Royals 4 - 0 Tigers
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Tigers hope to bounce back vs. Royals

Apr 2, 2008 - 12:25 PM Kansas City (1-0) at Detroit (1-0) 1:05 pm EDT

DETROIT (Ticker) - Miguel Cabrera and the new-look Detroit Tigers will attempt to rebound from an Opening Day loss in their rematch with the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday.

The Royals showed some fight in Trey Hillman's managerial debut Monday.

After erasing an early 3-0 deficit, Tony Pena Jr.'s RBI single with two outs in the top of the 11th inning lifted Kansas City to a 5-4 victory over Detroit.

"That was very impressive - coming from behind to win in extra innings against this team," said Hillman, who spent five years managing in Japan before taking the Royals' job.

Cabrera had an impressive start with his new team, blasting a solo home run to provide the 3-0 margin in the fifth inning. Cabrera signed a seven-year, $153 million contract on Friday.

Veteran lefthander Kenny Rogers will get the start for the Tigers, who also added shortstop Edgar Renteria and pitcher Dontrelle Willis to their roster this offseason.

Rogers went 3-4 with a 4.43 ERA in limited action last season.

The Royals will counter with Brian Bannister, who posted a 12-9 record with a 3.87 ERA and 77 strikeouts in 2007.








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

    BATTERIES: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER, LEO NUNEZ (8TH), JOAKIM SORIA (9TH) AND JOHN
    BUCK
    DET - KENNY ROGERS, ZACH MINER (7TH), YORMAN BAZARDO
    (9TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ

    HOME RUNS:

    Apr 2 3:38 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MARK TEAHEN SCORED MARK GRUDZIELANEK.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, 1 LEFT ON, 3 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 4
    DETROIT 0 END TOP, 8TH

    Royals 4, Tigers 0  Top 8, 0 OutsApr 2 3:12 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY BILLY BUTLER SCORED JOEY GATHRIGHT.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B BUTLER ON FIRST, M GRUDZIELANEK ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 3
    DETROIT 0 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M TEAHEN (.167, 0-FOR-3)

    Royals 3, Tigers 0  Top 8, 0 OutsApr 2 3:10 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY BILLY BUTLER SCORED JOSE GUILLEN.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, B BUTLER ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2
    DETROIT 0 TOP, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M TEAHEN (.200, 0-FOR-2)

    Royals 2, Tigers 0  Top 6, 0 OutsApr 2 2:34 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY JOSE GUILLEN SCORED MARK GRUDZIELANEK.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J GUILLEN ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1
    DETROIT 0 TOP, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.143, 0-FOR-2)

    Royals 1, Tigers 0  Top 6, 0 OutsApr 2 2:33 PM

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