GAME THREAD: AL: DETROIT (71-61) at KANSAS CITY (58-72)

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - PITCHING CHANGE
KAN: JIMMY GOBBLE (4-1, 3.30) IN THE 7TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, T PEREZ ON SECOND, S CASEY ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 0, KANSAS CITY 5

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.290, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Gobble relieved R Braun.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, T PEREZ ON SECOND, S CASEY ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 0
KANSAS CITY 5 TOP, 7TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C Granderson (.290, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Raburn hit for C Granderson.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, T PEREZ ON SECOND, S CASEY ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 0
KANSAS CITY 5 TOP, 7TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: R Raburn (.333, 3 HR, 18 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - PITCHING CHANGE
KAN: DAVID RISKE (1-3, 2.48) IN THE 7TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, R RABURN ON FIRST, T PEREZ ON SECOND, S
CASEY ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 0, KANSAS CITY 5

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: P POLANCO (.342, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Riske relieved J Gobble.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, R RABURN ON FIRST, T PEREZ ON SECOND, S
CASEY ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 0
KANSAS CITY 5 TOP, 7TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: P Polanco (.342, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
KANSAS CITY 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 0 (BOT 7)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - TIM BYRDAK
KAN - DAVID RISKE

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.275, 0-FOR-1, BB, HBP)
E GERMAN (.265, 1-FOR-3, RBI)
M GRUDZIELANEK (.313, 3-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">DETROIT (0) VS KANSAS CITY (5) - MID 7TH - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .290
a-R Raburn ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
P Polanco 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .341
M Thames lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .249
M Ordonez dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .357
C Guillen ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .303
I Rodriguez c 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
S Casey 1b 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .281
T Perez rf 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .267
B Inge 3b 2 0 0 0 1 2 4 .239

Totals 27 0 7 0 2 8 14

a-walked for C Granderson in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - T Perez 2 (3, R Braun, Z Greinke). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Ordonez 1, C Guillen 1, P Polanco 2, B Inge 2. GIDP - C
Granderson. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: DP: 3 (I Rodriguez-C Guillen, B Inge-P Polanco-S Casey, C Guillen-P
Polanco-S Casey).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .275
E German 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 4 .265
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 .313
B Butler dh 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .292
E Brown rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .243
A Gordon 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .245
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 .261
J Gathright lf 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .338
J LaRue c 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .140

Totals 22 5 7 5 3 4 12

BATTING: 2B - M Grudzielanek (28, Z Miner). 3B - E German (6, A Miller). RBI -
E German (32), M Grudzielanek (44), A Gordon (46), T Pena Jr 2 (40). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - E German 2, A Gordon 1. GIDP - E Brown, E
German. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - A Gordon (2nd base, I Rodriguez).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Pena Jr-A Gordon).


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KANSAS CITY - 500 000 -- 5
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
A Miller 2/3 5 5 5 2 1 0 5.62
Z Miner 4 2 0 0 1 2 0 3.29
T Byrdak 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.93

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
Z Greinke 4 5 0 0 0 5 0 4.07
R Braun 2 2/3 2 0 0 1 3 0 6.10
J Gobble 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.30
D Riske 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.47

J Gobble pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

BALK - Z Greinke. HBP - D DeJesus (by A Miller); B Butler (by A Miller).
Pitches-strikes: A Miller 43-25; Z Miner 47-30; T Byrdak 13-8; Z Greinke 71-49;
R Braun 35-22; J Gobble 4-0; D Riske 1-1. Ground balls-fly balls: A Miller 0-0;
Z Miner 8-2; T Byrdak 1-2; Z Greinke 3-4; R Braun 4-1; J Gobble 0-0; D Riske
0-1. Batters faced: A Miller 10; Z Miner 13; T Byrdak 4; Z Greinke 17; R Braun
10; J Gobble 1; D Riske 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Eric Cooper. 1B--Andy Fletcher. 2B--Mike Reilly. 3B--Jeff
Kellogg.

