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@LAA		5
2
TOR
@BAL		3
8
TEX
@CHW		6
1
DET
@KCR		19
4
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@NYY		4
12
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@SEA		4
0
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@TBR		0
4
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@ARI		0
2
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10
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@FLA		4
0
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@HOU		9
3
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@STL		6
3		 
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Monday, July 21, 2008 7:11PM
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 14,137, Time of Game: 3:24
Tigers
19
50-49
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
3rd, 5 GB
 at Royals
4
45-55
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 10½ GB
W: Zach Miner (4-3)
L: Luke Hochevar (6-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  5   0  2  0   2 10  0   19 18  0
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  4  0    4  9  1

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Curtis Granderson CF 5 4 3 0 1 1 .297 .841 25 12 0.024 0.41 0.048 -0.024 0.9 8 0
Placido Polanco 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .307 .744 15 12 -0.074 0.63 0.000 -0.074 -0.7 2 2
   Ramon Santiago PR-2B 0 2 0 0 1 0 .358 1.032 5 1 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 0.8 0 1
Carlos Guillen 3B 4 5 3 2 2 0 .290 .811 22 10 0.133 0.43 0.144 -0.010 4.5 0 3 2B
Miguel Cabrera 1B 6 2 5 6 0 1 .290 .851 23 14 0.155 0.56 0.156 -0.001 4.8 8 0 2·2B
Matthew Joyce RF 6 3 4 5 0 1 .294 1.023 24 12 0.165 0.52 0.187 -0.022 4.7 3 0 HR,3B
Gary Sheffield DH 5 1 1 3 1 1 .224 .708 25 15 -0.038 0.26 0.000 -0.039 0.9 HR
Marcus Thames LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .266 .927 14 10 -0.046 0.56 0.000 -0.046 -0.9 2 0
   Ryan Raburn LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .240 .759 10 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 1 0
Ivan Rodriguez C 4 0 1 1 2 1 .289 .750 24 10 0.039 0.21 0.043 -0.005 1.2 2 0
Edgar Renteria SS 5 2 0 0 1 1 .252 .628 21 12 -0.043 0.31 0.000 -0.043 -1.6 1 5
Zach Miner P
   Freddy Dolsi P
   Aquilino Lopez P
Team Totals 45 19 18 17 9 9 .400 1.144 208 111 0.315 0.38 0.578 -0.264 14.3 27 11
2B: M Cabrera 2 (23, 1 off L Hochevar, 1 off L Nunez); C Guillen (23, off J Gobble).
3B: M Joyce (2, off R Tejeda).
HR: M Joyce (10, off L Hochevar; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF); G Sheffield (7, off J Gobble; 8th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: M Joyce 9; M Cabrera 7; C Guillen 4; G Sheffield 4; C Granderson 3; I Rodriguez; P Polanco.
RBI: M Cabrera 6 (67); M Joyce 5 (24); G Sheffield 3 (23); C Guillen 2 (49); I Rodriguez (32).
2-out RBI: M Joyce 5; M Cabrera 3; C Guillen; I Rodriguez.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 9 for 16.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Santiago-E Renteria-M Cabrera; C Guillen-P Polanco-M Cabrera.

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David DeJesus LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .306 .827 17 9 -0.008 0.47 0.019 -0.027 0.7 2 0
Mike Aviles SS-2B-SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .323 .860 19 11 -0.037 0.53 0.025 -0.062 0.0 0 1 2B,GDP
Billy Butler DH 4 0 1 2 0 0 .256 .671 16 10 -0.045 0.44 0.000 -0.045 0.2
   Esteban German 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 .573 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jose Guillen RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .268 .750 17 12 -0.034 0.30 0.000 -0.034 -1.5 2 0 GDP
Mark Grudzielanek 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .305 .755 11 6 -0.016 0.56 0.007 -0.024 -0.1 2 5
   Tony Pena PH-SS-P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .152 .375 4 3 -0.001 0.01 0.000 -0.001 -0.3 1 1
Alex Gordon 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .248 .736 16 9 -0.029 0.28 0.000 -0.030 -0.5 0 4
Ross Gload 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .642 12 9 -0.018 0.17 0.000 -0.018 -0.8 10 0
John Buck C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .255 .720 10 7 -0.019 0.18 0.000 -0.019 0.3 9 0 2B
Joey Gathright CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .256 .581 14 8 0.022 0.20 0.025 -0.003 1.1 1 0 SB
Luke Hochevar P
   Rob Tejeda P
   Jimmy Gobble P
   Leo Nunez P
Team Totals 34 4 9 3 2 2 .265 .629 136 84 -0.185 0.31 0.076 -0.263 -0.7 27 11
2B: J Buck (16, off F Dolsi); M Aviles (15, off F Dolsi).
TB: J Buck 3; M Aviles 3; J Gathright 2; M Grudzielanek; B Butler; D DeJesus.
GIDP: M Aviles (7); J Guillen (10).
RBI: B Butler 2 (28); J Gathright (17).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 4.
Fielding
E: J Guillen (3).
Baserunning
SB: J Gathright (21, 2nd base off Z Miner/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
Zach Miner, W (4-3) 6 3 0 0 1 1 0 3.73 21 88 56 35 5 16 9 10 2 0 66 0.183 0.54 3.1
Freddy Dolsi 1 4 4 4 1 0 0 4.85 8 24 11 9 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 -3.0
Aquilino Lopez 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.05 7 24 17 10 3 4 1 5 3 0 2 2 0.001 -.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 4 4 2 2 0 4.00 36 136 84 54 8 22 12 20 6 0 66 2 2 0.185 0.38 0.7
F Dolsi faced 4 batters in the 8th inning.

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
Luke Hochevar, L (6-8) 5 8 7 7 1 5 1 5.47 24 93 55 32 9 14 10 8 3 0 27 -0.311 0.85 -4.4
Rob Tejeda 1.2 1 2 2 4 3 0 5.30 10 45 20 11 6 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 -0.001 0.04 -0.7
Jimmy Gobble 1 7 10 10 4 0 1 11.31 14 45 20 12 2 6 3 7 4 0 3 1 -0.002 0.01 -7.5
Leo Nunez 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.69 3 13 8 4 1 3 2 1 1 0 3 3 0.000 0.00 -2.2
Tony Pena 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 12 8 5 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 18 19 19 9 9 2 19.00 54 208 111 64 18 29 17 19 9 0 27 6 4 -0.314 0.31 -14.3
Balks: None.
WP: F Dolsi (3); J Gobble (5).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Brian Gorman, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Mike Estabrook, 3B - Bruce Dreckman.
Time of Game: 3:24.
Attendance: 14,137.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 97° F, Wind 5mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 2-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  RRR DET M. Joyce L. Hochevar 18% 89% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Guillen Scores; Cabrera Scores
t3 0-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R DET C. Guillen L. Hochevar 13% 62% Single to RF (Line Drive); Renteria Scores/No RBI/Adv on E9 (throw); Granderson to 3B; Guillen to 2B
t3 1-0 2 -23 2,(1-0)  R DET M. Cabrera L. Hochevar 9% 71% Single to RF (Line Drive); Granderson Scores; Guillen to 3B
b3 0-5 1 12- 5,(3-1)  OO KCR M. Aviles Z. Miner 6% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
t3 0-0 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O DET P. Polanco L. Hochevar -5% 49% Strikeout Swinging

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' Luke Hochevar facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET C. Granderson L. Hochevar -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET P. Polanco L. Hochevar -2% 46% Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
t1 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET C. Guillen L. Hochevar -1% 45% 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' Zach Miner facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR D. DeJesus Z. Miner 2% 47% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  KCR M. Aviles Z. Miner -2% 45% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR B. Butler Z. Miner 3% 48% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
b1 0-0 2 1-- 7,(2-2)  O KCR J. Guillen Z. Miner 2% 50% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Luke Hochevar facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  DET M. Cabrera L. Hochevar 4% 54% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t2 0-0 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O DET M. Joyce L. Hochevar -2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B; Cabrera to 2B
t2 0-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O DET G. Sheffield L. Hochevar -3% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Cabrera to 3B
t2 0-0 2 --3 7,(3-2)  O DET M. Thames L. Hochevar -4% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Zach Miner facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek Z. Miner 2% 47% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b2 0-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR A. Gordon Z. Miner 2% 49% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b2 0-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR R. Gload Z. Miner 1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Luke Hochevar facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  DET I. Rodriguez L. Hochevar 4% 54% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t3 0-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O DET E. Renteria L. Hochevar -4% 50% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
t3 0-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  DET C. Granderson L. Hochevar 4% 54% Walk; Renteria to 2B
t3 0-0 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O DET P. Polanco L. Hochevar -5% 49% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R DET C. Guillen L. Hochevar 13% 62% Single to RF (Line Drive); Renteria Scores/No RBI/Adv on E9 (throw); Granderson to 3B; Guillen to 2B
t3 1-0 2 -23 2,(1-0)  R DET M. Cabrera L. Hochevar 9% 71% Single to RF (Line Drive); Granderson Scores; Guillen to 3B
t3 2-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  RRR DET M. Joyce L. Hochevar 18% 89% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Guillen Scores; Cabrera Scores
t3 5-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET G. Sheffield L. Hochevar -0% 89% Strikeout Looking
