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Detroit Tigers @ 
Kansas City Royals
2008-07-21 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 14137 · 97°F, cloudy · Wind 5 mph R to L · 3:24
Detroit Tigers defeated Kansas City Royals 19–4. Detroit Tigers put up 10 in the 8th. Zach Miner earned the win. Matt Joyce went 4-for-6 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 18 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
W: Zach Miner L: Luke Hochevar SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Brian Gorman · 1B: Gerry Davis · 2B: Mike Estabrook · 3B: Bruce Dreckman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Curtis Granderson | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Placido Polanco | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Carlos Guillen | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Miguel Cabrera | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
 Matt Joyce | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
 Gary Sheffield | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
 Marcus Thames | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Edgar Renteria | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ryan Raburn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ramon Santiago | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 David DeJesus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Aviles | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Butler | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Guillen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mark Grudzielanek | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Gordon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ross Gload | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 John Buck | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joey Gathright | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Tony Pena | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zach Miner | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
 Freddy Dolsi | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Aquilino Lopez | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Luke Hochevar | 5.0 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
 Rob Tejeda | 1.2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Jimmy Gobble | 1.0 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
 Juan Carlos Oviedo | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Pena | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Curtis Granderson: 43/G4
- Placido Polanco: 9/F9LS
- Carlos Guillen: 43/G4+
Bot 1
- David DeJesus: 8/F8LM
- Mike Aviles: S7/L7M+
- Billy Butler: 54(1)/FO/G5
- Jose Guillen: 8/F8RM
Top 2
- Miguel Cabrera: S9/G4+
- Matt Joyce: 43/G4.1-2
- Gary Sheffield: 43/G6M.2-3
- Marcus Thames: 53/G
Bot 2
- Mark Grudzielanek: 8/F8RM+
- Alex Gordon: 8/F8RS
- Ross Gload: 7/F7M
Top 3
- Ivan Rodriguez: S8/L8RS+
- Edgar Renteria: 54(1)/FO/G5+
- Curtis Granderson: W.1-2
- Placido Polanco: K
- Carlos Guillen: S9/G34+.2-H(NR)(E9/TH);1-3;B-2
- Miguel Cabrera: S9/L9S+.3-H;2-3
- Matt Joyce: HR/F8LXD+.3-H;1-H
- Gary Sheffield: K
Bot 3
- John Buck: 9/F9M
- Joey Gathright: S7/G5
- David DeJesus: SB2
- David DeJesus: W
- Mike Aviles: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
Top 4
- Marcus Thames: K
- Ivan Rodriguez: 9/F89XD+
- Edgar Renteria: K
Bot 4
- Billy Butler: 53/G5+
- Jose Guillen: K
- Mark Grudzielanek: S6/G56
- Alex Gordon: 7/F7D+
Top 5
- Curtis Granderson: S1/G25-
- Placido Polanco: 7/F7M
- Carlos Guillen: S9/G34.1-3
- Miguel Cabrera: D7/F8LXD+.3-H;1-H
- Matt Joyce: K
- Gary Sheffield: 53/G56
Bot 5
- Ross Gload: 8!/L8LS
- John Buck: 63/G6
- Joey Gathright: 63/G6S
Top 6
- Marcus Thames: K
- Ivan Rodriguez: W
- Edgar Renteria: 4/P4M
- Curtis Granderson: K
Bot 6
- David DeJesus: 8/F8LM
- Mike Aviles: 63/G6
- Billy Butler: 63/G6
Top 7
- Placido Polanco: 63/G6S
- Carlos Guillen: W
- Miguel Cabrera: K
- Matt Joyce: T9/L9LS+.1-H
- Gary Sheffield: W
- Ryan Raburn: W.1-2
- Ivan Rodriguez: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Edgar Renteria: 43/G4+
Bot 7
- Jose Guillen: 43/G4
- Tony Pena: 9/P89S
- Alex Gordon: W
- Ross Gload: 8/F8RM
Top 8
- Curtis Granderson: S9/L89S
- Placido Polanco: S7/L7S+.1-2
- Carlos Guillen: D7/L7LM+.2-H;1-3
- Miguel Cabrera: WP.3-H;2-3
- Miguel Cabrera: S9/G34+.3-H
- Matt Joyce: S8/L8RM+.1-2
- Gary Sheffield: HR/F7D+.2-H;1-H
- Ryan Raburn: 8/F8LXD+
- Ivan Rodriguez: 6/P8LS
- Edgar Renteria: W
- Curtis Granderson: S7/L6D+.1-2
- Ramon Santiago: W.2-3;1-2
- Carlos Guillen: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Miguel Cabrera: D9/L9LM+.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Matt Joyce: S8/G4M+.3-H;2-3
- Gary Sheffield: 53/G5
Bot 8
- John Buck: DGR/F8RXD+
- Joey Gathright: S8/G4M.2-H
- David DeJesus: S7/L78M+.1-3
- Mike Aviles: WP.3-H;1-2
- Mike Aviles: D8/F8RXD+.2-3
- Billy Butler: S9/L9LM.3-H;2-H
- Jose Guillen: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
- Tony Pena: 9/F89M+
Top 9
- Ryan Raburn: 13/G
- Ivan Rodriguez: K
- Edgar Renteria: 7/F78M+
Bot 9
- Alex Gordon: 7/F78XD+
- Ross Gload: 8/F8LM
- John Buck: S7/L78M+
- Joey Gathright: K