GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: KANSAS CITY (42-53) at DETROIT (57-37)

AL: KANSAS CITY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL FINAL 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
KANSAS CITY 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 2
DETROIT 2 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0

10 R H E
-- - - -
KANSAS CITY 0 8 12 0
DETROIT 2 10 14 0 (FINAL 10)

BATTERIES: KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA, JOEL PERALTA (5TH), JOHN BALE (8TH), JOAKIM
SORIA (9TH) AND JOHN BUCK, JASON LARUE (9TH)

DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER, JASON GRILLI (6TH), MACAY
MCBRIDE (8TH), ZACH MINER (8TH), TODD JONES (9TH), CHAD DURBIN
(10TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ


WP - CHAD DURBIN (7-3)
LP - JOAKIM SORIA (1-3)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: KAN - JOHN BUCK (16) OFF JUSTIN VERLANDER IN THE 5TH, 0 ON

DET - RYAN RABURN (1) OFF JORGE DE LA ROSA IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
CRAIG MONROE (10) OFF JORGE DE LA ROSA IN THE 3RD, 2 ON
PLACIDO POLANCO (4) OFF JOEL PERALTA IN THE 7TH, 0 ON
BRANDON INGE (12) OFF JOAKIM SORIA IN THE 10TH, 1 ON


TIME: 3:21 ATT: 43,408

PROBABLES: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER (5-6, 3.87)
DET - NATE ROBERTSON (6-6, 4.53)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (8) VS DETROIT (10) - FINAL IN 10 INNINGS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 4 1 0 1 1 1 2 .271
M Grudzielanek 2b 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .290
M Teahen rf 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .288
B Butler dh 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .339
R Gload 1b 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .257
a-E German ph-3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
A Gordon 3b-1b 5 0 0 1 0 2 3 .235
E Brown lf 4 0 1 2 0 2 1 .231
J Buck c 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .244
J Smith pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .173
T Pena Jr ss 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .283

Totals 40 8 12 7 2 9 15

a-grounded into fielder's choice to third for R Gload in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - M Teahen (17, J Verlander). HR - J Buck (16, 5th inning off J
Verlander 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - B Butler (26), J Buck (32), E Brown 2 (41), A
Gordon (32), D DeJesus (36), M Grudzielanek (32). 2-out RBI - B Butler, E Brown
2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Buck 1, B Butler 1. GIDP - M
Grudzielanek, M Teahen. Team LOB - 4.

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


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Raburn cf 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .400
C Granderson cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295
P Polanco 2b 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .331
G Sheffield rf 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .306
M Ordonez dh 4 2 2 0 1 1 3 .360
C Monroe lf 5 1 2 4 0 1 4 .222
I Rodriguez c 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .285
S Casey 1b 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .297
T Perez pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143
B Inge 3b 5 1 1 2 0 1 1 .243
O Infante ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260

Totals 41 10 14 10 3 3 13

BATTING: 2B - M Ordonez (37, J De La Rosa); C Monroe (19, J De La Rosa); G
Sheffield (17, J De La Rosa). HR - R Raburn (1, 1st inning off J De La Rosa 0
on, 0 Out), C Monroe (10, 3rd inning off J De La Rosa 2 on, 2 Out), P Polanco
(4, 7th inning off J Peralta 0 on, 0 Out), B Inge (12, 10th inning off J Soria
1 on, 1 Out). RBI - R Raburn (2), C Monroe 4 (48), G Sheffield (65), I
Rodriguez (47), P Polanco (41), B Inge 2 (46). 2-out RBI - C Monroe 4, I
Rodriguez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Monroe 1, I Rodriguez 1,
S Casey 1. GIDP - M Ordonez. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: PB - I Rodriguez. DP: 2 (B Inge-P Polanco-S Casey, P Polanco-S
Casey-O Infante-P Polanco).


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KANSAS CITY - 101 012 012 0 -- 8
DETROIT - 203 020 100 2 -- 10

One out when winning run scored.
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
J De La Rosa 4 1/3 7 7 7 2 1 2 5.61
J Peralta 2 2/3 3 1 1 0 0 1 3.75
J Bale 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
J Soria (L, 1-3) 1 1/3 3 2 2 0 2 1 2.34

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 5 2/3 7 5 4 2 7 1 3.40
J Grilli (H, 9) 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.56
M McBride (H, 6) 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.52
Z Miner (H, 6) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.70
T Jones (B, 5) 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 5.01
C Durbin (W, 7-3) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.01

M McBride pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.
J Bale pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.

