Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
August 15, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 2009 at Comerica Park. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Royals 3, Detroit Tigers 10

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus lf 4 0 2 0
Maier cf 4 1 2 0
Butler 1b 3 1 1 2
Jacobs dh 4 0 1 0
Callaspo 2b 4 0 1 0
Teahen rf 4 0 0 0
Pena c 4 1 2 1
Gordon 3b 4 0 0 0
Betancourt ss 2 0 0 0
  Anderson ph 1 0 0 0
Hochevar p 0 0 0 0
  Chen p 0 0 0 0
  Mahay p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Granderson cf 5 1 2 0
Polanco 2b 5 1 1 0
  Everett ss 0 0 0 0
Thomas rf 4 2 1 0
Cabrera 1b 5 3 4 3
Guillen dh 5 1 3 4
Thames lf 3 0 1 1
  Raburn lf 2 0 0 0
Avila c 3 1 2 1
Inge 3b 4 0 0 0
Santiago ss,2b 4 1 2 1
Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Seay p 0 0 0 0
  Lyon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 10 16 10
Kansas City 200 001 000391
Detroit 211 021 12x10160
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hochevar  L(6-6) 4.0 12 6 6 0 4
  Chen   2.0 2 1 0 1 3
  Mahay   2.0 2 3 3 1 0
Totals
8.0
16
10
9
2
7
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  W(9-5) 6.0 9 3 3 2 3
  Seay   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Lyon   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
5

  E–Gordon (5).  DP–Detroit 1. Polanco-Cabrera.  2B–Kansas City DeJesus (23,off Jackson), Detroit Polanco (27,off Hochevar).  HR–Kansas City Butler (14,1st inning off Jackson 1 on 1 out); B. Pena (3,6th inning off Jackson 0 on 1 out), Detroit Santiago (7,2nd inning off Hochevar 0 on 2 out); Guillen (4,5th inning off Hochevar 1 on 0 out); Avila (2,7th inning off Mahay 0 on 0 out); Cabrera (24,8th inning off Mahay 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–6.  Team–8.  U-HP–Paul Schrieber, 1B–Paul Nauert, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Ed Rapuano.  T–2:58.  A–37,276.
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