Tigers 8-3 Royals (27 May, 2009) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

23-24, 15-12 home


DET
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	2	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	8	12	0
1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	8	1

R. Porcello6-3

6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 4 K, 1 BB

K. Davies2-4

5.2 IP, 10 H, 5 ER, 1 K, 2 BB

TigersTop 1st
- K. Davies pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Foul Ball
  3
  Single
- J Anderson stole second.
  0
  0
- J Anderson picked off second.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- R. Porcello pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 2nd
- K. Davies pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- C Granderson stole third.
  1
  1
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- R. Porcello pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 3rd
- K. Davies pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- R. Porcello pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 4th
- K. Davies pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- R. Porcello pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 5th
- K. Davies pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- R. Porcello pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 6th
- K. Davies pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- G Laird safe at second on error by third baseman M Teahen, C Granderson scored.
  6
  2
- H. Ramirez pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- R. Colon pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 6th
- R. Porcello pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 7th
- R. Colon pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- B. Seay pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- J. Zumaya pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 8th
- K. Farnsworth pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- J. Zumaya pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 9th
- J. Cruz pitching for KC
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- F. Rodney pitching for DET
  DET
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 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

7:10 PM, 27 May 2009

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 16,568

Game Time:2:41

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

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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R. Porcello6-3

K. Davies2-4

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Foul Ball
3 Single