KC pitching, offense falter
Tigers 14, Royals 3
Joe Mays had a rough outing in his first start for the Royals. (Charlie Riedel/AP)
By Dick Kaegel / MLB.com
Right-hander Joe Mays was roughed up by the Tigers in his first start in a Royals uniform. Mays allowed six earned runs on eight hits in 4 1/3 innings on Wednesday.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: April 05, 2006
Detroit 14, Kansas City 3
Today's Boxes 4/5/06
CIN 8, CHC 6
CLE 4, CWS 3
SEA 6, LAA 4
STL 4, PHI 3
BAL 16, TB 6
MIN 13, TOR 4
WSH 9, NYM 5
BOS 2, TEX 1
HOU 6, FLA 5
MIL 3, PIT 2
ARI 4, COL 2
OAK 9, NYY 4
SF 3, SD 1
ATL 9, LAD 8
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Standings thru 4/5/06 | Recap: DET | KC | Gameday | Tigers stats | Royals stats
Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Granderson , CF6 3 3 1 0 1 1 .273
Polanco , 2B4 3 3 1 0 0 0 .500
Santiago , 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000
Rodriguez , C5 3 5 5 0 0 0 .625
Wilson , C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ordonez , RF4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .000
Young , DH3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .143
a-Thames , PH-DH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
Shelton , 1B5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .667
Guillen , SS5 1 1 2 0 0 4 .375
Monroe , LF4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .125
Inge , 3B5 2 2 1 0 3 1 .444
Totals 44 14 19 13 1 8 14
BATTING 2B : Granderson (1, Mays), Rodriguez 3 (3, Mays, Stemle, Gobble), Shelton (1, Mays), Inge (1, Stemle).HR : Inge (1, 5th inning off Mays, 0 on, 0 out), Rodriguez (1, 5th inning off Mays, 1 on, 1 out), Granderson (1, 8th inning off Gobble, 0 on, 1 out), Thames (1, 9th inning off Wood, 0 on, 0 out), Guillen (2, 9th inning off Wood, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Granderson 7; Polanco 3; Rodriguez 11; Young; Thames 4; Shelton 4; Guillen 4; Inge 6.RBI : Rodriguez 5 (5), Ordonez (1), Inge (1), Polanco (1), Young (1), Granderson (1), Thames (1), Guillen 2 (3).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Monroe 2; Ordonez.SF : Ordonez.GIDP : Shelton; Guillen.Team LOB : 6.
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
DeJesus , CF4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250
Grudzielanek , 2B4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000
Sweeney , DH4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000
Sanders , RF2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .167
a-Costa , PH-RF 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500
Mientkiewicz , 1B3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .333
Graffanino , 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Brown , LF4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .143
Teahen , 3B3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000
Berroa , SS2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400
German , SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Buck , C3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .167
Totals 33 3 6 3 0 11 8
BATTING 2B : Berroa (1, Bonderman), Mientkiewicz (1, Bonderman), Buck (1, Spurling).3B : DeJesus (1, Bonderman).HR : Brown (1, 7th inning off Spurling, 1 on, 2 out), Costa (1, 9th inning off Walker, 0 on, 1 out).TB : DeJesus 3; Costa 4; Mientkiewicz 2; Brown 4; Berroa 2; Buck 2.RBI : Brown 2 (2), Costa (1).2-out RBI : Brown 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Sanders; Grudzielanek.Team LOB : 3.FIELDING E : Berroa (1, fielding).DP : 2 (Grudzielanek-Berroa-Mientkiewicz, Berroa-Grudzielanek-Mientkiewicz).
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Mays (L, 0-1)4.1 8 6 6 1 2 2 12.46
Hudson 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Stemle 1.0 6 4 4 0 0 0 36.00
Gobble 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 9.00
Wood 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 2 --
Sisco 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4.50
WP : Mays.HBP : Monroe (by Wood).Pitches-strikes : Bonderman 93-65, Spurling 16-14, Walker 9-8, Mays 89-56, Hudson 16-12, Stemle 25-17, Gobble 17-13, Wood 9-4, Sisco 11-9.Ground outs-fly outs : Bonderman 10-2, Spurling 2-1, Walker 0-1, Mays 7-4, Hudson 3-1, Stemle 1-2, Gobble 1-0, Wood 0-0, Sisco 0-0.Batters faced : Bonderman 23, Spurling 6, Walker 4, Mays 21, Hudson 5, Stemle 9, Gobble 5, Wood 4, Sisco 3.Inherited runners-scored : Spurling 1-1, Sisco 1-0.Ejections Kansas City Royals pitcher Mike Wood ejected by HP umpire Doug Eddings. (9th).Umpires : HP: Doug Eddings. 1B: Rob Drake. 2B: Lance Barksdale. 3B: Jim Joyce.Weather : 68 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 10 mph, R to L.T : 2:38.Att : 11,350.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
