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Royals
@ Tigers
Comerica Park
May 31, 2004
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 31, 2004 at Comerica Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 2004 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 2004 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Darrell May |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gary Knotts |
| Ballpark | Comerica Park |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 12,982 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Gary Darling 1B: Mark Carlson 2B: Brian Runge 3B: Bill Hohn |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Graffanino | Second Baseman |
| Carlos Beltran | Center Fielder |
| Mike Sweeney | First Baseman |
| Matt Stairs | Right Fielder |
| Ken Harvey | DH |
| Joe Randa | Third Baseman |
| Benito Santiago | Catcher |
| Desi Relaford | Shortstop |
| Byron Gettis | Left Fielder |
| Tony Pena | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alex Sanchez | Center Fielder |
| Carlos Guillen | Shortstop |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Dmitri Young | DH |
| Rondell White | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Higginson | Right Fielder |
| Carlos Pena | First Baseman |
| Eric Munson | Third Baseman |
| Omar Infante | Second Baseman |
| Alan Trammell | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Tigers
Comerica Park
May 31, 2004
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Graffanino vs. Knotts
Graffanino strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Knotts
Beltran hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Higginson. Beltran reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Knotts
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Stairs vs. Knotts
Stairs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. May
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. May
Guillen hits a fly ball into right field. Stairs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. May
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Stairs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Harvey vs. Knotts
Harvey strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Knotts
Randa hits a popup towards first. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Knotts
Santiago takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Relaford vs. Knotts
Relaford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pena scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Relaford for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. May
Young hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stairs. Young reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
White vs. May
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Relaford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Higginson vs. May
Higginson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Young moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Pena vs. May
Pena hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beltran who is chasing the ball. Pena reaches third base with a triple. Young scores. Higginson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Munson vs. May
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Infante vs. May
Infante hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gettis vs. Knotts
Gettis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Graffanino vs. Knotts
There's a wild pitch. Gettis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Graffanino vs. Knotts
Graffanino hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Graffanino reaches second base with a double. Gettis scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Beltran vs. Knotts
Beltran hits a fly ball into center field. Sanchez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Knotts
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Graffanino moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Stairs vs. Knotts
Stairs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Graffanino scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Harvey vs. Knotts
Harvey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. May
Sanchez bunts towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. May
Guillen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. May
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Gettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. May
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
White vs. May
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. May fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Knotts
Randa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Knotts
Santiago hits a line drive towards short. Guillen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Relaford vs. Knotts
Relaford hits a fly ball into center field. Sanchez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. May
Higginson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stairs. Higginson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. May
Pena hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Munson vs. May
Munson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Infante vs. May
Infante hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. May fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. May
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gettis vs. Knotts
Gettis hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Graffanino vs. Knotts
Graffanino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Knotts
Beltran strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. May
Guillen hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. May
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. Guillen moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. May
Young hits a fly ball for a double play. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
White vs. May
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. May fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Guillen moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Higginson vs. May
Higginson hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Knotts
Sweeney hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Knotts
Stairs hits a popup towards third. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Harvey vs. Knotts
Harvey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Knotts
Randa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Munson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Anderson
Brian Anderson now pitching.
Pena hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Anderson
Munson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Infante vs. Anderson
Infante hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Anderson
Sanchez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Anderson
Guillen hits a line drive towards third. Randa reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Knotts
Santiago hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Relaford vs. Knotts
Relaford hits a fly ball into right field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gettis vs. Knotts
Gettis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Santiago moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Graffanino vs. Levine
Al Levine now pitching.
Graffanino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Anderson
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field. Gettis picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Gettis. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Anderson
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Young for the out. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Anderson
White is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Higginson vs. Anderson
Higginson takes first base on ball four. White moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Pena vs. Cerda
Jaime Cerda now pitching.
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Walker
Jamie Walker now pitching.
Beltran hits a fly ball into right field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Walker
Sweeney hits a line drive towards third. Munson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Walker
Stairs hits a fly ball into center field. Sanchez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Leskanic
Curt Leskanic now pitching.
Munson hits a popup, foul, towards short. Relaford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Infante vs. Leskanic
Infante hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Leskanic
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Leskanic
Guillen hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Beltran is chasing the ball. Guillen rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Leskanic
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Leskanic
Young hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Leskanic
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Harvey vs. Urbina
Ugueth Urbina now pitching.
Harvey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Randa vs. Urbina
Randa strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Santiago vs. Urbina
Santiago strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Relaford vs. Urbina
Relaford hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Relaford reaches second base with a double. Harvey goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gettis vs. Urbina
Gettis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Infante scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/2004 -- Kansas City at Detroit (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Graffanino T, 2b 4 1 1 1 Sanchez A, cf 5 0 1 0
Beltran C, cf 4 0 1 0 Guillen C, ss 5 2 3 2
Sweeney M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Rodriguez I, c 3 0 1 0
Stairs M, rf 4 0 1 1 Young D, dh 4 1 2 0
Harvey K, dh 4 2 2 1 White R, lf 4 0 1 0
Randa J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Higginson B, rf 3 2 2 0
Santiago B, c 3 0 1 0 Pena C, 1b 4 0 1 2
Relaford D, ss 4 0 1 1 Munson E, 3b 4 2 2 3
Gettis B, lf 3 1 2 0 Infante O, 2b 4 1 1 1
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34 4 9 4 36 8 14 8
Kansas City 002 001 001 -- 4
Detroit 021 201 02x -- 8
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
May D (L) 5.0 8 5 5 2 0
Anderson B 1.1 3 1 1 2 0
Cerda J 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Leskanic C 1.0 3 2 2 1 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Knotts G (W) 6.1 7 3 3 2 5
Levine A 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Walker J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Urbina U 1.0 2 1 1 0 2
E -- Gettis B
DP -- Kansas City 2, Detroit 2
LOB -- Kansas City 5, Detroit 9
2B -- Beltran C, Young D, Graffanino T, Higginson B, Relaford D
3B -- Pena C
HR -- Guillen C 2, Munson E 2, Harvey K, Infante O
WP -- Knotts G
T -- 2:39
A -- 12982
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