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5
Wednesday, September 9, 2009 7:11PM
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 10,584, Time of Game: 3:08
Tigers
1
75-63
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
1st
 at Royals
5
54-85
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
5th, 21½ GB
W: Rob Tejeda (2-1)
S: Joakim Soria (24)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  5  0
Royals          0  0  1   0  0  0   1  3  X    5 10  0

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Curtis Granderson CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .253 .797 9 8 -0.062 1.34 0.040 -0.102 -0.4 2 0
Placido Polanco 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .725 21 13 -0.137 1.34 0.000 -0.137 -1.2 0 6
Carlos Guillen LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .246 .747 16 8 0.046 1.06 0.109 -0.062 0.2 0 0 2B
Miguel Cabrera 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .336 .965 20 13 -0.070 1.04 0.008 -0.078 -0.3 9 0
Aubrey Huff DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .244 .703 18 9 -0.120 1.07 0.017 -0.137 -0.4
Clete Thomas RF 4 0 1 0 0 3 .244 .724 16 13 -0.067 1.03 0.027 -0.094 -0.9 2 0 2B
Brandon Inge 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .231 .743 18 13 -0.076 1.00 0.021 -0.097 -0.0 1 2
Gerald Laird C 2 0 0 0 1 2 .216 .620 16 9 0.007 1.17 0.064 -0.057 0.1 9 0 SB
   Alex Avila PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 .295 1.032 9 6 -0.023 1.07 0.000 -0.023 -0.2 SF
Ramon Santiago SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .259 .709 6 4 -0.042 1.20 0.028 -0.069 -0.2 1 0
   Marcus Thames PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .249 .791 2 2 -0.012 0.43 0.000 -0.012 -0.5
Justin Verlander P
   Bobby Seay P
   Fernando Rodney P 1
   Casey Fien P
Team Totals 32 1 5 1 3 11 .156 .441 151 98 -0.556 1.11 0.314 -0.868 -3.7 24 9
2B: C Guillen (7, off R Tejeda); C Thomas (11, off R Tejeda).
SF: A Avila (1, off J Soria).
TB: C Guillen 2; C Thomas 2; R Santiago; B Inge; A Huff.
RBI: A Avila (12).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Baserunning
SB: G Laird (4, 2nd base off R Tejeda/J Buck).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David DeJesus LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 .275 .770 26 18 -0.075 0.94 0.034 -0.109 0.1 1 0
Mitch Maier CF-RF 3 1 1 1 0 2 .248 .697 17 13 0.026 0.61 0.060 -0.034 0.4 3 0 HBP,SH
Billy Butler 1B 5 1 3 2 0 1 .304 .851 20 14 0.115 0.67 0.140 -0.025 2.1 6 0 3·2B
Mike Jacobs DH 3 0 1 1 0 1 .237 .725 8 5 0.058 1.13 0.116 -0.058 0.4
   Brayan Pena PH 2 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .774 4 2 -0.015 0.31 0.000 -0.015 -0.7
Alberto Callaspo 2B 2 0 1 0 2 0 .298 .787 18 6 0.006 0.93 0.038 -0.032 0.2 2 4 IW
Mark Teahen RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .274 .739 17 12 -0.052 1.14 0.036 -0.089 -0.8 1 0
   Josh Anderson CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 .586 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
John Buck C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .209 .697 16 12 -0.044 0.93 0.023 -0.067 -0.6 11 0
Alex Gordon 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .202 .630 16 8 -0.007 0.94 0.036 -0.043 0.2 0 1 2B
Yuniesky Betancourt SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 .237 .613 16 8 -0.065 1.13 0.022 -0.087 -0.5 2 1
Rob Tejeda P
   Kyle Farnsworth P
   Jamey Wright P
   Joakim Soria P
Team Totals 33 5 10 5 5 9 .303 .834 158 98 -0.053 0.88 0.505 -0.559 0.8 27 6
2B: A Gordon (3, off F Rodney); B Butler 3 (45, 1 off J Verlander, 1 off C Fien, 1 off B Seay).
SH: M Maier (6, off F Rodney).
IBB: A Callaspo (4, by B Seay).
HBP: M Maier (3, by B Seay).
TB: B Butler 6; A Gordon 2; J Buck; A Callaspo; M Maier; M Jacobs; D DeJesus; Y Betancourt.
RBI: B Butler 2 (76); M Jacobs (52); M Maier (24); D DeJesus (67).
2-out RBI: M Jacobs; B Butler.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 3 for 12.

