Detroit Tigers
Kansas City Royals
4
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3
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
Pitching
Detroit Tigers
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin VerlanderW | 6.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 113 | 77 |
| Gary Glover | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 |
| Fernando RodneyS | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 14 |
Kansas City Royals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian BannisterL | 8.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 100 | 60 |
| Kip Wells | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 2nd
Miguel Cabrera homers (26) on a fly ball to right field.
1–0
▲ 2nd
Matt Joyce grounds out, second baseman Esteban German to first baseman Ross Gload. Carlos Guillen scores.
2–0
▲ 3rd
Placido Polanco doubles (30) on a line drive to center fielder Joey Gathright. Curtis Granderson scores.
3–0
▲ 6th
Miguel Cabrera homers (27) on a fly ball to left field.
4–0
▼ 8th
John Buck triples (1) on a line drive to right fielder Magglio Ordonez. Ross Gload scores.
4–1
▼ 9th
Esteban German doubles (11) on a line drive to left fielder Matt Joyce. Mike Aviles scores.
4–2
▼ 9th
Billy Butler singles on a line drive to center fielder Curtis Granderson. Esteban German scores. David DeJesus to 3rd.
4–3
Box Score
Detroit Tigers
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFCurtis Granderson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2BPlacido Polanco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RFMagglio Ordonez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BMiguel Cabrera | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BCarlos Guillén | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DHGary Sheffield | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LFMatt Joyce | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CBrandon Inge | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSRamon Santiago | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJustin Verlander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PGary Glover | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PFernando Rodney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSMike Aviles | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BEsteban German | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| LFDavid DeJesus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| RFJose Guillen | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3BMark Teahen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| DHBilly Butler | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PRJason Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BRoss Gload | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJohn Buck | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CFJoey Gathright | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PBrian Bannister | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PKip Wells | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |