Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals
April 26, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 2009 at Kauffman Stadium. 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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Detroit Tigers 3, Kansas City Royals 2

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Granderson cf 4 0 0 0
Polanco 2b 4 0 0 0
Ordonez rf 4 0 0 0
Cabrera dh 3 0 1 0
Larish 1b 4 1 1 0
Inge 3b 3 1 1 2
Anderson lf 3 1 3 0
Everett ss 3 0 0 0
Sardinha c 2 0 0 1
Galarraga p 0 0 0 0
  Seay p 0 0 0 0
  Perry p 0 0 0 0
  Rodney p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Crisp cf 3 1 0 0
DeJesus lf 5 0 0 0
Teahen 3b 2 0 1 0
Guillen dh 3 0 1 1
Jacobs 1b 3 0 0 0
Callaspo 2b 3 0 1 0
Olivo c 3 0 0 0
  Buck ph,c 1 0 0 0
Maier rf 3 0 0 0
Aviles ss 4 1 1 1
Ponson p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
Detroit 020 010 000360
Kansas City 001 000 001240
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Galarraga  W(3-0) 6.0 3 1 1 5 7
  Seay   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Perry   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Rodney  SV(4) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
6
9
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Ponson  L(0-3) 8.0 6 3 3 0 7
  Cruz   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
1
7

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 2. Aviles-Jacobs, Jacobs-Aviles-Cruz.  PB–Sardinha (1).  2B–Kansas City Callaspo (5,off Galarraga).  HR–Detroit Inge (7,2nd inning off Ponson 1 on 1 out), Kansas City Aviles (1,9th inning off Rodney 0 on 1 out).  SF–Sardinha (1,off Ponson).  Team LOB–2.  HBP–Guillen (1,by Galarraga); Teahen (4,by Galarraga).  Team–9.  SB–Anderson (6,2nd base off Ponson/Olivo); Teahen (1,3rd base off Galarraga/Sardinha).  CS–Crisp (2,2nd base by Galarraga/Sardinha).  U-HP–Doug Eddings, 1B–Hunter Wendelstedt, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Todd Tichenor.  T–2:31.  A–13,520.
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