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Verlander looks to help Tigers bounce back vs. Royals

Jul 21, 2007 - 1:11 PM Kansas City (42-53) at Detroit (57-37) 7:05 pm EDT

DETROIT (Ticker) -- Justin Verlander hopes to help the Detroit Tigers rebound against the Kansas City Royals in the second game of their weekend series on Saturday.

In Friday's opener, All-Star Gil Meche was outstanding on the hill and rookie Billy Butler drove in four runs as the Royals pushed their winning streak to three games with an easy 10-2 triumph.

Verlander (11-3, 3.26 ERA) goes in search of his third straight winning outing after tossing seven effective innings for a 11-7 win at Seattle last Sunday.

The hard-throwing righthander has been stellar since June, going 6-1 with a 3.00 ERA in seven starts while limiting foes to just a lackluster .194 average during that span.

Against Kansas City, Verlander is 5-0 through six career starts with an impressive 1.53 ERA.

The Royals will counter with Jorge De La Rosa (7-10, 5.25), who had his personal three-game winning streak snapped in his last start. The lefthander gave up three runs and two hits in 3 1/3 frames of a 5-3 loss at Cleveland.

In his season debut on April 6, De La Rosa yielded one run and four hits in seven innings for his first career triumph over the American League defending champion Tigers.








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    FINAL 10
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
    - - - - - - - - -
    KANSAS CITY 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 2
    DETROIT 2 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0
    10 R H E
    -- - - -
    KANSAS CITY 0 8 12 0
    DETROIT 2 10 14 0 (FINAL 10)

    BATTERIES: KAN

    Jul 21 10:28 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY BRANDON INGE (12) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
    THE 10TH OFF JOAKIM SORIA SCORED TIMO PEREZ.
    FINAL SCORE: DETROIT 10, KANSAS CITY 8

    Royals vs. TigersJul 21 10:28 PM
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    RUWTbot Added 40 roots (Extra Innings)

    Royals vs. TigersJul 21 10:20 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MARK GRUDZIELANEK SCORED TONY PENA JR.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M GRUDZIELANEK ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 8
    DETROIT 8 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M TEAHEN (.289, 2-FOR-4)

    Royals vs. TigersJul 21 9:57 PM
  • 70
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    RUWTbot Added 25 roots (Close Finish)

    Royals vs. TigersJul 21 9:57 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY DAVID DEJESUS SCORED JASON SMITH.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T PENA JR ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 7
    DETROIT 8 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M GRUDZIELANEK (.287, 0-FOR-4)

    Royals vs. TigersJul 21 9:56 PM
  • 45
    roots
    RUWTbot Added 35 roots (Close Finish)

    Royals vs. TigersJul 21 9:56 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    FIELDER'S CHOICE BY ALEX GORDON SCORED MARK TEAHEN.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A GORDON ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 6
    DETROIT 8 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E BROWN (.232, 1-FOR-3, 2 RBI)

    Royals vs. TigersJul 21 9:37 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY PLACIDO POLANCO (4) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 7TH OFF JOEL PERALTA.
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 5, DETROIT 8
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: G SHEFFIELD (.302, 1-FOR-2, BB, RBI)

    Royals vs. TigersJul 21 9:18 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY EMIL BROWN SCORED BILLY BUTLER AND ROSS GLOAD.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, E BROWN ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 5
    DETROIT 7 TOP, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J BUCK (.242, 1-FOR-2, HR, RBI)

    Royals vs. TigersJul 21 8:56 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY IVAN RODRIGUEZ SCORED GARY SHEFFIELD.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, I RODRIGUEZ ON FIRST, M ORDONEZ ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 3
    DETROIT 7 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: S CASEY (.296, 0-FOR-2)

    Royals vs. TigersJul 21 8:41 PM


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    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 3
    DETROIT 6 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M ORDONEZ (.362, 2-FOR-2)

    Royals vs. TigersJul 21 8:31 PM


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

    CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA
    DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER

    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: R RABURN (.444, 1-FOR-2, HR, RBI)
    P POLANCO (.328, 0-FOR-2)
    G SHEFFIELD (.300, 0-FOR-1, BB)

    Royals vs. TigersJul 21 8:26 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY CRAIG MONROE (10) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT
    IN THE 3RD OFF JORGE DE LA ROSA SCORED GARY SHEFFIELD AND MAGGLIO
    ORDONEZ.
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2, DETROIT 5
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: I RODRIGUEZ (.285, 0-FOR-1)

    Royals vs. TigersJul 21 8:05 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    PASSED BALL BY IVAN RODRIGUEZ ALLOWED TONY PENA JR TO
    SCORE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M TEAHEN ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2
    DETROIT 2 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.339, 1-FOR-1, RBI)

    Royals vs. TigersJul 21 7:52 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY CRAIG MONROE SCORED MAGGLIO ORDONEZ.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C MONROE ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1
    DETROIT 2 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: I RODRIGUEZ (.286, 8 HR, 46 RBI)

    Royals vs. TigersJul 21 7:28 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY RYAN RABURN (1) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
    1ST OFF JORGE DE LA ROSA.
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1, DETROIT 1
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: P POLANCO (.330, 3 HR, 40 RBI)

    Royals vs. TigersJul 21 7:19 PM


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

    CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA
    DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER

    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: R RABURN (.429, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
    P POLANCO (.330, 3 HR, 40 RBI)
    G SHEFFIELD (.301, 23 H

    Royals vs. TigersJul 21 7:16 PM

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