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Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

2009-09-10 · Day game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 12029 · 78°F, sunny · Wind 5 mph from RF · 3:16

Kansas City Royals defeated Detroit Tigers 7–4. Kansas City Royals put up 2 in the 6th. Roman Colon earned the win and Carlos Rosa picked up the save. Alberto Callaspo went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	4	15
KCA	1	1	0	1	0	2	1	1		7	13

W: Roman Colon L: Zach Miner SV: Carlos Rosa

Umpires — HP: Mark Carlson · 1B: Kerwin Danley · 2B: Wally Bell · 3B: Marty Foster · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ryan Raburn	4	1	2	0	1	0
Placido Polanco	5	0	1	1	0	1
Magglio Ordonez	4	0	3	0	1	1
Miguel Cabrera	4	0	1	0	1	1
Marcus Thames	3	0	2	0	0	0
Brandon Inge	4	1	1	0	0	1
Wilkin Ramirez	3	2	2	1	0	0
Gerald Laird	2	0	1	1	0	0
Adam Everett	4	0	1	1	0	1
Aubrey Huff	1	0	1	0	0	0
Curtis Granderson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Don Kelly	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
David DeJesus	3	1	1	0	2	1
Willie Bloomquist	4	0	2	1	1	0
Billy Butler	5	0	2	1	0	0
Miguel Olivo	5	0	1	0	0	1
Alberto Callaspo	4	1	1	2	0	0
Brayan Pena	3	0	1	0	1	0
Mitch Maier	5	0	2	0	0	0
Alex Gordon	3	2	1	1	1	0
Yuniesky Betancourt	2	2	2	2	1	0
Mike Jacobs	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jarrod Washburn	5.0	7	3	1
Zach Miner	1.0	5	1	0
Fu-Te Ni	0.0	0	1	0
Eddie Bonine	2.0	1	1	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lenny DiNardo	5.0	7	3	4
Yasuhiko Yabuta	0.1	2	0	0
Roman Colon	1.1	4	0	1
Dusty Hughes	1.1	1	0	0
Carlos Rosa	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ryan Raburn: W
Placido Polanco: 7/F7D
Magglio Ordonez: S9/L9M.1-3
Miguel Cabrera: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 1

David DeJesus: W
Willie Bloomquist: S9/L9S.1-2
Billy Butler: S9/L9S+.2-3;1-2
Miguel Olivo: 4/IF/P4D-
Alberto Callaspo: 8/SF/F8RD.3-H
Brayan Pena: 13/G15

Top 2

Marcus Thames: S8/L78S
Brandon Inge: K
Wilkin Ramirez: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 2

Mitch Maier: S7/G56+
Alex Gordon: 46(1)/FO/G4
Yuniesky Betancourt: SB2
Yuniesky Betancourt: S9/F9LM.2-H;B-2(THH)
David DeJesus: 7/F7D
Willie Bloomquist: 43/G4MD

Top 3

Gerald Laird: 53/G56
Adam Everett: K
Ryan Raburn: 53/G56+

Bot 3

Billy Butler: 43/G4
Miguel Olivo: S8/G4M+
Alberto Callaspo: SB2
Alberto Callaspo: 3/G34+.2-3
Brayan Pena: 63/G6

Top 4

Placido Polanco: K
Magglio Ordonez: S8/G6
Miguel Cabrera: W.1-2
Marcus Thames: S7/L56+.2-3;1-2
Brandon Inge: 54(1)3/GDP/G56

Bot 4

Mitch Maier: 8/F8LXD
Alex Gordon: 13/G15+
Yuniesky Betancourt: D7/F78XD+
David DeJesus: W
Willie Bloomquist: S8/G4M.2-H;1-3
Billy Butler: 9/F9M

Top 5

Wilkin Ramirez: T8/L8LXD+
Gerald Laird: 7/SF/L7D+.3-H
Adam Everett: 53/G56S
Ryan Raburn: D8/L78S
Placido Polanco: S8/G6M+.2-H;B-2(THH)
Magglio Ordonez: W
Miguel Cabrera: K

Bot 5

Miguel Olivo: K
Alberto Callaspo: 8/F8LXD
Brayan Pena: W
Mitch Maier: 3/G34S

Top 6

Marcus Thames: 6/F6D-
Brandon Inge: S7/G56
Wilkin Ramirez: WP.1-2
Wilkin Ramirez: S8/G6.2-H
Gerald Laird: S7/G6.1-2
Adam Everett: D57/G56S+.2-H;1-3
Ryan Raburn: 9/F9S
Placido Polanco: 31/G34

Bot 6

Alex Gordon: HR/F8RXD+
Yuniesky Betancourt: W
David DeJesus: S5/BG25.1-2
Willie Bloomquist: 6/P
Billy Butler: S7/G56+.2-H;1-2
Miguel Olivo: 8/F8LD
Alberto Callaspo: 43/G4

Top 7

Magglio Ordonez: K
Miguel Cabrera: S7/G56+
Aubrey Huff: S8/G4M+.1-2
Brandon Inge: 63/G56.2-3;1-2
Curtis Granderson: 43/G4

Bot 7

Brayan Pena: S9/L4D+
Mitch Maier: S9/L89S-.1-2
Alex Gordon: W.2-3;1-2
Yuniesky Betancourt: 8/SF/L8RD.3-H;2-3
David DeJesus: K
Willie Bloomquist: W.1-2
Billy Butler: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 8

Gerald Laird: HP
Adam Everett: 7/F7D
Ryan Raburn: S9/F89S.1-2
Placido Polanco: 54(1)3/GDP/G56

Bot 8

Miguel Olivo: 53/G56
Alberto Callaspo: HR/F89XD+/UREV
Mike Jacobs: 43/G4
Mitch Maier: 43/G4S-

Top 9

Magglio Ordonez: S8/L4MD
Miguel Cabrera: 3/LDP/L3S+.1X1(3)
Don Kelly: 63/G6

Notes & reviews

replay,8,calla001,KCA,bellw901,KAN06,I,N,I,,H $Alberto Callaspo's fly was touched by a fan just over the padded wall and called a home run; Tigers manager Jim Leyland asked about the call so acting crew chief Wally Bell watched the replay and upheld the call

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