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2009 AL Central
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Royals Game Summary
The Kansas City Royals decisively defeated the Detroit Tigers, 5 to 1, on September 9, 2009.
Game Info
September 9, 2009
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Granderson CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
P. Polanco 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
C. Guillen LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .667 |
M. Cabrera 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
A. Huff DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
C. Thomas RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
B. Inge 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
G. Laird C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
A. Avila PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | .000 | - |
R. Santiago SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
M. Thames PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. DeJesus LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
M. Maier CF-RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
B. Butler 1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .600 | .600 | 1.200 |
M. Jacobs DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
B. Pena PH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
A. Callaspo 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .750 | .500 |
M. Teahen RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
J. Anderson CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
J. Buck C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
A. Gordon 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .667 |
Y. Betancourt SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
Batting
2B: C. Guillen, C. Thomas
RBI: A. Avila
Baserunning
SB: G. Laird
Batting
2B: B. Butler 3, A. Gordon
RBI: B. Butler 2, D. DeJesus, M. Jacobs, M. Maier
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Verlander (L) | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1.50 |
B. Seay | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 |
F. Rodney | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40.50 |
C. Fien | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Tejeda (W) | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 |
K. Farnsworth | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. Wright | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27.00 |
J. Soria (S) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Granderson CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
P. Polanco 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
C. Guillen LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .667 |
M. Cabrera 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
A. Huff DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
C. Thomas RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
B. Inge 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
G. Laird C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
A. Avila PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | .000 | - |
R. Santiago SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
M. Thames PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
Batting
2B: C. Guillen, C. Thomas
RBI: A. Avila
Baserunning
SB: G. Laird
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Verlander (L) | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1.50 |
B. Seay | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 |
F. Rodney | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40.50 |
C. Fien | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. DeJesus LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
M. Maier CF-RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
B. Butler 1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .600 | .600 | 1.200 |
M. Jacobs DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
B. Pena PH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
A. Callaspo 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .750 | .500 |
M. Teahen RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
J. Anderson CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
J. Buck C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
A. Gordon 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .667 |
Y. Betancourt SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
Batting
2B: B. Butler 3, A. Gordon
RBI: B. Butler 2, D. DeJesus, M. Jacobs, M. Maier
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Tejeda (W) | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 |
K. Farnsworth | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. Wright | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27.00 |
J. Soria (S) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
