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Comerica Park, Attendance: 35,899 |
Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 7:05PM Time of Game: 2:58 |
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Royals
10
73-86
Won 3
4th, 14 GB
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Royals 0 1 0 1 7 0 1 0 0 10 13 0
Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 11 1
W: Brian Bannister (9-16), L: Nate Robertson (7-11) |
Tigers
4
71-86
Lost 6
5th, 15 GB
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Batting Stats
Kansas City Royals AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details D DeJesus RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .307 .818 7 4 0 0 J Gathright CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .254 .584 8 6 3 0 E German LF 4 1 0 0 1 2 .247 .643 19 10 2 0 M Aviles 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 .322 .821 17 13 0 3 J Guillen DH 5 1 0 1 0 2 .263 .739 19 13 0 0 R Shealy 1B 3 2 1 0 1 0 .306 1.029 17 9 9 0 K Ka'aihue PH-1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 .316 .855 1 1 1 0 A Gordon 3B 4 2 2 1 0 0 .261 .787 10 7 0 1 J Smith PR-3B 1 1 0 0 0 1 .192 .462 4 3 0 0 J Buck C 3 1 2 2 2 0 .223 .668 29 13 8 0 T Pena SS 4 1 1 2 1 2 .165 .391 16 9 2 4 M Maier CF-RF 5 1 2 3 0 2 .296 .655 18 13 2 0 3B B Bannister P 0 1 K Wells P 0 0 J Gobble P 0 0 R Mahay P 0 0 Totals 40 10 13 0 5 10 165 101 27 9
Batting Events
3B: M Maier (1, off C Lambert).
TB: M Maier 4; J Buck 2; J Gathright 2; A Gordon 2; M Aviles 2; K Ka'aihue; T Pena; R Shealy.
RBI: M Maier 3 (9); T Pena 2 (14); J Buck 2 (48); J Gathright (22); J Guillen (96); A Gordon (58).
2-out RBI: M Maier 3; J Buck 2; T Pena 2; A Gordon; J Gathright.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 6 for 12.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. T Pena-R Shealy.
Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details C Granderson CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .285 .862 10 8 0 0 M Hessman 3B 2 1 1 1 0 1 .269 1.114 10 9 0 2 HR P Polanco 2B 5 1 2 3 0 0 .307 .767 16 8 2 2 HR M Ordonez RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .318 .870 7 5 1 1 R Raburn RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .666 10 7 0 0 M Cabrera 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .295 .894 17 10 10 1 M Joyce LF 4 0 1 0 0 3 .260 .851 21 14 1 0 J Larish DH 4 0 3 0 0 1 .268 .709 19 12 0 0 E Renteria SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .698 11 8 2 3 GDP R Santiago SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 .284 .813 6 3 0 1 B Inge 3B-CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .207 .673 15 10 1 0 D Sardinha C 2 1 1 0 2 0 .146 .400 24 11 10 1 N Robertson P 0 1 C Lambert P 0 1 F Dolsi P 0 0 Totals 37 4 11 0 2 8 166 105 27 13
Batting Events
HR: P Polanco (8, off R Mahay; 9th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF); M Hessman (4, off K Wells; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: P Polanco 5; M Hessman 4; J Larish 3; M Cabrera 2; R Santiago; D Sardinha; M Joyce.
GIDP: E Renteria (18).
RBI: P Polanco 3 (58); M Hessman (6).
2-out RBI: P Polanco 3; M Hessman.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding Events
E: N Robertson ().
Pitching Stats
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 B Bannister, W (9-16) 6 7 0 0 1 4 0 5.76 25 102-67 43· 7·17 9·11· 6· 0 61 - 0.70 0.24 K Wells 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 6.21 4 19-11 9· 0· 2 1· 3· 0· 0 0-0 0.02 0.00 J Gobble 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 9.20 4 19-11 5· 3· 3 1· 1· 0· 0 0-0 0.01 0.00 R Mahay 1 2 3 3 1 2 1 3.22 6 26-16 10· 4· 2 1· 2· 1· 0 0-0 0.01 0.00 Totals 9 11 4 4 2 8 2 39 166-105 67·14·24 12·17· 7· 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 N Robertson, L (7-11) 4.2 7 8 7 4 3 0 6.35 25 88-53 32· 6·15 10· 8· 3· 0 19 - 1.00 -0.20 C Lambert 2.1 5 2 2 1 3 0 5.79 13 50-30 21· 5· 4 7· 2· 2· 0 3-3 0.10 -0.05 F Dolsi 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 3.83 7 27-18 8· 7· 3 1· 2· 0· 0 0-0 0.00 0.00 Totals 9 13 10 9 5 10 0 45 165-101 61·18·22 18·12· 5· 0 3-3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.
