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@BOS		4
2
MIN
@CHW		3
9
DET
@KCR		7
8
ANA
@OAK		2
6
TOR
@TBD		1
5
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@ARI		11
13
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@CHC		6
5
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@COL		9
13
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@FLA		1
7
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@MON		12
6
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@PHI		2
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Thursday, September 27, 2001 7:07PM
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 11,978, Time of Game: 3:35
Tigers
7
62-91
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 25½ GB
 at Royals
8
60-93
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
5th, 27½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   2  0  2   3  0  0    7 11  2
Royals          4  0  1   0  0  3   0  0  X    8 15  2

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jose Macias CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 .276 .724 22 14 0.061 0.96 0.102 -0.041 0.6 1 1 SB
Damion Easley 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 .252 .709 17 10 0.027 1.49 0.126 -0.099 0.0 2 4 2B,GDP
Bobby Higginson LF 4 3 2 0 1 0 .274 .803 18 8 -0.050 1.93 0.137 -0.188 0.6 2 0
Randall Simon DH 4 1 2 3 0 0 .310 .798 11 7 0.312 1.32 0.347 -0.035 2.5 3B,2B
   Ryan Jackson PR 0 0 0 0 1 0 .209 .578 8 4 0.147 2.94 0.147 0.000 0.5 SB
Shane Halter 3B 4 0 0 1 0 3 .280 .788 21 17 -0.282 1.95 0.000 -0.282 -1.7 1 1 SF
Robert Fick RF 2 1 1 0 2 1 .276 .832 24 11 -0.013 1.12 0.060 -0.072 0.2 0 0
   Wendell Magee RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .211 .658 5 3 -0.099 3.97 0.000 -0.099 -0.3 0 0
Deivi Cruz SS 4 0 1 2 1 0 .245 .649 16 9 -0.001 1.91 0.122 -0.123 1.1 0 5 2B
Eric Munson 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .189 .508 28 19 -0.280 2.03 0.000 -0.280 -1.6 8 1
Mike Rivera C 4 0 2 0 0 1 .250 .500 17 12 0.009 0.81 0.053 -0.044 -0.1 9 0
   Brandon Inge PR-C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191 .477 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Nate Cornejo P
   Adam Pettyjohn P
   Luis Pineda P
   Matt Miller P 1
Team Totals 37 7 11 7 6 8 .297 .819 187 114 -0.169 1.64 1.094 -1.263 1.7 24 12
2B: R Simon (14, off M MacDougal); D Cruz (27, off M MacDougal); D Easley (26, off D Reichert).
3B: R Simon (2, off S Mullen).
SF: S Halter (6, off D Reichert).
TB: R Simon 5; J Macias 2; D Easley 2; D Cruz 2; M Rivera 2; B Higginson 2; R Fick.
GIDP: D Easley (10).
RBI: R Simon 3 (30); D Cruz 2 (44); S Halter (55); D Easley (62).
2-out RBI: D Cruz 2.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 5 for 13.
Fielding
PB: B Inge (10).
E: M Rivera (2); B Higginson (8).
