GDT: 7/7/09 - DET (44-38) vs KC (36-46) - 7:05 p.m. ET

B:2 S:2 O:2 -
Brandon Inge hit by pitch. Ryan Raburn to 2nd.

B:0 S:3 O:3 -
Magglio Ordonez swinging.

DET 7, KC 3 after 5 innings

Inning 6
Top Half

B:0 S:2 O:0 -
Billy Butler homers (8) on a line drive to left center field.
DET 7, KC 4

B:1 S:2 O:0 -
Mark Teahen reaches on throwing error by third baseman Brandon Inge. Mark Teahen to 2nd.


B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Jose Guillen singles on a ground ball to right fielder Magglio Ordonez. Mark Teahen scores.
DET 7, KC 5


B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Offensive Substitution: Pinch runner Tony PenaJr. replaces Jose Guillen.

B:0 S:3 O:1 -
Mike Jacobs swinging. (#11)

B:1 S:2 O:2 -
Alberto Callaspo flies out to left fielder Ryan Raburn.

B:1 S:2 O:3 - Miguel Olivo grounds into a force out,
shortstop Adam Everett to second baseman Placido Polanco. Tony PenaJr.
out at 2nd.

DET 7, KC 5 after 5.5 innings

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Defensive switch from shortstop to right field for Willie Bloomquist.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Tony PenaJr. remains in the game as the shortstop.


B:4 S:2 O:0 -
Gerald Laird walks.

B:0 S:3 O:1 -
Adam Everett on foul tip.

B:3 S:2 O:1 -
Curtis Granderson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ryan Freel. Gerald Laird to 3rd.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Coaching visit to mound.

B:0 S:2 O:1 -
Placido Polanco singles on a line drive to left fielder David DeJesus. Gerald Laird scores. Curtis Granderson to 2nd.
DET 8, KC 5

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Coaching visit to mound.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Pitcher Change: Jamey Wright replaces Robinson Tejeda.

B:1 S:2 O:3 - Miguel Cabrera grounds into double play,
third baseman Mark Teahen to second baseman Alberto Callaspo to first
baseman Billy Butler. Placido Polanco out at 2nd.

DET 8, KC 5 after 6 innings

Inning 7
Top Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Brandon Lyon replaces Justin Verlander.

B:2 S:2 O:1 -
Ryan Freel grounds out, second baseman Placido Polanco to first baseman Miguel Cabrera.

B:2 S:2 O:1 -
David DeJesus singles on a line drive to center fielder Curtis Granderson.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Willie Bloomquist singles on a line drive to right fielder Magglio Ordonez. David DeJesus to 3rd.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Coaching visit to mound.

B:0 S:0 O:3 - Billy Butler grounds into double play,
second baseman Placido Polanco to shortstop Adam Everett to first
baseman Miguel Cabrera. Willie Bloomquist out at 2nd.

DET 8, KC 5 after 6.5 innings

Bottom Half

B:3 S:2 O:1 -
Marcus Thames grounds out, third baseman Mark Teahen to first baseman Billy Butler.

B:2 S:2 O:2 -
Ryan Raburn grounds out, third baseman Mark Teahen to first baseman Billy Butler.

B:2 S:0 O:2 -
Brandon Inge singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ryan Freel.

B:3 S:3 O:3 -
Magglio Ordonez swinging.

DET 8, KC 5 after 7 innings

Inning 8
Top Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Defensive Substitution: Josh Anderson replaces right fielder Magglio Ordonez, batting 7th, playing right field.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Bobby Seay replaces Brandon Lyon.

B:4 S:0 O:0 -
Mark Teahen walks.

B:0 S:3 O:1 -
Tony PenaJr . swinging.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Brayan Pena replaces Mike Jacobs.

B:1 S:1 O:2 -
Brayan Pena flies out to center fielder Curtis Granderson.


B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Pitcher Change: Joel Zumaya replaces Bobby Seay.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Coaching visit to mound.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Kansas City Royals right fielder Jose Guillen left the game due to an injured leg.

B:4 S:0 O:2 -
Alberto Callaspo walks. Mark Teahen to 2nd.

B:2 S:3 O:3 -
Miguel Olivo swinging.

DET 8, KC 5 after 7.5 innings

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Brayan Pena remains in the game as the designated hitter.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Ron Mahay replaces Jamey Wright.



B:1 S:0 O:1 -
Gerald Laird flies out to center fielder Ryan Freel.

B:1 S:3 O:2 -
Adam Everett swinging.

B:1 S:2 O:2 -
Curtis Granderson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Willie Bloomquist.

B:2 S:2 O:3 -
Placido Polanco pops out to second baseman Alberto Callaspo.

DET 8, KC 5 after 8 innings

THROW STRIKES!!!

Inning 9
Top Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Fernando Rodney replaces Joel Zumaya.

