Tigers 8, 
Royals 5
| W: | J. Verlander (9-4) |
| L: | B. Chen (0-3) |
| SV: | F. Rodney (18) |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D DeJesus LF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | .258 | .311 |
| W Bloomquist SS-RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | .283 | .335 |
| B Butler 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .287 | .338 |
| M Teahen 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22 | .288 | .348 |
| J Guillen RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .250 | .325 |
T Pena PR-SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .089 | .128 |
| M Jacobs DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | .223 | .299 |
a-B Pena PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .326 | .360 |
| A Callaspo 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .300 | .353 |
| M Olivo C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | .249 | .273 |
| R Freel CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .167 | .348 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 170 | ||
| a-flied out to center for M Jacobs in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Butler (23, J Verlander); D DeJesus (17, J Verlander) HR: B Butler (8, 6th inning off J Verlander 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: D DeJesus 3 (39), B Butler (35), J Guillen (35) 2-out RBI: D DeJesus 3 GIDP: B Butler Royals RISP: 2-9 (M Olivo 0-2, W Bloomquist 0-1, D DeJesus 1-1, J Guillen 1-1, M Teahen 0-2, B Butler 0-2) Team LOB: 8 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: D DeJesus (4, 2nd base by J Verlander/G Laird) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (M Teahen-A Callaspo-B Butler). | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Chen (L, 0-3) | 4.2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 92-48 | 6.88 |
| R Tejeda | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29-19 | 4.79 |
| J Wright | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26-15 | 4.05 |
| R Mahay | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-12 | 4.33 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 164-94 | |
| PITCHING IBB: M Cabrera (By B Chen) HBP: B Inge (By R Tejeda) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Chen 13/23; R Tejeda 5/6; J Wright 2/5; R Mahay 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Chen 17-8-9-14; R Tejeda 6-5-6-2; J Wright 3-2-6-4; R Mahay 1-3-5-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Chen 3-8; R Tejeda 0-0; J Wright 4-0; R Mahay 0-2 Game Scores: B Chen 26 | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| C Granderson CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .257 | .340 |
| P Polanco 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .262 | .313 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | .324 | .388 |
| M Thames DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .257 | .325 |
| R Raburn LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .279 | .360 |
| B Inge 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .267 | .362 |
| M Ordonez RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .260 | .330 |
J Anderson RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .279 |
| G Laird C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .237 | .324 |
| A Everett SS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | .265 | .322 |
| Totals | 31 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 164 | ||
| BATTING HR: M Cabrera (17, 1st inning off B Chen 0 on, 2 Out); P Polanco (6, 3rd inning off B Chen 1 on, 2 Out); M Thames (8, 5th inning off B Chen 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Cabrera (48), P Polanco 4 (40), M Thames 3 (18) 2-out RBI: M Cabrera, P Polanco 3, M Thames 3 GIDP: M Cabrera Tigers RISP: 2-4 (P Polanco 1-1, M Ordonez 0-1, M Thames 1-1, M Cabrera 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: G Laird (2, catchers interference); B Inge (9, throw) DP: 2 (G Laird-P Polanco, P Polanco-A Everett-M Cabrera). | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Verlander (W, 9-4) | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 114-86 | 3.59 |
| B Lyon (H, 5) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-8 | 3.83 |
| B Seay (H, 18) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10-5 | 3.12 |
| J Zumaya (H, 7) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9-3 | 4.20 |
| F Rodney (S, 18) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25-13 | 4.14 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 170-115 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Verlander 15/26; B Lyon 4/4; B Seay 1/3; J Zumaya 1/2; F Rodney 3/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Verlander 24-17-31-14; B Lyon 2-0-2-4; B Seay 3-1-0-1; J Zumaya 1-2-0-0; F Rodney 4-3-4-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Verlander 3-3; B Lyon 3-0; B Seay 0-1; J Zumaya 0-0; F Rodney 0-1 Game Scores: J Verlander 53 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | DET | |||
 | 1st | M Cabrera homered to left. | 0 | 1 |
 | 2nd | D DeJesus doubled to left, J Guillen, A Callaspo and R Freel scored. | 3 | 1 |
| 3rd | P Polanco homered to left, A Everett scored. | 3 | 3 |
| 5th | P Polanco singled to center, A Everett scored, P Polanco to second advancing on throw. | 3 | 4 |
| 5th | M Thames homered to left, P Polanco and M Cabrera scored. | 3 | 7 |
| 6th | B Butler homered to left center. | 4 | 7 |
| 6th | J Guillen singled to right, M Teahen scored. | 5 | 7 |
| 6th | P Polanco singled to left, G Laird scored, C Granderson to second. | 5 | 8 |
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| Game Notes |
| ROYALS RIGHT FIELDER JOSE GUILLEN LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE SIXTH INNING WITH TIGHTNESS IN HIS LEGS. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 29,751 (72.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:03 |
| Weather | 72 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 15 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Fieldin Culbreth, First Base - Adrian Johnson, Second Base - Jim Wolf, Third Base - Brian Onora |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, July 7th
| Kansas City | 5 | Final |
| Detroit | 8 |
| Cincinnati | 4 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 3 |
| Toronto | 1 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 3 | in 11 |
| Oakland | 2 | Final |
| Boston | 5 |
| LA Dodgers | 8 | Final |
| NY Mets | 0 |
| St. Louis | 5 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 0 |
| Atlanta | 2 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 1 |
| Pittsburgh | 6 | Final |
| Houston | 3 |
| NY Yankees | 10 | Final |
| Minnesota | 2 |
| Cleveland | 6 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 10 |
| Washington | 4 | Final |
| Colorado | 5 |
| San Diego | 3 | Final |
| Arizona | 4 |
| Texas | 8 | Final |
| LA Angels | 5 |
| Baltimore | 12 | Final |
| Seattle | 4 |
| Florida | 0 | Final |
| San Francisco | 3 |