Outfield Assists: J Macias (A Berroa at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: J Macias (19, 2nd base off D Reichert/G Zaun); R Jackson (3, 2nd base off R Hernandez/G Zaun).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Carlos Febles 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 .243 .682 19 12 0.043 0.68 0.107 -0.064 0.4 2 5 HR
Angel Berroa SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 .313 .688 29 19 -0.061 0.58 0.008 -0.069 -1.2 0 3 2B
Carlos Beltran CF 4 2 3 2 1 0 .300 .858 16 8 0.187 0.57 0.202 -0.015 2.4 0 0 HR,2B,SB
Mike Sweeney 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 .307 .927 19 10 -0.068 0.63 0.003 -0.071 -1.3 12 0 IW
   Dave McCarty 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .726 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Raul Ibanez DH 5 2 3 2 0 0 .287 .872 19 14 0.114 0.56 0.155 -0.042 2.3 HR,3B
Joe Randa 3B 4 1 2 1 0 2 .255 .692 15 10 0.017 0.33 0.037 -0.019 0.3 1 2 2·2B
Mark Quinn RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 .273 .765 19 12 0.019 0.50 0.059 -0.040 0.1 3 0 SB
Dee Brown LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 .245 .633 18 8 0.097 0.62 0.125 -0.028 0.5 2 0 HR
   Donnie Sadler PR-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .164 .458 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Gregg Zaun C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .307 .867 13 8 -0.017 0.59 0.025 -0.042 -0.2 7 1 2B
Mike MacDougal P
   Dan Reichert P
   Scott Mullen P
   Cory Bailey P
   Jason Grimsley P
   Roberto Hernandez P
Team Totals 38 8 15 8 3 9 .395 1.334 167 101 0.331 0.57 0.721 -0.390 3.3 27 11
2B: J Randa 2 (33, 2 off N Cornejo); G Zaun (9, off N Cornejo); C Beltran (31, off A Pettyjohn); A Berroa (1, off M Miller).
3B: R Ibanez (3, off N Cornejo).
HR: D Brown (6, off A Pettyjohn; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF); C Febles (8, off N Cornejo; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); R Ibanez (13, off N Cornejo; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); C Beltran (21, off N Cornejo; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF).
IBB: M Sweeney (12, by A Pettyjohn).
TB: R Ibanez 8; C Beltran 7; C Febles 5; J Randa 4; D Brown 4; A Berroa 3; G Zaun 2; M Quinn.
RBI: C Beltran 2 (88); R Ibanez 2 (50); J Randa (80); M Quinn (59); C Febles (24); D Brown (38).
2-out RBI: R Ibanez 2; C Beltran; M Quinn.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Randa-M Sweeney.
E: A Berroa (2); D Brown (2).
Baserunning
SB: C Beltran (28, 2nd base off A Pettyjohn/M Rivera); M Quinn (8, 2nd base off N Cornejo/M Rivera).

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
Nate Cornejo, L (3-4) 2.1 8 5 5 1 4 3 7.23 16 67 43 21 8 14 2 6 6 3 24 -0.295 0.51 -4.0
Adam Pettyjohn 3.1 5 3 3 1 4 1 6.27 16 60 35 17 8 10 6 4 2 1 1 0 -0.135 0.50 -1.0
Luis Pineda 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.80 3 14 6 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0.010 0.62 0.5
Matt Miller 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.64 6 26 17 14 1 2 4 2 2 0 1 0 0.089 0.86 1.2
Team Totals 8 15 8 8 3 9 4 9.00 41 167 101 54 19 28 12 13 10 4 24 4 0 -0.331 1.64 -3.3

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
Mike MacDougal, W (1-0) 5 6 4 3 2 3 0 5.79 22 99 62 37 9 16 10 7 6 0 42 -0.069 0.81 -1.0
Dan Reichert, H (1) 1.1 1 2 2 2 0 0 5.61 7 26 13 6 2 5 2 3 1 0 1 1 0.015 1.09 -0.7
Scott Mullen 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.00 2 6 3 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 -0.267 1.75 -2.3
Cory Bailey, H (11) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.32 2 14 10 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.180 2.46 1.0
Jason Grimsley, H (25) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.01 6 16 12 9 1 2 3 3 2 0 0 0 0.130 2.93 0.6
Roberto Hernandez, S (26) 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 4.45 5 26 14 6 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.181 3.98 0.6
Team Totals 9 11 7 6 6 8 0 6.00 44 187 114 65 18 31 15 15 11 0 42 3 2 0.170 0.57 -1.7
M MacDougal faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
S Mullen faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: M MacDougal (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: A Pettyjohn (2; M Sweeney).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Brian Gorman, 1B - Doug Eddings, 2B - Eric Cooper, 3B - Jerry Crawford.
Time of Game: 3:35.
