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Royals
@ Tigers
Comerica Park
April 3, 2008
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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 April 3, 2008 at Comerica Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 3, 2008 |
|---|---|
| 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 | April 3, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Zack Greinke |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jeremy Bonderman |
| Ballpark | Comerica Park |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 32,735 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Adrian Johnson 1B: Bill Welke 2B: Tim Welke 3B: Chuck Meriwether |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joey Gathright | Center Fielder |
| Mark Grudzielanek | Second Baseman |
| Alex Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Jose Guillen | Right Fielder |
| Billy Butler | DH |
| Mark Teahen | Left Fielder |
| Ross Gload | First Baseman |
| John Buck | Catcher |
| Tony Pena | Shortstop |
| Trey Hillman | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Clete Thomas | Center Fielder |
| Placido Polanco | Second Baseman |
| Gary Sheffield | DH |
| Magglio Ordonez | Right Fielder |
| Carlos Guillen | First Baseman |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Edgar Renteria | Shortstop |
| Marcus Thames | Left Fielder |
| Brandon Inge | Third Baseman |
| Jim Leyland | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Tigers
Comerica Park
April 3, 2008
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gathright vs. Bonderman
Gathright hits a line drive into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Bonderman
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Bonderman
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Guillen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gordon for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Greinke
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Greinke
Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sheffield vs. Greinke
Sheffield takes first base on ball four. Polanco moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Ordonez vs. Greinke
Ordonez hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Guillen vs. Greinke
Guillen hits a line drive into left field. Teahen 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: ---
Guillen vs. Bonderman
Guillen strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Bonderman
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Bonderman
Teahen hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gload vs. Bonderman
Gload 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
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Greinke
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Greinke
Renteria hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thames vs. Greinke
Thames hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Bonderman
Buck hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Bonderman
Pena 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, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gathright vs. Bonderman
Gathright bunts towards the mound. Bonderman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Greinke
Inge hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Greinke
There's a wild pitch. Inge moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Greinke
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Polanco vs. Greinke
Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Inge moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Sheffield vs. Greinke
Sheffield hits a fly ball into left field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Bonderman
Grudzielanek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Bonderman
Gordon hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Bonderman
Guillen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Bonderman
Butler hits a fly ball into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Teahen vs. Bonderman
Teahen hits a fly ball into left field. Thames settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gload vs. Bonderman
Gload hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Guillen moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Buck vs. Bonderman
Buck hits a fly ball into left field. Thames settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Greinke
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Greinke
Guillen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Greinke
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Renteria vs. Greinke
Renteria hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Bonderman
Pena hits a fly ball into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gathright vs. Bonderman
Gathright hits a popup towards short. Renteria settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Bonderman
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Bonderman
Gordon 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
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thames vs. Greinke
Thames strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Greinke
Inge takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Greinke
Thomas hits a line drive towards the mound. Greinke can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Inge moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Polanco vs. Greinke
Polanco hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Sheffield vs. Greinke
Sheffield hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Bonderman
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Bonderman
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Bonderman
Teahen hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gload vs. Bonderman
Gload hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Buck vs. Bonderman
Buck takes first base on ball four. Gload moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Pena vs. Bonderman
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards first. Guillen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pena for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Greinke
Ordonez hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Gathright. Ordonez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Guillen vs. Greinke
Guillen hits a popup towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Greinke
Rodriguez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Renteria vs. Greinke
Renteria hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gathright vs. Bonderman
Gathright hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Grudzielanek vs. Bonderman
Grudzielanek hits a fly ball into left field. Thames settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Seay
Bobby Seay now pitching.
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Thames settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Lopez
Aquilino Lopez now pitching.
There goes Gathright. The throw from Rodriguez and he is safe. Gathright steals second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Guillen vs. Lopez
Guillen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gathright scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Lopez
Butler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Guillen moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Teahen vs. Lopez
Teahen 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
Bottom 7
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Royals, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thames vs. Greinke
Thames hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Greinke
Inge hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Greinke
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Greinke
Polanco hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gload vs. Lopez
Gload hits a line drive into left field. Thames settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Lopez
Buck hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Lopez
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Ramirez
Ramon Ramirez now pitching.
Sheffield hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Teahen throws the ball in to Grudzielanek who tags Sheffield, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Ramirez
Ordonez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Ramirez
Guillen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Teahen. Guillen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Ramirez
There's a wild pitch. Guillen moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Rodriguez vs. Ramirez
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gathright vs. Lopez
Gathright strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Lopez
Grudzielanek hits a fly ball into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Lopez
Gordon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Lopez
Guillen hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Soria
Joakim Soria now pitching.
Renteria hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thames vs. Soria
Thames hits a fly ball into left field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Soria
Inge hits a fly ball into left field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/3/2008 -- Kansas City at Detroit (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Gathright J, cf 5 1 1 0 Thomas C, cf 4 0 1 0
Grudzielanek M, 2b 5 1 2 0 Polanco P, 2b 4 0 1 0
Gordon A, 3b 5 1 2 2 Sheffield G, dh 3 0 1 0
Guillen J, rf 4 0 1 1 Ordonez M, rf 4 0 1 0
Butler B, dh 4 0 1 0 Guillen C, 1b 4 0 2 0
Teahen M, lf 4 1 2 1 Rodriguez I, c 4 0 0 0
Gload R, 1b 4 0 2 0 Renteria E, ss 4 0 0 0
Buck J, c 3 0 0 0 Thames M, lf 4 0 0 0
Pena T, ss 4 0 0 0 Inge B, 3b 3 1 2 1
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38 4 11 4 34 1 8 1
Kansas City 000 201 100 -- 4
Detroit 000 000 100 -- 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Greinke Z (W) 7.0 6 1 1 2 3
Ramirez R 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Soria J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Bonderman J (L) 6.1 8 4 4 2 1
Seay B 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Lopez A 2.1 3 0 0 0 1
LOB -- Kansas City 9, Detroit 8
2B -- Ordonez M, Guillen C
HR -- Gordon A, Teahen M, Inge B
SB -- Gathright J
WP -- Greinke Z, Ramirez R
T -- 2:45
A -- 32735
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