Kansas City 2, Detroit 0
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(16-24)
  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Kansas City 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 7 0
WP: L. Hochevar (3-2) S: J. Soria (10)
LP: J. Verlander (1-7)
(18-21)
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Scoring Summary
Bot 2nd: Kansas City
- J. Gathright singled to left, J. Buck and M. Teahen scored, T. Pena Jr. to second
 Detroit
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
C. Granderson cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .233
P. Polanco 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273
C. Guillen 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .292
M. Ordonez rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .305
M. Cabrera 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .269
M. Joyce lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .286
M. Thames dh 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .241
E. Renteria ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .260
I. Rodriguez c 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271
 Totals 32 0 6 0 3 8 12  
 Batting
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Thames 2, C Guillen 2, M Cabrera 1.
GIDP - M Ordonez.
Team LOB - 8.
 Fielding
E - I Rodriguez (2, throw).
 Kansas City
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
D. DeJesus lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .298
M. Grudzielanek 2b 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .319
A. Gordon 3b 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .277
J. Guillen dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .217
B. Butler 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .279
    R. Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
M. Teahen rf 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .279
J. Buck c 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .257
T. Pena Jr. ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .170
J. Gathright cf 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .255
 Totals 29 2 7 2 5 4 15  
 Batting
2B - T Pena (4, J Verlander).
S - J Gathright.
RBI - J Gathright 2 (5).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Guillen 2, D DeJesus 1, A Gordon 1.
Team LOB - 9.
 Base Running
CS - T Pena (1, 3rd base by J Verlander/I Rodriguez).
Picked Off - M Teahen (1st base, J Verlander).
 
 Fielding
DP - 1 (T Pena-M Grudzielanek-B Butler).
 Detroit
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
J. Verlander (L, 1-7) 6.0 6 2 2 3 3 0 6.05
C. Rapada 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.93
F. Dolsi 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.08
 Kansas City
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
L. Hochevar (W, 3-2) 6.0 4 0 0 3 5 0 3.94
R. Mahay (H, 5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.50
L. Nunez (H, 6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.62
J. Soria (S, 10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
WP - J Verlander.
IBB - M Grudzielanek (by C Rapada).
Pitches-strikes - J Verlander 101-62; C Rapada 12-3; F Dolsi 22-13; L Hochevar 96-55; R Mahay 18-14; L Nunez 4-3; J Soria 13-9.
Ground balls-fly balls - J Verlander 6-8; C Rapada 1-1; F Dolsi 3-0; L Hochevar 8-5; R Mahay 1-1; L Nunez 3-0; J Soria 1-0.
Batters faced - J Verlander 26; C Rapada 4; F Dolsi 5; L Hochevar 25; R Mahay 4; L Nunez 3; J Soria 3.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Jerry Layne. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. 3B--Jim Wolf.
Time: 2:48.
Attendance: 14,053.
Weather: 65 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 4 mph, left to right.

Updated on Thursday, May 15, 2008 5:16 am ET

 
 Top Batters
 Detroit
M. Cabrera Miguel Cabrera
2-4
 Kansas City
J. Gathright Joey Gathright
1-2
2 RBI