Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
September 16, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 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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Kansas City Royals 3, Detroit Tigers 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus lf 3 0 1 0
Maier rf,cf 4 0 3 1
Butler 1b 4 0 0 0
Jacobs dh 3 1 1 0
Callaspo 2b 4 1 1 0
Olivo c 4 0 1 1
Gordon 3b 3 1 1 1
Betancourt ss 4 0 1 0
Anderson cf 2 0 0 0
  Bloomquist ph,rf 1 0 1 0
DiNardo p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Colon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 10 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Raburn lf 3 0 0 0
  Huff ph 1 0 0 0
  Thomas lf,rf 1 0 0 0
Polanco 2b 4 0 2 1
Ordonez rf 4 0 0 0
  Kelly lf 0 0 0 0
Cabrera 1b 3 0 2 0
Thames dh 4 1 0 0
Inge 3b 3 1 1 0
Granderson cf 4 1 2 1
Laird c 4 1 1 0
Everett ss 4 0 2 2
Bonine p 0 0 0 0
  Miner p 0 0 0 0
  Seay p 0 0 0 0
  Lyon p 0 0 0 0
  Rodney p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
Kansas City 001 200 0003101
Detroit 000 202 00x4100
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
DiNardo  L(0-1) 5.1 9 4 4 1 2
  Wright   1.0 1 0 0 2 2
  Colon   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
4
4
3
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Bonine   5.0 6 3 3 1 2
  Miner  W(7-5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Seay   1.0 3 0 0 0 1
  Lyon   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Rodney  SV(33) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
1
5

  E–Gordon (7).  DP–Detroit 1. Everett-Cabrera.  2B–Kansas City Betancourt (19,off Bonine); Callaspo (35,off Bonine); Maier (15,off Bonine), Detroit Everett (20,off DiNardo); Laird (22,off DiNardo).  SF–Gordon (1,off Bonine).  HBP–DeJesus (8,by Bonine).  Team LOB–5.  Team–10.  CS–Bloomquist (5,2nd base by Seay/Laird).  SB–Cabrera (6,2nd base off DiNardo/Olivo).  U-HP–Bruce Dreckman, 1B–Paul Emmel, 2B–Scott Barry, 3B–Gary Darling.  T–2:54.  A–25,400.
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