Royals 5, 
Tigers 1
| W: | R. Tejeda (2-1) |
| L: | J. Verlander (16-8) |
| SV: | J. Soria (24) |
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| C Granderson CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .253 | .334 |
| P Polanco 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .277 | .319 |
| C Guillen LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .246 | .332 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .336 | .405 |
| A Huff DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .244 | .311 |
| C Thomas RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | .244 | .326 |
| B Inge 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .231 | .313 |
| G Laird C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | .216 | .298 |
a-A Avila PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .295 | .373 |
| R Santiago SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .259 | .306 |
b-M Thames PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .249 | .320 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 151 | ||
| a-hit sacrifice fly to left for G Laird in the 9th b-flied out to center for R Santiago in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Thomas (11, R Tejeda); C Guillen (7, R Tejeda) RBI: A Avila (12) SF: A Avila Tigers RISP: 1-10 (P Polanco 0-2, C Guillen 0-1, M Thames 0-1, B Inge 1-2, A Huff 0-1, M Cabrera 0-1, C Thomas 0-2) Team LOB: 8 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: G Laird (4, 2nd base off R Tejeda/J Buck) | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Verlander (L, 16-8) | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 112-73 | 3.24 |
| B Seay | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24-14 | 3.72 |
| F Rodney | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17-8 | 3.82 |
| C Fien | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-3 | 8.31 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 158-98 | |
| PITCHING IBB: A Callaspo (By B Seay) HBP: M Maier (By B Seay) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Verlander 17/27; B Seay 2/6; F Rodney 3/5; C Fien 0/2 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Verlander 20-16-21-16; B Seay 4-2-5-3; F Rodney 2-0-2-4; C Fien 1-0-0-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Verlander 5-5; B Seay 2-0; F Rodney 1-1; C Fien 1-0 Game Scores: J Verlander 61 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D DeJesus LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | .275 | .339 |
| M Maier CF-RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .248 | .333 |
| B Butler 1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .304 | .357 |
| M Jacobs DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .237 | .304 |
a-B Pena PH-DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .274 | .315 |
| A Callaspo 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | .298 | .352 |
| M Teahen RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .274 | .327 |
J Anderson CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .283 |
| J Buck C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .209 | .272 |
| A Gordon 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .202 | .307 |
| Y Betancourt SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .237 | .270 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 158 | ||
| a-grounded to second for M Jacobs in the 7th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Butler 3 (45, B Seay, J Verlander, C Fien); A Gordon (3, F Rodney) RBI: M Jacobs (52), B Butler 2 (76), D DeJesus (67), M Maier (24) S: M Maier 2-out RBI: M Jacobs, B Butler Royals RISP: 3-12 (Y Betancourt 0-1, A Callaspo 0-1, M Jacobs 1-2, B Pena 0-2, D DeJesus 1-2, M Teahen 0-2, J Buck 0-1, B Butler 1-1) Team LOB: 11 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Tejeda (W, 2-1) | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 98-64 | 3.21 |
| K Farnsworth (H, 5) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25-17 | 5.12 |
| J Wright | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17-9 | 4.87 |
| J Soria (S, 24) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-8 | 2.60 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 151-98 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: R Tejeda 15/24; K Farnsworth 3/6; J Wright 2/4; J Soria 2/2 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: R Tejeda 11-17-22-14; K Farnsworth 4-4-5-4; J Wright 4-1-2-2; J Soria 1-0-5-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Tejeda 2-8; K Farnsworth 4-0; J Wright 0-0; J Soria 0-2 Game Scores: R Tejeda 72 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| DET | KAN | |||
 | 3rd | M Jacobs singled to right, B Butler scored, M Jacobs to second advancing on throw. | 0 | 1 |
| 7th | B Butler doubled to deep center, M Maier scored. | 0 | 2 |
| 8th | D DeJesus singled to right center, A Gordon scored, Y Betancourt to third. | 0 | 3 |
| 8th | M Maier sacrificed to pitcher, Y Betancourt scored, D DeJesus to second. | 0 | 4 |
| 8th | B Butler doubled to deep center, D DeJesus scored. | 0 | 5 |
 | 9th | A Avila hit sacrifice fly to left, M Cabrera scored. | 1 | 5 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 10,584 (27.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:08 |
| Weather | 72 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 0 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Marty Foster, First Base - Mark Carlson, Second Base - Kerwin Danley, Third Base - Wally Bell |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, September 9th
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