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posted in 2007 season, KC Royals |Tigers 10, Royals 8 (extras)
If Todd Jones had to blow a save — and that’s baseball, so Jones had to blow one sooner or later — at least the best possible result came from it: a win still. Brandon Inge walked off after a two-run homer in the 10th.
The game was ugly throughout. Justin Verlander gave up 5 runs, not even making it out of the sixth inning. He was credited with three wild pitches. Pudge Rodriguez took a passed ball on top of it. The bullpen cycled through a bunch of folks after that, but finally Jones took the mound with an 8-6 lead and promptly gave up three singles in four batters. A double play saved him.
Highlights? Ryan Raburn, his first in his career. He should really play ahead of Timo Perez more often. I don’t get it. Craig Monroe homered. So did Placido Polanco. And Maggs had another double. How about that 11th straight sellout crowd?
Maybe the big highlight: Cleveland lost, so it’s back to a two-game lead in the Central.
Another not-so-pretty game, but a win’s a win.
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