Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

67-82, 32-43 Away

Final

49-99, 30-44 Home


DET
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	4	5	0
3	0	0	2	3	1	0	1	-	10	18	0

M. Wood5-7

5.2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 4 K, 1 BB

J. Bonderman14-13

4.2 IP, 11 H, 7 ER, 3 K, 0 BB

TigersTop 1st
- M. Wood pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Ball
  3
  Strike Looking
  4
  Strike Looking
  5
  Ground Out
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- J. Bonderman pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 2nd
- M. Wood pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- J. Bonderman pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 3rd
- M. Wood pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- J. Bonderman pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 4th
- M. Wood pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- J. Bonderman pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 5th
- M. Wood pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- J. Bonderman pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- J. Karnuth pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 6th
- M. Wood pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- A. Burgos pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- A. Burgos pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- J. Grilli pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 1 Run, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 7th
- A. Burgos pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- J. Grilli pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 8th
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- F. German pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- A Guiel to third, T Long to second on wild pitch by F German.
  4
  9
- D. Creek pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 9th
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Tigers
4
Royals
10

Game 1

20/9

Tigers
4
Royals
5

Game 2

21/9

Tigers
2
Royals
4

Game 3

21/9

Tigers
3
Royals
4

Game 4

21/9

Kauffman Stadium

5:40 AM, 20 September 2005

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 8,915

Game Time:2:45

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Wally Bell
First Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds
Second Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale
Third Base Umpire - Rob Drake

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	41	37	.526	-	L1
Chicago	39	37	.513	1	L3
Minnesota	38	41	.481	3.5	W2
Detroit	33	44	.429	7.5	W3
Kansas City	32	46	.410	9	L1

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Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

M. Wood5-7

J. Bonderman14-13

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Pitch
1 Ball
2 Ball
3 Strike Looking
4 Strike Looking
5 Ground Out