Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

18-11, 10-5 Away

Final

10-21, 6-11 Home


DET
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	1	1	2	0	3	0	7	13	0
2	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	5	8	0

TigersTop 1st
- O. Pérez pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Ball
  4
  Fly Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- M. Maroth pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 2nd
- O. Pérez pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- M. Maroth pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 3rd
- O. Pérez pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- M. Maroth pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 4th
- O. Pérez pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- C Guillen caught stealing second, catcher to second.
  1
  3
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- M. Maroth pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 5th
- O. Pérez pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- M. Maroth pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 6th
- O. Pérez pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- M. Maroth pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- J. Grilli pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- W. Ledezma pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- DET
  KC
- R Gload at first base.
  4
  5
- C Granderson hit for O Infante.
  4
  5
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 7th
- D. Riske pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- C Granderson in center field.
  4
  5
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- W. Ledezma pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- E German stole second.
  4
  5
- J. Mesa pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 8th
- D. Riske pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- B. Duckworth pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- P Polanco to third on wild pitch by B Duckworth.
  4
  5
- J. Soria pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- S Casey at first base.
  7
  5
- J. Soria pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- B. Seay pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 9th
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- T. Jones pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Tigers
6
Royals
3

Game 1

5/5

Tigers
7
Royals
5

Game 2

6/5

Tigers
13
Royals
4

Game 3

6/5

Kauffman Stadium

12:10 AM, 6 May 2007

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 26,070

Game Time:3:16

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Derryl Cousins
First Base Umpire - Kerwin Danley
Second Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
Third Base Umpire - Dana Demuth

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. Mesa1-1

B. Duckworth0-2

T. Jones12

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Strike Looking
3 Ball
4 Fly Out