Shelton's solos lift Tigers
Rogers shines in win By Jason Beck / MLB.com
Kenny Rogers beat the Royals for the 19th time in his career, and received offensive support from Chris Shelton, who socked a pair of solo home runs as the Tigers got the Opening Day win.
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Tigers 3, Royals 1
Chris Shelton celebrates after hitting his second homer of the game on Monday. (Orlin Wagner/AP)
Royals' bats silenced By Dick Kaegel / MLB.com
Right-hander Scott Elarton allowed a pair of runs on seven hits over 5 2/3 innings, but didn't get much offensive support as the Royals dropped their season opener at Kauffman Stadium on Monday. Veteran Reggie Sanders drove in the Royals' only run.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: April 03, 2006
Detroit 3, Kansas City 1
Today's Boxes 4/3/06
NYM 3, WSH 2
BOS 7, TEX 3
MIL 5, PIT 2
CHC 16, CIN 7
STL 13, PHI 5
BAL 9, TB 6
COL 3, ARI 2
ATL 11, LAD 10
LAA 5, SEA 4
HOU 1, FLA 0
SD 6, SF 1
NYY 15, OAK 2
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Standings thru 4/3/06 | Recap: DET | KC | Gameday | Tigers stats | Royals stats
Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Granderson , CF5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .000
Polanco , 2B4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .250
Rodriguez , C3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000
Ordonez , RF4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000
Young , DH4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Shelton , 1B4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .750
Guillen , SS3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .667
Monroe , LF4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250
Inge , 3B4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .500
Totals 35 3 9 3 3 8 12
BATTING HR : Shelton 2 (2, 4th inning off Elarton, 0 on, 1 out; 6th inning off Elarton, 0 on, 2 out), Guillen (1, 8th inning off Sisco, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Polanco; Shelton 9; Guillen 5; Monroe; Inge 2.RBI : Shelton 2 (2), Guillen (1).2-out RBI : Shelton; Guillen.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Monroe; Ordonez; Inge.Team LOB : 8.BASERUNNING SB : Granderson (1, 2nd base off Elarton/Buck).CS : Inge (1, 2nd base by Elarton/Buck).FIELDING DP : (Shelton-Guillen-Shelton).
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
DeJesus , CF4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .250
Grudzielanek , 2B4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .000
Sweeney , DH3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000
Sanders , RF4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .250
Brown , LF3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
Mientkiewicz , 1B3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .333
Berroa , SS3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333
Teahen , 3B3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Buck , C3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 30 1 4 1 1 9 8
BATTING 2B : DeJesus (1, Rogers).TB : DeJesus 2; Sanders; Mientkiewicz; Berroa.RBI : Sanders (1).2-out RBI : Sanders.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Berroa.GIDP : Teahen.Team LOB : 3.
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Rogers (W, 1-0)6.0 3 1 1 0 5 0 1.50
Zumaya (H, 1)2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0.00
Rodney (S, 1)1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
WP : Elarton.Pitches-strikes : Rogers 81-54, Zumaya 34-21, Rodney 13-9, Elarton 92-57, Dessens 23-15, Sisco 10-6, Burgos 8-6.Ground outs-fly outs : Rogers 8-5, Zumaya 1-2, Rodney 1-1, Elarton 3-10, Dessens 0-0, Sisco 1-2, Burgos 1-1.Batters faced : Rogers 20, Zumaya 8, Rodney 3, Elarton 26, Dessens 5, Sisco 4, Burgos 3.Inherited runners-scored : Dessens 2-0.Umpires : HP: Jim Joyce. 1B: Doug Eddings. 2B: Rob Drake. 3B: Lance Barksdale.Weather : 56 degrees, sunny.Wind : 13 mph, L to R.T : 2:39.Att : 41,139.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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