GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: KANSAS CITY (42-54) at DETROIT (58-37)

AL: KANSAS CITY (42-54) at DETROIT (58-37)

<h3>Robertson takes the ball for Tigers in finale</h3>

<div class="pre">Kansas City (42-54) at Detroit (58-37) 1:05 pm EDT</div>

DETROIT (Ticker) -- The Detroit Tigers face the Kansas City Royalsin the rubber game of a three-game series Sunday.


Brandon Inge delivered a two-run walk-off homer in the bottom ofthe 10th inning to clean up closer Todd Jones' mess as Detroitposted a 10-8 victory on Saturday.


"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.


The Tigers have won five of their last six contests to maintain aslim one-game lead over the Cleveland Indians in the AmericanLeague Central.


Detroit's Nate Robertson (6-6, 4.53 ERA) goes after his firstthree-game winning streak of the season after tossing sevenstrong innings for a 1-0 win at Minnesota on Tuesday.

The lefthander is 4-3 with a 4.60 ERA in eight lifetime outingsagainst Kansas City. Robertson will be making his first startagainst the Royals this season.Brian Bannister (5-6, 3.87) counters for the Royals. In hislast start, Bannister gave up four runs - three home runs - insix innings in a 4-0 setback at Boston on Monday.


The 26-year-old rookie lasted 4 2/3 frames, giving up four runsand eight hits of a 6-3 loss in his first career start againstthe Tigers on May 4.

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at DETROIT

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

KANSAS CITY DETROIT
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Esteban German 3B .281 2 27 Curtis Granderson CF .295 13 45
Mark Grudzielanek 2B .290 4 32 Omar Infante 2B .260 1 12
Mark Teahen 1B .288 5 43 Gary Sheffield DH .306 23 65
Billy Butler DH .339 3 26 Magglio Ordonez RF .360 15 80
Reggie Sanders RF .351 2 8 Carlos Guillen SS .312 14 69
David Dejesus CF .271 5 36 Sean Casey 1B .297 2 35
Emil Brown LF .231 4 41 Craig Monroe LF .222 10 48
Tony Pena Jr SS .283 1 30 Mike Rabelo C .232 0 8
Jason Larue C .173 3 10 Brandon Inge 3B .243 12 46

Brian Bannister RHP (5-6, 3.87) Nate Robertson LHP (6-6, 4.53)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
WARMUPS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER (5-6, 3.87)
DET - NATE ROBERTSON (6-6, 4.53)

UMPIRES: HP - DAN IASSOGNA
1B - DALE SCOTT
2B - RON KULPA
3B - PAUL EMMEL

WEATHER: 76 Degrees, sunny
WIND: 8 mph, left to right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
STARTING BATS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER AND JASON LARUE
DET - NATE ROBERTSON AND MIKE RABELO

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E GERMAN (.281, 2 HR, 27 RBI)
M GRUDZIELA (.290, 4 HR, 32 RBI)
M TEAHEN (.288, 5 HR, 43 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER
DET - NATE ROBERTSON

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.295, 13 HR, 45 RBI)
O INFANTE (.260, 1 HR, 12 RBI)
G SHEFFIELD (.306, 23 HR, 65 RBI)</div>

 

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

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
M Teahen 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .336
R Sanders rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351
D DeJesus cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
E Brown lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .173

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 1

BATTING: 3B - M Teahen (6, N Robertson). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - B Butler 1. Team LOB - 1.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
O Infante 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
G Sheffield dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .360
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
M Rabelo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
DETROIT - -- 0
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.87

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
N Robertson 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.48

Pitches-strikes: N Robertson 15-11. Ground balls-fly balls: N Robertson 0-1.
Batters faced: N Robertson 4.

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

Weather: 76 degrees, sunny. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
CONFIRMED STARTERS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER
DET - NATE ROBERTSON</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER
DET - NATE ROBERTSON

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: R SANDERS (.351, 2 HR, 8 RBI)
D DEJESUS (.271, 5 HR, 36 RBI)
E BROWN (.231, 4 HR, 41 RBI)</div>

 

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

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
M Teahen 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .336
R Sanders rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351
D DeJesus cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
E Brown lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .173

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 1

BATTING: 3B - M Teahen (6, N Robertson). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - B Butler 1. Team LOB - 1.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
O Infante 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .260
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .360
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
M Rabelo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243

Totals 2 0 0 0 1 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - O Infante (1, 2nd base by B Bannister/J LaRue).


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KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
DETROIT - 0 -- 0
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.83

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
N Robertson 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.48

Pitches-strikes: B Bannister 21-11; N Robertson 15-11. Ground balls-fly
balls: B Bannister 2-0; N Robertson 0-1. Batters faced: B Bannister 3; N
Robertson 4.

