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Tigers
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 15, 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 May 15, 2008 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 15, 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 | May 15, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kenny Rogers |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gil Meche |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 34,734 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Layne 1B: Phil Cuzzi 2B: Jim Wolf 3B: Ed Montague |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Curtis Granderson | Center Fielder |
| Placido Polanco | Second Baseman |
| Carlos Guillen | Third Baseman |
| Magglio Ordonez | Right Fielder |
| Miguel Cabrera | First Baseman |
| Gary Sheffield | DH |
| Matt Joyce | Left Fielder |
| Brandon Inge | Catcher |
| Ramon Santiago | Shortstop |
| Jim Leyland | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joey Gathright | Center Fielder |
| Esteban German | Third Baseman |
| Billy Butler | First Baseman |
| Jose Guillen | DH |
| Miguel Olivo | Catcher |
| Mark Teahen | Right Fielder |
| Alberto Callaspo | Second Baseman |
| Ross Gload | Left Fielder |
| Tony Pena | Shortstop |
| Trey Hillman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 15, 2008
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Meche
Granderson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, 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: 2-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Meche
Guillen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gathright vs. Rogers
Gathright takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
German vs. Rogers
German bunts towards the mound. Rogers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gathright moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Butler vs. Rogers
Butler hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ordonez. Butler reaches second base with a double. Gathright scores. German goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Guillen vs. Rogers
Guillen hits a fly ball into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Olivo vs. Rogers
Olivo hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Granderson. Olivo reaches second base with a double. Butler scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Teahen vs. Rogers
Teahen strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Callaspo vs. Rogers
Callaspo hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Meche
Ordonez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Teahen. Ordonez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Cabrera vs. Meche
Cabrera hits a fly ball into center field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ordonez moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Sheffield vs. Meche
Sheffield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Joyce vs. Meche
Joyce hits a fly ball into left field. Gload settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ordonez tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Inge vs. Meche
Inge hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sheffield moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Santiago vs. Meche
Santiago hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gload vs. Rogers
Gload hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Santiago, and into shallow left field. Gload reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Rogers
Pena hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gload moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gathright vs. Rogers
Gathright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santiago fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gload scores. Pena moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
German vs. Rogers
German bunts towards third. Guillen fields it and throws to first for the out. Pena moves to third. Gathright moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Butler vs. Rogers
Butler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Guillen vs. Rogers
Guillen takes first base on ball four. Pena scores. Gathright moves to third. Butler moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Olivo vs. Rogers
Olivo hits a line drive towards third. Guillen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Teahen vs. Rogers
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
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Meche
Granderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Meche
Polanco hits a fly ball into center field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Meche
Guillen hits a fly ball into left field. Gload settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Rogers
Callaspo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santiago scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gload vs. Rogers
Gload hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rogers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Rogers
Pena hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gathright vs. Rogers
There goes Pena. The throw from Inge and he is safe. Pena steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gathright vs. Rogers
Gathright hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rogers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Meche
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Meche
Cabrera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Sheffield vs. Meche
Sheffield hits a ball on the ground towards third. German fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
German vs. Rogers
German hits a line drive towards the mound. Rogers reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Rogers
Butler hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Polanco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Rogers
Guillen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Olivo vs. Rogers
Olivo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Joyce. Olivo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Teahen vs. Rogers
Teahen hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Olivo scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Callaspo vs. Rogers
Callaspo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polanco fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Teahen moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Gload vs. Rogers
Gload hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Joyce vs. Meche
Joyce hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meche fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Meche
Inge strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Meche
Santiago hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Teahen. Santiago reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Granderson vs. Meche
Granderson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Santiago scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Polanco vs. Meche
Polanco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Granderson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Guillen vs. Meche
Guillen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Lopez
Aquilino Lopez now pitching.
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gathright vs. Lopez
Gathright hits a line drive towards short. Santiago reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
German vs. Lopez
German hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santiago scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Meche
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Meche
Cabrera strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Meche
Sheffield hits a popup towards short. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Lopez
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santiago scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Lopez
Guillen strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Olivo vs. Lopez
Olivo strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Joyce vs. Meche
Joyce hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Meche
Inge strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Meche
Santiago bunts towards the mound. Meche fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Meche
Granderson hits a fly ball into center field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Seay
Bobby Seay now pitching.
Teahen hits a fly ball into left field. Joyce settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Seay
Callaspo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gload vs. Seay
Gload hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santiago misplays the ball. That's an error on Santiago. Callaspo moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Pena vs. Seay
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santiago scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Callaspo moves to third. Gload moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Gathright vs. Seay
Gathright strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Peralta
Joel Peralta now pitching.
Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Peralta
Guillen hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Gload. Guillen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ordonez vs. Peralta
Ordonez hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Gathright. Ordonez reaches second base with a double. Guillen scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Cabrera vs. Peralta
Cabrera hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Sheffield vs. Peralta
Sheffield strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
German vs. Jones
Todd Jones now pitching.
German takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Jones
There goes German. The throw from Inge and he is safe. German steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Butler vs. Jones
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Guillen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Guillen vs. Jones
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santiago fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. German scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Olivo vs. Jones
Olivo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santiago fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Teahen vs. Jones
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
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Joyce vs. Ramirez
David DeJesus now playing left field. Ramon Ramirez now pitching.
Joyce hits a popup, foul, towards third. German settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Ramirez
Inge strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Ramirez
Santiago hits a fly ball into left field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/15/2008 -- Detroit at Kansas City (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Granderson C, cf 4 0 1 1 Gathright J, cf 4 1 1 1
Polanco P, 2b 4 0 1 0 German E, 3b 3 2 1 0
Guillen C, 3b 4 1 1 0 Butler B, 1b 4 1 1 2
Ordonez M, rf 4 1 2 1 Guillen J, dh 4 1 2 3
Cabrera M, 1b 3 0 0 0 Olivo M, c 5 1 2 1
Sheffield G, dh 3 0 0 0 Teahen M, rf 5 0 1 1
Joyce M, lf 3 1 1 2 Callaspo A, 2b 4 0 2 0
Inge B, c 4 0 1 0 Gload R, lf 4 1 1 0
Santiago R, ss 4 1 1 0 DeJesus D, lf 0 0 0 0
Pena T, ss 4 1 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 8 4 37 8 13 8
Detroit 010 010 110 -- 4
Kansas City 320 200 01x -- 8
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Rogers K (L) 4.0 11 7 7 3 1
Lopez A 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Seay B 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Jones T 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Meche G (W) 7.0 6 3 3 2 6
Peralta J 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Ramirez R 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Santiago R
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Detroit 5, Kansas City 10
2B -- Butler B, Olivo M 2, Ordonez M 2, Gload R, Santiago R, Guillen C
HR -- Guillen J, Joyce M
SB -- Pena T, German E
SH -- German E
SF -- Joyce M
T -- 2:53
A -- 34734
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