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Detroit Tigers @ 
Kansas City Royals
2003-04-19 · Day game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 13777 · 61°F, cloudy, drizzle · Wind 1 mph to LF · 2:19
Kansas City Royals defeated Detroit Tigers 9–2. Kansas City Royals put up 5 in the 3rd. Albie Lopez earned the win. Desi Relaford went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
W: Albie Lopez L: Gary Knotts SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Tim Welke · 1B: Chuck Meriwether · 2B: Gary Cederstrom · 3B: Mark Wegner · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bobby Higginson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ramon Santiago | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Carlos Pena | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dmitri Young | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Craig Monroe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Shane Halter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Omar Infante | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brandon Inge | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gene Kingsale | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Paquette | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric Munson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Tucker | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Randa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Beltran | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Mike Sweeney | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Raul Ibanez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Ken Harvey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Desi Relaford | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Angel Berroa | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Difelice | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Febles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Knotts | 2.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
 Steve Sparks | 3.1 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Chris Spurling | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Wil Ledezma | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jeremy Affeldt | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Albie Lopez | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan Bukvich | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bobby Higginson: 8/F8LD
- Ramon Santiago: 8/F8RM
- Carlos Pena: 3/L3+
Bot 1
- Michael Tucker: W
- Joe Randa: 6/LDP/L6+.1X1(63)
- Carlos Beltran: 43/G34
Top 2
- Dmitri Young: S9/L89S
- Craig Monroe: 8/F8RD
- Shane Halter: 16(1)3/GDP/G15+
Bot 2
- Mike Sweeney: K23
- Raul Ibanez: K
- Ken Harvey: 43/G4S
Top 3
- Omar Infante: 5/P5F/FL
- Brandon Inge: S4/G4MS-
- Gene Kingsale: S8/G4M+.1-2
- Bobby Higginson: T9/L89M+.2-H;1-H
- Ramon Santiago: K
- Carlos Pena: K
Bot 3
- Desi Relaford: HR/F9D+
- Angel Berroa: D7/L8LD+
- Mike Difelice: 8/F8RM
- Michael Tucker: D7/L7LS+.2-H
- Joe Randa: D7/L7LS+.2-H
- Carlos Beltran: W
- Mike Sweeney: S7/G6+.2-3;1-2
- Raul Ibanez: S7/G56+.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Ken Harvey: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+
Top 4
- Dmitri Young: 43/G4S
- Craig Monroe: K
- Shane Halter: 5E3/G5
- Omar Infante: 54(1)/FO/G5+
Bot 4
- Desi Relaford: 5/P5DF/FL
- Angel Berroa: K
- Mike Difelice: 43/G4S
Top 5
- Brandon Inge: 53/G5
- Gene Kingsale: 43/G4S
- Bobby Higginson: 43/G4S
Bot 5
- Michael Tucker: 6/P
- Carlos Febles: 53/G5+
- Carlos Beltran: K
Top 6
- Ramon Santiago: 7/F7S
- Carlos Pena: S9/L4D
- Dmitri Young: K
- Craig Monroe: 9/F9LM+
Bot 6
- Mike Sweeney: 43/G4S
- Raul Ibanez: S7/L6D
- Ken Harvey: K
- Desi Relaford: SB2
- Desi Relaford: S7/L6D-.2-H
- Angel Berroa: D7/L7LS+.1-H
- Mike Difelice: D7/F7LS.2-H
- Michael Tucker: S8/G6M+.2-H
- Carlos Febles: 8/F8RXD+
Top 7
- Shane Halter: 13/BG3S-
- Omar Infante: 6/P6MD
- Brandon Inge: 53/G5L
Bot 7
- Carlos Beltran: K
- Mike Sweeney: 7/L7M+
- Raul Ibanez: 4/P3
Top 8
- Gene Kingsale: 3/L3-
- Craig Paquette: 7/F7D
- Ramon Santiago: E3/G3-
- Carlos Pena: 3/G3
Bot 8
- Ken Harvey: 7/F7M
- Desi Relaford: 63/G6S
- Angel Berroa: S8/L8LS
- Mike Difelice: 31/G3S-
Top 9
- Eric Munson: W
- Craig Monroe: 8/F8LS
- Shane Halter: 9/F9LS
- Omar Infante: 7/L78M+.1-2
Notes & reviews
- 14 minute delay sometime in game