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BOS
@CHW		2
7
DET
@KCR		7
6		 
(12)
CLE
@MIN		5
7		 
(12)
TBD
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4
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@SEA		2
3
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@TEX		3
4
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@TOR		2
3
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@CHC		8
2
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@HOU		5
7
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@LAD		2
3
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@MON		10
2
ATL
@PHI		7
1
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@PIT		3
4
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@SFG		0
6
ARI
@STL		1
6
Wednesday, September 25, 2002
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 10,203, Time of Game: 3:42
Tigers
7
55-102
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 36 GB
 at Royals
6
61-97
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 30½ GB
W: Adam Bernero (4-7)
L: Jeremy Hill (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          4  0  1   0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  1    7 15  2
Royals          5  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    6 14  0

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Andres Torres CF 5 0 1 0 1 2 .193 .518 22 13 -0.080 1.28 0.091 -0.171 -1.0 7 0 CS
Omar Infante SS 6 0 2 0 0 2 .367 .863 18 14 -0.003 1.40 0.121 -0.124 -0.5 2 7
Robert Fick RF 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 .764 1 0 0.012 0.42 0.012 0.000 0.1 0 0 HBP
   Hiram Bocachica RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .222 .681 18 12 -0.169 1.83 0.052 -0.221 -0.9 0 1 2B
Carlos Pena 1B 6 2 3 1 0 2 .247 .779 20 15 0.205 1.40 0.287 -0.083 0.9 11 0 2B
Randall Simon DH 6 2 4 3 0 0 .302 .779 18 11 0.385 1.71 0.483 -0.098 3.2 HR
   Damian Jackson PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .678 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Shane Halter 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 .243 .716 12 10 0.121 1.11 0.188 -0.067 1.6 1 1 HR
   Chris Truby 3B 1 0 0 1 0 0 .217 .554 5 3 -0.034 2.11 0.018 -0.052 -0.5 0 0 SF
George Lombard LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 .251 .703 17 12 -0.144 1.09 0.011 -0.155 -1.3 3 0 SB,SH
Damion Easley 2B 6 0 0 0 0 0 .219 .655 21 15 -0.213 1.32 0.000 -0.213 -1.7 3 5
Brandon Inge C 4 0 1 0 1 2 .206 .610 28 17 -0.085 1.16 0.042 -0.126 -0.3 9 1
Steve Sparks P
   Jamie Walker P
   Franklyn German P
   Juan Acevedo P
   Adam Bernero P
Team Totals 48 7 15 7 2 11 .312 .825 180 122 -0.005 1.37 1.305 -1.310 -0.2 36 15
2B: H Bocachica (7, off P Byrd); C Pena (17, off P Byrd).
HR: R Simon (19, off P Byrd; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); S Halter (10, off P Byrd; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
SF: C Truby (5, off J Hill).
SH: G Lombard (7, off P Byrd).
HBP: R Fick (7, by P Byrd).
TB: R Simon 7; S Halter 5; C Pena 4; H Bocachica 3; O Infante 2; A Torres; B Inge.
RBI: R Simon 3 (82); S Halter 2 (38); C Truby (22); C Pena (51).
2-out RBI: R Simon 3; S Halter 2; C Pena.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Easley-O Infante-C Pena; O Infante-D Easley-C Pena.
E: S Sparks (); O Infante (5).
Outfield Assists: H Bocachica (M Sweeney at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: G Lombard (12, 2nd base off J Hill/D Wathan).