Weather: 77 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Raburn in center field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 0
KANSAS CITY 5 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DeJesus (.275, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - PITCHING CHANGE
DET: FERNANDO RODNEY (2-5, 4.10) STARTING THE 7TH
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 0, KANSAS CITY 5

DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: D DEJESUS (.275, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: F Rodney relieved T Byrdak.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 0
KANSAS CITY 5 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DeJesus (.275, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
KANSAS CITY 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 0 (TOP 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - FERNANDO RODNEY
KAN - DAVID RISKE

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M THAMES (.249, 1-FOR-3)
M ORDONEZ (.357, 0-FOR-3)
C GUILLEN (.303, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">DETROIT (0) VS KANSAS CITY (5) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .290
a-R Raburn ph-cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
P Polanco 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .341
M Thames lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .249
M Ordonez dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .357
C Guillen ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .303
I Rodriguez c 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
S Casey 1b 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .281
T Perez rf 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .267
B Inge 3b 2 0 0 0 1 2 4 .239

Totals 27 0 7 0 2 8 14

a-walked for C Granderson in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - T Perez 2 (3, R Braun, Z Greinke). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Ordonez 1, C Guillen 1, P Polanco 2, B Inge 2. GIDP - C
Granderson. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: DP: 3 (I Rodriguez-C Guillen, B Inge-P Polanco-S Casey, C Guillen-P
Polanco-S Casey).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .275
E German 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .264
M Grudzielanek 2b 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .312
B Butler dh 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .292
E Brown rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .243
A Gordon 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .245
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 .261
J Gathright lf 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .338
J LaRue c 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .140

Totals 25 5 7 5 3 5 12

BATTING: 2B - M Grudzielanek (28, Z Miner). 3B - E German (6, A Miller). RBI -
E German (32), M Grudzielanek (44), A Gordon (46), T Pena Jr 2 (40). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - E German 2, A Gordon 1. GIDP - E Brown, E
German. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - A Gordon (2nd base, I Rodriguez).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Pena Jr-A Gordon).


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KANSAS CITY - 500 000 0 -- 5
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
A Miller 2/3 5 5 5 2 1 0 5.62
Z Miner 4 2 0 0 1 2 0 3.29
T Byrdak 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.93
F Rodney 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.99

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
Z Greinke 4 5 0 0 0 5 0 4.07
R Braun 2 2/3 2 0 0 1 3 0 6.10
J Gobble 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.30
D Riske 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.47

J Gobble pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

BALK - Z Greinke. HBP - D DeJesus (by A Miller); B Butler (by A Miller).
Pitches-strikes: A Miller 43-25; Z Miner 47-30; T Byrdak 13-8; F Rodney 12-8; Z
Greinke 71-49; R Braun 35-22; J Gobble 4-0; D Riske 1-1. Ground balls-fly
balls: A Miller 0-0; Z Miner 8-2; T Byrdak 1-2; F Rodney 1-1; Z Greinke 3-4; R
Braun 4-1; J Gobble 0-0; D Riske 0-1. Batters faced: A Miller 10; Z Miner 13; T
Byrdak 4; F Rodney 3; Z Greinke 17; R Braun 10; J Gobble 1; D Riske 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Eric Cooper. 1B--Andy Fletcher. 2B--Mike Reilly. 3B--Jeff
Kellogg.

Weather: 77 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Gload at first base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 0
KANSAS CITY 5 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M Thames (.249, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Gordon at third base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 0
KANSAS CITY 5 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M Thames (.249, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
KANSAS CITY 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - FERNANDO RODNEY
KAN - DAVID RISKE

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.292, 0-FOR-2, HBP)
E BROWN (.243, 1-FOR-3)
A GORDON (.245, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">DETROIT (0) VS KANSAS CITY (5) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .290
a-R Raburn ph-cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
P Polanco 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .341
M Thames lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .248
M Ordonez dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .356
C Guillen ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .302
I Rodriguez c 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
S Casey 1b 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .281
T Perez rf 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .267
B Inge 3b 2 0 0 0 1 2 4 .239

Totals 30 0 7 0 2 9 14

a-walked for C Granderson in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - T Perez 2 (3, R Braun, Z Greinke). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Ordonez 1, C Guillen 1, P Polanco 2, B Inge 2. GIDP - C
Granderson. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: DP: 3 (I Rodriguez-C Guillen, B Inge-P Polanco-S Casey, C Guillen-P
Polanco-S Casey).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .275
E German 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .264
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
M Grudzielanek 2b 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .312
B Butler dh 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .292
E Brown rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .243
A Gordon 1b-3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .245
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 .261
J Gathright lf 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .338
J LaRue c 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .140

Totals 25 5 7 5 3 5 12

BATTING: 2B - M Grudzielanek (28, Z Miner). 3B - E German (6, A Miller). RBI -
E German (32), M Grudzielanek (44), A Gordon (46), T Pena Jr 2 (40). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - E German 2, A Gordon 1. GIDP - E Brown, E
German. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - A Gordon (2nd base, I Rodriguez).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Pena Jr-A Gordon).


