Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

29-27, 12-17 Away

Final

24-34, 12-18 Home


DET
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	6	0
3	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	-	7	15	0

B. Bannister6-3

7.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

J. Bonderman2-4

5.2 IP, 11 H, 7 ER, 2 K, 1 BB

Tigers Hitting

hitters
A. JacksonCF
J. DamonDH
M. OrdonezRF
M. Cabrera1B
B. BoeschLF
C. Guillen2B
D. Kelly3B
A. AvilaC
R. SantiagoSS
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	1	0	0	0	.325	.369	.439
3	1	1	0	1	2	.274	.374	.411
4	0	1	1	0	0	.312	.395	.490
4	0	0	0	0	1	.351	.421	.678
4	0	1	0	0	1	.339	.384	.606
3	0	0	0	1	0	.274	.343	.432
4	1	1	0	0	0	.246	.306	.316
3	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.295	.310
3	0	1	0	0	2	.248	.345	.289
32	2	6	1	2	6

Batting
2BD Kelly (1, B Bannister); B Boesch (13, J Soria)
RBIM Ordonez (41)
GIDPM Ordonez
Team LOB5
Team RISP1-5 (D Kelly 0-1, A Avila 0-1, M Ordonez 1-2, C Guillen 0-1)

Baserunning
SBJ Damon (4, 2nd base off B Bannister/J Kendall)

Fielding
DP1 (D Kelly-C Guillen-M Cabrera)

Royals Hitting

hitters
W. BloomquistLF
J. KendallC
D. DeJesusRF
B. Butler1B
J. GuillenDH
aW. BetemitPH-DH
A. Callaspo3B
M. Aviles2B
M. MaierCF
Y. BetancourtSS
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	0	1	1	0	0	0	.200	.258	.367
5	0	2	1	0	0	0	.299	.360	.361
4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.307	.380	.460
4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.330	.384	.469
3	1	1	3	1	0	0	.247	.325	.479
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.282	.314	.463
4	1	2	0	0	0	1	.308	.336	.410
3	1	2	0	0	1	0	.253	.333	.349
3	1	2	2	0	0	0	.285	.310	.425
36	7	15	7	1	1	2

a-doubled to deep right center for J Guillen in the 7th

Batting
2BY Betancourt 2 (13, B Thomas, J Bonderman); M Aviles (4, J Bonderman); W Betemit (1, B Thomas)
HRJ Guillen (13, 1st inning off J Bonderman 2 on, 2 Out)
RBIJ Guillen 3 (38), Y Betancourt 2 (23), J Kendall (16), W Bloomquist (9)
2Out RBIJ Guillen 3, J Kendall, W Bloomquist
SFY Betancourt
GIDPB Butler
Team LOB7
Team RISP3-9 (J Kendall 1-3, A Callaspo 0-1, W Bloomquist 1-3, J Guillen 1-1, B Butler 0-1)

Baserunning
CSM Maier (1, 2nd base by J Bonderman/A Avila)
SBJ Kendall (5, 2nd base off J Bonderman/A Avila)

Fielding
DP1 (Y Betancourt-M Aviles-B Butler)

Tigers Pitching

pitchers
J. Bonderman(L,2-4)
R. Perry
B. Thomas
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.2	11	7	7	1	2	1	89-58	4.40
0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	5.82
2.0	4	0	0	0	0	0	25-18	4.76
8.0	15	7	7	1	2	1	115-77

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Bonderman 14-28; R Perry 1-1; B Thomas 6-9
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Bonderman 23-4-6-25; R Perry 0-0-0-1; B Thomas 6-1-2-9
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Bonderman 5-9; R Perry 0-1; B Thomas 5-1
Game ScoresJ Bonderman 20

Royals Pitching

pitchers
B. Bannister(W,6-3)
B. Wood
J. Soria
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
7.1	5	2	2	1	5	98-62	4.50
0.2	0	0	0	1	0	12-5	3.38
1.0	1	0	0	0	1	14-10	2.49
9.0	6	2	2	2	6	124-77

Pitching
WPB Bannister
IBBM Maier (By J Bonderman)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedB Bannister 20-27; B Wood 2-3; J Soria 1-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesB Bannister 19-4-18-21; B Wood 3-0-0-2; J Soria 1-2-4-3
Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Bannister 12-5; B Wood 1-1; J Soria 1-1
Game ScoresB Bannister 64

Scoring Summary

		DET	KC
1st	J Guillen homered to left (377 feet), D DeJesus and B Butler scored.	0	3
2nd	Y Betancourt doubled to right center, M Maier scored.	0	4
2nd	J Kendall singled to left, Y Betancourt scored.	0	5
4th	M Ordonez singled to left, J Damon scored.	1	5
6th	Y Betancourt hit sacrifice fly to center, A Callaspo scored.	1	6
6th	W Bloomquist singled to left center, M Aviles scored, M Maier to second.	1	7
8th	D Kelly scored on B Bannister's wild pitch.	2	7

Tigers
3
Royals
7

Game 1

5/6

Tigers
4
Royals
2

Game 2

6/6

Tigers
2
Royals
7

Game 3

6/6

Kauffman Stadium

7:10 PM, 6 June 2010

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 22,240

Game Time:2:16

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - C.B. Bucknor
First Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
Second Base Umpire - Dana Demuth
Third Base Umpire - Kerwin Danley

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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Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

B. Bannister6-3

J. Bonderman2-4

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Inning

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