9/17/2009
| Final | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royals | 9 | 12 | 0 |
| Tigers | 2 | 7 | 0 |
W – Zack Greinke (14-8)L – Edwin Jackson (12-7)
Royals Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Bloomquist RF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .685 | 0.04 |
| Mitch Maier LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .250 | .686 | -0.07 |
| Billy Butler 1B | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 | .832 | 0.05 |
| Mike Jacobs DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .234 | .710 | -0.07 |
| Alberto Callaspo 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .299 | .806 | 0.20 |
| Miguel Olivo C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .248 | .760 | 0.12 |
| Brayan Peña C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .765 | — |
| Alex Gordon 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .205 | .644 | -0.02 |
| Luis Hernandez 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .186 | .400 | — |
| Yuniesky Betancourt SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 | .636 | 0.03 |
| Josh Anderson CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .241 | .581 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 10 | — | — | 0.28 |
Batting
2B Alberto Callaspo (36)
HR Miguel Olivo (21), Josh Anderson (1)
RBI Alberto Callaspo 3 (65), Miguel Olivo 3 (58), Josh Anderson 3 (23)
Tigers Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Granderson CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .248 | .785 | -0.05 |
| Clete Thomas CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .718 | -0.00 |
| Placido Polanco 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .278 | .716 | 0.00 |
| Wilkin Ramirez RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | 1.235 | — |
| Carlos Guillén LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .725 | -0.05 |
| Miguel Cabrera 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .332 | .954 | -0.03 |
| Marcus Thames 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .783 | — |
| Aubrey Huff DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .597 | 0.01 |
| Alex Avila C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .286 | .990 | -0.03 |
| Don Kelly RF-2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .614 | -0.04 |
| Brandon Inge 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .234 | .729 | -0.04 |
| Brent Dlugach 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | -0.00 |
| Ramon Santiago SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .259 | .706 | 0.01 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 | — | — | -0.22 |
Batting
HR Miguel Cabrera (30)
RBI Miguel Cabrera 2 (91)
Royals Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Greinke(W, 14-8) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 2.14 | 0.20 |
| Bruce Chen | 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5.78 | 0.00 |
| Kyle Farnsworth | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.63 | 0.01 |
| Joakim Soria | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.49 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 37 | — | 0.22 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Zack Greinke 77-46, Bruce Chen 33-20, Kyle Farnsworth 15-9, Joakim Soria 23-16
Tigers Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin Jackson(L, 12-7) | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 3.37 | -0.24 |
| Armando Galarraga | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5.64 | -0.04 |
| Alfredo Figaro | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6.92 | 0.00 |
| Jeremy Bonderman | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9.31 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 47 | — | -0.28 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Edwin Jackson 96-61, Armando Galarraga 21-11, Alfredo Figaro 45-21, Jeremy Bonderman 24-17
Royals Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Bloomquist RF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .685 | 0.04 |
| Mitch Maier LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .250 | .686 | -0.07 |
| Billy Butler 1B | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 | .832 | 0.05 |
| Mike Jacobs DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .234 | .710 | -0.07 |
| Alberto Callaspo 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .299 | .806 | 0.20 |
| Miguel Olivo C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .248 | .760 | 0.12 |
| Brayan Peña C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .765 | — |
| Alex Gordon 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .205 | .644 | -0.02 |
| Luis Hernandez 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .186 | .400 | — |
| Yuniesky Betancourt SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 | .636 | 0.03 |
| Josh Anderson CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .241 | .581 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 10 | — | — | 0.28 |
Batting
2B Alberto Callaspo (36)
HR Miguel Olivo (21), Josh Anderson (1)
RBI Alberto Callaspo 3 (65), Miguel Olivo 3 (58), Josh Anderson 3 (23)
Royals Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Greinke(W, 14-8) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 2.14 | 0.20 |
| Bruce Chen | 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5.78 | 0.00 |
| Kyle Farnsworth | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.63 | 0.01 |
| Joakim Soria | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.49 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 37 | — | 0.22 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Zack Greinke 77-46, Bruce Chen 33-20, Kyle Farnsworth 15-9, Joakim Soria 23-16
