Final
Detroit leads 1-0 (as of 5/22)
| Game 1: Monday, May 22 | ||
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| Detroit | 8 | Final |
| Kansas City | 0 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, May 23 | ||
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| Detroit | 8 | Final |
| Kansas City | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, May 24 | ||
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| Detroit | 6 | Final |
| Kansas City | 3 | |
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| Game 4: Thursday, May 25 | ||
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| Detroit | 13 | Final |
| Kansas City | 8 | |
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8:10 PM ET, May 22, 2006
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
W: J. Verlander (6-3)
L: J. Affeldt (2-4)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Detroit - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Affeldt pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| C Granderson flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| P Polanco struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| I Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| S Costa grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| M Grudzielanek grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| D Mientkiewicz fouled out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Affeldt pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| M Ordonez flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| C Shelton popped out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| C Monroe walked. | 0 | 0 |
| B Inge homered to left, C Monroe scored. | 2 | 0 |
| M Thames singled to left center. | 2 | 0 |
| O Infante singled to center, M Thames to second. | 2 | 0 |
| C Granderson homered to left, M Thames and O Infante scored. | 5 | 0 |
| P Polanco grounded out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| R Sanders struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| A Guiel lined out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| E Brown lined out to right. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Affeldt pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| I Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| M Ordonez grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| C Shelton flied out to right. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| E German grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| A Blanco grounded out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| J Buck grounded out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Affeldt pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| C Monroe grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| B Inge grounded out to third. | 5 | 0 |
| M Thames doubled to deep right. | 5 | 0 |
| O Infante grounded out to third. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| S Costa grounded out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| M Grudzielanek singled to right. | 5 | 0 |
| D Mientkiewicz grounded into fielder's choice to first, M Grudzielanek out at second. | 5 | 0 |
| R Sanders struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Affeldt pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| C Granderson flied out to center. | 5 | 0 |
| P Polanco doubled to right. | 5 | 0 |
| I Rodriguez singled to center, P Polanco to third, I Rodriguez to second on error by center fielder S Costa. | 5 | 0 |
| M Ordonez singled to center, P Polanco and I Rodriguez scored. | 7 | 0 |
| C Shelton singled to left, M Ordonez to second. | 7 | 0 |
| C Monroe singled to left, M Ordonez scored, C Shelton to second. | 8 | 0 |
| B Inge grounded into double play, third to second to first, C Monroe out at second. | 8 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| A Guiel walked. | 8 | 0 |
| E Brown lined out to third. | 8 | 0 |
| E German lined out to first. | 8 | 0 |
| A Guiel picked off first. | 8 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Affeldt pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| M Thames grounded out to third. | 8 | 0 |
| O Infante reached on infield single to shortstop. | 8 | 0 |
| C Granderson walked, O Infante to second. | 8 | 0 |
| P Polanco struck out swinging. | 8 | 0 |
| I Rodriguez flied out to right. | 8 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| A Blanco struck out swinging. | 8 | 0 |
| J Buck grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 0 |
| S Costa grounded out to first. | 8 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Joe Nelson pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| J Nelson relieved J Affeldt. | 8 | 0 |
| M Ordonez singled to right. | 8 | 0 |
| C Shelton grounded out to second, M Ordonez to second. | 8 | 0 |
| C Monroe flied out to left, M Ordonez to third. | 8 | 0 |
| B Inge walked. | 8 | 0 |
| M Thames grounded out to third. | 8 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| M Grudzielanek popped out to second. | 8 | 0 |
| D Mientkiewicz singled to right. | 8 | 0 |
| R Sanders struck out looking. | 8 | 0 |
| A Guiel struck out swinging. | 8 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Sisco pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| A Sisco relieved J Nelson. | 8 | 0 |
| O Infante singled to left. | 8 | 0 |
| C Granderson flied out to left. | 8 | 0 |
| P Polanco struck out swinging. | 8 | 0 |
| I Rodriguez flied out to right. | 8 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| E Brown singled to left. | 8 | 0 |
| E German struck out swinging. | 8 | 0 |
| A Blanco grounded into double play, third to second to first, E Brown out at second. | 8 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joel Peralta pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| J Peralta relieved A Sisco. | 8 | 0 |
| M Ordonez singled to center. | 8 | 0 |
| M Ordonez to second on wild pitch by J Peralta. | 8 | 0 |
| C Shelton struck out swinging. | 8 | 0 |
| C Monroe grounded out to third. | 8 | 0 |
| B Inge grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| J Buck flied out to right. | 8 | 0 |
| S Costa singled to left. | 8 | 0 |
| M Grudzielanek singled to right, S Costa to second. | 8 | 0 |
| D Mientkiewicz struck out looking. | 8 | 0 |
| R Sanders flied out to right. | 8 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||