Kansas City 5, Detroit 4, 11 innings
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  Final 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Kansas City 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 5 10 0
Detroit 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 10 1
WP: L. Nunez (1-0) S: J. Soria (1)
LP: D. Bautista (0-1)
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  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Bot 2nd: Detroit
- E. Renteria singled to center, C. Guillen scored, B. Inge to second
Bot 4th: Detroit
- G. Sheffield walked, I. Rodriguez scored, B. Inge to third, E. Renteria to second
Bot 5th: Detroit
- M. Cabrera homered to deep left
Top 6th: Kansas City
- A. Gordon homered to deep right, M. Grudzielanek scored
Top 7th: Kansas City
- J. Buck singled to left, M. Teahen scored, R. Gload to second
- M. Grudzielanek singled to right, R. Gload scored, T. Pena Jr. to second
Bot 8th: Detroit
- C. Guillen homered to deep right
Top 11th: Kansas City
- T. Pena Jr. singled to center, J. Buck scored
 Kansas City
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
D. DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    J. Gathright ph-cf 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000
M. Grudzielanek 2b 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .750
    E. German pr-2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
A. Gordon 3b 5 1 1 2 0 2 5 .200
J. Guillen rf 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000
B. Butler dh 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200
M. Teahen lf 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 .333
R. Gload 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250
J. Buck c 5 1 2 1 0 2 0 .400
T. Pena Jr. ss 5 0 1 1 0 3 1 .200
 Totals 42 5 10 5 3 10 17  
 Batting
3B - M Teahen (1, A Lopez).
HR - A Gordon (1, 6th inning off J Verlander 1 on, 1 Out).
S - R Gload.
RBI - A Gordon 2 (2), J Buck (1), M Grudzielanek (1), T Pena (1).
2-out RBI - M Grudzielanek, T Pena.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E German 1, J Guillen 1, R Gload 1, M Teahen 1, A Gordon 1, B Butler 1.
Team LOB - 9.
 Base Running
SB - M Grudzielanek (1, 2nd base off J Verlander/I Rodriguez), E German (1, 2nd base off D Bautista/I Rodriguez).
 
 Fielding
Outfield assists - J Guillen (M Ordonez at Home).
DP - 1 (T Pena-M Grudzielanek-R Gload).
 Detroit
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
E. Renteria ss 5 0 1 1 1 3 1 .200
P. Polanco 2b 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000
G. Sheffield dh 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 .000
M. Ordonez rf 5 0 2 0 0 0 5 .400
M. Cabrera 3b 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .200
C. Guillen 1b 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .600
I. Rodriguez c 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .200
J. Jones lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000
    C. Thomas lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
B. Inge cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .333
 Totals 40 4 10 4 6 11 18  
 Batting
2B - C Guillen (1, G Meche); M Ordonez (1, G Meche); B Inge (1, G Meche); C Thomas (1, J Soria).
3B - M Teahen (1, A Lopez).
HR - M Cabrera (1, 5th inning off G Meche 0 on, 0 Out), A Gordon (1, 6th inning off J Verlander 1 on, 1 Out), C Guillen (1, 8th inning off B Tomko 0 on, 0 Out).
S - R Gload , B Inge.
RBI - E Renteria (1), G Sheffield (1), M Cabrera (1), C Guillen (1), A Gordon 2 (2), J Buck (1), M Grudzielanek (1), T Pena (1).
2-out RBI - E Renteria, G Sheffield, M Grudzielanek, T Pena.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ordonez 2, P Polanco 2, M Cabrera 1, E German 1, J Guillen 1, R Gload 1, M Teahen 1, A Gordon 1, B Butler 1.
GIDP - M Ordonez.
Team LOB - DETROIT 10, KANSAS CITY 9.
BASERUNNING: SB - M Grudzielanek (1, 2nd base off J Verlander/I Rodriguez), E German (1, 2nd base off D Bautista/I Rodriguez).
FIELDING: E - M Cabrera (1, throw).
Outfield assists - J Guillen (M Ordonez at Home), B Inge (M Teahen at Home).
PB - I Rodriguez.
 Fielding
E - M Cabrera (1, throw).
Outfield assists - B Inge (M Teahen at Home).
PB - I Rodriguez.
 Kansas City
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
G. Meche 6.0 8 3 3 4 5 1 4.50
B. Tomko (BS, 1) 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 1 4.50
L. Nunez (W, 1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.00
J. Soria (S, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
 Detroit
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
J. Verlander 6.0 4 4 4 1 6 1 6.00
J. Grilli (BS, 1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
B. Seay 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
A. Lopez 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
T. Jones 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
D. Bautista (L, 0-1) 2.0 3 1 1 2 3 0 4.50
HBP - M Grudzielanek (by J Verlander).
Pitches-strikes - G Meche 99-64; B Tomko 32-19; L Nunez 26-16; J Soria 15-10; J Verlander 97-60; J Grilli 8-7; B Seay 4-3; A Lopez 11-9; T Jones 15-10; D Bautista 38-25.
Ground balls-fly balls - G Meche 4-8; B Tomko 4-0; L Nunez 0-3; J Soria 2-0; J Verlander 6-6; J Grilli 1-0; B Seay 0-1; A Lopez 1-3; T Jones 1-1; D Bautista 1-1.
Batters faced - G Meche 29; B Tomko 7; L Nunez 7; J Soria 4; J Verlander 25; J Grilli 2; B Seay 1; A Lopez 6; T Jones 3; D Bautista 10.
UMPIRES - HP--Tim Welke.
Weather - 51 degrees, cloudy.
Wind - 16 mph, in from right.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Tim Welke. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Adrian Johnson. 3B--Bill Welke.
Time: 3:37.
Attendance: 44,934.
Weather: 51 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 16 mph, in from right.
Game Notes
KANSAS CITY CENTER FIELDER DAVID DEJESUS HAS LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE THIRD INNING WITH A RIGHT ANKLE INJURY.

Updated on Tuesday, Apr 1, 2008 1:02 am ET

 
 Top Batters
 Kansas City
A. Gordon Alex Gordon
1-5, 1 HR
2 RBI
 Detroit
C. Guillen Carlos Guillen
3-5, 1 HR
1 RBI