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Thursday, September 10, 2009, 1:12PM
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 12,029, Time of Game: 3:16
Tigers
4
75-64
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Royals
7
55-85
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
W: Roman Colon (2-3)
L: Zach Miner (6-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  2  2   0  0  0    4 15  0
Royals          1  1  0   1  0  2   1  1  X    7 13  0

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ryan Raburn CF-LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 .284 .857 20 11 0.033 1.08 0.129 -0.096 0.1 3 0 2B
Placido Polanco 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 .276 .722 19 11 -0.168 1.90 0.111 -0.279 -1.2 2 6 GDP
Magglio Ordonez RF 4 0 3 0 1 1 .289 .761 25 14 0.101 1.20 0.145 -0.045 1.2 1 0
Miguel Cabrera 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 .335 .963 19 14 -0.150 1.66 0.093 -0.243 -1.8 11 0 GDP
Marcus Thames DH 3 0 2 0 0 0 .254 .797 15 7 0.075 1.59 0.113 -0.037 0.8
   Aubrey Huff PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .245 .705 3 1 0.068 2.30 0.068 0.000 0.4
   Don Kelly PR 1 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .649 5 3 -0.004 0.15 0.000 -0.004 -0.1
Brandon Inge 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .231 .741 10 7 -0.201 2.31 0.066 -0.267 -1.9 0 1 GDP
Wilkin Ramirez LF 3 2 2 1 0 0 .400 1.317 11 7 0.158 1.39 0.213 -0.056 1.2 1 0 3B,GDP
   Curtis Granderson CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .796 6 3 -0.118 3.94 0.000 -0.118 -0.6 2 0
Gerald Laird C 2 0 1 1 0 0 .218 .623 14 11 0.067 1.39 0.118 -0.051 0.4 2 0 HBP,SF
Adam Everett SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 .237 .616 12 9 0.100 1.73 0.198 -0.097 0.8 2 2 2B
Jarrod Washburn P 0 2
   Zach Miner P 0 0
   Fu-Te Ni P 0 0
   Eddie Bonine P 0 0
Team Totals 36 4 15 4 3 5 .417 .991 159 98 -0.039 1.63 1.254 -1.293 -0.7 24 11
2B: R Raburn (11, off L DiNardo); A Everett (18, off R Colon).
3B: W Ramirez (1, off L DiNardo).
SF: G Laird (4, off L DiNardo).
HBP: G Laird (9, by D Hughes).
TB: W Ramirez 4; M Ordonez 3; R Raburn 3; A Everett 2; M Thames 2; G Laird; B Inge; A Huff; M Cabrera; P Polanco.
GIDP: B Inge (11); W Ramirez (1); M Cabrera (19); P Polanco (15).
RBI: G Laird (29); A Everett (41); P Polanco (64); W Ramirez (3).
2-out RBI: P Polanco.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 4 for 12.

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 2 1 .275 .772 26 14 0.056 1.10 0.114 -0.057 0.1 3 0
Willie Bloomquist RF 4 0 2 1 1 0 .257 .645 17 8 0.044 1.33 0.140 -0.096 1.0 1 0
Billy Butler 1B 5 0 2 1 0 0 .305 .850 15 11 0.138 1.46 0.212 -0.074 0.3 12 1
Miguel Olivo C 5 0 1 0 0 1 .245 .741 12 11 -0.102 1.02 0.029 -0.131 -1.3 5 0 SB
Alberto Callaspo 2B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .297 .790 14 10 -0.045 1.15 0.038 -0.082 -0.1 3 5 HR,SF
Brayan Pena DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 .275 .777 23 12 -0.024 0.91 0.041 -0.065 -0.3
   Josh Anderson PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247 .586 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Mike Jacobs PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .724 1 1 -0.002 0.09 0.000 -0.002 -0.2
Mitch Maier CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .251 .699 20 14 0.031 0.69 0.072 -0.041 0.4 0 0
Alex Gordon 3B 3 2 1 1 1 0 .206 .667 17 9 0.201 1.13 0.242 -0.041 1.5 0 5 HR,SB
Yuniesky Betancourt SS 2 2 2 2 1 0 .241 .623 15 8 0.164 0.98 0.164 0.000 1.5 2 4 2B,SF
Lenny DiNardo P 0 0
   Yasuhiko Yabuta P 0 0
   Roman Colon P 1 0
   Dusty Hughes P 0 0
   Carlos Rosa P 0 0
Team Totals 35 7 13 7 6 2 .371 1.013 160 98 0.461 1.07 1.052 -0.589 2.8 27 15
2B: Y Betancourt (18, off J Washburn).
