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NYY 18
@BAL  5

OAK 15
@BOS  2

CHW  9
TEX  0

CLE  9
SEA  5

DET 17
@KCR  7

TBD  5
MIN  4

TOR  3
ANA  2

FLA  5
@CIN  2

SDP  4
@COL  3

(10)
MIL  3
LAD  1

ATL  6
@PHI  1

SFG  5
ARI  4

(10)
STL  6
PIT  3

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 15,475

Thursday, May 27, 2004, 1:10PM
Time of Game: 3:19
Tigers
17
22-24
Won 1
3rd, 5 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          2  1  1   0  6  2   0  2  3   17 27  0
Royals          0  0  0   2  0  0   2  0  3    7 10  0
W: N Robertson (4-3), L: B Anderson (1-7)
Royals
7
15-29
Lost 1
5th, 11 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Sanchez CF                  6   2   4   2    0   0  .373  .839   18    1   0   2B,SH
C Guillen SS                  5   1   1   1    0   1  .311  .891   17    0   1   
  J Smith SS                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .500 1.000    2    0   2   
I Rodriguez C                 4   1   2   3    0   0  .322  .848   16    4   0   2B
  E Munson PH-3B              2   0   0   0    0   2  .190  .610    9    0   1   
R White LF                    4   2   3   0    0   0  .327  .946    8    4   0   2B
  G Norton PH-LF              1   0   0   0    1   1  .171  .532   12    1   0   
C Monroe RF                   6   2   3   1    0   0  .262  .667   15    4   0   
  A Levine P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Inge 3B-C                   6   1   2   2    0   0  .286  .819   26    2   2   2B
C Shelton DH-RF               4   2   1   0    2   1  .269  .663   23    1   0   GDP
C Pena 1B                     6   4   6   5    0   0  .236  .774   20    8   0   2·HR,2B
O Infante 2B                  4   2   4   2    0   0  .301  .900   20    2   1   3·2B,SF,SH

N Robertson P                                                            0   1
  C Dingman P                                                            0   0
  S Colyer P                                                             0   0
Totals                       49  17  27  17    3   5              186   27   8
BATTING
2B: R White (12, off B Anderson); A Sanchez (5, off B Anderson); I Rodriguez (9, off J Huisman); B Inge (4, off N Field); C Pena (5, off J Huisman); O Infante 3 (6, off S Sullivan, off N Field, off B Anderson).
HR: C Pena 2 (8, off S Sullivan, off N Field; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF; 9th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF).
SF: O Infante (3, off S Sullivan).
SH: A Sanchez (7, off B Anderson); O Infante (1, off B Anderson).
TB: C Pena 13; O Infante 7; A Sanchez 5; R White 4; B Inge 3; I Rodriguez 3; C Monroe 3; C Guillen; C Shelton; J Smith.
GIDP: C Shelton (2).
RBI: C Pena 5 (28); I Rodriguez 3 (36); B Inge 2 (22); A Sanchez 2 (17); O Infante 2 (8); J Smith (1); C Monroe (17); C Guillen (28).
2-out RBI: C Pena 4; I Rodriguez 2; C Guillen; O Infante; J Smith; A Sanchez.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 12 for 24.
FIELDING
PB: I Rodriguez (1).
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Berroa SS                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .595   15    3   3   
C Beltran CF                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .267  .896   14    1   0   
  W Guerrero CF               2   1   1   0    0   1  .429 1.143    6    0   0   3B
M Sweeney 1B                  4   3   2   1    1   0  .280  .825   20   13   0   
K Harvey DH                   5   2   3   4    0   1  .340  .887   21    0   0   HR,2B
J Randa 3B                    3   0   2   0    0   0  .282  .756   20    0   3   
  M Lopez 3B                  1   0   0   0    1   0  .105  .393   10    0   2   
K Stinnett C                  4   0   0   1    1   1  .294  .822   17    5   0   
D Relaford 2B                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .203  .545   15    0   4   HBP,SF
B Berger LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .182  .455   16    4   0   2B
B Gettis RF                   3   1   0   0    0   1  .000  .250   17    1   1   HBP
  M Stairs RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .836         0   0   

B Anderson P                                                             0   0
  J Huisman P                                                            0   0
  S Sullivan P                                                           0   0
  N Field P                                                              0   0
Totals                       36   7  10   7    4   6              171   27  13
BATTING
2B: B Berger (2, off S Colyer); K Harvey (6, off C Dingman).
3B: W Guerrero (1, off A Levine).
HR: K Harvey (6, off A Levine; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: D Relaford (1, off N Robertson).
HBP: B Gettis (1, by C Dingman); D Relaford (2, by N Robertson).
TB: K Harvey 7; W Guerrero 3; J Randa 2; M Sweeney 2; B Berger 2; D Relaford.
RBI: K Harvey 4 (19); K Stinnett (5); M Sweeney (33); D Relaford (2).
2-out RBI: K Harvey 2.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
FIELDING
DP: 1. D Relaford-A Berroa-M Sweeney.

