Royals 9, 
Tigers 2
| W: | Z. Greinke (14-8) |
| L: | E. Jackson (12-7) |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| W Bloomquist RF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .273 | .315 |
| M Maier LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | .250 | .333 |
| B Butler 1B | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .298 | .352 |
| M Jacobs DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | .234 | .304 |
| A Callaspo 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 23 | .299 | .353 |
| M Olivo C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .248 | .282 |
B Pena C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .314 |
| A Gordon 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .205 | .319 |
L Hernandez 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .186 | .213 |
| Y Betancourt SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .241 | .274 |
| J Anderson CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .241 | .279 |
| Totals | 40 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 186 | ||
| BATTING 2B: A Callaspo (36, E Jackson) HR: M Olivo (21, 3rd inning off E Jackson 2 on, 1 Out); J Anderson (1, 6th inning off A Galarraga 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: A Callaspo 3 (65), M Olivo 3 (58), J Anderson 3 (23) 2-out RBI: A Callaspo 2 Royals RISP: 5-13 (M Maier 0-1, A Gordon 0-1, A Callaspo 2-3, M Olivo 1-3, J Anderson 1-1, M Jacobs 0-1, W Bloomquist 1-1, B Butler 0-2) Team LOB: 11 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| Z Greinke (W, 14-8) | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 77-46 | 2.14 |
| B Chen | 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33-20 | 5.78 |
| K Farnsworth | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-9 | 4.63 |
| J Soria | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 23-16 | 2.49 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 148-91 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Soria First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: Z Greinke 11/19; B Chen 7/8; K Farnsworth 0/4; J Soria 5/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: Z Greinke 17-5-15-9; B Chen 5-2-8-5; K Farnsworth 2-1-3-3; J Soria 5-4-5-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Greinke 3-3; B Chen 2-2; K Farnsworth 2-1; J Soria 0-0 Game Scores: Z Greinke 67 | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| C Granderson CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .248 | .331 |
C Thomas CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .241 | .329 |
| P Polanco 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .278 | .323 |
W Ramirez RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .385 |
| C Guillen LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .239 | .328 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .332 | .403 |
M Thames 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .315 |
| A Huff DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .246 | .311 |
| A Avila C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | .286 | .359 |
| D Kelly RF-2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .241 | .293 |
| B Inge 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .234 | .321 |
B Dlugach 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .000 | .000 |
| R Santiago SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | .259 | .316 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 148 | ||
| BATTING HR: M Cabrera (30, 6th inning off B Chen 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Cabrera 2 (91) Tigers RISP: 1-4 (D Kelly 1-1, C Guillen 0-1, B Dlugach 0-1, C Thomas 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: B Inge (5, 2nd base by Z Greinke/M Olivo) | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| E Jackson (L, 12-7) | 5.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 96-61 | 3.37 |
| A Galarraga | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21-11 | 5.64 |
| A Figaro | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 45-21 | 6.92 |
| J Bonderman | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24-17 | 9.31 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 186-110 | |
| PITCHING HBP: W Bloomquist (By A Galarraga) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: E Jackson 11/23; A Galarraga 2/6; A Figaro 6/11; J Bonderman 5/7 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: E Jackson 11-14-21-15; A Galarraga 3-3-2-3; A Figaro 7-4-4-6; J Bonderman 4-4-4-5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Jackson 3-6; A Galarraga 0-0; A Figaro 1-4; J Bonderman 2-1 Game Scores: E Jackson 40 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | DET | |||
 | 1st | A Callaspo doubled to deep center, W Bloomquist and B Butler scored. | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd | M Olivo homered to center, B Butler and A Callaspo scored. | 5 | 0 |
| 6th | J Anderson homered to right, A Gordon and Y Betancourt scored. | 8 | 0 |
 | 6th | M Cabrera homered to left center, P Polanco scored. | 8 | 2 |
| 8th | A Callaspo singled to center, W Bloomquist scored, M Maier to third, M Jacobs to second. | 9 | 2 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 26,457 (64.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:05 |
| Weather | 68 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 2 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Paul Emmel, First Base - Scott Barry, Second Base - Gary Darling, Third Base - Bruce Dreckman |
MLB Scores
Thursday, September 17th
| Kansas City | 9 | Final |
| Detroit | 2 |
| Milwaukee | 7 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 4 |
| Chi White Sox | 3 | Final |
| Seattle | 4 | in 14 |
| NY Mets | 3 | Final |
| Atlanta | 7 |
| Tampa Bay | 3 | Final |
| Baltimore | 0 |
| Washington | 2 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 4 |
| LA Angels | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 3 |
| Florida | 2 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 3 |
| Cleveland | 2 | Final |
| Oakland | 5 |