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Tigers
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 4, 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 May 4, 2007 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 4, 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 | May 4, 2007 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Justin Verlander |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Brian Bannister |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 17,614 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dana DeMuth 1B: Derryl Cousins 2B: Kerwin Danley 3B: Doug Eddings |
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 |
| Mark Teahen | Right Fielder |
| Mike Sweeney | DH |
| Ross Gload | First Baseman |
| Billy Butler | Left Fielder |
| Alex Gordon | Third Baseman |
| John Buck | Catcher |
| Tony Pena | Shortstop |
| Buddy Bell | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 4, 2007
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Bannister
Granderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gload scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Granderson for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Bannister
Polanco hits a popup towards first. Gload settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Bannister
Sheffield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon juggles the ball. That's an error on Gordon. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ordonez vs. Bannister
Ordonez takes first base on ball four. Sheffield moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Guillen vs. Bannister
Guillen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Butler. Guillen reaches second base with a double. Sheffield scores. Ordonez goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Bannister
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bannister fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Verlander
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Casey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats DeJesus for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Verlander
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Verlander fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Verlander
Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Casey vs. Bannister
Casey hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Monroe vs. Bannister
Monroe strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Inge vs. Bannister
Inge strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Granderson vs. Bannister
Granderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Casey moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Polanco vs. Bannister
Polanco hits a fly ball into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Verlander
Sweeney hits a fly ball into left field. Monroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gload vs. Verlander
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 -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Verlander
Butler hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Ordonez. Butler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Verlander
Gordon strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Bannister
Sheffield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Bannister
Ordonez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Teahen. Ordonez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Guillen vs. Bannister
Guillen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ordonez moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Rodriguez vs. Bannister
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Guillen moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Casey vs. Bannister
Casey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Monroe vs. Bannister
Monroe hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Verlander
Buck hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Verlander
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
DeJesus vs. Verlander
DeJesus hits a line drive towards center. Granderson catches it and throws to first to double up Buck. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Bannister
Inge hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Bannister
Granderson hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Teahen who is chasing the ball. Granderson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Polanco vs. Bannister
Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sheffield vs. Bannister
Sheffield hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Verlander
Grudzielanek 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 -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Verlander
Teahen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Verlander
Sweeney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Polanco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gload vs. Verlander
Gload hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Bannister
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Bannister
Guillen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Bannister
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Casey vs. Bannister
Casey hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Teahen. Casey reaches second base with a double. Guillen goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Monroe vs. Wellemeyer
Todd Wellemeyer now pitching.
Monroe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Casey moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Inge vs. Wellemeyer
Inge hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Casey scores. Monroe moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Granderson vs. Wellemeyer
Granderson takes first base on ball four. Inge moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Polanco vs. Wellemeyer
Polanco takes first base on ball four. Monroe scores. Inge moves to third. Granderson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Sheffield vs. Musser
Neal Musser now pitching.
Sheffield takes first base on ball four. Inge scores. Granderson moves to third. Polanco moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Ordonez vs. Musser
Ordonez hits a fly ball into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Verlander
Butler hits a line drive towards first. Casey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Verlander
Gordon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Buck vs. Verlander
Buck is hit by the pitch. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Pena vs. Verlander
Pena hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gordon moves to third. Buck moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
DeJesus vs. Verlander
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Musser
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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Musser
Rodriguez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Casey vs. Musser
Casey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Verlander
Grudzielanek strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Verlander
Teahen hits a popup towards short. Guillen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Verlander
Sweeney hits a fly ball into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Monroe vs. Musser
Monroe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Inge vs. Musser
Inge hits a fly ball into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Granderson vs. Musser
Granderson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Polanco vs. Musser
Polanco strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gload vs. Verlander
Gload hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Verlander fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Verlander
Butler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Verlander
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buck vs. Verlander
Buck is hit by the pitch. Butler moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Pena vs. Verlander
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
Top 8
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Tigers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Riske
Shane Costa now playing left field. Billy Butler now playing first base. David Riske now pitching.
Sheffield hits a fly ball into left field. Costa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Riske
Ordonez hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Teahen. Ordonez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Guillen vs. Riske
Guillen is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Riske
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ordonez moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Casey vs. Riske
Casey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Verlander
DeJesus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Grudzielanek vs. Verlander
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. DeJesus moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Teahen vs. Seay
Bobby Seay now pitching.
Teahen hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Sweeney vs. Seay
Sweeney hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Granderson. Sweeney reaches second base with a double. DeJesus scores. Grudzielanek goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Costa vs. Seay
Costa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sweeney moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Butler vs. Grilli
Jason Grilli now pitching.
Butler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sweeney scores. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Rodney
Fernando Rodney now pitching. Esteban German pinch runs for Billy Butler.
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rodney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monroe vs. Gobble
Esteban German now playing third base. Alex Gordon now playing first base. Jimmy Gobble now pitching.
Monroe hits a fly ball into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Gobble
Inge hits a fly ball into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Gobble
Granderson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Jones
Todd Jones now pitching.
Buck strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Jones
Pena hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Polanco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Jones
DeJesus strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/4/2007 -- Detroit at Kansas City (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Granderson C, cf 5 0 2 0 DeJesus D, cf 4 1 0 0
Polanco P, 2b 4 0 0 1 Grudzielanek M, 2b 4 1 1 0
Sheffield G, dh 4 1 0 1 Teahen M, rf 4 0 1 0
Ordonez M, rf 4 1 2 0 Sweeney M, dh 4 1 1 2
Guillen C, ss 4 1 3 2 Gload R, 1b 3 0 0 0
Rodriguez I, c 5 0 0 0 Costa S, lf 1 0 0 0
Casey S, 1b 4 1 2 1 Butler B, lf-1b 4 0 3 1
Monroe C, lf 4 1 1 0 German E, pr-3b 0 0 0 0
Inge B, 3b 5 1 1 1 Gordon A, 3b-1b 4 0 1 0
Buck J, c 2 0 1 0
Pena T, ss 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 6 11 6 34 3 9 3
Detroit 200 040 000 -- 6
Kansas City 000 000 030 -- 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Verlander J (W)* 7.0 7 2 2 1 3
Seay B 0.2 1 1 1 0 0
Grilli J+ 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Rodney F 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Jones T (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister B (L) 4.2 8 4 2 2 2
Wellemeyer T# 0.0 2 2 2 2 0
Musser N 2.1 0 0 0 2 3
Riske D 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Gobble J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
# Pitched to 4 batters in 5th
E -- Gordon A
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- Detroit 13, Kansas City 7
2B -- Guillen C, Butler B, Ordonez M 2, Casey S, Sweeney M
3B -- Granderson C
HBP -- by Verlander J (Buck J) 2
T -- 3:17
A -- 17614
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