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Tigers
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
August 22, 2008
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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 August 22, 2008 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 22, 2008 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 22, 2008 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 18,361 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Todd Tichenor 1B: Larry Vanover 2B: Tim McClelland 3B: Mike Everitt |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Curtis Granderson | Center Fielder |
| Placido Polanco | Second Baseman |
| Magglio Ordonez | Right Fielder |
| Miguel Cabrera | First Baseman |
| Carlos Guillen | Third Baseman |
| Gary Sheffield | DH |
| Matt Joyce | Left Fielder |
| Brandon Inge | Catcher |
| Ramon Santiago | Shortstop |
| Jim Leyland | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Aviles | Shortstop |
| Esteban German | Second Baseman |
| David DeJesus | Left Fielder |
| Jose Guillen | Right Fielder |
| Mark Teahen | Third Baseman |
| Billy Butler | DH |
| Ross Gload | First Baseman |
| John Buck | Catcher |
| Joey Gathright | Center Fielder |
| Trey Hillman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
August 22, 2008
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Bannister
Granderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Polanco vs. Bannister
Polanco hits a fly ball into left field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Ordonez vs. Bannister
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Verlander
Aviles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
German vs. Verlander
There goes Aviles. The throw from Inge and he is out, Santiago applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
German vs. Verlander
German takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
DeJesus vs. Verlander
DeJesus strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Verlander
Guillen hits a fly ball into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Bannister
Cabrera hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Bannister
Guillen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gathright. Guillen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Sheffield vs. Bannister
There's a wild pitch. Guillen moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Sheffield vs. Bannister
Sheffield strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Joyce vs. Bannister
Joyce hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. German scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Guillen scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Bannister
Inge hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. German scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Verlander
Teahen strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Verlander
Butler 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: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gload vs. Verlander
Gload hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Buck vs. Verlander
Buck hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Bannister
Santiago hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. German scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Bannister
Granderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Polanco vs. Bannister
Polanco hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gathright. Polanco reaches second base with a double. Granderson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Ordonez vs. Bannister
Ordonez hits a line drive into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cabrera vs. Bannister
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gathright vs. Verlander
Gathright takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Aviles vs. Verlander
Aviles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Guillen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gathright moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
German vs. Verlander
German hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santiago scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gathright moves to third. Aviles moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
DeJesus vs. Verlander
DeJesus strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Guillen vs. Verlander
Guillen hits a fly ball into left field. Joyce settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Bannister
Guillen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Sheffield vs. Bannister
Sheffield strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Joyce vs. Bannister
Joyce hits a line drive towards short. Aviles catches it and throws to first to double up Guillen. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Verlander
Teahen hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Verlander
Butler hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gload vs. Verlander
Gload hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Buck vs. Verlander
Buck hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gload moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gathright vs. Verlander
Gathright 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 5
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Bannister
Inge hits a fly ball into center field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Bannister
Santiago hits a fly ball into center field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Bannister
Granderson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Teahen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Verlander
Aviles hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Polanco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
German vs. Verlander
German hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santiago scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Verlander
DeJesus hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Polanco reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Bannister
Polanco hits a popup towards short. Aviles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Bannister
Ordonez hits a fly ball into center field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Bannister
Cabrera hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Bannister
Guillen hits a line drive into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Verlander
Guillen hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Teahen vs. Verlander
Teahen strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Verlander
Butler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Guillen moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Gload vs. Verlander
Gload hits a line drive beyond second. Polanco can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Guillen moves to third. Butler moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Buck vs. Verlander
Buck strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Gathright vs. Verlander
Gathright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santiago fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Bannister
Sheffield hits a popup in front of the plate. Buck settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Joyce vs. Bannister
Joyce hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gathright. Joyce reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Inge vs. Bannister
Inge hits a fly ball into left field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Santiago vs. Bannister
Santiago hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. German scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Verlander
Aviles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santiago scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
German vs. Verlander
German strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Verlander
DeJesus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Glover
Gary Glover now pitching.
Guillen hits a fly ball into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Bannister
Granderson hits a fly ball into center field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Bannister
Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Bannister
Ordonez hits a fly ball into center field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Glover
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 -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Glover
Butler hits a popup towards third. Guillen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gload vs. Glover
Gload hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Buck vs. Glover
Buck hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ordonez who is chasing the ball. Buck reaches third base with a triple. Gload goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gathright vs. Glover
Gathright hits a fly ball into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Wells
Kip Wells now pitching.
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Wells
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wells fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Wells
Sheffield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Joyce vs. Wells
Joyce strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Rodney
Fernando Rodney now pitching.
Aviles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ordonez. Aviles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
German vs. Rodney
German hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Joyce. German reaches second base with a double. Aviles scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
DeJesus vs. Rodney
DeJesus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Guillen vs. Rodney
Guillen strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Teahen vs. Rodney
Teahen strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Butler vs. Rodney
Butler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. German scores. DeJesus moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gload vs. Rodney
Jason Smith pinch runs for Billy Butler.
Ingedrops the ball. It gets behind him. There goes DeJesus. The throw to Rodney covering the plate. The slide. DeJesus is out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/22/2008 -- Detroit at Kansas City (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Granderson C, cf 2 1 0 0 Aviles M, ss 5 1 3 0
Polanco P, 2b 4 0 1 1 German E, 2b 4 1 1 1
Ordonez M, rf 4 0 0 0 DeJesus D, lf 3 0 0 0
Cabrera M, 1b 4 2 2 2 Guillen J, rf 5 0 1 0
Guillen C, 3b 3 1 1 0 Teahen M, 3b 5 0 0 0
Sheffield G, dh 4 0 1 0 Butler B, dh 5 0 2 1
Joyce M, lf 4 0 1 1 Smith J, pr 0 0 0 0
Inge B, c 3 0 0 0 Gload R, 1b 4 1 4 0
Santiago R, ss 3 0 0 0 Buck J, c 4 0 2 1
Gathright J, cf 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 4 6 4 38 3 13 3
Detroit 021 001 000 -- 4
Kansas City 000 000 012 -- 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Verlander J (W) 6.2 8 0 0 3 6
Glover G 1.1 2 1 1 0 0
Rodney F (S) 1.0 3 2 2 1 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister B (L) 8.0 5 4 4 3 2
Wells K 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Detroit 3, Kansas City 12
2B -- Guillen C, Polanco P, Joyce M, Aviles M, German E
3B -- Buck J
HR -- Cabrera M 2
CS -- Aviles M
WP -- Bannister B
T -- 2:41
A -- 18361
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