Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers - Box Score - September 22, 2008 - ESPN

Scores for Sep 22, 2008

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Kansas City leads 1-0 (as of 9/22)

Game 1: Monday, September 22
Kansas City	6	Final
Detroit	2	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, September 23
Kansas City	5	Final
Detroit	0	Final
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Game 3: Wednesday, September 24
Kansas City	10	Final
Detroit	4	Final
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Royals 6

(71-86, 33-43 away)

Tigers 2

(71-84, 37-38 home)

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7:05 PM ET, September 22, 2008

Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan

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

W: G. Meche (13-11)

L: Z. Miner (8-5)

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
D DeJesus CF-RF	4	2	4	1	1	0	0	.307
M Aviles SS-2B	5	0	2	2	0	2	4	.319
J Guillen RF	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	.267
M Maier CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289
R Shealy 1B	3	0	0	1	2	1	4	.286
M Teahen LF	5	0	1	0	0	0	8	.256
A Gordon 3B	5	1	1	0	0	2	3	.257
K Ka'aihue DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278
a-B Butler PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.267
J Smith PR-DH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200
J Buck C	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.219
A Callaspo 2B	3	2	1	0	1	0	1	.313
T Pena SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162
Totals	35	6	11	4	6	6	22
a-singled to left for K Ka'Aihue in the 8th
BATTING 2B: D DeJesus (25, C Rapada); A Gordon (34, B Seay); M Teahen (30, A Lopez) 3B: D DeJesus (7, Z Miner) RBI: M Aviles 2 (48), R Shealy (14), D DeJesus (73) 2-out RBI: D DeJesus GIDP: M Aviles, R Shealy Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Gordon 2, M Aviles 1, M Teahen 2 Team LOB: 9
FIELDING E: G Meche (4, throw) DP: 1 (M Aviles-A Callaspo-R Shealy).

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
G Meche (W, 13-11)	6.0	4	2	2	2	4	0	95-59	4.05
R Ramirez (H, 20)	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	26-18	2.67
J Bale	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10-6	4.56
Totals	9.0	4	2	2	2	6	0	131-83
PITCHING Batters faced: G Meche 23; R Ramirez 6; J Bale 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Meche 7-7; R Ramirez 2-2; J Bale 2-1 Game Scores: G Meche 58

Detroit Tigers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
C Granderson CF	2	1	0	0	2	1	1	.289
P Polanco 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.308
M Ordonez DH	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	.321
M Cabrera 1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294
J Larish 1B	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	.247
M Joyce RF	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.260
E Renteria SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271
R Raburn LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.235
B Inge 3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.211
D Ryan C	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	.333
Totals	29	2	4	2	2	6	6
BATTING RBI: M Ordonez (98), J Larish (16) SF: M Ordonez 2-out RBI: J Larish GIDP: M Ordonez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Joyce 1, C Granderson 1 Team LOB: 3
FIELDING DP: 3 (Z Miner-P Polanco-J Larish, E Renteria-P Polanco-J Larish, B Inge-P Polanco).

Detroit Tigers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
Z Miner (L, 8-5)	6.0	6	4	4	4	2	0	97-57	4.26
C Rapada	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4-2	4.58
G Glover	0.1	0	0	0	2	1	0	16-6	5.58
B Seay	1.1	3	2	2	0	1	0	16-11	4.17
A Lopez	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	24-16	3.60
Totals	9.0	11	6	6	6	6	0	157-92
PITCHING WP: B Seay; A Lopez IBB: J Guillen (By G Glover) HBP: J Guillen (By Z Miner) Batters faced: Z Miner 27; C Rapada 1; G Glover 3; B Seay 6; A Lopez 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Miner 10-6; C Rapada 0-0; G Glover 0-0; B Seay 0-2; A Lopez 0-2 Game Scores: Z Miner 42

Scoring Summary

			KC	DET
	1st	M Aviles reached on infield single to shortstop, D DeJesus scored.	1	0
	5th	M Aviles singled to center, A Callaspo scored, D DeJesus to third.	2	0
	5th	R Shealy grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, D DeJesus scored, J Guillen out at second, M Aviles to third.	3	0
	6th	M Ordonez hit sacrifice fly to center, D Ryan scored.	3	1
	6th	J Larish singled to right, C Granderson scored, P Polanco to third.	3	2
	7th	R Shealy walked, A Callaspo scored, D DeJesus to third, J Guillen to second.	4	2
	8th	A Gordon scored, J Smith to second on wild pitch by B Seay.	5	2
	8th	D DeJesus singled to left center, J Smith scored.	6	2
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Game Notes

ALBERTO CALLASPO SINGLED IN THE TOP OF THE FIFTH INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 16 GAMES.
DETROIT'S MIGUEL CABRERA LEFT THE GAME AFTER TWO INNINGS WITH PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK.