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Tigers
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
April 7, 2007
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Detroit Tigers, played on April 7, 2007 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 7, 2007 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 7, 2007 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Maroth |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gil Meche |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 13,899 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe West 1B: Ed Rapuano 2B: Ed Hickox 3B: CB Bucknor |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Curtis Granderson | Center Fielder |
| Placido Polanco | Second Baseman |
| Gary Sheffield | DH |
| Magglio Ordonez | Right Fielder |
| Carlos Guillen | Shortstop |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Sean Casey | First Baseman |
| Craig Monroe | Left Fielder |
| Brandon Inge | Third Baseman |
| Jim Leyland | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| David DeJesus | Center Fielder |
| Mark Grudzielanek | Second Baseman |
| Mike Sweeney | DH |
| Reggie Sanders | Right Fielder |
| Emil Brown | Left Fielder |
| Esteban German | Third Baseman |
| Ryan Shealy | First Baseman |
| John Buck | Catcher |
| Tony Pena | Shortstop |
| Buddy Bell | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
April 7, 2007
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Meche
Granderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Meche
Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Meche
Sheffield hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Meche
Ordonez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Maroth
DeJesus hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Maroth
Grudzielanek hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Maroth
Sweeney hits a fly ball into left field. Monroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Meche
Guillen 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 -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Meche
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Casey vs. Meche
Casey hits a popup beyond short. Pena can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Casey is thrown out after the base hit. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Maroth
Sanders hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Granderson. Sanders reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Maroth
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sanders moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
German vs. Maroth
German hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sanders scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Shealy vs. Maroth
Shealy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Casey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shealy for the out. German moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Buck vs. Maroth
Buck strikes out. Rodriguez drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Buck out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Monroe vs. Meche
Monroe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Monroe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Inge vs. Meche
Inge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Monroe moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Granderson vs. Meche
Granderson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Monroe scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Polanco vs. Meche
Polanco hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Granderson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Sheffield vs. Meche
Sheffield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Granderson scores. Polanco moves to third. Sheffield moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Ordonez vs. Meche
Ordonez hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Polanco tags and scores. Sheffield tags and moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Guillen vs. Meche
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Maroth
Pena hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
DeJesus vs. Maroth
DeJesus hits a line drive off the glove of Polanco, and into shallow right field. DeJesus reaches second base with a double. Pena moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Grudzielanek vs. Maroth
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge fields it and throws to first for the out. Pena scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Maroth
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Sanders vs. Maroth
Sanders hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Maroth
Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
German vs. Maroth
German hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Meche
Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Casey vs. Meche
Casey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Monroe vs. Meche
Monroe strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Meche
Inge strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Shealy vs. Maroth
Shealy is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Buck vs. Maroth
Maroth fires to first and picks off Shealy. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Maroth
Buck strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Maroth
Pena strikes out. Rodriguez drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Pena out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Meche
Granderson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Meche
Polanco hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Meche
Sheffield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ordonez vs. Meche
Meche fires to first and has Sheffield trapped. There's the throw to Grudzielanek who tags Sheffield for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Meche
Ordonez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Buck settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Maroth
DeJesus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Grudzielanek vs. Maroth
Grudzielanek hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Polanco reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Maroth
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maroth fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Meche
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Meche
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Casey vs. Meche
Casey hits a popup, foul, towards third. German settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Grilli
Jason Grilli now pitching.
Sanders hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Grilli
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sanders moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
German vs. Grilli
German hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Monroe. German reaches second base with a double. Sanders scores. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gload vs. Grilli
Ross Gload pinch hits for Ryan Shealy.
Gload hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grilli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Buck vs. Grilli
Buck strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Monroe vs. Meche
Ross Gload now playing first base.
Monroe hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Meche
Inge strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Meche
Granderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Polanco vs. Meche
Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Zumaya
Joel Zumaya now pitching.
Pena hits a line drive into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Zumaya
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Grudzielanek vs. Zumaya
Grudzielanek hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Zumaya
There's a wild pitch. DeJesus moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Zumaya
Sweeney hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Peralta
Joel Peralta now pitching.
Sheffield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ordonez vs. Peralta
Ordonez strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Peralta
Guillen hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Peralta
Rodriguez 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
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Zumaya
Sanders strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Zumaya
Brown hits a popup towards first. Casey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
German vs. Zumaya
German takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gload vs. Zumaya
Gload hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. German moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Teahen vs. Zumaya
Mark Teahen pinch hits for John Buck.
Teahen hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Casey vs. Peralta
Jason LaRue now catching.
Casey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gload scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Casey for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Monroe vs. Peralta
Monroe strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Peralta
Inge strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Jones
Todd Jones now pitching.
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Jones
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen fields the ball and throws to get the runner, and throws the ball away. Casey picks up the ball and throws it to Polanco who tags the runner out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Jones
Grudzielanek strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/7/2007 -- Detroit at Kansas City (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Granderson C, cf 3 2 2 2 DeJesus D, cf 4 1 2 0
Polanco P, 2b 4 1 1 0 Grudzielanek M, 2b 5 0 0 1
Sheffield G, dh 2 1 2 2 Sweeney M, dh 4 0 0 0
Ordonez M, rf 3 0 0 1 Sanders R, rf 4 3 3 2
Guillen C, ss 4 0 0 0 Brown E, lf 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez I, c 4 1 1 1 German E, 3b 3 0 2 2
Casey S, 1b 4 0 1 0 Shealy R, 1b 1 0 0 0
Monroe C, lf 4 1 1 0 Gload R, ph-1b 2 0 1 0
Inge B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Buck J, c 3 0 0 0
Teahen M, ph 1 0 0 0
LaRue J, c 0 0 0 0
Pena T, ss 4 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 6 8 6 35 5 10 5
Detroit 103 110 000 -- 6
Kansas City 013 001 000 -- 5
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Maroth M (W) 5.0 6 4 4 1 3
Grilli J 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Zumaya J 2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Jones T (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Meche G (L) 7.0 8 6 6 2 4
Peralta J 2.0 0 0 0 1 3
E -- Guillen C
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Detroit 3, Kansas City 6
2B -- Sanders R, Monroe C, DeJesus D, German E
HR -- Sheffield G, Sanders R, Rodriguez I, Granderson C
CS -- Sheffield G
SF -- Ordonez M
HBP -- by Maroth M (Shealy R)
WP -- Zumaya J
T -- 2:41
A -- 13899
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