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Tigers
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
April 26, 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 26, 2009 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 26, 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 26, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Armando Galarraga |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sidney Ponson |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 13,520 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Doug Eddings 1B: Hunter Wendelstedt 2B: Dana DeMuth 3B: Todd Tichenor |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Curtis Granderson | Center Fielder |
| Placido Polanco | Second Baseman |
| Magglio Ordonez | Right Fielder |
| Miguel Cabrera | DH |
| Jeff Larish | First Baseman |
| Brandon Inge | Third Baseman |
| Josh Anderson | Left Fielder |
| Adam Everett | Shortstop |
| Dane Sardinha | Catcher |
| Jim Leyland | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Coco Crisp | Center Fielder |
| David DeJesus | Left Fielder |
| Mark Teahen | Third Baseman |
| Jose Guillen | DH |
| Mike Jacobs | First Baseman |
| Alberto Callaspo | Second Baseman |
| Miguel Olivo | Catcher |
| Mitch Maier | Right Fielder |
| Mike Aviles | Shortstop |
| Trey Hillman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
April 26, 2009
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Ponson
Granderson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Ponson
Polanco strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Ponson
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Galarraga
Crisp 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Galarraga
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Galarraga
Teahen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Galarraga
Guillen is hit by the pitch. Teahen moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Jacobs vs. Galarraga
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larish scoops it up and throws to first, with Galarraga covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Ponson
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ponson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Larish vs. Ponson
Larish hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Inge vs. Ponson
Inge hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Ponson
Anderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Everett vs. Ponson
Everett strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sardinha vs. Ponson
Sardinha hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Galarraga
Callaspo 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, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Olivo vs. Galarraga
Olivo strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Maier vs. Galarraga
Maier strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Ponson
Granderson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Ponson
Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Ponson
Ordonez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Galarraga
Aviles hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Galarraga
Crisp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
DeJesus vs. Galarraga
DeJesus strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Teahen vs. Galarraga
Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Crisp moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Guillen vs. Galarraga
Guillen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Crisp scores. Teahen moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jacobs vs. Galarraga
There goes Teahen. The throw from Sardinha and he is safe. Teahen steals third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Jacobs vs. Galarraga
Jacobs takes first base on ball four. Guillen moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Callaspo vs. Galarraga
Callaspo 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
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Ponson
Cabrera hits a fly ball into center field. Crisp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larish vs. Ponson
Larish hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Ponson
Inge strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Olivo vs. Galarraga
Olivo strikes out. Sardinha drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Olivo out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maier vs. Galarraga
Maier 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, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Galarraga
Aviles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Galarraga fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Ponson
Anderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Everett vs. Ponson
There goes Anderson. The throw from Olivo and he is safe. Anderson steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Everett vs. Ponson
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Anderson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Sardinha vs. Ponson
Sardinha hits a line drive into center field. Crisp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Anderson tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Ponson
Granderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Galarraga
Crisp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
DeJesus vs. Galarraga
There goes Crisp. The throw from Sardinha and he is out, Everett applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Galarraga
DeJesus strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Galarraga
Teahen is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Galarraga
Guillen strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Ponson
Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Ponson
Ordonez hits a fly ball into left field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Ponson
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Larish vs. Ponson
Larish hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ponson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Galarraga
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Galarraga
Callaspo hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Ordonez. Callaspo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Olivo vs. Galarraga
Olivo strikes out. Sardinha drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Olivo out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Maier vs. Galarraga
Maier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Aviles vs. Galarraga
Aviles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Ponson
Inge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Ponson
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Everett vs. Ponson
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Seay
Bobby Seay now pitching.
Crisp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Seay
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larish scoops it up and throws to first, with Seay covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Seay
Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sardinha vs. Ponson
Sardinha strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Ponson
Granderson hits a fly ball into center field. Crisp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Ponson
Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Perry
Ryan Perry now pitching.
Guillen hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Perry
Jacobs strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Perry
Callaspo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Buck vs. Perry
John Buck pinch hits for Miguel Olivo.
The ball gets by Sardinha for a passed ball. Callaspo moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Buck vs. Perry
Buck strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Cruz
John Buck now catching. Juan Cruz now pitching.
Ordonez hits a line drive into right field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Cruz
Cabrera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Larish vs. Cruz
Larish hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jacobs fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Cruz covering. It's a double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Maier vs. Rodney
Fernando Rodney now pitching.
Maier 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, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Rodney
Aviles hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Rodney
Crisp 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, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Rodney
DeJesus hits a line drive into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/26/2009 -- Detroit at Kansas City (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Granderson C, cf 4 0 0 0 Crisp C, cf 3 1 0 0
Polanco P, 2b 4 0 0 0 DeJesus D, lf 5 0 0 0
Ordonez M, rf 4 0 0 0 Teahen M, 3b 2 0 1 0
Cabrera M, dh 3 0 1 0 Guillen J, dh 3 0 1 1
Larish J, 1b 4 1 1 0 Jacobs M, 1b 3 0 0 0
Inge B, 3b 3 1 1 2 Callaspo A, 2b 3 0 1 0
Anderson J, lf 3 1 3 0 Olivo M, c 3 0 0 0
Everett A, ss 3 0 0 0 Buck J, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Sardinha D, c 2 0 0 1 Maier M, rf 3 0 0 0
Aviles M, ss 4 1 1 1
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30 3 6 3 30 2 4 2
Detroit 020 010 000 -- 3
Kansas City 001 000 001 -- 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Galarraga A (W) 6.0 3 1 1 5 7
Seay B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Perry R 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Rodney F (S) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Ponson S (L) 8.0 6 3 3 0 7
Cruz J 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Detroit 2, Kansas City 9
2B -- Callaspo A
HR -- Inge B, Aviles M
SB -- Teahen M, Anderson J
CS -- Crisp C
SF -- Sardinha D
HBP -- by Galarraga A (Guillen J), by Galarraga A (Teahen M)
PB -- Sardinha D
T -- 2:31
A -- 13520
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