Top 1

• Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Polanco vs. Wood
  
  Polanco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Shelton vs. Wood
  
  Shelton hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Polanco moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
  Young vs. Wood
  
  Young hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Polanco moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
  Ordonez vs. Wood
  
  Ordonez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Polanco scores. Shelton moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
  White vs. Wood
  
  White hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Monroe vs. Wood
  
  Monroe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Inge vs. Wood
  
  Inge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  DeJesus vs. Johnson
  
  DeJesus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Hocking vs. Johnson
  
  Hocking hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sweeney vs. Johnson
  
  Sweeney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Polanco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Stairs vs. Johnson
  
  Stairs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Stairs reaches second base with a double. DeJesus goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
  Brown vs. Johnson
  
  Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Monroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Wilson vs. Wood
  
  Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hocking fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McDonald vs. Wood
  
  There's a wild pitch. Wilson moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  McDonald vs. Wood
  
  McDonald takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Polanco vs. Wood
  
  Polanco hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wilson moves to third. McDonald moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
  Shelton vs. Wood
  
  Shelton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Wilson scores. McDonald moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
  Young vs. Wood
  
  Young strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Tigers, 5 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Long vs. Johnson
  
  Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Shelton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Long for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Teahen vs. Johnson
  
  Teahen strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Berroa vs. Johnson
  
  Berroa 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 

Top 3

• Tigers, 5 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ordonez vs. Wood
  
  Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  White vs. Wood
  
  White hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stairs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Monroe vs. Wood
  
  Monroe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Tigers, 5 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Phillips vs. Johnson
  
  Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  DeJesus vs. Johnson
  
  DeJesus hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is bouncing around. White is chasing the ball. DeJesus rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Hocking vs. Johnson
  
  Nook Logan now playing center field. Craig Monroe now playing left field.
  
  Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDonald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Sweeney vs. Johnson
  
  Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. Logan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Tigers, 5 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Inge vs. Wood
  
  Inge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Wilson vs. Wood
  
  Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  McDonald vs. Wood
  
  McDonald hits a popup, foul, towards short. Berroa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Tigers, 5 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Stairs vs. Johnson
  
  Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDonald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Johnson
  
  Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
  Long vs. Johnson
  
  Long hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Monroe. Long reaches second base with a double. Brown moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
  Teahen vs. Johnson
  
  Teahen hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Logan who is chasing the ball. Teahen reaches third base with a triple. Brown scores. Long scores. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
  Berroa vs. Johnson
  
  Berroa hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Teahen scores. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Phillips vs. Johnson
  
  Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDonald fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 5

• Tigers, 5 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Polanco vs. Wood
  
  Polanco hits a fly ball into left field. Long settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Shelton vs. Wood
  
  Shelton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Young vs. Wood
  
  Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Tigers, 5 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  DeJesus vs. Johnson
  
  DeJesus is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Hocking vs. Johnson
  
  Hocking bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. DeJesus moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
  Sweeney vs. Johnson
  
  There's a wild pitch. DeJesus moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
  Sweeney vs. Johnson
  
  Sweeney 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 
• Tigers, 5 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
  Stairs vs. Johnson
  
  Stairs is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
  Brown vs. Johnson
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Tigers, 5 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Ordonez vs. Wood
  
  Ordonez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Logan vs. Wood
  
  Logan bunts in front of the plate. Phillips fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Monroe vs. Wood
  
  There goes Logan. The throw from Phillips and he is out, Berroa applying the tag. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Monroe vs. Wood
  
  Monroe hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Inge vs. Wood
  
  Inge hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Tigers, 6 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Long vs. Johnson
  
  Long hits a line drive into left field. Monroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Teahen vs. Johnson
  
  Teahen hits a line drive into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Berroa vs. Johnson
  
  Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Inge. Berroa moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Phillips vs. Johnson
  
  Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDonald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Tigers, 6 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Wilson vs. Affeldt
  
  Jeremy Affeldt now pitching.
  
  Wilson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Tigers, 7 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  McDonald vs. Affeldt
  
  McDonald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 7 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Polanco vs. Affeldt
  
  Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 7 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Shelton vs. Affeldt
  
  Shelton hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Tigers, 7 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  DeJesus vs. Johnson
  
  DeJesus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 7 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hocking vs. Johnson
  
  Hocking bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 7 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Sweeney vs. German
  
  Franklyn German now pitching.
  