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DETROIT - 000 000 00 -- 0
KANSAS CITY - 500 000 0 -- 5
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
A Miller 2/3 5 5 5 2 1 0 5.62
Z Miner 4 2 0 0 1 2 0 3.29
T Byrdak 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.93
F Rodney 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.99

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
Z Greinke 4 5 0 0 0 5 0 4.07
R Braun 2 2/3 2 0 0 1 3 0 6.10
J Gobble 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.30
D Riske 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.43

J Gobble pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

BALK - Z Greinke. HBP - D DeJesus (by A Miller); B Butler (by A Miller).
Pitches-strikes: A Miller 43-25; Z Miner 47-30; T Byrdak 13-8; F Rodney 12-8; Z
Greinke 71-49; R Braun 35-22; J Gobble 4-0; D Riske 11-9. Ground balls-fly
balls: A Miller 0-0; Z Miner 8-2; T Byrdak 1-2; F Rodney 1-1; Z Greinke 3-4; R
Braun 4-1; J Gobble 0-0; D Riske 1-2. Batters faced: A Miller 10; Z Miner 13; T
Byrdak 4; F Rodney 3; Z Greinke 17; R Braun 10; J Gobble 1; D Riske 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Eric Cooper. 1B--Andy Fletcher. 2B--Mike Reilly. 3B--Jeff
Kellogg.

Weather: 77 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - PITCHING CHANGE
DET: BOBBY SEAY (1-0, 2.82) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 0, KANSAS CITY 5

DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: B BUTLER (.292, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Seay relieved F Rodney.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 0
KANSAS CITY 5 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B Butler (.292, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
KANSAS CITY 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - BOBBY SEAY
KAN - DAVID RISKE

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: I RODRIGUEZ (.274, 0-FOR-3)
S CASEY (.281, 2-FOR-3)
T PEREZ (.267, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">DETROIT (0) VS KANSAS CITY (5) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .290
a-R Raburn ph-cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
P Polanco 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .341
M Thames lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .248
M Ordonez dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .356
C Guillen ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .302
I Rodriguez c 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
S Casey 1b 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .281
T Perez rf 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .267
B Inge 3b 2 0 0 0 1 2 4 .239

Totals 30 0 7 0 2 9 14

a-walked for C Granderson in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - T Perez 2 (3, R Braun, Z Greinke). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Ordonez 1, C Guillen 1, P Polanco 2, B Inge 2. GIDP - C
Granderson. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: PB - I Rodriguez. DP: 3 (I Rodriguez-C Guillen, B Inge-P Polanco-S
Casey, C Guillen-P Polanco-S Casey).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .275
E German 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .264
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
M Grudzielanek 2b 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .312
B Butler dh 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .291
E Brown rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .242
A Gordon 1b-3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .247
T Pena Jr ss 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .260
J Gathright lf 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .338
J LaRue c 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .140

Totals 29 5 8 5 3 6 13

BATTING: 2B - M Grudzielanek (28, Z Miner); A Gordon (29, B Seay). 3B - E
German (6, A Miller). RBI - E German (32), M Grudzielanek (44), A Gordon (46),
T Pena Jr 2 (40). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E German 2, T Pena
Jr 1, A Gordon 1. GIDP - E Brown, E German. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - A Gordon (2nd base, I Rodriguez).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Pena Jr-A Gordon).


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DETROIT - 000 000 00 -- 0
KANSAS CITY - 500 000 00 -- 5
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
A Miller 2/3 5 5 5 2 1 0 5.62
Z Miner 4 2 0 0 1 2 0 3.29
T Byrdak 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.93
F Rodney 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.99
B Seay 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.75

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
Z Greinke 4 5 0 0 0 5 0 4.07
R Braun 2 2/3 2 0 0 1 3 0 6.10
J Gobble 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.30
D Riske 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.43

J Gobble pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

BALK - Z Greinke. HBP - D DeJesus (by A Miller); B Butler (by A Miller).
Pitches-strikes: A Miller 43-25; Z Miner 47-30; T Byrdak 13-8; F Rodney 12-8; B
Seay 20-13; Z Greinke 71-49; R Braun 35-22; J Gobble 4-0; D Riske 11-9. Ground
balls-fly balls: A Miller 0-0; Z Miner 8-2; T Byrdak 1-2; F Rodney 1-1; B Seay
2-0; Z Greinke 3-4; R Braun 4-1; J Gobble 0-0; D Riske 1-2. Batters faced: A
Miller 10; Z Miner 13; T Byrdak 4; F Rodney 3; B Seay 4; Z Greinke 17; R Braun
10; J Gobble 1; D Riske 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Eric Cooper. 1B--Andy Fletcher. 2B--Mike Reilly. 3B--Jeff
Kellogg.

Weather: 77 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>