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8
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8
Thursday, May 25, 2006 1:10PM
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 11,488, Time of Game: 3:37
Tigers
13
33-14
⇐ Won 6 ⇒
1st
 at Royals
8
10-35
⇐ Lost 13 ⇒
5th, 22 GB
W: Joel Zumaya (3-0)
L: Elmer Dessens (2-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  3  0   2  0  0   0  3  5   13 15  0
Royals          6  0  0   1  0  1   0  0  0    8 14  1

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Curtis Granderson CF 6 2 4 1 0 0 .276 .845 20 11 0.099 0.93 0.145 -0.046 1.7 1 0
Placido Polanco 2B 4 0 1 2 0 1 .299 .655 17 12 0.082 1.30 0.150 -0.068 1.4 5 1 HBP
   Ramon Santiago PR-2B 1 1 0 0 0 0 .206 .471 3 2 -0.024 0.70 0.000 -0.024 -0.6 0 0
Ivan Rodriguez C 4 1 2 5 2 1 .308 .782 22 11 0.275 1.42 0.440 -0.165 2.8 5 2 HR,3B,GDP
Carlos Guillen SS 4 0 1 0 2 1 .315 .929 22 8 -0.041 1.26 0.059 -0.100 -0.3 4 0 2B,IW
Jack Hannahan 1B 6 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 19 12 -0.203 1.22 0.000 -0.203 -1.8 6 0
   Chris Shelton 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 .972 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Omar Infante DH 4 1 0 0 1 1 .311 .862 17 10 -0.112 0.98 0.012 -0.124 -0.7
Craig Monroe LF 4 4 4 1 1 0 .247 .766 12 6 0.485 0.96 0.485 0.000 2.3 1 0 HR
Marcus Thames RF 4 3 2 3 1 1 .309 1.126 21 11 0.214 1.15 0.284 -0.070 2.6 5 0 2·HR
Brandon Inge 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 .230 .808 18 13 -0.033 1.08 0.061 -0.094 0.4 0 2
Mike Maroth P
   Roman Colon P
   Jason Grilli P
   Bobby Seay P
   Joel Zumaya P
Team Totals 42 13 15 13 7 6 .357 1.174 171 96 0.742 1.14 1.636 -0.894 8.0 27 5
2B: C Guillen (15, off B Keppel).
3B: I Rodriguez (2, off A Burgos).
HR: M Thames 2 (8, 1 off D Bautista, 1 off E Dessens; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF); I Rodriguez (3, off A Sisco; 9th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); C Monroe (10, off E Dessens; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF).
IBB: C Guillen (2, by A Burgos).
HBP: P Polanco (3, by D Bautista).
TB: M Thames 8; C Monroe 7; I Rodriguez 7; C Granderson 4; C Guillen 2; B Inge; P Polanco.
GIDP: I Rodriguez (7).
RBI: I Rodriguez 5 (20); M Thames 3 (11); P Polanco 2 (16); C Monroe (28); C Granderson (21); B Inge (29).
2-out RBI: I Rodriguez 5; P Polanco.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 4 for 11.