WP - J Verlander 3, J Grilli. IBB - M Ordonez (by J De La Rosa).
Pitches-strikes: J De La Rosa 79-47; J Peralta 33-21; J Bale 17-10; J Soria
22-16; J Verlander 96-65; J Grilli 16-11; M McBride 8-5; Z Miner 10-6; T Jones
14-10; C Durbin 11-8. Ground balls-fly balls: J De La Rosa 4-8; J Peralta 3-5;
J Bale 1-2; J Soria 0-2; J Verlander 4-6; J Grilli 1-2; M McBride 0-0; Z Miner
2-1; T Jones 3-0; C Durbin 1-1. Batters faced: J De La Rosa 22; J Peralta 10; J
Bale 5; J Soria 7; J Verlander 25; J Grilli 4; M McBride 2; Z Miner 3; T Jones
5; C Durbin 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Emmel. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Dale Scott. 3B--Ron Kulpa.

T--3:21. Att--43,408.
Weather: 71 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, in from
center.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
KANSAS CITY 8
DETROIT 10 FINAL</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at DETROIT

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KANSAS CITY (8) AT DETROIT (10) - HOW THEY SCORED
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KANSAS CITY 1ST: D DeJesus walked. D DeJesus to second on wild pitch by
J Verlander. M Grudzielanek struck out swinging, D DeJesus to third on wild pitch
by J Verlander. M Teahen struck out swinging. B Butler singled to center,
D DeJesus scored. R Gload struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 1, DETROIT 0.

DETROIT 1ST: R Raburn homered to left. P Polanco grounded out to first.
G Sheffield lined out to left. M Ordonez doubled to deep right. C Monroe
doubled to left, M Ordonez scored. I Rodriguez lined out to first. (2 Runs,
3 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 1, DETROIT 2.

KANSAS CITY 3RD: T Pena Jr singled to right. D DeJesus struck out
swinging. M Grudzielanek flied out to right. M Teahen doubled to right,
T Pena Jr to third. T Pena Jr scored, M Teahen to third on passed ball by
I Rodriguez. B Butler grounded out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 2, DETROIT 2.

DETROIT 3RD: R Raburn grounded out to second. P Polanco lined out to
center. G Sheffield walked. M Ordonez singled to shallow right, G Sheffield
to second. C Monroe homered to left, G Sheffield and M Ordonez scored.
I Rodriguez lined out to left. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 2,
DETROIT 5.

KANSAS CITY 5TH: J Buck homered to right. T Pena Jr singled to center.
D DeJesus flied out to left. M Grudzielanek grounded into double play, third to
second to first, T Pena Jr out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 3,
DETROIT 5.

DETROIT 5TH: R Raburn popped out to second. P Polanco singled to left.
G Sheffield doubled to deep left center, P Polanco scored. M Ordonez
intentionally walked. J Peralta relieved J De La Rosa. C Monroe flied out to
center. I Rodriguez singled to left, G Sheffield scored, M Ordonez to second.
S Casey lined out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 3,
DETROIT 7.

KANSAS CITY 6TH: C Granderson in center field. M Teahen flied out to left.
B Butler walked. R Gload singled to center, B Butler to second. A Gordon
flied out to left. B Butler to third, R Gload to second on wild pitch by
J Verlander. E Brown singled to center, B Butler and R Gload scored. J Grilli
relieved J Verlander. E Brown to second on wild pitch by J Grilli. J Buck
struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 5, DETROIT 7.

DETROIT 7TH: P Polanco homered to left. G Sheffield singled to left.
M Ordonez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, G Sheffield
out at second. C Monroe popped out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 5, DETROIT 8.

KANSAS CITY 8TH: M McBride relieved J Grilli. M Teahen reached on infield
single to second. B Butler singled to center, M Teahen to second. Z Miner
relieved M McBride. E German hit for R Gload. E German grounded into fielder's
choice to third, B Butler out at second, M Teahen to third. A Gordon grounded
into fielder's choice to third, M Teahen scored, E German out at second.
E Brown flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 6, DETROIT 8.

