Game 101: Sweaty Sweep

The Score: Tigers 7 – Royals 1

The Gist: Armando Galarraga was nearly perfect — and for six innings he was. In his seven innings pitched he fanned seven and didn’t allow a baserunner until yielding three singles and a walk in the seventh, but he was downright dominant in raising his record to 8-4. Placido Polanco and Magglio Ordonez each had three hits, and Miguel Cabrera knocked in another three runs.

The Quote: “I thought about it, because you want to throw perfect, but you just focus in and aim for the corners all the time.” — Galarraga.

The Stat: 89. The average first-pitch temperature over the three games at Kauffman Stadium. If you’ve ever been to Missouri during the summer, you know all-too-well that 89 degrees feels more like 110. Gross.

Up Next: White Sox @ Tigers

• Friday: Nate Robertson (6-8, 5.69) vs. Gavin Floyd (10-6, 3.52)
• Saturday: Justin Verlander (8-9, 3.95) vs. John Danks (7-4, 3.03)
• Sunday: Zach Miner (4-3, 3.73) vs. Javier Vazquez (7-8, 4.57)