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

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

<h3>Tigers aim to bounce back vs. Royals</h3>

<div class="pre">Detroit (71-61) at Kansas City (58-72) 8:10 pm EDT</div>

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) - The Detroit Tigers will try torebound in the second game of a three-game set against theKansas City Royals on Wednesday.


After registering a season-high 16 runs in the previous game,the Tigers continued to struggle against division foes as theydropped a 6-3 contest in Tuesday's series opener.


Detroit is 3 1/2 games behind the first-place Cleveland Indians(74-57) in the American League Central standings. The Tigershave lost 12 of their last 17 games against division rivals andare 8-12 in the Central since the All-Star break.


In his last outing, Tigers rookie Andrew Miller (5-4, 4.67 ERA)gave up six runs and seven hits in 4 1/3 innings, did not figureinto Friday's decision. It was his first game since coming offthe 15-day disabled list with a hamstring strain.


The 22-year-old lefthander will be making his first career startagainst the Royals. Miller is seeking his first victory sincedefeating Minnesota on July 18.


Zack Greinke (5-5, 4.25) gets the call for the Royals.Ironically, the southpaw's last appearance as a stater cameagainst Detroit on May 6, when he was tagged for six runs andnine hits in four innings.


It was Greinke's last start before manager Buddy Bell removedthe 23-year-old from the rotation. He is 6-3 in 12 career gamesin the series.

 

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

<h3>Tigers aim to bounce back vs. Royals</h3>

<div class="pre">Detroit (71-61) at Kansas City (58-72) 8:10 pm EDT</div>

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- The Detroit Tigers will try torebound in the second game of a three-game set against theKansas City Royals on Wednesday.


After registering a season-high 16 runs against the New YorkYankees in the previous game on Monday, the Tigers continued tostruggle against division foes as they dropped a 6-3 contest inTuesday's series opener.


Detroit is 3 1/2 games behind the first-place Cleveland Indians(74-57) in the American League Central standings. The Tigershave lost 12 of their last 17 games against division rivals andare 8-12 in the American League Central since the All-Starbreak.


In his last outing, Tigers rookie Andrew Miller (5-4, 4.67 ERA)gave up six runs and seven hits in 4 1/3 innings, not figuringinto Friday's 8-6 win over the Yankees. It was his first gamesince coming off the 15-day disabled list with a hamstringstrain.


The 22-year-old lefthander will be making his first career startagainst the Royals. Miller is seeking his first victory sincedefeating Minnesota on July 18.


Zack Greinke (5-5, 4.25) gets the call for the Royals.Ironically, the righthander's last appearance as a stater cameagainst Detroit on May 6, when he was tagged for six runs andnine hits in four innings.


It was Greinke's last start before manager Buddy Bell removedthe 23-year-old from the rotation. He is 6-3 in 12 career gamesin the series.

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">DETROIT AT KANSAS CITY -- LINEUPS

DETROIT KANSAS CITY
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Curtis Granderson CF .292 17 63 David Dejesus CF .276 6 52
Placido Polanco 2B .340 8 56 Esteban German 3B .264 3 31
Marcus Thames LF .248 15 43 Mark Grudzielanek 2B .307 5 43
Magglio Ordonez DH .359 25 116 Billy Butler DH .294 6 42
Carlos Guillen SS .305 19 89 Emil Brown RF .242 6 53
Ivan Rodriguez C .276 10 52 Alex Gordon 1B .245 11 45
Sean Casey 1B .278 3 46 Tony Pena Jr SS .261 1 38
Timo Perez RF .167 0 0 Joey Gathright LF .345 0 15
Brandon Inge 3B .240 12 60 Jason Larue C .141 4 12

Andrew Miller LHP (5-4, 4.97) Zack Greinke RHP (5-5, 4.25)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
WARMUPS: DET - ANDREW MILLER (5-4, 4.97)
KAN - ZACK GREINKE (5-5, 4.25)

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
STARTING BATS: DET - ANDREW MILLER AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ
KAN - ZACK GREINKE AND JASON LARUE

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSO (.292, 17 HR, 63 RBI)
P POLANCO (.340, 8 HR, 56 RBI)
M THAMES (.248, 15 HR, 43 RBI)</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 1 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - ANDREW MILLER
KAN - ZACK GREINKE

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.276, 6 HR, 52 RBI)
E GERMAN (.264, 3 HR, 31 RBI)
M GRUDZIELANEK (.307, 5 HR, 43 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">DETROIT (0) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292
P Polanco 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .341
M Thames lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247
M Ordonez dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .358
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
T Perez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 3 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ordonez 1. Team LOB - 1.



KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
E German 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
M Grudzielanek 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
B Butler dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
E Brown rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
A Gordon 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .345
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .141

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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DETROIT - 0 -- 0
KANSAS CITY - -- 0
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
A Miller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.97

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
Z Greinke 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 4.21

BALK - Z Greinke. Pitches-strikes: Z Greinke 19-14. Ground balls-fly balls: Z
Greinke 0-0. Batters faced: Z Greinke 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>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
CONFIRMED STARTERS: DET - ANDREW MILLER
KAN - ZACK GREINKE</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY ESTEBAN GERMAN SCORED DAVID DEJESUS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, E GERMAN ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 0
KANSAS CITY 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M GRUDZIELANEK (.307, 5 HR, 43 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARK GRUDZIELANEK SCORED ESTEBAN GERMAN.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M GRUDZIELANEK ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 0
KANSAS CITY 2 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.294, 6 HR, 42 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ALEX GORDON SCORED MARK GRUDZIELANEK.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, A GORDON ON FIRST, E BROWN ON SECOND, B
BUTLER ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 0
KANSAS CITY 3 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: T PENA JR (.261, 1 HR, 38 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY TONY PENA JR SCORED BILLY BUTLER AND EMIL BROWN.

SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, T PENA JR ON FIRST, A GORDON ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 0
KANSAS CITY 5 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J GATHRIGHT (.345, 0 HR, 15 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - PITCHING CHANGE
DET: ZACH MINER (2-3, 3.65) IN THE 1ST
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, D DEJESUS ON FIRST, J LARUE ON SECOND, T
PENA JR ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 0, KANSAS CITY 5

DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: E GERMAN (.267, 3 HR, 32 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: Z Miner relieved A Miller.
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, D DEJESUS ON FIRST, J LARUE ON SECOND, T
PENA JR ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 0
KANSAS CITY 5 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E German (.267, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</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 1 0
KANSAS CITY 5 5 5 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - ZACH MINER
KAN - ZACK GREINKE

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.305, 19 HR, 89 RBI)
I RODRIGUEZ (.276, 10 HR, 52 RBI)
S CASEY (.278, 3 HR, 46 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">DETROIT (0) VS KANSAS CITY (5) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292
P Polanco 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .341
M Thames lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247
M Ordonez dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .358
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
T Perez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 3 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ordonez 1. Team LOB - 1.


FIELDING: DP: 1 (I Rodriguez-C Guillen).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .276
E German 3b 2 1 1 1 0 0 3 .266
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .309
B Butler dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .294
E Brown rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .244
A Gordon 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .247
T Pena Jr ss 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .262
J Gathright lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .342
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .141

Totals 7 5 5 5 2 1 5

BATTING: 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. Team LOB - 3.

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


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DETROIT - 0 -- 0
KANSAS CITY - 5 -- 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 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.62

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
Z Greinke 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 4.21

BALK - Z Greinke. HBP - D DeJesus (by A Miller); B Butler (by A Miller).
Pitches-strikes: A Miller 43-25; Z Miner 4-2; Z Greinke 19-14. Ground balls-fly
balls: A Miller 0-0; Z Miner 1-0; Z Greinke 0-0. Batters faced: A Miller 10; Z
Miner 1; Z Greinke 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
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 0 0 0 3 0
KANSAS CITY 5 5 5 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - ZACH MINER
KAN - ZACK GREINKE

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M GRUDZIELANEK (.309, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
B BUTLER (.294, 0-FOR-0, HBP)
E BROWN (.244, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">DETROIT (0) VS KANSAS CITY (5) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292
P Polanco 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .341
M Thames lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247
M Ordonez dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .358
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
S Casey 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
T Perez rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231
B Inge 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .240

Totals 9 0 3 0 0 5 4

BATTING: 2B - T Perez (2, Z Greinke). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
M Ordonez 1, B Inge 2. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (I Rodriguez-C Guillen).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .276
E German 3b 2 1 1 1 0 0 3 .266
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .309
B Butler dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .294
E Brown rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .244
A Gordon 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .247
T Pena Jr ss 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .262
J Gathright lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .342
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .141

Totals 7 5 5 5 2 1 5

BATTING: 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. Team LOB - 3.

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


----------------------------------------------------
DETROIT - 00 -- 0
KANSAS CITY - 5 -- 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 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.62

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
Z Greinke 2 3 0 0 0 5 0 4.16

BALK - Z Greinke. HBP - D DeJesus (by A Miller); B Butler (by A Miller).
Pitches-strikes: A Miller 43-25; Z Miner 4-2; Z Greinke 39-29. Ground balls-fly
balls: A Miller 0-0; Z Miner 1-0; Z Greinke 0-1. Batters faced: A Miller 10; Z
Miner 1; Z Greinke 9.

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

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

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - ZACH MINER
KAN - ZACK GREINKE

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.292, 0-FOR-1)
P POLANCO (.341, 1-FOR-1)
M THAMES (.247, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">DETROIT (0) VS KANSAS CITY (5) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292
P Polanco 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .341
M Thames lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247
M Ordonez dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .358
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
S Casey 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
T Perez rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231
B Inge 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .240

Totals 9 0 3 0 0 5 4

BATTING: 2B - T Perez (2, Z Greinke). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
M Ordonez 1, B Inge 2. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (I Rodriguez-C Guillen, B Inge-P Polanco-S Casey).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .276
E German 3b 2 1 1 1 0 0 3 .266
M Grudzielanek 2b 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .311
B Butler dh 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .293
E Brown rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .244
A Gordon 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .247
T Pena Jr ss 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .262
J Gathright lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .342
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .141

Totals 10 5 6 5 2 1 7

BATTING: 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. GIDP - E Brown. Team LOB - 3.

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


----------------------------------------------------
DETROIT - 00 -- 0
KANSAS CITY - 50 -- 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 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.52

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
Z Greinke 2 3 0 0 0 5 0 4.16

BALK - Z Greinke. HBP - D DeJesus (by A Miller); B Butler (by A Miller).
Pitches-strikes: A Miller 43-25; Z Miner 13-7; Z Greinke 39-29. Ground
balls-fly balls: A Miller 0-0; Z Miner 4-0; Z Greinke 0-1. Batters faced: A
Miller 10; Z Miner 4; Z Greinke 9.

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

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