KANSAS CITY 9TH: T Jones relieved Z Miner. J Buck singled to shallow right.
J Smith ran for J Buck. T Pena Jr singled to right, J Smith to third.
D DeJesus grounded out to pitcher, J Smith scored, T Pena Jr to second.
M Grudzielanek singled to shallow center, T Pena Jr scored. M Teahen grounded
into double play, second to first to second to first to shortstop to second,
M Grudzielanek out at second.(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 8, DETROIT 8.

DETROIT 10TH: I Rodriguez flied out to right. S Casey singled to shallow
center. T Perez ran for S Casey. B Inge homered to left, T Perez scored.
(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 8, DETROIT 10.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at DETROIT

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KANSAS CITY (8) AT DETROIT (10) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

KANSAS CITY 1ST: D DeJesus walked. D DeJesus to second on wild pitch by
J Verlander. M Grudzielanek struck out swinging, D DeJesus to third on wild pitch
by J Verlander. M Teahen struck out swinging. B Butler singled to center,
D DeJesus scored. R Gload struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 1, DETROIT 0.

DETROIT 1ST: R Raburn homered to left. P Polanco grounded out to first.
G Sheffield lined out to left. M Ordonez doubled to deep right. C Monroe
doubled to left, M Ordonez scored. I Rodriguez lined out to first. (2 Runs,
3 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 1, DETROIT 2.

KANSAS CITY 3RD: T Pena Jr singled to right. D DeJesus struck out
swinging. M Grudzielanek flied out to right. M Teahen doubled to right,
T Pena Jr to third. T Pena Jr scored, M Teahen to third on passed ball by
I Rodriguez. B Butler grounded out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 2, DETROIT 2.

DETROIT 3RD: R Raburn grounded out to second. P Polanco lined out to
center. G Sheffield walked. M Ordonez singled to shallow right, G Sheffield
to second. C Monroe homered to left, G Sheffield and M Ordonez scored.
I Rodriguez lined out to left. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 2,
DETROIT 5.

KANSAS CITY 5TH: J Buck homered to right. T Pena Jr singled to center.
D DeJesus flied out to left. M Grudzielanek grounded into double play, third to
second to first, T Pena Jr out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 3,
DETROIT 5.

DETROIT 5TH: R Raburn popped out to second. P Polanco singled to left.
G Sheffield doubled to deep left center, P Polanco scored. M Ordonez
intentionally walked. J Peralta relieved J De La Rosa. C Monroe flied out to
center. I Rodriguez singled to left, G Sheffield scored, M Ordonez to second.
S Casey lined out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 3,
DETROIT 7.

KANSAS CITY 6TH: C Granderson in center field. M Teahen flied out to left.
B Butler walked. R Gload singled to center, B Butler to second. A Gordon
flied out to left. B Butler to third, R Gload to second on wild pitch by
J Verlander. E Brown singled to center, B Butler and R Gload scored. J Grilli
relieved J Verlander. E Brown to second on wild pitch by J Grilli. J Buck
struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 5, DETROIT 7.

DETROIT 7TH: P Polanco homered to left. G Sheffield singled to left.
M Ordonez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, G Sheffield
out at second. C Monroe popped out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 5, DETROIT 8.

KANSAS CITY 8TH: M McBride relieved J Grilli. M Teahen reached on infield
single to second. B Butler singled to center, M Teahen to second. Z Miner
relieved M McBride. E German hit for R Gload. E German grounded into fielder's
choice to third, B Butler out at second, M Teahen to third. A Gordon grounded
into fielder's choice to third, M Teahen scored, E German out at second.
E Brown flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 6, DETROIT 8.

KANSAS CITY 9TH: T Jones relieved Z Miner. J Buck singled to shallow right.
J Smith ran for J Buck. T Pena Jr singled to right, J Smith to third.
D DeJesus grounded out to pitcher, J Smith scored, T Pena Jr to second.
M Grudzielanek singled to shallow center, T Pena Jr scored. M Teahen grounded
into double play, second to first to second to first to shortstop to second,
M Grudzielanek out at second.(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 8, DETROIT 8.

DETROIT 10TH: I Rodriguez flied out to right. S Casey singled to shallow
center. T Perez ran for S Casey. B Inge homered to left, T Perez scored.
(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 8, DETROIT 10.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at DETROIT

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KANSAS CITY (8) AT DETROIT (10) - EVENT LOG
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Kansas City Starting Lineups -- D DeJesus CF, M Grudzielanek 2B, M Teahen RF,
B Butler DH, R Gload 1B, A Gordon 3B, E Brown LF, J Buck C, T Pena Jr SS,
J De La Rosa LHP.

