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Tigers
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
June 28, 2009
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Detroit Tigers, played on June 28, 2009 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
Date | June 28, 2009 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Houston Astros
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 28, 2009 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Edwin Jackson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Russ Ortiz |
Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 34,041 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
Umpires | HP: James Hoye 1B: Bill Welke 2B: Jim Reynolds 3B: Tim Welke |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Curtis Granderson | Center Fielder |
Placido Polanco | Second Baseman |
Miguel Cabrera | First Baseman |
Marcus Thames | Left Fielder |
Brandon Inge | Third Baseman |
Magglio Ordonez | Right Fielder |
Gerald Laird | Catcher |
Adam Everett | Shortstop |
Edwin Jackson | Pitcher |
Jim Leyland | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Michael Bourn | Center Fielder |
Jeff Keppinger | Shortstop |
Lance Berkman | First Baseman |
Carlos Lee | Left Fielder |
Geoff Blum | Third Baseman |
Hunter Pence | Right Fielder |
Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
Kazuo Matsui | Second Baseman |
Russ Ortiz | Pitcher |
Cecil Cooper | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
June 28, 2009
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Ortiz
Granderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Polanco vs. Ortiz
There goes Granderson. The throw from Rodriguez and he is out, Matsui applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Ortiz
Polanco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cabrera vs. Ortiz
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Jackson
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Keppinger vs. Jackson
Keppinger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Jackson
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thames vs. Ortiz
Thames strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Ortiz
Inge hits a popup towards first. Berkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Ortiz
Ordonez hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Jackson
Lee hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cabrera settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Jackson
Blum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first, with Jackson covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Jackson
Pence hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Laird vs. Ortiz
Laird bunts towards the mound. Ortiz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Ortiz
Everett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Matsui settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Ortiz
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Jackson
Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cabrera settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Jackson
Matsui hits a line drive towards third. Inge reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Jackson
Ortiz strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Ortiz
Granderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Keppinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Polanco vs. Ortiz
Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Ortiz
Cabrera hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Jackson
Bourn hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Granderson who is chasing the ball. Bourn reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Keppinger vs. Jackson
Keppinger is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Berkman vs. Jackson
Berkman hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bourn tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Jackson
Lee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Keppinger moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Blum vs. Jackson
Blum hits a popup towards third. Inge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Pence vs. Jackson
Pence hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Keppinger scores. Lee moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Rodriguez vs. Jackson
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thames vs. Ortiz
Thames hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Ortiz
Inge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Keppinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ordonez vs. Ortiz
Ordonez hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Laird vs. Ortiz
Laird hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Bourn. Laird reaches second base with a double. Inge goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Everett vs. Ortiz
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Keppinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Jackson
Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabrera scoops it up and throws to first, with Jackson covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Jackson
Ortiz hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Polanco reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Jackson
Bourn strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Ortiz
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Ortiz
Granderson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Ortiz
Polanco is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cabrera vs. Ortiz
Cabrera strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Thames vs. Ortiz
Thames hits a ball on the ground towards short. Keppinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keppinger vs. Jackson
Keppinger hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Jackson
Berkman strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Jackson
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Ortiz
Inge hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Ortiz
Ordonez strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laird vs. Ortiz
Laird hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Jackson
Blum is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Jackson
Pence strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Jackson
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matsui vs. Jackson
Matsui hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Granderson. Matsui reaches second base with a double. Blum goes all the way around to score. Matsui moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Ortiz vs. Jackson
Ortiz hits a fly ball into left field. Thames settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Ortiz
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Keppinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Raburn vs. Byrdak
Don Kelly pinch hits for Edwin Jackson. Tim Byrdak now pitching. Ryan Raburn pinch hits for Don Kelly.
Raburn strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Byrdak
Granderson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Seay
Bobby Seay now pitching.
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Keppinger vs. Seay
Keppinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Seay
Berkman hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Valverde
Darin Erstad now playing left field. Jose Valverde now pitching.
Polanco hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Valverde
Cabrera hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thames vs. Valverde
Thames takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Inge vs. Valverde
Josh Anderson pinch runs for Marcus Thames.
Inge hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Valverde
Ordonez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kata vs. Rodney
Josh Anderson now playing left field. Matt Kata pinch hits for Darin Erstad. Fernando Rodney now pitching.
Kata hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabrera scoops it up and throws to first, with Rodney covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Rodney
Blum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Rodney
Jason Michaels pinch runs for Geoff Blum.
Pence hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Laird settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Rodney
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/28/2009 -- Detroit at Houston (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Granderson C, cf 4 1 3 1 Bourn M, cf 4 1 1 0 Polanco P, 2b 3 0 1 0 Keppinger J, ss 3 1 1 0 Cabrera M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Berkman L, 1b 3 0 0 1 Thames M, lf 3 0 0 0 Lee C, lf 3 0 1 0 Anderson J, pr-lf 0 1 0 0 Erstad D, lf 0 0 0 0 Inge B, 3b 4 2 2 2 Kata M, ph 1 0 0 0 Ordonez M, rf 4 0 0 0 Blum G, 3b 3 1 1 0 Laird G, c 3 0 1 1 Michaels J, pr 0 0 0 0 Everett A, ss 3 0 0 0 Pence H, rf 4 0 1 1 Jackson E, p 2 0 0 0 Rodriguez I, c 4 0 0 0 Kelly D, ph 0 0 0 0 Matsui K, 2b 3 0 1 1 Raburn R, ph 1 0 0 0 Ortiz R, p 3 0 0 0 Seay B, p 0 0 0 0 Byrdak T, p 0 0 0 0 Rodney F, p 0 0 0 0 Valverde J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 4 7 4 31 3 6 3 Detroit 000 011 002 -- 4 Houston 000 200 100 -- 3 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Jackson E 7.0 5 3 3 0 5 Seay B (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Rodney F (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Ortiz R 7.1 6 2 2 0 5 Byrdak T 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 Valverde J (L) 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 DP -- Detroit 1, Houston 2 LOB -- Detroit 2, Houston 4 2B -- Pence H, Laird G, Matsui K 3B -- Bourn M HR -- Granderson C, Inge B CS -- Granderson C SF -- Berkman L HBP -- by Jackson E (Keppinger J), by Ortiz R (Polanco P), by Jackson E (Blum G) T -- 2:31 A -- 34041
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