Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

55-61, 29-31 Away

Final

38-78, 23-37 Home


DET
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0

Tigers Hitting

hitters
P. Polanco2B
C. Shelton1B
I. RodríguezC
M. OrdonezRF
D. YoungDH
C. MonroeLF
B. Inge3B
O. InfanteSS
N. LoganCF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	0	0	0	.325	.388	.428
4	0	2	0	2	.320	.388	.518
4	0	0	0	0	.289	.300	.452
4	0	1	0	0	.300	.356	.475
2	1	1	0	0	.261	.318	.470
3	0	0	0	1	.283	.333	.439
2	0	1	1	0	.262	.343	.410
3	0	0	0	0	.231	.269	.393
3	0	0	0	0	.266	.311	.345
29	1	5	1	3

Batting
2BB Inge (21, J Lima); D Young (23, J Lima)
RBIB Inge (52)
SFB Inge
GIDPC Monroe
Team LOB3

Fielding
DP4 (O Infante-C Shelton, B Inge-P Polanco, B Inge-P Polanco-C Shelton, O Infante-P Polanco-C Shelton)

Royals Hitting

hitters
D. DeJesusCF
M. Sweeney1B
E. BrownDH
T. LongRF
A. BerroaSS
J. BuckC
D. Murphy2B
J. McEwing3B
team

AB	H	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	2	0	0	.292	.355	.442
3	0	1	0	.300	.342	.533
3	0	0	0	.280	.338	.437
3	0	0	0	.275	.311	.388
2	1	0	0	.267	.307	.375
3	1	0	0	.232	.280	.363
3	0	0	0	.192	.288	.327
3	1	0	1	.260	.278	.317
24	5	1	1

Batting
GIDPD DeJesus; D Murphy
Team LOB3

Baserunning
CSJ Buck (2, 2nd base by M Maroth)

Fielding
DP2 (D Murphy-A Berroa, J Lima-A Berroa-M Sweeney)

Tigers Pitching

pitchers
M. Maroth(W,14-14)
F. Rodney(S,9)
team

IP	H	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
8.2	5	2	1	107-63	4.61
0.1	0	0	0	2-1	2.08
9.0	5	2	1	109-64

Pitching
HBPD Young (By J Lima)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsM Maroth 11-12; F Rodney 0-1
Game ScoresM Maroth 73

Royals Pitching

pitchers
J. Lima(L,5-16)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
9.0	5	1	1	0	3	0	105-75	6.44
9.0	5	1	1	0	3	0	105-75

Pitching
WPJ Lima
HBPA Berroa (By M Maroth)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Lima 13-10
Game ScoresJ Lima 76

Scoring Summary

Inning				DET	KC
		5th	B Inge hit sacrifice fly to right, D Young scored.	1	0

Tigers
-
Royals
-

Game 1

13/8

Tigers
-
Royals
-

Game 1

14/8

Tigers
8
Royals
7

Game 1

14/8

Tigers
1
Royals
0

Game 2

14/8

Kauffman Stadium

10:40 PM, 14 August 2005

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 17,568

Game Time:1:58

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Bruce Dreckman
First Base Umpire - Gerry Davis
Second Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
Third Base Umpire - Casey Moser

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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Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

M. Maroth10-11

J. Lima4-11

F. Rodney4

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