MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
09/16/2009
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 8120 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E
Kansas City Royals (38-107) 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 9 0
Detroit Tigers (76-69) 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 16 0
Tigers Need Extra Innings to Top Royals, 8-7
The Kansas City Royals got a sterling performance from shortstop Jed Lowrie, but the Detroit Tigers still prevailed, 8-7. Lowrie went 3-6 with 2 home runs and a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. Jesus Pena, credited with the win, is now 3-0. He allowed no runs on no hits. The Royals, now 38-107, have lost 4 in a row.

The clutch hit was provided by Melky Cabrera. He delivered a walk-off run-scoring single off Brandon Moorhead in the bottom of the 14th.

"Our guys just had that look of determination," said winning manager Herman Smith.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Cumberland DH 6 1 1 0 1 3 4 .224 1 25
J. Upton LF 7 0 1 0 0 4 3 .222 9 32
J. Lowrie SS 6 2 3 3 1 0 1 .284 13 64
B. Boesch RF 6 0 0 0 1 4 5 .250 16 81
J. Baker 1B 5 0 0 1 1 1 3 .224 13 66
J. Koutnik 3B 4 2 1 1 1 0 2 .249 17 56
   c-R. Davis PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 1
   d-J. Fields 3B 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .195 2 4
J. Olmeda 2B 6 1 2 2 0 1 3 .219 8 40
J. Garcia CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .198 3 32
   a-N. Walker PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .189 0 9
   b-J. Hoffmann CF 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .284 6 25
J. Jaramillo C 3 1 1 0 3 1 3 .182 4 33
Totals 48 7 9 7 11 16 26      
a - N. Walker pinch hit for J. Garcia in the 9th
b - J. Hoffmann substituted for N. Walker in the 9th
c - R. Davis pinch ran for J. Koutnik in the 11th
d - J. Fields substituted for R. Davis in the 11th

BATTING
Triples: D. Cumberland (9, 12th Inning off J. Zumaya, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Koutnik (17, 2nd Inning off S. Goure, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Lowrie 2 (13, 3rd Inning off S. Goure, 1 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off A. Smit, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Olmeda (8, 4th Inning off S. Goure, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Cumberland 3 , J. Upton , J. Lowrie 9 , J. Koutnik 4 , J. Olmeda 5 , J. Jaramillo
2-out RBI: J. Lowrie
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Boesch , J. Koutnik , J. Olmeda , J. Jaramillo 2
GIDP: J. Hoffmann
Sac Bunt: J. Olmeda
Sac Fly: J. Baker
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Boesch (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Cabrera LF 7 0 2 1 0 0 1 .303 12 67
D. Jeter SS 5 1 2 0 2 0 0 .278 11 65
E. Chavez DH 7 3 3 1 0 0 5 .258 18 67
T. Lee 1B 6 0 0 0 1 2 7 .238 16 91
P. Sandoval 3B 7 2 4 2 0 1 2 .297 5 65
J. Gonzalez 2B 6 0 1 0 1 2 3 .226 18 63
R. Sweeney CF 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 .224 5 42
   a-R. Martin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 8 63
   b-C. Crespo CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .206 1 1
   c-A. Acevedo PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .266 24 75
T. Carrow RF 5 0 0 0 1 1 4 .248 2 13
   d-Y. Sanchez PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .458 0 6
M. Treanor C 7 0 2 0 0 1 3 .188 1 1
Totals 56 8 16 8 7 8 26      
a - R. Martin pinch hit for R. Sweeney in the 10th
b - C. Crespo substituted for R. Martin in the 11th
c - A. Acevedo pinch hit for C. Crespo in the 14th
d - Y. Sanchez pinch hit for T. Carrow in the 14th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Jeter 2 (23, 1st Inning off N. Eovaldi, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off E. Aldama, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Chavez 2 (23, 1st Inning off N. Eovaldi, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off N. Eovaldi, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Cabrera (57, 11th Inning off A. Soto, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Sweeney (5, 5th Inning off N. Eovaldi, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Cabrera 3 , D. Jeter 4 , E. Chavez 5 , P. Sandoval 4 , J. Gonzalez , R. Sweeney 4 , Y. Sanchez , M. Treanor 2
2-out RBI: M. Cabrera , P. Sandoval , R. Sweeney 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Lee 2 , P. Sandoval , T. Carrow
Sac Bunt: M. Cabrera
Team LOB: 15

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gonzalez-Jeter-Lee)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Eovaldi 4.2 9 6 6 2 1 1 80 5.72   
E. Aldama 1.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 27 5.51   
W. Mendez 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 6.33   
Z. Rosscup 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.78   
R. Houston 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 4.41   
A. Soto 2.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 32 5.65   
J. Matthews 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 4.00   
B. Moorhead L (1-7) 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 0 26 8.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Eovaldi 21
Batters Faced: N. Eovaldi 25, E. Aldama 7, W. Mendez 3, Z. Rosscup 3, R. Houston 3, A. Soto 10, J. Matthews 6, B. Moorhead 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Eovaldi 6-7, E. Aldama 2-1, W. Mendez 1-0, Z. Rosscup 2-1, R. Houston 2-0, A. Soto 2-4, J. Matthews 2-1, B. Moorhead 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Eovaldi 80-50, E. Aldama 27-14, W. Mendez 13-10, Z. Rosscup 9-6, R. Houston 16-10, A. Soto 32-22, J. Matthews 20-12, B. Moorhead 26-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Matthews 1-0 , B. Moorhead 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Goure 3.1 4 5 5 2 3 3 70 3.63   
A. Smit 1.0 1 1 1 2 2 1 34 4.39   
E. Simonitsch 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 2.98   
J. Santana 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24 3.53   
H. Owens 2.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 29 3.33   
J. Zumaya 2.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 29 4.10   
S. Cishek 1.0 0 1 1 3 0 0 20 10.12   
B. Fisher 0.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 21 4.99   
J. Pena W (3-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Goure 31
Batters Faced: S. Goure 16, A. Smit 6, E. Simonitsch 6, J. Santana 6, H. Owens 7, J. Zumaya 8, S. Cishek 6, B. Fisher 5, J. Pena 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Goure 3-4, A. Smit 0-1, E. Simonitsch 4-1, J. Santana 3-1, H. Owens 1-1, J. Zumaya 2-0, S. Cishek 2-1, B. Fisher 0-1, J. Pena 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Goure 70-40, A. Smit 34-18, E. Simonitsch 21-16, J. Santana 24-17, H. Owens 29-19, J. Zumaya 29-17, S. Cishek 20-9, B. Fisher 21-8, J. Pena 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Simonitsch 1-0 , B. Fisher 1-1 , J. Pena 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jed Lowrie
Ballpark: Comerica Park
Weather: Rain (68 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 5:01
Attendance: 35034
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