HR: A Gordon (4, off Z Miner; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF); A Callaspo (9, off E Bonine; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF).
SF: Y Betancourt (6, off E Bonine); A Callaspo (4, off J Washburn).
TB: A Gordon 4; A Callaspo 4; Y Betancourt 3; M Maier 2; B Butler 2; W Bloomquist 2; B Pena; D DeJesus; M Olivo.
RBI: Y Betancourt 2 (40); A Callaspo 2 (57); B Butler (77); W Bloomquist (26); A Gordon (12).
2-out RBI: W Bloomquist.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 4 for 16.
Fielding
DP: 5. A Gordon-A Callaspo-B Butler 2; B Butler; Y Betancourt-A Callaspo-B Butler; A Callaspo-Y Betancourt-B Butler.
Baserunning
SB: M Olivo (4, 2nd base off J Washburn/G Laird); A Gordon (5, 2nd base off J Washburn/G Laird).

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
Jarrod Washburn 5 7 3 3 3 1 0 3.60 25 105 66 48 6 12 11 10 3 0 39 -0.071 0.98 -0.4
Zach Miner, BS (3), L (6-5) 1 5 3 3 1 0 1 4.74 9 28 17 11 1 5 3 5 2 0 0 0 -0.360 1.70 -2.5
Fu-Te Ni 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.20 1 6 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 -0.050 1.33 -0.8
Eddie Bonine 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 6.11 8 21 13 9 1 3 4 2 1 0 3 1 0.020 0.62 0.9
Team Totals 8 13 7 7 6 2 2 7.88 43 160 98 69 8 21 18 17 6 0 39 5 1 -0.461 1.63 -2.8
Z Miner faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
F Ni faced 1 batter in the 7th 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
Lenny DiNardo 5 7 2 2 3 4 0 3.60 22 88 56 30 10 16 9 6 5 0 46 0.086 1.30 0.6
Yasuhiko Yabuta, BS (1) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 12.71 3 14 6 5 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 -0.160 1.60 -1.0
Roman Colon, W (2-3) 1.1 4 0 0 0 1 0 5.31 8 22 14 8 0 6 5 2 1 0 1 1 -0.118 2.18 -0.5
Dusty Hughes, H (1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5 17 9 5 1 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 0.195 2.71 1.1
Carlos Rosa, S (1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 18 13 8 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.035 0.83 0.5
Team Totals 9 15 4 4 3 5 0 4.00 41 159 98 56 12 30 20 12 7 0 46 3 1 0.038 1.07 0.7
Balks: None.
WP: Y Yabuta (2).
HBP: D Hughes (2; G Laird).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mark Carlson, 1B - Kerwin Danley, 2B - Wally Bell, 3B - Marty Foster.
Time of Game: 3:16.
Attendance: 12,029.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 78° F, Wind 5mph in from Rightfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Kansas City Royals
1 Ryan Raburn CF 1 David DeJesus LF
2 Placido Polanco 2B 2 Willie Bloomquist RF
3 Magglio Ordonez RF 3 Billy Butler 1B
4 Miguel Cabrera 1B 4 Miguel Olivo C
5 Marcus Thames DH 5 Alberto Callaspo 2B
6 Brandon Inge 3B 6 Brayan Pena DH
7 Wilkin Ramirez LF 7 Mitch Maier CF
8 Gerald Laird C 8 Alex Gordon 3B
9 Adam Everett SS 9 Yuniesky Betancour SS
Jarrod Washburn P Lenny DiNardo P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 3-3 1 12- 3,(1-1)  R DET A. Everett R. Colon -20% 25% Double to 3B (Ground Ball); Ramirez Scores; Laird to 3B
t4 0-2 1 123 2,(0-1)  OO DET B. Inge L. DiNardo 18% 78% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
b6 3-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  R KCR A. Gordon Z. Miner 18% 58% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t8 4-6 1 12- 2,(1-0)  OO DET P. Polanco D. Hughes 15% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak SS)
b6 4-4 1 12- 3,(0-2)  R KCR B. Butler Z. Miner 14% 77% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Betancourt Scores; DeJesus to 2B

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' Lenny DiNardo facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 8,(3-2)  DET R. Raburn L. DiNardo -4% 46% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- 6,(1-2)  O DET P. Polanco L. DiNardo 3% 50% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  DET M. Ordonez L. DiNardo -6% 44% Single to RF (Line Drive); Raburn to 3B
t1 0-0 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  OO DET M. Cabrera L. DiNardo 11% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Jarrod Washburn facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR D. DeJesus J. Washburn 3% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR W. Bloomquist J. Washburn 5% 64% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); DeJesus to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- 6,(3-2)  KCR B. Butler J. Washburn 7% 70% Single to RF (Line Drive); DeJesus to 3B; Bloomquist to 2B
b1 0-0 0 123 2,(0-1)  O KCR M. Olivo J. Washburn -6% 64% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
b1 0-0 1 123 2,(0-1)  RO KCR A. Callaspo J. Washburn -0% 64% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); DeJesus Scores
b1 1-0 2 12- 5,(3-1)  O KCR B. Pena J. Washburn -4% 60% Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Lenny DiNardo facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  DET M. Thames L. DiNardo -4% 56% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t2 0-1 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O DET B. Inge L. DiNardo 4% 60% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO DET W. Ramirez L. DiNardo 6% 66% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Jarrod Washburn facing 7-8-9