CS: A Torres (1, 2nd base by P Byrd/A Hinch).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Chuck Knoblauch LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .214 .594 11 8 -0.292 2.11 0.031 -0.323 -1.9 0 0 GDP
   Dusty Wathan C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.500 2 1 -0.072 2.44 0.000 -0.072 -0.3 4 0
Carlos Beltran CF 6 1 1 2 0 1 .271 .839 20 16 -0.138 1.80 0.119 -0.257 0.3 1 0 HR
Mike Sweeney DH 4 1 0 0 2 0 .344 .995 17 6 0.050 1.41 0.156 -0.107 -0.2
Raul Ibanez 1B 6 1 1 0 0 0 .289 .879 22 14 0.252 1.88 0.359 -0.106 0.6 11 0 2B
Joe Randa 3B 6 0 3 1 0 0 .285 .770 19 12 0.052 2.63 0.279 -0.226 -0.0 2 1
Michael Tucker RF-LF 6 1 3 1 0 1 .251 .741 25 16 -0.043 2.51 0.295 -0.338 0.7 2 0 GDP
Angel Berroa SS 6 1 2 1 0 2 .238 .695 15 13 -0.137 2.04 0.174 -0.311 0.1 4 4 2B,SB
Neifi Perez 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 .236 .564 5 5 -0.014 1.69 0.083 -0.097 -0.0 3 1
   Kit Pellow PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .713 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Luis Alicea PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .228 .613 6 2 0.045 3.39 0.045 0.000 0.2
   Carlos Febles PR-2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .243 .679 13 8 -0.108 2.02 0.000 -0.108 -0.3 0 2
A.J. Hinch C 2 0 1 0 1 1 .249 .726 14 8 -0.009 1.42 0.040 -0.048 -0.0 7 1
   Aaron Guiel PH-RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 .235 .635 11 8 -0.091 3.29 0.030 -0.121 -0.4 1 0
Paul Byrd P 1
   Jeremy Affeldt P
   Jason Grimsley P 1
   Roberto Hernandez P 1
   Scott Mullen P
   Jeremy Hill P 1
Team Totals 49 6 14 6 4 8 .286 .727 180 117 -0.505 2.08 1.611 -2.114 -1.2 36 12
2B: R Ibanez (36, off A Bernero); A Berroa (7, off S Sparks).
HR: C Beltran (27, off S Sparks; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).
TB: C Beltran 4; J Randa 3; M Tucker 3; A Berroa 3; R Ibanez 2; A Hinch; A Guiel; N Perez; C Knoblauch.
GIDP: M Tucker (5); C Knoblauch (4).
RBI: C Beltran 2 (100); N Perez (36); A Berroa (5); M Tucker (53); J Randa (76).
2-out RBI: N Perez; A Berroa; M Tucker.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 3 for 14.
Baserunning
SB: A Berroa (2, 2nd base off S Sparks/B Inge).

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
Steve Sparks 6.1 9 5 2 2 3 1 5.52 30 82 54 36 10 8 8 16 8 1 42 -0.050 1.20 -1.4
Jamie Walker, H (5) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.77 4 21 14 10 3 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 0.070 2.73 0.4
Franklyn German, H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 3 17 10 4 1 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.204 4.36 0.8
Juan Acevedo, BS (7) 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 2.65 5 20 12 10 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 -0.267 4.55 -0.4
Adam Bernero, W (4-7) 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 6.20 11 40 27 13 6 8 3 5 2 0 0 0 0.546 2.44 1.8
Team Totals 12 14 6 2 4 8 1 1.50 53 180 117 73 20 24 13 27 14 1 42 2 0 0.503 1.37 1.2

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
Paul Byrd 6.2 10 6 6 1 4 2 3.90 31 106 72 48 11 13 8 15 8 2 33 -0.187 1.17 -2.1
Jeremy Affeldt 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.46 3 10 8 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.058 1.34 0.5
Jason Grimsley 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.97 2 8 5 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.036 0.68 0.3
Roberto Hernandez 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.33 4 12 8 2 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.049 0.66 0.6
Scott Mullen 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.84 3 8 5 2 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.157 1.95 0.6
Jeremy Hill, L (0-1) 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 4.32 10 36 24 14 5 5 4 4 3 0 0 0 -0.110 2.22 0.2
Team Totals 12 15 7 7 2 11 2 5.25 53 180 122 72 27 23 15 22 13 2 33 1 0 0.003 2.08 0.2
Balks: J Walker (1).
WP: None.
HBP: P Byrd (7; R Fick).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Angel Hernandez, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Larry Vanover, 3B - Laz Diaz.
Time of Game: 3:42.
