7:05 PM ET, August 30, 2008
Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
W: B. Duckworth (2-0)
L: K. Rogers (9-12)
Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 8/30)
| Game 1: Friday, August 29 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 3 | Final |
| Detroit | 6 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, August 30 | ||
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| Kansas City | 13 | Final |
| Detroit | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, August 31 | ||
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| Kansas City | 2 | Final |
| Detroit | 4 | |
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7:05 PM ET, August 30, 2008
Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
W: B. Duckworth (2-0)
L: K. Rogers (9-12)
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| M Aviles SS-3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .331 | ||
| A Callaspo 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .296 | ||
| D DeJesus CF-LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .291 | ||
| J Guillen RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .249 | ||
| T Pena SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .168 | ||
| B Butler DH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .273 | ||
| M Teahen 3B-RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .246 | ||
| J Buck C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .220 | ||
| R Gload 1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 | ||
| E German LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .237 | ||
| J Gathright PR-CF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 | ||
| Totals | 39 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 14 | |||
| BATTING 2B: J Guillen (33, N Robertson); M Teahen (23, N Robertson); M Aviles (24, C Fossum) HR: B Butler 2 (9, 2nd inning off K Rogers 0 on, 1 Out; 6th inning off K Rogers 2 on, 2 Out); M Teahen (12, 5th inning off K Rogers 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: B Butler 4 (46), M Teahen 2 (48), D DeJesus (60), A Callaspo (7), R Gload (35), J Gathright (18), M Aviles 2 (38), J Buck (42) 2-out RBI: D DeJesus, B Butler 3, A Callaspo GIDP: J Guillen, A Callaspo Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Gload 1, D DeJesus 1 Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING Picked Off: J Buck (1st base by K Rogers) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (A Callaspo-M Aviles-R Gload, A Callaspo-T Pena-R Gload). | ||||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| B Duckworth (W, 2-0) | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 103-66 | 4.91 | |
| L Nunez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-10 | 3.08 | |
| J Fulchino | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22-14 | 8.25 | |
| J Soria | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21-14 | 1.89 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 162-104 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: B Duckworth 26; L Nunez 4; J Fulchino 4; J Soria 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Duckworth 9-5; L Nunez 0-2; J Fulchino 0-1; J Soria 3-0 Game Scores: B Duckworth 48 | ||||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| C Granderson CF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .303 | ||
| P Polanco 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .311 | ||
| M Ordonez RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .310 | ||
| R Raburn RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | ||
| M Cabrera 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .287 | ||
| a-R Santiago PH-3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .325 | ||
| M Joyce LF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .275 | ||
| J Larish 3B-1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .230 | ||
| M Thames DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .240 | ||
| E Renteria SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | ||
| B Inge C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .218 | ||
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | |||
| a-struck out looking for M Cabrera in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Cabrera (30, B Duckworth); C Granderson (21, L Nunez) 3B: C Granderson (12, B Duckworth); P Polanco (3, B Duckworth); M Joyce (3, B Duckworth) RBI: M Ordonez (78), J Larish (13) GIDP: M Ordonez, P Polanco Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Ordonez 1, J Larish 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: R Santiago (5, throw) DP: 3 (K Rogers-M Cabrera, E Renteria-P Polanco-M Cabrera, E Renteria-M Cabrera). | ||||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| K Rogers (L, 9-12) | 6.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 89-50 | 5.23 | |
| N Robertson | 1.1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29-17 | 6.36 | |
| C Fossum | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26-18 | 5.34 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 144-85 | ||
| PITCHING IBB: J Buck (By N Robertson) Batters faced: K Rogers 24; N Robertson 12; C Fossum 8 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Rogers 9-3; N Robertson 2-1; C Fossum 2-1 Game Scores: K Rogers 34 | ||||||||||
| KC | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | M Ordonez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, C Granderson scored, P Polanco out at second. | 0 | 1 | |
| 2nd | B Butler homered to left. | 1 | 1 | |
| 3rd | M Ordonez grounded out to shortstop, P Polanco scored. | 1 | 2 | |
| 5th | M Teahen homered to left center. | 2 | 2 | |
| 6th | D DeJesus singled to center, E German scored. | 3 | 2 | |
| 6th | B Butler homered to left, D DeJesus and J Guillen scored. | 6 | 2 | |
| 6th | J Larish grounded out to second, M Joyce scored. | 6 | 3 | |
| 7th | A Callaspo singled to left, J Gathright scored, M Aviles to second. | 7 | 3 | |
| 8th | M Teahen doubled to center, J Guillen scored. | 8 | 3 | |
| 8th | R Gload singled to right, M Teahen scored, J Buck to third. | 9 | 3 | |
| 8th | J Gathright singled to right center, J Buck scored, R Gload to second. | 10 | 3 | |
| 8th | M Aviles doubled to deep center, R Gload and J Gathright scored. | 12 | 3 | |
| 9th | J Buck grounded into fielder's choice to, T Pena scored, B Butler to third, J Buck to first on throwing error by third baseman R Santiago. | 13 | 3 | |
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| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 40,623 (98.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:58 |
| Weather | 80 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Kevin Causey, First Base - Brian Onora, Second Base - Paul Nauert, Third Base - Tom Hallion |
