Royals 6-1 Tigers (27 May, 2009) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

23-23, 15-11 home


DET
KC

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

Z. Greinke8-1

9.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 8 K, 0 BB

E. Jackson4-3

6.1 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 2 K, 1 BB

TigersTop 1st
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Foul Ball
  4
  Strike Swinging
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- E. Jackson pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 2nd
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- E. Jackson pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 3rd
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- E. Jackson pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 4th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- E. Jackson pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 5th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- M Maier in center field.
  1
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- E. Jackson pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 6th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- E. Jackson pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- L Hernandez sacrificed to third, M Olivo to second, L Hernandez safe at second on throwing error by pitcher E Jackson. M Olivo to third on throwing error by pitcher E Jackson.
  1
  0
- B Butler picked off second.
  1
  3
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error
TigersTop 7th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- E. Jackson pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- A Callaspo safe at second on throwing error by pitcher E Jackson.
  1
  3
- N. Robertson pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- B. Lyon pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error
TigersTop 8th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- G Laird to second on wild pitch by Z Greinke.
  1
  4
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- B. Lyon pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- T Hulett ran for M Jacobs.
  1
  5
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 9th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- W Bloomquist in right field.
  1
  6
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Tigers
13
Royals
1

Game 1

25/5

Tigers
1
Royals
6

Game 2

27/5

Tigers
8
Royals
3

Game 3

27/5

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 27 May 2009

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 16,366

Game Time:2:27

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Angel Campos
First Base Umpire - Bill Hohn
Second Base Umpire - Bruce Dreckman
Third Base Umpire - Paul Emmel

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

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Detroit Tigers

Kansas City Royals

Z. Greinke8-1

E. Jackson4-3

Game Information

2024 American League Central Standings

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Strike Looking
3 Foul Ball
4 Strike Swinging