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Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

2004-05-25 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 14297 · 69°F, sunny · Wind 3 mph L to R · 2:23

Kansas City Royals defeated Detroit Tigers 4–3. Kansas City Royals put up 2 in the 1st. Jason Grimsley earned the win and Jeremy Affeldt picked up the save. Ken Harvey went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Jason Grimsley L: Mike Maroth SV: Jeremy Affeldt

Umpires — HP: Mike Reilly · 1B: Chuck Meriwether · 2B: CB Bucknor · 3B: Eric Cooper · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alex Sanchez	5	0	3	1	0	0
Carlos Guillen	5	0	0	1	0	1
Ivan Rodriguez	5	0	0	0	0	0
Rondell White	4	0	1	0	0	1
Craig Monroe	4	1	2	0	0	0
Bobby Higginson	3	1	1	0	1	0
Brandon Inge	3	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Shelton	2	1	1	1	1	0
Omar Infante	2	0	0	0	2	1

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Angel Berroa	3	1	2	1	1	0
Carlos Beltran	4	1	1	0	0	0
Mike Sweeney	3	0	0	1	0	1
Ken Harvey	4	1	3	1	0	0
Joe Randa	3	0	0	1	0	0
Benito Santiago	4	0	2	0	0	0
Matt Stairs	3	1	2	0	0	0
Brandon Berger	2	0	0	0	0	0
Desi Relaford	3	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Maroth	7.0	9	1	0
Danny Patterson	1.0	1	0	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jimmy Gobble	6.2	3	3	1
Jason Grimsley	0.1	1	1	0
Curt Leskanic	0.2	2	0	1
Jeremy Affeldt	1.1	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Alex Sanchez: 8/F8RD
Carlos Guillen: 3/P3F
Ivan Rodriguez: 63/G6S

Bot 1

Angel Berroa: S8/G6+
Carlos Beltran: S8/G6+.1-3
Mike Sweeney: 9/SF/F9D+.3-H
Ken Harvey: S9/L9M+.1-3
Joe Randa: 8/SF/L8RS.3-H
Benito Santiago: S7/G56+.1-2
Matt Stairs: 6(1)/FO/G6

Top 2

Rondell White: S8/G6+
Craig Monroe: 4/P4D
Bobby Higginson: 9/F89XD+
Brandon Inge: 1/L15

Bot 2

Brandon Berger: 53/G
Desi Relaford: E6/G6
Angel Berroa: POCS2(136)
Angel Berroa: W
Carlos Beltran: 54(1)/FO/G5+

Top 3

Chris Shelton: 9/F89XD+
Omar Infante: W
Alex Sanchez: 13/BG34S-.1-2
Carlos Guillen: 53/G5

Bot 3

Mike Sweeney: 8/F8LD+
Ken Harvey: S7/G56+
Joe Randa: 3/P2R+
Benito Santiago: D7/L78XD+.1XH(762)

Top 4

Ivan Rodriguez: 7/F7D
Rondell White: 7/F7LDF
Craig Monroe: 8/F8RD

Bot 4

Matt Stairs: S9/G34+
Brandon Berger: 64(1)3/GDP
Desi Relaford: 43/G4M

Top 5

Bobby Higginson: 6/P
Brandon Inge: 9/F9M
Chris Shelton: W
Omar Infante: 7/F78D

Bot 5

Angel Berroa: 9/L89D
Carlos Beltran: 4/P4D
Mike Sweeney: 63/G6+

Top 6

Alex Sanchez: S8/L8LM+
Carlos Guillen: K
Ivan Rodriguez: 6/L6+
Rondell White: 3/P34S+

Bot 6

Ken Harvey: 9/L89D
Joe Randa: 9/F9M
Benito Santiago: 5/L56S

Top 7

Craig Monroe: S7/G5+
Bobby Higginson: W.1-2
Brandon Inge: 34/SH/BG23-.1-2;2-3
Chris Shelton: 9/F9LDF/SF.3-H;2-3
Omar Infante: W
Alex Sanchez: S8/G4M.3-H;1-3
Carlos Guillen: SB2
Carlos Guillen: 43/G34S

Bot 7

Matt Stairs: S8/L8LS
Brandon Berger: 14/SH.1-2
Desi Relaford: 3/P23
Angel Berroa: T7/L78XD+.2-H
Carlos Beltran: 31/G3

Top 8

Ivan Rodriguez: 43/G4+
Rondell White: K
Craig Monroe: S7/G56+
Bobby Higginson: S9/G34+.1-3
Brandon Inge: 46(1)/FO/G4M

Bot 8

Mike Sweeney: K
Ken Harvey: HR/F7D+
Joe Randa: 43/G4
Benito Santiago: 63/G6+

Top 9

Chris Shelton: S8/G4M
Omar Infante: K
Alex Sanchez: D7/L7LM+.1-3
Carlos Guillen: E4/TH/G4.3-H;2-3
Ivan Rodriguez: 64(1)3/DP/RINT/G6

Notes & reviews

Carlos Guillen went well past 2B bag to break up DP; Ivan Rodriguez had just beaten throw at 1B with tying run scoring; Guillen called for interference to end the game

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