Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers
1-0, 1-0 Away
5
1-0, 1-0 Away
Final/11
0-1, 0-1 Home
4
0-1, 0-1 Home
Royals Hitting
a-grounded to shortstop for D Dejesus in the 3rd
- Batting
- 3BM Teahen (1, A Lopez)
- HRA Gordon (1, 6th inning off J Verlander 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBIA Gordon 2 (2), J Buck (1), M Grudzielanek (1), T Pena (1)
- 2Out RBIM Grudzielanek, T Pena
- SHR Gload
- Team LOB9
- Baserunning
- SBM Grudzielanek (1, 2nd base off J Verlander/I Rodriguez); E German (1, 2nd base off D Bautista/I Rodriguez)
- Fielding
- DP1 (T Pena-M Grudzielanek-R Gload)
- AssistsJ Guillen (M Ordonez at Home)
Tigers Hitting
- Batting
- 2BC Guillen (1, G Meche); M Ordonez (1, G Meche); B Inge (1, G Meche); C Thomas (1, J Soria)
- HRM Cabrera (1, 5th inning off G Meche 0 on, 0 Out); C Guillen (1, 8th inning off B Tomko 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIE Renteria (1), G Sheffield (1), M Cabrera (1), C Guillen (1)
- 2Out RBIE Renteria, G Sheffield
- SHB Inge
- Team LOB10
- Fielding
- EM Cabrera (1, throw)
- AssistsB Inge (M Teahen at Home)
- PBI Rodriguez
Royals Pitching
- Pitching
- HBPM Grudzielanek (By J Verlander)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsG Meche 4-8; B Tomko 4-0; L Nunez 0-3; J Soria 2-0
- Game ScoresG Meche 45
Tigers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Grilli(B,1) |
D. Bautista(L,0-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 97-60 | 6.00 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-7 | 0.00 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-3 | 0.00 |
| 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-9 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-10 | 0.00 |
| 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 38-25 | 4.50 |
| 11.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 173-114 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Verlander 6-6; J Grilli 1-0; B Seay 0-1; A Lopez 1-3; T Jones 1-1; D Bautista 1-1
- Game ScoresJ Verlander 53
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | E Renteria singled to center, C Guillen scored, B Inge to second. | 0 | 1 | |
| 4th | G Sheffield walked, I Rodriguez scored, B Inge to third, E Renteria to second. | 0 | 2 | |
| 5th | M Cabrera homered to left. | 0 | 3 | |
| 6th | A Gordon homered to right, M Grudzielanek scored. | 2 | 3 | |
| 7th | J Buck singled to left, M Teahen scored, R Gload to second. | 3 | 3 | |
| 7th | M Grudzielanek singled to right, R Gload scored, T Pena to second. | 4 | 3 | |
| 8th | C Guillen homered to right. | 4 | 4 | |
| 11th | T Pena singled to center, J Buck scored. | 5 | 4 | |
KC wins 3-0
Game Information
Comerica Park
6:05 PM, 31 March 2008
Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 44,934
Game Time:3:37
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Tim Welke
- First Base Umpire - Chuck Meriwether
- Second Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson
- Third Base Umpire - Bill Welke
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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