Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

3-2, 2-1 Away

Final

2-4, 2-4 Home


DET
KC

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

Tigers Hitting

hitters
C. GrandersonCF
P. Polanco2B
G. SheffieldDH
M. OrdonezRF
C. GuillenSS
I. RodríguezC
S. Casey1B
M. ThamesLF
C. MonroeLF
B. Inge3B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.300	.364	.750
4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.409	.409	.409
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.176	.273	.353
4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.176	.318	.235
3	1	2	0	0	1	1	.250	.318	.300
4	1	2	3	1	0	0	.381	.381	.667
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.333	.176
2	0	0	0	0	2	1	.000	.500	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.188	.286
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.150	.000
33	3	6	3	1	3	5

Batting
2BC Guillen (1, B Duckworth); M Ordonez (1, D Riske)
HRI Rodriguez (2, 9th inning off D Riske 2 on, 0 Out)
RBII Rodriguez 3 (4)
Team LOB6

Royals Hitting

hitters
D. DeJesusCF
M. Grudzielanek2B
M. TeahenRF
E. BrownLF
A. Gordon3B
R. SandersDH
R. Shealy1B
J. LaRueC
aE. GermanPH
Peña Jr.SS
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	3	0	0	1	0	.391	.481	.652
5	0	0	0	0	0	2	.130	.130	.174
3	1	2	2	1	1	0	.333	.524	.600
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.200
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.053	.100	.053
4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	1.125
4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.125	.222	.188
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.111	.182	.222
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.556	.625
4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.286	.318	.571
36	2	9	2	1	2	9

a-struck out swinging for J Larue in the 9th

Batting
2BR Shealy (1, J Bonderman); D DeJesus (3, J Bonderman); R Sanders (2, F Rodney)
HRM Teahen (1, 1st inning off J Bonderman 0 on, 2 Out)
RBIM Teahen 2 (3)
2Out RBIM Teahen 2
Team LOB9

Tigers Pitching

pitchers
J. Bonderman
B. Seay
F. Rodney(W,2-6)
T. Jones(S,38)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	7	2	2	1	8	1	106-73	3.75
1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	23-13	0.00
1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	15-9	13.50
1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	12-9	0.00
9.0	9	2	2	2	9	1	156-104

Pitching
WPJ Bonderman
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Bonderman 6-4; B Seay 2-1; F Rodney 1-2; T Jones 2-0
Game ScoresJ Bonderman 57

Royals Pitching

pitchers
B. Duckworth
J. Gobble(H,16)
J. Soria(H,9)
D. Riske(L,1-4; B, 4)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.1	4	0	0	1	2	0	90-49	0.00
0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	0.00
1.1	0	0	0	1	2	0	19-13	0.00
1.0	2	3	3	1	1	1	25-15	9.00
9.0	6	3	3	3	5	1	136-79

Pitching
IBBM Teahen (By J Bonderman)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Duckworth 10-7; J Gobble 0-1; J Soria 0-2; D Riske 1-1
Game ScoresB Duckworth 66

Scoring Summary

		DET	KC
1st	M Teahen homered to right.	0	1
3rd	M Teahen singled to left center, T Pena scored, D DeJesus to third.	0	2
9th	I Rodriguez homered to left, M Ordonez and C Guillen scored.	3	2

Tigers
1
Royals
3

Game 1

7/4

Tigers
6
Royals
5

Game 2

7/4

Tigers
3
Royals
2

Game 3

8/4

Kauffman Stadium

7:10 PM, 8 April 2007

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 13,109

Game Time:3:00

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ed Rapuano
First Base Umpire - Ed Hickox
Second Base Umpire - C.B. Bucknor
Third Base Umpire - Joe West

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

F. Rodney1-1

D. Riske0-1

T. Jones3

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