Other Info
Umpires:
HP - Tom Hallion, 1B - Brian O'Nora, 2B - Paul Nauert, 3B - Jerry Crawford.
Time of Game: 2:58.
Attendance: 35,899.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 76° F, Wind 8mph from Right to Left, Sunny.
Lineups
Kansas City Royals Detroit Tigers 1. David DeJesus RF 1. Curtis Granderson CF 2. Esteban German LF 2. Placido Polanco 2B 3. Mike Aviles 2B 3. Magglio Ordonez RF 4. Jose Guillen DH 4. Miguel Cabrera 1B 5. Ryan Shealy 1B 5. Matthew Joyce LF 6. Alex Gordon 3B 6. Jeff Larish DH 7. John Buck C 7. Edgar Renteria SS 8. Tony Pena SS 8. Brandon Inge 3B 9. Mitch Maier CF 9. Dane Sardinha C Brian Bannister P Nate Robertson P
Top 5 Plays
Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| b4 | 1 | 1-3 | OO | 2,(0-1) | 14% | 74% | 0-2 | DET | E. Renteria | B. Bannister | Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B) |
| t4 | 2 | -2- | R | 5,(2-2) | 10% | 70% | 1-0 | KCR | J. Buck | N. Robertson | Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Shealy Scores |
| b4 | 1 | 1-- | 2,(0-1) | -8% | 60% | 0-2 | DET | J. Larish | B. Bannister | Single to RF (Line Drive); Joyce to 3B | |
| t2 | 2 | 12- | RO | 1,(0-0) | 6% | 55% | 0-0 | KCR | T. Pena | N. Robertson | Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Gordon Scores/unER; Buck to 3B; Pena out at 2B/RF-SS |
| t5 | 2 | 123 | R | 3,(1-1) | 6% | 90% | 3-0 | KCR | A. Gordon | N. Robertson | Single to LF (Line Drive); German Scores; Guillen to 3B; Shealy to 2B |
Play By Play
Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · Box Score Explanation · wWE and wWPA Explanation| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Nate Robertson facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | O | 7,(3-2) | -2% | 48% | 0-0 | KCR | D. DeJesus | N. Robertson | Strikeout Swinging |
| t1 | 1 | --- | O | 3,(0-2) | -2% | 46% | 0-0 | KCR | E. German | N. Robertson | Strikeout Swinging |
| t1 | 2 | --- | O | 8,(3-2) | -1% | 45% | 0-0 | KCR | M. Aviles | N. Robertson | Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B) |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Brian Bannister facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| Joey Gathright replaces David DeJesus (RF) playing CF batting 1st; Mitch Maier moves from CF to RF | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | O | 7,(2-2) | 2% | 47% | 0-0 | DET | C. Granderson | B. Bannister | Groundout: P-1B |
| b1 | 1 | --- | O | 5,(2-2) | 2% | 49% | 0-0 | DET | P. Polanco | B. Bannister | Groundout: 2B-1B |
| b1 | 2 | --- | O | 3,(1-1) | 1% | 50% | 0-0 | DET | M. Ordonez | B. Bannister | Groundout: 2B-1B |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Nate Robertson facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | O | 3,(0-2) | -2% | 48% | 0-0 | KCR | J. Guillen | N. Robertson | Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS) |
| t2 | 1 | --- | O | 5,(2-2) | -2% | 46% | 0-0 | KCR | R. Shealy | N. Robertson | Groundout: 2B-1B |
| t2 | 2 | --- | 1,(0-0) | 1% | 47% | 0-0 | KCR | A. Gordon | N. Robertson | Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 2B-1B to 1B) | |
| t2 | 2 | 1-- | 6,(3-2) | 2% | 49% | 0-0 | KCR | J. Buck | N. Robertson | Walk; Gordon to 2B | |
| t2 | 2 | 12- | RO | 1,(0-0) | 6% | 55% | 0-0 | KCR | T. Pena | N. Robertson | Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Gordon Scores/unER; Buck to 3B; Pena out at 2B/RF-SS |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Brian Bannister facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | O | 2,(1-0) | 3% | 58% | 0-1 | DET | M. Cabrera | B. Bannister | Lineout: LF |
| b2 | 1 | --- | O | 5,(1-2) | 2% | 60% | 0-1 | DET | M. Joyce | B. Bannister | Strikeout Swinging |
| b2 | 2 | --- | 4,(1-2) | -1% | 58% | 0-1 | DET | J. Larish | B. Bannister | Single to LF (Fly Ball) | |
| b2 | 2 | 1-- | O | 9,(3-2) | 3% | 61% | 0-1 | DET | E. Renteria | B. Bannister | Groundout: 3B-1B |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Nate Robertson facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | O | 3,(1-1) | -2% | 59% | 1-0 | KCR | M. Maier | N. Robertson | Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole) |
| t3 | 1 | --- | 4,(2-1) | 3% | 61% | 1-0 | KCR | J. Gathright | N. Robertson | Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B) | |
| t3 | 1 | 1-- | O | 2,(1-0) | -2% | 59% | 1-0 | KCR | E. German | N. Robertson | Bunt Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home); Gathright to 2B |
| t3 | 2 | -2- | O | 1,(0-0) | -3% | 56% | 1-0 | KCR | M. Aviles | N. Robertson | Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS) |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Brian Bannister facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | O | 4,(2-1) | 3% | 59% | 0-1 | DET | B. Inge | B. Bannister | Flyball: CF (Deep CF) |
| b3 | 1 | --- | 8,(2-2) | -3% | 56% | 0-1 | DET | D. Sardinha | B. Bannister | Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B) | |
| b3 | 1 | 1-- | O | 1,(0-0) | 3% | 59% | 0-1 | DET | C. Granderson | B. Bannister | Lineout: RF (Deep RF) |
| b3 | 2 | 1-- | 2,(1-0) | -2% | 57% | 0-1 | DET | P. Polanco | B. Bannister | Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Sardinha to 2B | |
| b3 | 2 | 12- | O | 4,(1-2) | 5% | 62% | 0-1 | DET | M. Ordonez | B. Bannister | Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS) |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Nate Robertson facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | O | 2,(1-0) | -2% | 59% | 1-0 | KCR | J. Guillen | N. Robertson | Flyball: RF |
| t4 | 1 | --- | 5,(1-2) | 3% | 62% | 1-0 | KCR | R. Shealy | N. Robertson | Single to CF (Line Drive) | |
| t4 | 1 | 1-- | O | 1,(0-0) | -2% | 60% | 1-0 | KCR | A. Gordon | N. Robertson | Bunt Groundout: P-1B; Shealy to 2B |
| t4 | 2 | -2- | R | 5,(2-2) | 10% | 70% | 1-0 | KCR | J. Buck | N. Robertson | Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Shealy Scores |
| t4 | 2 | 1-- | O | 4,(1-2) | -2% | 68% | 2-0 | KCR | T. Pena | N. Robertson | Strikeout Looking |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Brian Bannister facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | O | 3,(0-2) | 3% | 71% | 0-2 | DET | M. Cabrera | B. Bannister | Strikeout Swinging |
| b4 | 1 | --- | 5,(2-2) | -3% | 68% | 0-2 | DET | M. Joyce | B. Bannister | Single to RF (Line Drive) | |
| b4 | 1 | 1-- | 2,(0-1) | -8% | 60% | 0-2 | DET | J. Larish | B. Bannister | Single to RF (Line Drive); Joyce to 3B | |
| b4 | 1 | 1-3 | OO | 2,(0-1) | 14% | 74% | 0-2 | DET | E. Renteria | B. Bannister | Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B) |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Nate Robertson facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | 2,(0-1) | 3% | 77% | 2-0 | KCR | M. Maier | N. Robertson | Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B) | |
| t5 | 0 | 1-- | O | 1,(0-0) | -3% | 75% | 2-0 | KCR | J. Gathright | N. Robertson | Flyball: LF (LF-CF) |
| t5 | 1 | 1-- | 5,(3-1) | 3% | 77% | 2-0 | KCR | E. German | N. Robertson | Walk; Maier to 2B | |
| t5 | 1 | 12- | 2,(0-1) | 4% | 82% | 2-0 | KCR | M. Aviles | N. Robertson | Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Maier to 3B; German to 2B | |
| t5 | 1 | 123 | RO | 2,(1-0) | 1% | 83% | 2-0 | KCR | J. Guillen | N. Robertson | Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Deep SS); Maier Scores; German to 3B |
| t5 | 2 | 1-3 | 5,(3-1) | 1% | 84% | 3-0 | KCR | R. Shealy | N. Robertson | Walk; Guillen to 2B | |
| t5 | 2 | 123 | R | 3,(1-1) | 6% | 90% | 3-0 | KCR | A. Gordon | N. Robertson | Single to LF (Line Drive); German Scores; Guillen to 3B; Shealy to 2B |
| t5 | 2 | 123 | R | 7,(3-2) | 4% | 94% | 4-0 | KCR | J. Buck | N. Robertson | Walk; Guillen Scores; Shealy to 3B; Gordon to 2B |
| Chris Lambert replaces Nate Robertson pitching | |||||||||||
