Royals 6 - 7 Tigers
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Royals seek to snap five-game losing streak

Apr 17, 2007 - 1:56 PM Kansas City (3-10) at Detroit (8-5) 7:05 pm EDT

DETROIT (Ticker) -- The Kansas City Royals have been the doormat of the American League Central Division for most of the last decade. Thirteen games into 2007, not much has changed.

The Royals look to avoid their sixth straight loss when they face the Detroit Tigers Tuesday in the second game of a three-game series at Comerica Park.

Kansas City general manger Dayton Moore has made improvements to the roster and the farm system since his arrival last summer, but in the tough AL Central, those improvements have yet to make much difference.

Highly touted rookie Alex Gordon, last season's minor league player of the year, has gotten off to a slow start, batting just .125 (5-for-40) with 16 strikeouts.

Jorge De La Rosa (1-1, 3.55 ERA) gets the start for the Royals on Tuesday. The 26-year-old lefthander stymied the Tigers in his first start of the season, allowing just one run in seven innings to pick up the win on April 6.

De La Rosa was not so successful last Wednesday, surrendering five runs - four earned - in 5 2/3 innings of a loss at Toronto.

The Tigers counter with Mike Maroth (2-0, 4.91). The lefthander was effective in his last start, allowing two runs over six innings last Thursday at Toronto.

Detroit won Monday's game, 12-5 after chasing Kansas City starter Zach Greinke in the first inning.








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

    BATTERIES: KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA, JOEL PERALTA (7TH), DAVID RISKE (7TH) AND
    JASON LARUE
    DET - MIKE MAROTH, WILFREDO LEDEZMA (6TH), TODD JONES
    (9TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ

    HOME

    Apr 17 10:00 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY PLACIDO POLANCO SCORED OMAR INFANTE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, P POLANCO ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 6
    DETROIT 7 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: G SHEFFIELD (.149, 1-FOR-4, RBI)

    Royals vs. TigersApr 17 9:52 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - MID INNING UPDATE
    PLAY: D Riske relieved J Peralta.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C GUILLEN ON FIRST, G SHEFFIELD ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 6
    DETROIT 6 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C Monroe (.188, 0-FOR-3)

    Apr 17 9:26 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - PITCHING CHANGE
    KAN: DAVID RISKE (0-1, 5.40) IN THE 7TH
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C GUILLEN ON FIRST, G SHEFFIELD ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 6, DETROIT 6
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C MONROE (.188, 0-FOR-3)

    Apr 17 9:26 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY GARY SHEFFIELD SCORED PLACIDO POLANCO.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, G SHEFFIELD ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 6
    DETROIT 6 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M ORDONEZ (.259, 3-FOR-3, 3 RBI)

    Apr 17 9:21 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY GARY SHEFFIELD SCORED PLACIDO POLANCO.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, G SHEFFIELD ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 6
    DETROIT 6 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M ORDONEZ (.259, 3-FOR-3, 3 RBI)

    Royals vs. TigersApr 17 9:21 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - MID INNING UPDATE
    PLAY: J Peralta relieved J De La Rosa.
    SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 6
    DETROIT 5 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: I Rodriguez (.309, 2-FOR-3)

    Apr 17 9:12 PM


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    AT DETROIT - PITCHING CHANGE
    KAN: JOEL PERALTA (0-1, 6.14) STARTING THE 7TH
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 6, DETROIT 5
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: I RODRIGUEZ (.309, 2-FOR-3)

    Apr 17 9:12 PM


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

    CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA
    DET - WILFREDO LEDEZMA

    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: I RODRIGUEZ (.309, 2-FOR-3)
    P POLANCO (.357, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)
    G SHEFFIELD (.130, 0-FOR-3)

    Apr 17 9:11 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY REGGIE SANDERS SCORED DAVID DEJESUS AND ESTEBAN
    GERMAN.
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, R SANDERS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 6
    DETROIT 5 TOP, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M SWEENEY (.171, 1-FOR-2, BB, RBI)

    Royals vs. TigersApr 17 8:56 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY DAVID DEJESUS SCORED JASON LARUE.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D DEJESUS ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 4
    DETROIT 5 TOP, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E GERMAN (.286, 0-FOR-2, SAC)

    Royals vs. TigersApr 17 8:49 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY TONY PENA JR SCORED ALEX GORDON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J LARUE ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 3
    DETROIT 5 TOP, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.357, 3-FOR-3, HR, RBI)

    Royals vs. TigersApr 17 8:45 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY PLACIDO POLANCO (1) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 5TH OFF JORGE DE LA ROSA.
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2, DETROIT 5
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: G SHEFFIELD (.133, 0-FOR-2)

    Royals vs. TigersApr 17 8:28 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY DAVID DEJESUS (3) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 5TH OFF MIKE MAROTH.
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2, DETROIT 4
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E GERMAN (.296, 0-FOR-1, SAC)

    Apr 17 8:19 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY DAVID DEJESUS (3) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 5TH OFF MIKE MAROTH.
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2, DETROIT 4
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E GERMAN (.296, 0-FOR-1, SAC)

    Royals vs. TigersApr 17 8:19 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - MID INNING UPDATE
    PLAY: S Casey at first base.
    SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1
    DETROIT 4 TOP, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DeJesus (.345, 2-FOR-2)

    Apr 17 8:16 PM


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

    CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA
    DET - MIKE MAROTH

    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.345, 2-FOR-2)
    E GERMAN (.296, 0-FOR-1, SAC)
    R SANDERS (.400, 0-FOR-1, BB)

    Apr 17 8:15 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY MARCUS THAMES (1) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 4TH OFF JORGE DE LA ROSA.
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1, DETROIT 4
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: O INFANTE (.500, 1-FOR-1)

    Royals vs. TigersApr 17 8:11 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY MAGGLIO ORDONEZ SCORED IVAN RODRIGUEZ AND PLACIDO
    POLANCO.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M ORDONEZ ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1
    DETROIT 3 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.265, 0-FOR-1)

    Royals vs. TigersApr 17 7:56 PM


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

    CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA
    DET - MIKE MAROTH

    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C MONROE (.200, 1 HR, 9 RBI)
    M THAMES (.167, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
    O INFANTE (.333, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

    Apr 17 7:36 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MAGGLIO ORDONEZ SCORED IVAN RODRIGUEZ.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M ORDONEZ ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1
    DETROIT 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.271, 1 HR, 7 RBI)

    Royals vs. TigersApr 17 7:25 PM


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

    CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA
    DET - MIKE MAROTH

    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: I RODRIGUEZ (.288, 3 HR, 11 RBI)
    P POLANCO (.358, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
    G SHEFFIELD (.140, 1 HR,

    Royals vs. TigersApr 17 7:15 PM

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