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Verlander aims for first win of season

Apr 16, 2007 - 12:44 PM Kansas City (3-9) at Detroit (7-5) 7:05 pm EDT

DETROIT (Ticker) -- Justin Verlander cannot catch a break.

The Detroit Tigers' reigning American League Rookie of the Year has yet to record a win this season despite not allowing an earned run in 13 innings.

Verlander takes the mound to face Zack Greinke and the Kansas City Royals on Monday night.

Verlander (0-0, 0.00 ERA) did not get a decision in a 3-1 loss to the Royals on April 6.

Greinke (1-1, 1.38) will be the latest candidate to try and deny Verlander his first win. The righthander allowed just one run and six hits in six innings against Toronto last Tuesday.

Greinke is 6-1 with a 2.54 ERA in nine career appearances against Detroit.

The Tigers are coming off a 2-1 loss at Toronto on Sunday. Kansas City's game at Baltimore was rained out.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    KANSAS CITY 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 5 7 2
    DETROIT 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 x 12 10 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: KAN - ZACK GREINKE, JASON STANDRIDGE (1ST), RYAN BRAUN (5TH), JOAKIM
    SORIA (8TH), JIMMY GOBBLE (8TH) AND JOHN BUCK
    DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER, JOSE MESA (7TH), BOBBY SE

    Apr 16 10:32 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY CARLOS GUILLEN SCORED PLACIDO POLANCO, GARY
    SHEFFIELD AND MAGGLIO ORDONEZ.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, C GUILLEN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 5
    DETROIT 12 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: I RODRIGUEZ (.294, 2-FOR-4, HR, 6 RBI)

    Royals vs. TigersApr 16 10:19 PM


  • AL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    KANSAS CITY 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 5 7 2
    DETROIT 4 3 1 1 0 0 9 8 0 (BOT 7)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - RYAN BRAUN
    DET - JOEL ZUMAYA

    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: S CASEY (.209, 1-FOR-3)
    C MONROE (.205, 0-FOR-2, BB)
    B INGE (.122, 0-FOR-2, BB)

    Apr 16 9:45 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY RYAN SHEALY (1) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 7TH OFF JOSE MESA SCORED EMIL BROWN.
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 5, DETROIT 9
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J BUCK (.450, 2-FOR-2, RBI)

    Royals vs. TigersApr 16 9:28 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY DAVID DEJESUS SCORED JOHN BUCK.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D DEJESUS ON FIRST, T PENA JR ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 3
    DETROIT 9 TOP, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J LARUE (.136, 0 HR, 2 RBI)

    Apr 16 9:00 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY DAVID DEJESUS SCORED JOHN BUCK.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D DEJESUS ON FIRST, T PENA JR ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 3
    DETROIT 9 TOP, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J LARUE (.136, 0 HR, 2 RBI)

    Royals vs. TigersApr 16 9:00 PM


  • AL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    KANSAS CITY 0 2 0 0 2 3 2
    DETROIT 4 3 1 1 9 8 0 (TOP 5)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - JASON STANDRIDGE
    DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER

    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: R SHEALY (.088, 0-FOR-1)
    J BUCK (.421, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
    T PENA JR (.222, 0-FOR-1)

    Apr 16 8:49 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY CARLOS GUILLEN (1) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 4TH OFF JASON STANDRIDGE.
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2, DETROIT 9
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: I RODRIGUEZ (.306, 2-FOR-2, HR, 6 RBI)

    Royals vs. TigersApr 16 8:41 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    ERROR BY MARK TEAHEN ALLOWED CURTIS GRANDERSON TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, P POLANCO ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2
    DETROIT 8 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: G SHEFFIELD (.143, 1-FOR-1, BB)

    Royals vs. TigersApr 16 8:27 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY IVAN RODRIGUEZ SCORED GARY SHEFFIELD AND MAGGLIO
    ORDONEZ.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, I RODRIGUEZ ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2
    DETROIT 7 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: S CASEY (.220, 1-FOR-1)

    Apr 16 8:09 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY IVAN RODRIGUEZ SCORED GARY SHEFFIELD AND MAGGLIO
    ORDONEZ.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, I RODRIGUEZ ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2
    DETROIT 7 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: S CASEY (.220, 1-FOR-1)

    Royals vs. TigersApr 16 8:09 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    FIELDER'S CHOICE BY MAGGLIO ORDONEZ SCORED PLACIDO POLANCO.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M ORDONEZ ON FIRST, G SHEFFIELD ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2
    DETROIT 5 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.244, 0-FOR-0, BB)

    Apr 16 8:07 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    FIELDER'S CHOICE BY MAGGLIO ORDONEZ SCORED PLACIDO POLANCO.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M ORDONEZ ON FIRST, G SHEFFIELD ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2
    DETROIT 5 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.244, 0-FOR-0, BB)

    Royals vs. TigersApr 16 8:07 PM


  • AL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    KANSAS CITY 0 2 2 3 0
    DETROIT 4 4 3 0 (BOT 2)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - JASON STANDRIDGE
    DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER

    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.280, 1-FOR-1)
    P POLANCO (.347, 0-FOR-1)
    G SHEFFIELD (.122, 0-FOR-0, BB)

    Apr 16 7:58 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY JOHN BUCK SCORED EMIL BROWN.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J BUCK ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2
    DETROIT 4 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: T PENA JR (.227, 0 HR, 3 RBI)

    Royals vs. TigersApr 16 7:55 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY EMIL BROWN SCORED ALEX GORDON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, E BROWN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1
    DETROIT 4 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: R SHEALY (.091, 0 HR, 2 RBI)

    Royals vs. TigersApr 16 7:51 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    GRAND SLAM BY IVAN RODRIGUEZ (3) TO CENTER WITH 2 OUT IN
    THE 1ST OFF ZACK GREINKE SCORED CURTIS GRANDERSON, GARY SHEFFIELD AND
    CARLOS GUILLEN.
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0, DETROIT 4
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: S CASEY (.200, 0 HR, 1 RBI)

    Royals vs. TigersApr 16 7:33 PM

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