Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

30-14, 17-7 Away

Final

10-32, 8-12 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
C. GrandersonCF	1-4	1	1	3	.256
P. Polanco2B	1-5	1	0	0	.300
I. RodríguezC	1-5	1	0	0	.302
M. OrdonezRF	3-5	1	0	2	.325
C. Shelton1B	1-5	0	0	0	.318
C. MonroeLF	1-4	1	0	1	.222
B. Inge3B	1-4	1	1	2	.224
M. ThamesDH	2-4	1	0	0	.306
O. InfanteSS	3-4	1	0	0	.306

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
J. Verlander	9.0	5	0	1	7	114-79	2.70

DET

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 23 May 2006

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 9,746

Game Time:2:20

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Brian Onora
First Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
Second Base Umpire - Jerry Crawford
Third Base Umpire - Chuck Meriwether


DET
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	5	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	8	14	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1

J. Verlander6-3

9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 7 K, 1 BB

J. Affeldt2-4

6.0 IP, 11 H, 8 ER, 2 K, 2 BB

Scoring Summary

		DET
2nd	B Inge homered to left, C Monroe scored.	2
2nd	C Granderson homered to left, M Thames and O Infante scored.	5
5th	M Ordonez singled to center, P Polanco and I Rodriguez scored.	7
5th	C Monroe singled to left, M Ordonez scored, C Shelton to second.	8

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Tigers
8
Royals
0

Game 1

23/5

Tigers
8
Royals
5

Game 2

24/5

Tigers
6
Royals
3

Game 3

25/5

Tigers
13
Royals
8

Game 4

25/5

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

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J. Verlander6-3

J. Affeldt2-4

Scoring Summary

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