Tigers 7, 
Royals 1
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Granderson CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .295 |
| P Polanco 2B | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .308 |
| C Guillen 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .290 |
| M Ordonez RF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .310 |
| R Raburn RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .289 |
| M Joyce LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| G Sheffield DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .226 |
| I Rodriguez C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .289 |
| E Renteria SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 |
| Totals | 37 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 | |
| BATTING 2B: C Guillen (24, K Davies); G Sheffield (11, K Davies); P Polanco (21, J Peralta) HR: P Polanco (4, 3rd inning off K Davies 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Ordonez 2 (55), P Polanco 2 (35), M Cabrera (68), M Joyce (25), G Sheffield (24) SF: G Sheffield 2-out RBI: M Ordonez 2, P Polanco GIDP: P Polanco Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: I Rodriguez 1, M Cabrera 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: G Sheffield (6, 3rd base off K Davies/J Buck) Picked Off: I Rodriguez (1st base by R Tejeda) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Joyce (3, throw) | ||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| K Rogers (W, 8-6) | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 80-47 | 4.48 |
| F Rodney | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30-20 | 5.54 |
| J Zumaya | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-10 | 1.76 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 129-77 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: K Rogers 23; F Rodney 7; J Zumaya 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Rogers 10-4; F Rodney 0-2; J Zumaya 2-0 Game Scores: K Rogers 63 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D DeJesus LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .302 |
| M Aviles SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .321 |
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .310 |
| J Guillen RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .265 |
| B Butler DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .252 |
| E German 3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| J Buck C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .251 |
| R Gload 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 |
| J Gathright CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .253 |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Aviles (16, K Rogers); M Grudzielanek (21, K Rogers) 3B: E German (1, J Zumaya) RBI: M Grudzielanek (22) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Gathright 1, J Buck 2, B Butler 2 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: E German (5, 2nd base off F Rodney/I Rodriguez) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: R Gload (3, throw) DP: 1 (M Aviles-M Grudzielanek-R Gload). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| K Davies (L, 3-2) | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 96-54 | 4.58 |
| J Peralta | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52-35 | 5.82 |
| R Tejeda | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27-22 | 4.79 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 175-111 | |
| PITCHING WP: R Tejeda Batters faced: K Davies 18; J Peralta 14; R Tejeda 9 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Davies 1-8; J Peralta 2-7; R Tejeda 1-2 Game Scores: K Davies 46 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| DET | KAN | |||
 | 1st | M Ordonez singled to right, C Guillen scored. | 1 | 0 |
 | 1st | M Grudzielanek singled to left, M Aviles scored, M Grudzielanek to second on throwing error by left fielder M Joyce. | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd | P Polanco homered to left. | 2 | 1 |
| 5th | M Cabrera singled to right, C Granderson scored, P Polanco to third, C Guillen to second. | 3 | 1 |
| 5th | M Joyce walked, P Polanco scored, C Guillen to third, M Cabrera to second. | 4 | 1 |
| 5th | G Sheffield hit sacrifice fly to center, C Guillen scored. | 5 | 1 |
| 9th | P Polanco grounded into fielder's choice to second, E Renteria scored, C Granderson out at second. | 6 | 1 |
| 9th | M Ordonez singled to left, P Polanco scored. | 7 | 1 |
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| Game Notes |
| THE GAME HAS RESUMED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH INNING AFTER A 2 HOUR AND 19 MINUTE DELAY. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 5, KANSAS CITY 1 |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 22,074 (57.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:07 |
| Weather | 85 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gerry Davis, First Base - Mike Estabrook, Second Base - Bruce Dreckman, Third Base - Brian Gorman |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, July 22nd 2008
| Toronto | 10 | Final |
| Baltimore | 8 |
| Minnesota | 2 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 8 |
| San Diego | 3 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 4 | in 11 |
| Philadelphia | 8 | Final |
| NY Mets | 6 |
| Atlanta | 0 | Final |
| Florida | 4 |
| Oakland | 8 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 1 |
| Pittsburgh | 8 | Final |
| Houston | 2 |
| Detroit | 7 | Final |
| Kansas City | 1 |
| Texas | 2 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 10 |
| Milwaukee | 4 | Final |
| St. Louis | 3 |
| LA Dodgers | 1 | Final |
| Colorado | 10 |
| Chi Cubs | 2 | Final |
| Arizona | 9 |
| Cleveland | 2 | Final |
| LA Angels | 3 |
| Boston | 4 | Final |
| Seattle | 2 |
| Washington | 3 | Final |
| San Francisco | 6 |
