Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Detroit 19, Kansas City 4
When: 8:10 PM ET, Monday, July 21, 2008
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 97°
Umpires: Home - Brian Gorman, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Mike Estabrook, 3B - Bruce Dreckman
Attendance: 14137
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 97°
Umpires: Home - Brian Gorman, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Mike Estabrook, 3B - Bruce Dreckman
Attendance: 14137
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| Detroit | 50-49 | 28-20 | 22-29 | W2 |
| Kansas City | 45-55 | 22-25 | 23-30 | L1 |
Recap Quick Hits
- With this loss, the Kansas City Royals have a 22-25 record at home this season. The Detroit Tigers have a 22-29 record on the road.
- Kansas City has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Royals have won 5 of their last 10 games.
- Detroit has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Tigers have won 5 of their last 10 games.
- Zach Miner pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.73. Luke Hochevar took the loss for Kansas City.
- Matthew Joyce, Gary Sheffield hit homeruns for Detroit.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Detroit | Kansas City | |
| Zach Miner | Player | Luke Hochevar |
| Win | W/L | Loss |
| 6.0 | IP | 5.0 |
| 1 | Strikeouts | 5 |
| 3 | Hits | 8 |
| 0.00 | ERA | 12.60 |
Hitting
| Detroit | Kansas City | |
| Miguel Cabrera | Player | Mike Aviles |
| 5 | Hits | 2 |
| 6 | RBI | 0 |
| 0 | HR | 0 |
| 7 | TB | 3 |
| .833 | Avg | .500 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| Detroit | 18 | 2 | 29 | .400 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 9 | 0 | 11 | .265 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |