Royals 3, 
Tigers 2
| W: | L. Nunez (3-0) |
| L: | F. Cruceta (0-1) |
| SV: | J. Soria (9) |
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Granderson CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .229 |
| P Polanco 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .274 |
| C Guillen 3B-1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .294 |
| M Ordonez RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .306 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| B Inge PR-3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 |
| G Sheffield LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .202 |
| M Joyce DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .333 |
| E Renteria SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .266 |
| I Rodriguez C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .278 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 18 | |
| BATTING 2B: C Guillen (10, Z Greinke) HR: M Joyce (2, 2nd inning off Z Greinke 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: C Guillen (16), M Joyce (3) 2-out RBI: M Joyce GIDP: G Sheffield, E Renteria Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Granderson 1, I Rodriguez 2, E Renteria 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: E Renteria (4, throw) DP: 2 (P Polanco-E Renteria-M Cabrera, P Polanco-M Cabrera). | ||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| N Robertson | 7.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 82-53 | 6.04 |
| F Cruceta (L, 0-1) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25-14 | 2.70 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 107-67 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: N Robertson 28; F Cruceta 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Robertson 9-8; F Cruceta 1-0 Game Scores: N Robertson 51 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D DeJesus LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .311 |
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .328 |
| A Gordon 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .274 |
| J Guillen DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .216 |
| E German PR-DH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 |
| B Butler 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .279 |
| R Gload PR-1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 |
| M Teahen RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .270 |
| J Buck C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .268 |
| T Pena SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .165 |
| J Gathright CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Grudzielanek (9, N Robertson); J Guillen 2 (13, F Cruceta, N Robertson); T Pena (3, N Robertson) RBI: J Guillen 2 (19) 2-out RBI: J Guillen 2 GIDP: J Buck Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Gathright 1, J Guillen 2, J Buck 1, B Butler 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: J Buck (2, 2nd base by N Robertson) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: T Pena (4, ground ball) DP: 2 (A Gordon-M Grudzielanek-B Butler 2). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| Z Greinke | 6.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100-62 | 1.93 |
| R Ramirez | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 31-17 | 1.06 |
| L Nunez (W, 3-0) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-4 | 1.72 |
| J Soria (S, 9) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-8 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 148-91 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: Z Greinke 27; R Ramirez 6; L Nunez 2; J Soria 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Greinke 9-6; R Ramirez 2-0; L Nunez 0-2; J Soria 3-0 Game Scores: Z Greinke 46 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| DET | KAN | |||
 | 1st | C Guillen doubled to left, P Polanco scored. | 1 | 0 |
| 2nd | M Joyce homered to right. | 2 | 0 |
 | 3rd | J Guillen doubled to deep center, D DeJesus and M Grudzielanek scored. | 2 | 2 |
| 8th | M Teahen reached on infield single to shortstop, E German to third, R Gload to second, E German scored on throwing error by shortstop E Renteria. | 2 | 3 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 11,703 (30.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:38 |
| Weather | 69 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jim Wolf, First Base - Ed Montague, Second Base - Jerry Layne, Third Base - Phil Cuzzi |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, May 13th 2008
| Boston | 4 | Final |
| Baltimore | 5 |
| Oakland | 0 | Final |
| Cleveland | 4 |
| Atlanta | 4 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 5 |
| Florida | 3 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 5 |
| Washington | 3 | Final |
| NY Mets | 6 |
| NY Yankees | 1 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 2 | in 11 |
| LA Dodgers | 3 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 5 |
| Seattle | 2 | Final |
| Texas | 5 |
| San Diego | 4 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 3 |
| Detroit | 2 | Final |
| Kansas City | 3 |
| Toronto | 5 | Final |
| Minnesota | 3 |
| Pittsburgh | 8 | Final |
| St. Louis | 4 | in 10 |
| Colorado | 4 | Final |
| Arizona | 8 |
| Chi White Sox | 0 | Final |
| LA Angels | 2 |
| Houston | 2 | Final |
| San Francisco | 4 |