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LAA  5
OAK  2

KCR  3
DET  1
BAL  6
@NYY  4

TBD  6
TOR  5

TEX  2
BOS  0

NYM 11
@ATL  1

CIN  6
PIT  1

PHI  8
@FLA  2

STL  4
@HOU  2

CHC  9
@MIL  3

COL  4
@SDP  3

LAD  2
@SFG  1

ARI  7
@WSN  1

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 13,330

Friday, April 6, 2007, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 2:43
Tigers
1
1-2
Lost 1
4th, 2 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  1
Royals          1  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  X    3  5  0
W: Jorge de la Rosa (1-0), L: Jose Mesa (0-1), S: David Riske (1)
Royals
3
2-2
Won 1
3rd, 1½ GB

Batting Stats

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
I Rodriguez C                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .385  .769   14    9    7   0   
P Polanco 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000   15   10    0   4   
G Sheffield DH                4   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .234   14    9    0   0   GDP
M Ordonez RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .629   12    8    1   0   
C Guillen SS                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .231  .516   21   10    2   1   SB,CS
S Casey 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .222  .684   18   10    7   0   
C Monroe LF                   2   0   1   1    0   1  .100  .367   22   12    0   0   2B,SF
C Granderson CF               3   0   0   0    0   1  .308 1.126    8    5    3   0   
B Inge 3B                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250   12    5    4   2   

J Verlander P                                                                 0   0
  J Mesa P                                                                    0   0
  W Ledezma P                                                                 0   0
Totals                       29   1   5   0    3   6              136   78   24   7
Batting Events
2B: C Monroe (1, off J de la Rosa).
SF: C Monroe (1, off J de la Rosa).
TB: C Monroe 2; C Guillen; I Rodriguez; S Casey; P Polanco.
GIDP: G Sheffield (1).
RBI: C Monroe (3).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding Events
E: M Ordonez (1).
Baserunning Events
SB: C Guillen (1, 3rd base off J de la Rosa/J LaRue).
CS: C Guillen (1, 2nd base by J de la Rosa/J LaRue).
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF                  3   1   2   1    1   0  .267  .886   16    6    1   0   2B
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   0   0   1    0   0  .231  .538   10    6    2   3   
M Teahen RF                   1   0   0   0    3   1  .273  .864   20    6    3   0   
M Sweeney DH                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .182  .432   21   13    0   0   
A Gordon 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .067  .192   20   14    1   2   
R Shealy 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .083   17   14    8   1   
R Gload LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .552   12    7    1   0   
J LaRue C                     3   1   1   0    1   1  .167  .583   17   11    6   2   2B,SB
T Pena SS                     3   1   2   1    0   0  .308 1.126    5    5    4   2   3B

J de la Rosa P                                                                0   0
  J Soria P                                                                   0   0
  D Riske P                                                                   1   0
Totals                       29   3   5   0    6   5              138   82   27  10
Batting Events
2B: D DeJesus (1, off J Verlander); J LaRue (1, off J Mesa).
3B: T Pena (3, off J Mesa).
TB: T Pena 4; D DeJesus 3; J LaRue 2.
RBI: T Pena (2); M Grudzielanek (4); D DeJesus (2).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. A Gordon-M Grudzielanek-R Shealy.
PB: J LaRue (1).
Baserunning Events
SB: J LaRue (1, 2nd base off J Verlander/I Rodriguez).

Pitching Stats

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Verlander                    6     2   1   0    5   4   0   0.00   25   97-57   34·14· 9    8· 8· 2· 0     65    -     1.36   0.28
J Mesa, L (0-1)                0.1   3   2   2    0   0   0  54.00    4    9-6     5· 0· 1    0· 4· 2· 0          0-0    1.18  -0.29
W Ledezma                      1.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    6   28-18    9· 4· 5    1· 3· 0· 0          1-0    0.49   0.05
Totals                         8     5   3   2    6   5   0          35  134-81   48·18·15    9·15· 4· 0          1-0 
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
J de la Rosa, W (1-0)          7     4   1   1    3   5   0   1.29   26  102-59   35·11·13    4·14· 2· 0     67    -     1.18   0.37
J Soria, H (1)                 1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   18-11    6· 1· 4    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.46   0.08
D Riske, S (1)                 1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   12-7     2· 0· 5    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.08
Totals                         9     5   1   1    3   6   0          33  132-77   43·12·22    8·16· 2· 0           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - CB Bucknor, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Ed Rapuano, 3B - Ed Hickox.
Time of Game: 2:43.
Attendance: 13,330.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 35° F, Wind 15mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b7 0 -2- R 1,(0-0)  17% 87% 1-1 KCR T. Pena J. Mesa Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); LaRue Scores
t6 0 1-- OO 4,(2-1)  11% 56% 1-1 DET G. Sheffield J. de la Rosa Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak SS)
b7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  10% 70% 1-1 KCR J. LaRue J. Mesa Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b5 2 123 O 6,(1-2)  -9% 50% 1-1 KCR M. Sweeney J. Verlander Strikeout Looking
b1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  8% 63% 0-0 KCR D. DeJesus J. Verlander Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); DeJesus to 3B/Adv on E9

