Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
September 13, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 13, 2002 at Comerica Park. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 2, Detroit Tigers 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Tucker cf 5 0 0 0
Beltran dh 5 0 0 0
Sweeney 1b 4 0 1 0
Randa 3b 3 1 2 0
Guiel rf 4 1 1 0
Berger lf 4 0 1 1
Mayne c 4 0 0 0
Febles 2b 4 0 1 1
Berroa ss 4 0 2 0
Suppan p 0 0 0 0
  Affeldt p 0 0 0 0
  Grimsley p 0 0 0 0
  Mullen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 8 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Lombard cf 5 1 1 0
Infante ss 4 0 1 0
Higginson lf 4 2 2 1
Fick rf 4 0 0 0
Pena 1b 5 1 2 2
Rivera c 3 0 2 0
  Santiago pr 0 0 0 0
  Walbeck c 0 0 0 0
Munson dh 3 0 2 1
Jackson 2b 4 0 0 0
Truby 3b 4 0 0 0
Cornejo p 0 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Rodney p 0 0 0 0
  German p 0 0 0 0
  Acevedo p 0 0 0 0
  Eckenstahler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
Kansas City 000 000 200 0281
Detroit 001 001 000 24101
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Suppan   6.1 7 2 2 3 0
  Affeldt   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Grimsley   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Mullen  L (4-4) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.1
10
4
4
3
1
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Cornejo   6.0 5 2 2 0 2
  Walker   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Rodney   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  German   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Acevedo   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Eckenstahler  W (1-0) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
8
2
2
0
6

  E–Febles (15), Infante (2).  DP–Detroit 2.  2B–Kansas City Berger (5,off Cornejo); Berroa (2,off Eckenstahler), Detroit Lombard (11,off Suppan); Higginson (23,off Suppan); Rivera (6,off Affeldt).  HR–Detroit Pena (18,10th inning off Mullen 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Randa (9,by Cornejo).  SF–Higginson (7,off Suppan); Munson (1,off Suppan).  SB–Febles (15,2nd base off Rodney/Rivera); Lombard (11,2nd base off Suppan/Mayne).  CS–Pena (2,2nd base by Suppan/Mayne).  WP–Grimsley (8).  HBP–Cornejo (2,Randa).  U-HP–Jim Joyce, 1B–Jeff Nelson, 2B–Ron Kulpa, 3B–Dale Scott.  T–3:04.  A–17,023.
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