Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

9-8, 5-7 Away

Final

9-8, 4-4 Home


DET
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	2	2	0	0	4	0	0	1	9	11	0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	6	0

Z. Miner2-1

5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 3 BB

K. Davies1-1

5.1 IP, 8 H, 7 ER, 2 K, 2 BB

TigersTop 1st
- K. Davies pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Ball
  3
  Strike Looking
  4
  Strike Swinging
  5
  Ball
  6
  Foul Ball
  7
  Foul Ball
  8
  Fly Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- Z. Miner pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 2nd
- K. Davies pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- Z. Miner pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 3rd
- K. Davies pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- Z. Miner pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 4th
- K. Davies pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- J Anderson stole second.
  4
  0
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- Z. Miner pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 5th
- K. Davies pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- Z. Miner pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 6th
- K. Davies pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- R. Tejeda pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- Z. Miner pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- B. Seay pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- B. Lyon pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 7th
- R. Mahay pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- B. Lyon pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 8th
- J. Cruz pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- B. Lyon pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- N. Robertson pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 9th
- J. Wright pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- W Bloomquist in right field.
  8
  1
- M Maier in center field.
  8
  1
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- J. Zumaya pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- R Raburn in right field.
  9
  1
- J Larish at first base.
  9
  1
- 0 Runs, 2 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

12:10 AM, 26 April 2009

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 37,522

Game Time:2:39

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

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. Miner2-1

K. Davies1-1

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