| t5 | 2 | 123 | R | 5,(3-1) | 3% | 96% | 5-0 | KCR | T. Pena | C. Lambert | Walk; Shealy Scores; Gordon to 3B; Buck to 2B |
| t5 | 2 | 123 | RRR | 3,(1-1) | 3% | 99% | 6-0 | KCR | M. Maier | C. Lambert | Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Gordon Scores; Buck Scores; Pena Scores |
| t5 | 2 | --3 | O | 2,(0-1) | -0% | 99% | 9-0 | KCR | J. Gathright | C. Lambert | Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home) |
| 7 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 9, Tigers 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-9, Royals' Brian Bannister facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | O | 3,(1-1) | 0% | 99% | 0-9 | DET | B. Inge | B. Bannister | Flyball: RF |
| b5 | 1 | --- | 4,(3-0) | -0% | 99% | 0-9 | DET | D. Sardinha | B. Bannister | Walk | |
| b5 | 1 | 1-- | O | 2,(0-1) | 0% | 99% | 0-9 | DET | C. Granderson | B. Bannister | Flyball: CF |
| b5 | 2 | 1-- | O | 2,(1-0) | 0% | 100% | 0-9 | DET | P. Polanco | B. Bannister | Groundout: 2B-1B |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 9, Tigers 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-0, Tigers' Chris Lambert facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| Ramon Santiago replaces Edgar Renteria playing SS batting 7th; Ryan Raburn replaces Magglio Ordonez playing RF batting 3rd | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | O | 4,(1-2) | -0% | 99% | 9-0 | KCR | E. German | C. Lambert | Strikeout Swinging |
| t6 | 1 | --- | 5,(1-2) | 0% | 100% | 9-0 | KCR | M. Aviles | C. Lambert | Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B) | |
| t6 | 1 | 1-- | O | 6,(2-2) | -0% | 99% | 9-0 | KCR | J. Guillen | C. Lambert | Strikeout Swinging |
| t6 | 2 | 1-- | O | 2,(1-0) | 0% | 99% | 9-0 | KCR | R. Shealy | C. Lambert | Groundout: 2B-1B |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 9, Tigers 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-9, Royals' Brian Bannister facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | O | 3,(0-2) | 0% | 100% | 0-9 | DET | R. Raburn | B. Bannister | Strikeout Swinging |
| b6 | 1 | --- | 5,(3-1) | -0% | 99% | 0-9 | DET | M. Cabrera | B. Bannister | Single to CF (Line Drive) | |
| b6 | 1 | 1-- | O | 6,(2-2) | 0% | 100% | 0-9 | DET | M. Joyce | B. Bannister | Strikeout Looking |
| b6 | 2 | 1-- | 7,(3-2) | -0% | 99% | 0-9 | DET | J. Larish | B. Bannister | Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Cabrera to 2B | |
| b6 | 2 | 12- | O | 4,(2-1) | 0% | 100% | 0-9 | DET | R. Santiago | B. Bannister | Popfly: SS (Deep SS) |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 9, Tigers 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-0, Tigers' Chris Lambert facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| Mike Hessman replaces Curtis Granderson (CF) playing 3B batting 1st; Brandon Inge moves from 3B to CF | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | 5,(2-2) | 0% | 100% | 9-0 | KCR | A. Gordon | C. Lambert | Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B) | |
| Jason Smith pinch runs for Alex Gordon (3B) batting 6th | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | 1-- | 6,(3-2) | 0% | 100% | 9-0 | KCR | J. Buck | C. Lambert | Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Smith to 2B | |
| t7 | 0 | 12- | O | 1,(0-0) | 0% | 100% | 9-0 | KCR | T. Pena | C. Lambert | Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS); Smith to 3B; Buck to 2B |
| t7 | 1 | -23 | O | 5,(2-2) | -0% | 100% | 9-0 | KCR | M. Maier | C. Lambert | Strikeout Swinging |
| t7 | 2 | -23 | R | 1,(0-0) | 0% | 100% | 9-0 | KCR | J. Gathright | C. Lambert | Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Smith Scores; Buck to 3B |
| t7 | 2 | 1-3 | O | 5,(3-1) | -0% | 100% | 10-0 | KCR | E. German | C. Lambert | Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B) |
