Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Detroit 4, Kansas City 3
When: 7:05 PM ET, Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 69°
Umpires: Home - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - Paul Emmel, 2B - Scott Barry, 3B - Gary Darling
Attendance: 25400
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 69°
Umpires: Home - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - Paul Emmel, 2B - Scott Barry, 3B - Gary Darling
Attendance: 25400
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | R | H | E |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| Kansas City | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | L1 |
| Detroit | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | W1 |
Recap Quick Hits
- With this win, the Detroit Tigers have a 0-0 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 0-0 record on the road.
- Detroit has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Tigers have won 0 of their last 10 games.
- Kansas City has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Royals have won 0 of their last 10 games.
- Zach Miner pitched 1.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 0.00. Fernando Rodney closed out the game to get the save and has 0 saves for the season. Lenny DiNardo took the loss for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Kansas City | Detroit | |
| Lenny DiNardo | Player | Eddie Bonine |
| Loss | W/L | No Decision |
| 5.1 | IP | 5.0 |
| 2 | Strikeouts | 2 |
| 9 | Hits | 6 |
| 6.75 | ERA | 5.40 |
Hitting
| Kansas City | Detroit | |
| Mitch Maier | Player | Miguel Cabrera |
| 3 | Hits | 2 |
| 1 | RBI | 0 |
| 0 | HR | 0 |
| 4 | TB | 2 |
| .750 | Avg | .667 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| Kansas City | 10 | 0 | 13 | .312 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Detroit | 10 | 0 | 12 | .286 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |