Arizona Diamondbacks vs Kansas City Royals
June 16, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 16, 2009 at Kauffman Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Arizona Diamondbacks 0, Kansas City Royals 5

Arizona Diamondbacks ab   r   h rbi
Lopez 2b 4 0 1 0
Parra lf 4 0 0 0
Upton rf 3 0 0 0
Drew ss 4 0 0 0
Reynolds 1b 3 0 1 0
Young cf 3 0 0 0
Montero c 3 0 0 0
Byrnes dh 3 0 1 0
Roberts 3b 3 0 1 0
Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Vasquez p 0 0 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus lf 4 1 1 1
Bloomquist cf,rf 4 1 1 0
Butler 1b 2 0 1 1
Guillen rf 3 0 1 0
  Maier pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Olivo c 4 0 0 1
Jacobs dh 4 1 2 0
  Hulett pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Callaspo 2b 4 0 1 1
Teahen 3b 4 1 3 1
Pena ss 4 0 0 0
Meche p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 5
Arizona 000 000 000043
Kansas City 110 011 01x5100
  Arizona Diamondbacks IP H R ER BB SO
Davis  L(3-8) 5.2 6 4 3 3 5
  Vasquez   1.1 2 0 0 0 1
  Pena   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
4
3
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Meche  W(4-5) 9.0 4 0 0 1 6
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
1
6

  E–Upton (4), Drew (5), Montero (5).  DP–Arizona 1. Drew-Lopez-Reynolds.  2B–Kansas City Teahen (12,off Davis); Jacobs 2 (11,off Davis,off Pena).  Team LOB–4.  SF–Butler (1,off Davis).  Team–8.  SB–Bloomquist (12,2nd base off Davis/Montero).  U-HP–Mike DiMuro, 1B–Ron Kulpa, 2B–Dale Scott, 3B–Jerry Meals.  T–2:36.  A–26,974.
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