Tigers 3, 
Royals 1
| W: | L. French (1-0) |
| L: | Z. Greinke (10-5) |
| SV: | F. Rodney (19) |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D DeJesus LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .255 | .307 |
| W Bloomquist SS-RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | .278 | .329 |
| B Butler 1B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .293 | .343 |
| J Guillen DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .246 | .320 |
| M Teahen 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .284 | .344 |
| M Olivo C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .249 | .273 |
| A Callaspo 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .301 | .353 |
| R Freel CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .200 | .385 |
| M Maier RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .212 | .291 |
a-B Pena PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .319 | .353 |
T Pena SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .089 | .128 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 134 | ||
| a-grounded to second for M Maier in the 7th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Butler 3 (26, L French 3) HR: A Callaspo (6, 7th inning off L French 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: A Callaspo (33) GIDP: B Pena Royals RISP: 0-5 (M Maier 0-1, J Guillen 0-3, M Teahen 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| Z Greinke (L, 10-5) | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 100-61 | 2.12 |
| J Cruz | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18-11 | 4.30 |
| J Bale | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-5 | 6.07 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 126-77 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: Z Greinke 18/27; J Cruz 2/4; J Bale 1/2 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: Z Greinke 16-13-16-16; J Cruz 0-3-7-1; J Bale 1-0-3-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Greinke 5-4; J Cruz 0-2; J Bale 1-0 Game Scores: Z Greinke 53 | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| C Granderson CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .255 | .339 |
| P Polanco 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .265 | .315 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .323 | .386 |
| M Thames DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .248 | .315 |
| C Thomas RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .237 | .313 |
| B Inge 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | .264 | .360 |
| J Anderson LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .252 | .280 |
| G Laird C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .243 | .328 |
| R Santiago SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .269 | .302 |
| Totals | 30 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 126 | ||
| BATTING 2B: J Anderson (4, Z Greinke) RBI: M Thames (19), C Thomas (18), R Santiago (25) SF: R Santiago 2-out RBI: C Thomas Tigers RISP: 2-8 (P Polanco 0-1, C Granderson 0-1, J Anderson 0-1, M Thames 0-1, M Cabrera 0-2, C Thomas 1-1, G Laird 1-1) Team LOB: 6 | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (B Inge-P Polanco-M Cabrera). | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| L French (W, 1-0) | 6.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 101-64 | 1.93 |
| F Ni (H, 1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-6 | 1.50 |
| B Lyon (H, 6) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-7 | 3.77 |
| F Rodney (S, 19) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14-10 | 4.03 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 134-87 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: L French 13/26; F Ni 1/2; B Lyon 1/2; F Rodney 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: L French 16-8-18-22; F Ni 1-3-1-1; B Lyon 2-3-2-0; F Rodney 3-3-3-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L French 8-9; F Ni 2-0; B Lyon 0-0; F Rodney 0-1 Game Scores: L French 58 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | DET | |||
 | 1st | M Thames grounded out to third, C Granderson scored. | 0 | 1 |
| 1st | C Thomas singled to center, P Polanco scored. | 0 | 2 |
| 2nd | R Santiago hit sacrifice fly to left, J Anderson scored, G Laird to second. | 0 | 3 |
 | 7th | A Callaspo homered to left. | 1 | 3 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 29,104 (70.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:26 |
| Weather | 72 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 4 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Adrian Johnson, First Base - Jim Wolf, Second Base - Brian Onora, Third Base - Fieldin Culbreth |
MLB Scores
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