Attendance: 11,978.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 65° F, Wind 3mph in from Rightfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Kansas City Royals
1 Jose Macias CF 1 Carlos Febles 2B
2 Damion Easley 2B 2 Angel Berroa SS
3 Bobby Higginson LF 3 Carlos Beltran CF
4 Randall Simon DH 4 Mike Sweeney 1B
5 Shane Halter 3B 5 Raul Ibanez DH
6 Robert Fick RF 6 Joe Randa 3B
7 Deivi Cruz SS 7 Mark Quinn RF
8 Eric Munson 1B 8 Dee Brown LF
9 Mike Rivera C 9 Gregg Zaun C
Nate Cornejo P Mike MacDougal P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 5-8 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  RR DET R. Simon S. Mullen -21% 60% Triple (Line Drive to CF-RF); Easley Scores; Higginson Scores
t8 7-8 2 123 2,(1-0)  O DET B. Higginson J. Grimsley 18% 86% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t9 7-8 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O DET E. Munson R. Hernandez 15% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t6 2-5 0 -2- 3,(2-0)  R DET R. Simon M. MacDougal -13% 65% Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Higginson Scores; Simon to 3B/Adv on E7
t9 7-8 0 --- 8,(3-2)  DET R. Jackson R. Hernandez -11% 70% Walk

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, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Mike MacDougal facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET J. Macias M. MacDougal 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET D. Easley M. MacDougal 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET B. Higginson M. MacDougal 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Nate Cornejo facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  R KCR C. Febles N. Cornejo 9% 64% Home Run
b1 1-0 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O KCR A. Berroa N. Cornejo -2% 62% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 1-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  R KCR C. Beltran N. Cornejo 8% 70% Home Run (CF-RF)
b1 2-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney N. Cornejo -1% 69% Strikeout Swinging
b1 2-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  R KCR R. Ibanez N. Cornejo 8% 77% Home Run
b1 3-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR J. Randa N. Cornejo 2% 78% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Randa to 3B/Adv on E7
b1 3-0 2 --3 4,(1-2)  R KCR M. Quinn N. Cornejo 5% 84% Single to RF (Line Drive); Randa Scores
b1 4-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  KCR D. Brown N. Cornejo 1% 84% Quinn Steals 2B; Quinn to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b1 4-0 2 --3 5,(3-1)  O KCR D. Brown N. Cornejo -2% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
4 runs, 5 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 4.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Mike MacDougal facing 4-5-6
t2 0-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET R. Simon M. MacDougal 2% 84% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 0-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET S. Halter M. MacDougal 1% 86% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-4 2 --- 7,(3-2)  DET R. Fick M. MacDougal -1% 85% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t2 0-4 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O DET D. Cruz M. MacDougal 2% 86% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tigers' Nate Cornejo facing 9-1-2
b2 4-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR G. Zaun N. Cornejo 2% 89% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
b2 4-0 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O KCR C. Febles N. Cornejo -2% 87% Strikeout Swinging
b2 4-0 1 -2- 7,(2-2)  O KCR A. Berroa N. Cornejo -2% 86% Strikeout Swinging
b2 4-0 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  KCR C. Beltran N. Cornejo 0% 86% Walk
b2 4-0 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O KCR M. Sweeney N. Cornejo -2% 84% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 4.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Mike MacDougal facing 8-9-1
t3 0-4 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O DET E. Munson M. MacDougal 2% 86% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 0-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  DET M. Rivera M. MacDougal -2% 84% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
t3 0-4 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  DET J. Macias M. MacDougal -3% 81% Single to CF (Line Drive); Rivera to 2B
t3 0-4 1 12- 5,(3-1)  OO DET D. Easley M. MacDougal 7% 88% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Macias to 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tigers' Nate Cornejo facing 5-6-7
b3 4-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR R. Ibanez N. Cornejo 4% 92% Triple to RF (Line Drive)
b3 4-0 0 --3 2,(0-1)  R KCR J. Randa N. Cornejo 2% 94% Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Ibanez Scores
