Final
Detroit leads 1-0 (as of 7/21)
| Game 1: Monday, July 21 | ||
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| Detroit | 19 | Final |
| Kansas City | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, July 22 | ||
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| Detroit | 7 | Final |
| Kansas City | 1 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, July 23 | ||
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| Detroit | 7 | Final |
| Kansas City | 1 | |
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8:10 PM ET, July 21, 2008
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
W: Z. Miner (4-3)
L: L. Hochevar (6-8)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Detroit - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Luke Hochevar pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| C Granderson grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| P Polanco flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| C Guillen grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Zach Miner pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| D DeJesus flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| M Aviles singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| B Butler grounded into fielder's choice to third, M Aviles out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Guillen flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Luke Hochevar pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| M Cabrera singled to right center. | 0 | 0 |
| M Joyce grounded out to second, M Cabrera to second. | 0 | 0 |
| G Sheffield grounded out to second, M Cabrera to third. | 0 | 0 |
| M Thames grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Zach Miner pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| M Grudzielanek flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| A Gordon flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| R Gload flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Luke Hochevar pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| I Rodriguez singled to right center. | 0 | 0 |
| E Renteria grounded into fielder's choice to third, I Rodriguez out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| C Granderson walked, E Renteria to second. | 0 | 0 |
| P Polanco struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| C Guillen singled to right, E Renteria scored, C Granderson to second, C Granderson to third on throwing error by right fielder J Guillen. | 1 | 0 |
| M Cabrera singled to right, C Granderson scored, C Guillen to second. | 2 | 0 |
| M Joyce homered to center, C Guillen and M Cabrera scored. | 5 | 0 |
| G Sheffield struck out looking. | 5 | 0 |
| 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Zach Miner pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| J Buck flied out to right. | 5 | 0 |
| J Gathright singled to left. | 5 | 0 |
| J Gathright stole second. | 5 | 0 |
| D DeJesus walked. | 5 | 0 |
| M Aviles grounded into double play, third to second to first, D DeJesus out at second. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Luke Hochevar pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| M Thames struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| I Rodriguez flied out to right. | 5 | 0 |
| E Renteria struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Zach Miner pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| B Butler grounded out to third. | 5 | 0 |
| J Guillen struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| M Grudzielanek reached on infield single to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| A Gordon flied out to left. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Luke Hochevar pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| C Granderson reached on infield single to pitcher. | 5 | 0 |
| P Polanco flied out to left. | 5 | 0 |
| C Guillen singled to right, C Granderson to third. | 5 | 0 |
| M Cabrera doubled to deep left center, C Granderson and C Guillen scored. | 7 | 0 |
| M Joyce struck out swinging. | 7 | 0 |
| G Sheffield grounded out to third. | 7 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Zach Miner pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| R Gload lined out to center. | 7 | 0 |
| J Buck grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 0 |
| J Gathright grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Robinson Tejeda pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| R Tejeda relieved L Hochevar. | 7 | 0 |
| M Thames struck out swinging. | 7 | 0 |
| I Rodriguez walked. | 7 | 0 |
| E Renteria popped out to second. | 7 | 0 |
| C Granderson struck out swinging. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Zach Miner pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| R Raburn in left field. | 7 | 0 |
| D DeJesus flied out to center. | 7 | 0 |
| M Aviles grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 0 |
| B Butler grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Robinson Tejeda pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| P Polanco grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 0 |
| C Guillen walked. | 7 | 0 |
| M Cabrera struck out swinging. | 7 | 0 |
| M Joyce tripled to deep right, C Guillen scored. | 8 | 0 |
| G Sheffield walked. | 8 | 0 |
| R Raburn walked, G Sheffield to second. | 8 | 0 |
| J Gobble relieved R Tejeda. | 8 | 0 |
| I Rodriguez walked, M Joyce scored, G Sheffield to third, R Raburn to second. | 9 | 0 |
| E Renteria grounded out to second. | 9 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Freddy Dolsi pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| F Dolsi relieved Z Miner. | 9 | 0 |
| J Guillen grounded out to second. | 9 | 0 |
| T Pena hit for M Grudzielanek. | 9 | 0 |
| T Pena flied out to right. | 9 | 0 |
| A Gordon walked. | 9 | 0 |
| R Gload flied out to center. | 9 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jimmy Gobble pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| M Aviles at second base. | 9 | 0 |
| T Pena at shortstop. | 9 | 0 |
| C Granderson singled to right. | 9 | 0 |
| P Polanco singled to left, C Granderson to second. | 9 | 0 |
| R Santiago ran for P Polanco. | 9 | 0 |
| C Guillen doubled to deep left, C Granderson scored, R Santiago to third. | 10 | 0 |
| R Santiago scored, C Guillen to third on wild pitch by J Gobble. | 11 | 0 |
| M Cabrera singled to right, C Guillen scored. | 12 | 0 |
| M Joyce singled to center, M Cabrera to second. | 12 | 0 |
| G Sheffield homered to left, M Cabrera and M Joyce scored. | 15 | 0 |
| R Raburn flied out to center. | 15 | 0 |
| I Rodriguez popped out to shortstop. | 15 | 0 |
| E Renteria walked. | 15 | 0 |
| C Granderson singled to left, E Renteria to second. | 15 | 0 |
| R Santiago walked, E Renteria to third, C Granderson to second. | 15 | 0 |
| C Guillen walked, E Renteria scored, C Granderson to third, R Santiago to second. | 16 | 0 |
| L Nunez relieved J Gobble. | 16 | 0 |
| M Cabrera doubled to deep right, C Granderson and R Santiago scored, C Guillen to third. | 18 | 0 |
| M Joyce singled to center, C Guillen scored, M Cabrera to third. | 19 | 0 |
| G Sheffield grounded out to third. | 19 | 0 |
| 10 Runs, 9 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Freddy Dolsi pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| R Santiago at second base. | 19 | 0 |
| J Buck hit a ground rule double to deep center. | 19 | 0 |
| J Gathright singled to center, J Buck scored. | 19 | 1 |
| D DeJesus singled to left center, J Gathright to third. | 19 | 1 |
| J Gathright scored, D DeJesus to second on wild pitch by F Dolsi. | 19 | 2 |
| M Aviles doubled to deep center, D DeJesus to third. | 19 | 2 |
| A Lopez relieved F Dolsi. | 19 | 2 |
| B Butler singled to right, D DeJesus and M Aviles scored. | 19 | 4 |
| J Guillen grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, B Butler out at second. | 19 | 4 |
| T Pena flied out to right. | 19 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Tony Pena pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| M Aviles at shortstop. | 19 | 4 |
| E German at second base. | 19 | 4 |
| T Pena relieved L Nunez. | 19 | 4 |
| R Raburn grounded out to pitcher. | 19 | 4 |
| I Rodriguez struck out looking. | 19 | 4 |
| E Renteria flied out to left. | 19 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Aquilino Lopez pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| A Gordon flied out to left. | 19 | 4 |
| R Gload lined out to center. | 19 | 4 |
| J Buck singled to left center. | 19 | 4 |
| J Gathright struck out swinging. | 19 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||