Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

61-71, 29-39 Away

Final

46-85, 29-37 Home


DET
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
2	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	8	15	2
0	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	9	17	1

J. Affeldt3-3

1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

U. Urbina4-6

0.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 0 K, 1 BB

TigersTop 1st
- B. Anderson pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Fly Out
- I Rodriguez singled to left center, I Rodriguez to second on error by left fielder A Guiel.
  0
  0
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 1st
- J. Johnson pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 2nd
- B. Anderson pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- J. Johnson pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 3rd
- B. Anderson pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- J. Johnson pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 4th
- B. Anderson pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- J. Johnson pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 5th
- B. Anderson pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- J. Johnson pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 6th
- S. Camp pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- J. Johnson pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- C Pickering safe at first on error by second baseman O Infante, A Nunez to third.
  7
  4
- J. Walker pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 1 Error
TigersTop 7th
- S. Camp pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- C Pena to second on wild pitch by S Camp.
  7
  5
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- J. Walker pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- E. Yan pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 1 Run, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 8th
- S. Camp pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- E. Yan pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- D Relaford safe at first on error by shortstop C Guillen.
  7
  6
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
TigersTop 9th
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- U. Urbina pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- W Guerrero ran for C Pickering.
  8
  6
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors

Tigers
9
Royals
1

Game 1

31/8

Tigers
8
Royals
9

Game 2

1/9

Tigers
0
Royals
1

Game 3

2/9

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 1 September 2004

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 19,471

Game Time:3:11

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mark Carlson
First Base Umpire - Brian Runge
Second Base Umpire - Bill Hohn
Third Base Umpire - Gary Darling

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

J. Affeldt3-3

U. Urbina4-6

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Strike Looking
3 Fly Out