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Tigers slip in Wild Card race
Royals 7, Tigers 4
Curtis Granderson hit a solo home run in the first inning on Saturday. (Duane Burleson/AP)
By Jason Beck / MLB.com
Magglio Ordonez continues to make a bid for the American League batting crown, but the Tigers are quickly falling out of the Wild Card race after a loss to the Royals on Saturday. Ordonez went 4-for-5 with an RBI to raise his batting average to .358 on the season.
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Series at a glance:
KC
Kansas City (67-87)
Won 1 		Kansas City 7, Detroit 4   DET
Detroit (84-71)
Lost 1
September 22, 2007
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Kansas City
 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0   7 13 2
Detroit
 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1   4 15 1
Standings thru 9/22/07  |  Recap: KC|DET  |  Gameday  |  Royals Stats  |  Tigers Stats
Kansas CityABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
German, LF3210102.265
  DeJesus, CF1110000.267
Grudzielanek, 2B5342010.298
Butler, 1B3020102.301
  1-Gload, PR-1B0000100.290
Sweeney, DH5122013.263
Teahen, CF-RF5000017.280
Brown, RF-LF4022110.258
Gordon, 3B5000004.254
LaRue, C4000031.150
Pena, SS4010020.259
Totals3971364919 


1-Ran for Butler in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: German (14, Rogers), Grudzielanek 2 (32, Rogers, Miner).
3B: DeJesus (9, Miner).
TB: German 2; DeJesus 3; Grudzielanek 6; Butler 2; Sweeney 2; Brown 2; Pena.
RBI: Sweeney 2 (38), Brown 2 (61), Grudzielanek 2 (50).
2-out RBI: Brown 2; Grudzielanek 2; Sweeney.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Teahen; German; Gordon; Sweeney.
GIDP: Teahen 2.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
E: Gordon (13, throw), Brown (6, fielding).
Outfield assists: Brown (Perez at 3rd base).
DP: (Grudzielanek-Pena-Gload).
 
DetroitABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Granderson, CF5231003.302
Polanco, 2B5000012.340
Sheffield, DH4000121.267
Ordonez, RF5041002.358
Guillen, SS5110004.294
Rodriguez, C4120000.280
Perez, LF3022000.427
  a-Raburn, PH-LF1000001.298
Casey, 1B4030000.294
Inge, 3B4000024.240
Totals4041541517 

a-Grounded into a double play for Perez in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Guillen (34, Davies), Perez (8, Davies), Ordonez (50, Davies), Casey (30, Gobble), Granderson (37, Soria).
HR: Granderson (23, 1st inning off Davies, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Granderson 7; Ordonez 5; Guillen 2; Rodriguez 2; Perez 3; Casey 4.
RBI: Granderson (73), Perez 2 (12), Ordonez (133).
2-out RBI: Ordonez.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Guillen 3; Ordonez; Granderson 2; Inge.
GIDP: Raburn.
Team LOB: 10.

FIELDING
E: Inge (18, fielding).
DP: 2 (Polanco-Guillen-Casey, Guillen-Polanco-Casey).
 
Kansas CityIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Davies (W, 7-14)5.19331115.92
Bale (H, 3)0.21000104.46
Peralta (H, 6)1.02000103.84
Gobble 1.01000102.96
Soria 1.02110102.59
 
DetroitIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Rogers (L, 3-3)6.08532604.26
Grilli 0.03110004.91
Seay 1.00001002.42
Miner 1.02111103.10
Rapada 1.000002011.57

Peralta pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
Grilli pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.

WP: Davies, Bale, Gobble.
IBB: Brown (by Seay), Gload (by Miner).
Pitches-strikes: Davies 84-53, Bale 20-16, Peralta 15-12, Gobble 15-10, Soria 17-12, Rogers 90-55, Grilli 5-3, Seay 10-4, Miner 21-11, Rapada 18-12.
Ground outs-fly outs: Davies 8-6, Bale 1-0, Peralta 0-2, Gobble 2-0, Soria 2-0, Rogers 8-4, Grilli 0-0, Seay 2-1, Miner 1-1, Rapada 1-0.
Batters faced: Davies 25, Bale 3, Peralta 5, Gobble 3, Soria 5, Rogers 28, Grilli 3, Seay 3, Miner 6, Rapada 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Bale 1-0, Gobble 1-0, Seay 3-1.
Umpires: HP: Andy Fletcher. 1B: Eric Cooper. 2B: Mike Reilly. 3B: Jeff Kellogg.
Weather: 72 degrees, clear.
Wind: 12 mph, Out to CF.
T: 3:13.
Att: 41,792.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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