Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers

36-47, 14-23 Away

Final

45-38, 24-12 Home


KC
DET

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	5	10	0
1	0	2	0	4	1	0	0	-	8	8	2

RoyalsTop 1st
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Strike Looking
  4
  Ball
  5
  Single
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 1st
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- R Freel reached first base on catcher's interference, A Callaspo to second.
  0
  1
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error
TigersBottom 2nd
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 3rd
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 4th
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 5th
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- R. Tejeda pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 4 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- M Teahen safe at second on throwing error by third baseman B Inge.
  4
  7
- T Pena ran for J Guillen.
  5
  7
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error
TigersBottom 6th
- R. Tejeda pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- W Bloomquist in right field.
  5
  7
- T Pena at shortstop.
  5
  7
- J. Wright pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- B. Lyon pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 7th
- J. Wright pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- J. Wright pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- J Anderson in right field.
  5
  8
- B Pena hit for M Jacobs.
  5
  8
- J. Zumaya pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- J. Zumaya pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- J. Zumaya pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- J. Zumaya pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- J. Zumaya pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- J. Zumaya pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- J. Zumaya pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- J. Zumaya pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 8th
- R. Mahay pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- F. Rodney pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Royals
4
Tigers
3

Game 1

7/7

Royals
5
Tigers
8

Game 2

8/7

Royals
1
Tigers
3

Game 3

9/7

Comerica Park

12:05 AM, 8 July 2009

Detroit, Michigan

Attendance: 29,751

Game Time:3:03

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth
First Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson
Second Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
Third Base Umpire - Brian Onora

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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Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers

J. Verlander9-4

B. Chen0-3

F. Rodney18

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Pitch
1 Ball
2 Strike Looking
3 Strike Looking
4 Ball
5 Single