Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals
16-25, 8-13 Away
4
16-25, 8-13 Away
Final
19-21, 10-12 Home
8
19-21, 10-12 Home
Tigers Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
M. JoyceLF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .234 | .330 | .494 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .347 | .371 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .291 | .370 | .440 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 | .376 | .497 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .264 | .355 | .439 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .196 | .359 | .314 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .292 | .357 | .667 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .228 | .336 | .380 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .344 | .432 | .625 |
| 33 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
- Batting
- 2BM Ordonez 2 (11, G Meche, J Peralta); R Santiago (4, G Meche); C Guillen (11, J Peralta)
- HRM Joyce (3, 7th inning off G Meche 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIM Joyce 2 (5), C Granderson (11), M Ordonez (26)
- 2Out RBIC Granderson
- SFM Joyce
- GIDPG Sheffield
- Team LOB5
- Fielding
- ER Santiago (1, ground ball)
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BB Butler (9, K Rogers); M Olivo 2 (7, K Rogers 2); R Gload (4, K Rogers)
- HRJ Guillen (4, 4th inning off K Rogers 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIB Butler 2 (17), M Olivo (11), J Gathright (6), J Guillen 3 (22), M Teahen (10)
- 2Out RBIJ Guillen, M Teahen
- SHE German
- Team LOB10
- Baserunning
- SBT Pena (3, 2nd base off K Rogers/B Inge); E German (2, 2nd base off T Jones/B Inge)
- Fielding
- DP1 (E German-A Callaspo-B Butler)
Tigers Pitching
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsK Rogers 5-6; A Lopez 2-1; B Seay 1-1; T Jones 3-0
- Game ScoresK Rogers 10
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
G. Meche(W,3-5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 109-65 | 5.98 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-9 | 6.23 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-6 | 1.00 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 135-80 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsG Meche 9-6; J Peralta 1-1; R Ramirez 0-2
- Game ScoresG Meche 57
Scoring Summary
Inning | DET | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | B Butler doubled to shallow right, J Gathright and E German scored. | 0 | 2 | |
| 1st | M Olivo doubled to deep center, B Butler scored. | 0 | 3 | |
| 2nd | M Joyce hit sacrifice fly to left, M Ordonez scored. | 1 | 3 | |
| 2nd | J Gathright reached on infield single to shortstop, R Gload scored, T Pena to second. | 1 | 4 | |
| 2nd | J Guillen walked, T Pena scored, J Gathright to third, B Butler to second. | 1 | 5 | |
| 4th | J Guillen homered to left center. | 1 | 6 | |
| 4th | M Teahen singled to shallow left, M Olivo scored. | 1 | 7 | |
| 5th | C Granderson singled to right, R Santiago scored. | 2 | 7 | |
| 7th | M Joyce homered to right center. | 3 | 7 | |
| 8th | M Ordonez doubled to deep left center, C Guillen scored. | 4 | 7 | |
| 8th | J Guillen reached on infield single to shortstop, E German scored. | 4 | 8 | |
KC wins 3-0
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
7:10 PM, 15 May 2008
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 34,734
Game Time:2:53
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Jerry Layne
- First Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
- Second Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
- Third Base Umpire - Ed Montague
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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