Chicago Cubs vs Detroit Tigers
June 24, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 24, 2009 at Comerica Park. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, Detroit Tigers 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Soriano lf 5 0 2 0
Theriot ss 4 1 2 0
Lee dh 2 0 1 0
Hoffpauir 1b 5 0 2 0
Bradley rf 2 1 0 0
Fox 3b 4 0 1 1
Fukudome cf 5 0 1 0
Soto c 4 1 2 1
Fontenot 2b 4 0 0 1
Harden p 0 0 0 0
  Heilman p 0 0 0 0
  Ascanio p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
  Marmol p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 11 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Granderson cf 4 0 1 1
Polanco 2b 3 0 1 0
Cabrera 1b 4 1 2 2
Thames dh 4 1 0 0
Kelly lf 4 0 0 0
Inge 3b 3 1 0 0
Ordonez rf 4 0 2 0
  Anderson pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Laird c 4 2 2 1
Everett ss 3 0 2 1
Porcello p 0 0 0 0
  Robertson p 0 0 0 0
  Miner p 0 0 0 0
  Seay p 0 0 0 0
  Lyon p 0 0 0 0
  Zumaya p 0 0 0 0
  Rodney p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 5
Chicago 000 011 1003111
Detroit 000 112 01x5100
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Harden  L(4-4) 5.1 4 4 2 4 3
  Heilman   1.2 3 0 0 1 2
  Ascanio   0.1 3 1 1 0 0
  Marshall   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Marmol   0.1 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
10
5
3
7
7
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Porcello   5.0 7 2 2 4 3
  Robertson   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Miner  W(5-1) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
  Seay   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Lyon   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Zumaya   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Rodney  SV(15) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
7
8

  E–Soto (3).  DP–Detroit 2. Inge-Polanco, Inge-Polanco-Cabrera.  2B–Chicago Soto (8,off Porcello).  HR–Chicago Soto (6,5th inning off Porcello 0 on 1 out), Detroit Cabrera (15,4th inning off Harden 0 on 0 out); Laird (3,5th inning off Harden 0 on 1 out).  SF–J. Fox (3,off Lyon).  Team LOB–13.  Team–11.  SB–Granderson (13,2nd base off Harden/Soto); Granderson (13,2nd base off Harden/Soto).  U-HP–Andy Fletcher, 1B–Ted Barrett, 2B–Adrian Johnson, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–3:19.  A–36,438.
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