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Detroit Tigers @ 
Kansas City Royals
2009-09-08 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 12032 · 71°F · Wind 3 mph L to R · 2:53
Kansas City Royals defeated Detroit Tigers 7–5. Kansas City Royals put up 2 in the 2nd. Yasuhiko Yabuta earned the win and Joakim Soria picked up the save. Ryan Raburn went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | |
| KCA | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
W: Yasuhiko Yabuta L: Bobby Seay SV: Joakim Soria
Umpires — HP: Wally Bell · 1B: Marty Foster · 2B: Mark Carlson · 3B: Kerwin Danley · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ryan Raburn | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Placido Polanco | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Magglio Ordonez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Miguel Cabrera | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Marcus Thames | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Aubrey Huff | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Brandon Inge | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gerald Laird | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Adam Everett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Curtis Granderson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ramon Santiago | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Avila | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Guillen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Clete Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 David DeJesus | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Mitch Maier | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Butler | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Jacobs | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Alberto Callaspo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mark Teahen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Brayan Pena | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Yuniesky Betancourt | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Josh Anderson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Willie Bloomquist | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rick Porcello | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
 Bobby Seay | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan Perry | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Fu-Te Ni | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeremy Bonderman | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Nate Robertson | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bruce Chen | 4.2 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
 Yasuhiko Yabuta | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Roman Colon | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joakim Soria | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Ryan Raburn: K
- Placido Polanco: 43/G4
- Magglio Ordonez: S9/F9S
- Miguel Cabrera: D7/G5F+.1-3
- Marcus Thames: S4/G4S-.3-H;2-3
- Aubrey Huff: 43/G34
Bot 1
- David DeJesus: 7/F7LM
- Mitch Maier: 43/G4
- Billy Butler: K
Top 2
- Brandon Inge: 8/F8LD
- Gerald Laird: W
- Adam Everett: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Bot 2
- Mike Jacobs: D8/L78S+
- Alberto Callaspo: S9/L9S.2-3
- Mark Teahen: K
- Brayan Pena: D7/G5F+.3-H;1-3
- Yuniesky Betancourt: 63/G6S.3-H
- Josh Anderson: K
Top 3
- Ryan Raburn: HR/F7LD+
- Placido Polanco: D7/G5F
- Magglio Ordonez: 43/G4.2-3
- Miguel Cabrera: IW
- Marcus Thames: 9/SF/F9D.3-H
- Aubrey Huff: 3/G34S
Bot 3
- David DeJesus: K
- Mitch Maier: 43/G4
- Billy Butler: D9/F9LS
- Mike Jacobs: W
- Alberto Callaspo: 8/L8LD+
Top 4
- Brandon Inge: 7/F7M
- Gerald Laird: 6/F6-
- Adam Everett: 53/G56
Bot 4
- Mark Teahen: 43/G34
- Brayan Pena: 23/G25-
- Yuniesky Betancourt: 13/G15
Top 5
- Ryan Raburn: S15/L15
- Placido Polanco: 53/SH/BG56S+.1-2
- Magglio Ordonez: 9/F89S
- Miguel Cabrera: IW
- Marcus Thames: W.2-3;1-2
- Aubrey Huff: S8/L8RS-.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Brandon Inge: 54(1)/FO/G56
Bot 5
- Josh Anderson: D7/F7M
- David DeJesus: 9/F9D+.2-3
- Mitch Maier: D9/G4.3-H
- Billy Butler: WP.2-3
- Billy Butler: 9/SF/F9D.3-H
- Mike Jacobs: 43/G4
Top 6
- Gerald Laird: 8/F8LD
- Adam Everett: 13/BG
- Ryan Raburn: S9/L89S-
- Placido Polanco: 8/F8RD
Bot 6
- Alberto Callaspo: 5/P5F
- Mark Teahen: 9/F9D
- Brayan Pena: 8/F8RM
Top 7
- Magglio Ordonez: 4/L4D+
- Miguel Cabrera: 9/F9M
- Curtis Granderson: D7/F7LD+
- Aubrey Huff: 8/F89M
Bot 7
- Yuniesky Betancourt: S7/L56+
- Willie Bloomquist: 14/SH.1-2
- David DeJesus: S7.2XH(72);B-2(THH)
- Mitch Maier: HP
- Billy Butler: S9/G34.2-H;1-3
- Mike Jacobs: S7/L7S+.3-H;1-2
- Alberto Callaspo: W.2-3;1-2
- Mark Teahen: 7/F78D
Top 8
- Brandon Inge: 9/F89S
- Ramon Santiago: 7/F7M
- Alex Avila: 7/F7LD
Bot 8
- Brayan Pena: 9/F89S
- Yuniesky Betancourt: W
- Willie Bloomquist: S7/L78S-.1-3
- David DeJesus: SB2
- David DeJesus: 7/SF/F78S.3-H
- Mitch Maier: 4/L4D
Top 9
- Carlos Guillen: K
- Placido Polanco: S9/G34+
- Clete Thomas: K
- Miguel Cabrera: S8/G6M.1-3
- Curtis Granderson: K