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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 2009 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Detroit Tigers 1, Kansas City Royals 6

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Granderson cf 4 0 0 0
Polanco 2b 4 1 2 0
Ordonez rf 4 0 1 1
Cabrera 1b 3 0 1 0
Larish dh 3 0 0 0
Inge 3b 3 0 1 0
Thomas lf 3 0 0 0
Laird c 3 0 1 0
Everett ss 3 0 0 0
Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Robertson p 0 0 0 0
  Lyon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 1
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Crisp cf 2 0 0 0
  Maier cf 2 1 1 3
DeJesus lf 3 0 0 0
Butler 1b 4 0 1 0
Guillen rf 4 1 2 2
  Bloomquist rf 0 0 0 0
Jacobs dh 3 0 1 0
  Hulett pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Teahen 3b 3 0 1 0
Callaspo 2b 4 1 1 0
Olivo c 4 1 1 1
Hernandez ss 3 1 1 0
Greinke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 9 6
Detroit 100 000 000162
Kansas City 000 003 12x691
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L(4-3) 6.1 7 4 2 1 2
  Robertson   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Lyon   1.1 2 2 2 1 0
Totals
8.0
9
6
4
2
2
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Greinke  W(8-1) 9.0 6 1 1 0 8
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
0
8

  E–Jackson 2 (2), Butler (1).  DP–Kansas City 3. Hernandez-Callaspo-Butler, Greinke-Hernandez-Butler, Callaspo-Hernandez-Butler.  2B–Detroit Polanco (14,off Greinke), Kansas City Teahen (11,off Jackson); Jacobs (8,off Lyon).  HR–Kansas City Guillen (4,8th inning off Lyon 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–2.  SH–Hernandez (1,off Jackson); DeJesus (5,off Jackson).  IBB–Teahen (3,by Lyon).  Team–6.  U-HP–Angel Campos, 1B–Bill Hohn, 2B–Bruce Dreckman, 3B–Paul Emmel.  T–2:27.  A–16,366.
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