Detroit Starting Lineups -- R Raburn CF, P Polanco 2B, G Sheffield RF,
M Ordonez DH, C Monroe LF, I Rodriguez C, S Casey 1B, B Inge 3B, O Infante SS,
J Verlander RHP.

Umpires -- Paul Emmel (HP), Dan Iassogna (1B), Dale Scott (2B), Ron Kulpa (3B).


Gametime Weather: 71 degrees, Clear, wind in from center at 12 mph.


KANSAS CITY 1ST: D DeJesus walked. D DeJesus to second on wild pitch by
J Verlander. M Grudzielanek struck out swinging, D DeJesus to third on wild pitch
by J Verlander. M Teahen struck out swinging. B Butler singled to center,
D DeJesus scored. R Gload struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 1, DETROIT 0.

DETROIT 1ST: R Raburn homered to left. P Polanco grounded out to first.
G Sheffield lined out to left. M Ordonez doubled to deep right. C Monroe
doubled to left, M Ordonez scored. I Rodriguez lined out to first. (2 Runs,
3 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 1, DETROIT 2.

KANSAS CITY 2ND: A Gordon struck out swinging. E Brown struck out looking.
J Buck grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 1,
DETROIT 2.

DETROIT 2ND: S Casey lined out to third. B Inge struck out looking.
O Infante flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 1,
DETROIT 2.

KANSAS CITY 3RD: T Pena Jr singled to right. D DeJesus struck out
swinging. M Grudzielanek flied out to right. M Teahen doubled to right,
T Pena Jr to third. T Pena Jr scored, M Teahen to third on passed ball by
I Rodriguez. B Butler grounded out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 2, DETROIT 2.

DETROIT 3RD: R Raburn grounded out to second. P Polanco lined out to
center. G Sheffield walked. M Ordonez singled to shallow right, G Sheffield
to second. C Monroe homered to left, G Sheffield and M Ordonez scored.
I Rodriguez lined out to left. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 2,
DETROIT 5.

KANSAS CITY 4TH: R Gload popped out to shortstop. A Gordon flied out to
left. E Brown struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 2,
DETROIT 5.

DETROIT 4TH: S Casey grounded out to shortstop. B Inge grounded out to
shortstop. O Infante flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 2, DETROIT 5.

KANSAS CITY 5TH: J Buck homered to right. T Pena Jr singled to center.
D DeJesus flied out to left. M Grudzielanek grounded into double play, third to
second to first, T Pena Jr out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 3,
DETROIT 5.

DETROIT 5TH: R Raburn popped out to second. P Polanco singled to left.
G Sheffield doubled to deep left center, P Polanco scored. M Ordonez
intentionally walked. J Peralta relieved J De La Rosa. C Monroe flied out to
center. I Rodriguez singled to left, G Sheffield scored, M Ordonez to second.
S Casey lined out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 3, DETROIT 7.

KANSAS CITY 6TH: C Granderson in center field. M Teahen flied out to left.
B Butler walked. R Gload singled to center, B Butler to second. A Gordon
flied out to left. B Butler to third, R Gload to second on wild pitch by
J Verlander. E Brown singled to center, B Butler and R Gload scored. J Grilli
relieved J Verlander. E Brown to second on wild pitch by J Grilli. J Buck
struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 5, DETROIT 7.

DETROIT 6TH: B Inge flied out to left. O Infante flied out to center.
C Granderson grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 5, DETROIT 7.

KANSAS CITY 7TH: T Pena Jr flied out to left. D DeJesus grounded out to
third. M Grudzielanek flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 5, DETROIT 7.

DETROIT 7TH: P Polanco homered to left. G Sheffield singled to left.
M Ordonez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, G Sheffield
out at second. C Monroe popped out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 5, DETROIT 8.

KANSAS CITY 8TH: M McBride relieved J Grilli. M Teahen reached on infield
single to second. B Butler singled to center, M Teahen to second. Z Miner
relieved M McBride. E German hit for R Gload. E German grounded into fielder's
choice to third, B Butler out at second, M Teahen to third. A Gordon grounded
into fielder's choice to third, M Teahen scored, E German out at second.
E Brown flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 6, DETROIT 8.

