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Royals
@ Tigers
Comerica Park
April 9, 2011
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals, played on April 9, 2011 at Comerica Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 9, 2011 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 9, 2011 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bruce Chen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Phil Coke |
| Ballpark | Comerica Park |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 33,810 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Andy Fletcher 1B: Tim Welke 2B: Jim Reynolds 3B: Mike DiMuro |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chris Getz | Second Baseman |
| Melky Cabrera | Center Fielder |
| Alex Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Billy Butler | DH |
| Kila Ka'aihue | First Baseman |
| Jeff Francoeur | Right Fielder |
| Wilson Betemit | Third Baseman |
| Brayan Pena | Catcher |
| Alcides Escobar | Shortstop |
| Ned Yost | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Austin Jackson | Center Fielder |
| Will Rhymes | Second Baseman |
| Magglio Ordonez | DH |
| Miguel Cabrera | First Baseman |
| Victor Martinez | Catcher |
| Ryan Raburn | Left Fielder |
| Jhonny Peralta | Shortstop |
| Brandon Inge | Third Baseman |
| Casper Wells | Right Fielder |
| Jim Leyland | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Tigers
Comerica Park
April 9, 2011
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Getz vs. Coke
Getz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cabrera vs. Coke
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peralta fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Coke
Gordon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Chen
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rhymes vs. Chen
Rhymes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Getz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Chen
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Betemit fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Coke
Butler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ka'aihue vs. Coke
Ka'aihue strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Francoeur vs. Coke
Francoeur hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Butler moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Betemit vs. Coke
Betemit hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Butler scores. Francoeur moves to third. Betemit moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Pena vs. Coke
Pena takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Escobar vs. Coke
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peralta fields it and throws to second for the out. Francoeur scores. Betemit moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Getz vs. Coke
Getz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rhymes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Chen
Cabrera strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Chen
Martinez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Raburn vs. Chen
Raburn strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peralta vs. Chen
Peralta hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Coke
Cabrera strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Coke
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Coke
Butler hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Chen
Inge strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Wells vs. Chen
Wells hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Chen
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Francoeur settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rhymes vs. Chen
Rhymes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ka'aihue vs. Coke
Ka'aihue strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Francoeur vs. Coke
Francoeur hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Betemit vs. Coke
Betemit hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Chen
Ordonez hits a fly ball into right field. Francoeur settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Chen
Cabrera hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Chen
Martinez strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Coke
Pena hits a line drive into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Coke
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Getz vs. Coke
Getz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raburn vs. Chen
Raburn bunts in front of the plate. Pena fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Peralta vs. Chen
Peralta strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Chen
Inge strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Coke
Cabrera hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Raburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Coke
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Wells settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Coke
Butler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ka'aihue vs. Coke
There goes Butler. The throw from Martinez and he is out, Peralta applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wells vs. Chen
Wells hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ka'aihue settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Chen
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rhymes vs. Chen
Rhymes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ordonez vs. Chen
Ordonez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Ordonez reaches second base with a double. There goes Rhymes trying to get to home. Gordon throws the ball in to Escobar who relays the ball to Pena, who tags Rhymes, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ka'aihue vs. Coke
Ka'aihue strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Francoeur vs. Coke
Francoeur strikes out. Martinez drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Francoeur out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Betemit vs. Coke
Betemit takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Weinhardt
Robbie Weinhardt now pitching.
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rhymes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Crow
Aaron Crow now pitching.
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Betemit fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Crow
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Cabrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Raburn vs. Crow
Raburn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Getz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Weinhardt
Escobar hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Rhymes reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Getz vs. Weinhardt
Getz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peralta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Weinhardt
Cabrera strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Peralta vs. Crow
Peralta hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Inge vs. Crow
Inge strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Boesch vs. Collins
Brennan Boesch pinch hits for Casper Wells. Tim Collins now pitching.
Boesch takes first base on ball four. Peralta moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Collins
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Rhymes vs. Collins
Rhymes takes first base on ball four. Peralta moves to third. Boesch moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ordonez vs. Tejeda
Rob Tejeda now pitching.
Ordonez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Getz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Weinhardt
Brennan Boesch now playing right field.
Gordon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Weinhardt
Butler hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Raburn. Butler reaches second base with a double. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Ka'aihue vs. Thomas
Brad Thomas now pitching.
Ka'aihue takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Francoeur vs. Thomas
Francoeur hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Raburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gordon tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Betemit vs. Thomas
Betemit hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Soria
Joakim Soria now pitching.
Cabrera strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Soria
Martinez hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Raburn vs. Soria
Raburn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Peralta vs. Soria
Peralta hits a fly ball into center field. Cabrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/9/2011 -- Kansas City at Detroit (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Getz C, 2b 3 0 0 0 Jackson A, cf 4 0 0 0
Cabrera M, cf 4 0 0 0 Rhymes W, 2b 3 0 1 0
Gordon A, lf 4 1 1 0 Ordonez M, dh 4 0 1 0
Butler B, dh 3 1 2 0 Cabrera M, 1b 4 0 0 0
Ka'aihue K, 1b 3 0 0 0 Martinez V, c 3 0 0 0
Francoeur J, rf 3 1 1 1 Raburn R, lf 4 1 1 1
Betemit W, 3b 3 0 1 1 Peralta J, ss 4 0 1 0
Pena B, c 2 0 0 0 Inge B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Escobar A, ss 3 0 0 1 Wells C, rf 2 0 1 0
Boesch B, ph-rf 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 3 5 3 31 1 5 1
Kansas City 020 000 001 -- 3
Detroit 000 000 001 -- 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Chen B (W) 6.0 3 0 0 1 7
Crow A 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Collins T 0.1 0 0 0 2 1
Tejeda R 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Soria J (S) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Coke P (L) 6.2 3 2 2 4 7
Weinhardt R* 1.1 2 1 1 0 1
Thomas B 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- Kansas City 4, Detroit 6
2B -- Ordonez M, Butler B
HR -- Raburn R
CS -- Butler B
SF -- Francoeur J
T -- 2:29
A -- 33810
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