b2 1-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  KCR M. Maier J. Washburn 3% 69% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b2 1-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O KCR A. Gordon J. Washburn -3% 66% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b2 1-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR Y. Betancourt J. Washburn 1% 67% Gordon Steals 2B
b2 1-0 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  R KCR Y. Betancourt J. Washburn 9% 76% Single to RF (Line Drive); Gordon Scores; Betancourt to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b2 2-0 1 -2- 10,(3-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus J. Washburn -2% 73% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
b2 2-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O KCR W. Bloomquist J. Washburn -2% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Lenny DiNardo facing 8-9-1
t3 0-2 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O DET G. Laird L. DiNardo 3% 73% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t3 0-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET A. Everett L. DiNardo 2% 75% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET R. Raburn L. DiNardo 1% 76% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Jarrod Washburn facing 3-4-5
b3 2-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR B. Butler J. Washburn -2% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 2-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR M. Olivo J. Washburn 2% 76% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b3 2-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR A. Callaspo J. Washburn 1% 78% Olivo Steals 2B
b3 2-0 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O KCR A. Callaspo J. Washburn -2% 75% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Olivo to 3B
b3 2-0 2 --3 8,(2-2)  O KCR B. Pena J. Washburn -3% 73% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 2.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Lenny DiNardo facing 2-3-4
t4 0-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET P. Polanco L. DiNardo 3% 75% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  DET M. Ordonez L. DiNardo -3% 72% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t4 0-2 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  DET M. Cabrera L. DiNardo -4% 68% Walk; Ordonez to 2B
t4 0-2 1 12- 4,(2-1)  DET M. Thames L. DiNardo -7% 61% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Ordonez to 3B; Cabrera to 2B
t4 0-2 1 123 2,(0-1)  OO DET B. Inge L. DiNardo 18% 78% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Jarrod Washburn facing 7-8-9
b4 2-0 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O KCR M. Maier J. Washburn -2% 77% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b4 2-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR A. Gordon J. Washburn -1% 76% Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b4 2-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR Y. Betancourt J. Washburn 2% 77% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b4 2-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  KCR D. DeJesus J. Washburn 1% 78% Walk
b4 2-0 2 12- 7,(3-2)  R KCR W. Bloomquist J. Washburn 8% 86% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Betancourt Scores; DeJesus to 3B
b4 3-0 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O KCR B. Butler J. Washburn -2% 83% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 3.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Lenny DiNardo facing 7-8-9
t5 0-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  DET W. Ramirez L. DiNardo -8% 75% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
t5 0-3 0 --3 6,(2-2)  RO DET G. Laird L. DiNardo 3% 78% Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Ramirez Scores
t5 1-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET A. Everett L. DiNardo 2% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t5 1-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  DET R. Raburn L. DiNardo -3% 77% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t5 1-3 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  R DET P. Polanco L. DiNardo -11% 66% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Raburn Scores; Polanco to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t5 2-3 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  DET M. Ordonez L. DiNardo -2% 65% Walk
t5 2-3 2 12- 4,(0-2)  O DET M. Cabrera L. DiNardo 6% 71% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Tigers' Jarrod Washburn facing 4-5-6
b5 3-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Olivo J. Washburn -2% 68% Strikeout Swinging
b5 3-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR A. Callaspo J. Washburn -2% 67% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b5 3-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR B. Pena J. Washburn 1% 68% Walk
b5 3-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Maier J. Washburn -2% 66% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 3.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Yasuhiko Yabuta facing 5-6-7
Yasuhiko Yabuta replaces Lenny DiNardo pitching
t6 2-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET M. Thames Y. Yabuta 4% 69% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
t6 2-3 1 --- 3,(2-0)  DET B. Inge Y. Yabuta -4% 65% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t6 2-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET W. Ramirez Y. Yabuta -2% 63% Wild Pitch; Inge to 2B
