Tigers 3 - 6 Royals
Final
  for this game

Robertson hopes to keep Tigers on track

Aug 28, 2007 - 2:26 PM Detroit (71-60) at Kansas City (57-72) 8:10 pm EDT

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- If the Detroit Tigers are going to stay in the playoff hunt, they need to take care of business on the road.

The Tigers look to gain ground in the American League Central Division standings when they open a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday.

Nate Robertson (7-10, 4.80 ERA) gets the call for Detroit, which trails Cleveland (73-57) by 2 1/2 games in the division. Last time out, the lefthander blanked the Indians through 8 2/3 innings but failed to get the decision on Thursday.

Robertson might be looking for some payback in this one after Kansas City collected five runs and 11 hits against him in a 5-2 victory July 22.

The Tigers are riding high following Monday's 16-0 rout of the New York Yankees. Justin Verlander worked seven brilliant innings and Placido Polanco homered for Detroit, which won three of four games in the series.

Brian Bannister (10-7, 3.28) gets the call for the Royals, who have lost eight of the last 12 meetings. The righthander enters winning three of four starts overall, including a 7-6 victory over the Chicago White Sox.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    DETROIT 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 16 0
    KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 x 6 6 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: DET - NATE ROBERTSON, JASON GRILLI (5TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ
    KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER, JOEL PERALTA (7TH), JIMMY GOBBLE
    (8TH), JOAKIM SORIA (9TH) AND JOHN BUCK

    HOME R

    Aug 28 11:13 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY CARLOS GUILLEN SCORED TIMO PEREZ.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M ORDONEZ ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 3
    KANSAS CITY 6 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: I RODRIGUEZ (.277, 1-FOR-3, SAC)

    Tigers vs. RoyalsAug 28 11:11 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY PLACIDO POLANCO SCORED SEAN CASEY.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, P POLANCO ON FIRST, R SANTIAGO ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2
    KANSAS CITY 6 TOP, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: T PEREZ (.100, 0-FOR-3)

    Tigers vs. RoyalsAug 28 10:17 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY BILLY BUTLER (6) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
    THE 5TH OFF NATE ROBERTSON SCORED MARK GRUDZIELANEK.
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 1, KANSAS CITY 6
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E BROWN (.244, 0-FOR-2)

    Tigers vs. RoyalsAug 28 9:58 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MARK GRUDZIELANEK SCORED ESTEBAN GERMAN.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M GRUDZIELANEK ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 1
    KANSAS CITY 4 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.293, 0-FOR-2)

    Tigers vs. RoyalsAug 28 9:57 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY CURTIS GRANDERSON SCORED RAMON SANTIAGO.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C GRANDERSON ON SECOND, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 1
    KANSAS CITY 3 TOP, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: P POLANCO (.338, 1-FOR-2)

    Tigers vs. RoyalsAug 28 9:36 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY ALEX GORDON SCORED MARK GRUDZIELANEK, ROSS GLOAD
    AND JOHN BUCK.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, A GORDON ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 0
    KANSAS CITY 3 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: T PENA JR (.262, 0-FOR-1)

    Tigers vs. RoyalsAug 28 9:29 PM

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