GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: DETROIT (71-62) at KANSAS CITY (59-72)

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">DETROIT (6) VS KANSAS CITY (1) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 .295
P Polanco 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .340
T Perez dh 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .316
M Ordonez rf 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .359
C Guillen 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .299
M Rabelo c 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .265
B Inge 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .239
C Maybin lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .222
R Santiago ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .400

Totals 32 6 12 6 0 8 11

BATTING: 2B - P Polanco (29, L Nunez); T Perez (4, L Nunez). HR - C Granderson
(18, 5th inning off L Nunez 0 on, 1 Out), M Ordonez (26, 5th inning off L Nunez
1 on, 1 Out). SF - C Granderson. RBI - C Granderson 2 (65), T Perez (1), M
Ordonez 3 (119). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Guillen 1, P
Polanco 2, M Rabelo 1. Team LOB - 6.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
J Smith 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .198
R Gload 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
B Butler dh 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .295
A Gordon 3b 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 .248
S Costa rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .205
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259
J Gathright lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .338
J Buck c 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .225

Totals 27 1 6 1 0 3 7

BATTING: 2B - S Costa (2, J Bonderman); B Butler (16, J Bonderman). 3B - B
Butler (2, J Bonderman). RBI - A Gordon (47). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - T Pena Jr 1, A Gordon 1. Team LOB - 5.


----------------------------------------------------
DETROIT - 010 040 1 -- 6
KANSAS CITY - 000 100 0 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman 7 6 1 1 0 3 0 4.72

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
L Nunez 6 1/3 12 6 6 0 6 2 4.05
B Buckner 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.59

Pitches-strikes: J Bonderman 87-63; L Nunez 95-69; B Buckner 9-6. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Bonderman 13-5; L Nunez 3-10; B Buckner 0-0. Batters faced:
J Bonderman 27; L Nunez 31; B Buckner 2.

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

Weather: 80 degrees, sunny. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 6 12 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN
KAN - BILLY BUCKNER

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.273, 0-FOR-3)
J SMITH (.198, 0-FOR-3)
R GLOAD (.300, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">DETROIT (6) VS KANSAS CITY (1) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 .295
P Polanco 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .340
T Perez dh 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .316
M Ordonez rf 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .359
C Guillen 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .299
M Rabelo c 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .265
B Inge 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .239
C Maybin lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .222
R Santiago ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .375

Totals 34 6 12 6 1 8 12

BATTING: 2B - P Polanco (29, L Nunez); T Perez (4, L Nunez). HR - C Granderson
(18, 5th inning off L Nunez 0 on, 1 Out), M Ordonez (26, 5th inning off L Nunez
1 on, 1 Out). SF - C Granderson. RBI - C Granderson 2 (65), T Perez (1), M
Ordonez 3 (119). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Guillen 1, P
Polanco 2, M Rabelo 1. Team LOB - 6.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
J Smith 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .198
R Gload 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
B Butler dh 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .295
A Gordon 3b 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 .248
S Costa rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .205
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259
J Gathright lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .338
J Buck c 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .225

Totals 27 1 6 1 0 3 7

BATTING: 2B - S Costa (2, J Bonderman); B Butler (16, J Bonderman). 3B - B
Butler (2, J Bonderman). RBI - A Gordon (47). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - T Pena Jr 1, A Gordon 1. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Pena Jr-R Gload).


----------------------------------------------------
DETROIT - 010 040 10 -- 6
KANSAS CITY - 000 100 0 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman 7 6 1 1 0 3 0 4.72

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
L Nunez 6 1/3 12 6 6 0 6 2 4.05
B Buckner 1 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.35

Pitches-strikes: J Bonderman 87-63; L Nunez 95-69; B Buckner 26-17. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Bonderman 13-5; L Nunez 3-10; B Buckner 0-2. Batters faced:
J Bonderman 27; L Nunez 31; B Buckner 5.

