Royals 2, Tigers 0
Luke Hochevar threw 96 pitches Wednesday, 55 for strikes. (Ed Zurga/AP)
By Dick Kaegel / MLB.com
Luke Hochevar pitched six innings of shutout ball, and Joey Gathright was the early hero with a two-run RBI single in the second. The Royals have now won five straight against the Tigers, and have five shutouts on the season.
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Kansas City 2, Detroit 0
Today's Boxes 5/14/08
SEA 4, TEX 3
BAL 6, BOS 3
ATL 8, PHI 6
CLE 2, OAK 0
CIN 7, FLA 6
NYY 2, TB 1
WSH 5, NYM 3
LAD 6, MIL 4
CHC 8, SD 5
TOR 6, MIN 5
STL 5, PIT 1
ARI 4, COL 3
CWS 6, LAA 1
HOU 6, SF 3
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Standings thru 5/14/08 | Recap: DET | KC | Gameday | Tigers stats | Royals stats
Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Granderson , CF3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .233
Polanco , 2B4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .273
Guillen , 3B4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .292
Ordonez , RF4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .305
Cabrera , 1B4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .269
Joyce , LF3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .286
Thames , DH4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .241
Renteria , SS3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .260
Rodriguez , C3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271
Totals 32 0 6 0 3 8 16
BATTING TB : Granderson; Polanco; Guillen; Ordonez; Cabrera 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Guillen 2; Thames 2; Cabrera.GIDP : Ordonez.Team LOB : 8.FIELDING E : Rodriguez (2, throw).Pickoffs : Verlander (Teahen at 1st base).
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
DeJesus , LF4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .298
Grudzielanek , 2B3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .319
Gordon , 3B2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .277
Guillen , DH4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .217
Butler , 1B4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .279
Gload , 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
Teahen , RF3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .279
Buck , C4 1 0 0 0 0 4 .257
Pena , SS3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .170
Gathright , CF2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .255
Totals 29 2 7 2 5 4 16
BATTING 2B : Pena (4, Verlander).TB : Gordon; Guillen; Butler; Teahen 2; Pena 2; Gathright.RBI : Gathright 2 (5).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : DeJesus; Gordon; Guillen 2.S : Gathright.Team LOB : 9.BASERUNNING CS : Pena (1, 3rd base by Verlander/Rodriguez).PO : Teahen (1st base by Verlander).FIELDING DP : (Pena-Grudzielanek-Butler).
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hochevar (W, 3-2)6.0 4 0 0 3 5 0 3.94
Mahay (H, 5)1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.50
Nunez (H, 6)1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.62
Soria (S, 10)1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
WP : Verlander.IBB : Grudzielanek (by Rapada).Pitches-strikes : Verlander 101-62, Rapada 12-3, Dolsi 22-13, Hochevar 96-55, Mahay 18-14, Nunez 4-3, Soria 13-9.Ground outs-fly outs : Verlander 6-8, Rapada 1-1, Dolsi 3-0, Hochevar 8-5, Mahay 1-1, Nunez 3-0, Soria 1-0.Batters faced : Verlander 26, Rapada 4, Dolsi 5, Hochevar 25, Mahay 4, Nunez 3, Soria 3.Inherited runners-scored : Rapada 1-0, Dolsi 3-0, Nunez 1-0.Umpires : HP: Ed Montague. 1B: Jerry Layne. 2B: Phil Cuzzi. 3B: Jim Wolf.Weather : 65 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 4 mph, L to R.T : 2:48.Att : 14,053.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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