AFTER A BUSY LAST TWO DAYS THE KANSAS CITY ROYALS PLAYED LIKE A TIRED TEAM ON MONDAY NIGHT IN DETROIT DROPPING THE FIRST GAME IN A THREE GAME SERIES 12-3.
THREE DIFFERENT TIGERS HAD THREE RBI'S EACH IN PUSHING THE TIGERS PAST THE ROYALS IN THE OPENER.
THE ROYALS DREW THE FIRST RUN OF THE BALL GAME IN THE TOP OF THE FIRST, BUT THE LEAD WAS VERY SHORT LIVED AS DETROIT ANSWERED WITH TWO IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST.
THE TIGERS ADDED ONE MORE IN THE FOURTH BEFORE TACKING ON TWO IN THE FIFTH AND THEN A HUGE SIXTH INNING WHERE THEY PLATED SEVEN AND SENT TWELVE TO BAT.
ROYALS STARTER BRUCE CHEN LASTED JUST FOUR AND ONE THIRD INNINGS AND ALLOWED FIVE RUNS ON FIVE HITS WHILE WALKING FIVE AND STRIKING OUT JUST TWO.
TIGERS STARTER JEREMY BONDERMAN WENT SIX INNINGS ALLOWING TWO RUNS ON SIX HITS WHILE STRIKING OUT THREE.
THE TIGERS AND ROYALS PLAY GAME TWO OF THE SERIES TONIGHT IN MOWTOWN. ON THE HILL FOR THE ROYALS WILL BE KYLE DAVIES WHO CARRIES A RECORD OF 6-7.
THE TIGERS ARE SET TO GIVE THE BALL TO 5-11 RICK PORCELLO. CATCH ALL THE ACTION TONIGHT HERE ON CLASSIC HITS 100.1 WITH PREGAME AT 5:30 AND FIRST PITCH AT 6:05.
IN ANOTHER STORY LINE IN THE SERIES TIGERS OUTFIELDER AND FORMER KANSAS CITY ROYAL JOHNNY DAMON MAY BE ON HIS WAY BACK TO BEANTOWN.
REPORTS OUT OF DETROIT HAVE THE RED SOX CLAIMING DAMON ON WAIVERS FROM THE TIGERS FOR THE PLAYOFF RUN.
DAMON DOES HAVE THE FINAL SAY ON IF HE WANTS TO STAY IN DETROIT OR HEAD OFF TO BOSTON WHERE HE USED TO BE A FAN FAVORITE BEFORE LEAVING FOR THE HATED YANKEES.
