Starting Lineups:
Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals
1. Becker rf Damon lf
2. Ausmus c Ordaz 2b
3. Higginson lf Sweeney 1b
4. Gonzalez dh Dye rf
5. Clark 1b Quinn dh
6. Palmer 3b Randa 3b
7. Easley 2b Beltran cf
8. Encarnacion cf Fabregas c
9. D. Cruz ss Sanchez ss
Moehler p Suppan p
TIGERS 1ST: Becker grounded out (shortstop to first); Ausmus
grounded out (shortstop to first); Higginson singled to center;
Gonzalez forced Higginson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Damon walked; Ordaz grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Damon out at second]; Sweeney
singled to right; Dye flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Royals 0.
TIGERS 2ND: Clark flied to left; Palmer homered to left; Easley
flied to center; On a bunt Encarnacion grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Quinn grounded out (third to first); Randa grounded
out (pitcher to second to first); Beltran flied to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 0.
TIGERS 3RD: D. Cruz singled to center; Becker singled to right
[D. Cruz to third]; Ausmus hit a sacrifice fly to right [D. Cruz
scored]; Higginson grounded out (first unassisted) [Becker to
second]; Gonzalez singled to left [Becker scored]; Clark doubled
to right [Gonzalez to third]; Palmer singled to left [Gonzalez
scored, Clark scored, Palmer to second (on throw to home)];
Easley popped to second; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals
0.
ROYALS 3RD: Fabregas grounded out (second to first); Sanchez
struck out; Damon walked; Ordaz grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 0.
TIGERS 4TH: Encarnacion grounded out (shortstop to first); D.
Cruz flied to center; Becker walked; Ausmus singled to left
[Becker to second]; D'AMICO REPLACED SUPPAN (PITCHING);
Higginson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 5, Royals 0.
ROYALS 4TH: Sweeney flied to center; Dye lined to right; Quinn
singled to right; Randa forced Quinn (shortstop to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 0.
TIGERS 5TH: Gonzalez singled to left; Clark struck out; Palmer
walked [Gonzalez to second]; Easley walked [Gonzalez to third,
Palmer to second]; Encarnacion flied to center; D. Cruz popped
to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 5,
Royals 0.
ROYALS 5TH: Beltran flied to left; Fabregas grounded out (second
to first); Sanchez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 0.
TIGERS 6TH: Becker singled; Becker was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Ausmus grounded out (shortstop to first);
Higginson homered to right; Gonzalez singled to center; Clark
walked [Gonzalez to second]; Palmer struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 0.
ROYALS 6TH: Damon singled to center; Ordaz singled to right
[Damon to third]; Sweeney singled to left [Damon scored, Ordaz
to second]; Dye singled to left [Ordaz scored, Sweeney to
second]; Quinn forced Dye (pitcher to shortstop) [Sweeney to
third]; Randa singled to center [Sweeney scored, Quinn to
second]; PATTERSON REPLACED MOEHLER (PITCHING); Beltran grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Randa out at
second]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 3.
TIGERS 7TH: SANTIAGO REPLACED D'AMICO (PITCHING); Easley popped
to second; Encarnacion flied to center; D. Cruz grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 3.
ROYALS 7TH: Fabregas grounded out (shortstop to first); Sanchez
singled to right; Damon singled to center [Sanchez to second];
MCCARTY BATTED FOR ORDAZ; BROCAIL REPLACED PATTERSON (PITCHING);
McCarty singled to center [Sanchez scored, Damon to third];
Brocail balked [Damon scored, McCarty to second]; Sweeney
singled to right [McCarty to third]; Dye hit a sacrifice fly to
right [McCarty scored]; Quinn flied to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 6.
TIGERS 8TH: REBOULET REPLACED MCCARTY (PLAYING 2B); Becker
walked; Ausmus out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Becker
to second]; Higginson struck out; Gonzalez flied to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 6.
ROYALS 8TH: Randa flied to right; Beltran grounded out (second
to first); Fabregas homered to right; Sanchez was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 7.
TIGERS 9TH: BOTTALICO REPLACED SANTIAGO (PITCHING); Clark
singled to center; HALTER RAN FOR CLARK; Palmer singled to left
[Halter to second]; Easley forced Halter (pitcher to third)
[Palmer to second]; Encarnacion forced Palmer (third unassisted)
[Easley to second]; FICK BATTED FOR D. CRUZ; Fick singled to
right [Easley scored, Encarnacion to third]; Fick stole second;
Becker walked; Ausmus walked [Encarnacion scored, Fick to third,
Becker to second]; Higginson grounded out (second to first); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 8, Royals 7.
ROYALS 9TH: HALTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); FICK STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); JONES REPLACED BROCAIL (PITCHING); Damon
singled to right; Reboulet grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Damon out at second]; Sweeney
singled to left; Dye struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers
8, Royals 7.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Tigers 8 15 0 13
Royals 7 14 0 6