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Justin Verlander, L (16-8) 6 6 1 1 3 8 0 3.24 27 112 73 39 14 20 9 7 2 0 61 0.183 1.08 2.2
Bobby Seay 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 3.72 6 24 14 8 2 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 -0.073 0.77 -0.5
Fernando Rodney 0.2 2 3 3 1 0 0 3.82 5 17 8 6 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 -0.049 0.31 -1.8
Casey Fien 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.31 2 5 3 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 -0.007 0.07 -0.7
Team Totals 8 10 5 5 5 9 0 5.62 40 158 98 55 16 27 14 11 5 0 61 1 1 0.054 1.11 -0.8

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rob Tejeda, W (2-1) 6 3 0 0 2 8 0 3.21 24 98 64 37 16 11 3 11 4 0 72 0.372 1.24 3.2
Kyle Farnsworth, H (5) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.12 6 25 17 9 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.175 1.14 1.1
Jamey Wright 0.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 4.87 4 17 9 4 1 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 -0.029 0.46 -1.1
Joakim Soria, S (24) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.60 2 11 8 7 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 1 0.035 0.75 0.6
Team Totals 9 5 1 1 3 11 0 1.00 36 151 98 57 21 20 7 15 5 0 72 3 1 0.553 0.88 3.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: B Seay (3; M Maier).
IBB: B Seay (3; A Callaspo).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Marty Foster, 1B - Mark Carlson, 2B - Kerwin Danley, 3B - Wally Bell.
Time of Game: 3:08.
Attendance: 10,584.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, Overcast.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 0-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  R KCR M. Jacobs J. Verlander 12% 65% Single to RF (Line Drive); Butler Scores; Jacobs to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b7 1-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  R KCR B. Butler B. Seay 11% 89% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Maier Scores
t6 0-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  DET C. Guillen R. Tejeda -10% 56% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
t6 0-1 1 --3 4,(2-1)  O DET A. Huff R. Tejeda 9% 68% Lineout: 2B
b2 0-0 2 123 6,(2-2)  O KCR Y. Betancourt J. Verlander -8% 50% Strikeout Swinging

