'07-Tigers 3, '75-Royals 1

Game 1: Steve Busby was masterful as he threw a complete game shutout scattering five hits on the way to a 2-0 victory. All the runs came in the second. After Al Cowens was hit by Jeremy Bonderman, Jim Wohlford tripled and Fran Healy singled. This was all Busby needed.

Game 2 The Tigers used 5 pitchers to contain the Royals in a 5-2 victory. Nate Robertson got his first win of the season and Todd Jones earned his second save.

Game 3 Dave Leonard was masterful for 7.2 innings as he gave up only 2 runs on 2 Tiger homers. Brandon Inge homered in the second. On his next trip to the plate, he was beaned by Leonard and had to leave the game. Warnings were issued to both benches and there were no further incidents. Leonard gave way to Marty Pattin in the 8th who promptly gave up a a triple to Carlos Guillen to make the score 4-3. The Tigers scored off Doug Bird in the bottom of the 9th to send the game into extra innings. In the bottom of the tenth, with runners on second and third and one out, Doug Bird got a big strikeout of Tiger leadoff hitter Curtis Granderson. Placido Polanco, who had homered off Leonard in the 8th, hit the next offering by Bird just out reach of Freddie Patek and Todd Jones earned his first win.

Game 4: In a game played in a light rain, KC jumped out to a 2-1 lead. Pudge Rodriguez, batting third in place of a slumping Gary Sheffield, erased the lead with a 3rd inning grand slam. The Tigers added three more runs but there was NO quit in the Roayls. They got one in the 7th on a Cookie Rojas sacrifice fly and added two more in the 8th on a Jim Wohlford pinchhit double. Fernando Rodney gave up a third run on a wild pitch and the Royals went into the 9th down 8-6. With Rodney still on the mound, Rojas led off and was safe on a Carlos Guillen, the third Tiger error of the game. George Brett stroked a double and Wilfredo Ledezma came into face John Mayberry. He walked Mayberry and with dh Harmon Killebrew coming to the plate, gave way to Todd Jones. Killebrew, in the twilight of his career, gave way to pinchhitter Bob Stimson. Stimson grounded into a 6-4-3 double play and the Royal were down 8-7 with the tying run on third. Al Cowens, who was 3-4 with two doubles, hit a groundball to Inge and the game was over.Both teams are now at 4-4. -contributed by Tom Davis-