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Royals 5 @ Tigers 4
Comerica Park
March 31, 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 March 31, 2008 at Comerica Park. The home team Tigers were bested by the visiting Royals with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateMarch 31, 2008 
Visiting Team
Kansas City Royals
R: 5 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 5
Hits: 10
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 4 H: 10 E: 1 LOB: 10
Runs: 4
Hits: 10
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherLeo Nunez  
Losing PitcherDenny Bautista  
SaveJoakim Soria  
Game Winning RBITony Pena 

Game Info

DateMarch 31, 2008 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamKansas City Royals 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherGil Meche  
Home Starting PitcherJustin Verlander  
BallparkComerica Park 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance44,934 
Time of Game3 hours 37 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Tim Welke
1B: Chuck Meriwether
2B: Adrian Johnson
3B: Bill Welke

Kansas City Royals Lineup 

Name  Position 
David DeJesus  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 
Edgar Renteria  Shortstop 
Placido Polanco  Second Baseman 
Gary Sheffield  DH 
Magglio Ordonez  Right Fielder 
Miguel Cabrera  Third Baseman 
Carlos Guillen  First Baseman 
Ivan Rodriguez  Catcher 
Jacque Jones  Left Fielder 
Brandon Inge  Center Fielder 
Jim Leyland  Manager 

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Royals 5 @ Tigers 4
Comerica Park
March 31, 2008

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 3/31/2008 -- Kansas City at Detroit (D)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
DeJesus D, cf         1  0  0  0   Renteria E, ss        5  0  1  1   
Gathright J, ph-cf    4  0  0  0   Polanco P, 2b         6  0  0  0   
Grudzielanek M, 2b    4  1  3  1   Sheffield G, dh       1  0  0  1   
German E, pr-2b       1  0  0  0   Ordonez M, rf         5  0  2  0   
Gordon A, 3b          5  1  1  2   Cabrera M, 3b         5  1  1  1   
Guillen J, rf         5  0  0  0   Guillen C, 1b         5  2  3  1   
Butler B, dh          5  0  1  0   Rodriguez I, c        5  1  1  0   
Teahen M, lf          3  1  1  0   Jones J, lf           4  0  0  0   
Gload R, 1b           4  1  1  0   Thomas C, lf          1  0  1  0   
Buck J, c             5  1  2  1   Inge B, cf            3  0  1  0   
Pena T, ss            5  0  1  1                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     42  5 10  5                        40  4 10  4

Kansas City      000 002 200 01 --  5
Detroit          010 110 010 00 --  4

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Meche G               6.0  8  3  3  4  5
Tomko B               2.0  1  1  1  1  2
Nunez L (W)           2.0  0  0  0  1  3
Soria J (S)           1.0  1  0  0  0  1

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Verlander J*          6.0  4  4  4  1  6
Grilli J              0.1  1  0  0  0  0
Seay B                0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Lopez A               1.1  2  0  0  0  0
Jones T               1.0  0  0  0  0  1
Bautista D (L)        2.0  3  1  1  2  3
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th

E -- Cabrera M
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Kansas City 9, Detroit 10
2B -- Guillen C, Ordonez M, Inge B, Thomas C
3B -- Teahen M
HR -- Cabrera M, Gordon A, Guillen C
SB -- Grudzielanek M, German E
SH -- Gload R, Inge B
HBP -- by Verlander J (Grudzielanek M)
PB -- Rodriguez I
T -- 3:37
A -- 44934

    

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