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Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers
2009-07-06 · Night game · Comerica Park · Att: 32134 · 79°F, cloudy · Wind 10 mph to LF · 2:53
Kansas City Royals defeated Detroit Tigers 4–3. Kansas City Royals put up 2 in the 8th. Roman Colon earned the win and Joakim Soria picked up the save. Willie Bloomquist went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| DET | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
W: Roman Colon L: Fernando Rodney SV: Joakim Soria
Umpires — HP: Brian O'Nora · 1B: Fieldin Culbreth · 2B: Adrian Johnson · 3B: Jim Wolf · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 David DeJesus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Willie Bloomquist | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Billy Butler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mark Teahen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jose Guillen | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Mike Jacobs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Alberto Callaspo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Miguel Olivo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mitch Maier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Curtis Granderson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Placido Polanco | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Miguel Cabrera | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Marcus Thames | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Ryan Raburn | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Brandon Inge | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Magglio Ordonez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Gerald Laird | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Adam Everett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ramon Santiago | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gil Meche | 5.2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
 Juan Cruz | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roman Colon | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Joakim Soria | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Armando Galarraga | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
 Joel Zumaya | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Fernando Rodney | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- David DeJesus: W
- Willie Bloomquist: CS2(24)
- Willie Bloomquist: K
- Billy Butler: K
Bot 1
- Curtis Granderson: K
- Placido Polanco: W
- Miguel Cabrera: 46(1)3/GDP/G4M
Top 2
- Mark Teahen: K
- Jose Guillen: S7/G6+
- Mike Jacobs: 36(1)/FO/G34S
- Alberto Callaspo: 46(1)/FO/G4
Bot 2
- Marcus Thames: HR/F7D+
- Ryan Raburn: 9/F9D
- Brandon Inge: K+WP.B-1
- Magglio Ordonez: W.1-2
- Gerald Laird: W.2-3;1-2
- Adam Everett: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Top 3
- Miguel Olivo: K23
- Mitch Maier: 7/F7LD
- David DeJesus: 53/G15-
Bot 3
- Curtis Granderson: 3/G3
- Placido Polanco: S8/L8LS
- Miguel Cabrera: S9/G34+.1-2
- Marcus Thames: K+WP.2-3
- Ryan Raburn: 53/G56
Top 4
- Willie Bloomquist: S7/L78M.BX2(74)
- Billy Butler: 8/F8LXD
- Mark Teahen: K
Bot 4
- Brandon Inge: K
- Magglio Ordonez: 143/G15
- Gerald Laird: 8/F78XD+
Top 5
- Jose Guillen: S7/G56+
- Mike Jacobs: 3/F3F-
- Alberto Callaspo: 8/F8LXD
- Miguel Olivo: 63/G6
Bot 5
- Adam Everett: K
- Curtis Granderson: S9/L9S
- Placido Polanco: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M
Top 6
- Mitch Maier: 6/L6D
- David DeJesus: 3/G34S-
- Willie Bloomquist: HR/F78D+
- Billy Butler: 13/G13-
Bot 6
- Miguel Cabrera: 13/G13-
- Marcus Thames: 9!/F89XD
- Ryan Raburn: HR/F7D+
- Brandon Inge: W
- Magglio Ordonez: W.1-2
- Gerald Laird: 5/L56+
Top 7
- Mark Teahen: S8/L8LS
- Jose Guillen: K
- Mike Jacobs: K
- Alberto Callaspo: 7/F78M
Bot 7
- Adam Everett: 8/F8LM
- Curtis Granderson: 7/F78M
- Placido Polanco: 7/F7M
Top 8
- Miguel Olivo: S9/F9S
- Mitch Maier: 1/BP
- David DeJesus: W.1-2
- Willie Bloomquist: T8/F89D+.2-H;1-H
- Billy Butler: 53/G56S
- Mark Teahen: 8/F8LD
Bot 8
- Miguel Cabrera: 5!3/G56
- Marcus Thames: W
- Ryan Raburn: D8/F89XD+.1-H;BX3(845)
- Brandon Inge: 63/G6
Top 9
- Jose Guillen: K
- Mike Jacobs: HR/F9D+
- Alberto Callaspo: 43/G4
- Miguel Olivo: S8/G6+
- Mitch Maier: K
Bot 9
- Magglio Ordonez: 9/F9D+
- Gerald Laird: S7/G6+
- Ramon Santiago: K
- Curtis Granderson: K