Attendance: 10,203.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 73° F, Wind 1mph out to Leftfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Kansas City Royals
1 Andres Torres CF 1 Chuck Knoblauch LF
2 Omar Infante SS 2 Carlos Beltran CF
3 Robert Fick RF 3 Mike Sweeney DH
4 Carlos Pena 1B 4 Raul Ibanez 1B
5 Randall Simon DH 5 Joe Randa 3B
6 Shane Halter 3B 6 Michael Tucker RF
7 George Lombard LF 7 Angel Berroa SS
8 Damion Easley 2B 8 Neifi Perez 2B
9 Brandon Inge C 9 A.J. Hinch C
Steve Sparks P Paul Byrd P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 5-6 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR R. Ibanez J. Acevedo -24% 52% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Sweeney to 3B
b9 5-6 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  R KCR J. Randa J. Acevedo -24% 28% Single to LF (Line Drive); Sweeney Scores/unER; Ibanez to 2B
b9 6-6 1 12- 5,(2-2)  OO KCR M. Tucker J. Acevedo 22% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t12 6-6 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  DET R. Simon J. Hill 22% 80% Single to RF (Line Drive); Pena to 3B
t7 5-5 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  R DET C. Pena P. Byrd 17% 64% Single to CF (Line Drive); Bocachica Scores

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' Paul Byrd facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O DET A. Torres P. Byrd -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET O. Infante P. Byrd -2% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  DET R. Fick P. Byrd 1% 47% Hit By Pitch
t1 0-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  DET C. Pena P. Byrd 3% 51% Double to LF (Line Drive); Fick to 3B
t1 0-0 2 -23 3,(1-1)  RR DET R. Simon P. Byrd 14% 65% Single to CF (Line Drive); Fick Scores; Pena Scores
t1 2-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR DET S. Halter P. Byrd 14% 79% Home Run; Simon Scores
t1 4-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET G. Lombard P. Byrd -1% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Tigers' Steve Sparks facing 1-2-3
b1 0-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR C. Knoblauch S. Sparks -3% 75% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b1 0-4 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  RR KCR C. Beltran S. Sparks -12% 63% Home Run (CF-RF); Knoblauch Scores
b1 2-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Sweeney S. Sparks 2% 65% Flyball: CF
b1 2-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR R. Ibanez S. Sparks -4% 61% Reached on E1 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Ibanez to 2B
b1 2-4 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Randa S. Sparks 3% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B; Ibanez to 3B
b1 2-4 2 --3 5,(2-2)  R KCR M. Tucker S. Sparks -8% 57% Single to CF (Line Drive); Ibanez Scores/unER
b1 3-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  R KCR A. Berroa S. Sparks -10% 47% Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Tucker Scores/unER
b1 4-4 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R KCR N. Perez S. Sparks -8% 38% Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Berroa Scores/unER
b1 5-4 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  KCR A. Hinch S. Sparks -2% 37% Single to LF (Line Drive); Perez to 2B
b1 5-4 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O KCR C. Knoblauch S. Sparks 4% 41% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
5 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 5.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-5, Royals' Paul Byrd facing 8-9-1
t2 4-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET D. Easley P. Byrd -3% 38% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 4-5 1 --- 6,(2-2)  DET B. Inge P. Byrd 3% 41% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t2 4-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O DET A. Torres P. Byrd -2% 38% Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B; Inge to 2B
t2 4-5 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O DET O. Infante P. Byrd -3% 35% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Tigers' Steve Sparks facing 2-3-4
Hiram Bocachica replaces Robert Fick playing RF batting 3rd
b2 5-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR C. Beltran S. Sparks 2% 37% Strikeout Swinging
b2 5-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Sweeney S. Sparks 2% 39% Popfly: 1B
b2 5-4 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR R. Ibanez S. Sparks 1% 40% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 5.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-5, Royals' Paul Byrd facing 3-4-5
t3 4-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET H. Bocachica P. Byrd -3% 37% Flyball: RF
t3 4-5 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O DET C. Pena P. Byrd -2% 35% Popfly: SS
t3 4-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R DET R. Simon P. Byrd 10% 45% Home Run
t3 5-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET S. Halter P. Byrd -1% 44% Popfly: SS
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Tigers' Steve Sparks facing 5-6-7
b3 5-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR J. Randa S. Sparks -4% 40% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b3 5-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR M. Tucker S. Sparks -6% 35% Single to RF (Line Drive); Randa to 2B
b3 5-5 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR A. Berroa S. Sparks 6% 40% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Tucker to 2B
b3 5-5 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR N. Perez S. Sparks 5% 45% Flyball: CF
b3 5-5 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O KCR A. Hinch S. Sparks 5% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 5.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 5-5, Royals' Paul Byrd facing 7-8-9
t4 5-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET G. Lombard P. Byrd -3% 47% Foul Flyball: 3B
t4 5-5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET D. Easley P. Byrd -2% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 5-5 2 --- 7,(3-2)  DET B. Inge P. Byrd 2% 47% Walk
t4 5-5 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O DET A. Torres P. Byrd -3% 44% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Tigers' Steve Sparks facing 1-2-3
b4 5-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR C. Knoblauch S. Sparks 3% 46% Flyball: CF
b4 5-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR C. Beltran S. Sparks 2% 49% Flyball: LF
b4 5-5 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Sweeney S. Sparks 1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 5.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 5-5, Royals' Paul Byrd facing 2-3-4
