Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 13, Detroit 6
Saturday, July 9, 2011 7:10 PM
When: 7:10 PM ET, Saturday, July 9, 2011
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 90°
Umpires: Home - Tom Hallion, 1B - Phil Cuzzi, 2B - Alan Porter, 3B - James Hoye
Attendance: 25941
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Detroit 0024000006122
Kansas City 13501300-13121
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Detroit 48-43 27-19 21-24 L1
Kansas City 37-53 24-26 13-27 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Kansas City Royals have a 24-26 record at home this season. The Detroit Tigers have a 21-24 record on the road.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Royals have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Detroit has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Tigers have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Greg Holland pitched 2.1 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 1.08. Everett Teaford closed out the game to get the save and has 1 save for the season. Charles Furbush took the loss for Detroit.
  • Alex Gordon had the only homerun for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Detroit   Kansas City
Charles Furbush Player Luke Hochevar
Loss W/L Loss
2.2 IP 3.2
2 Strikeouts 4
9 Hits 9
13.50 ERA 14.73
Hitting
Detroit   Kansas City
Brennan Boesch Player Billy Butler
3 Hits 3
2 RBI 2
0 HR 0
3 TB 3
.600 Avg .600
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Detroit 12 0 16 .316 8 5 3 0 2
Kansas City 12 1 17 .333 5 13 5 3 1
Upcoming Games
  • Kansas City will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Royals have a W/L % of .459 after a win and .377 after a loss.
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against Kansas City. The Tigers have a W/L % of .562 after a win and .488 after a loss.