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Jorge de la Rosa facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  2% 52% 0-0 DET I. Rodriguez J. de la Rosa Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t1 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  2% 54% 0-0 DET P. Polanco J. de la Rosa Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
t1 2 --- O 5,(1-2)  1% 55% 0-0 DET G. Sheffield J. de la Rosa Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  8% 63% 0-0 KCR D. DeJesus J. Verlander Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); DeJesus to 3B/Adv on E9
b1 0 --3 RO 2,(1-0)  -1% 62% 0-0 KCR M. Grudzielanek J. Verlander Groundout: 2B-1B; DeJesus Scores/unER
b1 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  -1% 61% 1-0 KCR M. Teahen J. Verlander Strikeout Swinging
b1 2 --- O 3,(1-1)  -1% 60% 1-0 KCR M. Sweeney J. Verlander Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Jorge de la Rosa facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  2% 62% 0-1 DET M. Ordonez J. de la Rosa Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t2 1 --- 4,(3-0)  -3% 60% 0-1 DET C. Guillen J. de la Rosa Walk
t2 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  -4% 56% 0-1 DET S. Casey J. de la Rosa Walk; Guillen to 2B
t2 1 12- 3,(1-1)  -5% 51% 0-1 DET C. Monroe J. de la Rosa Guillen Steals 3B; Casey to 2B/Passed Ball
t2 1 -23 RO 6,(2-2)  1% 52% 0-1 DET C. Monroe J. de la Rosa Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Guillen Scores
t2 2 -2- O 2,(1-0)  4% 55% 1-1 DET C. Granderson J. de la Rosa Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O 7,(1-2)  -3% 53% 1-1 KCR A. Gordon J. Verlander Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 51% 1-1 KCR R. Shealy J. Verlander Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b2 2 --- O 2,(1-0)  -1% 50% 1-1 KCR R. Gload J. Verlander Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Jorge de la Rosa facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  3% 53% 1-1 DET B. Inge J. de la Rosa Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
t3 1 --- O 2,(1-0)  2% 55% 1-1 DET I. Rodriguez J. de la Rosa Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t3 2 --- O 2,(1-0)  1% 56% 1-1 DET P. Polanco J. de la Rosa Flyball: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- O 5,(1-2)  -3% 53% 1-1 KCR J. LaRue J. Verlander Strikeout Swinging
b3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  3% 56% 1-1 KCR T. Pena J. Verlander Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b3 1 1-- O 3,(2-0)  -3% 53% 1-1 KCR D. DeJesus J. Verlander Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
b3 2 1-- O 2,(1-0)  -3% 50% 1-1 KCR M. Grudzielanek J. Verlander Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 1.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Jorge de la Rosa facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  3% 53% 1-1 DET G. Sheffield J. de la Rosa Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
t4 1 --- O 2,(1-0)  2% 55% 1-1 DET M. Ordonez J. de la Rosa Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
t4 2 --- 7,(3-2)  -2% 53% 1-1 DET C. Guillen J. de la Rosa Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t4 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  3% 56% 1-1 DET S. Casey J. de la Rosa Guillen Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  4% 60% 1-1 KCR M. Teahen J. Verlander Walk
b4 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  6% 67% 1-1 KCR M. Sweeney J. Verlander Walk; Teahen to 2B
b4 0 12- O 3,(1-1)  -6% 61% 1-1 KCR A. Gordon J. Verlander Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b4 1 12- O 5,(1-2)  -5% 55% 1-1 KCR R. Shealy J. Verlander Strikeout Swinging
b4 2 12- O 1,(0-0)  -5% 50% 1-1 KCR R. Gload J. Verlander Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 1.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Jorge de la Rosa facing 6-7-8
t5 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  3% 53% 1-1 DET S. Casey J. de la Rosa Strikeout Swinging
t5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  -5% 48% 1-1 DET C. Monroe J. de la Rosa Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t5 1 -2- O 1,(0-0)  5% 52% 1-1 DET C. Granderson J. de la Rosa Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
t5 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  -1% 51% 1-1 DET B. Inge J. de la Rosa Walk
t5 2 12- O 4,(1-2)  6% 57% 1-1 DET I. Rodriguez J. de la Rosa Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 8-9-1
