BATTING - 2B: Fick (25,off Asencio); Halter (16,off Mullen).
HR: Easley (5,1st inning off Asencio 0 on 1 out); Simon (13,1st inning off
Asencio 0 on 2 out); Fick (12,8th inning off Mullen 1 on 1 out).
SF: Fick (4,off Bukvich).
Team LOB: 6.
Starting Lineups:
Kansas City Royals Detroit Tigers
1. Guiel rf Lombard cf
2. Knoblauch lf Easley 2b
3. Beltran cf Higginson lf
4. Randa 3b Simon dh
5. Ibanez dh Fick rf
6. Perry 1b Pena 1b
7. Perez ss Halter ss
8. Hinch c Paquette 3b
9. Febles 2b Inge c
Asencio p Maroth p
ROYALS 1ST: Guiel was called out on strikes; Knoblauch grounded
out (third to first); Beltran doubled to center; Randa grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
TIGERS 1ST: Lombard struck out; Easley homered to left;
Higginson struck out; Simon homered to right; Fick grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2.
ROYALS 2ND: Ibanez grounded out (shortstop to first); Perry
struck out; Perez singled to left; Perez was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0,
Tigers 2.
TIGERS 2ND: Pena struck out; Halter walked; Paquette forced
Halter (third to second); Inge grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2.
ROYALS 3RD: Hinch struck out; On a bunt Febles grounded out
(pitcher to first); Guiel walked; Knoblauch grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2.
TIGERS 3RD: Lombard grounded out (shortstop to first); Easley
grounded out (first to pitcher); Higginson grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2.
ROYALS 4TH: Beltran was called out on strikes; Randa tripled to
right; Ibanez struck out; Perry grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2.
TIGERS 4TH: Simon grounded out (shortstop to first); Fick
doubled to center; Pena grounded out (shortstop to first) [Fick
to third]; Halter grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2.
ROYALS 5TH: Perez grounded out (third to first); Hinch grounded
out (shortstop to first); Febles singled to right; Guiel
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0,
Tigers 2.
TIGERS 5TH: Paquette flied to right; Inge singled to left;
Lombard grounded out (second to first) [Inge to second]; Easley
grounded out (second to shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2.
ROYALS 6TH: Knoblauch singled to left; Beltran struck out; Randa
singled to center [Knoblauch to second]; Ibanez singled to right
[Knoblauch scored, Randa to second]; Maroth threw a wild pitch
[Randa to third, Ibanez to second]; Perry grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Randa scored]; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 2.
TIGERS 6TH: TUCKER REPLACED PERRY (PLAYING 1B); Higginson
walked; Simon singled to right [Higginson to third]; BUKVICH
REPLACED ASENCIO (PITCHING); Fick hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Higginson scored]; Pena walked [Simon to second]; Halter flied
to right; Paquette forced Pena (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 3.
ROYALS 7TH: SANTANA REPLACED MAROTH (PITCHING); Hinch flied to
right; Febles was called out on strikes; Guiel struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 3.
TIGERS 7TH: GRIMSLEY REPLACED BUKVICH (PITCHING); Inge struck
out; Lombard struck out; Easley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 3.
ROYALS 8TH: Knoblauch popped to first in foul territory; Beltran
tripled to center; Randa walked; WALKER REPLACED SANTANA
(PITCHING); Ibanez lined into a double play (right to first)
[Randa out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 3.
TIGERS 8TH: MULLEN REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Higginson
grounded out (second to first); Simon singled to left; MONROE
RAN FOR SIMON; Fick homered to right [Monroe scored]; Pena flied
to center; Halter doubled to right; AUSTIN REPLACED MULLEN
(PITCHING); Paquette was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 5.
ROYALS 9TH: MONROE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); ACEVEDO REPLACED
WALKER (PITCHING); Tucker singled to center; Perez lined into a
double play (first unassisted) [Tucker out at first]; ALICEA
BATTED FOR HINCH; Alicea popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Tigers 5.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Royals 2 9 0 6
Tigers 5 8 0 6