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Esteban German CF 5 2 3 1 0 1 .394 .940 15 9 0.074 0.85 0.137 -0.063 1.2 3 0 HR
Shane Costa RF 3 0 0 0 2 0 .293 .800 24 12 0.016 0.85 0.071 -0.055 -0.4 2 0
Reggie Sanders DH 4 2 2 0 1 1 .238 .724 18 8 0.017 0.90 0.113 -0.097 0.6 2B,CS
Emil Brown LF 5 1 2 3 0 0 .248 .733 10 6 0.087 1.12 0.179 -0.092 1.3 1 0 2·2B
Tony Graffanino 3B 5 1 2 2 0 1 .232 .684 22 15 0.083 0.57 0.119 -0.036 0.9 0 0 HR
Angel Berroa SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 .245 .613 23 18 0.002 0.46 0.053 -0.051 0.4 4 3 HR,2B
Doug Mientkiewicz 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 .257 .704 22 15 0.014 0.32 0.047 -0.033 0.6 7 2 HR,2B
John Buck C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .255 .706 7 6 -0.019 0.29 0.007 -0.026 -0.6 6 0
   Aaron Guiel PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .195 .790 6 2 0.004 0.11 0.004 0.000 0.1
Andres Blanco 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .154 .445 14 8 -0.029 0.30 0.003 -0.032 -0.6 2 1
   Matt Stairs PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .224 .766 6 4 -0.006 0.22 0.000 -0.006 -0.5
Denny Bautista P 1
   Bobby Keppel P 1
   Ambiorix Burgos P
   Elmer Dessens P
   Andy Sisco P
Team Totals 40 8 14 8 5 6 .350 1.197 167 103 0.243 0.63 0.733 -0.491 3.0 27 6
2B: D Mientkiewicz (10, off B Seay); A Berroa (9, off J Zumaya); R Sanders (8, off M Maroth); E Brown 2 (12, 1 off J Grilli, 1 off M Maroth).
HR: D Mientkiewicz (1, off M Maroth; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF); E German (1, off R Colon; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); A Berroa (3, off M Maroth; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); T Graffanino (3, off M Maroth; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: A Berroa 6; E German 6; D Mientkiewicz 6; T Graffanino 5; E Brown 4; R Sanders 3; J Buck.
RBI: E Brown 3 (20); T Graffanino 2 (13); A Berroa (14); D Mientkiewicz (13); E German (7).
2-out RBI: E Brown.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Berroa-D Mientkiewicz.
E: A Berroa (7).
Baserunning
CS: R Sanders (3, 2nd base by R Colon/I Rodriguez).

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
Mike Maroth 0.1 6 6 6 0 0 3 3.56 7 27 18 11 1 6 1 6 1 0 15 -0.375 0.88 -5.7
Roman Colon 5.1 5 2 2 3 3 1 3.60 23 76 47 33 4 10 3 14 4 0 0 0 0.059 0.52 1.8
Jason Grilli 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 2 7 4 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 -0.064 0.60 -0.7
Bobby Seay 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.53 6 25 14 9 2 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0.016 0.73 0.5
Joel Zumaya, W (3-0) 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 3.22 7 37 23 12 5 6 0 3 1 0 1 0 0.122 0.73 1.1
Team Totals 9 14 8 8 5 6 4 8.00 45 172 106 68 12 26 7 27 8 0 15 2 1 -0.242 1.14 -3.0

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
Denny Bautista 3.2 5 5 4 4 2 1 4.55 21 74 40 20 9 11 7 7 3 0 31 -0.184 1.04 -3.2
Bobby Keppel 3.1 2 1 1 1 4 0 2.70 13 43 25 13 6 6 4 4 2 0 2 0 0.197 1.00 1.7
Ambiorix Burgos, BS (5) 0.2 3 2 2 1 0 0 7.23 6 17 10 6 3 1 0 5 3 0 1 1 -0.375 1.87 -2.6
Elmer Dessens, L (2-5) 0.2 4 4 4 0 0 2 5.25 6 24 16 10 1 5 1 5 1 0 2 0 -0.333 1.57 -2.1
Andy Sisco 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 1 7.50 4 13 5 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 2 -0.048 0.37 -1.8
Team Totals 9 15 13 12 7 6 4 12.00 50 171 96 53 20 23 12 24 9 0 31 7 3 -0.743 0.63 -8.0
B Keppel faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: J Grilli (1).
HBP: D Bautista (4; P Polanco).
IBB: A Burgos (2; C Guillen).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Chuck Meriwether, 1B - Brian O'Nora, 2B - Phil Cuzzi, 3B - Jerry Crawford.
Time of Game: 3:37.
