Tigers 4, 
Royals 3
| W: | J. Verlander (10-13) |
| L: | B. Bannister (7-13) |
| SV: | F. Rodney (6) |
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Granderson CF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| P Polanco 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .310 |
| M Ordonez RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .310 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .293 |
| C Guillen 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .285 |
| G Sheffield DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .234 |
| M Joyce LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .271 |
| B Inge C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .215 |
| R Santiago SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .321 |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| BATTING 2B: C Guillen (28, B Bannister); P Polanco (30, B Bannister); M Joyce (14, B Bannister) HR: M Cabrera 2 (27, 2nd inning off B Bannister 0 on, 0 Out; 6th inning off B Bannister 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Cabrera 2 (99), M Joyce (32), P Polanco (48) 2-out RBI: M Cabrera GIDP: M Ordonez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Santiago 1, M Cabrera 1 Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Verlander (W, 10-13) | 6.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 113-77 | 4.42 |
| G Glover | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22-15 | 5.50 |
| F Rodney (S, 6) | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29-14 | 4.76 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 164-106 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Verlander 30; G Glover 6; F Rodney 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Verlander 6-7; G Glover 1-3; F Rodney 0-0 Game Scores: J Verlander 61 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| M Aviles SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| E German 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .235 |
| D DeJesus LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .292 |
| J Guillen RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .251 |
| M Teahen 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .244 |
| B Butler DH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| J Smith PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 |
| R Gload 1B | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 |
| J Buck C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .225 |
| J Gathright CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .248 |
| Totals | 38 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 24 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Aviles (23, F Rodney); E German (11, F Rodney) 3B: J Buck (1, G Glover) RBI: J Buck (40), E German (17), B Butler (42) 2-out RBI: J Buck, B Butler Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Gathright 4, J Guillen 2 Team LOB: 12 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: M Aviles (2, 2nd base by J Verlander/B Inge) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (M Aviles-E German-R Gload, M Aviles-R Gload). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Bannister (L, 7-13) | 8.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 100-60 | 5.89 |
| K Wells | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-9 | 7.71 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 114-69 | |
| PITCHING WP: B Bannister Batters faced: B Bannister 30; K Wells 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Bannister 8-13; K Wells 2-0 Game Scores: B Bannister 55 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| DET | KAN | |||
 | 2nd | M Cabrera homered to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 2nd | M Joyce grounded out to second, C Guillen scored. | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd | P Polanco doubled to deep left center, C Granderson scored. | 3 | 0 |
| 6th | M Cabrera homered to left. | 4 | 0 |
 | 8th | J Buck tripled to deep right center, R Gload scored. | 4 | 1 |
| 9th | E German doubled to left, M Aviles scored. | 4 | 2 |
| 9th | B Butler singled to center, E German scored, D DeJesus to third. | 4 | 3 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 18,361 (48.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:41 |
| Weather | 88 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Todd Tichenor, First Base - Larry Vanover, Second Base - Tim Mcclelland, Third Base - Mike Everitt |
MLB Scores
Friday, August 22nd 2008
| Washington | 13 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 5 |
| NY Yankees | 9 | Final |
| Baltimore | 4 |
| LA Dodgers | 1 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 8 |
| Boston | 8 | Final |
| Toronto | 4 |
| Houston | 0 | Final |
| NY Mets | 3 |
| Pittsburgh | 4 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 10 |
| Cleveland | 7 | Final |
| Texas | 5 |
| Detroit | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City | 3 |
| Tampa Bay | 9 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 4 |
| Atlanta | 3 | Final |
| St. Louis | 18 |
| Cincinnati | 8 | Final |
| Colorado | 5 |
| Florida | 5 | Final |
| Arizona | 4 |
| Minnesota | 9 | Final |
| LA Angels | 0 |
| Oakland | 5 | Final |
| Seattle | 7 |
| San Diego | 0 | Final |
| San Francisco | 5 |