Tigers 8-0 Royals (23 May, 2006) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

10-32, 8-12 home


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

TigersTop 1st
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Ball
  4
  Fly Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 2nd
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 3rd
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 4th
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 5th
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- I Rodriguez singled to center, P Polanco to third, I Rodriguez to second on error by center fielder S Costa.
  5
  0
- 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 5th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- A Guiel picked off first.
  8
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 6th
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 7th
- J. Nelson pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 8th
- A. Sisco pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 9th
- J. Peralta pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- M Ordonez to second on wild pitch by J Peralta.
  8
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

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

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

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

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Detroit Tigers

Kansas City Royals

J. Verlander6-3

J. Affeldt2-4

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Pitch
1 Ball
2 Strike Looking
3 Ball
4 Fly Out