AL: KANSAS CITY at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: R Santiago at shortstop. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 4 DETROIT 5 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B Butler (.298, 2-FOR-3, 2 RBI)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - PITCHING CHANGE DET: TODD JONES (1-4, 4.33) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 4, DETROIT 5 DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: B BUTLER (.298, 2-FOR-3, 2 RBI)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: T Jones relieved F Rodney. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 4 DETROIT 5 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B Butler (.298, 2-FOR-3, 2 RBI)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - KANSAS CITY 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 1 DETROIT 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 x 5 11 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: KAN - BILLY BUCKNER, LEO NUNEZ (6TH), JOHN BALE (6TH), JOEL PERALTA (7TH), DAVID RISKE (8TH) AND JOHN BUCK DET - JAIR JURRJENS, TIM BYRDAK (3RD), FERNANDO RODNEY (7TH), TODD JONES (9TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ HOME RUNS: KAN - JASON SMITH (6) OFF JAIR JURRJENS IN THE 2ND, 1 ON DET - SEAN CASEY (4) OFF BILLY BUCKNER IN THE 5TH, 2 ON</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - KANSAS CITY 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 1 DETROIT 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 x 5 11 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: KAN - BILLY BUCKNER, LEO NUNEZ (6TH), JOHN BALE (6TH), JOEL PERALTA (7TH), DAVID RISKE (8TH) AND JOHN BUCK DET - JAIR JURRJENS, TIM BYRDAK (3RD), FERNANDO RODNEY (7TH), TODD JONES (9TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ WP - TIM BYRDAK (2-0) LP - LEO NUNEZ (2-4) SAVE - TODD JONES (38) HOME RUNS: KAN - JASON SMITH (6) OFF JAIR JURRJENS IN THE 2ND, 1 ON DET - SEAN CASEY (4) OFF BILLY BUCKNER IN THE 5TH, 2 ON TIME: 2:34 ATT: 40,117 PROBABLES: KAN - KYLE DAVIES (2-6, 6.37) DET - KENNY ROGERS (3-2, 4.24)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at DETROIT <div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (4) VS DETROIT (5) - FINAL KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D DeJesus cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 M Grudzielanek 2b-ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .292 M Teahen rf 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .283 B Butler dh 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .297 R Gload 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .290 A Gordon 3b 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .256 J Smith ss 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 .205 a-E German ph-2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .264 J Buck c 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .228 J Gathright lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .306 Totals 32 4 7 4 1 8 8 a-struck out looking for J Smith in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - M Teahen (28, J Jurrjens). 3B - M Teahen (8, J Jurrjens). HR - J Smith (6, 2nd inning off J Jurrjens 1 on, 0 Out). S - D DeJesus. RBI - B Butler 2 (51), J Smith 2 (17). 2-out RBI - B Butler. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Teahen 1. GIDP - R Gload, M Grudzielanek. Team LOB - 3. FIELDING: E - J Smith (4, throw). Outfield assists - M Teahen (I Rodriguez at 2nd base). DP: 3 (M Grudzielanek-J Smith-R Gload, A Gordon-M Grudzielanek-R Gload, A Gordon-E German-R Gload). DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .299 P Polanco 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .344 G Sheffield dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .269 M Ordonez rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .354 C Guillen ss-1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .295 I Rodriguez c 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .278 T Perez lf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .417 a-M Thames ph-lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .236 B Clevlen lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 S Casey 1b 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 .289 R Santiago ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 B Inge 3b 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .242 Totals 32 5 11 5 2 3 13 a-struck out swinging for T Perez in the 6th. BATTING: 2B - P Polanco (35, B Buckner); I Rodriguez (30, B Buckner). HR - S Casey (4, 5th inning off B Buckner 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - S Casey 3 (52), B Inge 2 (68). 2-out RBI - B Inge 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Sheffield 1, M Ordonez 1, C Granderson 1. GIDP - P Polanco, I Rodriguez, M Ordonez. Team LOB - 5. FIELDING: E - M Thames (4, fly ball). DP: 2 (C Guillen-P Polanco-S Casey 2). ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY - 121 000 000 -- 4 DETROIT - 000 032 00x -- 5 ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era B Buckner 5 7 3 3 1 1 1 4.50 L Nunez (L, 2-4; H, 1) 1/3 1 2 0 0 1 0 4.50 J Bale (B, 1) 2/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.54 J Peralta 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.89 D Riske 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.38 DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era J Jurrjens 2 1/3 6 4 4 0 0 1 3.90 T Byrdak (W, 2-0) 4 0 0 0 1 5 0 3.35 F Rodney (H, 12) 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.10 T Jones (S, 38) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.26 Pitches-strikes: B Buckner 78-46; L Nunez 8-6; J Bale 14-12; J Peralta 11-6; D Riske 11-7; J Jurrjens 43-28; T Byrdak 39-26; F Rodney 18-15; T Jones 15-11. Ground balls-fly balls: B Buckner 9-5; L Nunez 1-0; J Bale 0-1; J Peralta 3-0; D Riske 2-0; J Jurrjens 3-4; T Byrdak 5-2; F Rodney 2-1; T Jones 2-0. Batters faced: B Buckner 21; L Nunez 3; J Bale 4; J Peralta 3; D Riske 3; J Jurrjens 13; T Byrdak 11; F Rodney 6; T Jones 4. UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Kellogg. 1B--Andy Fletcher. 2B--Eric Cooper. 3B--Mike Reilly. T--2:34. Att--40,117. Weather: 77 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at DETROIT <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ KANSAS CITY (4) AT DETROIT (5) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ KANSAS CITY 1ST: D DeJesus fouled out to catcher. M Grudzielanek flied out to right. M Teahen hit a ground rule double to deep right. B Butler singled to right, M Teahen scored. R Gload flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 1, DETROIT 0. KANSAS CITY 2ND: A Gordon singled to center. J Smith homered to left, A Gordon scored. J Buck fouled out to first. J Gathright grounded out to shortstop. D DeJesus grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 3, DETROIT 0. KANSAS CITY 3RD: M Grudzielanek grounded out to shortstop. M Teahen tripled to deep right center. B Butler singled to left, M Teahen scored. T Byrdak relieved J Jurrjens. R Gload grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, B Butler out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 4, DETROIT 0. DETROIT 5TH: C Guillen struck out swinging. I Rodriguez doubled to right. T Perez walked. S Casey homered to right, I Rodriguez and T Perez scored. B Inge grounded out to second. C Granderson singled to right. P Polanco singled to left, C Granderson to second. G Sheffield lined out to left. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 4, DETROIT 3. DETROIT 6TH: L Nunez relieved B Buckner. M Ordonez singled to right. C Guillen struck out swinging. I Rodriguez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Ordonez safe at second on throwing error by shortstop J Smith. J Bale relieved L Nunez. M Thames hit for T Perez. M Thames struck out swinging. S Casey reached on infield single to first, M Ordonez to third, I Rodriguez to second. B Inge singled to left, M Ordonez and I Rodriguez scored, S Casey to second. C Granderson flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) KANSAS CITY 4, DETROIT 5.</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at DETROIT <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ KANSAS CITY (4) AT DETROIT (5) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kansas City Starting Lineups -- D DeJesus CF, M Grudzielanek 2B, M Teahen RF, B Butler DH, R Gload 1B, A Gordon 3B, J Smith SS, J Buck C, J Gathright LF, B Buckner RHP. Detroit Starting Lineups -- C Granderson CF, P Polanco 2B, G Sheffield DH, M Ordonez RF, C Guillen SS, I Rodriguez C, T Perez LF, S Casey 1B, B Inge 3B, J Jurrjens RHP. Umpires -- Jeff Kellogg (HP), Andy Fletcher (1B), Eric Cooper (2B), Mike Reilly (3B). Gametime Weather: 77 degrees, Clear, wind in from right at 13 mph. KANSAS CITY 1ST: D DeJesus fouled out to catcher. M Grudzielanek flied out to right. M Teahen hit a ground rule double to deep right. B Butler singled to right, M Teahen scored. R Gload flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 1, DETROIT 0. DETROIT 1ST: C Granderson singled to left center. P Polanco grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, C Granderson out at second. G Sheffield popped out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 1, DETROIT 0. KANSAS CITY 2ND: A Gordon singled to center. J Smith homered to left, A Gordon scored. J Buck fouled out to first. J Gathright grounded out to shortstop. D DeJesus grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 3, DETROIT 0. DETROIT 2ND: M Ordonez singled to right. C Guillen popped out to third. I Rodriguez grounded into double play, third to second to first, M Ordonez out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 3, DETROIT 0. KANSAS CITY 3RD: M Grudzielanek grounded out to shortstop. M Teahen tripled to deep right center. B Butler singled to left, M Teahen scored. T Byrdak relieved J Jurrjens. R Gload grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, B Butler out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 4, DETROIT 0. DETROIT 3RD: T Perez grounded out to second. S Casey flied out to left. B Inge flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 4, DETROIT 0. KANSAS CITY 4TH: A Gordon struck out looking. J Smith struck out swinging. J Buck struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 4, DETROIT 0. DETROIT 4TH: C Granderson grounded out to third. P Polanco doubled to deep right. G Sheffield grounded out to shortstop. M Ordonez grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 4, DETROIT 0. KANSAS CITY 5TH: J Gathright walked. D DeJesus flied out to left. M Grudzielanek grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Gathright out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 4, DETROIT 0. DETROIT 5TH: C Guillen struck out swinging. I Rodriguez doubled to right. T Perez walked. S Casey homered to right, I Rodriguez and T Perez scored. B Inge grounded out to second. C Granderson singled to right. P Polanco singled to left, C Granderson to second. G Sheffield lined out to left. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 4, DETROIT 3. KANSAS CITY 6TH: M Teahen struck out looking. B Butler flied out to right. R Gload struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 4, DETROIT 3. DETROIT 6TH: L Nunez relieved B Buckner. M Ordonez singled to right. C Guillen struck out swinging. I Rodriguez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Ordonez safe at second on throwing error by shortstop J Smith. J Bale relieved L Nunez. M Thames hit for T Perez. M Thames struck out swinging. S Casey reached on infield single to first, M Ordonez to third, I Rodriguez to second. B Inge singled to left, M Ordonez and I Rodriguez scored, S Casey to second. C Granderson flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) KANSAS CITY 4, DETROIT 5. KANSAS CITY 7TH: M Thames in left field. A Gordon grounded out to first. E German hit for J Smith. F Rodney relieved T Byrdak. E German struck out looking. J Buck grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 4, DETROIT 5. DETROIT 7TH: M Grudzielanek at shortstop. E German at second base. J Peralta relieved J Bale. P Polanco grounded out to third. G Sheffield walked. M Ordonez grounded into double play, third to second to first, G Sheffield out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 4, DETROIT 5. KANSAS CITY 8TH: J Gathright safe at second on error by left fielder M Thames. D DeJesus sacrificed to pitcher, J Gathright to third. M Grudzielanek struck out swinging. M Teahen flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) KANSAS CITY 4, DETROIT 5. DETROIT 8TH: D Riske relieved J Peralta. C Guillen grounded out to second. I Rodriguez singled to deep right, I Rodriguez out stretching at second. M Thames grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 4, DETROIT 5. KANSAS CITY 9TH: C Guillen at first base. B Clevlen in left field. R Santiago at shortstop. T Jones relieved F Rodney. B Butler grounded out to second. R Gload reached on infield single to shortstop. A Gordon struck out swinging. E German grounded into fielder's choice to second, R Gload out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 4, DETROIT 5.</div>
Inge helps Tigers rally past Royals in opener <h3>DETROIT 5, KANSAS CITY 4</h3>DETROIT (Ticker) -- The Detroit Tigers still have a fightingchance. Brandon Inge drove in the go-ahead runs in the bottom of thesixth inning as the Tigers snapped a three-game slide with a 5-4victory over the Kansas City Royals in Friday's weekend seriesopener. With the win, Detroit (84-70) closed within five games of thesurging New York Yankees (88-64) in the American League wildcard chase. The Yankees host the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday. After watching rookie Jair Jurrjens get hammered for four runsthrough the first three innings, the Tigers' offense finallycame alive to mount an impressive comeback. Detroit picked up three runs in the fifth, when Sean Caseycrushed a 3-2 pitch into the right field stands off starterBilly Buckner to cut the deficit to 4-3. An inning later, Magglio Ordonez hit a leadoff single and IvanRodriguez reached on second baseman Jason Smith's throwingerror. Casey reached to load the bases after hitting a ballthat rolled foul and crossed back fair, setting up Inge'stwo-run single to left against reliever John Bale for a 5-4edge. The hit made a loser of Royals reliever Leo Nunez (2-4). Tigers reliever Tim Byrdak (2-0) struck out five batters throughfour scoreless innings for the win. Detroit's Fernando Rodney pitched 1 2/3 innings and closer ToddJones shut the door in the ninth for his 38th save. Making his fourth career start, Buckner allowed three runs andseven hits through five-plus innings. Billy Bulter collected two RBI and and Smith hit a two-run homerun for the Royals, who dropped five of their last six game awayfrom home.