t6 2-3 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  R DET W. Ramirez Y. Yabuta -13% 50% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Inge Scores
Roman Colon replaces Yasuhiko Yabuta pitching
t6 3-3 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  DET G. Laird R. Colon -5% 45% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Ramirez to 2B
t6 3-3 1 12- 3,(1-1)  R DET A. Everett R. Colon -20% 25% Double to 3B (Ground Ball); Ramirez Scores; Laird to 3B
t6 4-3 1 -23 2,(0-1)  O DET R. Raburn R. Colon 9% 33% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
t6 4-3 2 -23 3,(2-0)  O DET P. Polanco R. Colon 7% 40% Groundout: 1B-P
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Tigers' Zach Miner facing 8-9-1
Zach Miner replaces Jarrod Washburn pitching
Ryan Raburn moves from CF to LF
Curtis Granderson replaces Wilkin Ramirez (LF) playing CF batting 7th
b6 3-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  R KCR A. Gordon Z. Miner 18% 58% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b6 4-4 0 --- 7,(3-2)  KCR Y. Betancourt Z. Miner 5% 63% Walk
b6 4-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR D. DeJesus Z. Miner 7% 70% Single to 3B/Bunt (Bunt to Weak 3B); Betancourt to 2B
b6 4-4 0 12- 4,(2-1)  O KCR W. Bloomquist Z. Miner -7% 63% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
b6 4-4 1 12- 3,(0-2)  R KCR B. Butler Z. Miner 14% 77% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Betancourt Scores; DeJesus to 2B
b6 5-4 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Olivo Z. Miner -4% 73% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b6 5-4 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O KCR A. Callaspo Z. Miner -4% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 5.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-5, Royals' Roman Colon facing 3-4-5
t7 4-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET M. Ordonez R. Colon 4% 73% Strikeout Looking
t7 4-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  DET M. Cabrera R. Colon -5% 69% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
Aubrey Huff pinch hits for Marcus Thames (DH) batting 5th
t7 4-5 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  DET A. Huff R. Colon -7% 62% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Cabrera to 2B
Don Kelly pinch runs for Aubrey Huff (PH) batting 5th
t7 4-5 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O DET B. Inge R. Colon 5% 67% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Cabrera to 3B; Kelly to 2B
Dusty Hughes replaces Roman Colon pitching
t7 4-5 2 -23 6,(3-2)  O DET C. Granderson D. Hughes 12% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Tigers' Zach Miner facing 6-7-8
b7 5-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR B. Pena Z. Miner 3% 82% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b7 5-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR M. Maier Z. Miner 4% 86% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Pena to 2B
Fu-Te Ni replaces Zach Miner pitching
Josh Anderson pinch runs for Brayan Pena (DH) batting 6th
b7 5-4 0 12- 6,(3-2)  KCR A. Gordon F. Ni 5% 91% Walk; Anderson to 3B; Maier to 2B
Eddie Bonine replaces Fu-Te Ni pitching
b7 5-4 0 123 2,(1-0)  RO KCR Y. Betancourt E. Bonine 1% 92% Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Anderson Scores; Maier to 3B
b7 6-4 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus E. Bonine -3% 89% Strikeout Swinging
b7 6-4 2 1-3 4,(3-0)  KCR W. Bloomquist E. Bonine 1% 89% Walk; Gordon to 2B
b7 6-4 2 123 1,(0-0)  O KCR B. Butler E. Bonine -3% 86% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 6.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-6, Royals' Dusty Hughes facing 8-9-1
t8 4-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  DET G. Laird D. Hughes -7% 79% Hit By Pitch
t8 4-6 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O DET A. Everett D. Hughes 6% 85% Flyball: LF
t8 4-6 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  DET R. Raburn D. Hughes -7% 78% Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Laird to 2B
t8 4-6 1 12- 2,(1-0)  OO DET P. Polanco D. Hughes 15% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Tigers' Eddie Bonine facing 4-5-6
b8 6-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Olivo E. Bonine -1% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b8 6-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R KCR A. Callaspo E. Bonine 4% 97% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
Mike Jacobs pinch hits for Josh Anderson (DH) batting 6th
b8 7-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Jacobs E. Bonine -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 7-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Maier E. Bonine -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 7.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-7, Royals' Carlos Rosa facing 3-4-5
Carlos Rosa replaces Dusty Hughes pitching
t9 4-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  DET M. Ordonez C. Rosa -4% 93% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t9 4-7 0 1-- 8,(1-2)  OO DET M. Cabrera C. Rosa 7% 100% Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted; Ordonez out at 1B/1B
t9 4-7 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET D. Kelly C. Rosa 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 7.

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