Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers
57-79, 28-40 Away
2
57-79, 28-40 Away
Final
66-70, 35-32 Home
4
66-70, 35-32 Home
Royals Hitting
a-struck out looking for J Gathright in the 9th
- Batting
- 3BD DeJesus (5, A Galarraga)
- HRJ Guillen (18, 6th inning off A Galarraga 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIJ Guillen (81)
- SHJ Gathright 2
- GIDPM Aviles
- Team LOB7
Tigers Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
M. JoyceLF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .301 | .381 | .508 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 | .356 | .425 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .310 | .370 | .473 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .288 | .347 | .523 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 | .340 | .565 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .224 | .322 | .379 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .215 | .282 | .338 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .308 | .403 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .314 | .433 | .442 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .128 | .150 | .179 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .218 | .318 | .395 |
| 30 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
a-hit by pitch for D Sardinha in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BM Cabrera (31, R Ramirez)
- HRM Cabrera (29, 6th inning off G Meche 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIM Cabrera 4 (104)
- 2Out RBIM Cabrera 2
- Team LOB6
- Fielding
- DP1 (J Larish-M Cabrera)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
K. Wells(L,0-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 110-68 | 4.07 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14-3 | 5.09 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24-14 | 2.90 |
| 8.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 148-85 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsG Meche 2-13; K Wells 1-0; R Ramirez 1-0
- Game ScoresG Meche 65
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | D DeJesus scored on A Galarraga's wild pitch. | 1 | 0 | |
| 6th | J Guillen homered to left. | 2 | 0 | |
| 6th | M Cabrera homered to right, P Polanco scored. | 2 | 2 | |
| 8th | M Cabrera doubled to left, C Granderson and P Polanco scored, M Ordonez to third. | 2 | 4 | |
DET wins 2-1
Game Information
Comerica Park
6:05 PM, 31 August 2008
Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 39,782
Game Time:2:56
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Brian Onora
- First Base Umpire - Paul Nauert
- Second Base Umpire - Tom Hallion
- Third Base Umpire - Kevin Causey
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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