Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers - Box Score - September 21, 2007 - ESPN

Scores for Sep 21, 2007

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Detroit leads 1-0 (as of 9/21)

Game 1: Friday, September 21
Kansas City	4	Final
Detroit	5	Final
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Game 2: Saturday, September 22
Kansas City	7	Final
Detroit	4	Final
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Game 3: Sunday, September 23
Kansas City	2	Final
Detroit	7	Final
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Royals 4

(66-87, 32-43 away)

Tigers 5

(84-70, 42-34 home)

Alerts

7:05 PM ET, September 21, 2007

Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	7	1
DET	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	-	5	11	1

W: T. Byrdak (2-0)

L: J. Oviedo (2-4)

S: T. Jones (38)

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
D DeJesus CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.266
M Grudzielanek 2B-SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.292
M Teahen RF	4	2	2	0	0	1	1	.283
B Butler DH	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	.297
R Gload 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.290
A Gordon 3B	4	1	1	0	0	2	1	.256
J Smith SS	2	1	1	2	0	1	0	.205
a-E German PH-2B	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.264
J Buck C	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.228
J Gathright LF	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.306
Totals	32	4	7	4	1	8	8
a-struck out looking for J Smith in the 7th
BATTING 2B: M Teahen (28, J Jurrjens) 3B: M Teahen (8, J Jurrjens) HR: J Smith (6, 2nd inning off J Jurrjens 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: B Butler 2 (51), J Smith 2 (17) S: D DeJesus 2-out RBI: B Butler GIDP: R Gload, M Grudzielanek Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Teahen 1 Team LOB: 3
FIELDING E: J Smith (4, throw) DP: 3 (M Grudzielanek-J Smith-R Gload, A Gordon-M Grudzielanek-R Gload, A Gordon-E German-R Gload). Outfield Assist: M Teahen (I Rodriguez at 2nd base).

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Buckner	5.0	7	3	3	1	1	1	77-46	4.50
L Nunez (L, 2-4; H, 1)	0.1	1	2	0	0	1	0	8-6	4.50
J Bale (B, 1)	0.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	14-12	4.54
J Peralta	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11-6	3.89
D Riske	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11-7	2.38
Totals	8.0	11	5	3	2	3	1	121-77
PITCHING Batters faced: B Buckner 21; L Nunez 3; J Bale 4; J Peralta 3; D Riske 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Buckner 9-5; L Nunez 0-0; J Bale 0-1; J Peralta 3-0; D Riske 2-0 Game Scores: B Buckner 41

Detroit Tigers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
C Granderson CF	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	.299
P Polanco 2B	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.344
G Sheffield DH	3	0	0	0	1	0	3	.269
M Ordonez RF	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	.354
C Guillen SS-1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.295
I Rodriguez C	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	.278
T Perez LF	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	.417
a-M Thames PH-LF	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	.236
B Clevlen LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125
S Casey 1B	3	1	2	3	0	0	0	.289
R Santiago SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.298
B Inge 3B	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	.242
Totals	32	5	11	5	2	3	13
a-struck out swinging for T Perez in the 6th
BATTING 2B: P Polanco (35, B Buckner); I Rodriguez (30, B Buckner) HR: S Casey (4, 5th inning off B Buckner 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: S Casey 3 (52), B Inge 2 (68) 2-out RBI: B Inge 2 GIDP: P Polanco, I Rodriguez, M Ordonez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Granderson 1, M Ordonez 1, G Sheffield 1 Team LOB: 5
FIELDING E: M Thames (4, fly ball) DP: 2 (C Guillen-P Polanco-S Casey 2).

Detroit Tigers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Jurrjens	2.1	6	4	4	0	0	1	43-28	3.90
T Byrdak (W, 3-0)	4.0	0	0	0	1	5	0	39-26	3.35
F Rodney (H, 12)	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	18-15	4.10
T Jones (S, 38)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	15-11	4.26
Totals	9.0	7	4	4	1	8	1	115-80
PITCHING Batters faced: J Jurrjens 13; T Byrdak 11; F Rodney 6; T Jones 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Jurrjens 3-4; T Byrdak 5-2; F Rodney 2-1; T Jones 2-0 Game Scores: J Jurrjens 29

Scoring Summary

			KC	DET
	1st	B Butler singled to right, M Teahen scored.	1	0
	2nd	J Smith homered to left, A Gordon scored.	3	0
	3rd	B Butler singled to left, M Teahen scored.	4	0
	5th	S Casey homered to right, I Rodriguez and T Perez scored.	4	3
	6th	B Inge singled to left, M Ordonez and I Rodriguez scored, S Casey to second.	4	5
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