Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers
3-10, 1-6 Away
5
3-10, 1-6 Away
Final
8-5, 2-1 Home
12
8-5, 2-1 Home
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BA Gordon (1, J Verlander); E Brown (2, J Verlander); J Buck (4, J Verlander)
- HRR Shealy (1, 7th inning off J Mesa 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBIE Brown (2), J Buck (3), D DeJesus (5), R Shealy 2 (4)
- 2Out RBIJ Buck
- GIDPJ LaRue
- Team LOB4
- Fielding
- DP1 (T Pena-R Shealy)
- ET Pena (2, ground ball); M Teahen (1, line drive)
Tigers Hitting
- Batting
- 2BS Casey (2, Z Greinke); I Rodriguez (1, J Standridge); C Guillen (5, J Gobble)
- HRI Rodriguez (3, 1st inning off Z Greinke 3 on, 2 Out); C Guillen (1, 4th inning off J Standridge 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBII Rodriguez 6 (11), M Ordonez (6), C Guillen 4 (7)
- 2Out RBII Rodriguez 6
- Team LOB7
- Fielding
- DP1 (C Guillen-S Casey)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
Z. Greinke(L,7-7) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 49-29 | 3.95 |
| 3.1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 65-39 | 9.45 |
| 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 36-17 | 1.13 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19-9 | 4.26 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-7 | 1.80 |
| 8.0 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 177-101 |
- Pitching
- HBPT Pena (By J Verlander)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsZ Greinke 0-1; J Standridge 4-4; R Braun 1-6; J Soria 0-0; J Gobble 0-1
- Game ScoresZ Greinke 28
Tigers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Verlander(W,18-6) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 98-63 | 1.42 |
| 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17-9 | 20.25 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-7 | 4.50 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22-14 | 1.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24-14 | 7.50 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 171-107 |
- Pitching
- WPJ Verlander
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Verlander 6-6; J Mesa 0-0; B Seay 0-1; J Zumaya 0-1; F Rodney 1-0
- Game ScoresJ Verlander 56
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | I Rodriguez homered to center, C Granderson, G Sheffield and C Guillen scored. | 0 | 4 | |
| 2nd | E Brown doubled to deep left, A Gordon scored. | 1 | 4 | |
| 2nd | J Buck doubled to deep center, E Brown scored. | 2 | 4 | |
| 2nd | M Ordonez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, P Polanco scored, G Sheffield safe at second on error by shortstop T Pena. | 2 | 5 | |
| 2nd | I Rodriguez doubled to left, G Sheffield and M Ordonez scored. | 2 | 7 | |
| 3rd | P Polanco safe at second on error by right fielder M Teahen, C Granderson scored. | 2 | 8 | |
| 4th | C Guillen homered to right. | 2 | 9 | |
| 5th | D DeJesus singled to center, J Buck scored, T Pena to third. | 3 | 9 | |
| 7th | R Shealy homered to left, E Brown scored. | 5 | 9 | |
| 8th | C Guillen doubled to deep center, P Polanco, G Sheffield and M Ordonez scored. | 5 | 12 | |
DET wins 2-1
Game Information
Comerica Park
12:05 AM, 17 April 2007
Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 21,832
Game Time:3:27
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Brian Onora
- First Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
- Second Base Umpire - Jerry Crawford
- Third Base Umpire - Bill Hohn
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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