DETROIT 8TH: E German at third base. A Gordon at first base. J Bale
relieved J Peralta. I Rodriguez grounded out to second. S Casey walked.
B Inge flied out to right. O Infante flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 6, DETROIT 8.

KANSAS CITY 9TH: T Jones relieved Z Miner. J Buck singled to shallow right.
J Smith ran for J Buck. T Pena Jr singled to right, J Smith to third.
D DeJesus grounded out to pitcher, J Smith scored, T Pena Jr to second.
M Grudzielanek singled to shallow center, T Pena Jr scored. M Teahen grounded
into double play, second to first to second to first to shortstop to second,
M Grudzielanek out at second.(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 8,
DETROIT 8.

DETROIT 9TH: J LaRue catching. C Granderson singled to left. J Soria
relieved J Bale. P Polanco bunt popped out to pitcher. G Sheffield reached on
infield single to third, C Granderson to second. M Ordonez struck out
swinging. C Monroe struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 8, DETROIT 8.

KANSAS CITY 10TH: C Durbin relieved T Jones. B Butler lined out to first.
E German grounded out to second. A Gordon struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 8, DETROIT 8.

DETROIT 10TH: I Rodriguez flied out to right. S Casey singled to shallow
center. T Perez ran for S Casey. B Inge homered to left, T Perez scored.
(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 8, DETROIT 10.</div>

 

Inge helps Tigers walk off with a win

<h3>DETROIT 10, KANSAS CITY 8 (10 INNINGS)</h3>DETROIT (Ticker) -- Brandon Inge picked up the slack for theDetroit Tigers' struggling bullpen.


Inge's walk-off, two-run homer in the 10th inning lifted theTigers to a 10-8 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturdaynight.


Craig Monroe broke out of his offensive funk with a home run andfour RBI and Ryan Rayburn hit his first career blast forDetroit.


Tigers won for the fifth time in their last six contests andmaintained a slim one-game lead over the Cleveland Indians inthe American League Central.


Inge got to Royals righthander Joakim Soria (1-3), followingSean Casey's one-out single with his 12th blast of the season, alined shot that just cleared the wall in left field.

The homer broke up a string of 17 straight scoreless outings forthe righthander - a span of 19 1/3 innings during which he hadallowed opponents a miniscule .108 batting average against.

The Royals got to Tigers closer Todd Jones in the ninth, taggingthe veteran for a pair of runs. John Buck and Tony Pena, Jr.led off the frame with back-to-back singles, and David DeJesus'RBI groundout cut the Tigers' lead to 8-7. Mark Grudzielanekfollowed with a single to center, which allowed the speedy Penato come around for the tying run.


Detroit righthander Chad Durbin (7-3) got credit for the winafter a scoreless top of the 10th.


Monroe doubled to snap a 1-1 deadlock in the first, and smackeda three-run homer to snap a 2-2 tie in the third. The30-year-old outfielder has been the subject of trade rumorsrecently, as Detroit looks to add bullpen help for the stretchrun.


In the midst of a sub-par season, Monroe's average dipped to.219 - his lowest mark since May 5 - and he had not homeredsince June 1 before connecting off Royals' starter Jorge De LaRosa.


Detroit starter Justin Verlander was in line for his 12th windespite yielding five runs - four earned - in 5 1/3 innings. Thesecond-year righthander struck out seven while surrenderingseven hits and issuing a pair of walks.


He entered Saturday's contest with a 5-0 career record and 1.58ERA in six career starts against Kansas City.


However, the Royals are starting to show signs that they aredifferent than in year's past. Saturday's loss snapped athree-game winning streak, but the team has gone 23-19 sincefalling a season-worst 16 games below .500 (19-35) on May 30.

Rookie Billy Butler drove in a run for the fourth straight gamefor Kansas City and has plated 20 in his last 13 starts.

Butler put his team on top in the first, plating DeJesus with asingle to center.


Rayburn's leadoff blast for Detroit tied the contest andMonroe's double chased Magglio Ordonez home with the go-aheadrun in the first.


Monroe's homer pushed the advantage to 5-2 after the Royalsscored on a passed ball in the third, and the Tigers added apair in the fifth on RBI hits by Gary Sheffield and IvanRodriguez.