Attendance: 11,488.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 82° F, Wind 10mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 8-8 1 --- 3,(1-1)  R DET C. Monroe E. Dessens 37% 81% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
t8 6-8 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  RR DET I. Rodriguez A. Burgos 33% 48% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Granderson Scores; Santiago Scores
t4 3-6 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  RR DET M. Thames D. Bautista 15% 38% Home Run (Fly Ball); Monroe Scores
t2 3-6 1 123 4,(1-2)  OO DET I. Rodriguez D. Bautista -14% 19% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
t8 8-8 2 1-3 6,(2-2)  O DET J. Hannahan E. Dessens -11% 39% Flyball: LF

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' Denny Bautista facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET C. Granderson D. Bautista -2% 48% Popfly: SS
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET P. Polanco D. Bautista -2% 46% Lineout: SS
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  DET I. Rodriguez D. Bautista 1% 47% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O DET C. Guillen D. Bautista -2% 45% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Mike Maroth facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR E. German M. Maroth -3% 42% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  O KCR S. Costa M. Maroth 3% 45% Popfly: SS
b1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  KCR R. Sanders M. Maroth -8% 37% Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); German to 3B
b1 0-0 1 -23 1,(0-0)  RR KCR E. Brown M. Maroth -11% 26% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); German Scores; Sanders Scores
b1 2-0 1 -2- 8,(3-2)  RR KCR T. Graffanino M. Maroth -11% 16% Home Run (Fly Ball); Brown Scores
b1 4-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  R KCR A. Berroa M. Maroth -5% 11% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b1 5-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  R KCR D. Mientkiewicz M. Maroth -3% 7% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
Roman Colon replaces Mike Maroth pitching
b1 6-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Buck R. Colon 0% 8% Popfly: 2B
b1 6-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  KCR A. Blanco R. Colon -0% 8% Walk
b1 6-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  KCR E. German R. Colon -1% 7% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Blanco to 3B
b1 6-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O KCR S. Costa R. Colon 1% 8% Groundout: 1B unassisted
6 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 6.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Royals' Denny Bautista facing 5-6-7
t2 0-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET J. Hannahan D. Bautista -1% 7% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-6 1 --- 5,(3-1)  DET O. Infante D. Bautista 1% 8% Walk
t2 0-6 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  DET C. Monroe D. Bautista 2% 10% Single to LF (Line Drive); Infante to 2B
t2 0-6 1 12- 4,(3-0)  DET M. Thames D. Bautista 3% 13% Walk; Infante to 3B; Monroe to 2B
t2 0-6 1 123 4,(1-2)  R DET B. Inge D. Bautista 5% 19% Reached on E6/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Infante Scores; Monroe to 3B; Thames to 2B
t2 1-6 1 123 1,(0-0)  R DET C. Granderson D. Bautista 6% 25% Single to CF (Line Drive); Monroe Scores; Thames to 3B; Inge to 2B
t2 2-6 1 123 3,(1-1)  R DET P. Polanco D. Bautista 8% 33% Hit By Pitch; Thames Scores/unER; Inge to 3B; Granderson to 2B
t2 3-6 1 123 4,(1-2)  OO DET I. Rodriguez D. Bautista -14% 19% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 6.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Tigers' Roman Colon facing 3-4-5
b2 6-3 0 --- 3,(2-0)  KCR R. Sanders R. Colon -2% 17% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b2 6-3 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O KCR E. Brown R. Colon 2% 19% Flyball: RF
b2 6-3 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR T. Graffanino R. Colon 2% 20% Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
b2 6-3 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O KCR A. Berroa R. Colon 1% 22% Sanders Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 6.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Royals' Denny Bautista facing 4-5-6
t3 3-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET C. Guillen D. Bautista -2% 19% Strikeout Swinging
t3 3-6 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET J. Hannahan D. Bautista -2% 18% Groundout: 1B-P
t3 3-6 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET O. Infante D. Bautista -1% 17% Popfly: SS (Short LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 6.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Tigers' Roman Colon facing 6-7-8
