Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 5, Detroit 1
When: 8:10 PM ET, Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 72°
Umpires: Home - Marty Foster, 1B - Mark Carlson, 2B - Kerwin Danley, 3B - Wally Bell
Attendance: 10584
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 72°
Umpires: Home - Marty Foster, 1B - Mark Carlson, 2B - Kerwin Danley, 3B - Wally Bell
Attendance: 10584
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | R | H | E |
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| Detroit | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | L2 |
| Kansas City | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | W3 |
Recap Quick Hits
- With this win, the Kansas City Royals have a 0-0 record at home this season. The Detroit Tigers have a 0-0 record on the road.
- Kansas City has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Royals have won 0 of their last 10 games.
- Detroit has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Tigers have won 0 of their last 10 games.
- Robinson Tejeda pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 0.00. Joakim Soria closed out the game to get the save and has 0 saves for the season. Justin Verlander took the loss for Detroit.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Detroit | Kansas City | |
| Justin Verlander | Player | Robinson Tejeda |
| Loss | W/L | Win |
| 6.0 | IP | 6.0 |
| 8 | Strikeouts | 8 |
| 6 | Hits | 3 |
| 1.50 | ERA | 0.00 |
Hitting
| Detroit | Kansas City | |
| Carlos Guillen | Player | Billy Butler |
| 1 | Hits | 3 |
| 0 | RBI | 2 |
| 0 | HR | 0 |
| 2 | TB | 6 |
| .333 | Avg | .600 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| Detroit | 5 | 0 | 7 | .156 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 10 | 0 | 14 | .303 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |