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

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">DETROIT (2) VS KANSAS CITY (6) - MID 7TH - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 4 0 2 1 0 2 2 .292
P Polanco 2b 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .340
T Perez lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .091
M Ordonez rf 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 .358
C Guillen 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .305
I Rodriguez c 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .277
S Casey dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .279
B Inge 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .241
R Santiago ss 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .364

Totals 32 2 13 2 1 5 22

BATTING: 2B - C Granderson (34, B Bannister); S Casey (27, B Bannister); I
Rodriguez (25, J Peralta). S - I Rodriguez. RBI - C Granderson (63), P Polanco
(56). 2-out RBI - P Polanco. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - I
Rodriguez 2, S Casey 1, C Guillen 1, B Inge 2, T Perez 1. GIDP - C Guillen.
Team LOB - 11.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German lf 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .264
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .347
D DeJesus cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
M Grudzielanek 2b 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 .308
B Butler dh 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .296
E Brown rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .243
R Gload 1b 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .305
J Buck c 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .224
A Gordon 3b 3 0 1 3 0 1 1 .245
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261

Totals 22 6 6 6 4 4 9

BATTING: 2B - A Gordon (28, N Robertson). HR - B Butler (6, 5th inning off N
Robertson 1 on, 1 Out). S - D DeJesus. RBI - A Gordon 3 (45), M Grudzielanek
(43), B Butler 2 (42). 2-out RBI - A Gordon 3. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - E Brown 1, T Pena Jr 1. Team LOB - 3.

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

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


----------------------------------------------------
DETROIT - 000 011 0 -- 2
KANSAS CITY - 000 330 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
N Robertson 4 1/3 6 6 6 4 2 1 5.04
J Grilli 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.23

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 6 11 2 2 1 5 0 3.27
J Peralta 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.89

WP - N Robertson. Pitches-strikes: N Robertson 92-53; J Grilli 18-12; B
Bannister 98-65; J Peralta 14-8. Ground balls-fly balls: N Robertson 1-9; J
Grilli 1-2; B Bannister 7-6; J Peralta 2-1. Batters faced: N Robertson 22; J
Grilli 5; B Bannister 30; J Peralta 4.

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
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 13 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 6 6 0 (TOP 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JASON GRILLI
KAN - JOEL PERALTA

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: B INGE (.241, 0-FOR-3)
R SANTIAGO (.364, 2-FOR-3)
C GRANDERSON (.292, 2-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">DETROIT (2) VS KANSAS CITY (6) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 4 0 2 1 0 2 2 .292
P Polanco 2b 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .340
T Perez lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .091
M Ordonez rf 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 .358
C Guillen 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .305
I Rodriguez c 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .277
S Casey dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .279
B Inge 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .241
R Santiago ss 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .364

Totals 32 2 13 2 1 5 22

BATTING: 2B - C Granderson (34, B Bannister); S Casey (27, B Bannister); I
Rodriguez (25, J Peralta). S - I Rodriguez. RBI - C Granderson (63), P Polanco
(56). 2-out RBI - P Polanco. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - I
Rodriguez 2, S Casey 1, C Guillen 1, B Inge 2, T Perez 1. GIDP - C Guillen.
Team LOB - 11.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German lf 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .264
J Gathright lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .345
D DeJesus cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .307
B Butler dh 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .296
E Brown rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .243
R Gload 1b 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .305
J Buck c 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .224
A Gordon 3b 3 0 1 3 0 1 1 .245
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261

Totals 25 6 6 6 4 4 9

BATTING: 2B - A Gordon (28, N Robertson). HR - B Butler (6, 5th inning off N
Robertson 1 on, 1 Out). S - D DeJesus. RBI - A Gordon 3 (45), M Grudzielanek
(43), B Butler 2 (42). 2-out RBI - A Gordon 3. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - E Brown 1, T Pena Jr 1. Team LOB - 3.

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

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


----------------------------------------------------
DETROIT - 000 011 0 -- 2
KANSAS CITY - 000 330 0 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
N Robertson 4 1/3 6 6 6 4 2 1 5.04
J Grilli 2 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.16

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 6 11 2 2 1 5 0 3.27
J Peralta 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.89

WP - N Robertson. Pitches-strikes: N Robertson 92-53; J Grilli 25-16; B
Bannister 98-65; J Peralta 14-8. Ground balls-fly balls: N Robertson 1-9; J
Grilli 2-4; B Bannister 7-6; J Peralta 2-1. Batters faced: N Robertson 22; J
Grilli 8; B Bannister 30; J Peralta 4.

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 - PITCHING CHANGE
KAN: JIMMY GOBBLE (4-1, 3.35) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, R SANTIAGO ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2, KANSAS CITY 6

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.292, 2-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Gobble relieved J Peralta.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, R SANTIAGO ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2
KANSAS CITY 6 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C Granderson (.292, 2-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Raburn hit for C Granderson.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, R SANTIAGO ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2
KANSAS CITY 6 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: R Raburn (.333, 3 HR, 18 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 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 14 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 6 6 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JASON GRILLI
KAN - JIMMY GOBBLE

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.296, 1-FOR-3, HR, 2 RBI)
E BROWN (.243, 0-FOR-3)
R GLOAD (.305, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">DETROIT (2) VS KANSAS CITY (6) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 4 0 2 1 0 2 2 .292
a-R Raburn ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
P Polanco 2b 5 0 3 1 0 0 3 .340
T Perez lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .091
M Ordonez rf 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 .358
C Guillen 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .305
I Rodriguez c 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .277
S Casey dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .279
B Inge 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .240
R Santiago ss 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .417

Totals 35 2 14 2 2 6 24

a-walked for C Granderson in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - C Granderson (34, B Bannister); S Casey (27, B Bannister); I
Rodriguez (25, J Peralta). S - I Rodriguez. RBI - C Granderson (63), P Polanco
(56). 2-out RBI - P Polanco. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - I
Rodriguez 2, S Casey 1, C Guillen 1, B Inge 2, T Perez 1. GIDP - C Guillen, P
Polanco. Team LOB - 12.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German lf 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .264
J Gathright lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .345
D DeJesus cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .307
B Butler dh 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .296
E Brown rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .243
R Gload 1b 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .305
J Buck c 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .224
A Gordon 3b 3 0 1 3 0 1 1 .245
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261

Totals 25 6 6 6 4 4 9

BATTING: 2B - A Gordon (28, N Robertson). HR - B Butler (6, 5th inning off N
Robertson 1 on, 1 Out). S - D DeJesus. RBI - A Gordon 3 (45), M Grudzielanek
(43), B Butler 2 (42). 2-out RBI - A Gordon 3. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - E Brown 1, T Pena Jr 1. Team LOB - 3.

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

FIELDING: DP: 2 (R Gload-T Pena Jr-J Peralta, M Grudzielanek-T Pena Jr-R
Gload).


----------------------------------------------------
DETROIT - 000 011 00 -- 2
KANSAS CITY - 000 330 0 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
N Robertson 4 1/3 6 6 6 4 2 1 5.04
J Grilli 2 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.16

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 6 11 2 2 1 5 0 3.27
J Peralta 1 1/3 3 0 0 0 1 0 3.87
J Gobble 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.30

WP - N Robertson. Pitches-strikes: N Robertson 92-53; J Grilli 25-16; B
Bannister 98-65; J Peralta 23-14; J Gobble 9-4. Ground balls-fly balls: N
Robertson 1-9; J Grilli 2-4; B Bannister 7-6; J Peralta 2-1; J Gobble 2-0.
Batters faced: N Robertson 22; J Grilli 8; B Bannister 30; J Peralta 6; J
Gobble 2.

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 - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Raburn in center field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2
KANSAS CITY 6 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B Butler (.296, 1-FOR-3, HR, 2 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 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 14 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 6 6 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JASON GRILLI
KAN - JIMMY GOBBLE

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: T PEREZ (.091, 0-FOR-4)
M ORDONEZ (.358, 3-FOR-4)
C GUILLEN (.305, 1-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">DETROIT (2) VS KANSAS CITY (6) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 4 0 2 1 0 2 2 .292
a-R Raburn ph-cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
P Polanco 2b 5 0 3 1 0 0 3 .340
T Perez lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .091
M Ordonez rf 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 .358
C Guillen 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .305
I Rodriguez c 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .277
S Casey dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .279
B Inge 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .240
R Santiago ss 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .417

Totals 35 2 14 2 2 6 24

a-walked for C Granderson in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - C Granderson (34, B Bannister); S Casey (27, B Bannister); I
Rodriguez (25, J Peralta). S - I Rodriguez. RBI - C Granderson (63), P Polanco
(56). 2-out RBI - P Polanco. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - I
Rodriguez 2, S Casey 1, C Guillen 1, B Inge 2, T Perez 1. GIDP - C Guillen, P
Polanco. Team LOB - 12.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German lf 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .264
J Gathright lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .345
D DeJesus cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .307
B Butler dh 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .294
E Brown rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .242
R Gload 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .304
J Buck c 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .224
A Gordon 3b 3 0 1 3 0 1 1 .245
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261

Totals 28 6 6 6 4 4 9

BATTING: 2B - A Gordon (28, N Robertson). HR - B Butler (6, 5th inning off N
Robertson 1 on, 1 Out). S - D DeJesus. RBI - A Gordon 3 (45), M Grudzielanek
(43), B Butler 2 (42). 2-out RBI - A Gordon 3. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - E Brown 1, T Pena Jr 1. Team LOB - 3.

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

FIELDING: DP: 2 (R Gload-T Pena Jr-J Peralta, M Grudzielanek-T Pena Jr-R
Gload).


----------------------------------------------------
DETROIT - 000 011 00 -- 2
KANSAS CITY - 000 330 00 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
N Robertson 4 1/3 6 6 6 4 2 1 5.04
J Grilli 3 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.08

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 6 11 2 2 1 5 0 3.27
J Peralta 1 1/3 3 0 0 0 1 0 3.87
J Gobble 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.30

WP - N Robertson. Pitches-strikes: N Robertson 92-53; J Grilli 38-24; B
Bannister 98-65; J Peralta 23-14; J Gobble 9-4. Ground balls-fly balls: N
Robertson 1-9; J Grilli 4-5; B Bannister 7-6; J Peralta 2-1; J Gobble 2-0.
Batters faced: N Robertson 22; J Grilli 11; B Bannister 30; J Peralta 6; J
Gobble 2.

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 - PITCHING CHANGE
KAN: JOAKIM SORIA (1-3, 2.54) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2, KANSAS CITY 6

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: T PEREZ (.091, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Soria relieved J Gobble.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2
KANSAS CITY 6 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: T Perez (.091, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY CARLOS GUILLEN SCORED TIMO PEREZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M ORDONEZ ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 3
KANSAS CITY 6 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: I RODRIGUEZ (.277, 1-FOR-3, SAC)</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 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 16 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 x 6 6 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: DET - NATE ROBERTSON, JASON GRILLI (5TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ

KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER, JOEL PERALTA (7TH), JIMMY GOBBLE
(8TH), JOAKIM SORIA (9TH) AND JOHN BUCK

HOME RUNS: DET - NONE

KAN - BILLY BUTLER (6) OFF NATE ROBERTSON IN THE 5TH, 1 ON</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 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 16 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 x 6 6 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: DET - NATE ROBERTSON, JASON GRILLI (5TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ

KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER, JOEL PERALTA (7TH), JIMMY GOBBLE
(8TH), JOAKIM SORIA (9TH) AND JOHN BUCK


WP - BRIAN BANNISTER (11-7)
LP - NATE ROBERTSON (7-11)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: DET - NONE

KAN - BILLY BUTLER (6) OFF NATE ROBERTSON IN THE 5TH, 1 ON


TIME: 3:03 ATT: 16,193

PROBABLES: DET - ANDREW MILLER (5-4, 4.97)
KAN - ZACK GREINKE (5-5, 4.25)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">DETROIT (3) VS KANSAS CITY (6) - FINAL

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 4 0 2 1 0 2 2 .292
a-R Raburn ph-cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
P Polanco 2b 5 0 3 1 0 0 3 .340
T Perez lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .167
M Ordonez rf 5 0 4 0 0 0 2 .359
C Guillen 1b 3 0 1 1 1 1 4 .305
I Rodriguez c 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .276
S Casey dh 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .278
B Inge 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .240
R Santiago ss 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .417

Totals 39 3 16 3 2 6 27

a-walked for C Granderson in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - C Granderson (34, B Bannister); S Casey (27, B Bannister); I
Rodriguez (25, J Peralta); T Perez (1, J Soria). S - I Rodriguez. SF - C
Guillen. RBI - C Granderson (63), P Polanco (56), C Guillen (89). 2-out RBI - P
Polanco. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - I Rodriguez 2, S Casey 1, C
Guillen 1, B Inge 2, T Perez 1. GIDP - C Guillen, P Polanco. Team LOB - 13.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German lf 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .264
J Gathright lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .345
D DeJesus cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .307
B Butler dh 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .294
E Brown rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .242
R Gload 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .304
J Buck c 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .224
A Gordon 3b 3 0 1 3 0 1 1 .245
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261

Totals 28 6 6 6 4 4 9

BATTING: 2B - A Gordon (28, N Robertson). HR - B Butler (6, 5th inning off N
Robertson 1 on, 1 Out). S - D DeJesus. RBI - A Gordon 3 (45), M Grudzielanek
(43), B Butler 2 (42). 2-out RBI - A Gordon 3. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - E Brown 1, T Pena Jr 1. Team LOB - 3.

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

FIELDING: DP: 2 (R Gload-T Pena Jr-J Peralta, M Grudzielanek-T Pena Jr-R
Gload).


----------------------------------------------------
DETROIT - 000 011 001 -- 3
KANSAS CITY - 000 330 00x -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
N Robertson (L, 7-11) 4 1/3 6 6 6 4 2 1 5.04
J Grilli 3 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.08

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister (W, 11-7) 6 11 2 2 1 5 0 3.27
J Peralta 1 1/3 3 0 0 0 1 0 3.87
J Gobble 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.30
J Soria 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.65

WP - N Robertson. Pitches-strikes: N Robertson 92-53; J Grilli 38-24; B
Bannister 98-65; J Peralta 23-14; J Gobble 9-4; J Soria 13-9. Ground balls-fly
balls: N Robertson 1-9; J Grilli 4-5; B Bannister 7-6; J Peralta 2-1; J Gobble
2-0; J Soria 1-2. Batters faced: N Robertson 22; J Grilli 11; B Bannister 30; J
Peralta 6; J Gobble 2; J Soria 5.

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

T--3:03. Att--16,193.
Weather: 93 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, right to
left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
DETROIT 3
KANSAS CITY 6 FINAL</div>

 

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<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DETROIT (3) AT KANSAS CITY (6) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

KANSAS CITY 4TH: M Grudzielanek singled to center. B Butler flied out to
center. E Brown popped out to second. R Gload singled to right,
M Grudzielanek to third. J Buck walked, R Gload to second. A Gordon doubled to
deep right, M Grudzielanek, R Gload and J Buck scored. T Pena Jr struck out
swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 0, KANSAS CITY 3.

DETROIT 5TH: R Santiago singled to center. C Granderson doubled to deep
left center, R Santiago scored. P Polanco singled to center, C Granderson to
third. T Perez grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, C Granderson out at
home, P Polanco to second. M Ordonez flied out to right. C Guillen walked,
P Polanco to third, T Perez to second. I Rodriguez grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop, C Guillen out at second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
DETROIT 1, KANSAS CITY 3.

KANSAS CITY 5TH: E German walked. D DeJesus sacrificed to third, E German
to second. E German to third on wild pitch by N Robertson. M Grudzielanek
singled to center, E German scored. B Butler homered to left, M Grudzielanek
scored. J Grilli relieved N Robertson. E Brown grounded out to second.
R Gload struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1, KANSAS CITY 6.

DETROIT 6TH: J Gathright in left field. S Casey doubled to deep right. B Inge
struck out looking. R Santiago singled to right, S Casey to third. C Granderson
struck out swinging. P Polanco singled to center, S Casey scored, R Santiago to
second. T Perez struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 2,
KANSAS CITY 6.

DETROIT 9TH: J Soria relieved J Gobble. T Perez doubled to deep right.
M Ordonez singled to center, T Perez to third. C Guillen hit sacrifice fly to
left, T Perez scored. I Rodriguez flied out to right. S Casey grounded out to
first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 3, KANSAS CITY 6.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DETROIT (3) AT KANSAS CITY (6) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Detroit Starting Lineups -- C Granderson CF, P Polanco 2B, T Perez LF,
M Ordonez RF, C Guillen 1B, I Rodriguez C, S Casey DH, B Inge 3B, R Santiago SS,
N Robertson LHP.

