GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: DETROIT (71-60) at KANSAS CITY (57-72)

AL: DETROIT (71-60) at KANSAS CITY (57-72)

<h3>Robertson hopes to keep Tigers on track</h3>

Detroit (71-60) at Kansas City (57-72) 8:10 pm EDT

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- If the Detroit Tigers are goingto stay in the playoff hunt, they need to take care of businesson the road.


The Tigers look to gain ground in the American League CentralDivision standings when they open a three-game series againstthe Kansas City Royals on Tuesday.


Nate Robertson (7-10, 4.80 ERA) gets the call for Detroit, whichtrails Cleveland (73-57) by 2 1/2 games in the division. Lasttime out, the lefthander blanked the Indians through 8 2/3innings but failed to get the decision on Thursday.

Robertson might be looking for some payback in this one afterKansas City collected five runs and 11 hits against him in a5-2 victory July 22.


The Tigers are riding high following Monday's 16-0 rout of theNew York Yankees. Justin Verlander worked seven brilliantinnings and Placido Polanco homered for Detroit, which won threeof four games in the series.


Brian Bannister (10-7, 3.28) gets the call for the Royals, whohave lost eight of the last 12 meetings. The righthander enterswinning three of four starts overall, including a 7-6 victoryover the Chicago White Sox.

 

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 .291 17 62 Esteban German LF .265 3 31
Placido Polanco 2B .337 8 55 David Dejesus CF .277 6 52
Timo Perez LF .143 0 0 Mark Grudzielanek 2B .304 5 42
Magglio Ordonez RF .355 25 116 Billy Butler DH .295 5 40
Carlos Guillen 1B .304 19 88 Emil Brown RF .245 6 53
Ivan Rodriguez C .276 10 52 Ross Gload 1B .301 5 41
Sean Casey DH .279 3 46 John Buck C .226 16 43
Brandon Inge 3B .243 12 60 Alex Gordon 3B .244 11 42
Ramon Santiago SS .250 0 0 Tony Pena Jr SS .262 1 38

Nate Robertson LHP (7-10, 4.80) Brian Bannister RHP (10-7, 3.28)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
WARMUPS: DET - NATE ROBERTSON (7-10, 4.80)
KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER (10-7, 3.28)

UMPIRES: HP - JEFF KELLOGG
1B - ERIC COOPER
2B - ANDY FLETCHER
3B - MIKE REILLY

WEATHER: 93 Degrees, clear
WIND: 11 mph, right to left</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
STARTING BATS: DET - NATE ROBERTSON AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ
KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER AND JOHN BUCK

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSO (.291, 17 HR, 62 RBI)
P POLANCO (.337, 8 HR, 55 RBI)
T PEREZ (.143, 0 HR, 0 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 2 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - NATE ROBERTSON
KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E GERMAN (.265, 3 HR, 31 RBI)
D DEJESUS (.277, 6 HR, 52 RBI)
M GRUDZIELANEK (.304, 5 HR, 42 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 .290
P Polanco 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .338
T Perez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125
M Ordonez rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .356
C Guillen 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .304
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
S Casey dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
R Santiago ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 5 0 2 0 0 2 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Guillen 1. Team LOB - 2.



KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
D DeJesus cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
M Grudzielanek 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
B Butler dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
E Brown rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262

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
N Robertson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.80

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.26

Pitches-strikes: B Bannister 19-12. Ground balls-fly balls: B Bannister 1-0.
Batters faced: B Bannister 5.

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

Weather: 93 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
CONFIRMED STARTERS: DET - NATE ROBERTSON
KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER</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 2 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - NATE ROBERTSON
KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: I RODRIGUEZ (.276, 10 HR, 52 RBI)
S CASEY (.279, 3 HR, 46 RBI)
B INGE (.243, 12 HR, 60 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

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

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290
P Polanco 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .338
T Perez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125
M Ordonez rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .356
C Guillen 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .304
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
S Casey dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
R Santiago ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 5 0 2 0 0 2 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Guillen 1. Team LOB - 2.



KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
M Grudzielanek 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .304
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294
E Brown rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262

Totals 3 0 0 0 2 1 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Brown 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - E German (9, 2nd base off N Robertson/I Rodriguez).


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DETROIT - 0 -- 0
KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
N Robertson 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 4.76

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.26

Pitches-strikes: N Robertson 22-9; B Bannister 19-12. Ground balls-fly balls:
N Robertson 0-2; B Bannister 1-0. Batters faced: N Robertson 5; B Bannister 5.


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

Weather: 93 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 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 0 0 2 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - NATE ROBERTSON
KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: R GLOAD (.301, 5 HR, 41 RBI)
J BUCK (.226, 16 HR, 43 RBI)
A GORDON (.244, 11 HR, 42 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

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

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290
P Polanco 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .338
T Perez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125
M Ordonez rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .356
C Guillen 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .304
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
S Casey dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
B Inge 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
R Santiago ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 2 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Guillen 1. Team LOB - 2.



KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
M Grudzielanek 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .304
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294
E Brown rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262

Totals 3 0 0 0 2 1 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Brown 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - E German (9, 2nd base off N Robertson/I Rodriguez).


