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Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers

2001-10-06 · Day game · Comerica Park · Att: 18844 · 48°F, cloudy · Wind 25 mph to LF · 1:56

Detroit Tigers defeated Kansas City Royals 2–1. Steve Sparks earned the win. Carlos Beltran went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	10
DET	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4

W: Steve Sparks L: Chris George SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Brian O'Nora · 1B: Fieldin Culbreth · 2B: Larry Young · 3B: Andy Fletcher · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Carlos Febles	5	0	0	0	0	0
Angel Berroa	4	0	0	0	0	0
Carlos Beltran	4	1	2	1	0	0
Mike Sweeney	4	0	1	0	0	0
Raul Ibanez	4	0	1	0	0	1
Luis Alicea	4	0	1	0	0	1
Dee Brown	4	0	1	0	0	0
Dave McCarty	4	0	2	0	0	1
Gregg Zaun	3	0	2	0	1	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jose Macias	4	0	0	0	0	1
Damion Easley	4	1	2	0	0	0
Bobby Higginson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Randall Simon	3	0	0	1	0	0
Shane Halter	3	0	0	0	0	0
Wendell Magee	2	1	1	1	1	0
Deivi Cruz	3	0	0	0	0	0
Javier Cardona	3	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Wakeland	3	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chris George	8.2	4	1	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Sparks	9.0	10	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Carlos Febles: 63/G6
Angel Berroa: 6/P6D-
Carlos Beltran: 53/G5

Bot 1

Jose Macias: K
Damion Easley: 7/F78M
Bobby Higginson: D7/L7LS
Randall Simon: 43/G4

Top 2

Mike Sweeney: 8/F8RD
Raul Ibanez: 13/G
Luis Alicea: 7/F78D

Bot 2

Shane Halter: 63/G6
Wendell Magee: HR/L7LD+
Deivi Cruz: 4/P34D-
Javier Cardona: 9/F89M

Top 3

Dee Brown: S7/L7S
Dave McCarty: S8/L8LS+.1-2
Gregg Zaun: 5/P25-
Carlos Febles: 8/F8RM
Angel Berroa: 7/L78M

Bot 3

Chris Wakeland: 31/G34
Jose Macias: 7/F7M
Damion Easley: S7/G6
Bobby Higginson: PO1(E1).1-3
Bobby Higginson: 8/L8RD+

Top 4

Carlos Beltran: 7/F7D
Mike Sweeney: 53/G5
Raul Ibanez: S8/F8LS-
Luis Alicea: 7/F7D

Bot 4

Randall Simon: 7/L78M
Shane Halter: 4/P34-
Wendell Magee: W
Deivi Cruz: 8/F8RM-

Top 5

Dee Brown: 8/F8LD
Dave McCarty: 8/F8RXD+
Gregg Zaun: W
Carlos Febles: 6/P6D-

Bot 5

Javier Cardona: 63/G6
Chris Wakeland: 8/F8LXD
Jose Macias: 43/G4

Top 6

Angel Berroa: 53/G
Carlos Beltran: S9/G34
Mike Sweeney: 8/F8RS-
Raul Ibanez: 63/G6

Bot 6

Damion Easley: 9/F9LS
Bobby Higginson: 8/F8RM
Randall Simon: 3/G3

Top 7

Luis Alicea: K
Dee Brown: 63/G6
Dave McCarty: S7/L78M+
Gregg Zaun: S9/G34.1-2
Carlos Febles: 5/L56+

Bot 7

Shane Halter: 43/G4
Wendell Magee: 13/G15+
Deivi Cruz: 8/F89D

Top 8

Angel Berroa: 8/F8RD
Carlos Beltran: HR/F89D+
Mike Sweeney: S9/F89S-
Raul Ibanez: K
Luis Alicea: S9/G34+.1-3
Dee Brown: 9/F9D

Bot 8

Javier Cardona: 63/G6
Chris Wakeland: 3/G3-
Jose Macias: 63/G6

Top 9

Dave McCarty: K
Gregg Zaun: S9/G34
Carlos Febles: CS2(24)
Carlos Febles: 8/F8RM

Bot 9

Damion Easley: D7/L7M+
Bobby Higginson: 43/G4.2-3
Randall Simon: 7/SF/F7S.3-H