Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers
56-45, 27-22 Away
8
56-45, 27-22 Away
Final
27-74, 12-36 Home
3
27-74, 12-36 Home
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BA Berroa (22, W Ledezma)
- 3BC Beltran (5, W Ledezma)
- HRA Guiel (9, 6th inning off C Spurling 2 on, 2 Out)
- RBIK Harvey 2 (46), M DiFelice (16), A Guiel 3 (23), A Berroa (45), D Relaford (42)
- 2Out RBIK Harvey 2, A Guiel 3
- SFM DiFelice
- GIDPM DiFelice
- Team LOB7
- Baserunning
- CSA Guiel (3, 2nd base by W Ledezma/M Walbeck); A Berroa (4, 2nd base by W Ledezma/M Walbeck2nd base by W Ledezma)
- SBK Harvey (2, 2nd base off W Ledezma/M Walbeck); C Beltran 2 (30, 3rd base off F Rodney/B Petrick, 3rd base off W Ledezma/M Walbeck)
- Fielding
- DP2 (C Beltran-K Harvey, K Harvey-A Berroa-K Harvey)
- AssistsC Beltran (A Sanchez at 1st base)
Tigers Hitting
a-grounded to third for M Walbeck in the 6th
- Batting
- 2BB Higginson (10, R Hernandez); D Young (21, R Hernandez); C Pena (14, R Hernandez); R Santiago (12, R Hernandez)
- HRK Witt (7, 8th inning off N Field 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBID Young (58), E Munson (42), K Witt (20)
- 2Out RBID Young, E Munson
- GIDPE Munson
- Team LOB11
- Fielding
- DP1 (S Sparks-W Morris-C Pena)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
R. Hernandez(W,7-5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 94-59 | 2.81 |
| 2.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 34-25 | 2.57 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19-9 | 2.12 |
| 9.0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 147-93 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Hernandez 9-5; N Field 2-1; C Leskanic 1-0
- Game ScoresR Hernandez 49
Tigers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
W. Ledezma(L,3-7) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 107-70 | 4.28 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16-9 | 5.04 |
| 0.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-9 | 10.13 |
| 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33-23 | 4.19 |
| 9.0 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 170-111 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsW Ledezma 3-7; C Spurling 1-1; F Rodney 0-1; S Sparks 5-1
- Game ScoresW Ledezma 36
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | D Young doubled to left center, B Higginson scored. | 0 | 1 | |
| 3rd | K Harvey singled to left, C Febles and J Randa scored, C Beltran to second. | 2 | 1 | |
| 6th | M Difelice hit sacrifice fly to center, A Berroa scored. | 3 | 1 | |
| 6th | A Guiel homered to right, M Tucker and C Febles scored. | 6 | 1 | |
| 6th | E Munson singled to right, B Higginson scored, K Witt to third. | 6 | 2 | |
| 7th | A Berroa singled to center, C Beltran scored, K Harvey to second. | 7 | 2 | |
| 7th | D Relaford singled to center, K Harvey scored, A Berroa to second. | 8 | 2 | |
| 8th | K Witt homered to left. | 8 | 3 | |
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Comerica Park
12:05 AM, 26 July 2003
Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 29,697
Game Time:3:02
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Ted Barrett
- First Base Umpire - C.B. Bucknor
- Second Base Umpire - Tim Mcclelland
- Third Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
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