Royals 8-4 Tigers (15 May, 2008) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

19-21, 10-12 home


DET
KC

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

G. Meche3-5

7.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 6 K, 2 BB

K. Rogers3-4

4.0 IP, 11 H, 7 ER, 1 K, 3 BB

TigersTop 1st
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Ball
  3
  Strike Looking
  4
  Strike Looking
  5
  Strike Looking
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- K. Rogers pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 2nd
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- K. Rogers pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 3rd
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- K. Rogers pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- T Pena stole second.
  1
  5
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 4th
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- K. Rogers pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 5th
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- A. Lopez pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 6th
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- A. Lopez pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 7th
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- B. Seay pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- R Gload safe at first on error by shortstop R Santiago, A Callaspo to second.
  3
  7
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
TigersTop 8th
- B. Seay pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- T. Jones pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- E German stole second.
  4
  7
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 9th
- R. Ramirez pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- D DeJesus in left field.
  4
  8
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Tigers
2
Royals
3

Game 1

14/5

Tigers
0
Royals
2

Game 2

15/5

Tigers
4
Royals
8

Game 3

15/5

Kauffman Stadium

7:10 PM, 15 May 2008

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 34,734

Game Time:2:53

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jerry Layne
First Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
Second Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
Third Base Umpire - Ed Montague

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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Kansas City Royals

G. Meche3-5

K. Rogers3-4

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