Detroit Tigers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 12, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 12, 2009 at PNC Park. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Granderson cf 4 0 0 0
Polanco 2b 4 0 4 0
Kelly lf 2 0 0 0
  Raburn ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Cabrera 1b 4 0 1 0
Ordonez rf 5 1 1 0
  Rodney p 0 0 0 0
Inge 3b 4 1 1 1
Laird c 4 1 1 0
Santiago ss 3 0 1 0
Porcello p 3 0 2 2
  Thames ph 1 0 0 0
  Miner p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 11 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
McCutchen cf 4 0 1 0
Morgan lf 4 1 1 0
Sanchez 2b 4 0 1 1
LaRoche A. 1b 3 0 2 0
LaRoche A. 3b 4 0 0 0
Moss rf 4 0 0 0
Jaramillo c 3 0 2 0
Wilson ss 3 0 1 0
Snell p 1 0 0 0
  Grabow p 0 0 0 0
  Young ph 1 0 0 0
  Burnett p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 8 1
Detroit 010 001 0103110
Pittsburgh 000 001 000180
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Porcello  W(7-4) 7.0 6 1 1 1 2
  Miner   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Rodney  SV(12) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
1
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Snell  L(1-7) 7.0 10 2 2 2 4
  Grabow   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Burnett   0.2 0 0 0 2 1
  Jackson   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
4
6

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 3. Cabrera, Santiago-Polanco-Cabrera, Polanco-Santiago-Cabrera, Pittsburgh 1. Andy LaRoche-Sanchez-Adam LaRoche.  PB–Jaramillo (3).  2B–Detroit Polanco 2 (18,off Snell 2); Laird (7,off Snell), Pittsburgh Sanchez (22,off Porcello); Adam LaRoche (20,off Rodney).  HR–Detroit Inge (14,8th inning off Grabow 0 on 0 out).  SH–Kelly (1,off Snell); Polanco (5,off Burnett); Snell (4,off Porcello).  IBB–Santiago (1,by Snell); Cabrera (4,by Burnett).  Team LOB–11.  Team–5.  SB–Ordonez (2,2nd base off Snell/Jaramillo); Morgan (15,2nd base off Porcello/Laird).  U-HP–CB Bucknor, 1B–Mike Everitt, 2B–Gerry Davis, 3B–James Hoye.  T–2:30.  A–18,369.
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