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Royals
@ Tigers
Comerica Park
May 8, 2000
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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 May 8, 2000 at Comerica Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 2000 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 8, 2000 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jeff Suppan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jeff Weaver |
| Ballpark | Comerica Park |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 20,340 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim McClelland 1B: Paul Schrieber 2B: Phil Cuzzi 3B: Terry Craft |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Damon | Left Fielder |
| Carlos Febles | Second Baseman |
| Mike Sweeney | First Baseman |
| Jermaine Dye | Right Fielder |
| Mark Quinn | DH |
| Carlos Beltran | Center Fielder |
| Jorge Fabregas | Catcher |
| Jeff Reboulet | Third Baseman |
| Rey Sanchez | Shortstop |
| Tony Muser | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Polonia | Right Fielder |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Juan Encarnacion | Center Fielder |
| Juan Gonzalez | DH |
| Bobby Higginson | Left Fielder |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Tony Clark | First Baseman |
| Gregg Jefferies | Second Baseman |
| Deivi Cruz | Shortstop |
| Phil Garner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Tigers
Comerica Park
May 8, 2000
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Weaver
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Damon for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Febles vs. Weaver
Febles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jefferies scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Weaver
Sweeney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Higginson. Sweeney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Dye vs. Weaver
Dye hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Weaver covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Suppan
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Febles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Suppan
Ausmus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Encarnacion vs. Suppan
Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Suppan
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Quinn vs. Weaver
Quinn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Weaver
Beltran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jefferies scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fabregas vs. Weaver
Fabregas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jefferies 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: 1-2, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Suppan
Higginson hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Suppan
Palmer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Suppan
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Jefferies vs. Suppan
Jefferies hits a fly ball into right field. Dye 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: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reboulet vs. Weaver
Reboulet hits a fly ball into left field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Weaver
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Weaver
Damon bunts towards the mound. Weaver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Suppan
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reboulet fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Suppan
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Polonia for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Suppan
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Febles vs. Weaver
Febles hits a line drive towards first. Clark reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Weaver
Sweeney strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Weaver
Dye takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Quinn vs. Weaver
Quinn is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Suppan
Encarnacion hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Suppan
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Suppan
Higginson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Febles misplays the ball. That's an error on Febles. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Suppan
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Weaver
Beltran bunts towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fabregas vs. Weaver
Fabregas hits a fly ball into center field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reboulet vs. Weaver
Reboulet hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Sanchez vs. Weaver
Sanchez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reboulet moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Damon vs. Weaver
Damon hits a fly ball into center field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Suppan
Clark hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jefferies vs. Suppan
Jefferies hits a line drive towards first. Sweeney reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Suppan
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Suppan
Polonia bunts towards first. Sweeney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Febles vs. Weaver
Febles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Weaver
Sweeney hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Weaver
Dye strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Quinn vs. Weaver
Quinn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Suppan
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reboulet fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Reboulet. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Encarnacion vs. Suppan
Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Suppan
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops it up and throws to first, with Suppan covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Weaver
Beltran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jefferies scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fabregas vs. Weaver
Fabregas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reboulet vs. Weaver
Reboulet hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jefferies scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Suppan
Higginson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Suppan
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reboulet fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Suppan
Clark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Jefferies vs. Suppan
Jefferies hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Suppan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Weaver
Damion Easley now playing second base.
Sanchez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Weaver
Damon hits a fly ball into center field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Febles vs. Weaver
There goes Sanchez. The throw from Ausmus and he is out, Cruz applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Febles vs. Weaver
Febles strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Suppan
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Suppan
Polonia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Suppan
Ausmus hits a fly ball into left field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Encarnacion vs. Suppan
Encarnacion hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Weaver
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Weaver
Dye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quinn vs. Weaver
Quinn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Suppan
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Higginson vs. Suppan
Jose Macias pinch runs for Juan Gonzalez.
Higginson hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Suppan
Palmer hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Febles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Suppan
Clark strikes out. View Play
Top 10
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Brocail
Doug Brocail now pitching.
Beltran hits a popup, foul, towards third. Palmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fabregas vs. Brocail
Fabregas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reboulet vs. Brocail
Reboulet hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brocail fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fick vs. Santiago
Jose Santiago now pitching. Robert Fick pinch hits for Damion Easley.
Fick hits a fly ball into left field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Santiago
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Santiago
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 11
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Brocail
Shane Halter now playing second base.
Sanchez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Brocail
Damon bunts towards the mound. Brocail fields it and throws to first for the out. Sanchez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Febles vs. Brocail
Febles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Brocail
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sanchez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Dye vs. Brocail
Dye hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Polonia. Dye reaches second base with a double. Sanchez scores. Sweeney goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Quinn vs. Patterson
Danny Patterson now pitching.
Quinn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dye scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Beltran vs. Patterson
Beltran hits a fly ball into center field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Santiago
Dave McCarty now playing first base.
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reboulet fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Santiago
Encarnacion hits a line drive towards short. Sanchez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Macias vs. Santiago
Macias hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Febles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/2000 -- Kansas City at Detroit (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Damon J, lf 4 0 0 0 Polonia L, rf 5 0 1 0
Febles C, 2b 5 0 0 0 Ausmus B, c 4 0 0 0
Sweeney M, 1b 5 2 3 1 Encarnacion J, cf 5 0 0 0
McCarty D, 1b 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez J, dh 3 0 0 0
Dye J, rf 4 1 1 2 Macias J, pr 1 0 0 0
Quinn M, dh 5 0 1 1 Higginson B, lf 3 0 0 0
Beltran C, cf 5 0 0 0 Palmer D, 3b 4 0 0 0
Fabregas J, c 4 0 0 0 Clark T, 1b 3 1 2 1
Reboulet J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Jefferies G, 2b 3 0 0 0
Sanchez R, ss 3 1 2 0 Easley D, 2b 0 0 0 0
Fick R, ph 1 0 0 0
Halter S, 2b 0 0 0 0
Cruz D, ss 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 4 8 4 36 1 3 1
Kansas City 000 001 000 03 -- 4
Detroit 000 010 000 00 -- 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Suppan J 9.0 3 1 1 4 2
Santiago J (W) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Weaver J 9.0 4 1 1 2 4
Brocail D (L) 1.2 3 3 3 0 0
Patterson D 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Febles C, Reboulet J
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Kansas City 5, Detroit 6
2B -- Sweeney M, Dye J
HR -- Clark T, Sweeney M
CS -- Sanchez R
SH -- Damon J
T -- 2:47
A -- 20340
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