Tigers 7, 
Royals 1
| W: | A. Galarraga (8-4) |
| L: | Z. Greinke (7-7) |
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Granderson CF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .294 |
| P Polanco 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .312 |
| C Guillen 3B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .287 |
| M Ordonez RF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .314 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .290 |
| M Joyce LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .284 |
| G Sheffield DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .221 |
| E Renteria SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 |
| B Inge C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .219 |
| Totals | 39 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 23 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Joyce (9, Z Greinke) 3B: C Granderson (6, H Ramirez) RBI: M Ordonez 2 (57), E Renteria (34), M Cabrera 3 (71) 2-out RBI: M Ordonez, M Cabrera Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Joyce 1, C Granderson 1, G Sheffield 2 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: M Ordonez (3, 2nd base by Z Greinke/M Olivo) | ||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| A Galarraga (W, 8-4) | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 87-57 | 3.27 |
| C Fossum | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-8 | 5.82 |
| T Jones | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17-12 | 4.66 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 119-77 | |
| PITCHING HBP: J Guillen (By T Jones) Batters faced: A Galarraga 25; C Fossum 4; T Jones 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Galarraga 9-5; C Fossum 0-2; T Jones 1-2 Game Scores: A Galarraga 73 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D DeJesus DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 |
| M Aviles SS-2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .313 |
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| E German 2B-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| J Guillen LF-RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .265 |
| A Gordon 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .248 |
| M Teahen RF-CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .245 |
| M Olivo C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .251 |
| R Gload 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| J Gathright CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .251 |
| a-B Butler PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 |
| T Pena SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .152 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | |
| a-flied out to right for J Gathright in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: D DeJesus (15, C Fossum) RBI: J Guillen (66) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Aviles 1, M Olivo 2 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (M Olivo-M Grudzielanek-R Gload). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| Z Greinke (L, 7-7) | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 98-63 | 4.06 |
| H Ramirez | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24-13 | 2.16 |
| L Nunez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-10 | 1.61 |
| R Mahay | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28-14 | 1.74 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 166-100 | |
| PITCHING WP: Z Greinke Batters faced: Z Greinke 26; H Ramirez 7; L Nunez 4; R Mahay 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Greinke 4-5; H Ramirez 2-0; L Nunez 1-2; R Mahay 0-2 Game Scores: Z Greinke 44 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| DET | KAN | |||
 | 1st | M Ordonez singled to right center, C Granderson scored, P Polanco to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 1st | M Cabrera struck out swinging. P Polanco scored, M Ordonez caught stealing second, catcher to second to first. | 2 | 0 |
| 2nd | E Renteria singled to left center, M Joyce scored. | 3 | 0 |
| 3rd | M Cabrera singled to left, P Polanco and C Guillen scored. | 5 | 0 |
| 7th | M Ordonez singled to left, C Granderson scored, C Guillen to third. | 6 | 0 |
| 7th | M Cabrera singled to right, C Guillen scored, M Ordonez to second. | 7 | 0 |
 | 7th | J Guillen singled to center, D DeJesus scored, E German to second. | 7 | 1 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 16,594 (43.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:41 |
| Weather | 84 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Estabrook, First Base - Bruce Dreckman, Second Base - Brian Gorman, Third Base - Gerry Davis |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, July 23rd 2008
| San Diego | 5 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 9 |
| Oakland | 3 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 4 |
| Minnesota | 1 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 5 |
| Texas | 8 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 10 |
| Pittsburgh | 8 | Final |
| Houston | 7 |
| Detroit | 7 | Final |
| Kansas City | 1 |
| LA Dodgers | 3 | Final |
| Colorado | 5 |
| Cleveland | 11 | Final |
| LA Angels | 14 |
| Boston | 6 | Final |
| Seattle | 3 | in 12 |
| Toronto | 5 | Final |
| Baltimore | 1 |
| Philadelphia | 3 | Final |
| NY Mets | 6 |
| Atlanta | 9 | Final |
| Florida | 4 |
| Milwaukee | 3 | Final |
| St. Louis | 0 |
| Chi Cubs | 10 | Final |
| Arizona | 6 |
| Washington | 4 | Final |
| San Francisco | 6 |