Placido Polanco's solo homer in the eighth gave the Tigers an8-5 edge.


The Royals got a solo shot from Buck in the fifth and EmilBrown plated a pair with a single in the seventh. Rookie AlexGordon cut the lead to 8-6 in the eighth with a run-scoringfielder's choice, setting the stage for the ninth-inningheroics.

 

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<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (8) VS DETROIT (10) - FINAL IN 10 INNINGS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 4 1 0 1 1 1 2 .271
M Grudzielanek 2b 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .290
M Teahen rf 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .288
B Butler dh 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .339
R Gload 1b 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .257
a-E German ph-3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
A Gordon 3b-1b 5 0 0 1 0 2 3 .235
E Brown lf 4 0 1 2 0 2 1 .231
J Buck c 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .244
J Smith pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .173
T Pena Jr ss 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .283

Totals 40 8 12 7 2 9 15

a-grounded into fielder's choice to third for R Gload in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - M Teahen (17, J Verlander). HR - J Buck (16, 5th inning off J
Verlander 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - B Butler (26), J Buck (32), E Brown 2 (41), A
Gordon (32), D DeJesus (36), M Grudzielanek (32). 2-out RBI - B Butler, E Brown
2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Buck 1, B Butler 1. GIDP - M
Grudzielanek, M Teahen. Team LOB - 4.

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


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Raburn cf 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .400
C Granderson cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295
P Polanco 2b 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .331
G Sheffield rf 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .306
M Ordonez dh 4 2 2 0 1 1 3 .360
C Monroe lf 5 1 2 4 0 1 4 .222
I Rodriguez c 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .285
S Casey 1b 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .297
T Perez pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143
B Inge 3b 5 1 1 2 0 1 1 .243
O Infante ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260

Totals 41 10 14 10 3 3 13

BATTING: 2B - M Ordonez (37, J De La Rosa); C Monroe (19, J De La Rosa); G
Sheffield (17, J De La Rosa). HR - R Raburn (1, 1st inning off J De La Rosa 0
on, 0 Out), C Monroe (10, 3rd inning off J De La Rosa 2 on, 2 Out), P Polanco
(4, 7th inning off J Peralta 0 on, 0 Out), B Inge (12, 10th inning off J Soria
1 on, 1 Out). RBI - R Raburn (2), C Monroe 4 (48), G Sheffield (65), I
Rodriguez (47), P Polanco (41), B Inge 2 (46). 2-out RBI - C Monroe 4, I
Rodriguez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Monroe 1, I Rodriguez 1,
S Casey 1. GIDP - M Ordonez. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: PB - I Rodriguez. DP: 2 (B Inge-P Polanco-S Casey, P Polanco-S
Casey-O Infante-P Polanco).


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KANSAS CITY - 101 012 012 0 -- 8
DETROIT - 203 020 100 2 -- 10

One out when winning run scored.
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
J De La Rosa 4 1/3 7 7 7 2 1 2 5.61
J Peralta 2 2/3 3 1 1 0 0 1 3.75
J Bale 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
J Soria (L, 1-3) 1 1/3 3 2 2 0 2 1 2.34

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 5 2/3 7 5 4 2 7 1 3.40
J Grilli (H, 9) 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.56
M McBride (H, 6) 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.52
Z Miner (H, 6) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.70
T Jones (B, 5) 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 5.01
C Durbin (W, 7-3) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.01

M McBride pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.
J Bale pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.

WP - J Verlander 3, J Grilli. IBB - M Ordonez (by J De La Rosa).
Pitches-strikes: J De La Rosa 79-47; J Peralta 33-21; J Bale 17-10; J Soria
22-16; J Verlander 96-65; J Grilli 16-11; M McBride 8-5; Z Miner 10-6; T Jones
14-10; C Durbin 12-9. Ground balls-fly balls: J De La Rosa 4-8; J Peralta 3-5;
J Bale 1-2; J Soria 0-2; J Verlander 4-6; J Grilli 1-2; M McBride 0-0; Z Miner
2-1; T Jones 3-0; C Durbin 1-1. Batters faced: J De La Rosa 22; J Peralta 10; J
Bale 5; J Soria 7; J Verlander 25; J Grilli 4; M McBride 2; Z Miner 3; T Jones
5; C Durbin 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Emmel. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Dale Scott. 3B--Ron Kulpa.

