TODAY'S WRAPS: September 21, 2007
Tigers stay alive in playoff race
Royals can't close it By Conor Nicholl / MLB.com
The Royals established a 4-0 lead in the first three innings on Friday, but slowly let the Tigers creep back into the game, and fell to Detroit. A throwing error in the sixth by Jason Smith and a poor fielding choice by John Bale led to the loss. Smith had a two-run homer.
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Tigers 5, Royals 4
Ivan Rodriguez tied Gary Carter on Friday for third on the all-time games caught list. (Duane Burleson/AP)
Casey, Inge spark win By Jason Beck / MLB.com
Sean Casey's three-run homer in the fifth and Brandon Inge's two-run single in the sixth helped Detroit defeat KC at Comerica Park and kept the Tigers within striking distance of the AL Wild Card lead. Ivan Rodriguez went 2-for-4 and scored two runs.
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Detroit 5, Kansas City 4
Today's Boxes 9/21/07
CHC 13, PIT 8
MIL 4, ATL 1
NYM 9, FLA 6
CLE 4, OAK 3
PHI 6, WSH 3
TOR 5, NYY 4
BOS 8, TB 1
TEX 3, BAL 2
CWS 6, MIN 4
HOU 6, STL 3
ARI 12, LAD 3
COL 2, SD 1
SEA 6, LAA 0
CIN 9, SF 8
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Standings thru 9/21/07 | Recap: KC |DET | Gameday | Royals Stats | Tigers Stats
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
DeJesus , CF3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266
Grudzielanek , 2B-SS4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .292
Teahen , RF4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .283
Butler , DH4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .297
Gload , 1B4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .290
Gordon , 3B4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .256
Smith , SS2 1 1 2 0 1 0 .206
a-German , PH-2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .264
Buck , C3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .228
Gathright , LF2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .306
Totals 32 4 7 4 1 8 8
BATTING 2B : Teahen (28, Jurrjens).3B : Teahen (8, Jurrjens).HR : Smith (6, 2nd inning off Jurrjens, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Teahen 5; Butler 2; Gload; Gordon; Smith 4.RBI : Butler 2 (51), Smith 2 (17).2-out RBI : Butler.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Teahen.S : DeJesus.GIDP : Gload; Grudzielanek.Team LOB : 3.FIELDING E : Smith (4, throw).Outfield assists : Teahen (Rodriguez at 2nd base).DP : 3 (Gordon-Grudzielanek-Gload, Gordon-German-Gload, Grudzielanek-Smith-Gload).
Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Granderson , CF4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .299
Polanco , 2B4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .344
Sheffield , DH3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .269
Ordonez , RF4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .354
Guillen , SS-1B4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .295
Rodriguez , C4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .278
Perez , LF1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .417
a-Thames , PH-LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .236
Clevlen , LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
Casey , 1B3 1 2 3 0 0 0 .289
Santiago , SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
Inge , 3B3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .242
Totals 32 5 11 5 2 3 13
BATTING 2B : Polanco (35, Buckner), Rodriguez (30, Buckner).HR : Casey (4, 5th inning off Buckner, 2 on, 1 out).TB : Granderson 2; Polanco 3; Ordonez 2; Rodriguez 3; Casey 5; Inge.RBI : Casey 3 (52), Inge 2 (68).2-out RBI : Inge 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Ordonez; Sheffield; Granderson.GIDP : Polanco; Rodriguez; Ordonez.Team LOB : 5.FIELDING E : Thames (4, fielding).DP : 2 (Guillen-Polanco-Casey 2).
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Buckner 5.0 7 3 3 1 1 1 4.50
Nunez (H, 1)(L, 2-4)0.1 1 2 0 0 1 0 4.50
Bale (BS, 1)0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.54
Peralta 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.89
Riske 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.38
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jurrjens 2.1 6 4 4 0 0 1 3.90
Byrdak (W, 2-0)4.0 0 0 0 1 5 0 3.35
Rodney (H, 12)1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.10
Jones (S, 38)1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.26
Pitches-strikes : Buckner 77-46, Nunez 8-6, Bale 14-12, Peralta 11-6, Riske 11-7, Jurrjens 43-28, Byrdak 39-26, Rodney 18-15, Jones 15-11.Ground outs-fly outs : Buckner 9-5, Nunez 0-0, Bale 0-1, Peralta 3-0, Riske 2-0, Jurrjens 3-4, Byrdak 5-2, Rodney 2-1, Jones 2-0.Batters faced : Buckner 21, Nunez 3, Bale 4, Peralta 3, Riske 3, Jurrjens 13, Byrdak 11, Rodney 6, Jones 4.Inherited runners-scored : Bale 2-2, Byrdak 1-0.Umpires : HP: Jeff Kellogg. 1B: Andy Fletcher. 2B: Eric Cooper. 3B: Mike Reilly.Weather : 77 degrees, clear.Wind : 13 mph, In from RF.T : 2:34.Att : 40,117.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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