Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers

45-70, 20-34 Away

Final

61-54, 37-18 Home


KC
DET

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0

B. Lyon6-4

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

R. Colon1-2

1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

Royals Hitting

hitters
D. DeJesusLF
W. BloomquistCF
B. Butler1B
M. OlivoC
A. Callaspo2B
M. TeahenRF
B. PenaDH
A. Gordon3B
Y. BetancourtSS
team

AB	H	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	0	0	.263	.332	.410
4	1	0	3	.257	.302	.356
3	0	1	0	.297	.353	.475
4	0	0	1	.240	.272	.473
3	0	0	0	.304	.357	.446
3	1	0	1	.278	.333	.417
2	1	0	0	.318	.354	.466
3	0	0	0	.216	.324	.341
2	0	1	0	.239	.268	.340
28	3	2	5

Batting
SHB Pena
Team LOB4
Team RISP0-2 (A Gordon 0-1, D DeJesus 0-1)

Baserunning
CSW Bloomquist (4, 2nd base by J Washburn/G Laird)

Fielding
EY Betancourt (11, ground ball)

Tigers Hitting

hitters
C. GrandersonCF
P. Polanco2B
C. ThomasRF
M. Cabrera1B
C. GuillenDH
M. ThamesLF
B. Inge3B
G. LairdC
A. EverettSS
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	0	2	0	0	1	1	.259	.344	.471
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.272	.323	.391
4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.246	.330	.417
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.324	.392	.542
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.233	.314	.331
4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.257	.322	.513
4	1	1	1	1	0	2	.250	.343	.461
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.304	.341
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.281	.313
30	1	4	1	1	4	9

Batting
2BC Granderson (14, Z Greinke)
HRB Inge (23, 9th inning off R Colon 0 on, 1 Out)
RBIB Inge (65)
Team LOB8
Team RISP0-4 (P Polanco 0-2, B Inge 0-1, C Thomas 0-1)

Royals Pitching

pitchers
Z. Greinke
R. Colon(L,1-2)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	3	0	0	4	7	0	108-66	2.33
1.1	1	1	1	0	2	1	22-13	6.00
8.1	4	1	1	4	9	1	130-79

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedZ Greinke 15-29; R Colon 4-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesZ Greinke 21-11-17-17; R Colon 3-4-4-2
Ground Balls-Fly BallsZ Greinke 3-11; R Colon 1-1
Game ScoresZ Greinke 74

Tigers Pitching

pitchers
J. Washburn
B. Lyon(W,6-4)
team

IP	H	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
8.0	3	2	4	107-63	2.95
1.0	0	0	1	12-9	2.95
9.0	3	2	5	119-72

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Washburn 15-28; B Lyon 1-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Washburn 18-8-16-21; B Lyon 2-2-3-2
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Washburn 8-11; B Lyon 0-2
Game ScoresJ Washburn 78

Scoring Summary

Inning				KC	DET
		9th	B Inge homered to left.	0	1

Royals
0
Tigers
1

Game 1

15/8

Royals
3
Tigers
10

Game 2

16/8

Royals
3
Tigers
2

Game 3

16/8

Comerica Park

12:05 AM, 15 August 2009

Detroit, Michigan

Attendance: 34,799

Game Time:2:21

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ed Rapuano
First Base Umpire - Paul Schrieber
Second Base Umpire - Paul Nauert
Third Base Umpire - Joe West

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	88	74	.543	-	W2
Detroit	87	75	.537	1	L1
Kansas City	82	80	.506	6	W2
Minnesota	70	92	.432	18	L1
Chicago	60	102	.370	28	W1

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Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers

B. Lyon6-4

R. Colon1-2

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