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Rob Tejeda facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET C. Granderson R. Tejeda 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET P. Polanco R. Tejeda 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t1 0-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  DET C. Guillen R. Tejeda -1% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O DET M. Cabrera R. Tejeda 2% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 7,(1-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus J. Verlander -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR M. Maier J. Verlander -2% 51% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR B. Butler J. Verlander -1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Rob Tejeda facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET A. Huff R. Tejeda 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET C. Thomas R. Tejeda 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O DET B. Inge R. Tejeda 1% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Jacobs J. Verlander -2% 53% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b2 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR A. Callaspo J. Verlander 3% 55% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b2 0-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  KCR M. Teahen J. Verlander 4% 59% Walk; Callaspo to 2B
b2 0-0 1 12- 5,(1-2)  O KCR J. Buck J. Verlander -4% 55% Flyball: RF (CF-RF); Callaspo to 3B
b2 0-0 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  KCR A. Gordon J. Verlander 2% 58% Walk; Teahen to 2B
b2 0-0 2 123 6,(2-2)  O KCR Y. Betancourt J. Verlander -8% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Rob Tejeda facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET G. Laird R. Tejeda 3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  DET R. Santiago R. Tejeda -3% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t3 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET C. Granderson R. Tejeda -4% 46% Fielder's Choice 1B; Santiago to 2B
t3 0-0 1 12- 5,(3-1)  O DET P. Polanco R. Tejeda 5% 51% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
t3 0-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O DET C. Guillen R. Tejeda 5% 56% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 1-2-3
b3 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus J. Verlander -3% 53% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
b3 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Maier J. Verlander -2% 51% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR B. Butler J. Verlander 3% 54% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
b3 0-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  R KCR M. Jacobs J. Verlander 12% 65% Single to RF (Line Drive); Butler Scores; Jacobs to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b3 1-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O KCR A. Callaspo J. Verlander -3% 62% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Rob Tejeda facing 4-5-6
t4 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET M. Cabrera R. Tejeda 3% 65% Popfly: 2B
t4 0-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O DET A. Huff R. Tejeda 2% 67% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
t4 0-1 2 --- 5,(1-2)  DET C. Thomas R. Tejeda -3% 64% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t4 0-1 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  O DET B. Inge R. Tejeda 4% 68% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 6-7-8
b4 1-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Teahen J. Verlander -2% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 1-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR J. Buck J. Verlander 2% 69% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b4 1-0 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O KCR A. Gordon J. Verlander -3% 66% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
b4 1-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  KCR Y. Betancourt J. Verlander 2% 68% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Buck to 2B
b4 1-0 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus J. Verlander -4% 64% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Rob Tejeda facing 8-9-1
t5 0-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  DET G. Laird R. Tejeda -5% 58% Walk
t5 0-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O DET R. Santiago R. Tejeda 5% 63% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t5 0-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O DET C. Granderson R. Tejeda 4% 67% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
t5 0-1 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  DET P. Polanco R. Tejeda -1% 66% Laird Steals 2B
t5 0-1 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  O DET P. Polanco R. Tejeda 5% 71% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 2-3-4
b5 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR M. Maier J. Verlander 3% 74% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b5 1-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR B. Butler J. Verlander -1% 73% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS); Maier to 2B
b5 1-0 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Jacobs J. Verlander -3% 69% Strikeout Swinging
b5 1-0 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  KCR A. Callaspo J. Verlander 1% 70% Walk
b5 1-0 2 12- 5,(1-2)  O KCR M. Teahen J. Verlander -4% 66% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Rob Tejeda facing 3-4-5
t6 0-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  DET C. Guillen R. Tejeda -10% 56% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
t6 0-1 0 -2- 7,(1-2)  O DET M. Cabrera R. Tejeda 3% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B; Guillen to 3B
t6 0-1 1 --3 4,(2-1)  O DET A. Huff R. Tejeda 9% 68% Lineout: 2B
t6 0-1 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O DET C. Thomas R. Tejeda 6% 74% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 7-8-9
b6 1-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR J. Buck J. Verlander -2% 72% Strikeout Looking
b6 1-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR A. Gordon J. Verlander -2% 70% Strikeout Looking
b6 1-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR Y. Betancourt J. Verlander -1% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Kyle Farnsworth facing 7-8-9
Kyle Farnsworth replaces Rob Tejeda pitching
t7 0-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O DET B. Inge K. Farnsworth 4% 73% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t7 0-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET G. Laird K. Farnsworth 3% 77% Strikeout Looking
t7 0-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET R. Santiago K. Farnsworth 2% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Bobby Seay facing 1-2-3
Bobby Seay replaces Justin Verlander pitching
b7 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus B. Seay -2% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 1-0 1 --- 7,(2-2)  KCR M. Maier B. Seay 2% 79% Hit By Pitch
b7 1-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  R KCR B. Butler B. Seay 11% 89% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Maier Scores
Brayan Pena pinch hits for Mike Jacobs (DH) batting 4th
b7 2-0 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O KCR B. Pena B. Seay -1% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B; Butler to 3B
b7 2-0 2 --3 4,(3-0)  KCR A. Callaspo B. Seay 0% 89% Intentional Walk
b7 2-0 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Teahen B. Seay -2% 86% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 2.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Kyle Farnsworth facing 1-2-3
Josh Anderson replaces Mark Teahen (RF) playing CF batting 6th
Mitch Maier moves from CF to RF
t8 0-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET C. Granderson K. Farnsworth 4% 90% Strikeout Looking
t8 0-2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O DET P. Polanco K. Farnsworth 3% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 0-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET C. Guillen K. Farnsworth 1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Fernando Rodney facing 7-8-9
Fernando Rodney replaces Bobby Seay pitching
b8 2-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Buck F. Rodney -1% 93% Popfly: 1B (Deep 2B-1B)
b8 2-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR A. Gordon F. Rodney 1% 94% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b8 2-0 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  KCR Y. Betancourt F. Rodney 0% 95% Walk
b8 2-0 1 12- 6,(3-2)  R KCR D. DeJesus F. Rodney 3% 98% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Gordon Scores; Betancourt to 3B
b8 3-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO KCR M. Maier F. Rodney 1% 99% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (P's Right); Betancourt Scores; DeJesus to 2B
Casey Fien replaces Fernando Rodney pitching
b8 4-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R KCR B. Butler C. Fien 1% 99% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); DeJesus Scores
b8 5-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O KCR B. Pena C. Fien -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 5.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Royals' Jamey Wright facing 4-5-6
Jamey Wright replaces Kyle Farnsworth pitching
t9 0-5 0 --- 7,(3-2)  DET M. Cabrera J. Wright -1% 99% Walk
t9 0-5 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  DET A. Huff J. Wright -2% 97% Single to SS (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Cabrera to 2B
t9 0-5 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O DET C. Thomas J. Wright 2% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t9 0-5 1 12- 2,(1-0)  DET B. Inge J. Wright -2% 96% Single to CF (Fly Ball); Cabrera to 3B; Huff to 2B
Joakim Soria replaces Jamey Wright pitching
Alex Avila pinch hits for Gerald Laird (C) batting 8th
t9 0-5 1 123 9,(3-2)  RO DET A. Avila J. Soria 2% 99% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Cabrera Scores
Marcus Thames pinch hits for Ramon Santiago (SS) batting 9th
t9 1-5 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O DET M. Thames J. Soria 1% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 5.

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