Final
Detroit won 3-0
| 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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2:10 PM ET, July 23, 2008
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
W: A. Galarraga (8-4)
L: Z. Greinke (7-7)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Detroit - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Zack Greinke pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| C Granderson walked. | 0 | 0 |
| P Polanco singled to right, C Granderson to second. | 0 | 0 |
| C Guillen struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| M Ordonez singled to right center, C Granderson scored, P Polanco to third. | 1 | 0 |
| M Cabrera struck out swinging. P Polanco scored, M Ordonez caught stealing second, catcher to second to first. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Armando Galarraga pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| D DeJesus lined out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| M Aviles grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| M Grudzielanek flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| M Joyce doubled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| G Sheffield flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| M Joyce to third on wild pitch by Z Greinke. | 2 | 0 |
| E Renteria singled to left center, M Joyce scored. | 3 | 0 |
| B Inge popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| C Granderson grounded out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Armando Galarraga pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| J Guillen struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| A Gordon grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| M Teahen grounded out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| P Polanco singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| C Guillen walked, P Polanco to second. | 3 | 0 |
| M Ordonez grounded out to third, P Polanco to third, C Guillen to second. | 3 | 0 |
| M Cabrera singled to left, P Polanco and C Guillen scored. | 5 | 0 |
| M Joyce struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| G Sheffield struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Armando Galarraga pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| M Olivo struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| R Gload grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| J Gathright struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| E Renteria grounded out to pitcher. | 5 | 0 |
| B Inge singled to left. | 5 | 0 |
| C Granderson lined out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| P Polanco popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Armando Galarraga pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| D DeJesus grounded out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| M Aviles grounded out to third. | 5 | 0 |
| M Grudzielanek grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| C Guillen struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| M Ordonez struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| M Cabrera struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Armando Galarraga pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| J Guillen grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| A Gordon struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| M Teahen struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| E German at second base. | 5 | 0 |
| M Joyce grounded out to third. | 5 | 0 |
| G Sheffield struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| E Renteria popped out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Armando Galarraga pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| M Olivo struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| R Gload flied out to left. | 5 | 0 |
| J Gathright grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Horacio Ramirez pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| H Ramirez relieved Z Greinke. | 5 | 0 |
| B Inge grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| C Granderson tripled to deep left center. | 5 | 0 |
| P Polanco grounded out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| C Guillen walked. | 5 | 0 |
| M Ordonez singled to left, C Granderson scored, C Guillen to third. | 6 | 0 |
| M Cabrera singled to right, C Guillen scored, M Ordonez to second. | 7 | 0 |
| M Joyce struck out swinging. | 7 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Armando Galarraga pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| D DeJesus singled to right. | 7 | 0 |
| M Aviles flied out to right. | 7 | 0 |
| E German walked, D DeJesus to second. | 7 | 0 |
| J Guillen singled to center, D DeJesus scored, E German to second. | 7 | 1 |
| A Gordon singled to right, E German to third, J Guillen to second. | 7 | 1 |
| M Teahen struck out swinging. | 7 | 1 |
| M Olivo flied out to center. | 7 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Juan Carlos Oviedo pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| L Nunez relieved H Ramirez. | 7 | 1 |
| G Sheffield popped out to first. | 7 | 1 |
| E Renteria reached on infield single to shortstop. | 7 | 1 |
| B Inge grounded out to first, E Renteria to second. | 7 | 1 |
| C Granderson flied out to left. | 7 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Casey Fossum pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| C Fossum relieved A Galarraga. | 7 | 1 |
| R Gload flied out to right. | 7 | 1 |
| B Butler hit for J Gathright. | 7 | 1 |
| B Butler flied out to right. | 7 | 1 |
| D DeJesus doubled to deep center. | 7 | 1 |
| M Aviles struck out swinging. | 7 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Ron Mahay pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| M Aviles at second base. | 7 | 1 |
| E German in left field. | 7 | 1 |
| J Guillen in right field. | 7 | 1 |
| M Teahen in center field. | 7 | 1 |
| T Pena at shortstop. | 7 | 1 |
| R Mahay relieved L Nunez. | 7 | 1 |
| P Polanco singled to center. | 7 | 1 |
| C Guillen flied out to right. | 7 | 1 |
| M Ordonez singled to left, P Polanco to second. | 7 | 1 |
| M Cabrera struck out swinging. | 7 | 1 |
| M Joyce walked, P Polanco to third, M Ordonez to second. | 7 | 1 |
| G Sheffield fouled out to third. | 7 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Todd Jones pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| T Jones relieved C Fossum. | 7 | 1 |
| E German flied out to center. | 7 | 1 |
| J Guillen hit by pitch. | 7 | 1 |
| A Gordon flied out to center. | 7 | 1 |
| M Teahen grounded out to second. | 7 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||