| 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 10, Tigers 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-10, Royals' Kip Wells facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| Kip Wells replaces Brian Bannister pitching; Jason Smith moves from PR to 3B | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | O | 3,(1-1) | 0% | 100% | 0-10 | DET | B. Inge | K. Wells | Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS) |
| b7 | 1 | --- | O | 5,(3-1) | 0% | 100% | 0-10 | DET | D. Sardinha | K. Wells | Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul) |
| b7 | 2 | --- | R | 6,(1-2) | 0% | 100% | 0-10 | DET | M. Hessman | K. Wells | Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line) |
| b7 | 2 | --- | O | 5,(3-1) | 0% | 100% | 1-10 | DET | P. Polanco | K. Wells | Flyball: CF (Deep CF) |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 10, Tigers 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-1, Tigers' Freddy Dolsi facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| Freddy Dolsi replaces Chris Lambert pitching | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | O | 1,(0-0) | 0% | 100% | 10-1 | KCR | M. Aviles | F. Dolsi | Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B) |
| t8 | 1 | --- | O | 6,(2-2) | 0% | 100% | 10-1 | KCR | J. Guillen | F. Dolsi | Strikeout Swinging |
| Kila Ka'aihue pinch hits for Ryan Shealy (1B) batting 5th | |||||||||||
| t8 | 2 | --- | 1,(0-0) | 0% | 100% | 10-1 | KCR | K. Ka'aihue | F. Dolsi | Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF) | |
| t8 | 2 | 1-- | O | 4,(1-2) | 0% | 100% | 10-1 | KCR | J. Smith | F. Dolsi | Strikeout Swinging |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 10, Tigers 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-10, Royals' Jimmy Gobble facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| Jimmy Gobble replaces Kip Wells pitching; Kila Ka'aihue moves from PH to 1B | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | O | 1,(0-0) | 0% | 100% | 1-10 | DET | R. Raburn | J. Gobble | Flyball: LF (Deep LF) |
| b8 | 1 | --- | 7,(3-2) | 0% | 100% | 1-10 | DET | M. Cabrera | J. Gobble | Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B) | |
| b8 | 1 | 1-- | O | 5,(2-2) | 0% | 100% | 1-10 | DET | M. Joyce | J. Gobble | Strikeout Looking |
| b8 | 2 | 1-- | O | 6,(3-2) | 0% | 100% | 1-10 | DET | J. Larish | J. Gobble | Strikeout Swinging |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 10, Tigers 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-1, Tigers' Freddy Dolsi facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | O | 5,(3-1) | 0% | 100% | 10-1 | KCR | J. Buck | F. Dolsi | Flyball: CF (LF-CF) |
| t9 | 1 | --- | O | 5,(2-2) | 0% | 100% | 10-1 | KCR | T. Pena | F. Dolsi | Strikeout Looking |
| t9 | 2 | --- | O | 5,(1-2) | 0% | 100% | 10-1 | KCR | M. Maier | F. Dolsi | Strikeout Swinging |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 10, Tigers 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-10, Royals' Ron Mahay facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| Ron Mahay replaces Jimmy Gobble pitching | |||||||||||
| b9 | 0 | --- | 2,(1-0) | -0% | 100% | 1-10 | DET | R. Santiago | R. Mahay | Single to CF (Line Drive) | |
| b9 | 0 | 1-- | O | 5,(1-2) | 0% | 100% | 1-10 | DET | B. Inge | R. Mahay | Strikeout Swinging |
| b9 | 1 | 1-- | 7,(3-2) | -0% | 100% | 1-10 | DET | D. Sardinha | R. Mahay | Walk; Santiago to 2B | |
| b9 | 1 | 12- | O | 4,(0-2) | 0% | 100% | 1-10 | DET | M. Hessman | R. Mahay | Strikeout Swinging |
| b9 | 2 | 12- | RRR | 2,(1-0) | 0% | 100% | 1-10 | DET | P. Polanco | R. Mahay | Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Santiago Scores; Sardinha Scores |
| b9 | 2 | --- | O | 6,(3-2) | 0% | 100% | 4-10 | DET | R. Raburn | R. Mahay | Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS) |
| 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 10, Tigers 4. | |||||||||||
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