b3 6-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR A. Berroa R. Colon 1% 18% Flyball: RF
b3 6-3 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR D. Mientkiewicz R. Colon 1% 19% Strikeout Looking
b3 6-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR J. Buck R. Colon -1% 18% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b3 6-3 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR A. Blanco R. Colon 1% 20% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 6.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Royals' Denny Bautista facing 7-8-9
t4 3-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  DET C. Monroe D. Bautista 4% 24% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t4 3-6 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  RR DET M. Thames D. Bautista 15% 38% Home Run (Fly Ball); Monroe Scores
t4 5-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET B. Inge D. Bautista -3% 35% Strikeout Swinging
t4 5-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  DET C. Granderson D. Bautista 3% 39% Single to 3B/Bunt
t4 5-6 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O DET P. Polanco D. Bautista -4% 35% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t4 5-6 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  DET I. Rodriguez D. Bautista 2% 37% Walk; Granderson to 2B
Bobby Keppel replaces Denny Bautista pitching
t4 5-6 2 12- 5,(3-1)  O DET C. Guillen B. Keppel -5% 32% Groundout: 1B-2B-P
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-5, Tigers' Roman Colon facing 1-2-3
b4 6-5 0 --- 3,(2-0)  R KCR E. German R. Colon -10% 22% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b4 7-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR S. Costa R. Colon -2% 20% Walk
b4 7-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR R. Sanders R. Colon 2% 22% Flyball: RF
b4 7-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR E. Brown R. Colon 2% 24% Popfly: 2B
b4 7-5 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  KCR T. Graffanino R. Colon -1% 23% Single to LF (Line Drive); Costa to 2B
b4 7-5 2 12- 5,(0-2)  O KCR A. Berroa R. Colon 3% 26% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 7.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-7, Royals' Bobby Keppel facing 5-6-7
t5 5-7 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET J. Hannahan B. Keppel -3% 23% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 5-7 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET O. Infante B. Keppel -2% 21% Strikeout Swinging
t5 5-7 2 --- 4,(3-0)  DET C. Monroe B. Keppel 2% 22% Walk
t5 5-7 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O DET M. Thames B. Keppel -3% 20% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 7.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-5, Tigers' Roman Colon facing 7-8-9
b5 7-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR D. Mientkiewicz R. Colon 2% 21% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b5 7-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Buck R. Colon 1% 22% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b5 7-5 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR A. Blanco R. Colon 1% 23% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 7.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-7, Royals' Bobby Keppel facing 9-1-2
t6 5-7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET B. Inge B. Keppel -3% 20% Popfly: 1B
t6 5-7 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O DET C. Granderson B. Keppel -2% 18% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 5-7 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O DET P. Polanco B. Keppel -1% 16% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-5, Tigers' Roman Colon facing 1-2-3
b6 7-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR E. German R. Colon 1% 18% Strikeout Looking
b6 7-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR S. Costa R. Colon 1% 19% Lineout: 1B
b6 7-5 2 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR R. Sanders R. Colon -1% 18% Walk
Jason Grilli replaces Roman Colon pitching
b6 7-5 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR E. Brown J. Grilli -1% 17% Wild Pitch; Sanders to 2B
b6 7-5 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  R KCR E. Brown J. Grilli -7% 10% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Sanders Scores
b6 8-5 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O KCR T. Graffanino J. Grilli 1% 12% Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 8.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-8, Royals' Bobby Keppel facing 3-4-5
t7 5-8 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET I. Rodriguez B. Keppel -3% 9% Strikeout Swinging
t7 5-8 1 --- 2,(1-0)  DET C. Guillen B. Keppel 4% 13% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
t7 5-8 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O DET J. Hannahan B. Keppel -3% 9% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Guillen to 3B
t7 5-8 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O DET O. Infante B. Keppel -3% 6% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-5, Tigers' Bobby Seay facing 6-7-8
Bobby Seay replaces Jason Grilli pitching
b7 8-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR A. Berroa B. Seay 1% 7% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 8-5 1 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR D. Mientkiewicz B. Seay -1% 6% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b7 8-5 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Buck B. Seay 1% 7% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 8-5 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O KCR A. Blanco B. Seay 1% 8% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 8.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-8, Royals' Bobby Keppel facing 7-8-9
t8 5-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  DET C. Monroe B. Keppel 4% 12% Single to RF (Line Drive)
Ambiorix Burgos replaces Bobby Keppel pitching
t8 5-8 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O DET M. Thames A. Burgos -4% 8% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t8 5-8 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O DET B. Inge A. Burgos -3% 5% Flyball: CF
t8 5-8 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  DET C. Granderson A. Burgos 2% 7% Single to CF (Line Drive); Monroe to 2B
t8 5-8 2 12- 3,(0-2)  R DET P. Polanco A. Burgos 7% 15% Single to CF (Line Drive); Monroe Scores; Granderson to 3B
Ramon Santiago pinch runs for Placido Polanco (2B) batting 2nd
t8 6-8 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  RR DET I. Rodriguez A. Burgos 33% 48% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Granderson Scores; Santiago Scores
t8 8-8 2 --3 4,(3-0)  DET C. Guillen A. Burgos 2% 50% Intentional Walk
Elmer Dessens replaces Ambiorix Burgos pitching
t8 8-8 2 1-3 6,(2-2)  O DET J. Hannahan E. Dessens -11% 39% Flyball: LF
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 8, Royals 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Tied 8-8, Tigers' Bobby Seay facing 1-2-3
Ramon Santiago moves from PR to 2B
b8 8-8 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR E. German B. Seay 5% 43% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
b8 8-8 1 --- 7,(3-2)  KCR S. Costa B. Seay -5% 39% Walk
Joel Zumaya replaces Bobby Seay pitching
b8 8-8 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O KCR R. Sanders J. Zumaya 6% 45% Strikeout Swinging
b8 8-8 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O KCR E. Brown J. Zumaya 5% 50% Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, Royals 8.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Tied 8-8, Royals' Elmer Dessens facing 6-7-8
t9 8-8 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET O. Infante E. Dessens -6% 44% Flyball: RF
t9 8-8 1 --- 3,(1-1)  R DET C. Monroe E. Dessens 37% 81% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
t9 9-8 1 --- 5,(2-2)  R DET M. Thames E. Dessens 10% 91% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
t9 10-8 1 --- 2,(0-1)  DET B. Inge E. Dessens 1% 92% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t9 10-8 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  DET C. Granderson E. Dessens 3% 94% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Inge to 3B
Andy Sisco replaces Elmer Dessens pitching
t9 10-8 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  O DET R. Santiago A. Sisco -2% 92% Flyball: CF; Granderson to 2B/Adv on throw
t9 10-8 2 -23 3,(2-0)  RRR DET I. Rodriguez A. Sisco 7% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Inge Scores; Granderson Scores
t9 13-8 2 --- 4,(3-0)  DET C. Guillen A. Sisco 0% 99% Walk
t9 13-8 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O DET J. Hannahan A. Sisco -0% 99% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 13, Royals 8.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 8-13, Tigers' Joel Zumaya facing 5-6-7
Chris Shelton replaces Jack Hannahan playing 1B batting 5th
b9 8-13 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR T. Graffanino J. Zumaya 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b9 8-13 1 --- 7,(1-2)  KCR A. Berroa J. Zumaya -1% 99% Double to RF (Fly Ball)
b9 8-13 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  O KCR D. Mientkiewicz J. Zumaya 1% 100% Popfly: SS (Short LF)
Aaron Guiel pinch hits for John Buck (C) batting 8th
b9 8-13 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  KCR A. Guiel J. Zumaya -0% 99% Walk
Matt Stairs pinch hits for Andres Blanco (2B) batting 9th
b9 8-13 2 12- 6,(2-2)  O KCR M. Stairs J. Zumaya 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 13, Royals 8.

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