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Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers
2009-08-16 · Day game · Comerica Park · 10 innings · Att: 32888 · 84°F, sunny · Wind 7 mph R to L · 3:24
Kansas City Royals defeated Detroit Tigers 3–2. Joakim Soria earned the win. Magglio Ordonez went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| DET | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
W: Joakim Soria L: Fernando Rodney SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Paul Nauert · 1B: Joe West · 2B: Ed Rapuano · 3B: Paul Schrieber · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 David DeJesus | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Willie Bloomquist | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Billy Butler | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Jacobs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Alberto Callaspo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Gordon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 John Buck | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Mitch Maier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Josh Anderson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Curtis Granderson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Placido Polanco | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Marcus Thames | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Miguel Cabrera | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Guillen | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Magglio Ordonez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ryan Raburn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gerald Laird | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Adam Everett | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Avila | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Clete Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kyle Davies | 6.0 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
 Jamey Wright | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joakim Soria | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Armando Galarraga | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
 Fu-Te Ni | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ryan Perry | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Fernando Rodney | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- David DeJesus: W
- Willie Bloomquist: 8/F8RXD
- Billy Butler: D7/G5F+.1-3
- Mike Jacobs: S8/L8LM.3-H;2-3
- Alberto Callaspo: 8/F8LS
- Alex Gordon: K
Bot 1
- Curtis Granderson: W
- Placido Polanco: S7/G56.1-2
- Marcus Thames: 8!/F8LM
- Miguel Cabrera: 7/LDP/L78D+.2X2(74)
Top 2
- John Buck: K
- Mitch Maier: K
- Josh Anderson: K
Bot 2
- Carlos Guillen: K
- Magglio Ordonez: HR/F78XD+
- Ryan Raburn: 43/G4
- Gerald Laird: 8/F8LXD+
Top 3
- David DeJesus: K
- Willie Bloomquist: E5/TH1/G56.B-2
- Billy Butler: 63/G6
- Mike Jacobs: 6/F6D-
Bot 3
- Adam Everett: D8/L78M
- Curtis Granderson: 4/F4S-
- Placido Polanco: 53/G56
- Marcus Thames: 53/G56
Top 4
- Alberto Callaspo: 43/G4
- Alex Gordon: K
- John Buck: 2/F2LF-
Bot 4
- Miguel Cabrera: S8/G6M+
- Carlos Guillen: S8/F8RM.1-2
- Magglio Ordonez: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.2-3
- Ryan Raburn: E1/BG15
- Gerald Laird: 5!3/BG56S+
Top 5
- Mitch Maier: 43/G34
- Josh Anderson: S9/L9S
- David DeJesus: CS2(26)
- David DeJesus: W
- Willie Bloomquist: D7/L7D+.1-H
- Billy Butler: 53/G5+
Bot 5
- Adam Everett: S5/G56S-
- Curtis Granderson: K
- Placido Polanco: S7/F7S.1-3
- Marcus Thames: WP.3-H;1-2
- Marcus Thames: K
- Miguel Cabrera: 63/G6
Top 6
- Mike Jacobs: 7/F7LD+
- Alberto Callaspo: 63/G56
- Alex Gordon: 43/G34
Bot 6
- Carlos Guillen: D8/F8RS
- Magglio Ordonez: 8/F8RM
- Ryan Raburn: CS3(25)
- Ryan Raburn: S8/G6M+
- Gerald Laird: 9/F9M
Top 7
- John Buck: K
- Mitch Maier: W
- Josh Anderson: 46(1)/FO/BG4S+
- David DeJesus: 3/P3F
Bot 7
- Adam Everett: HP
- Curtis Granderson: 8/F8LM
- Placido Polanco: PB.1-2
- Placido Polanco: 63/G6S.2-3
- Marcus Thames: 63/G6
Top 8
- Willie Bloomquist: K
- Billy Butler: 63/G6
- Mike Jacobs: 8!/F8LXD+
Bot 8
- Miguel Cabrera: E6/TH1/G56
- Carlos Guillen: SB2
- Carlos Guillen: 43/G4S.2-3
- Magglio Ordonez: K
- Ryan Raburn: 9/F89D+
Top 9
- Alberto Callaspo: 63/G6
- Alex Gordon: 4!3/G4+
- John Buck: K
Bot 9
- Gerald Laird: 2/F25F-
- Alex Avila: W
- Curtis Granderson: K
- Placido Polanco: 63/G6
Top 10
- Mitch Maier: 43/G4
- Josh Anderson: S5/G25-
- David DeJesus: E5/G56+.1-2
- Willie Bloomquist: 13/G13-.2-3;1-2
- Billy Butler: E5/TH/G5.3-H(UR)(NR);2-3
- Mike Jacobs: W.1-2
- Alberto Callaspo: 7/F7M
Bot 10
- Marcus Thames: K
- Miguel Cabrera: S7/G6+
- Carlos Guillen: K
- Clete Thomas: 5/F56S-