t5 5-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  DET O. Infante P. Byrd 5% 55% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t5 5-5 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O DET H. Bocachica P. Byrd -4% 50% Popfly: 2B
t5 5-5 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O DET C. Pena P. Byrd -4% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t5 5-5 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O DET R. Simon P. Byrd -3% 43% Foul Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Tigers' Steve Sparks facing 4-5-6
b5 5-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR R. Ibanez S. Sparks 3% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 5-5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O KCR J. Randa S. Sparks 2% 48% Flyball: CF
b5 5-5 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR M. Tucker S. Sparks 2% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 5.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 5-5, Royals' Paul Byrd facing 6-7-8
t6 5-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  DET S. Halter P. Byrd 5% 55% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t6 5-5 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O DET G. Lombard P. Byrd -3% 52% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Halter to 2B
t6 5-5 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O DET D. Easley P. Byrd -5% 48% Groundout: SS-1B; Halter to 3B
t6 5-5 2 --3 5,(1-2)  O DET B. Inge P. Byrd -6% 42% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Tigers' Steve Sparks facing 7-8-9
b6 5-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR A. Berroa S. Sparks -5% 37% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b6 5-5 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR N. Perez S. Sparks 2% 39% Strikeout Swinging, Berroa Steals 2B
b6 5-5 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  KCR A. Hinch S. Sparks -2% 37% Walk
b6 5-5 1 12- 1,(0-0)  OO KCR C. Knoblauch S. Sparks 13% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 5.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 5-5, Royals' Paul Byrd facing 1-2-3
t7 5-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  DET A. Torres P. Byrd 6% 56% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t7 5-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O DET O. Infante P. Byrd -6% 50% Bunt Popfly: P
t7 5-5 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O DET H. Bocachica P. Byrd -7% 43% Torres Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t7 5-5 2 --- 4,(2-1)  DET H. Bocachica P. Byrd 4% 47% Double to CF (Line Drive)
t7 5-5 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  R DET C. Pena P. Byrd 17% 64% Single to CF (Line Drive); Bocachica Scores
Jeremy Affeldt replaces Paul Byrd pitching
t7 6-5 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  DET R. Simon J. Affeldt 2% 66% Single (Ground Ball); Pena to 2B
t7 6-5 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O DET S. Halter J. Affeldt -5% 61% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-6, Tigers' Steve Sparks facing 2-3-4
b7 5-6 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR C. Beltran S. Sparks 5% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 5-6 1 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR M. Sweeney S. Sparks -5% 61% Walk
Jamie Walker replaces Steve Sparks pitching
b7 5-6 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  O KCR R. Ibanez J. Walker 6% 67% Popfly: SS
b7 5-6 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Randa J. Walker 5% 72% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Sweeney out at Hm/RF-2B-SS-C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 5.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-5, Royals' Jeremy Affeldt facing 7-8-9
t8 6-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET G. Lombard J. Affeldt -3% 70% Strikeout Swinging
Jason Grimsley replaces Jeremy Affeldt pitching
t8 6-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET D. Easley J. Grimsley -2% 68% Groundout: P-1B
t8 6-5 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET B. Inge J. Grimsley -2% 66% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-6, Tigers' Jamie Walker facing 6-7-8
Chris Truby replaces Shane Halter playing 3B batting 6th
b8 5-6 0 --- 6,(2-2)  KCR M. Tucker J. Walker -9% 57% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b8 5-6 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR A. Berroa J. Walker -7% 50% Balk; Tucker to 2B
b8 5-6 0 -2- 6,(2-2)  O KCR A. Berroa J. Walker 12% 61% Strikeout Swinging
Franklyn German replaces Jamie Walker pitching
Luis Alicea pinch hits for Kit Pellow batting 8th
Kit Pellow pinch hits for Neifi Perez (2B) batting 8th
b8 5-6 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  KCR L. Alicea F. German -4% 57% Walk
Aaron Guiel pinch hits for A.J. Hinch (C) batting 9th
Carlos Febles pinch runs for Luis Alicea (PH) batting 8th
b8 5-6 1 12- 6,(1-2)  O KCR A. Guiel F. German 12% 69% Strikeout Looking
b8 5-6 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O KCR C. Knoblauch F. German 13% 82% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 5.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-5, Royals' Roberto Hernandez facing 1-2-3
Roberto Hernandez replaces Jason Grimsley pitching
Dusty Wathan replaces Chuck Knoblauch (LF) playing C batting 1st
Carlos Febles moves from PR to 2B
Michael Tucker moves from RF to LF
Aaron Guiel moves from PH to RF
t9 6-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET A. Torres R. Hernandez -2% 80% Strikeout Swinging
t9 6-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET O. Infante R. Hernandez -2% 78% Groundout: P-1B
t9 6-5 2 --- 2,(1-0)  DET H. Bocachica R. Hernandez 1% 79% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t9 6-5 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O DET C. Pena R. Hernandez -2% 77% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-6, Tigers' Juan Acevedo facing 2-3-4
Juan Acevedo replaces Franklyn German pitching
b9 5-6 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O KCR C. Beltran J. Acevedo 10% 87% Lineout: LF
b9 5-6 1 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR M. Sweeney J. Acevedo -10% 76% Walk
b9 5-6 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR R. Ibanez J. Acevedo -24% 52% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Sweeney to 3B
b9 5-6 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  R KCR J. Randa J. Acevedo -24% 28% Single to LF (Line Drive); Sweeney Scores/unER; Ibanez to 2B
b9 6-6 1 12- 5,(2-2)  OO KCR M. Tucker J. Acevedo 22% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 6.
