Tigers 2, Royals 0: Anibal Sanchez pitches Tigers into 1st place tie with brilliant 3 hit shutout

Anibal Sanchez pitched the Detroit Tigers into a 1st place tie with the Chicago White Sox by shutting out the Kansas City Royals, 2-0.

Game 154 Overflow Thread: Royals at Tigers

Yay, new toys!

• Prince Fielder and Delmon Young are responsible for the Tigers' runs this evening.
• Anibal Sanchez retired the first 11 batters he faced.
• Miguel Cabrera is putting on a dazzling defensive display to boost his MVP stock.
• My roommate just walked in with Chick-Fil-A. My meal is suddenly less appetizing.

Gamethread 154: Royals at Tigers, 7:05 p.m.

Game 154 preview

Game 154 Lineups: Royals at Tigers

Now that we've got all these new toys to play with, we're going to have some fun with the lineup posts. As always, let us know what you think (about the format, not the lineups).

Kansas City Royals:

1. Jarrod Dyson, CF

2. Alcides Escobar, SS

3. Alex Gordon, LF

4. Billy Butler, DH

5. Salvador Perez, C

6. Mike Moustakas, 3B

7. Jeff Francoeur, RF

8. Eric Hosmer, 1B

9. Johnny Giavotella, 2B

Detroit Tigers:

1. Austin Jackson, CF

2. Omar Infante, 2B

3. Miguel Cabrera, 3B

4. Prince Fielder, 1B

5. Delmon Young, DH

6. Andy Dirks, LF

7. Jhonny Peralta, SS

8. Avisail Garcia, RF

9. Gerald Laird, C

Game 154 Preview: Royals at Tigers

Anibal Sanchez and Bruce Chen face off in a rematch of the August 29th pitcher's duel in Kansas City, won 1-0 by the Royals.