b3 5-0 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Quinn N. Cornejo -1% 93% Strikeout Swinging
Adam Pettyjohn replaces Nate Cornejo pitching
b3 5-0 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  O KCR D. Brown A. Pettyjohn -1% 92% Strikeout Looking
b3 5-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O KCR G. Zaun A. Pettyjohn -1% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 5.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Royals' Mike MacDougal facing 3-4-5
t4 0-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  DET B. Higginson M. MacDougal -2% 88% Walk
t4 0-5 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O DET R. Simon M. MacDougal 2% 90% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Higginson to 2B
t4 0-5 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O DET S. Halter M. MacDougal 2% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B; Higginson to 3B
t4 0-5 2 --3 6,(3-2)  DET R. Fick M. MacDougal -1% 91% Walk
t4 0-5 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  RR DET D. Cruz M. MacDougal -9% 82% Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Higginson Scores; Fick Scores
t4 2-5 2 -2- 11,(3-2)  O DET E. Munson M. MacDougal 3% 85% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Tigers' Adam Pettyjohn facing 1-2-3
b4 5-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR C. Febles A. Pettyjohn 2% 86% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
b4 5-2 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O KCR A. Berroa A. Pettyjohn -2% 85% Popfly: 2B
b4 5-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR C. Beltran A. Pettyjohn -2% 83% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b4 5-2 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  KCR M. Sweeney A. Pettyjohn 1% 84% Beltran Steals 2B
b4 5-2 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney A. Pettyjohn -2% 82% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 5.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-5, Royals' Mike MacDougal facing 9-1-2
t5 2-5 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O DET M. Rivera M. MacDougal 3% 84% Strikeout Swinging
t5 2-5 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O DET J. Macias M. MacDougal 2% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 2-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET D. Easley M. MacDougal 1% 87% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Tigers' Adam Pettyjohn facing 5-6-7
b5 5-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR R. Ibanez A. Pettyjohn -1% 86% Flyball: LF
b5 5-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Randa A. Pettyjohn -1% 85% Strikeout Swinging
b5 5-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Quinn A. Pettyjohn -1% 85% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 5.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-5, Royals' Mike MacDougal facing 3-4-5
t6 2-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  DET B. Higginson M. MacDougal -4% 80% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t6 2-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET R. Simon M. MacDougal -2% 79% Wild Pitch; Higginson to 2B
t6 2-5 0 -2- 3,(2-0)  R DET R. Simon M. MacDougal -13% 65% Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Higginson Scores; Simon to 3B/Adv on E7
Dan Reichert replaces Mike MacDougal pitching
t6 3-5 0 --3 3,(0-2)  RO DET S. Halter D. Reichert 3% 68% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Simon Scores/unER
t6 4-5 1 --- 4,(3-0)  DET R. Fick D. Reichert -4% 64% Walk
t6 4-5 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O DET D. Cruz D. Reichert 5% 69% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t6 4-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O DET E. Munson D. Reichert 4% 73% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Tigers' Adam Pettyjohn facing 8-9-1
b6 5-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  R KCR D. Brown A. Pettyjohn 10% 83% Home Run (CF-RF)
b6 6-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR G. Zaun A. Pettyjohn -2% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 6-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR C. Febles A. Pettyjohn -1% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 6-4 2 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR A. Berroa A. Pettyjohn 1% 81% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b6 6-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  R KCR C. Beltran A. Pettyjohn 8% 89% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Berroa Scores
b6 7-4 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  KCR M. Sweeney A. Pettyjohn 0% 90% Intentional Walk
b6 7-4 2 12- 4,(2-1)  R KCR R. Ibanez A. Pettyjohn 4% 94% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Beltran Scores; Sweeney to 2B
