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Royals
@ Tigers
Comerica Park
April 9, 2003
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals, played on April 9, 2003 at Comerica Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 9, 2003 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 9, 2003 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jeremy Affeldt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jeremy Bonderman |
| Ballpark | Comerica Park |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 14,286 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Young 1B: Charlie Reliford 2B: Mike Everitt 3B: Hunter Wendelstedt |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Michael Tucker | Center Fielder |
| Joe Randa | Third Baseman |
| Mike Sweeney | First Baseman |
| Raul Ibanez | Left Fielder |
| Ken Harvey | DH |
| Dee Brown | Right Fielder |
| Brent Mayne | Catcher |
| Angel Berroa | Shortstop |
| Carlos Febles | Second Baseman |
| Tony Pena | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Higginson | Right Fielder |
| Omar Infante | Shortstop |
| Carlos Pena | First Baseman |
| Dmitri Young | Left Fielder |
| Dean Palmer | DH |
| Eric Munson | Third Baseman |
| Brandon Inge | Catcher |
| Ramon Santiago | Second Baseman |
| Gene Kingsale | Center Fielder |
| Alan Trammell | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Tigers
Comerica Park
April 9, 2003
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Bonderman
Tucker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Randa vs. Bonderman
There's a wild pitch. Tucker moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Randa vs. Bonderman
Randa hits a popup towards first. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Bonderman
Sweeney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Ibanez vs. Bonderman
Ibanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Santiago fields it and throws to second for the out. Tucker moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Harvey vs. Bonderman
There's a wild pitch. Tucker scores. Ibanez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Harvey vs. Bonderman
Harvey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Affeldt
Higginson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Infante vs. Affeldt
Infante hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Affeldt
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Affeldt
There goes Higginson. The throw from Mayne and he is out, Febles applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bonderman
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Infante scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mayne vs. Bonderman
Mayne hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kingsale. Mayne reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Berroa vs. Bonderman
Berroa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Febles vs. Bonderman
Febles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Infante scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Affeldt
Young strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Affeldt
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Affeldt
Munson hits a popup towards short. Berroa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Bonderman
Tucker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Randa vs. Bonderman
Randa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tucker moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Sweeney vs. Bonderman
Sweeney hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tucker tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Ibanez vs. Bonderman
Ibanez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Randa moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Harvey vs. Bonderman
Harvey takes first base on ball four. Randa moves to third. Ibanez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Ledezma
Wil Ledezma now pitching.
Brown hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mayne vs. Ledezma
Mayne strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Ledezma
Berroa hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Affeldt
Inge hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Febles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Affeldt
Santiago hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kingsale vs. Affeldt
Kingsale takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higginson vs. Affeldt
Higginson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kingsale goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Infante vs. Affeldt
Infante hits a fly ball into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Febles vs. Ledezma
Febles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pena scoops it up and throws to first, with Ledezma covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Ledezma
Tucker strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Ledezma
Randa hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Ledezma
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Munson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Affeldt
Pena is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Affeldt
Young strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Affeldt
Palmer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Affeldt
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Febles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ibanez vs. Ledezma
Ibanez hits a fly ball into right field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Harvey vs. Ledezma
Harvey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Ledezma
Brown takes first base on ball four. Harvey moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Mayne vs. Ledezma
Mayne hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Ledezma
Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Munson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Febles vs. Ledezma
Febles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Infante scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Affeldt
Inge strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Affeldt
Santiago hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Febles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kingsale vs. Affeldt
Kingsale hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Roney
Matt Roney now pitching.
Tucker hits a fly ball into center field. Kingsale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Roney
Randa hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Higginson. Randa reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Roney
Sweeney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Santiago settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Ibanez vs. Roney
Ibanez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Inge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Affeldt
Higginson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Infante vs. Affeldt
Infante hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tucker who is chasing the ball. Infante reaches third base with a triple. Higginson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pena vs. Affeldt
Pena hits a fly ball into left field. Ibanez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Infante tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Affeldt
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Febles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Affeldt
Palmer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Affeldt
Munson takes first base on ball four. Young moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Inge vs. Grimsley
Jason Grimsley now pitching.
