Tigers 4, 
Royals 3
| W: | Z. Miner (7-5) |
| L: | L. DiNardo (0-1) |
| SV: | F. Rodney (33) |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D DeJesus LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .280 | .346 |
| M Maier RF-CF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .254 | .333 |
| B Butler 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .299 | .353 |
| M Jacobs DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .235 | .303 |
| A Callaspo 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .297 | .351 |
| M Olivo C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .249 | .283 |
| A Gordon 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .204 | .316 |
| Y Betancourt SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .239 | .272 |
| J Anderson CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .242 | .280 |
a-W Bloomquist PH-RF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .267 | .308 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 136 | ||
| a-singled to left for J Anderson in the 7th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Y Betancourt (19, E Bonine); A Callaspo (35, E Bonine); M Maier (15, E Bonine) RBI: M Maier (26), M Olivo (55), A Gordon (13) SF: A Gordon 2-out RBI: M Maier GIDP: M Maier Royals RISP: 2-8 (M Maier 1-1, J Anderson 0-1, M Olivo 1-1, A Callaspo 0-1, M Jacobs 0-1, D DeJesus 0-1, B Butler 0-2) Team LOB: 5 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: W Bloomquist (5, 2nd base by B Seay/G Laird) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Gordon (7, throw) | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| L DiNardo (L, 0-2) | 5.1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 104-75 | 5.23 |
| J Wright | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 23-12 | 4.67 |
| R Colon | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21-13 | 4.87 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 148-100 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: L DiNardo 20/27; J Wright 4/6; R Colon 3/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: L DiNardo 19-9-23-24; J Wright 4-3-3-2; R Colon 2-4-3-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L DiNardo 8-6; J Wright 1-0; R Colon 1-3 Game Scores: L DiNardo 35 | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| R Raburn LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .281 | .343 |
a-A Huff PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .244 | .309 |
C Thomas LF-RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .242 | .330 |
| P Polanco 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .278 | .321 |
| M Ordonez RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .291 | .362 |
D Kelly LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .296 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .333 | .404 |
| M Thames DH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .250 | .315 |
| B Inge 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .233 | .321 |
| C Granderson CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .250 | .333 |
| G Laird C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .226 | .305 |
| A Everett SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | .244 | .296 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 148 | ||
| a-struck out swinging for R Raburn in the 6th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Everett (20, L DiNardo); G Laird (22, L DiNardo) RBI: C Granderson (63), A Everett 2 (43), P Polanco (65) 2-out RBI: A Everett, P Polanco Tigers RISP: 4-13 (A Everett 2-2, P Polanco 1-1, C Granderson 1-2, M Ordonez 0-2, M Thames 0-1, A Huff 0-1, R Raburn 0-1, G Laird 0-2, M Cabrera 0-1) Team LOB: 10 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: M Cabrera (6, 2nd base off L DiNardo/M Olivo) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (A Everett-M Cabrera). Outfield Assist: M Ordonez (M Jacobs at 2nd base); R Raburn (Y Betancourt at Home). | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| E Bonine | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 82-52 | 5.96 |
| Z Miner (W, 7-5) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-5 | 4.52 |
| B Seay (H, 28) | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22-16 | 3.61 |
| B Lyon (H, 15) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-6 | 2.87 |
| F Rodney (S, 36) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-8 | 3.88 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 136-87 | |
| PITCHING B Seay pitched to 2 batters in the 8th HBP: D DeJesus (By E Bonine) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: E Bonine 13/21; Z Miner 2/3; B Seay 5/5; B Lyon 2/3; F Rodney 1/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: E Bonine 18-3-14-17; Z Miner 1-2-0-2; B Seay 4-1-7-4; B Lyon 1-1-2-2; F Rodney 4-0-1-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Bonine 8-4; Z Miner 1-0; B Seay 1-0; B Lyon 1-1; F Rodney 1-2 Game Scores: E Bonine 44 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | DET | |||
 | 3rd | M Maier singled to left, A Gordon scored, Y Betancourt thrown out at home. | 1 | 0 |
| 4th | M Olivo singled to left, M Jacobs scored, A Callaspo to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 4th | A Gordon hit sacrifice fly to left, A Callaspo scored. | 3 | 0 |
 | 4th | C Granderson singled to right, M Thames scored, B Inge to second. | 3 | 1 |
| 4th | A Everett doubled to left, B Inge scored, G Laird to third. | 3 | 2 |
| 6th | A Everett reached on infield single to shortstop, C Granderson scored, G Laird to third. | 3 | 3 |
| 6th | P Polanco singled to right, G Laird scored, A Everett to second. | 3 | 4 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 25,400 (61.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:54 |
| Weather | 69 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bruce Dreckman, First Base - Paul Emmel, Second Base - Scott Barry, Third Base - Gary Darling |
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