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Royals
@ Tigers
Comerica Park
September 23, 2007
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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 September 23, 2007 at Comerica Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 23, 2007 |
|---|---|
| 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 | September 23, 2007 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jorge de la Rosa |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Justin Verlander |
| Ballpark | Comerica Park |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 40,068 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eric Cooper 1B: Mike Reilly 2B: Jeff Kellogg 3B: Andy Fletcher |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| David DeJesus | Center Fielder |
| Joey Gathright | Left Fielder |
| Ross Gload | First Baseman |
| Billy Butler | DH |
| Mark Teahen | Right Fielder |
| Alex Gordon | Third Baseman |
| John Buck | Catcher |
| Jason Smith | Second Baseman |
| Tony Pena | Shortstop |
| Buddy Bell | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cameron Maybin | Center Fielder |
| Placido Polanco | Second Baseman |
| Ryan Raburn | Right Fielder |
| Carlos Guillen | DH |
| Marcus Thames | Left Fielder |
| Mike Hessman | First Baseman |
| Brandon Inge | Third Baseman |
| Mike Rabelo | Catcher |
| Ramon Santiago | Shortstop |
| Jim Leyland | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Tigers
Comerica Park
September 23, 2007
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Verlander
DeJesus strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gathright vs. Verlander
Gathright hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Verlander fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gload vs. Verlander
Gload hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Polanco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Maybin vs. de la Rosa
Maybin hits a fly ball into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. de la Rosa
Polanco hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Raburn vs. de la Rosa
Raburn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gathright. Raburn reaches second base with a double. Polanco goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Guillen vs. de la Rosa
There's a wild pitch. Raburn moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Guillen vs. de la Rosa
Guillen hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Raburn scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Thames vs. de la Rosa
Thames hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hessman vs. de la Rosa
Hessman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Inge vs. de la Rosa
Inge strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Rabelo vs. de la Rosa
Rabelo hits a line drive into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Verlander
Butler hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Verlander
Teahen strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Verlander
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Buck vs. Verlander
Buck hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santiago fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Verlander
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Hochevar
Luke Hochevar now pitching.
Santiago hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gordon. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Maybin vs. Hochevar
Maybin strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Polanco vs. Hochevar
Polanco hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Santiago moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Raburn vs. Hochevar
Raburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena throws to second for one, and Smith throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Santiago scores. Raburn moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Guillen vs. Hochevar
There's a wild pitch. Raburn moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Guillen vs. Hochevar
Guillen strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Verlander
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Verlander
DeJesus is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gathright vs. Verlander
Gathright hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. DeJesus moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Gload vs. Verlander
Gload hits a fly ball into center field. Maybin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gathright moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Butler vs. Verlander
Butler hits a fly ball into left field. Thames settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thames vs. Hochevar
Thames hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hessman vs. Hochevar
Hessman hits a popup towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Hochevar
Inge hits a fly ball into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rabelo vs. Hochevar
Rabelo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gload scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rabelo for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Verlander
Teahen strikes out. Rabelo drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Teahen out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Verlander
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Verlander
Buck hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Verlander
The umpire calls a balk on Verlander Buck moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Verlander
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santiago fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Buck moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Pena vs. Verlander
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Verlander fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Hochevar
Santiago is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Maybin vs. Hochevar
Maybin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Polanco vs. Hochevar
Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Verlander
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gathright vs. Verlander
Gathright hits a line drive into right field. Raburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gload vs. Verlander
Gload is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Verlander
Butler hits a line drive into center field. Maybin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Raburn vs. Hochevar
Raburn strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Nunez
Leo Nunez now pitching.
Guillen hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thames vs. Nunez
Thames hits a popup towards short. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Verlander
Teahen hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Raburn. Teahen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Verlander
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Buck vs. Verlander
Buck hits a line drive into center field. Maybin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Teahen moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Verlander
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hessman fields it and throws to second for the out. Teahen scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Verlander
Pena strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hessman vs. Nunez
Hessman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gload settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Nunez
Inge strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rabelo vs. Nunez
Rabelo strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Seay
Bobby Seay now pitching.
DeJesus strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Seay
Emil Brown pinch hits for Joey Gathright.
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gload vs. Seay
Gload hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Seay
Butler hits a fly ball into right field. Raburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Nunez
Emil Brown now playing left field.
Santiago hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Maybin vs. Nunez
Maybin strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Nunez
Polanco hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Seay
Teahen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Seay
Gordon hits a line drive into right field. Raburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Buck vs. Zumaya
Joel Zumaya now pitching.
Buck hits a fly ball into center field. Maybin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Zumaya
Smith hits a popup towards third. Inge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raburn vs. Nunez
Raburn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Nunez
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thames vs. Nunez
Thames strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hessman vs. Nunez
Hessman hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brazell vs. Zumaya
Brent Clevlen now playing left field. Craig Brazell pinch hits for Tony Pena.
Brazell strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Zumaya
DeJesus hits a popup towards third. Inge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Zumaya
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santiago fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Santiago. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gload vs. Zumaya
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gload vs. Zumaya
Gload strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/23/2007 -- Kansas City at Detroit (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
DeJesus D, cf 4 0 0 0 Maybin C, cf 4 0 0 0
Gathright J, lf 3 0 1 0 Polanco P, 2b 4 1 2 0
Brown E, ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Raburn R, rf 4 2 2 2
Gload R, 1b 4 0 1 0 Guillen C, dh 4 1 1 1
Butler B, dh 4 1 1 1 Thames M, lf 4 2 2 3
Teahen M, rf 4 1 2 0 Clevlen B, lf 0 0 0 0
Gordon A, 3b 2 0 0 0 Hessman M, 1b 3 0 0 0
Buck J, c 4 0 1 0 Inge B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Smith J, 2b 4 0 1 1 Rabelo M, c 3 0 0 0
Pena T, ss 3 0 0 0 Santiago R, ss 2 1 0 0
Brazell C, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 2 7 2 31 7 7 6
Kansas City 010 001 000 -- 2
Detroit 411 000 01x -- 7
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
de la Rosa J (L) 1.0 4 4 4 1 1
Hochevar L 3.1 2 2 1 0 3
Nunez L 3.2 1 1 1 0 4
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Verlander J (W) 6.0 5 2 2 2 6
Seay B 1.1 2 0 0 0 2
Zumaya J 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Gordon A, Smith J, Santiago R
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Kansas City 10, Detroit 2
2B -- Raburn R, Teahen M
HR -- Thames M 2, Butler B, Raburn R
HBP -- by Verlander J (DeJesus D), by Hochevar L (Santiago R), by Verlander J (Gload R)
WP -- de la Rosa J, Hochevar L
Balk -- Verlander J
T -- 2:42
A -- 40068
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