Inge takes first base on ball four. Young moves to third. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Santiago vs. Grimsley
Santiago hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tucker. Santiago reaches second base with a double. Young scores. Munson scores. Inge goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Kingsale vs. Grimsley
Kingsale strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 9 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Harvey vs. Roney
Harvey hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Roney
Brown hits a fly ball towards left. Young catches it and throws to Santiago who relays to Pena to double up Harvey. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mayne vs. Roney
Mayne hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Berroa vs. Roney
Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Infante misplays the ball. That's an error on Infante. Mayne moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Febles vs. Roney
Febles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Santiago scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 9 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Lopez
Albie Lopez now pitching.
Higginson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Infante vs. Lopez
Infante takes first base on ball four. Higginson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Pena vs. Lopez
There goes Higginson. The throw from Mayne and he is out, Randa applying the tag. Infante moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Lopez
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Lopez
Young strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 9 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Spurling
Chris Spurling now pitching.
Tucker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Randa vs. Spurling
Randa hits a popup towards short. Infante settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Spurling
Sweeney strikes out. The throw from Inge to pick off Tucker, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 9 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Lopez
Palmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Lopez
Munson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Randa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Inge vs. Lopez
Inge strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Santiago vs. Lopez
Santiago strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 9 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ibanez vs. Spurling
Ibanez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Harvey vs. Spurling
Harvey hits a fly ball into right field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Spurling
Brown takes first base on ball four. Ibanez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayne vs. Spurling
Rontrez Johnson pinch runs for Dee Brown.
Mayne hits a line drive into right field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Berroa vs. Spurling
Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Infante fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 9 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kingsale vs. MacDougal
Michael Tucker now playing right field. Rontrez Johnson now playing center field. Mike MacDougal now pitching.
Kingsale hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops it up and throws to first, with MacDougal covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. MacDougal
Higginson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Infante vs. MacDougal
Infante strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. MacDougal
Pena hits a ball on the ground that hits Higginson. Higginson is out and Pena is safe at first. There goes Higginson trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/9/2003 -- Kansas City at Detroit (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Tucker M, cf-rf 4 2 2 0 Higginson B, rf 2 1 2 1
Randa J, 3b 5 1 3 0 Infante O, ss 4 1 1 1
Sweeney M, 1b 3 0 0 1 Pena C, 1b 3 0 1 1
Ibanez R, lf 4 1 1 0 Young D, lf 4 1 1 0
Harvey K, dh 4 2 2 0 Palmer D, dh 3 0 0 0
Brown D, rf 3 2 1 4 Munson E, 3b 3 1 0 0
Johnson R, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Inge B, c 3 1 0 0
Mayne B, c 5 1 3 3 Santiago R, 2b 4 0 1 3
Berroa A, ss 4 0 0 0 Kingsale G, cf 3 1 0 0
Febles C, 2b 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 9 12 8 29 6 6 6
Kansas City 105 030 000 -- 9
Detroit 001 005 000 -- 6
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Affeldt J (W) 5.2 4 5 5 3 6
Grimsley J 0.1 1 1 1 1 1
Lopez A 2.0 0 0 0 3 4
MacDougal M (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Bonderman J (L) 2.1 4 5 5 4 1
Ledezma W 2.2 4 4 4 1 2
Roney M 2.0 3 0 0 0 0
Spurling C 2.0 1 0 0 2 1
E -- Infante O
DP -- Detroit 3
LOB -- Kansas City 8, Detroit 6
2B -- Mayne B, Randa J, Santiago R
3B -- Infante O
HR -- Brown D, Mayne B
CS -- Higginson B
SF -- Sweeney M, Pena C
HBP -- by Affeldt J (Pena C)
WP -- Bonderman J 2
T -- 2:59
A -- 14286
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