5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Tigers' Zach Miner facing 8-9-1
b3 0-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Buck Z. Miner 2% 90% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b3 0-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Gathright Z. Miner -2% 89% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b3 0-5 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  KCR D. DeJesus Z. Miner -1% 88% Gathright Steals 2B
b3 0-5 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  KCR D. DeJesus Z. Miner -2% 86% Walk
b3 0-5 1 12- 5,(3-1)  OO KCR M. Aviles Z. Miner 6% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Royals' Luke Hochevar facing 7-8-9
t4 5-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET M. Thames L. Hochevar -1% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t4 5-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET I. Rodriguez L. Hochevar -0% 91% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t4 5-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET E. Renteria L. Hochevar -0% 91% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Tigers' Zach Miner facing 3-4-5
b4 0-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR B. Butler Z. Miner 2% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b4 0-5 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Guillen Z. Miner 1% 93% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-5 2 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR M. Grudzielanek Z. Miner -1% 92% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
b4 0-5 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR A. Gordon Z. Miner 1% 94% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 0.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Royals' Luke Hochevar facing 1-2-3
t5 5-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  DET C. Granderson L. Hochevar 1% 94% Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Right)
t5 5-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O DET P. Polanco L. Hochevar -1% 94% Flyball: LF
t5 5-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  DET C. Guillen L. Hochevar 2% 95% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Granderson to 3B
t5 5-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RR DET M. Cabrera L. Hochevar 3% 98% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Granderson Scores; Guillen Scores
t5 7-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O DET M. Joyce L. Hochevar -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
t5 7-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O DET G. Sheffield L. Hochevar -0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-7, Tigers' Zach Miner facing 7-8-9
b5 0-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR R. Gload Z. Miner 1% 98% Lineout: CF
b5 0-7 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Buck Z. Miner 0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b5 0-7 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Gathright Z. Miner 0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Royals 0.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-0, Royals' Rob Tejeda facing 7-8-9
Rob Tejeda replaces Luke Hochevar pitching
t6 7-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET M. Thames R. Tejeda -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
t6 7-0 1 --- 4,(3-0)  DET I. Rodriguez R. Tejeda 0% 98% Walk
t6 7-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O DET E. Renteria R. Tejeda -0% 98% Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
t6 7-0 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O DET C. Granderson R. Tejeda -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-7, Tigers' Zach Miner facing 1-2-3
Ryan Raburn replaces Marcus Thames playing LF batting 7th
b6 0-7 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus Z. Miner 1% 99% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b6 0-7 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR M. Aviles Z. Miner 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b6 0-7 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR B. Butler Z. Miner 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Royals 0.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-0, Royals' Rob Tejeda facing 2-3-4
t7 7-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET P. Polanco R. Tejeda -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t7 7-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  DET C. Guillen R. Tejeda 0% 99% Walk
t7 7-0 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O DET M. Cabrera R. Tejeda -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t7 7-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  R DET M. Joyce R. Tejeda 1% 100% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Guillen Scores
t7 8-0 2 --3 6,(3-2)  DET G. Sheffield R. Tejeda 0% 100% Walk
t7 8-0 2 1-3 4,(3-0)  DET R. Raburn R. Tejeda 0% 100% Walk; Sheffield to 2B
Jimmy Gobble replaces Rob Tejeda pitching
t7 8-0 2 123 4,(3-0)  R DET I. Rodriguez J. Gobble 0% 100% Walk; Joyce Scores; Sheffield to 3B; Raburn to 2B
t7 9-0 2 123 4,(1-2)  O DET E. Renteria J. Gobble -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 9, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-9, Tigers' Freddy Dolsi facing 4-5-6
Freddy Dolsi replaces Zach Miner pitching
b7 0-9 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Guillen F. Dolsi 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
Tony Pena pinch hits for Mark Grudzielanek (2B) batting 5th