B:2 S:2 O:0 -
Ryan Freel singles on a ground ball to center fielder Curtis Granderson.

B:3 S:3 O:1 -
David DeJesus called out on .

B:4 S:1 O:1 -
Willie Bloomquist walks. Ryan Freel to 2nd.


B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Coaching visit to mound.

B:1 S:2 O:2 -
Billy Butler flies out to right fielder Josh Anderson.

B:2 S:3 O:3 -
Mark Teahen swinging.

win 8-5

Zoom and Rodney still drive me crazy!

July 7, 2009

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Kansas City	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		5	10	0
Detroit	1	0	2	0	4	1	0	0	X		8	8	2

Kansas City AB- R-- H- RBI- BB- SO- LOB -AVG- DeJesus, D, LF 5 0 3 3 0 1 1 .258 Bloomquist, SS-RF 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .283 Butler, 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .287 Teahen, 3B 4 1 0 0 1 3 3 .288 Guillen, J, RF 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .250 --1-Pena, To, PR-SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .089 Jacobs, DH 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .223 --a-Pena, B, PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .326 Callaspo, 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .300 Olivo, C 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .249 Freel, CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .152 Totals 36 5 10 5 3 15 20 a-Flied out for Jacobs in the 8th. 1-Ran for Guillen, J in the 6th. BATTING 2B: Butler (23, Verlander), DeJesus, D (17, Verlander). HR: Butler (8, 6th inning off Verlander, 0 on, 0 out). TB: DeJesus, D 4; Bloomquist; Butler 6; Guillen, J 2; Callaspo; Freel. RBI: DeJesus, D 3 (39), Butler (35), Guillen, J (35). 2-out RBI: DeJesus, D 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Teahen 2; Bloomquist; Olivo. GIDP: Butler. Team RISP: 2-for-9. Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING CS: DeJesus, D (4, 2nd base by Verlander/Laird). FIELDING DP: (Teahen-Callaspo-Butler).		Detroit AB- R- H- RBI- BB- SO- LOB- AVG Granderson, CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .257 Polanco, 2B 5 2 3 4 0 0 1 .262 Cabrera, M, 1B 2 2 1 1 2 0 2 .324 Thames, DH 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .257 Raburn, LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .279 Inge, 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 Ordonez, RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .260 --Anderson, J, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Laird, C 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .237 Everett, SS 2 2 0 0 2 2 1 .265 Totals 31 8 8 8 6 7 10 BATTING HR: Cabrera, M (17, 1st inning off Chen, B, 0 on, 2 out), Polanco (6, 3rd inning off Chen, B, 1 on, 2 out), Thames (8, 5th inning off Chen, B, 2 on, 2 out). TB: Granderson 2; Polanco 6; Cabrera, M 4; Thames 4; Inge. RBI: Cabrera, M (48), Polanco 4 (40), Thames 3 (18). 2-out RBI: Cabrera, M; Polanco 3; Thames 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ordonez. GIDP: Cabrera, M. Team RISP: 2-for-4. Team LOB: 6. FIELDING E: Laird (2, catcher interference), Inge (9, throw). DP: 2 (Laird-Polanco, Polanco-Everett-Cabrera, M).
Kansas City IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Chen, B (L, 0-3) 4.2 4 7 7 5 3 3 6.88 Tejeda 0.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 4.79 Wright, J 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.05 Mahay 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.33		Detroit IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Verlander (W, 9-4) 6.0 7 5 3 0 11 1 3.59 Lyon (H, 5) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.83 Seay (H, 18) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.12 Zumaya (H, 7) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.20 Rodney (S, 18) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.14
IBB: Cabrera, M (by Chen, B). HBP: Inge (by Tejeda). Pitches-strikes: Chen, B 92-48, Tejeda 29-19, Wright, J 26-15, Mahay 17-12, Verlander 114-86, Lyon 12-8, Seay 10-5, Zumaya 9-3, Rodney 25-13. Groundouts-flyouts: Chen, B 3-8, Tejeda 0-0, Wright, J 4-0, Mahay 0-2, Verlander 3-3, Lyon 3-0, Seay 0-1, Zumaya 0-0, Rodney 0-1. Batters faced: Chen, B 23, Tejeda 6, Wright, J 5, Mahay 4, Verlander 26, Lyon 4, Seay 3, Zumaya 2, Rodney 5. Inherited runners-scored: Tejeda 1-0, Wright, J 2-0, Zumaya 1-0. Umpires: HP: Fieldin Culbreth. 1B: Adrian Johnson. 2B: Jim Wolf. 3B: Brian O'Nora. Weather: 72 degrees, clear. Wind: 15 mph, Out to RF. T: 3:03. Att: 29,751. July 7, 2009

Safer over here. Scarolina just called me a dog over on tigers.com

laprimamirala wrote:

Safer over here. Scarolina just called me a dog over on tigers.com

I don't like it over there... several crazy people! We love you here Lap!