Royals 8, Tigers 4
Gil Meche fanned six over seven frames for his third win of the season. (AP)
By Mark Dent / MLB.com
With three starters resting, the Royals kicked things off with a three-spot in the first and never looked back, with every starter notching a hit as the club finished up its season-long homestand with its second sweep of the the Tigers.
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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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