Luis Pineda replaces Adam Pettyjohn pitching
b6 8-4 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Randa L. Pineda -1% 93% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 8.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-8, Royals' Dan Reichert facing 9-1-2
t7 4-8 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET M. Rivera D. Reichert 2% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 4-8 1 --- 5,(3-1)  DET J. Macias D. Reichert -2% 93% Walk
t7 4-8 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  DET D. Easley D. Reichert -1% 92% Macias Steals 2B
t7 4-8 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  R DET D. Easley D. Reichert -6% 87% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Macias Scores
Scott Mullen replaces Dan Reichert pitching
t7 5-8 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  DET B. Higginson S. Mullen -5% 81% Single to RF (Line Drive); Easley to 3B
t7 5-8 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  RR DET R. Simon S. Mullen -21% 60% Triple (Line Drive to CF-RF); Easley Scores; Higginson Scores
Cory Bailey replaces Scott Mullen pitching
Ryan Jackson pinch runs for Randall Simon (DH) batting 4th
t7 7-8 1 --3 7,(2-2)  O DET S. Halter C. Bailey 11% 71% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t7 7-8 2 --3 7,(2-2)  O DET R. Fick C. Bailey 7% 78% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Royals 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-7, Tigers' Luis Pineda facing 7-8-9
Wendell Magee replaces Robert Fick playing RF batting 6th
b7 8-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Quinn L. Pineda -2% 76% Flyball: LF
b7 8-7 1 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR D. Brown L. Pineda 2% 78% Walk
Matt Miller replaces Luis Pineda pitching
Donnie Sadler pinch runs for Dee Brown (LF) batting 8th
b7 8-7 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR G. Zaun M. Miller -2% 76% Groundout: SS-1B; Sadler to 2B
b7 8-7 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O KCR C. Febles M. Miller -3% 73% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Royals 8.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 7-8, Royals' Jason Grimsley facing 7-8-9
Jason Grimsley replaces Cory Bailey pitching
Donnie Sadler moves from PR to LF
t8 7-8 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET D. Cruz J. Grimsley 6% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 7-8 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET E. Munson J. Grimsley 4% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 7-8 2 --- 5,(1-2)  DET M. Rivera J. Grimsley -3% 80% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
Brandon Inge pinch runs for Mike Rivera (C) batting 9th
t8 7-8 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  DET J. Macias J. Grimsley -5% 75% Single to LF (Line Drive); Inge to 2B
t8 7-8 2 12- 1,(0-0)  DET D. Easley J. Grimsley -7% 68% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Inge to 3B; Macias to 2B
t8 7-8 2 123 2,(1-0)  O DET B. Higginson J. Grimsley 18% 86% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Tigers 7, Royals 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-7, Tigers' Matt Miller facing 2-3-4
Brandon Inge moves from PR to C
b8 8-7 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR A. Berroa M. Miller -2% 84% Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Berroa out at 3B/CF-SS-3B
b8 8-7 1 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR C. Beltran M. Miller 2% 86% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b8 8-7 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR M. Sweeney M. Miller 1% 87% Passed Ball; Beltran to 2B
b8 8-7 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  O KCR M. Sweeney M. Miller -2% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B; Beltran to 3B
b8 8-7 2 --3 6,(2-2)  O KCR R. Ibanez M. Miller -3% 82% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Royals 8.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 7-8, Royals' Roberto Hernandez facing 4-5-6
Roberto Hernandez replaces Jason Grimsley pitching
Dave McCarty replaces Mike Sweeney playing 1B batting 4th
t9 7-8 0 --- 8,(3-2)  DET R. Jackson R. Hernandez -11% 70% Walk
t9 7-8 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O DET S. Halter R. Hernandez 11% 81% Strikeout Swinging
t9 7-8 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O DET W. Magee R. Hernandez 10% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t9 7-8 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  DET D. Cruz R. Hernandez -3% 88% Jackson Steals 2B
t9 7-8 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  DET D. Cruz R. Hernandez -3% 85% Walk
t9 7-8 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O DET E. Munson R. Hernandez 15% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 7, Royals 8.

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