Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 5, Detroit 0
When: 7:05 PM ET, Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 73°
Umpires: Home - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Tom Hallion, 2B - Brian O'Nora, 3B - Paul Nauert
Attendance: 35121
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 73°
Umpires: Home - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Tom Hallion, 2B - Brian O'Nora, 3B - Paul Nauert
Attendance: 35121
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Kansas City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| Kansas City | 72-86 | 38-43 | 34-43 | W2 |
| Detroit | 71-85 | 37-39 | 34-46 | L5 |
Recap Quick Hits
- With this loss, the Detroit Tigers have a 37-39 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 34-43 record on the road.
- Detroit has a streak of 5 straight up losses. The Tigers have won 1 of their last 10 games.
- Kansas City has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Royals have won 8 of their last 10 games.
- Zack Greinke pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.47. Freddy Garcia took the loss for Detroit.
- Mike Aviles, Ryan Shealy, Alex Gordon hit homeruns for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Kansas City | Detroit | |
| Zack Greinke | Player | Freddy Garcia |
| Win | W/L | Loss |
| 7.0 | IP | 5.0 |
| 4 | Strikeouts | 6 |
| 4 | Hits | 7 |
| 0.00 | ERA | 9.00 |
Hitting
| Kansas City | Detroit | |
| Ryan Shealy | Player | Marcus Thames |
| 2 | Hits | 1 |
| 2 | RBI | 0 |
| 1 | HR | 0 |
| 6 | TB | 1 |
| .667 | Avg | .500 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| Kansas City | 11 | 3 | 22 | .333 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit | 4 | 0 | 6 | .129 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |