Starting Lineups:
Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals
1. Rodriguez c DeJesus cf
2. Polanco 2b Grudzielanek 2b
3. Sheffield dh Teahen rf
4. Ordonez rf Sweeney dh
5. Guillen ss Gordon 3b
6. Casey 1b Shealy 1b
7. Monroe lf Gload lf
8. Granderson cf LaRue c
9. Inge 3b Pena ss
Verlander p de la Rosa p
TIGERS 1ST: Rodriguez popped to first; Polanco flied to center;
Sheffield struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: DeJesus doubled to center [DeJesus to third (error
by Ordonez)]; Grudzielanek grounded out (second to first)
[DeJesus scored (unearned)]; Teahen struck out; Sweeney popped
to third; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1.
TIGERS 2ND: Ordonez grounded out (third to first); Guillen
walked; Casey walked [Guillen to second]; Guillen stole third
[Casey to second on a passed ball]; Monroe out on a sacrifice
fly to left [Guillen scored]; Granderson popped to catcher; 1 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 1.
ROYALS 2ND: Gordon grounded out (second to first); Shealy
grounded out (third to first); Gload popped to catcher; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 1.
TIGERS 3RD: Inge popped to shortstop; Rodriguez grounded out
(second to first); Polanco flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Royals 1.
ROYALS 3RD: LaRue struck out; Pena singled to right; DeJesus
popped to shortstop; Grudzielanek grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 1.
TIGERS 4TH: Sheffield popped to third; Ordonez popped to
shortstop; Guillen singled to left; Guillen was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1,
Royals 1.
ROYALS 4TH: Teahen walked; Sweeney walked [Teahen to second];
Gordon popped to third; Shealy struck out; Gload forced Sweeney
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 1.
TIGERS 5TH: Casey struck out (catcher to first); Monroe doubled
to center; Granderson popped to shortstop; Inge walked;
Rodriguez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 1, Royals 1.
ROYALS 5TH: LaRue walked; On a bunt Pena made an out to catcher;
LaRue stole second; DeJesus walked; Grudzielanek flied to center
[LaRue to third]; Teahen walked [DeJesus to second]; Sweeney was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 1.
TIGERS 6TH: Polanco singled to right; Sheffield grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Polanco out at second];
Ordonez flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals
1.
ROYALS 6TH: Gordon popped to third; Shealy grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gload grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 1.
TIGERS 7TH: Guillen grounded out (second to first); Casey
singled to center; Monroe struck out; Granderson struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 1.
ROYALS 7TH: MESA REPLACED VERLANDER (PITCHING); LaRue doubled to
center; Pena tripled to right [LaRue scored]; DeJesus singled to
left [Pena scored]; Grudzielanek lined to right; LEDEZMA
REPLACED MESA (PITCHING); Teahen walked [DeJesus to second];
Sweeney popped to third; Gordon struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 3.
TIGERS 8TH: SORIA REPLACED DE LA ROSA (PITCHING); Inge popped to
first; Rodriguez singled to center; Polanco flied to right;
Sheffield forced Rodriguez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 3.
ROYALS 8TH: Shealy grounded out (third to first); Gload flied to
center; LaRue flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1,
Royals 3.
TIGERS 9TH: RISKE REPLACED SORIA (PITCHING); Ordonez grounded
out (shortstop to first); Guillen was called out on strikes;
Casey grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Royals 3.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Tigers 1 5 1 5
Royals 3 5 0 8