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

Weather: 80 degrees, sunny. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Raburn in right field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 6
KANSAS CITY 1 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DeJesus (.273, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - PITCHING CHANGE
DET: FERNANDO RODNEY (2-5, 3.99) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 6, KANSAS CITY 1

DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: D DEJESUS (.273, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: F Rodney relieved J Bonderman.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 6
KANSAS CITY 1 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DeJesus (.273, 0-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 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 6 12 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - FERNANDO RODNEY
KAN - BILLY BUCKNER

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.295, 3-FOR-3, SF, HR, 2 RBI)
P POLANCO (.340, 1-FOR-4)
T PEREZ (.316, 2-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">DETROIT (6) VS KANSAS CITY (1) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 .295
P Polanco 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .340
T Perez dh 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .316
M Ordonez rf 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .359
R Raburn rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
C Guillen 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .299
M Rabelo c 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .265
B Inge 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .239
C Maybin lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .222
R Santiago ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .375

Totals 34 6 12 6 1 8 12

BATTING: 2B - P Polanco (29, L Nunez); T Perez (4, L Nunez). HR - C Granderson
(18, 5th inning off L Nunez 0 on, 1 Out), M Ordonez (26, 5th inning off L Nunez
1 on, 1 Out). SF - C Granderson. RBI - C Granderson 2 (65), T Perez (1), M
Ordonez 3 (119). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Guillen 1, P
Polanco 2, M Rabelo 1. Team LOB - 6.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272
J Smith 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .196
R Gload 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
B Butler dh 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .295
A Gordon 3b 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 .248
S Costa rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .205
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259
J Gathright lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .338
J Buck c 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .225

Totals 30 1 6 1 0 4 7

BATTING: 2B - S Costa (2, J Bonderman); B Butler (16, J Bonderman). 3B - B
Butler (2, J Bonderman). RBI - A Gordon (47). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - T Pena Jr 1, A Gordon 1. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Pena Jr-R Gload).


----------------------------------------------------
DETROIT - 010 040 10 -- 6
KANSAS CITY - 000 100 00 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman 7 6 1 1 0 3 0 4.72
F Rodney 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.89

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
L Nunez 6 1/3 12 6 6 0 6 2 4.05
B Buckner 1 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.35

Pitches-strikes: J Bonderman 87-63; F Rodney 11-9; L Nunez 95-69; B Buckner
26-17. Ground balls-fly balls: J Bonderman 13-5; F Rodney 2-0; L Nunez 3-10; B
Buckner 0-2. Batters faced: J Bonderman 27; F Rodney 3; L Nunez 31; B Buckner
5.

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

Weather: 80 degrees, sunny. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 6 13 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - FERNANDO RODNEY
KAN - BILLY BUCKNER

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.295, 2-FOR-3)
A GORDON (.248, 1-FOR-3, RBI)
S COSTA (.205, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">DETROIT (6) VS KANSAS CITY (1) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .294
P Polanco 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .342
T Perez dh 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .316
M Ordonez rf 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .359
R Raburn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .330
C Guillen 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .299
M Rabelo c 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .265
B Inge 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .239
C Maybin lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .222
R Santiago ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .375

Totals 37 6 13 6 2 8 14

BATTING: 2B - P Polanco 2 (30, B Buckner, L Nunez); T Perez (4, L Nunez). HR -
C Granderson (18, 5th inning off L Nunez 0 on, 1 Out), M Ordonez (26, 5th
inning off L Nunez 1 on, 1 Out). SF - C Granderson. RBI - C Granderson 2 (65),
T Perez (1), M Ordonez 3 (119). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C
Guillen 1, P Polanco 2, M Rabelo 1. GIDP - R Raburn. Team LOB - 7.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272
J Smith 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .196
R Gload 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
B Butler dh 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .295
A Gordon 3b 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 .248
S Costa rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .205
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259
J Gathright lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .338
J Buck c 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .225

Totals 30 1 6 1 0 4 7

BATTING: 2B - S Costa (2, J Bonderman); B Butler (16, J Bonderman). 3B - B
Butler (2, J Bonderman). RBI - A Gordon (47). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - T Pena Jr 1, A Gordon 1. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (T Pena Jr-R Gload, A Gordon-R Gload).


----------------------------------------------------
DETROIT - 010 040 100 -- 6
KANSAS CITY - 000 100 00 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman 7 6 1 1 0 3 0 4.72
F Rodney 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.89

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
L Nunez 6 1/3 12 6 6 0 6 2 4.05
B Buckner 2 2/3 1 0 0 2 2 0 1.17

Pitches-strikes: J Bonderman 87-63; F Rodney 11-9; L Nunez 95-69; B Buckner
35-22. Ground balls-fly balls: J Bonderman 13-5; F Rodney 2-0; L Nunez 3-10; B
Buckner 2-3. Batters faced: J Bonderman 27; F Rodney 3; L Nunez 31; B Buckner
9.

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

Weather: 80 degrees, sunny. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - PITCHING CHANGE
DET: JOEL ZUMAYA (1-2, 4.43) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 6, KANSAS CITY 1

DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: B BUTLER (.295, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Zumaya relieved F Rodney.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 6
KANSAS CITY 1 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B Butler (.295, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 6 13 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN, FERNANDO RODNEY (8TH), JOEL ZUMAYA (9TH) AND
MIKE RABELO

KAN - LEO NUNEZ, BILLY BUCKNER (7TH) AND JOHN BUCK

HOME RUNS: DET - CURTIS GRANDERSON (18) OFF LEO NUNEZ IN THE 5TH, 0 ON
MAGGLIO ORDONEZ (26) OFF LEO NUNEZ IN THE 5TH, 1 ON

KAN - NONE</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 6 13 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN, FERNANDO RODNEY (8TH), JOEL ZUMAYA (9TH) AND
MIKE RABELO

KAN - LEO NUNEZ, BILLY BUCKNER (7TH) AND JOHN BUCK


WP - JEREMY BONDERMAN (11-7)
LP - LEO NUNEZ (2-2)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: DET - CURTIS GRANDERSON (18) OFF LEO NUNEZ IN THE 5TH, 0 ON
MAGGLIO ORDONEZ (26) OFF LEO NUNEZ IN THE 5TH, 1 ON

KAN - NONE


TIME: 2:38 ATT: 11,196

PROBABLES: KAN - GIL MECHE (7-11, 3.85) & KAN - BRANDON DUCKWORTH (2-3, 2.94)
MIN - MATT GARZA (3-4, 3.16) & MIN - CARLOS SILVA (10-13, 4.33)

PROBABLES: DET - VIRGIL VASQUEZ (0-1, 9.39)
OAK - JOE BLANTON (11-9, 3.92)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">DETROIT (6) VS KANSAS CITY (1) - FINAL

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .294
P Polanco 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .342
T Perez dh 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .316
M Ordonez rf 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .359
R Raburn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .330
C Guillen 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .299
M Rabelo c 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .265
B Inge 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .239
C Maybin lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .222
R Santiago ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .375

Totals 37 6 13 6 2 8 14

BATTING: 2B - P Polanco 2 (30, B Buckner, L Nunez); T Perez (4, L Nunez). HR -
C Granderson (18, 5th inning off L Nunez 0 on, 1 Out), M Ordonez (26, 5th
inning off L Nunez 1 on, 1 Out). SF - C Granderson. RBI - C Granderson 2 (65),
T Perez (1), M Ordonez 3 (119). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C
Guillen 1, P Polanco 2, M Rabelo 1. GIDP - R Raburn. Team LOB - 7.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272
J Smith 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .196
R Gload 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
B Butler dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .294
A Gordon 3b 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .247
S Costa rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .203
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259
J Gathright lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .338
J Buck c 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .225

Totals 33 1 6 1 0 4 7

BATTING: 2B - S Costa (2, J Bonderman); B Butler (16, J Bonderman). 3B - B
Butler (2, J Bonderman). RBI - A Gordon (47). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - T Pena Jr 1, A Gordon 1. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (T Pena Jr-R Gload, A Gordon-R Gload).


----------------------------------------------------
DETROIT - 010 040 100 -- 6
KANSAS CITY - 000 100 000 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman (W, 11-7) 7 6 1 1 0 3 0 4.72
F Rodney 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.89
J Zumaya 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.22

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
L Nunez (L, 2-2) 6 1/3 12 6 6 0 6 2 4.05
B Buckner 2 2/3 1 0 0 2 2 0 1.17

Pitches-strikes: J Bonderman 87-63; F Rodney 11-9; J Zumaya 15-10; L Nunez
95-69; B Buckner 35-22. Ground balls-fly balls: J Bonderman 13-5; F Rodney 2-0;
J Zumaya 1-2; L Nunez 3-10; B Buckner 2-3. Batters faced: J Bonderman 27; F
Rodney 3; J Zumaya 3; L Nunez 31; B Buckner 9.

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

T--2:38. Att--11,196.
Weather: 80 degrees, sunny. Wind: 9 mph, right to
left.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
DETROIT 6
KANSAS CITY 1 FINAL</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DETROIT (6) AT KANSAS CITY (1) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

DETROIT 2ND: M Rabelo popped out to third. B Inge singled to center.
C Maybin singled to left, B Inge to second. R Santiago singled to right,
B Inge to third, C Maybin to second. C Granderson hit sacrifice fly to left,
B Inge scored, C Maybin to third, R Santiago to second. P Polanco grounded
out to third. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 4TH: R Gload lined out to second. B Butler tripled to deep
right. A Gordon singled to right, B Butler scored. S Costa struck out
swinging. T Pena Jr grounded into fielder's choice to third, A Gordon out
at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1, KANSAS CITY 1.