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Robertson, W (4-3)           5     3   2   2    2   3   0   4.47   21   90-51   33· 5·13    5· 8· 2· 0     54    -     1.06   0.05
C Dingman                      1.2   3   2   2    1   2   0   3.38   10   46-29   17· 4· 8    2· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
S Colyer                       1.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   5.82    6   19-11    6· 2· 3    2· 1· 1· 0          1-0    0.04   0.00
A Levine                       1     3   3   3    0   0   1   7.48    6   15-10    7· 1· 2    1· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    10   7   7    4   6   1          43  170-101  63·12·26   10·15· 6· 0          1-0 
Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Anderson, L (1-7)            4    12   6   6    1   1   0   7.82   24   79-53   43· 3· 7    9· 5· 8· 0     14    -     0.90  -0.35
J Huisman                      1.1   8   6   6    0   0   0   6.52   11   26-18   13· 1· 4    2· 4· 5· 0          1-0    0.22  -0.09
S Sullivan                     2.1   4   2   2    1   2   1   4.43   12   44-30   19· 6· 5    3· 3· 3· 0          3-2    0.01  -0.00
N Field                        1.1   3   3   3    1   2   1   3.50    8   37-20    8· 4· 8    2· 2· 1· 0          1-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    27  17  17    3   5   2          55  186-121  83·14·24   16·14·17· 0          5-2 
B Anderson faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: C Dingman (1; B Gettis); N Robertson (2; D Relaford).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - CB Bucknor, 1B - Eric Cooper, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Chuck Meriwether.
Time of Game: 3:19.
Attendance: 15,475.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 87° F, Wind 8mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Kansas City Royals                   
1. A Sanchez            CF    1. A Berroa             SS 
2. C Guillen            SS    2. C Beltran            CF 
3. I Rodriguez          C     3. M Sweeney            1B 
4. R White              LF    4. K Harvey             DH 
5. C Monroe             RF    5. J Randa              3B 
6. B Inge               3B    6. K Stinnett           C  
7. C Shelton            DH    7. D Relaford           2B 
8. C Pena               1B    8. B Berger             LF 
9. O Infante            2B    9. B Gettis             RF 

