Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
September 23, 2007 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 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 2, Detroit Tigers 7

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus cf 4 0 0 0
Gathright lf 3 0 1 0
  Brown ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Gload 1b 4 0 1 0
Butler dh 4 1 1 1
Teahen rf 4 1 2 0
Gordon 3b 2 0 0 0
Buck c 4 0 1 0
Smith 2b 4 0 1 1
Pena ss 3 0 0 0
  Brazell ph 1 0 0 0
De La Rosa p 0 0 0 0
  Hochevar p 0 0 0 0
  Oviedo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 7 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Maybin cf 4 0 0 0
Polanco 2b 4 1 2 0
Raburn rf 4 2 2 2
Guillen dh 4 1 1 1
Thames lf 4 2 2 3
  Clevlen lf 0 0 0 0
Hessman 1b 3 0 0 0
Inge 3b 3 0 0 0
Rabelo c 3 0 0 0
Santiago ss 2 1 0 0
Verlander p 0 0 0 0
  Seay p 0 0 0 0
  Zumaya p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 7 6
Kansas City 010 001 000272
Detroit 411 000 01x771
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
De La Rosa  L (8-12) 1.0 4 4 4 1 1
  Hochevar   3.1 2 2 1 0 3
  Oviedo   3.2 1 1 1 0 4
Totals
8.0
7
7
6
1
8
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Verlander  W (18-6) 6.0 5 2 2 2 6
  Seay   1.1 2 0 0 0 2
  Zumaya   1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
10

  E–Gordon (14), Smith (5), Santiago (1).  DP–Kansas City 1. Gordon-Smith-Gload.  2B–Kansas City Teahen (29,off Verlander), Detroit Raburn (11,off de la Rosa).  HR–Kansas City Butler (8,2nd inning off Verlander 0 on 0 out), Detroit Thames 2 (17,1st inning off de la Rosa 1 on 1 out,3rd inning off Hochevar 0 on 0 out); Raburn (4,8th inning off Nunez 0 on 0 out).  HBP–DeJesus (22,by Verlander); Gload (1,by Verlander); Santiago (3,by Hochevar).  Team LOB–10.  Team–2.  U-HP–Eric Cooper, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Jeff Kellogg, 3B–Andy Fletcher.  T–2:42.  A–40,068.
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