Top of the 10th, Tigers Batting, Tied 6-6, Royals' Scott Mullen facing 5-6-7
Scott Mullen replaces Roberto Hernandez pitching
t10 6-6 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET R. Simon S. Mullen -7% 43% Lineout: 3B
t10 6-6 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET C. Truby S. Mullen -5% 38% Flyball: CF
t10 6-6 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET G. Lombard S. Mullen -4% 34% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 6.
Bottom of the 10th, Royals Batting, Tied 6-6, Tigers' Adam Bernero facing 7-8-9
Adam Bernero replaces Juan Acevedo pitching
b10 6-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR A. Berroa A. Bernero 6% 41% Strikeout Swinging
b10 6-6 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR C. Febles A. Bernero 5% 46% Strikeout Looking
b10 6-6 2 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR A. Guiel A. Bernero -3% 43% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b10 6-6 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O KCR D. Wathan A. Bernero 7% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 6.
Top of the 11th, Tigers Batting, Tied 6-6, Royals' Jeremy Hill facing 8-9-1
Jeremy Hill replaces Scott Mullen pitching
t11 6-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET D. Easley J. Hill -7% 43% Groundout: P-1B
t11 6-6 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET B. Inge J. Hill -5% 38% Strikeout Swinging
t11 6-6 2 --- 5,(3-1)  DET A. Torres J. Hill 3% 42% Walk
t11 6-6 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  DET O. Infante J. Hill 8% 49% Single to CF (Line Drive); Torres to 3B
t11 6-6 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O DET H. Bocachica J. Hill -15% 34% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 6.
Bottom of the 11th, Royals Batting, Tied 6-6, Tigers' Adam Bernero facing 2-3-4
b11 6-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR C. Beltran A. Bernero 6% 41% Flyball: CF
b11 6-6 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR M. Sweeney A. Bernero 5% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
b11 6-6 2 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR R. Ibanez A. Bernero -7% 38% Double to RF (Line Drive)
b11 6-6 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Randa A. Bernero 12% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 6.
Top of the 12th, Tigers Batting, Tied 6-6, Royals' Jeremy Hill facing 4-5-6
t12 6-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  DET C. Pena J. Hill 8% 58% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t12 6-6 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  DET R. Simon J. Hill 22% 80% Single to RF (Line Drive); Pena to 3B
t12 6-6 0 1-3 3,(1-1)  RO DET C. Truby J. Hill 2% 82% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Pena Scores
Damian Jackson pinch runs for Randall Simon (DH) batting 5th
t12 7-6 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O DET G. Lombard J. Hill -3% 79% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t12 7-6 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET D. Easley J. Hill 1% 80% Lombard Steals 2B
t12 7-6 2 -2- 7,(2-2)  O DET D. Easley J. Hill -3% 77% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Royals 6.
Bottom of the 12th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-7, Tigers' Adam Bernero facing 6-7-8
b12 6-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Tucker A. Bernero 10% 87% Strikeout Swinging
b12 6-7 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR A. Berroa A. Bernero 8% 94% Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
b12 6-7 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR C. Febles A. Bernero 6% 100% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Royals 6.

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