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DETROIT - 00 -- 0
KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
N Robertson 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 4.76

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.23

Pitches-strikes: N Robertson 22-9; B Bannister 28-19. Ground balls-fly balls:
N Robertson 0-2; B Bannister 1-3. Batters faced: N Robertson 5; B Bannister 8.


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

Weather: 93 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 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 0 0 2 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - NATE ROBERTSON
KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: R SANTIAGO (.250, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
C GRANDERSON (.290, 0-FOR-1)
P POLANCO (.338, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

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

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290
P Polanco 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .338
T Perez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125
M Ordonez rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .356
C Guillen 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .304
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
S Casey dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
B Inge 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
R Santiago ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 2 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Guillen 1. Team LOB - 2.



KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
M Grudzielanek 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .304
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294
E Brown rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244
R Gload 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304
J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .225
A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262

Totals 6 0 1 0 2 1 6

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Brown 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - E German (9, 2nd base off N Robertson/I Rodriguez). CS - R
Gload (2, 2nd base by N Robertson/I Rodriguez).


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DETROIT - 00 -- 0
KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
N Robertson 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 4.73

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.23

Pitches-strikes: N Robertson 38-18; B Bannister 28-19. Ground balls-fly
balls: N Robertson 0-4; B Bannister 1-3. Batters faced: N Robertson 8; B
Bannister 8.

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

Weather: 93 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 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 0 0 0 3 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - NATE ROBERTSON
KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: T PENA JR (.262, 0-FOR-0)
E GERMAN (.265, 0-FOR-0, BB)
D DEJESUS (.277, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">DETROIT (0) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .291
P Polanco 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .338
T Perez lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .111
M Ordonez rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .356
C Guillen 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .304
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
S Casey dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
B Inge 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
R Santiago ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222

Totals 12 0 3 0 0 2 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Guillen 1. Team LOB - 3.



KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
M Grudzielanek 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .304
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294
E Brown rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244
R Gload 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304
J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .225
A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262

Totals 6 0 1 0 2 1 6

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Brown 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - E German (9, 2nd base off N Robertson/I Rodriguez). CS - R
Gload (2, 2nd base by N Robertson/I Rodriguez).


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DETROIT - 000 -- 0
KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
N Robertson 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 4.73

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 3.21

Pitches-strikes: N Robertson 38-18; B Bannister 42-28. Ground balls-fly
balls: N Robertson 0-4; B Bannister 2-5. Batters faced: N Robertson 8; B
Bannister 12.

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

Weather: 93 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 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 0 0 0 3 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - NATE ROBERTSON
KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M ORDONEZ (.356, 1-FOR-1)
C GUILLEN (.304, 0-FOR-1)
I RODRIGUEZ (.276, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">DETROIT (0) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .291
P Polanco 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .338
T Perez lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .111
M Ordonez rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .356
C Guillen 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .304
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
S Casey dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
B Inge 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
R Santiago ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222

Totals 12 0 3 0 0 2 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Guillen 1. Team LOB - 3.



KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .264
D DeJesus cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
M Grudzielanek 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .304
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294
E Brown rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244
R Gload 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304
J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .225
A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244
T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262

Totals 9 0 1 0 2 1 6

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Brown 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - E German (9, 2nd base off N Robertson/I Rodriguez). CS - R
Gload (2, 2nd base by N Robertson/I Rodriguez).


----------------------------------------------------
DETROIT - 000 -- 0
KANSAS CITY - 000 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
N Robertson 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 4.70

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 3.21

Pitches-strikes: N Robertson 47-26; B Bannister 42-28. Ground balls-fly
balls: N Robertson 0-7; B Bannister 2-5. Batters faced: N Robertson 11; B
Bannister 12.

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

Weather: 93 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 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 0 0 0 0 5 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - NATE ROBERTSON
KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M GRUDZIELANEK (.304, 0-FOR-0, BB)
B BUTLER (.294, 0-FOR-1)
E BROWN (.244, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">DETROIT (0) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .291
P Polanco 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .338
T Perez lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .111
M Ordonez rf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .357
C Guillen 1b 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .305
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
S Casey dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278
B Inge 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .242
R Santiago ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222

Totals 16 0 5 0 0 2 9

BATTING: S - I Rodriguez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Guillen
1, B Inge 2. Team LOB - 5.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .264
D DeJesus cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
M Grudzielanek 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .304
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294
E Brown rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244
R Gload 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304
J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .225
A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244
T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262

Totals 9 0 1 0 2 1 6

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Brown 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - E German (9, 2nd base off N Robertson/I Rodriguez). CS - R
Gload (2, 2nd base by N Robertson/I Rodriguez).


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DETROIT - 000 0 -- 0
KANSAS CITY - 000 -- 0
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
N Robertson 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 4.70

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 4 5 0 0 0 2 0 3.19

Pitches-strikes: N Robertson 47-26; B Bannister 54-37. Ground balls-fly
balls: N Robertson 0-7; B Bannister 5-5. Batters faced: N Robertson 11; B
Bannister 17.

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

Weather: 93 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY ALEX GORDON SCORED MARK GRUDZIELANEK, ROSS GLOAD
AND JOHN BUCK.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, A GORDON ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 0
KANSAS CITY 3 BOTTOM, 4TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: T PENA JR (.262, 0-FOR-1)</div>