Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals
June 27, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 27, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 2, Kansas City Royals 5

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Santiago ss 4 1 1 0
Jackson cf,2b 3 0 0 0
Young dh 4 0 0 0
Simon 1b 3 1 3 1
Fick rf 3 0 0 0
Paquette lf 3 0 0 0
Halter 3b 2 0 1 1
Easley 2b 3 0 1 0
  Magee pr,cf 1 0 0 0
Walbeck c 3 0 0 0
Sparks p 0 0 0 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Lima p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 6 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Alicea 2b 4 1 3 2
Guiel rf 3 0 1 2
Beltran dh 4 0 1 0
Sweeney 1b 2 1 1 1
Randa 3b 4 0 0 0
Ibanez lf 4 0 0 0
Tucker cf 3 1 2 0
Perez ss 3 1 1 0
Mayne c 2 1 0 0
Byrd p 0 0 0 0
  Voyles p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 9 5
Detroit 000 001 001260
Kansas City 012 000 20x590
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Sparks  L (3-8) 6.1 9 5 5 3 3
  Farnsworth   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Lima   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
3
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Byrd  W (10-5) 6.1 5 1 1 2 4
  Voyles   1.2 1 1 1 1 1
  Hernandez  SV (13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
5

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 2, Kansas City 2.  2B–Detroit Simon (11,off Byrd), Kansas City Beltran (18,off Sparks); Alicea (4,off Sparks).  3B–Detroit Santiago (5,off Byrd), Kansas City Alicea (2,off Sparks).  HR–Kansas City Sweeney (13,2nd inning off Sparks 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Simon (4,off Byrd); Halter (2,off Roberto Hernandez); Guiel (1,off Farnsworth).  HBP–D Jackson (2,by Byrd).  IBB–Sweeney (4,by Sparks).  CS–Tucker (4,2nd base by Sparks/Walbeck).  WP–Sparks (4).  HBP–Byrd (4,D Jackson).  IBB–Sparks (2,Sweeney).  U-HP–Brian O'Nora, 1B–Alfonso Marquez, 2B–Tim Welke, 3B–Gary Cederstrom.  T–2:31.  A–16,373.
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