DETROIT 5TH: R Santiago struck out swinging. C Granderson homered to
right. P Polanco doubled to right center. T Perez doubled to deep center,
P Polanco scored. M Ordonez homered to left, T Perez scored. C Guillen
grounded out to first. M Rabelo struck out swinging. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
DETROIT 5, KANSAS CITY 1.

DETROIT 7TH: C Granderson singled to right. P Polanco flied out to right.
T Perez singled to right, C Granderson to third. M Ordonez singled to left,
C Granderson scored, T Perez to second. B Buckner relieved L Nunez. C Guillen
struck out swinging. M Rabelo struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
DETROIT 6, KANSAS CITY 1.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 6 13 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN, FERNANDO RODNEY (8TH), JOEL ZUMAYA (9TH) AND
MIKE RABELO

KAN - LEO NUNEZ, BILLY BUCKNER (7TH) AND JOHN BUCK


WP - JEREMY BONDERMAN (11-7)
LP - LEO NUNEZ (2-2)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: DET - CURTIS GRANDERSON (18) OFF LEO NUNEZ IN THE 5TH, 0 ON
MAGGLIO ORDONEZ (26) OFF LEO NUNEZ IN THE 5TH, 1 ON

KAN - NONE


TIME: 2:38 ATT: 11,196

PROBABLES: KAN - KYLE DAVIES (5-11, 6.10) & KAN - GIL MECHE (7-11, 3.85)
MIN - MATT GARZA (3-4, 3.16) & MIN - SCOTT BAKER (7-6, 4.42)

PROBABLES: DET - VIRGIL VASQUEZ (0-1, 9.39)
OAK - JOE BLANTON (11-9, 3.92)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DETROIT (6) AT KANSAS CITY (1) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Detroit Starting Lineups -- C Granderson CF, P Polanco 2B, T Perez DH,
M Ordonez RF, C Guillen 1B, M Rabelo C, B Inge 3B, C Maybin LF, R Santiago SS,
J Bonderman RHP.

Kansas City Starting Lineups -- D DeJesus CF, J Smith 2B, R Gload 1B, B Butler DH,
A Gordon 3B, S Costa RF, T Pena Jr SS, J Gathright LF, J Buck C, L Nunez RHP.

Umpires -- Andy Fletcher (HP), Mike Reilly (1B), Jeff Kellogg (2B), Eric Cooper (3B).

Gametime Weather: 80 degrees, Sunny, wind right to left at 9 mph.


DETROIT 1ST: C Granderson singled to left. P Polanco popped out to
shortstop. T Perez flied out to center. M Ordonez singled to left, C
Granderson to third. C Guillen flied out to center. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
DETROIT 0, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 1ST: D DeJesus flied out to left. J Smith grounded out to
first. R Gload grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
DETROIT 0, KANSAS CITY 0.

DETROIT 2ND: M Rabelo popped out to third. B Inge singled to center.
C Maybin singled to left, B Inge to second. R Santiago singled to right,
B Inge to third, C Maybin to second. C Granderson hit sacrifice fly to left,
B Inge scored, C Maybin to third, R Santiago to second. P Polanco grounded
out to third. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 2ND: B Butler grounded out to third. A Gordon struck out
looking. S Costa doubled to deep right center. T Pena Jr grounded out to
shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1, KANSAS CITY 0.

DETROIT 3RD: T Perez struck out swinging. M Ordonez flied out to right.
C Guillen flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 3RD: J Gathright grounded out to shortstop. J Buck singled to
left. D DeJesus flied out to center. J Smith grounded out to first. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1, KANSAS CITY 0.

DETROIT 4TH: M Rabelo struck out swinging. B Inge struck out swinging.
C Maybin struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 4TH: R Gload lined out to second. B Butler tripled to deep
right. A Gordon singled to right, B Butler scored. S Costa struck out
swinging. T Pena Jr grounded into fielder's choice to third, A Gordon out at
second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1, KANSAS CITY 1.

