Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 6, Detroit 2
When: 7:05 PM ET, Monday, September 22, 2008
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 71°
Umpires: Home - Paul Nauert, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Tom Hallion, 3B - Brian O'Nora
Attendance: 36482
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 71°
Umpires: Home - Paul Nauert, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Tom Hallion, 3B - Brian O'Nora
Attendance: 36482
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Kansas City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| Kansas City | 71-86 | 38-43 | 33-43 | W1 |
| Detroit | 71-84 | 37-38 | 34-46 | L4 |
Recap Quick Hits
- With this loss, the Detroit Tigers have a 37-38 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 33-43 record on the road.
- Detroit has a streak of 4 straight up losses. The Tigers have won 1 of their last 10 games.
- Kansas City has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Royals have won 8 of their last 10 games.
- Gil Meche pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.05. Zach Miner took the loss for Detroit.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Kansas City | Detroit | |
| Gil Meche | Player | Zach Miner |
| Win | W/L | Loss |
| 6.0 | IP | 6.0 |
| 4 | Strikeouts | 2 |
| 4 | Hits | 6 |
| 3.00 | ERA | 6.00 |
Hitting
| Kansas City | Detroit | |
| David DeJesus | Player | Brandon Inge |
| 4 | Hits | 1 |
| 1 | RBI | 0 |
| 0 | HR | 0 |
| 7 | TB | 1 |
| 1.000 | Avg | .333 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| Kansas City | 11 | 0 | 16 | .314 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Detroit | 4 | 0 | 4 | .138 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |