Royals 10, 
Tigers 4
| W: | B. Bannister (9-16) |
| L: | N. Robertson (7-11) |
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D DeJesus RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .307 |
| J Gathright CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .254 |
| E German LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .247 |
| M Aviles 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .322 |
| J Guillen DH | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .263 |
| R Shealy 1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .306 |
| a-K Ka'aihue PH-1B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .316 |
| A Gordon 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 |
| J Smith PR-3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .192 |
| J Buck C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .223 |
| T Pena SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .165 |
| M Maier CF-RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .296 |
| Totals | 40 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 17 | |
| a-singled to deep right for R Shealy in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 3B: M Maier (1, C Lambert) RBI: T Pena 2 (14), J Buck 2 (48), J Guillen (96), A Gordon (58), M Maier 3 (9), J Gathright (22) 2-out RBI: T Pena 2, J Buck 2, A Gordon, M Maier 3, J Gathright Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Aviles 1, J Gathright 1, E German 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (T Pena-R Shealy). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Bannister (W, 9-16) | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 102-67 | 5.76 |
| K Wells | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19-11 | 8.71 |
| J Gobble | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19-11 | 9.20 |
| R Mahay | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 26-16 | 3.22 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 166-105 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: B Bannister 25; K Wells 4; J Gobble 4; R Mahay 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Bannister 8-6; K Wells 1-2; J Gobble 0-1; R Mahay 1-0 Game Scores: B Bannister 61 | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Granderson CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .285 |
| M Hessman 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .269 |
| P Polanco 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .307 |
| M Ordonez RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .318 |
| R Raburn RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .295 |
| M Joyce LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .260 |
| J Larish DH | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .268 |
| E Renteria SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .270 |
| R Santiago SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .284 |
| B Inge 3B-CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .207 |
| D Sardinha C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .146 |
| Totals | 37 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | |
| BATTING HR: M Hessman (4, 7th inning off K Wells 0 on, 2 Out); P Polanco (8, 9th inning off R Mahay 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Hessman (6), P Polanco 3 (58) 2-out RBI: M Hessman, P Polanco 3 GIDP: E Renteria Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Ordonez 1, R Santiago 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: N Robertson (1, catch) Outfield Assist: M Ordonez (T Pena at 2nd base). | ||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| N Robertson (L, 7-11) | 4.2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 88-53 | 6.35 |
| C Lambert | 2.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 50-30 | 5.79 |
| F Dolsi | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27-18 | 3.83 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 165-101 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: N Robertson 25; C Lambert 13; F Dolsi 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Robertson 6-4; C Lambert 4-0; F Dolsi 1-1 Game Scores: N Robertson 19 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | DET | |||
 | 2nd | T Pena singled to right, A Gordon scored, J Buck to third, T Pena out stretching at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 4th | J Buck singled to left, R Shealy scored. | 2 | 0 |
| 5th | J Guillen grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Maier scored, M Aviles out at second, E German to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 5th | A Gordon singled to left, E German scored, J Guillen to third, R Shealy to second. | 4 | 0 |
| 5th | J Buck walked, J Guillen scored, R Shealy to third, A Gordon to second. | 5 | 0 |
| 5th | T Pena walked, R Shealy scored, A Gordon to third, J Buck to second. | 6 | 0 |
| 5th | M Maier tripled to deep right, A Gordon, J Buck and T Pena scored. | 9 | 0 |
| 7th | J Gathright reached on infield single to second, J Smith scored, J Buck to third. | 10 | 0 |
 | 7th | M Hessman homered to left. | 10 | 1 |
| 9th | P Polanco homered to left, R Santiago and D Sardinha scored. | 10 | 4 |
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| Game Notes |
| DAVID DEJESUS LEFT THE GAME AFTER THE TOP OF THE FIRST INNING WITH RIGHT HIP FLEXOR TIGHTNESS. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 35,899 (87% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:58 |
| Weather | 76 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tom Hallion, First Base - Brian Onora, Second Base - Paul Nauert, Third Base - Jerry Crawford |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, September 24th 2008
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 14 |
| Chi Cubs | 9 | Final |
| NY Mets | 6 | in 10 |
| Tampa Bay | 11 | Final |
| Baltimore | 6 |
| Cleveland | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 5 |
| Kansas City | 10 | Final |
| Detroit | 4 |
| Atlanta | 10 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 4 |
| NY Yankees | 6 | Final |
| Toronto | 2 | in 10 |
| Florida | 9 | Final |
| Washington | 4 |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 4 |
| Cincinnati | 0 | Final |
| Houston | 5 |
| Chi White Sox | 2 | Final |
| Minnesota | 3 |
| Arizona | 2 | Final |
| St. Louis | 4 |
| LA Angels | 6 | Final |
| Seattle | 5 |
| San Diego | 4 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 12 |
| Colorado | 15 | Final |
| San Francisco | 6 |