Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
April 16, 2007 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 2007 at Comerica Park. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 5, Detroit Tigers 12

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus cf 4 0 1 1
German 2b 2 0 0 0
  LaRue 3b 2 0 0 0
Teahen rf 4 0 0 0
Sweeney dh 4 0 0 0
Gordon 3b,ss 4 1 1 0
Brown lf 4 2 2 1
Shealy 1b 4 1 1 2
Buck c 3 1 2 1
Pena ss,2b 2 0 0 0
Greinke p 0 0 0 0
  Standridge p 0 0 0 0
  Braun p 0 0 0 0
  Soria p 0 0 0 0
  Gobble p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 7 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Granderson cf 5 2 2 0
Polanco 2b 5 2 2 0
Sheffield dh 2 3 1 0
Ordonez rf 4 2 0 1
Guillen ss 3 2 2 4
Rodriguez c 5 1 2 6
Casey 1b 5 0 1 0
Monroe lf 3 0 0 0
Inge 3b 3 0 0 0
Verlander p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
  Seay p 0 0 0 0
  Zumaya p 0 0 0 0
  Rodney p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 12 10 11
Kansas City 020 010 200572
Detroit 431 100 03x12100
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Greinke  L (1-2) 0.2 3 4 4 3 1
  Standridge   3.1 5 5 2 1 2
  Braun   3.0 0 0 0 2 2
  Soria   0.1 1 3 3 2 1
  Gobble   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
12
9
8
7
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Verlander  W (1-0) 6.0 5 3 3 0 6
  Mesa   0.1 2 2 2 1 1
  Seay   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Zumaya   1.1 0 0 0 0 3
  Rodney   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
2
12

  E–Teahen (1), Pena (2).  DP–Kansas City 1. Pena-Shealy, Detroit 1. Guillen-Casey.  2B–Kansas City Gordon (1,off Verlander); Brown (2,off Verlander); Buck (4,off Verlander), Detroit Casey (2,off Greinke); Rodriguez (1,off Standridge); Guillen (5,off Gobble).  HR–Kansas City Shealy (1,7th inning off Mesa 1 on 0 out), Detroit Rodriguez (3,1st inning off Greinke 3 on 2 out); Guillen (1,4th inning off Standridge 0 on 0 out).  HBP–Pena (1,by Verlander).  Team LOB–4.  Team–7.  U-HP–Brian O'Nora, 1B–Phil Cuzzi, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Bill Hohn.  T–3:27.  A–21,832.
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