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Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers

2001-08-17 · Night game · Comerica Park · Att: 30214 · 75°F, cloudy · Wind 15 mph to LF · 2:12

Detroit Tigers defeated Kansas City Royals 4–2. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 1st. Jose Lima earned the win and Matt Anderson picked up the save. Neifi Perez went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	5
DET	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		4	7

W: Jose Lima L: Chris George SV: Matt Anderson

Umpires — HP: John Shulock · 1B: Mike Everitt · 2B: Jim Reynolds · 3B: Justin Klemm · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Carlos Febles	4	0	0	0	0	0
Neifi Perez	4	1	2	2	0	0
Carlos Beltran	4	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Randa	4	0	0	0	0	1
Raul Ibanez	4	0	0	0	0	0
Luis Alicea	2	0	1	0	1	0
Gregg Zaun	3	0	0	0	0	1
Dee Brown	2	1	0	0	1	0
Donnie Sadler	3	0	1	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roger Cedeno	3	1	1	0	1	0
Damion Easley	2	2	0	0	2	0
Bobby Higginson	3	0	0	0	1	0
Tony Clark	4	0	2	1	0	0
Wendell Magee	3	0	1	0	0	1
Shane Halter	4	0	0	0	0	1
Deivi Cruz	3	1	1	0	0	0
Juan Encarnacion	2	0	1	0	0	0
Javier Cardona	2	0	0	1	0	0
Jose Macias	1	0	1	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chris George	6.2	5	4	2
Doug Henry	0.1	0	0	0
Scott Mullen	0.1	1	0	0
Cory Bailey	0.2	1	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jose Lima	7.0	5	2	3
Danny Patterson	1.0	0	0	0
Matt Anderson	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Carlos Febles: 43/G4
Neifi Perez: 2/FL/P2RF-
Carlos Beltran: 3/G3

Bot 1

Roger Cedeno: S/G6+
Damion Easley: SB2
Damion Easley: W
Bobby Higginson: 31/G3.2-3;1-2
Tony Clark: S9/L9S.3-H;2-3
Wendell Magee: WP.3-H;1-2
Wendell Magee: K
Shane Halter: K

Top 2

Joe Randa: E6/G6
Raul Ibanez: 46(1)/FO/G34
Luis Alicea: W.1-2
Gregg Zaun: 16(1)3/GDP/G15+

Bot 2

Deivi Cruz: D/L78S+
Juan Encarnacion: 53/SH/BG56S-.2-3
Javier Cardona: 8/SF/L8LD+.3-H
Roger Cedeno: 53/G56S

Top 3

Dee Brown: W
Donnie Sadler: 5/BP56S-
Carlos Febles: 7/F7M
Neifi Perez: D9/L9LD+.1-H
Carlos Beltran: 3/G3

Bot 3

Damion Easley: W
Bobby Higginson: E3/TH/G3.1-3
Tony Clark: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+.3-H(UR)
Wendell Magee: 53/G5

Top 4

Joe Randa: 63/G6
Raul Ibanez: 6/L6
Luis Alicea: 8/F8RXD+

Bot 4

Shane Halter: 6/P6-
Deivi Cruz: 9/F89M
Juan Encarnacion: S/G56
Javier Cardona: 8/F8LXD

Top 5

Gregg Zaun: K
Dee Brown: 8/F8LXD
Donnie Sadler: K

Bot 5

Roger Cedeno: 9/F89XD
Damion Easley: 9/F89D
Bobby Higginson: W
Tony Clark: 53/G56

Top 6

Carlos Febles: 8/F8RS
Neifi Perez: HR/L9LD+
Carlos Beltran: S9/G34+
Joe Randa: K/C
Raul Ibanez: 7/F78D

Bot 6

Wendell Magee: D/L8LM+
Shane Halter: 3(B)6(2)/LDP/L34+
Deivi Cruz: 8/F8LD

Top 7

Luis Alicea: S8/L8LS
Gregg Zaun: 7/F78D
Dee Brown: PO1(23)
Dee Brown: 3/G

Bot 7

Juan Encarnacion: 9/F89S-
Javier Cardona: 9/F89D
Roger Cedeno: W
Damion Easley: SB2
Damion Easley: 53/G5

Top 8

Donnie Sadler: S9/L8RS
Carlos Febles: 4(1)3/GDP/G4M
Neifi Perez: 43/G4

Bot 8

Bobby Higginson: 8/F8RM
Tony Clark: S8/L8RS+
Jose Macias: S/G4S-.1-2
Shane Halter: 5(2)3/GDP/G5.1-2

Top 9

Carlos Beltran: 7/F7S
Joe Randa: 31/G3
Raul Ibanez: 7/F7M