Inge helps Tigers rally past Royals in opener <h3>DETROIT 5, KANSAS CITY 4</h3>DETROIT (Ticker) -- The Detroit Tigers still have a fightingchance. Brandon Inge drove in the go-ahead runs in the bottom of thesixth inning as the Tigers snapped a three-game slide with a 5-4victory over the Kansas City Royals in Friday's weekend seriesopener. With the win, Detroit (84-70) closed within five games of thesurging New York Yankees (88-64) in the American League wildcard chase. The Yankees host the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday. "I'm not going to get silly after one game," Tigers manager JimLeyland said. "Cleveland's going to win the division, we arestill a real long shot for the wild card. But I'll tell youthis club will play to the end and win as many games as we can,you can take that to the bank." After watching rookie Jair Jurrjens get hammered for four runsthrough the first three innings, the Tigers' offense finallycame alive to mount an impressive comeback. Detroit picked up three runs in the fifth, when Sean Caseycrushed a 3-2 pitch into the right field stands off starterBilly Buckner to cut the deficit to 4-3. "Anytime you can put three on the board real quick, that'salways a good thing," Casey said. "I was able to get a fastballand it felt like I was right on him (Buckner)." An inning later, Magglio Ordonez hit a leadoff single and IvanRodriguez reached on second baseman Jason Smith's throwingerror. Casey reached to load the bases after hitting a ballthat rolled foul and crossed back fair, setting up Inge'stwo-run single to left against reliever John Bale for a 5-4edge. "I don't have too many infield hits," Casey said with a laugh."I have to have a guy like dive, can't get up and just gets thethrow off. I was just willing it fair as I passed by it." "Inge did a great job," Leyland said. "A two-strike hit with twoouts, that was a big one for us." Bale was surprised that Casey's hit came back fair. "I thought it was going to stay foul," he said. "I wasn'texpecting it to come back but I guess I gotta do something tomake sure it stays foul, I gotta pick it up in foul territory.I just thought it was way too far foul. Now that I go back andreplay it in my head, I wish I would have grabbed it. "I don't think I've ever seen a big league player let a ball gothat went fair," Royals manager Buddy Bell said. "That was a badplay. That was elementary, you learn that in little league." The hit made a loser of Royals reliever Leo Nunez (2-4). Tigers reliever Tim Byrdak (2-0) struck out five batters throughfour scoreless innings for the win. "You just try to pick him (Jurrjens) up, that's all you can do,"Byrdak said. "He goes out there and comes out of a game earlylike that, you just want to keep it as close as you can. Tryand make sure you don't add anything to it where we bury him andhe gets the loss." Detroit's Fernando Rodney pitched 1 2/3 innings and closer ToddJones shut the door in the ninth for his 38th save. Making his fourth career start, Buckner allowed three runs andseven hits through five-plus innings. Billy Butler collected two RBI and and Smith hit a two-run homerun for the Royals, who dropped five of their last six game awayfrom home.
Inge helps Tigers rally past Royals in opener <h3>DETROIT 5, KANSAS CITY 4</h3>DETROIT (Ticker) -- The Detroit Tigers still have a fightingchance. Brandon Inge drove in the go-ahead runs in the bottom of thesixth inning as the Tigers snapped a three-game slide with a 5-4victory over the Kansas City Royals in Friday's weekend seriesopener. With the win, Detroit (84-70) closed within 4 1/2 games of thesurging New York Yankees (88-65) in the American League wildcard chase. "I'm not going to get silly after one game," Tigers manager JimLeyland said. "Cleveland's going to win the division, we arestill a real long shot for the wild card. But I'll tell youthis club will play to the end and win as many games as we can,you can take that to the bank." After watching rookie Jair Jurrjens get hammered for four runsthrough the first three innings, the Tigers' offense finallycame alive to mount an impressive comeback. Detroit picked up three runs in the fifth, when Sean Caseycrushed a 3-2 pitch into the right field stands off starterBilly Buckner to cut the deficit to 4-3. "Anytime you can put three on the board real quick, that'salways a good thing," Casey said. "I was able to get a fastballand it felt like I was right on him (Buckner)." An inning later, Magglio Ordonez hit a leadoff single and IvanRodriguez reached on second baseman Jason Smith's throwingerror. Casey reached to load the bases after hitting a ballthat rolled foul and crossed back fair, setting up Inge'stwo-run single to left against reliever John Bale for a 5-4edge. "I don't have too many infield hits," Casey said with a laugh."I have to have a guy like dive, can't get up and just gets thethrow off. I was just willing it fair as I passed by it." "Inge did a great job," Leyland said. "A two-strike hit with twoouts, that was a big one for us." Bale was surprised that Casey's hit came back fair. "I thought it was going to stay foul," he said. "I wasn'texpecting it to come back but I guess I gotta do something tomake sure it stays foul, I gotta pick it up in foul territory. Ijust thought it was way too far foul. Now that I go back andreplay it in my head, I wish I would have grabbed it. "I don't think I've ever seen a big league player let a ball gothat went fair," Royals manager Buddy Bell said. "That was a badplay. That was elementary, you learn that in little league." The hit made a loser of Royals reliever Leo Nunez (2-4). Tigers reliever Tim Byrdak (2-0) struck out five batters throughfour scoreless innings for the win. "You just try to pick him (Jurrjens) up, that's all you can do,"Byrdak said. "He goes out there and comes out of a game earlylike that, you just want to keep it as close as you can. Tryand make sure you don't add anything to it where we bury him andhe gets the loss." Detroit's Fernando Rodney pitched 1 2/3 innings and closer ToddJones shut the door in the ninth for his 38th save. Making his fourth career start, Buckner allowed three runs andseven hits through five-plus innings. Billy Butler collected two RBI and and Smith hit a two-run homerun for the Royals, who dropped five of their last six game awayfrom home.
