Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
August 29, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 29, 2008 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Royals 3, Detroit Tigers 6

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Aviles ss 5 0 3 1
Callaspo 2b 5 0 2 1
DeJesus lf 5 0 2 0
Guillen rf 4 0 0 0
Teahen 3b 4 1 2 1
Butler dh 4 0 1 0
Gload 1b 4 0 0 0
Buck c 2 1 0 0
Gathright cf 4 1 1 0
Davies p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Oviedo p 0 0 0 0
  Tejeda p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 11 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Granderson cf 3 1 1 2
Polanco 2b 4 1 1 1
Ordonez rf 4 1 2 0
Cabrera 1b 3 0 0 0
  Raburn lf 1 0 0 0
Larish 3b,1b 4 1 1 2
Sheffield dh 4 0 1 1
Thames lf 3 1 0 0
  Sardinha c 1 0 0 0
Renteria ss 3 1 1 0
Inge c,3b 2 0 1 0
Miner p 0 0 0 0
  Seay p 0 0 0 0
  Glover p 0 0 0 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Rodney p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 8 6
Kansas City 010 000 1013111
Detroit 000 060 00x681
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Davies  L(5-6) 4.2 8 6 2 1 2
  Wells   1.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Oviedo   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Tejeda   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
0
0
0
0
0
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Miner  W(8-4) 6.0 6 1 1 1 2
  Seay   0.1 3 1 1 0 0
  Glover   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Farnsworth   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Rodney   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
1
1
1
1
1

  E–Aviles (8), Renteria (14).  DP–Kansas City 1. Callaspo-Aviles-Gload, Detroit 2. Inge-Polanco-Larish, Inge-Polanco-Larish.  2B–Kansas City Butler (19,off Miner); Gathright (3,off Seay).  3B–Detroit Granderson (11,off Davies).  HR–Kansas City Teahen (11,2nd inning off Miner 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–9.  Team–4.  SB–Polanco (7,3rd base off Davies/Buck); Ordonez (1,2nd base off Davies/Buck).  U-HP–Tom Hallion, 1B–Kevin Causey, 2B–Brian O'Nora, 3B–Paul Nauert.  T–2:52.  A–40,206.
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