T--3:21. Att--43,408.
Weather: 71 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, in from
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Inge helps Tigers walk off with a win

<h3>DETROIT 10, KANSAS CITY 8 (10 INNINGS)</h3>DETROIT (Ticker) -- Brandon Inge picked up the slack for theDetroit Tigers' struggling bullpen.


Inge's walk-off, two-run homer in the 10th inning lifted theTigers to a 10-8 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturdaynight.


Craig Monroe broke out of his offensive funk with a home run andfour RBI and Ryan Rayburn hit his first career blast forDetroit.


Tigers won for the fifth time in their last six contests andmaintained a slim one-game lead over the Cleveland Indians inthe American League Central.


Inge got to Royals righthander Joakim Soria (1-3), followingSean Casey's one-out single with his 12th blast of the season, alined shot that just cleared the wall in left field.

"I had been trying to be aggressive and hit the ball on thescrews," Inge said. "I had gotten a lot of good swings andpopped the ball up.


"I don't think we took advantage of situations where we shouldhave scored more runs."


The homer broke up a string of 17 straight scoreless outings forthe righthander - a span of 19 1/3 innings during which he hadallowed opponents a miniscule .108 batting average against.

"It was going to happen sooner or later," Soria said. "Tonightwas the night, that's baseball."


The Royals got to Tigers closer Todd Jones in the ninth, taggingthe veteran for a pair of runs. John Buck and Tony Pena, Jr.led off the frame with back-to-back singles, and David DeJesus'RBI groundout cut the Tigers' lead to 8-7. Mark Grudzielanekfollowed with a single to center, which allowed the speedy Penato come around for the tying run.


Detroit righthander Chad Durbin (7-3) got credit for the winafter a scoreless top of the 10th.


Monroe doubled to snap a 1-1 deadlock in the first, and smackeda three-run homer to snap a 2-2 tie in the third. The30-year-old outfielder has been the subject of trade rumorsrecently, as Detroit looks to add bullpen help for the stretchrun.


"We're not gonna forget about him," Tigers manager Jim Leylandsaid of Monroe. "We need him and if he can get it going, Ithink that will be a big plus for us and I think he will."

In the midst of a sub-par season, Monroe's average dipped to.219 - his lowest mark since May 5 - and he had not homeredsince June 1 before connecting off Royals' starter Jorge De LaRosa.


Detroit starter Justin Verlander was in line for his 12th windespite yielding five runs - four earned - in 5 1/3 innings.The second-year righthander struck out seven while surrenderingseven hits and issuing a pair of walks.


"Verlander got to the point where I didn't like what I wasseeing," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. "His velocity wentdown there pretty consistently. He said he was fine so that'sgood news. I didn't know if it was just one of those nightswhere you're arm is a little dead or what, but like I said, Ididn't like what I was seeing."


He entered Saturday's contest with a 5-0 career record and 1.58ERA in six career starts against Kansas City.


However, the Royals are starting to show signs that they aredifferent than in year's past. Saturday's loss snapped athree-game winning streak, but the team has gone 23-19 sincefalling a season-worst 16 games below .500 (19-35) on May 30.

"We had the chances," Royals manager Buddy Bell said. "We justcouldn't make it happen."


"We never want to make it easy on anyone, but we are going toneed more quality starts if were going to do anything."

Rookie Billy Butler drove in a run for the fourth straight gamefor Kansas City and has plated 20 in his last 13 starts.

Butler put his team on top in the first, plating DeJesus with asingle to center.


Raburn's leadoff blast for Detroit tied the contest and Monroe'sdouble chased Magglio Ordonez home with the go-ahead run in thefirst.


Monroe's homer pushed the advantage to 5-2 after the Royalsscored on a passed ball in the third, and the Tigers added apair in the fifth on RBI hits by Gary Sheffield and IvanRodriguez.


Placido Polanco's solo homer in the eighth gave the Tigers an8-5 edge.


The Royals got a solo shot from Buck in the fifth and Emil Brownplated a pair with a single in the seventh. Rookie Alex Gordoncut the lead to 8-6 in the eighth with a run-scoring fielder'schoice, setting the stage for the ninth-inning heroics.

"They scored early and often, we scored late," Brown said. "Wegot back into the game, but couldn't put it away."