Kansas City Starting Lineups -- E German LF, D DeJesus CF, M Grudzielanek 2B,
B Butler DH, E Brown RF, R Gload 1B, J Buck C, A Gordon 3B, T Pena Jr SS,
B Bannister RHP.

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

Gametime Weather: 93 degrees, Clear, wind right to left at 11 mph.


DETROIT 1ST: C Granderson struck out swinging. P Polanco singled to left.
T Perez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, P Polanco out at second.
M Ordonez singled to left, T Perez to second. C Guillen struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 0, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 1ST: E German walked. D DeJesus flied out to center. E German
stole second. M Grudzielanek walked. B Butler flied out to center, E German to
third. E Brown struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 0,
KANSAS CITY 0.

DETROIT 2ND: I Rodriguez flied out to center. S Casey flied out to left.
B Inge flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 0, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 2ND: R Gload singled to left. J Buck flied out to center.
A Gordon flied out to left. R Gload caught stealing second, catcher to
shortstop.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 0, KANSAS CITY 0.

DETROIT 3RD: R Santiago bunt grounded out to pitcher. C Granderson singled
to right. P Polanco flied out to center. T Perez popped out to shortstop.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 0, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 3RD: T Pena Jr flied out to center. E German flied out to
right. D DeJesus flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 0,
KANSAS CITY 0.

DETROIT 4TH: M Ordonez singled to right center. C Guillen reached on
infield single to catcher, M Ordonez to second. I Rodriguez sacrificed to
catcher, M Ordonez to third, C Guillen to second. S Casey grounded out to
first. B Inge grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 0,
KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 4TH: M Grudzielanek singled to center. B Butler flied out to
center. E Brown popped out to second. R Gload singled to right,
M Grudzielanek to third. J Buck walked, R Gload to second. A Gordon doubled to
deep right, M Grudzielanek, R Gload and J Buck scored. T Pena Jr struck out
swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 0, KANSAS CITY 3.

DETROIT 5TH: R Santiago singled to center. C Granderson doubled to deep
left center, R Santiago scored. P Polanco singled to center, C Granderson to
third. T Perez grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, C Granderson out at
home, P Polanco to second. M Ordonez flied out to right. C Guillen walked,
P Polanco to third, T Perez to second. I Rodriguez grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop, C Guillen out at second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
DETROIT 1, KANSAS CITY 3.

KANSAS CITY 5TH: E German walked. D DeJesus sacrificed to third, E German
to second. E German to third on wild pitch by N Robertson. M Grudzielanek
singled to center, E German scored. B Butler homered to left, M Grudzielanek
scored. J Grilli relieved N Robertson. E Brown grounded out to second. R Gload
struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1, KANSAS CITY 6.

DETROIT 6TH: J Gathright in left field. S Casey doubled to deep right. B Inge
struck out looking. R Santiago singled to right, S Casey to third. C Granderson
struck out swinging. P Polanco singled to center, S Casey scored, R Santiago to
second. T Perez struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 2,
KANSAS CITY 6.

KANSAS CITY 6TH: J Buck fouled out to first. A Gordon struck out swinging.
T Pena Jr flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 2, KANSAS CITY 6.

DETROIT 7TH: J Peralta relieved B Bannister. M Ordonez singled to deep
right center. C Guillen grounded into double play, first to shortstop to
pitcher, M Ordonez out at second. I Rodriguez doubled to right. S Casey flied
out to center. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 2, KANSAS CITY 6.

KANSAS CITY 7TH: J Gathright grounded out to shortstop. D DeJesus flied
out to left. M Grudzielanek flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
DETROIT 2, KANSAS CITY 6.

DETROIT 8TH: B Inge struck out swinging. R Santiago singled to center.
J Gobble relieved J Peralta. R Raburn hit for C Granderson. R Raburn walked,
R Santiago to second. P Polanco grounded into double play, second to shortstop
to first, R Raburn out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 2,
KANSAS CITY 6.

KANSAS CITY 8TH: R Raburn in center field. B Butler grounded out to first.
E Brown popped out to second. R Gload grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 2, KANSAS CITY 6.

DETROIT 9TH: J Soria relieved J Gobble. T Perez doubled to deep right.
M Ordonez singled to center, T Perez to third. C Guillen hit sacrifice fly to
left, T Perez scored. I Rodriguez flied out to right. S Casey grounded out to
first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 3, KANSAS CITY 6.</div>