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Retrosheet Boxscore: Detroit Tigers 8, Kansas City Royals 5

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Detroit Tigers 8, Kansas City Royals 5

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 (N) at Kauffman Stadium

DET A    0  0  0    0  0  2    1  4  1  -   8 17  0
KC  A    1  0  3    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   5 11  0
BATTING
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Granderson cf                 4   1   3   3       1   1       3   0
Polanco 2b                    5   0   2   1       0   0       2   1
Rodriguez c                   5   0   0   0       0   0       3   1
Ordonez rf                    5   1   2   0       0   2       3   0
Guillen ss                    5   2   3   2       0   1       0   4
Shelton 1b                    4   0   1   0       1   3      11   0
Monroe lf                     4   1   2   1       1   1       3   0
Infante dh                    4   1   2   0       1   0       0   0
Inge 3b                       5   2   2   1       0   1       1   4
Rogers p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Zumaya p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Jones p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       41   8  17   8       4   9      27  11
BATTING - 
2B: Granderson 2 (9,off Burgos,off Dessens); Guillen (14,off Peralta).
HR: Guillen (6,6th inning off Hernandez 1 on 1 out).
GDP: Rodriguez (6,off Hernandez); Infante (2,off Burgos).
Team LOB: 10.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Guillen (6,2nd base off Hernandez/Buck).
CS: Infante (1,2nd base by Hernandez/Buck).
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
German 3b                     5   0   2   0       0   0       0   0
Grudzielanek 2b               4   3   3   2       1   0       3   4
Sanders rf                    5   1   1   2       0   0       3   0
Brown lf                      3   1   1   1       1   0       0   0
Graffanino dh                 4   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Berroa ss                     4   0   1   0       0   1       1   2
Mientkiewicz 1b               3   0   0   0       0   1       7   0
Buck c                        4   0   2   0       0   0       9   1
Guiel cf                      4   0   1   0       0   1       4   0
Hernandez p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Burgos p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Dessens p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Peralta p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       36   5  11   5       2   3      27   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Hernandez-Grudzielanek-Mientkiewicz, Berroa-Grudzielanek-Mientkiewicz.
BATTING - 
2B: Berroa (8,off Rogers); German (2,off Jones).
HR: Grudzielanek 2 (2,1st inning off Rogers 0 on 1 out,7th inning off Rogers
0 on 1 out); Sanders (6,3rd inning off Rogers 1 on 0 out); Brown (4,3rd
inning off Rogers 0 on 0 out).
HBP: Mientkiewicz (3,by Rogers).
Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Rogers                        6.1  10   5   5   1   1   4  29
Zumaya W(2-0)                 1.2   0   0   0   1   2   0   6
Jones SV(14)                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        9    11   5   5   2   3   4  39
HBP: Rogers (2,Mientkiewicz).
Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hernandez                     5.1   8   2   2   3   4   1  25
Burgos                        2.1   2   2   2   1   3   0   9
Dessens L(2-4)                0.1   4   3   3   0   0   0   5
Peralta                       1     3   1   1   0   2   0   6
Totals                        9    17   8   8   4   9   1  45
Inherited Runners - Scored: Burgos 2-0; Dessens 1-1.
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Umpires: HP - Phil Cuzzi, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Chuck Meriwether, 3B - Brian O'Nora
Official Scorer: Will Rudd
Time of Game: 3:09   Attendance: 15556
Starting Lineups:

   Detroit Tigers                Kansas City Royals       
1. Granderson          cf        German              3b
2. Polanco             2b        Grudzielanek        2b
3. Rodriguez           c         Sanders             rf
4. Ordonez             rf        Brown               lf
5. Guillen             ss        Graffanino          dh
6. Shelton             1b        Berroa              ss
7. Monroe              lf        Mientkiewicz        1b
8. Infante             dh        Buck                c
9. Inge                3b        Guiel               cf
   Rogers              p         Hernandez           p

TIGERS 1ST: Granderson struck out; Polanco singled to shortstop;
Rodriguez grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to
first) [Polanco out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: German singled to right; German was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Grudzielanek homered to left; Sanders
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brown flied to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Ordonez flied to center; Guillen singled to left;
Guillen stole second; Shelton struck out; Monroe flied to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Graffanino grounded out (third to first); Berroa
grounded out (third to first); Mientkiewicz was hit by a pitch;
Buck singled to right [Mientkiewicz to second]; Guiel singled to
pitcher [Mientkiewicz to third, Buck to second]; German forced
Guiel (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Royals 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Infante walked; Inge struck out; Infante was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Granderson walked;
Polanco grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Tigers 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Grudzielanek singled to right; Sanders homered to
center [Grudzielanek scored]; Brown homered to center;
Graffanino flied to right; Berroa grounded out (shortstop to
first); Mientkiewicz flied to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Tigers 0, Royals 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Ordonez
singled to third; Guillen flied to center; Shelton walked
[Ordonez to second]; Monroe struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Tigers 0, Royals 4.

ROYALS 4TH: Buck singled to center; On a bunt Guiel made an out
to pitcher; German flied to right; Grudzielanek walked [Buck to
second]; Sanders flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
0, Royals 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Infante popped to second; Inge popped to first;
Granderson singled to right; Polanco flied to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); Graffanino
popped to second; Berroa doubled to right; Berroa was out trying
to advance to third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Tigers 0, Royals 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); Ordonez
singled to center; Guillen homered to center [Ordonez scored];
Shelton singled to center; Monroe singled to left [Shelton to
second]; BURGOS REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Infante grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Monroe out at
second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 4.

ROYALS 6TH: Mientkiewicz flied to left; Buck flied to right;
Guiel was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
2, Royals 4.

TIGERS 7TH: On a bunt Inge singled to pitcher; Granderson
doubled to center [Inge scored]; Polanco lined to right;
Rodriguez grounded out (first unassisted) [Granderson to third];
Ordonez struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: German lined to left; Grudzielanek homered to
left-center; ZUMAYA REPLACED ROGERS (PITCHING); Sanders grounded
out (third to first); Brown walked; Graffanino grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 5.

TIGERS 8TH: Guillen struck out; Shelton struck out; Monroe
walked; DESSENS REPLACED BURGOS (PITCHING); Infante singled to
center [Monroe to second]; Inge singled to center [Monroe
scored, Infante to third]; Granderson doubled to left [Infante
scored, Inge scored]; Polanco singled to center [Granderson
scored]; Rodriguez flied to right; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
7, Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Berroa struck out; Mientkiewicz struck out; Buck
popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7, Royals 5.

TIGERS 9TH: PERALTA REPLACED DESSENS (PITCHING); Ordonez struck
out; Guillen doubled to right; Shelton was called out on
strikes; Monroe singled to left [Guillen scored]; Infante
singled to center [Monroe to second]; Inge flied to center; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 8, Royals 5.

ROYALS 9TH: JONES REPLACED ZUMAYA (PITCHING); Guiel flied to
center; German doubled to left; Grudzielanek grounded out (third
to first); Sanders grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 8, Royals 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Tigers           8  17   0   10
 Royals           5  11   0    7
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