8/16/2009
| Final/10 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royals | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Tigers | 2 | 10 | 3 |
W – Joakim Soria (3-0)L – Fernando Rodney (2-3)
Royals Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David DeJesus LF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .263 | .738 | 0.06 |
| Willie Bloomquist SS-2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .256 | .658 | 0.04 |
| Billy Butler 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .297 | .834 | 0.29 |
| Mark Teahen PR-1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .736 | — |
| Mike Jacobs DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .233 | .724 | -0.02 |
| Alberto Callaspo 2B-3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .792 | -0.23 |
| Alex Gordon 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .198 | .600 | -0.13 |
| Yuniesky Betancourt SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .602 | — |
| John Buck C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .208 | .672 | -0.11 |
| Mitch Maier CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .241 | .653 | -0.07 |
| Josh Anderson RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .240 | .576 | -0.02 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | — | — | -0.20 |
Batting
2B Willie Bloomquist (6), Billy Butler (38)
RBI Willie Bloomquist (25), Mike Jacobs (41)
Tigers Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Granderson CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .258 | .808 | -0.19 |
| Placido Polanco 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .703 | -0.01 |
| Marcus Thames LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .251 | .817 | -0.31 |
| Miguel Cabrera DH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .330 | .941 | 0.13 |
| Carlos Guillén 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .249 | .680 | -0.08 |
| Magglio Ordonez RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .271 | .726 | -0.22 |
| Clete Thomas RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .742 | -0.11 |
| Ryan Raburn 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .763 | -0.08 |
| Gerald Laird C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 | .627 | -0.17 |
| Adam Everett SS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .604 | 0.28 |
| Alex Avila PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .471 | 1.609 | 0.06 |
| Ramon Santiago PR-SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .719 | — |
| Team Totals | 39 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | — | -0.70 |
Batting
2B Carlos Guillén (6), Adam Everett (15)
HR Magglio Ordonez (7)
RBI Magglio Ordonez (37)
Baserunning
SB Miguel Cabrera (2)
Royals Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Davies | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 5.92 | 0.13 |
| Jamey Wright | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4.68 | 0.20 |
| Joakim Soria(W, 3-0) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2.21 | 0.37 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 42 | — | 0.70 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Kyle Davies 92-55, Jamey Wright 30-19, Joakim Soria 36-23
Tigers Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armando Galarraga | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 5.16 | 0.05 |
| Fu-Te Ni | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2.14 | 0.17 |
| Ryan Perry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.60 | 0.11 |
| Fernando Rodney(L, 2-3) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3.63 | -0.13 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 41 | — | 0.20 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Armando Galarraga 92-58, Fu-Te Ni 30-14, Ryan Perry 12-7, Fernando Rodney 35-23
Royals Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David DeJesus LF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .263 | .738 | 0.06 |
| Willie Bloomquist SS-2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .256 | .658 | 0.04 |
| Billy Butler 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .297 | .834 | 0.29 |
| Mark Teahen PR-1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .736 | — |
| Mike Jacobs DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .233 | .724 | -0.02 |
| Alberto Callaspo 2B-3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .792 | -0.23 |
| Alex Gordon 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .198 | .600 | -0.13 |
| Yuniesky Betancourt SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .602 | — |
| John Buck C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .208 | .672 | -0.11 |
| Mitch Maier CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .241 | .653 | -0.07 |
| Josh Anderson RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .240 | .576 | -0.02 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | — | — | -0.20 |
Batting
2B Willie Bloomquist (6), Billy Butler (38)
RBI Willie Bloomquist (25), Mike Jacobs (41)
Royals Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Davies | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 5.92 | 0.13 |
| Jamey Wright | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4.68 | 0.20 |
| Joakim Soria(W, 3-0) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2.21 | 0.37 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 42 | — | 0.70 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Kyle Davies 92-55, Jamey Wright 30-19, Joakim Soria 36-23

