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Royals
@ Tigers
Comerica Park
September 23, 2008
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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 September 23, 2008 at Comerica Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 23, 2008 |
|---|---|
| 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 | September 23, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Zack Greinke |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Freddy Garcia |
| Ballpark | Comerica Park |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 35,121 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Crawford 1B: Tom Hallion 2B: Brian O'Nora 3B: Paul Nauert |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| David DeJesus | Center Fielder |
| Mike Aviles | Second Baseman |
| Jose Guillen | Right Fielder |
| Ryan Shealy | First Baseman |
| Mark Teahen | Left Fielder |
| Billy Butler | DH |
| Alex Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Miguel Olivo | Catcher |
| Tony Pena | Shortstop |
| Trey Hillman | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Curtis Granderson | Center Fielder |
| Placido Polanco | Second Baseman |
| Magglio Ordonez | Right Fielder |
| Miguel Cabrera | DH |
| Jeff Larish | First Baseman |
| Edgar Renteria | Shortstop |
| Marcus Thames | Left Fielder |
| Brandon Inge | Third Baseman |
| Dusty Ryan | Catcher |
| Jim Leyland | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Tigers
Comerica Park
September 23, 2008
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Garcia
DeJesus strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Garcia
Aviles hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Garcia
Guillen strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Shealy vs. Garcia
Shealy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Greinke
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: 2-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Greinke
Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Greinke
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Garcia
Teahen strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Garcia
Butler hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Garcia
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Thames settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olivo vs. Garcia
Olivo hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Ordonez. Olivo reaches second base with a double. Butler moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Pena vs. Garcia
Pena hits a popup, foul, towards first. Larish settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Greinke
Cabrera hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Aviles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Larish vs. Greinke
Larish hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DeJesus. Larish reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Renteria vs. Greinke
Renteria hits a line drive into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Thames vs. Greinke
Thames hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Larish trying to get to home. Teahen throws the ball in to Olivo who tags Larish, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Garcia
DeJesus is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Aviles vs. Garcia
Aviles strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Garcia
Guillen hits a popup towards third. Inge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shealy vs. Garcia
There goes DeJesus. The throw from Ryan and he is out, Polanco applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Greinke
Inge strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Greinke
Ryan strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Granderson vs. Greinke
There's a wild pitch. Inge moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Granderson vs. Greinke
Granderson hits a fly ball into left field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Polanco vs. Greinke
Polanco hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Shealy vs. Garcia
Shealy hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Garcia
Teahen strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Garcia
Butler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Garcia
Gordon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olivo vs. Garcia
Olivo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Garcia
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larish scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pena for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Greinke
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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Greinke
Cabrera hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Larish vs. Greinke
Larish hits a line drive into left field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Renteria vs. Greinke
Renteria hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Teahen. Renteria reaches second base with a double. Cabrera moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thames vs. Greinke
Thames hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Garcia
DeJesus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aviles vs. Garcia
Aviles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DeJesus moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Guillen vs. Garcia
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. DeJesus moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Shealy vs. Garcia
Shealy hits a fly ball into left center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. DeJesus scores. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Teahen vs. Garcia
Teahen 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
Bottom 5
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Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Greinke
Inge hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Greinke, and towards Aviles, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Greinke
Ryan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Granderson vs. Greinke
Granderson hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Polanco vs. Greinke
Polanco hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Aviles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Glover
Gary Glover now pitching.
Butler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Glover
Gordon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Polanco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Olivo vs. Glover
Olivo strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Glover
Pena hits a line drive into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Greinke
Ordonez hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Greinke
Cabrera strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Larish vs. Greinke
Larish strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Glover
DeJesus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Aviles vs. Glover
Aviles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Glover
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larish scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Guillen for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Greinke
David DeJesus now playing right field. Mitch Maier now playing center field.
Renteria hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thames vs. Greinke
Thames takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Inge vs. Greinke
Inge hits a line drive into right field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Greinke
Ryan hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Aviles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Shealy vs. Fossum
Casey Fossum now pitching.
Shealy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Teahen vs. Fossum
Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polanco fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Fossum
Butler hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Nunez
Leo Nunez now pitching.
Granderson hits a line drive towards first. Shealy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Nunez
Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Nunez
Ordonez hits a fly ball into center field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Fossum
Gordon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Olivo vs. Fossum
Olivo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Fossum
Pena hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
DeJesus vs. Fossum
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larish scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats DeJesus for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Nunez
Cabrera strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Larish vs. Nunez
Larish hits a fly ball into center field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Nunez
Renteria hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/23/2008 -- Kansas City at Detroit (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
DeJesus D, cf-rf 3 1 1 0 Granderson C, cf 4 0 0 0
Aviles M, 2b 4 1 2 1 Polanco P, 2b 4 0 0 0
Guillen J, rf 4 0 0 0 Ordonez M, rf 4 0 0 0
Maier M, cf 0 0 0 0 Cabrera M, dh 4 0 1 0
Shealy R, 1b 3 1 2 2 Larish J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Teahen M, lf 4 0 0 0 Renteria E, ss 4 0 1 0
Butler B, dh 3 1 2 0 Thames M, lf 2 0 1 0
Gordon A, 3b 4 1 2 2 Inge B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Olivo M, c 4 0 1 0 Ryan D, c 2 0 0 0
Pena T, ss 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 5 11 5 31 0 4 0
Kansas City 100 310 000 -- 5
Detroit 000 000 000 -- 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Greinke Z (W) 7.0 4 0 0 2 4
Nunez L 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia F (L) 5.0 7 5 5 2 6
Glover G 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Fossum C 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
DP -- Detroit 4
LOB -- Kansas City 5, Detroit 6
2B -- Olivo M, Larish J, Renteria E, Shealy R
HR -- Aviles M, Shealy R, Gordon A
CS -- DeJesus D
HBP -- by Garcia F (DeJesus D)
WP -- Greinke Z
PB -- Olivo M
T -- 2:17
A -- 35121
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