Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers

58-86, 28-42 Away

Final

77-67, 47-25 Home


KC
DET

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
4	0	0	3	1	0	3	0	0	11	10	1
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	0

R. Tejeda3-1

5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 5 K, 4 BB

J. Washburn9-9

1.0 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 2 K, 2 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- J. Washburn pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Foul Ball
  3
  Strike Swinging
- W Bloomquist scored, B Butler to third, M Olivo to second on passed ball by A Avila.
  1
  0
- 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 1st
- R. Tejeda pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- Z. Miner pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 2nd
- R. Tejeda pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- Z. Miner pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 3rd
- R. Tejeda pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- C. Fien pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 4th
- R. Tejeda pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- C. Fien pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 5th
- R. Tejeda pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- M Ordonez safe at first on error by third baseman A Gordon, C Granderson to third, C Guillen to second.
  8
  1
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 6th
- C. Fien pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- C Thomas in right field.
  8
  1
- D Kelly at first base.
  8
  1
- B Dlugach at third base.
  8
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 6th
- D. Hughes pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- J. Bonderman pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 7th
- D. Hughes pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- J Anderson in center field.
  11
  1
- M Maier in left field.
  11
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- R. Perry pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- W Ramirez in right field.
  11
  1
- C Thomas in center field.
  11
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 8th
- V. Marte pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- D Ryan hit for A Avila.
  11
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- F. Ni pitching for DET
  KC
  DET
- D Ryan catching.
  11
  1
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 9th
- V. Marte pitching for KC
  KC
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
11
Tigers
1

Game 1

16/9

Royals
3
Tigers
4

Game 2

17/9

Royals
9
Tigers
2

Game 3

17/9

Comerica Park

12:05 AM, 16 September 2009

Detroit, Michigan

Attendance: 20,422

Game Time:3:06

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Gary Darling
First Base Umpire - Bruce Dreckman
Second Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
Third Base Umpire - Scott Barry

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

R. Tejeda3-1

J. Washburn9-9

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Foul Ball
3 Strike Swinging