Royals 7, 
Tigers 4
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| R Raburn CF-LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .284 | .350 |
| P Polanco 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .276 | .318 |
| M Ordonez RF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | .289 | .362 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .335 | .405 |
| M Thames DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .254 | .324 |
a-A Huff PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .245 | .313 |
D Kelly PR-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .245 | .302 |
| B Inge 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .231 | .313 |
| W Ramirez LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .400 | .417 |
C Granderson CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .253 | .333 |
| G Laird C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .218 | .300 |
| A Everett SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .237 | .290 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 159 | ||
| a-singled to center for M Thames in the 7th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: R Raburn (11, L DiNardo); A Everett (18, R Colon) 3B: W Ramirez (1, L DiNardo) RBI: G Laird (29), P Polanco (64), W Ramirez (3), A Everett (41) SF: G Laird 2-out RBI: P Polanco GIDP: M Cabrera, W Ramirez, B Inge, P Polanco Tigers RISP: 4-12 (P Polanco 1-3, A Everett 1-1, W Ramirez 1-1, C Granderson 0-1, M Thames 1-1, B Inge 0-2, R Raburn 0-1, M Cabrera 0-2) Team LOB: 10 | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Washburn | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 105-66 | 3.60 |
| Z Miner (L, 6-5; B, 3) | 1.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28-17 | 4.74 |
| F Ni | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-2 | 3.20 |
| E Bonine | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21-13 | 6.11 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 160-98 | |
| PITCHING Z Miner pitched to 2 batters in the 7th; F Ni pitched to 1 batter in the 7th First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Washburn 18/25; Z Miner 7/9; F Ni 0/1; E Bonine 5/8 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Washburn 12-6-27-21; Z Miner 5-1-3-8; F Ni 1-0-1-0; E Bonine 3-1-3-6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Washburn 8-6; Z Miner 1-2; F Ni 0-0; E Bonine 4-1 Game Scores: J Washburn 39 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D DeJesus LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26 | .275 | .341 |
| W Bloomquist RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .257 | .300 |
| B Butler 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .305 | .358 |
| M Olivo C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .245 | .275 |
| A Callaspo 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .297 | .350 |
| B Pena DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | .275 | .320 |
J Anderson PR-DH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .283 |
a-M Jacobs PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .237 | .303 |
| M Maier CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .251 | .334 |
| A Gordon 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .206 | .314 |
| Y Betancourt SS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .241 | .275 |
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 160 | ||
| a-grounded to second for J Anderson in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Y Betancourt (18, J Washburn) HR: A Gordon (4, 6th inning off Z Miner 0 on, 0 Out); A Callaspo (9, 8th inning off E Bonine 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: A Callaspo 2 (57), Y Betancourt 2 (40), W Bloomquist (26), A Gordon (12), B Butler (77) SF: Y Betancourt, A Callaspo 2-out RBI: W Bloomquist Royals RISP: 4-16 (Y Betancourt 1-1, M Olivo 0-2, A Callaspo 0-2, W Bloomquist 1-3, B Pena 0-2, D DeJesus 0-2, B Butler 2-4) Team LOB: 12 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: A Gordon (5, 2nd base off J Washburn/G Laird); M Olivo (4, 2nd base off J Washburn/G Laird) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 5 (Y Betancourt-A Callaspo-B Butler, A Callaspo-Y Betancourt-B Butler, A Gordon-A Callaspo-B Butler 2, B Butler). | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| L DiNardo | 5.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 88-56 | 3.60 |
| Y Yabuta (B, 1) | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-6 | 12.71 |
| R Colon (W, 2-3) | 1.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22-14 | 5.31 |
| D Hughes (H, 1) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17-9 | 0.00 |
| C Rosa (S, 1) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18-13 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 159-98 | |
| PITCHING WP: Y Yabuta HBP: G Laird (By D Hughes) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: L DiNardo 12/22; Y Yabuta 1/3; R Colon 4/8; D Hughes 1/5; C Rosa 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: L DiNardo 16-10-15-15; Y Yabuta 1-0-2-3; R Colon 6-0-1-7; D Hughes 3-1-1-4; C Rosa 4-1-5-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L DiNardo 9-2; Y Yabuta 0-1; R Colon 2-1; D Hughes 3-1; C Rosa 1-1 Game Scores: L DiNardo 46 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| DET | KAN | |||
 | 1st | A Callaspo hit sacrifice fly to center, D DeJesus scored. | 0 | 1 |
| 2nd | Y Betancourt singled to right, A Gordon scored, Y Betancourt to second advancing on throw. | 0 | 2 |
| 4th | W Bloomquist singled to center, Y Betancourt scored, D DeJesus to third. | 0 | 3 |
 | 5th | G Laird hit sacrifice fly to left, W Ramirez scored. | 1 | 3 |
| 5th | P Polanco singled to center, R Raburn scored, P Polanco to second advancing on throw. | 2 | 3 |
| 6th | W Ramirez singled to center, B Inge scored. | 3 | 3 |
| 6th | A Everett doubled to left, W Ramirez scored, G Laird to third. | 4 | 3 |
| 6th | A Gordon homered to right center. | 4 | 4 |
| 6th | B Butler singled to left, Y Betancourt scored, D DeJesus to second. | 4 | 5 |
| 7th | Y Betancourt hit sacrifice fly to center, J Anderson scored, M Maier to third. | 4 | 6 |
| 8th | A Callaspo homered to right center. | 4 | 7 |
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| Game Notes |
| THE HOME RUN BY ROYALS SECOND BASEMAN ALBERTO CALLASPO IN THE BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH INNING WAS REVIEWED AND UPHELD. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 12,029 (31.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:16 |
| Weather | 78 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mark Carlson, First Base - Kerwin Danley, Second Base - Wally Bell, Third Base - Marty Foster |
MLB Scores
Thursday, September 10th
| Minnesota | 2 | Final |
| Toronto | 3 |
| Detroit | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City | 7 |
| Cincinnati | 1 | Final |
| Colorado | 5 |
| Philadelphia | 7 | Final |
| Washington | 8 |
| Florida | 13 | Final |
| NY Mets | 4 |
| Atlanta | 9 | Final |
| Houston | 7 |
| Seattle | 0 | Final |
| LA Angels | 3 |