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Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers
2007-07-20 · Night game · Comerica Park · Att: 43200 · 71°F, cloudy · Wind 12 mph to CF · 2:59
Kansas City Royals defeated Detroit Tigers 10–2. Kansas City Royals put up 4 in the 9th. Gil Meche earned the win. Gary Sheffield went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | |
| DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
W: Gil Meche L: Kenny Rogers SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Ron Kulpa · 1B: Paul Emmel · 2B: Dan Iassogna · 3B: Dale Scott · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Esteban German | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mark Grudzielanek | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mark Teahen | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Billy Butler | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Reggie Sanders | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Emil Brown | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Gordon | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 John Buck | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tony Pena | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 David DeJesus | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Curtis Granderson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Placido Polanco | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gary Sheffield | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Magglio Ordonez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Guillen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ivan Rodriguez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Sean Casey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Brandon Inge | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Timo Perez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gil Meche | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
 Zack Greinke | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan Braun | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kenny Rogers | 6.1 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| Jose Capellan | 1.2 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Grilli | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Esteban German: 43/G4
- Mark Grudzielanek: S6/G56
- Mark Teahen: S8/G4M.1-3
- Billy Butler: 43/G34-.3-H;1-2
- Reggie Sanders: 63/G6
Bot 1
- Curtis Granderson: 6/P78S
- Placido Polanco: 9/F9LS
- Gary Sheffield: HR/F7D+
- Magglio Ordonez: 4/L4D
Top 2
- Emil Brown: 53/G5
- Alex Gordon: 9/F9D
- John Buck: 63/G6
Bot 2
- Carlos Guillen: D8/L78M+
- Ivan Rodriguez: K
- Sean Casey: K
- Brandon Inge: 63/G6
Top 3
- Tony Pena: K
- Esteban German: S9/G34+
- Mark Grudzielanek: S9/G34-.1-2
- Mark Teahen: W.2-3;1-2
- Billy Butler: S8/G6M+.3-H;2-H;1-H(E8/TH)(UR)(NR);B-2(TH)
- Reggie Sanders: K
- Emil Brown: 53/G5
Bot 3
- Timo Perez: 53/G56
- Curtis Granderson: 53/G56
- Placido Polanco: 3/G3
Top 4
- Alex Gordon: K
- John Buck: E6/G6+
- Tony Pena: 54(1)/FO/G5
- Esteban German: 63/G6
Bot 4
- Gary Sheffield: 13/G13+
- Magglio Ordonez: 63/G6
- Carlos Guillen: K
Top 5
- Mark Grudzielanek: 8/F8RM
- Mark Teahen: 9/L9D+
- Billy Butler: S8/G6M+
- Reggie Sanders: 13/G
Bot 5
- Ivan Rodriguez: 7/L78M+
- Sean Casey: S9/G34+
- Brandon Inge: K
- Timo Perez: 3/G3S
Top 6
- Emil Brown: 8/F8LM
- Alex Gordon: D8/L89XD+
- John Buck: K
- Tony Pena: 5!3/G5S-
Bot 6
- Curtis Granderson: S6/F8RS-
- Placido Polanco: 63/G6S-.1-2
- Gary Sheffield: 3/P3D
- Magglio Ordonez: S7/G6+.2-H;B-2(E7/TH)
- Carlos Guillen: 43/G4
Top 7
- Esteban German: D8/L8LD+
- Mark Grudzielanek: D8/L89D+.2-H
- Mark Teahen: 31/G3.2-3
- Billy Butler: S9/L34D+.3-H
- Reggie Sanders: K
- Emil Brown: 9/F9M
Bot 7
- Ivan Rodriguez: K
- Sean Casey: 53/G56+
- Brandon Inge: 8/F8RD
Top 8
- Alex Gordon: 7/F7D
- John Buck: 8/F8RD
- Tony Pena: S8/G6M
- Esteban German: 53/G5
Bot 8
- Timo Perez: 8/F78D
- Curtis Granderson: 7/F7LM
- Placido Polanco: 8/L8RM+
Top 9
- Mark Grudzielanek: S7/L6D+
- Mark Teahen: S7/L6D-.1-2
- Billy Butler: S7/L6D+.2-3;1-2
- David DeJesus: S7/L7LS-.3-H;2-H;1-H(NR)(UR)(E7/TH);B-3
- Emil Brown: 63/G6.3-H(UR)
- Alex Gordon: K
- John Buck: 63/G6+
Bot 9
- Gary Sheffield: 53/G5
- Magglio Ordonez: 43/G4
- Carlos Guillen: 4!3/G4