Royals 8, Tigers 4
Kenny Rogers (left) gave up seven runs on 11 hits in four innings on Thursday. (Orlin Wagner/AP)
By Jason Beck / MLB.com
Kenny Rogers took the Tigers out of the game early, giving up eleven hits over four innings.Late Tigers rallies cut into the deficit, but were not enough for the club to avoid its second sweep vs. the Royals this season.
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Kansas City 8, Detroit 4
Today's Boxes 5/15/08
CLE 4, OAK 2
LAD 7, MIL 2
TOR 3, MIN 2
WSH 1, NYM 0
PIT 11, STL 5
CHC 4, SD 0
HOU 8, SF 7
TB 5, NYY 2
PHI 5, ATL 0
ARI 8, COL 5
CWS 4, LAA 3
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Standings thru 5/15/08 | Recap: DET | KC | Gameday | Tigers stats | Royals stats
Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Granderson , CF4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .234
Polanco , 2B4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
Guillen , 3B4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .291
Ordonez , RF4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .310
Cabrera , 1B3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .264
Sheffield , DH3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .196
Joyce , LF3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .292
Inge , C4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .228
Santiago , SS4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .344
Totals 33 4 8 4 2 8 8
BATTING 2B : Ordonez 2 (11, Meche, Peralta), Santiago (4, Meche), Guillen (11, Peralta).HR : Joyce (3, 7th inning off Meche, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Granderson; Polanco; Guillen 2; Ordonez 4; Joyce 4; Inge; Santiago 2.RBI : Joyce 2 (5), Granderson (11), Ordonez (26).2-out RBI : Granderson.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Santiago; Guillen; Sheffield.SF : Joyce.GIDP : Sheffield.Team LOB : 5.FIELDING E : Santiago (1, fielding).
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gathright , CF4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .255
German , 3B3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .120
Butler , 1B4 1 1 2 1 0 1 .278
Guillen , DH4 1 2 3 1 1 1 .224
Olivo , C5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .271
Teahen , RF5 0 1 1 0 1 5 .276
Callaspo , 2B4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .291
Gload , LF4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .265
DeJesus , LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
Pena , SS4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .182
Totals 37 8 13 8 4 5 19
BATTING 2B : Butler (9, Rogers), Olivo 2 (7, Rogers, Rogers), Gload (4, Rogers).HR : Guillen (4, 4th inning off Rogers, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Gathright; German; Butler 2; Guillen 5; Olivo 4; Teahen; Callaspo 2; Gload 2; Pena 2.RBI : Butler 2 (17), Olivo (11), Gathright (6), Guillen 3 (22), Teahen (10).2-out RBI : Guillen; Teahen.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Callaspo; Teahen 2; Gathright 3; Gload.S : German.Team LOB : 10.BASERUNNING SB : Pena (3, 2nd base off Rogers/Inge), German (2, 2nd base off Jones, T/Inge).FIELDING DP : (German-Callaspo-Butler).
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Meche (W, 3-5)7.0 6 3 3 2 6 1 5.98
Peralta 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 6.23
Ramirez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.00
Pitches-strikes : Rogers 92-53, Lopez 21-14, Seay 18-12, Jones, T 20-12, Meche 109-65, Peralta 15-9, Ramirez 11-6.Ground outs-fly outs : Rogers 5-6, Lopez 2-1, Seay 1-1, Jones, T 3-0, Meche 9-6, Peralta 1-1, Ramirez 0-2.Batters faced : Rogers 26, Lopez 6, Seay 5, Jones, T 5, Meche 28, Peralta 5, Ramirez 3.Umpires : HP: Jerry Layne. 1B: Phil Cuzzi. 2B: Jim Wolf. 3B: Ed Montague.Weather : 67 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 8 mph, In from LF.T : 2:53.Att : 34,734.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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