Starting Lineups:
Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals
1. Torres cf Knoblauch lf
2. Fick rf Tucker rf
3. Magee lf Beltran cf
4. Simon 1b Sweeney 1b
5. Halter ss Ibanez dh
6. Paquette 3b Randa 3b
7. Rivera c Perez ss
8. Cruz dh Mayne c
9. Macias 2b Febles 2b
Sparks p George p
TIGERS 1ST: Torres popped to first; Fick struck out; Magee
singled to right; Simon flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Knoblauch flied to center; Tucker grounded out
(first to pitcher); Beltran singled to right; Beltran stole
second; Sweeney grounded out (third to shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
TIGERS 2ND: Halter grounded out (shortstop to first); Paquette
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivera grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Ibanez flied to center; Randa grounded out (pitcher
to first); On a bunt Perez singled to pitcher; Mayne reached on
an error by Paquette [Perez to second]; Febles grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
TIGERS 3RD: Cruz doubled to center; Macias singled to right
[Cruz to third]; Torres struck out; Macias was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to first);
Fick struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Knoblauch singled to third; Tucker forced Knoblauch
(shortstop to second); Beltran grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Tucker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
TIGERS 4TH: Magee popped to shortstop; Simon grounded out (first
unassisted); Halter grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 4TH: Sweeney doubled to left; Ibanez popped to third;
Randa walked; Perez singled to center [Sweeney scored, Randa
scored (error by Torres) (unearned), Perez to second]; Mayne
popped to shortstop; Febles grounded out (shortstop to first); 2
R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 2.
TIGERS 5TH: Paquette grounded out (third to first); Rivera
singled to left; Cruz walked [Rivera to second]; Macias doubled
to left [Rivera scored, Cruz to third]; Torres flied to right;
Fick struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 2.
ROYALS 5TH: Knoblauch flied to right; Tucker grounded out (first
unassisted); Beltran popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Royals 2.
TIGERS 6TH: Magee doubled to center; Simon grounded out (pitcher
to first); Halter doubled to left [Magee scored]; AFFELDT
REPLACED GEORGE (PITCHING); Paquette grounded out (shortstop to
first); Affeldt threw a wild pitch [Halter to third]; Rivera
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 2.
ROYALS 6TH: Sweeney grounded out (shortstop to first); Ibanez
singled to left; Randa singled to left [Ibanez to second]; Perez
doubled to left [Ibanez scored, Randa scored]; Perez was picked
off second (pitcher to shortstop); Mayne singled to left; Febles
doubled to left [Mayne scored, Febles to third (on throw to
home)]; ACEVEDO REPLACED SPARKS (PITCHING); Knoblauch grounded
out (second to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 5.
TIGERS 7TH: Cruz struck out; Macias struck out; Torres walked;
Fick popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2,
Royals 5.
ROYALS 7TH: Tucker walked; Beltran singled to right [Tucker to
second]; Sweeney doubled to left [Tucker scored, Beltran to
third]; WALKER REPLACED ACEVEDO (PITCHING); Walker threw a wild
pitch [Beltran scored, Sweeney to third]; Ibanez grounded out
(second to first); Randa hit a sacrifice fly to left [Sweeney
scored]; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 8.
TIGERS 8TH: SADLER REPLACED RANDA (PLAYING 3B); Magee lined to
first; Simon grounded out (shortstop to first); Halter flied to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 8.
ROYALS 8TH: ANDERSON REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING); Mayne flied to
right; Febles popped to second; Knoblauch grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 8.
TIGERS 9TH: Paquette struck out; Rivera flied to left; Cruz
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 8.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Tigers 2 7 2 6
Royals 8 12 0 5