DETROIT 5TH: R Santiago struck out swinging. C Granderson homered to
right. P Polanco doubled to right center. T Perez doubled to deep center,
P Polanco scored. M Ordonez homered to left, T Perez scored. C Guillen
grounded out to first. M Rabelo struck out swinging. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
DETROIT 5, KANSAS CITY 1.

KANSAS CITY 5TH: J Gathright fouled out to third. J Buck grounded out to
shortstop. D DeJesus grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
DETROIT 5, KANSAS CITY 1.

DETROIT 6TH: B Inge flied out to right. C Maybin grounded out to
shortstop. R Santiago flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
DETROIT 5, KANSAS CITY 1.

KANSAS CITY 6TH: J Smith grounded out to first. R Gload grounded out to
first. B Butler doubled to left. A Gordon struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 5, KANSAS CITY 1.

DETROIT 7TH: C Granderson singled to right. P Polanco flied out to right.
T Perez singled to right, C Granderson to third. M Ordonez singled to left,
C Granderson scored, T Perez to second. B Buckner relieved L Nunez. C Guillen
struck out swinging. M Rabelo struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
DETROIT 6, KANSAS CITY 1.

KANSAS CITY 7TH: S Costa grounded out to second. T Pena Jr grounded out to
third. J Gathright reached on infield single to pitcher. J Buck flied out to
right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 6, KANSAS CITY 1.

DETROIT 8TH: B Inge flied out to right. C Maybin walked. R Santiago lined
into double play, shortstop to first, C Maybin doubled off first. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 6, KANSAS CITY 1.

KANSAS CITY 8TH: R Raburn in right field. F Rodney relieved J Bonderman.
D DeJesus grounded out to pitcher. J Smith struck out looking. R Gload
grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 6, KANSAS CITY 1.

DETROIT 9TH: C Granderson flied out to left. P Polanco doubled to deep
right. T Perez walked. R Raburn grounded into double play, third to first,
P Polanco out at third.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 6, KANSAS CITY 1.

KANSAS CITY 9TH: J Zumaya relieved F Rodney. B Butler flied out to right.
A Gordon grounded out to second. S Costa lined out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) DETROIT 6, KANSAS CITY 1.</div>

 

Bonderman, Ordonez lead Tigers past Royals

<h3>DETROIT 6, KANSAS CITY 1</h3>By Alan Eskew
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- Jeremy Bonderman finallyredeemed himself with the help of the hot bat of MagglioOrdonez.


Bonderman pitched seven superb innings to pick up his firstvictory in eight starts and Ordonez homered and drove in threeruns as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals, 6-1,on Thursday afternoon.


Curtis Granderson went 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBI toprevent the Tigers from being swept in the three-game series atKauffman Stadium.


The Royals won the first two games and were shooting for theirfirst sweep of the Tigers since September 19-21, 2005.

Bonderman (11-7) limited the Royals to one run and six hitswhile striking out three. The five-year veteran allowed nowalks for the first time in 10 starts, throwing 63 of 87 pitchesfor strikes.


Bonderman, who reeled off eight straight victories from April 30to June 20, hadn't won a game since July 13. In that span, hewas 0-6 with an 8.12 ERA, including a 10.32 ERA in the sixdefeats.


Ordonez went 3-for-4 to raise his August average to .402(45-for-112). The six-time All-Star has 23 runs, 10 home runsand 31 RBI in 28 August games.


The Tigers broke a 1-1 tie in a four-run fifth, which includedhome runs by Ordonez, his 26th, and Curtis Granderson, his 18th.

Royals righthander Leo Nunez, who was making his sixth careerbig league start, had struck out four consecutive batters beforethe Tigers put the game away in the fifth.


Granderson, who gave Detroit a 1-0 lead in the second on asacrifice fly, started the four-run frame by belting a 3-1fastball over the wall in right-center field to give the Tigersa 2-1 lead.


Granderson leads the American League with 73 extra-base hits and21 triples and ranks among the league leaders with 101 runs,282 total bases, and 48 multi-hit games.


After Placido Polanco and Timo Perez hit back-to-back doubles tomake the score 3-1, Ordonez hit a blast high off the left-fieldfoul pole to increase the Tigers' lead to 5-1.


A triple by rookie Billy Butler with one out in the fourthfollowed by a run-scoring single by Alex Gordon was the only runBonderman allowed.


Ordonez's single in the seventh scored Granderson and finishedNunez (2-2). Nunez gave up six runs and a dozen hits in 6 1/3innings, while striking out six and walking none.