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Royals
@ Tigers
Comerica Park
April 18, 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 April 18, 2007 at Comerica Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 18, 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 | April 18, 2007 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gil Meche |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jeremy Bonderman |
| Ballpark | Comerica Park |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 27,945 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Crawford 1B: Bill Hohn 2B: Brian O'Nora 3B: Phil Cuzzi |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| David DeJesus | Center Fielder |
| Esteban German | Second Baseman |
| Mark Teahen | Right Fielder |
| Mike Sweeney | DH |
| Ross Gload | First Baseman |
| Alex Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Emil Brown | Left Fielder |
| 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 |
| Carlos Guillen | Shortstop |
| Sean Casey | First Baseman |
| Craig Monroe | Left Fielder |
| Marcus Thames | Right Fielder |
| Mike Rabelo | Catcher |
| Brandon Inge | Third Baseman |
| Jim Leyland | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Tigers
Comerica Park
April 18, 2007
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Bonderman
DeJesus strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
German vs. Bonderman
German hits a fly ball into right field. Thames settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Bonderman
Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Casey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Teahen for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Meche
Granderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Polanco vs. Meche
Polanco hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Granderson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Sheffield vs. Meche
Sheffield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. German fields it and throws to second for the out. Granderson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Guillen vs. Meche
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Bonderman
Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gload vs. Bonderman
Gload hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Bonderman
Gordon hits a line drive into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Casey vs. Meche
Casey hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Monroe vs. Meche
Monroe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thames vs. Meche
Thames hits a fly ball into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bonderman
Brown hits a popup towards first. Casey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Bonderman
Buck hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Bonderman
There's a wild pitch. Buck moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Bonderman
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
DeJesus vs. Bonderman
DeJesus hits a fly ball into left field. Monroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Rabelo vs. Meche
Rabelo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Inge vs. Meche
Inge strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Granderson vs. Meche
Granderson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Polanco vs. Meche
Polanco hits a fly ball into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
German vs. Bonderman
German strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Bonderman
Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Bonderman
Sweeney hits a fly ball into right field. Thames settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Meche
Sheffield hits a popup towards short. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Meche
Guillen strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casey vs. Meche
Casey hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gload vs. Bonderman
Gload 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: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Bonderman
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, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bonderman
Brown strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monroe vs. Meche
Monroe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thames vs. Meche
Thames hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rabelo vs. Meche
Rabelo strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Bonderman
Buck hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bonderman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Bonderman
Pena hits a fly ball into right field. Thames settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Bonderman
DeJesus hits a fly ball into left field. Monroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Meche
Inge takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Granderson vs. Meche
Granderson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Buck fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Inge moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Polanco vs. Meche
Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gordon. Inge scores. Granderson moves to third. Polanco moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sheffield vs. Meche
Sheffield hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. German settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Guillen vs. Meche
Guillen is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Casey vs. Meche
Casey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gload settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Monroe vs. Meche
Monroe hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Granderson scores. Polanco scores. Guillen moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Thames vs. Meche
Thames strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
German vs. Bonderman
German hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Monroe. German reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Teahen vs. Bonderman
Teahen strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Bonderman
Sweeney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. German scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Gload vs. Bonderman
Gload hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polanco fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Bonderman
Gordon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rabelo vs. Meche
Rabelo strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
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 -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Meche
Granderson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Teahen. Granderson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Polanco vs. Meche
Polanco hits a fly ball into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Zumaya
Joel Zumaya now pitching.
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Thames settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Zumaya
Buck hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Zumaya
Pena 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 8
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Meche
Sheffield hits a line drive into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Meche
Guillen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Casey vs. Meche
There goes Guillen. The throw from Buck and he is out, Pena applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Casey vs. Meche
Casey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Jones
Todd Jones now pitching.
DeJesus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
German vs. Jones
German hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge fields it and throws to first for the out. DeJesus moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Teahen vs. Jones
Teahen hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Thames. Teahen reaches second base with a double. DeJesus scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Jones
Sweeney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Teahen moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Gload vs. Jones
Reggie Sanders pinch runs for Mike Sweeney.
Gload hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Guillen fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Teahen scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Jones
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Gload moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Jones
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Monroe vs. Soria
Joakim Soria now pitching.
Monroe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Infante vs. Soria
Omar Infante pinch hits for Marcus Thames.
Infante bunts towards the mound. Soria fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Soria
Ivan Rodriguez pinch hits for Mike Rabelo.
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Inge vs. Soria
Inge strikes out. View Play
Top 10
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Rodney
Omar Infante now playing right field. Ivan Rodriguez now catching. Fernando Rodney now pitching.
Buck hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Rodney
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Rodney
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rodney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
German vs. Rodney
German takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Teahen vs. Rodney
Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Casey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Teahen for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Royals, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Soria
Granderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. German scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Soria
Polanco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sheffield vs. Soria
Sheffield strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Soria
Guillen strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/18/2007 -- Kansas City at Detroit (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
DeJesus D, cf 4 1 0 0 Granderson C, cf 5 1 3 0
German E, 2b 4 1 1 0 Polanco P, 2b 5 1 2 0
Teahen M, rf 5 1 1 1 Sheffield G, dh 5 0 0 0
Sweeney M, dh 4 0 2 1 Guillen C, ss 4 0 1 0
Sanders R, pr 0 0 0 0 Casey S, 1b 4 0 0 0
Gload R, 1b 4 0 0 1 Monroe C, lf 4 0 2 2
Gordon A, 3b 3 0 0 0 Thames M, rf 3 0 0 0
Brown E, lf 4 0 0 0 Infante O, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Buck J, c 4 1 2 1 Rabelo M, c 2 0 0 0
Pena T, ss 4 0 0 0 Rodriguez I, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Inge B, 3b 3 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 6 4 37 3 8 2
Kansas City 000 000 102 1 -- 4
Detroit 000 003 000 0 -- 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Meche G 8.0 6 3 0 3 6
Soria J (W) 2.0 2 0 0 0 4
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Bonderman J 7.0 3 1 1 0 6
Zumaya J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Jones T 1.0 2 2 2 2 0
Rodney F (L) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
E -- Gordon A
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Kansas City 5, Detroit 7
2B -- German E, Granderson C, Teahen M
HR -- Buck J
CS -- Guillen C
WP -- Bonderman J
T -- 2:43
A -- 27945
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