Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

8-8, 4-7 Away

Final

9-7, 4-3 Home


DET
KC

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

Z. Greinke4-0

9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 10 K, 1 BB

R. Porcello1-2

6.0 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 4 K, 2 BB

TigersTop 1st
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Ball
  4
  Foul Ball
  5
  Foul Ball
  6
  Foul Ball
  7
  Strike Swinging
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- R. Porcello pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 2nd
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- R. Porcello pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 3rd
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- R. Porcello pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 4th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- R. Porcello pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 5th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- J Anderson lined out to center, G Laird scored on throwing error by shortstop M Aviles.
  1
  3
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 5th
- R. Porcello pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- M Olivo to second on wild pitch by R Porcello.
  1
  3
- M Olivo to third, M Maier to second on wild pitch by R Porcello.
  1
  3
- C Crisp grounded into fielder's choice to first, M Olivo and M Maier scored.
  1
  5
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
TigersTop 6th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- R. Porcello pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 7th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- N. Robertson pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 8th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- N. Robertson pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 9th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Tigers
1
Royals
6

Game 1

25/4

Tigers
9
Royals
1

Game 2

26/4

Tigers
3
Royals
2

Game 3

26/4

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 25 April 2009

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 36,197

Game Time:2:06

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Dana Demuth
First Base Umpire - Todd Tichenor
Second Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
Third Base Umpire - Hunter Wendelstedt

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

Z. Greinke4-0

R. Porcello1-2

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Pitch
1 Ball
2 Strike Looking
3 Ball
4 Foul Ball
5 Foul Ball
6 Foul Ball
7 Strike Swinging