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Tigers
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
April 24, 2009
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Detroit Tigers, played on April 24, 2009 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 24, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 24, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Porcello |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Zack Greinke |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 36,363 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dana DeMuth 1B: Todd Tichenor 2B: Doug Eddings 3B: Hunter Wendelstedt |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Curtis Granderson | Center Fielder |
| Placido Polanco | Second Baseman |
| Magglio Ordonez | Right Fielder |
| Miguel Cabrera | First Baseman |
| Carlos Guillen | DH |
| Gerald Laird | Catcher |
| Brandon Inge | Third Baseman |
| Josh Anderson | Left Fielder |
| Ramon Santiago | Shortstop |
| Jim Leyland | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Coco Crisp | Center Fielder |
| David DeJesus | Left Fielder |
| Mark Teahen | Third Baseman |
| Mike Jacobs | DH |
| Billy Butler | First Baseman |
| Alberto Callaspo | Second Baseman |
| Mike Aviles | Shortstop |
| Miguel Olivo | Catcher |
| Mitch Maier | Right Fielder |
| Trey Hillman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
April 24, 2009
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Greinke
Granderson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Greinke
Polanco hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ordonez vs. Greinke
Ordonez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cabrera vs. Greinke
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Callaspo fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Porcello
Crisp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
DeJesus vs. Porcello
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porcello fields it and throws to first for the out. Crisp moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Teahen vs. Porcello
Teahen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Porcello
Jacobs hits a line drive towards short. Santiago reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Porcello
Butler strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Greinke
Guillen strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Laird vs. Greinke
Laird hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Inge vs. Greinke
Inge takes first base on ball four. Laird moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Anderson vs. Greinke
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Porcello
Callaspo hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Porcello
Aviles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Olivo vs. Porcello
Olivo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Maier vs. Porcello
Maier strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Greinke
Santiago hits a fly ball into right field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Greinke
Granderson hits a fly ball into left field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Greinke
Polanco hits a line drive towards third. Teahen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Porcello
Crisp hits a line drive towards first. Cabrera reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Porcello
DeJesus hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Porcello
Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabrera scoops it up and throws to first, with Porcello covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Greinke
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Greinke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Greinke
Cabrera strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Greinke
Guillen hits a fly ball into center field. Crisp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Porcello
Jacobs strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Porcello
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Porcello
Callaspo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabrera scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Callaspo for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Laird vs. Greinke
Laird hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of DeJesus. Laird reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Inge vs. Greinke
Inge strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Anderson vs. Greinke
Anderson hits a line drive for an out. Laird scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Greinke
Santiago bunts towards the mound. Greinke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Porcello
Aviles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Olivo vs. Porcello
Olivo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maier vs. Porcello
There's a wild pitch. Olivo moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Maier vs. Porcello
Maier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Crisp vs. Porcello
There's a wild pitch. Olivo moves to third. Maier moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Crisp vs. Porcello
Crisp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabrera fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Cabrera. Olivo scores. Maier scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeJesus vs. Porcello
DeJesus hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Teahen vs. Porcello
Teahen hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Greinke
Granderson hits a fly ball into right field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Greinke
Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Greinke
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Butler scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ordonez for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Porcello
Jacobs strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Porcello
Butler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Callaspo vs. Porcello
Callaspo hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aviles vs. Porcello
Aviles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santiago fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Greinke
Cabrera strikes out. Olivo drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Cabrera out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Greinke
Guillen strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Laird vs. Greinke
Laird bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Olivo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Olivo vs. Robertson
Nate Robertson now pitching.
Olivo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Maier vs. Robertson
Maier hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Ordonez. Maier reaches second base with a double. Olivo moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Crisp vs. Robertson
Crisp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Olivo scores. There goes Maier trying to get to home. Anderson throws the ball in to Laird who tags Maier, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Crisp moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
DeJesus vs. Robertson
DeJesus hits a line drive towards first. Cabrera reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Teahen vs. Robertson
Teahen hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Greinke
Inge strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Greinke
Anderson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Greinke
Santiago strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Robertson
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Perry
Ryan Perry now pitching.
Butler hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Callaspo vs. Perry
Callaspo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out. Butler moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Aviles vs. Perry
Aviles hits a fly ball into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Greinke
Granderson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Greinke
Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Greinke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Greinke
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Butler scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ordonez for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/24/2009 -- Detroit at Kansas City (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Granderson C, cf 4 0 0 0 Crisp C, cf 4 1 2 2
Polanco P, 2b 4 0 1 0 DeJesus D, lf 4 0 0 0
Ordonez M, rf 4 0 0 0 Teahen M, 3b 4 1 1 2
Cabrera M, 1b 3 0 0 0 Jacobs M, dh 4 0 0 0
Guillen C, dh 3 0 0 0 Butler B, 1b 3 0 1 0
Laird G, c 3 1 2 0 Callaspo A, 2b 4 1 1 1
Inge B, 3b 2 0 0 0 Aviles M, ss 4 0 0 0
Anderson J, lf 3 0 0 0 Olivo M, c 3 2 2 0
Santiago R, ss 3 0 0 0 Maier M, rf 2 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 1 3 0 32 6 8 5
Detroit 000 010 000 -- 1
Kansas City 210 020 10x -- 6
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Porcello R (L) 6.0 4 5 4 2 4
Robertson N 1.1 3 1 1 0 0
Perry R 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Greinke Z (W) 9.0 3 1 0 1 10
E -- Aviles M, Cabrera M
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Detroit 2, Kansas City 4
2B -- Laird G, Maier M
HR -- Teahen M, Callaspo A
WP -- Porcello R 2
T -- 2:06
A -- 36363
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