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

Weather: 78 degrees, sunny. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER
DET - NATE ROBERTSON

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M ORDONEZ (.360, 15 HR, 80 RBI)
C GUILLEN (.312, 14 HR, 69 RBI)
S CASEY (.297, 2 HR, 35 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at DETROIT

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

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
M Teahen 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .336
R Sanders rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .345
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
E Brown lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .173

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 3 1

BATTING: 3B - M Teahen (6, N Robertson). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - B Butler 1. Team LOB - 1.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
O Infante 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .260
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .360
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
M Rabelo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243

Totals 2 0 0 0 1 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - O Infante (1, 2nd base by B Bannister/J LaRue).


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KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0
DETROIT - 0 -- 0
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.83

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
N Robertson 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 4.43

Pitches-strikes: B Bannister 21-11; N Robertson 24-16. Ground balls-fly
balls: B Bannister 2-0; N Robertson 2-1. Batters faced: B Bannister 3; N
Robertson 7.

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

Weather: 78 degrees, sunny. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER
DET - NATE ROBERTSON

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: T PENA JR (.283, 1 HR, 30 RBI)
J LARUE (.173, 3 HR, 10 RBI)
E GERMAN (.280, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at DETROIT

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

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
M Teahen 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .336
R Sanders rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .345
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
E Brown lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .173

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 3 1

BATTING: 3B - M Teahen (6, N Robertson). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - B Butler 1. Team LOB - 1.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
O Infante 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .260
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .359
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
S Casey 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
M Rabelo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243

Totals 5 0 0 0 1 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - O Infante (1, 2nd base by B Bannister/J LaRue).


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KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0
DETROIT - 00 -- 0
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.78

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
N Robertson 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 4.43

Pitches-strikes: B Bannister 28-16; N Robertson 24-16. Ground balls-fly
balls: B Bannister 2-3; N Robertson 2-1. Batters faced: B Bannister 6; N
Robertson 7.

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

Weather: 78 degrees, sunny. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER
DET - NATE ROBERTSON

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C MONROE (.222, 10 HR, 48 RBI)
M RABELO (.232, 0 HR, 8 RBI)
B INGE (.243, 12 HR, 46 RBI)</div>

 

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

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .283
M Grudzielanek 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291
M Teahen 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .289
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .336
R Sanders rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .345
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
E Brown lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
T Pena Jr ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285
J LaRue c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171

Totals 12 0 4 0 0 3 3

BATTING: 3B - M Teahen (6, N Robertson). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Teahen 1, B Butler 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: CS - T Pena Jr (4, 2nd base by N Robertson/M Rabelo).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
O Infante 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .260
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .359
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
S Casey 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
M Rabelo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243

Totals 5 0 0 0 1 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - O Infante (1, 2nd base by B Bannister/J LaRue).


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KANSAS CITY - 000 -- 0
DETROIT - 00 -- 0
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.78

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
N Robertson 3 4 0 0 0 3 0 4.39

Pitches-strikes: B Bannister 28-16; N Robertson 36-26. Ground balls-fly
balls: B Bannister 2-3; N Robertson 3-2. Batters faced: B Bannister 6; N
Robertson 12.

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

Weather: 78 degrees, sunny. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY CRAIG MONROE (11) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF BRIAN BANNISTER.
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0, DETROIT 1

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M RABELO (.232, 0 HR, 8 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at DETROIT

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER
DET - NATE ROBERTSON

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.336, 0-FOR-1)
R SANDERS (.345, 0-FOR-1)
D DEJESUS (.270, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS DETROIT (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .283
M Grudzielanek 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291
M Teahen 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .289
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .336
R Sanders rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .345
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
E Brown lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
T Pena Jr ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285
J LaRue c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171

Totals 12 0 4 0 0 3 3

BATTING: 3B - M Teahen (6, N Robertson). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Teahen 1, B Butler 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: CS - T Pena Jr (4, 2nd base by N Robertson/M Rabelo).

FIELDING: E - J LaRue (2, throw).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296
O Infante 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .258
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .359
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
S Casey 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
C Monroe lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .225
M Rabelo c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229
B Inge 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243

Totals 10 1 2 1 1 1 1

BATTING: HR - C Monroe (11, 3rd inning off B Bannister 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - C
Monroe (49). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - O Infante 1. Team LOB -
1.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Granderson (11, 2nd base off B Bannister/J LaRue). CS - O
Infante (1, 2nd base by B Bannister/J LaRue).


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KANSAS CITY - 000 -- 0
DETROIT - 001 -- 1
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 3.84

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
N Robertson 3 4 0 0 0 3 0 4.39

Pitches-strikes: B Bannister 53-30; N Robertson 36-26. Ground balls-fly
balls: B Bannister 4-3; N Robertson 3-2. Batters faced: B Bannister 11; N
Robertson 12.

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

Weather: 78 degrees, sunny. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY REGGIE SANDERS SCORED BILLY BUTLER.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R SANDERS ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1
DETROIT 1 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.270, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY TONY PENA JR SCORED REGGIE SANDERS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D DEJESUS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2
DETROIT 1 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J LARUE (.171, 0-FOR-1)</div>