Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals
July 9, 2011 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 9, 2011 at Kauffman Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 6, Kansas City Royals 13

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Dirks lf 5 1 1 0
Santiago ss 5 1 1 1
Boesch rf 5 0 3 2
Cabrera 1b 4 0 1 1
Martinez dh 4 0 1 1
Kelly 3b 4 1 1 0
Avila c 4 1 1 0
Raburn 2b 3 2 2 0
Wells cf 4 0 1 0
Furbush p 0 0 0 0
  Wilk p 0 0 0 0
  Perry p 0 0 0 0
  Oliveros p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 12 5
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Getz 2b 4 2 2 1
Cabrera cf 4 2 2 2
Gordon lf 4 1 2 3
Butler dh 5 1 3 2
Hosmer 1b 5 0 0 1
Francoeur rf 4 1 0 0
  Maier rf 1 0 0 0
Betemit 3b 4 2 1 0
Treanor c 2 1 1 1
Escobar ss 3 3 1 3
Hochevar p 0 0 0 0
  Holland p 0 0 0 0
  Teaford p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 13 12 13
Detroit 002 400 0006122
Kansas City 135 013 00x13121
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Furbush  L(1-3) 2.2 9 9 4 2 2
  Wilk   2.2 2 2 1 2 2
  Perry   1.2 1 2 0 1 1
  Oliveros   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
13
5
5
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hochevar   3.2 9 6 6 3 4
  Holland  W(3-1) 2.1 2 0 0 0 2
  Teaford  SV(1) 3.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
3
8

  E–Santiago (2), Raburn (9), Escobar (8).  DP–Kansas City 1. Escobar-Getz-Hosmer.  2B–Detroit Martinez (22,off Hochevar); Raburn 2 (14,off Hochevar,off Holland); Avila (18,off Hochevar).  3B–Kansas City Escobar (4,off Perry).  HR–Kansas City Gordon (11,3rd inning off Furbush 2 on 2 out).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Treanor (2,off Perry).  HBP–Gordon (5,by Furbush).  IBB–Betemit (6,by Perry).  Team–6.  SB–Escobar (14,2nd base off Furbush/Avila); Getz (16,2nd base off Furbush/Avila); Treanor (2,2nd base off Furbush/Avila).  U-HP–Tom Hallion, 1B–Phil Cuzzi, 2B–Alan Porter, 3B–James Hoye.  T–3:24.  A–25,941.
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