b7 0-9 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR T. Pena F. Dolsi 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
b7 0-9 2 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR A. Gordon F. Dolsi -0% 100% Walk
b7 0-9 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O KCR R. Gload F. Dolsi 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 9, Royals 0.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 9-0, Royals' Jimmy Gobble facing 1-2-3
Mike Aviles moves from SS to 2B
Tony Pena moves from PH to SS
t8 9-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  DET C. Granderson J. Gobble 0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t8 9-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  DET P. Polanco J. Gobble 0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive); Granderson to 2B
Ramon Santiago pinch runs for Placido Polanco (2B) batting 2nd
t8 9-0 0 12- 3,(1-1)  R DET C. Guillen J. Gobble 0% 100% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Granderson Scores; Santiago to 3B
t8 10-0 0 -23 2,(0-1)  R DET M. Cabrera J. Gobble 0% 100% Wild Pitch; Santiago Scores; Guillen to 3B
t8 11-0 0 --3 3,(1-1)  R DET M. Cabrera J. Gobble 0% 100% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Guillen Scores
t8 12-0 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  DET M. Joyce J. Gobble 0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive); Cabrera to 2B
t8 12-0 0 12- 2,(0-1)  RRR DET G. Sheffield J. Gobble 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Cabrera Scores; Joyce Scores
t8 15-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET R. Raburn J. Gobble 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t8 15-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET I. Rodriguez J. Gobble 0% 100% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
t8 15-0 2 --- 4,(3-0)  DET E. Renteria J. Gobble 0% 100% Walk
t8 15-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  DET C. Granderson J. Gobble 0% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Renteria to 2B
t8 15-0 2 12- 5,(3-1)  DET R. Santiago J. Gobble 0% 100% Walk; Renteria to 3B; Granderson to 2B
t8 15-0 2 123 4,(3-0)  R DET C. Guillen J. Gobble 0% 100% Walk; Renteria Scores; Granderson to 3B; Santiago to 2B
Leo Nunez replaces Jimmy Gobble pitching
t8 16-0 2 123 5,(2-2)  RR DET M. Cabrera L. Nunez 0% 100% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Granderson Scores; Santiago Scores; Guillen to 3B
t8 18-0 2 -23 4,(2-1)  R DET M. Joyce L. Nunez 0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Guillen Scores; Cabrera to 3B
t8 19-0 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O DET G. Sheffield L. Nunez 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
10 runs, 9 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 19, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-19, Tigers' Freddy Dolsi facing 8-9-1
Ramon Santiago moves from PR to 2B
b8 0-19 0 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR J. Buck F. Dolsi -0% 100% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
b8 0-19 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  R KCR J. Gathright F. Dolsi 0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Buck Scores
b8 1-19 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR D. DeJesus F. Dolsi -0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Gathright to 3B
b8 1-19 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  R KCR M. Aviles F. Dolsi 0% 100% Wild Pitch; Gathright Scores; DeJesus to 2B
b8 2-19 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  KCR M. Aviles F. Dolsi -0% 100% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); DeJesus to 3B
Aquilino Lopez replaces Freddy Dolsi pitching
b8 2-19 0 -23 5,(2-2)  RR KCR B. Butler A. Lopez 0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive); DeJesus Scores; Aviles Scores
b8 4-19 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO KCR J. Guillen A. Lopez 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b8 4-19 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR T. Pena A. Lopez 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 19, Royals 4.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 19-4, Royals' Tony Pena facing 7-8-9
Tony Pena moves from SS to P
Esteban German replaces Billy Butler (DH) playing 2B batting 3rd
Mike Aviles moves from 2B to SS
t9 19-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET R. Raburn T. Pena 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B (Weak 3B)
t9 19-4 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O DET I. Rodriguez T. Pena 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t9 19-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET E. Renteria T. Pena 0% 100% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 19, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-19, Tigers' Aquilino Lopez facing 6-7-8
b9 4-19 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR A. Gordon A. Lopez 0% 100% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b9 4-19 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR R. Gload A. Lopez 0% 100% Lineout: CF
b9 4-19 2 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR J. Buck A. Lopez 0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b9 4-19 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Gathright A. Lopez 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 19, Royals 4.

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