Tigers 19, 
Royals 4
| W: | Z. Miner (4-3) |
| L: | L. Hochevar (6-8) |
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Granderson CF | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .297 |
| P Polanco 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .307 |
| R Santiago PR-2B | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .358 |
| C Guillen 3B | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .290 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .290 |
| M Joyce RF | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .294 |
| G Sheffield DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .224 |
| M Thames LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .266 |
| R Raburn LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .240 |
| I Rodriguez C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .289 |
| E Renteria SS | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .252 |
| Totals | 45 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 17 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Cabrera 2 (23, L Hochevar, L Nunez); C Guillen (23, J Gobble) 3B: M Joyce (2, R Tejeda) HR: M Joyce (10, 3rd inning off L Hochevar 2 on, 2 Out); G Sheffield (7, 8th inning off J Gobble 2 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Cabrera 6 (67), M Joyce 5 (24), I Rodriguez (32), C Guillen 2 (49), G Sheffield 3 (23) 2-out RBI: M Cabrera 3, M Joyce 5, I Rodriguez, C Guillen Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Thames 1, G Sheffield 2, E Renteria 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (C Guillen-P Polanco-M Cabrera, R Santiago-E Renteria-M Cabrera). | ||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| Z Miner (W, 4-3) | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 88-56 | 3.73 |
| F Dolsi | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24-11 | 4.85 |
| A Lopez | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24-17 | 3.05 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 136-84 | |
| PITCHING WP: F Dolsi Batters faced: Z Miner 21; F Dolsi 8; A Lopez 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Miner 8-9; F Dolsi 1-2; A Lopez 2-3 Game Scores: Z Miner 66 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D DeJesus LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .306 |
| M Aviles SS-2B-SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .323 |
| B Butler DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .256 |
| E German 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 |
| J Guillen RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .268 |
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .305 |
| a-T Pena PH-SS-P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .152 |
| A Gordon 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .248 |
| R Gload 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 |
| J Buck C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 |
| J Gathright CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .256 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| a-flied out to right for M Grudzielanek in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Buck (16, F Dolsi); M Aviles (15, F Dolsi) RBI: J Gathright (17), B Butler 2 (28) GIDP: M Aviles, J Guillen Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Gathright (21, 2nd base off Z Miner/I Rodriguez) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Guillen (3, throw) | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| L Hochevar (L, 6-8) | 5.0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 93-55 | 5.47 |
| R Tejeda | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 45-20 | 5.30 |
| J Gobble | 1.0 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 45-20 | 11.31 |
| L Nunez | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-8 | 1.69 |
| T Pena | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-8 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 208-111 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Gobble Batters faced: L Hochevar 24; R Tejeda 10; J Gobble 14; L Nunez 3; T Pena 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Hochevar 7-3; R Tejeda 1-1; J Gobble 1-2; L Nunez 1-0; T Pena 1-1 Game Scores: L Hochevar 27 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| DET | KAN | |||
 | 3rd | C Guillen singled to right, E Renteria scored, C Granderson to second, C Granderson to third on throwing error by right fielder J Guillen. | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd | M Cabrera singled to right, C Granderson scored, C Guillen to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd | M Joyce homered to center, C Guillen and M Cabrera scored. | 5 | 0 |
| 5th | M Cabrera doubled to deep left center, C Granderson and C Guillen scored. | 7 | 0 |
| 7th | M Joyce tripled to deep right, C Guillen scored. | 8 | 0 |
| 7th | I Rodriguez walked, M Joyce scored, G Sheffield to third, R Raburn to second. | 9 | 0 |
| 8th | C Guillen doubled to deep left, C Granderson scored, R Santiago to third. | 10 | 0 |
| 8th | R Santiago scored, C Guillen to third on wild pitch by J Gobble. | 11 | 0 |
| 8th | M Cabrera singled to right, C Guillen scored. | 12 | 0 |
| 8th | G Sheffield homered to left, M Cabrera and M Joyce scored. | 15 | 0 |
| 8th | C Guillen walked, E Renteria scored, C Granderson to third, R Santiago to second. | 16 | 0 |
| 8th | M Cabrera doubled to deep right, C Granderson and R Santiago scored, C Guillen to third. | 18 | 0 |
| 8th | M Joyce singled to center, C Guillen scored, M Cabrera to third. | 19 | 0 |
 | 8th | J Gathright singled to center, J Buck scored. | 19 | 1 |
| 8th | J Gathright scored, D DeJesus to second on wild pitch by F Dolsi. | 19 | 2 |
| 8th | B Butler singled to right, D DeJesus and M Aviles scored. | 19 | 4 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 14,137 (37% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:24 |
| Weather | 97 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Brian Gorman, First Base - Gerry Davis, Second Base - Mike Estabrook, Third Base - Bruce Dreckman |
MLB Scores
Monday, July 21st 2008
| Milwaukee | 6 | Final |
| St. Louis | 3 | in 10 |
| Toronto | 3 | Final |
| Baltimore | 8 |
| Minnesota | 4 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 12 |
| San Diego | 6 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 4 |
| Atlanta | 4 | Final |
| Florida | 0 |
| Oakland | 0 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 4 |
| Pittsburgh | 9 | Final |
| Houston | 3 |
| Detroit | 19 | Final |
| Kansas City | 4 |
| Texas | 6 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 1 |
| LA Dodgers | 16 | Final |
| Colorado | 10 |
| Chi Cubs | 0 | Final |
| Arizona | 2 |
| Cleveland | 5 | Final |
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| Boston | 4 | Final |
| Seattle | 0 |