   N Robertson          P        B Anderson           P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  4-0  123  5  -10%  57% K Stinnett      N Robertson     Walk; Sweeney Scores; Harvey to 3B; Randa to 2B
   t 1   1  0-1  12-  1    8%  70% C Monroe        B Anderson      Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Rodriguez Scores; White to 2B
   t 5   0  2-4  1--  1    8%  84% C Monroe        B Anderson      Single to RF (Ground Ball); White to 3B; Monroe to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 4   0  4-0  12-  6   -8%  67% J Randa         N Robertson     Single to CF (Line Drive); Sweeney to 3B; Harvey to 2B
   t 2   1  0-2  -2-  1    6%  76% A Sanchez       B Anderson      Single to CF (Line Drive); Pena Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Anderson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  8   56%  A Sanchez       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   54%  C Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B; Sanchez to 3B
   R      --3  3   59%  I Rodriguez     Single to SS (Ground Ball); Sanchez Scores
          1--  2   62%  R White         Single to CF (Line Drive); Rodriguez to 2B
   R      12-  1   70%  C Monroe        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Rodriguez Scores; White to 2B
   O      12-  4   67%  B Inge          Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      12-  4   63%  C Shelton       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Nate Robertson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   66%  A Berroa        Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
          ---  6   63%  C Beltran       Walk
   O      1--  4   66%  M Sweeney       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   69%  K Harvey        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Brian Anderson facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   71%  C Pena          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   70%  O Infante       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Pena to 2B
   R      -2-  1   76%  A Sanchez       Single to CF (Line Drive); Pena Scores
   O      1--  8   75%  C Guillen       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   73%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Nate Robertson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  8   75%  J Randa         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   77%  K Stinnett      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   76%  D Relaford      Hit By Pitch
          1--      75%  B Berger        Passed Ball; Relaford to 2B
   O      -2-  3   78%  " "             Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Brian Anderson facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   82%  R White         Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line)
   O      -2-  4   79%  C Monroe        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  4   77%  B Inge          Flyball: CF
          -2-  4   77%  C Shelton       Walk
   RO     12-  2   82%  C Pena          Single to RF (Line Drive); White Scores; Shelton to 2B; Pena out at 2B/RF-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Nate Robertson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   84%  B Gettis        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   85%  A Berroa        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   86%  C Beltran       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Brian Anderson facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   89%  O Infante       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  2   88%  A Sanchez       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Infante to 3B
   O      --3  4   86%  C Guillen       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      --3  3   84%  I Rodriguez     Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Nate Robertson facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   80%  M Sweeney       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   75%  K Harvey        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Sweeney to 2B
          12-  6   67%  J Randa         Single to CF (Line Drive); Sweeney to 3B; Harvey to 2B
   R      123  5   57%  K Stinnett      Walk; Sweeney Scores; Harvey to 3B; Randa to 2B
   RO     123  2   62%  D Relaford      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Harvey Scores
   O      12-  5   68%  B Berger        Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  6   74%  B Gettis        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 2.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Brian Anderson facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   77%  R White         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   84%  C Monroe        Single to RF (Ground Ball); White to 3B; Monroe to 2B/Adv on throw
   RR     -23  5   90%  B Inge          Single to CF (Line Drive); White Scores; Monroe Scores
                  Justin Huisman replaces Brian Anderson pitching
   OO     1--  4   87%  C Shelton       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  3   88%  C Pena          Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   R      -2-  1   92%  O Infante       Single to CF (Line Drive); Pena Scores
          1--  1   92%  A Sanchez       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Infante to 2B
   R      12-  1   95%  C Guillen       Single to CF (Line Drive); Infante Scores; Sanchez to 2B
   RR     12-  6   98%  I Rodriguez     Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Sanchez Scores; Guillen Scores
   O      -2-  1   98%  R White         Popfly: SS
                  6 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 10, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-10, Nate Robertson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   99%  A Berroa        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   99%  C Beltran       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   99%  M Sweeney       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 10, Royals 2.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 10-2, Justin Huisman facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   99%  C Monroe        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   99%  B Inge          Popfly: SS
          1--  2   99%  C Shelton       Single to CF (Line Drive); Monroe to 2B
          12-  2   99%  C Pena          Single to 1B (Line Drive); Monroe to 3B; Shelton to 2B
                  Scott Sullivan replaces Justin Huisman pitching
   RO     123  4   99%  O Infante       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Monroe Scores
   R      12-  1  100%  A Sanchez       Single to RF (Line Drive); Shelton Scores; Pena to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  C Guillen       Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 12, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-12, Craig Dingman facing 4-5-6
                  Craig Dingman replaces Nate Robertson pitching
   O      ---  5  100%  K Harvey        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6  100%  J Randa         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2  100%  K Stinnett      Flyball: RF
          1--  2  100%  D Relaford      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Randa to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  B Berger        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 12, Royals 2.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 12-2, Scott Sullivan facing 3-4-5
                  Mendy Lopez replaces Joe Randa playing 3B batting 5th; Wilton Guerrero replaces Carlos Beltran playing CF batting 2nd; Eric Munson pinch hits for Ivan Rodriguez batting 3rd
   O      ---  6  100%  E Munson        Strikeout Swinging
                  Greg Norton pinch hits for Rondell White batting 4th
          ---  6  100%  G Norton        Walk
   O      1--  3  100%  C Monroe        Groundout: 3B-1B; Norton to 2B
   O      -2-  3  100%  B Inge          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 12, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-12, Craig Dingman facing 9-1-2
                  Brandon Inge moves to C; Eric Munson moves to 3B; Jason Smith replaces Carlos Guillen playing SS batting 2nd; Greg Norton moves to LF
          ---  4  100%  B Gettis        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3  100%  A Berroa        Groundout: 3B-1B; Gettis to 2B
   O      -2-  5  100%  W Guerrero      Strikeout Swinging
          -2- 10  100%  M Sweeney       Walk
   RR     12-  5  100%  K Harvey        Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Gettis Scores; Sweeney Scores
                  Steve Colyer replaces Craig Dingman pitching
          -2-  5   99%  M Lopez         Walk
   O      12-  4  100%  K Stinnett      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 12, Royals 4.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 12-4, Scott Sullivan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4  100%  C Shelton       Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  6  100%  C Pena          Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  5  100%  O Infante       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2  100%  A Sanchez       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Infante to 3B
   R      --3  2  100%  J Smith         Single to RF (Line Drive); Infante Scores
                  Nate Field replaces Scott Sullivan pitching
   O      1--  3  100%  E Munson        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 14, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-14, Steve Colyer facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4  100%  D Relaford      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3  100%  B Berger        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  2  100%  B Gettis        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  1  100%  A Berroa        Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 14, Royals 4.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 14-4, Nate Field facing 4-5-6
                  Matt Stairs replaces Byron Gettis playing RF batting 9th
   O      ---  6  100%  G Norton        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5  100%  C Monroe        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6  100%  B Inge          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
          -2-  5  100%  C Shelton       Walk
   RRR    12-  5  100%  C Pena          Home Run (Fly Ball); Inge Scores; Shelton Scores
          ---  4  100%  O Infante       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3  100%  A Sanchez       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 17, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-17, Alan Levine facing 2-3-4
                  Alan Levine replaces Craig Monroe pitching and batting 5th; Chris Shelton moves to RF (team loses DH)
          ---  1  100%  W Guerrero      Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   R      --3  2  100%  M Sweeney       Single to CF (Line Drive); Guerrero Scores
   RR     1--  4  100%  K Harvey        Home Run (Fly Ball); Sweeney Scores
   O      ---  5  100%  M Lopez         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1  100%  K Stinnett      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  D Relaford      Flyball: LF
        3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 17, Royals 7.

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