Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
July 20, 2007 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 2007 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 10, Detroit Tigers 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
German 3b 5 2 2 0
Grudzielanek 2b 5 4 4 1
Teahen cf,rf 4 2 2 0
Butler dh 5 1 4 4
Sanders rf 4 0 0 0
  DeJesus cf 1 1 1 2
Brown lf 5 0 0 1
Gordon 1b 5 0 1 0
Buck c 5 0 0 0
Pena ss 4 0 1 0
Meche p 0 0 0 0
  Greinke p 0 0 0 0
  Braun p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 10 15 8
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Granderson cf 4 1 1 0
Polanco 2b 4 0 0 0
Sheffield dh 4 1 1 1
Ordonez rf 4 0 1 1
Guillen ss 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez c 3 0 0 0
Casey 1b 3 0 1 0
Inge 3b 3 0 0 0
Perez lf 3 0 0 0
Rogers p 0 0 0 0
  Capellan p 0 0 0 0
  Grilli p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
Kansas City 103 000 20410151
Detroit 100 001 000253
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Meche  W (7-6) 7.0 5 2 2 0 5
  Greinke   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Braun   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
0
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Rogers  L (3-2) 6.1 9 6 5 1 4
  Capellan   1.2 6 4 2 0 1
  Grilli   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
10
7
1
6

  E–Brown (3), Granderson (4), Guillen (19), T. Perez (1).  2B–Kansas City Gordon (17,off Rogers); German (12,off Rogers); Grudzielanek (20,off Rogers)., Detroit Guillen (20,off Meche).  HR–Detroit Sheffield (23,1st inning off Meche 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  Team–3.  U-HP–Ron Kulpa, 1B–Paul Emmel, 2B–Dan Iassogna, 3B–Dale Scott.  T–2:59.  A–43,200.
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