Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers

1-0, 1-0 Away

Final/11

0-1, 0-1 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
D. DeJesusCF	0-1	0	0	0	.000
J. GathrightPH-CF	0-4	0	0	0	.000
M. Grudzielanek2B	3-4	1	0	1	.750
E. GermanPR-2B	0-1	0	0	0	.000
A. Gordon3B	1-5	1	1	2	.200
J. GuillenRF	0-5	0	0	0	.000
B. ButlerDH	1-5	0	0	0	.200
M. TeahenLF	1-3	1	0	0	.333
R. Gload1B	1-4	1	0	0	.250
J. BuckC	2-5	1	0	1	.400
Peña Jr.SS	1-5	0	0	1	.200

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
G. Meche	6.0	8	3	4	5	99-64	4.50
B. Tomko	2.0	1	1	1	2	32-19	4.50
J. Oviedo	2.0	0	0	1	3	26-16	0.00
J. Soria	1.0	1	0	0	1	15-10	0.00

DET

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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


KC
DET

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	5	10	0
0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	10	1

Scoring Summary

		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

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Royals
5
Tigers
4

Game 1

31/3

Royals
4
Tigers
0

Game 2

2/4

Royals
4
Tigers
1

Game 3

3/4

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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Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers

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J. Oviedo1-0

D. Bautista0-1

J. Soria1

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