b5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  4% 61% 1-1 KCR J. LaRue J. Verlander Walk
b5 0 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -4% 57% 1-1 KCR T. Pena J. Verlander Foul Bunt Popfly: C (Behind Home)
b5 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  2% 59% 1-1 KCR D. DeJesus J. Verlander LaRue Steals 2B
b5 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  2% 62% 1-1 KCR D. DeJesus J. Verlander Walk
b5 1 12- O 2,(0-1)  -5% 57% 1-1 KCR M. Grudzielanek J. Verlander Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF); LaRue to 3B
b5 2 1-3 5,(3-1)  3% 59% 1-1 KCR M. Teahen J. Verlander Walk; DeJesus to 2B
b5 2 123 O 6,(1-2)  -9% 50% 1-1 KCR M. Sweeney J. Verlander Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 1.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Jorge de la Rosa facing 2-3-4
t6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  -5% 45% 1-1 DET P. Polanco J. de la Rosa Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t6 0 1-- OO 4,(2-1)  11% 56% 1-1 DET G. Sheffield J. de la Rosa Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak SS)
t6 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  2% 58% 1-1 DET M. Ordonez J. de la Rosa Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 5-6-7
b6 0 --- O 6,(3-2)  -4% 54% 1-1 KCR A. Gordon J. Verlander Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
b6 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  -3% 52% 1-1 KCR R. Shealy J. Verlander Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b6 2 --- O 4,(2-1)  -2% 50% 1-1 KCR R. Gload J. Verlander Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 1.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Jorge de la Rosa facing 5-6-7
t7 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  4% 54% 1-1 DET C. Guillen J. de la Rosa Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 1 --- 4,(2-1)  -4% 50% 1-1 DET S. Casey J. de la Rosa Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
t7 1 1-- O 7,(3-2)  5% 55% 1-1 DET C. Monroe J. de la Rosa Strikeout Swinging
t7 2 1-- O 5,(2-2)  4% 59% 1-1 DET C. Granderson J. de la Rosa Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Jose Mesa facing 8-9-1
Jose Mesa replaces Justin Verlander pitching
b7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  10% 70% 1-1 KCR J. LaRue J. Mesa Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b7 0 -2- R 1,(0-0)  17% 87% 1-1 KCR T. Pena J. Mesa Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); LaRue Scores
b7 0 --3 R 2,(1-0)  3% 90% 2-1 KCR D. DeJesus J. Mesa Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Pena Scores
b7 0 1-- O 4,(2-1)  -2% 88% 3-1 KCR M. Grudzielanek J. Mesa Lineout: RF (Short RF)
Wilfredo Ledezma replaces Jose Mesa pitching
b7 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  2% 90% 3-1 KCR M. Teahen W. Ledezma Walk; DeJesus to 2B
b7 1 12- O 6,(2-2)  -2% 87% 3-1 KCR M. Sweeney W. Ledezma Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b7 2 12- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 85% 3-1 KCR A. Gordon W. Ledezma Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 3.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Joakim Soria facing 9-1-2
Joakim Soria replaces Jorge de la Rosa pitching
t8 0 --- O 6,(3-2)  4% 89% 1-3 DET B. Inge J. Soria Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
t8 1 --- 4,(1-2)  -5% 85% 1-3 DET I. Rodriguez J. Soria Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t8 1 1-- O 4,(1-2)  5% 90% 1-3 DET P. Polanco J. Soria Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t8 2 1-- O 4,(2-1)  4% 93% 1-3 DET G. Sheffield J. Soria Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tigers' Wilfredo Ledezma facing 6-7-8
b8 0 --- O 4,(0-2)  -1% 93% 3-1 KCR R. Shealy W. Ledezma Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b8 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  -1% 92% 3-1 KCR R. Gload W. Ledezma Flyball: CF
b8 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  -0% 92% 3-1 KCR J. LaRue W. Ledezma Flyball: CF (Short CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 3.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' David Riske facing 4-5-6
David Riske replaces Joakim Soria pitching
t9 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  4% 96% 1-3 DET M. Ordonez D. Riske Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t9 1 --- O 6,(3-2)  3% 99% 1-3 DET C. Guillen D. Riske Strikeout Looking
t9 2 --- O 2,(0-1)  1% 100% 1-3 DET S. Casey D. Riske Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 3.

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