Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
July 27, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 27, 2003 at Comerica Park. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 5, Detroit Tigers 1

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Guiel rf 3 1 1 0
Randa 3b 4 1 1 0
Beltran cf 2 1 1 1
Harvey 1b 4 0 1 1
Berroa ss 3 1 2 2
Tucker lf 4 0 0 0
Relaford dh 3 1 1 1
DiFelice c 4 0 1 0
Febles 2b 4 0 0 0
Lima p 0 0 0 0
  Lowe p 0 0 0 0
  Grimsley p 0 0 0 0
  MacDougal p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 8 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Sanchez cf 3 0 0 0
Morris 2b 4 0 1 0
Higginson rf 4 0 1 0
Young lf 4 0 1 0
Witt dh 4 1 2 1
Pena 1b 4 0 0 0
Halter 3b 4 0 0 0
Petrick c 2 0 0 0
Santiago ss 3 0 0 0
Maroth p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Eckenstahler p 0 0 0 0
  Spurling p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Kansas City 100 201 100580
Detroit 000 001 000150
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Lima  W (7-0) 5.0 4 0 0 1 3
  Lowe   2.0 1 1 1 1 1
  Grimsley   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  MacDougal   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Maroth  L (5-15) 7.0 7 5 5 2 1
  Patterson   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Eckenstahler   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Spurling   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
3
4

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 2.  2B–Kansas City Guiel (13,off Maroth); Harvey (22,off Maroth), Detroit Higginson (11,off Lima).  HR–Kansas City Berroa (13,6th inning off Maroth 0 on, 2 out); Relaford (7,7th inning off Maroth 0 on, 0 out), Detroit Witt (8,6th inning off Lowe 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Beltran (2,off Maroth); Berroa (5,off Maroth).  SB–Berroa (8,3rd base off Spurling/Petrick); Relaford (16,2nd base off Spurling/Petrick); Sanchez (20,2nd base off Lima/Difelice).  U-HP–Tim McClelland, 1B–Tony Randazzo, 2B–Ted Barrett, 3B–C.B. Bucknor.  T–2:32.  A–35,326.
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