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Royals
@ Tigers
Comerica Park
July 20, 2007
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals, played on July 20, 2007 at Comerica Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 20, 2007 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 20, 2007 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gil Meche |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kenny Rogers |
| Ballpark | Comerica Park |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 43,200 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ron Kulpa 1B: Paul Emmel 2B: Dan Iassogna 3B: Dale Scott |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Esteban German | Third Baseman |
| Mark Grudzielanek | Second Baseman |
| Mark Teahen | Center Fielder |
| Billy Butler | DH |
| Reggie Sanders | Right Fielder |
| Emil Brown | Left Fielder |
| Alex Gordon | First Baseman |
| John Buck | Catcher |
| Tony Pena | Shortstop |
| Buddy Bell | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Curtis Granderson | Center Fielder |
| Placido Polanco | Second Baseman |
| Gary Sheffield | DH |
| Magglio Ordonez | Right Fielder |
| Carlos Guillen | Shortstop |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Sean Casey | First Baseman |
| Brandon Inge | Third Baseman |
| Timo Perez | Left Fielder |
| Jim Leyland | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Tigers
Comerica Park
July 20, 2007
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
German vs. Rogers
German hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Rogers
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Teahen vs. Rogers
Teahen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Grudzielanek moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Butler vs. Rogers
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grudzielanek scores. Teahen moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanders vs. Rogers
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Meche
Granderson hits a popup towards short. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Meche
Polanco hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Meche
Sheffield hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Meche
Ordonez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Rogers
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Rogers
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Rogers
Buck hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Meche
Guillen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Teahen. Guillen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Meche
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Casey vs. Meche
Casey strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Inge vs. Meche
Inge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Rogers
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
German vs. Rogers
German hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grudzielanek vs. Rogers
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. German moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Teahen vs. Rogers
Teahen takes first base on ball four. German moves to third. Grudzielanek moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Butler vs. Rogers
Butler hits a ball on the ground into center field. Granderson picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Granderson. German scores. Grudzielanek scores. Teahen goes all the way around to score. Butler moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Sanders vs. Rogers
Sanders strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Rogers
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Meche
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. German fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Meche
Granderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. German fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Meche
Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gordon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Polanco for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Rogers
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Rogers
Buck hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen misplays the ball. That's an error on Guillen. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Rogers
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
German vs. Rogers
German hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Meche
Sheffield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meche fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Meche
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Meche
Guillen strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Rogers
Grudzielanek hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Rogers
Teahen hits a fly ball into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Rogers
Butler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Rogers
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rogers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Meche
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Casey vs. Meche
Casey hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Inge vs. Meche
Inge strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Meche
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gordon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perez for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Rogers
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Rogers
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Granderson. Gordon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Buck vs. Rogers
Buck strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Rogers
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Meche
Granderson hits a popup beyond short. Pena can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Polanco vs. Meche
Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Granderson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Sheffield vs. Meche
Sheffield hits a popup towards first. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Ordonez vs. Meche
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground into left field. Brown picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Brown. Granderson scores. Ordonez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Guillen vs. Meche
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
German vs. Rogers
German hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Granderson. German reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Grudzielanek vs. Rogers
Grudzielanek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Granderson. Grudzielanek reaches second base with a double. German scores. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Teahen vs. Rogers
Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Casey scoops it up and throws to first, with Rogers covering, for the out. Grudzielanek moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Butler vs. Capellan
Jose Capellan now pitching.
Butler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grudzielanek scores. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Capellan
Sanders strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Capellan
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Meche
Mark Teahen now playing right field. David DeJesus now playing center field.
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Casey vs. Meche
Casey hits a ball on the ground towards third. German fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Meche
Inge hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Capellan
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Perez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Capellan
Buck hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Capellan
Pena hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
German vs. Capellan
German hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Greinke
Zack Greinke now pitching.
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Greinke
Granderson hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Greinke
Polanco hits a line drive into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Capellan
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Teahen vs. Capellan
Teahen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grudzielanek moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Butler vs. Capellan
Butler hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Grudzielanek moves to third. Teahen moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DeJesus vs. Capellan
DeJesus hits a fly ball into left field. Perez picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Perez. Grudzielanek scores. Teahen scores. Butler goes all the way around to score. DeJesus moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Brown vs. Grilli
Jason Grilli now pitching.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DeJesus scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Grilli
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Grilli
Buck hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 10 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Braun
Ryan Braun now pitching.
Sheffield hits a ball on the ground towards third. German fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Braun
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Braun
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/20/2007 -- Kansas City at Detroit (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
German E, 3b 5 2 2 0 Granderson C, cf 4 1 1 0
Grudzielanek M, 2b 5 4 4 1 Polanco P, 2b 4 0 0 0
Teahen M, cf-rf 4 2 2 0 Sheffield G, dh 4 1 1 1
Butler B, dh 5 1 4 4 Ordonez M, rf 4 0 1 1
Sanders R, rf 4 0 0 0 Guillen C, ss 4 0 1 0
DeJesus D, cf 1 1 1 2 Rodriguez I, c 3 0 0 0
Brown E, lf 5 0 0 1 Casey S, 1b 3 0 1 0
Gordon A, 1b 5 0 1 0 Inge B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Buck J, c 5 0 0 0 Perez T, lf 3 0 0 0
Pena T, ss 4 0 1 0
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43 10 15 8 32 2 5 2
Kansas City 103 000 204 -- 10
Detroit 100 001 000 -- 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Meche G (W) 7.0 5 2 2 0 5
Greinke Z 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Braun R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Rogers K (L) 6.1 9 6 5 1 4
Capellan J* 1.2 6 4 2 0 1
Grilli J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 4 batters in 9th
E -- Granderson C, Guillen C, Brown E, Perez T
LOB -- Kansas City 7, Detroit 3
2B -- Guillen C, Gordon A, German E, Grudzielanek M
HR -- Sheffield G
T -- 2:59
A -- 43200
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