino replaces Leo Nunez pitching
Mike Aviles moves from SS to 3B
Tony Pena replaces Jose Guillen (RF) playing SS batting 4th
Mark Teahen moves from 3B to RF
Ramon Santiago pinch hits for Miguel Cabrera (1B) batting 4th
b8 3-12 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O DET R. Santiago J. Fulchino 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b8 3-12 1 --- 8,(3-2)  DET M. Joyce J. Fulchino -0% 100% Walk
b8 3-12 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O DET J. Larish J. Fulchino 0% 100% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
b8 3-12 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O DET M. Thames J. Fulchino 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 12, Tigers 3.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 12-3, Tigers' Casey Fossum facing 4-5-6
Jeff Larish moves from 3B to 1B
Ramon Santiago moves from PH to 3B
Ryan Raburn replaces Magglio Ordonez playing RF batting 3rd
t9 12-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR T. Pena C. Fossum 0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t9 12-3 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  KCR B. Butler C. Fossum 0% 100% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Pena to 3B
t9 12-3 0 1-3 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Teahen C. Fossum 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 12-3 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  RO KCR J. Buck C. Fossum 0% 100% Fielder's Choice 3B; Pena Scores; Butler to 3B/Adv on E5 (throw); Buck out at 2B/P-2B-1B
t9 13-3 2 --3 3,(1-1)  O KCR R. Gload C. Fossum 0% 100% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 13, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-13, Royals' Joakim Soria facing 8-9-1
Joakim Soria replaces Jeff Fulchino pitching
b9 3-13 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET E. Renteria J. Soria 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b9 3-13 1 --- 10,(3-2)  DET B. Inge J. Soria -0% 100% Walk
b9 3-13 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  DET C. Granderson J. Soria -0% 100% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Inge to 2B
b9 3-13 1 12- 5,(2-2)  OO DET P. Polanco J. Soria 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 13, Tigers 3.

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