  Sweeney hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hocking moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 7 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
  Stairs vs. German
  
  Stairs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hocking scores. Sweeney moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
  Brown vs. German
  
  Joe McEwing pinch runs for Matt Stairs.
  
  Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Logan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sweeney tags and scores. View Play 
• Tigers, 7 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Long vs. Darensbourg
  
  Vic Darensbourg now pitching.
  
  There goes McEwing. The throw from Wilson and he is safe. McEwing steals second. View Play 
• Tigers, 7 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Long vs. Darensbourg
  
  Long takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 7 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Teahen vs. Darensbourg
  
  Teahen strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Tigers, 7 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Young vs. Burgos
  
  Joe McEwing now playing first base. Ambiorix Burgos now pitching.
  
  Young hits a popup towards first. McEwing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 7 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Ordonez vs. Burgos
  
  Ordonez hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 7 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Logan vs. Burgos
  
  Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Tigers, 7 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Berroa vs. Dingman
  
  Craig Dingman now pitching.
  
  Berroa hits a popup beyond second. Polanco can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Berroa is thrown out after the base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 7 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Phillips vs. Dingman
  
  Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 7 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  DeJesus vs. Dingman
  
  DeJesus strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Tigers, 7 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Monroe vs. Burgos
  
  Monroe hits a line drive towards short. Berroa reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 7 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Inge vs. Burgos
  
  Inge hits a line drive towards short. Berroa reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 7 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Wilson vs. Burgos
  
  Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 7 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Infante vs. Burgos
  
  Omar Infante pinch hits for John McDonald.
  
  Infante hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brown. Infante reaches second base with a double. Brown throws the ball in to Teahen who tags Infante trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Wilson goes all the way around to score. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Tigers, 8 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hocking vs. Rodney
  
  Omar Infante now playing shortstop. Fernando Rodney now pitching.
  
  Hocking hits a fly ball into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 8 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sweeney vs. Rodney
  
  Sweeney hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 8 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Ambres vs. Rodney
  
  Chip Ambres pinch hits for Joe McEwing.
  
  Ambres hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 8 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Brown vs. Rodney
  
  Brown hits a popup, foul, towards third. Inge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/14/2005, game 1 -- Detroit at Kansas City (D)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Polanco P, 2b         4  1  2  0   DeJesus D, cf         4  2  3  1   
Shelton C, 1b         4  1  1  0   Hocking D, 2b         4  1  0  0   
Young D, dh           4  0  0  0   Sweeney M, dh         5  1  1  0   
Ordonez M, rf         4  1  2  1   Stairs M, 1b          3  0  2  2   
White R, lf           2  1  1  3   McEwing J, pr-1b      0  0  0  0   
Logan N, cf           2  0  0  0   Ambres C, ph          1  0  1  0   
Monroe C, cf-lf       4  1  1  1   Brown E, rf           3  1  0  1   
Inge B, 3b            4  0  0  0   Long T, lf            3  1  1  0   
Wilson V, c           4  3  3  1   Teahen M, 3b          4  1  1  2   
McDonald J, ss        2  0  0  0   Berroa A, ss          4  0  3  1   
Infante O, ph-ss      1  0  1  1   Phillips P, c         4  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  8 11  7                        35  7 12  7

Detroit          410 001 101 --  8
Kansas City      101 300 200 --  7

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Johnson J             6.1  8  6  6  2  1
German F              0.1  2  1  1  0  0
Darensbourg V         0.1  0  0  0  1  1
Dingman C (W)         1.0  1  0  0  0  1
Rodney F (S)          1.0  1  0  0  0  0

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wood M                6.0  8  6  6  1  1
Affeldt J             1.0  1  1  1  0  0
Burgos A (L)          2.0  2  1  1  0  0

E -- Inge B
DP -- Detroit 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Detroit 1, Kansas City 7
2B -- Stairs M, Long T, Infante O
3B -- Teahen M
HR -- White R, DeJesus D, Monroe C, Wilson V
SB -- McEwing J
CS -- Logan N
SH -- Hocking D
SF -- Brown E
HBP -- by Johnson J (DeJesus D)
WP -- Wood M, Johnson J
T -- 3:00
A -- 0

    

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