Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 3, Detroit 1
Saturday, April 9, 2011 4:10 PM
When: 4:10 PM ET, Saturday, April 9, 2011
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 46°
Umpires: Home - Andy Fletcher, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Jim Reynolds, 3B - Mike DiMuro
Attendance: 33810
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Kansas City 5-3 4-2 1-1 W1
Detroit 3-5 1-1 2-4 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Detroit Tigers have a 1-1 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 1-1 record on the road.
  • Detroit has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Tigers have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Royals have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Bruce Chen pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.09. Joakim Soria closed out the game to get the save and has 2 saves for the season. Phil Coke took the loss for Detroit.
  • Ryan Raburn had the only homerun for Detroit.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   Detroit
Bruce Chen Player Phil Coke
Win W/L Loss
6.0 IP 6.2
7 Strikeouts 7
3 Hits 3
0.00 ERA 2.70
Hitting
Kansas City   Detroit
Billy Butler Player Casper Wells
2 Hits 1
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
3 TB 1
.667 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Kansas City 5 0 6 .179 8 3 5 0 0
Detroit 5 1 9 .161 10 1 3 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game at home against Kansas City. The Tigers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .600 after a loss.
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Royals have a W/L % of .600 after a win and .667 after a loss.