Royals 5, 
Tigers 0
| W: | Z. Greinke (13-10) |
| L: | F. Garcia (1-1) |
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D DeJesus CF-RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .308 |
| M Aviles 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .321 |
| J Guillen RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .266 |
| M Maier CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 |
| R Shealy 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .305 |
| M Teahen LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .254 |
| B Butler DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| A Gordon 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .259 |
| M Olivo C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .252 |
| T Pena SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .164 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Olivo (22, F Garcia); R Shealy (1, F Garcia) HR: M Aviles (9, 1st inning off F Garcia 0 on, 1 Out); R Shealy (7, 4th inning off F Garcia 0 on, 0 Out); A Gordon (16, 4th inning off F Garcia 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Aviles (49), R Shealy 2 (16), A Gordon 2 (57) 2-out RBI: R Shealy GIDP: J Guillen, M Aviles, M Teahen, M Olivo Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: T Pena 2, M Teahen 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: D DeJesus (8, 2nd base by F Garcia/D Ryan) | ||||||||
| FIELDING PB: M Olivo. Outfield Assist: M Teahen (J Larish at Home). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| Z Greinke (W, 13-10) | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 107-65 | 3.47 |
| L Nunez | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-11 | 3.09 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 121-76 | |
| PITCHING WP: Z Greinke Batters faced: Z Greinke 27; L Nunez 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Greinke 5-12; L Nunez 2-3 Game Scores: Z Greinke 71 | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Granderson CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .287 |
| P Polanco 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .306 |
| M Ordonez RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .319 |
| M Cabrera DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .294 |
| J Larish 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .247 |
| E Renteria SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .271 |
| M Thames LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .245 |
| B Inge 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .209 |
| D Ryan C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .313 |
| Totals | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |
| BATTING 2B: J Larish (6, Z Greinke); E Renteria (21, Z Greinke) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: P Polanco 1, M Thames 2 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 4 (E Renteria-J Larish 2, P Polanco-E Renteria-J Larish, B Inge-P Polanco-J Larish). | ||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| F Garcia (L, 1-1) | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 77-50 | 4.50 |
| G Glover | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26-17 | 5.37 |
| C Fossum | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20-10 | 5.13 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 123-77 | |
| PITCHING HBP: D DeJesus (By F Garcia) Batters faced: F Garcia 23; G Glover 7; C Fossum 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: F Garcia 5-3; G Glover 3-2; C Fossum 5-1 Game Scores: F Garcia 37 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | DET | |||
 | 1st | M Aviles homered to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 4th | R Shealy homered to left. | 2 | 0 |
| 4th | A Gordon homered to right, B Butler scored. | 4 | 0 |
| 5th | R Shealy hit a ground rule double to deep center, D DeJesus scored. | 5 | 0 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 35,121 (85.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:17 |
| Weather | 73 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jerry Crawford, First Base - Tom Hallion, Second Base - Brian Onora, Third Base - Paul Nauert |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, September 23rd 2008
| Tampa Bay | 5 | Final |
| Baltimore | 2 |
| Cleveland | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 5 |
| Kansas City | 5 | Final |
| Detroit | 0 |
| Atlanta | 3 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 2 |
| NY Yankees | 3 | Final |
| Toronto | 1 |
| Florida | 4 | Final |
| Washington | 9 |
| Chi Cubs | 2 | Final |
| NY Mets | 6 |
| Pittsburgh | 5 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 7 |
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 6 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Houston | 1 |
| Chi White Sox | 3 | Final |
| Minnesota | 9 |
| Arizona | 4 | Final |
| St. Louis | 7 |
| Tampa Bay | 7 | Final |
| Baltimore | 5 |
| LA Angels | 6 | Final |
| Seattle | 9 |
| San Diego | 1 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 10 |
| Colorado | 9 | Final |
| San Francisco | 4 |