Tigers 6,
Cardinals 3
| W: | R. Porcello (8-4) |
| L: | J. Pineiro (5-8) |
| SV: | F. Rodney (13) |
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| C Granderson CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .266 | .345 |
| P Polanco 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .262 | .309 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .322 | .389 |
| M Thames LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .280 | .321 |
B Lyon P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
F Rodney P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| R Raburn RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .225 | .319 |
B Seay P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
a-D Kelly PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 | .400 |
| B Inge 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .272 | .369 |
| G Laird C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .215 | .315 |
| A Everett SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .257 | .306 |
| R Porcello P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .400 | .400 |
J Anderson RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .250 | .285 |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 121 | ||
| a-singled to center for B Seay in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: G Laird (8, J Pineiro) HR: P Polanco (2, 8th inning off J Motte 0 on, 1 Out); M Thames (3, 8th inning off J Motte 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Cabrera (41), M Thames 2 (7), B Inge (43), G Laird (15), P Polanco (25) 2-out RBI: B Inge, G Laird, M Thames Tigers RISP: 1-6 (A Everett 0-1, P Polanco 0-1, M Thames 0-1, B Inge 1-1, R Raburn 0-1, M Cabrera 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: G Laird (1, throw) DP: 2 (P Polanco-A Everett-M Cabrera, A Everett-M Cabrera). | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Porcello (W, 8-4) | 5.2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 97-62 | 3.54 |
| B Seay (H, 13) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20-12 | 3.98 |
| B Lyon (H, 2) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-10 | 4.09 |
| F Rodney (S, 13) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22-9 | 4.33 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 154-93 | |
| PITCHING WP: F Rodney First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: R Porcello 16/27; B Seay 3/5; B Lyon 3/4; F Rodney 4/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: R Porcello 10-10-20-22; B Seay 4-1-5-2; B Lyon 2-2-3-3; F Rodney 3-2-2-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Porcello 10-4; B Seay 2-0; B Lyon 0-2; F Rodney 2-1 Game Scores: R Porcello 46 | |||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| S Schumaker 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .284 | .333 |
| C Rasmus CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .272 | .322 |
a-A Pujols PH-1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .320 | .444 |
| R Ludwick RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | .233 | .306 |
| C Duncan 1B-LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21 | .255 | .345 |
| R Ankiel LF-CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .245 | .307 |
| Y Molina C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .284 | .358 |
| J Thurston 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .235 | .333 |
| J Pineiro P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .125 | .222 |
T Miller P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
J Motte P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
b-K Greene PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .198 | .285 |
J Kinney P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| T Greene SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .270 | .308 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 154 | ||
| a-grounded to shortstop for C Rasmus in the 7th b-struck out swinging for J Motte in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: T Greene (5, R Porcello) RBI: T Greene (5), C Duncan (30) GIDP: R Ankiel 2 Cardinals RISP: 1-11 (J Pineiro 0-1, R Ludwick 0-2, T Greene 1-1, R Ankiel 0-2, Y Molina 0-1, C Rasmus 0-1, S Schumaker 0-2, C Duncan 0-1) Team LOB: 11 | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Thurston (7, ground ball) | |||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Pineiro (L, 5-8) | 7.0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 83-61 | 3.76 |
| T Miller | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-3 | 2.95 |
| J Motte | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16-12 | 5.13 |
| J Kinney | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17-10 | 9.82 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 121-86 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Pineiro 20/27; T Miller 0/1; J Motte 4/5; J Kinney 2/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Pineiro 18-6-15-22; T Miller 1-1-1-0; J Motte 2-1-4-5; J Kinney 2-1-3-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Pineiro 10-7; T Miller 0-0; J Motte 2-0; J Kinney 2-1 Game Scores: J Pineiro 61 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| DET | STL | |||
| 1st | M Cabrera safe at first on error by third baseman J Thurston, C Granderson scored, P Polanco to third. | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | M Thames grounded out to third, P Polanco scored, M Cabrera to second. | 2 | 0 | |
| 1st | B Inge singled to right center, M Cabrera scored. | 3 | 0 | |
| 1st | G Laird doubled to left, B Inge scored. | 4 | 0 | |
| 2nd | J Pineiro grounded into fielder's choice to catcher, Y Molina scored on throwing error by catcher G Laird, J Thurston safe at third on throwing error by catcher G Laird. | 4 | 1 | |
| 2nd | T Greene reached on infield single to second, J Thurston scored, J Pineiro to third. | 4 | 2 | |
| 5th | C Duncan grounded into fielder's choice to third, S Schumaker scored, R Ludwick out at second. | 4 | 3 | |
| 8th | P Polanco homered to left. | 5 | 3 | |
| 8th | M Thames homered to left. | 6 | 3 | |
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| Game Notes |
| CARDINALS PITCHER JOEL PINEIRO LEFT THE GAME AFTER THE 7TH INNING WITH AN UNDISCLOSED INJURY. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO |
| Attendance | 41,323 (94% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:53 |
| Weather | 90 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chris Guccione, First Base - Mike Winters, Second Base - Jerry Layne, Third Base - Tony Randazzo |
MLB Scores
Thursday, June 18th 2009
| Atlanta | 7 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 0 |
| Toronto | 8 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 7 |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | Final |
| Minnesota | 5 |
| Chi White Sox | 5 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 6 |
| Tampa Bay | 3 | Final |
| Colorado | 4 |
| Seattle | 3 | Final |
| San Diego | 4 | in 10 |
| Washington | 3 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 0 |
| NY Mets | 4 | Final |
| Baltimore | 5 |
| Florida | 2 | Final |
| Boston | 1 |
| Detroit | 6 | Final |
| St. Louis | 3 |
| Houston | 5 | Final |
| Texas | 3 |
| Arizona | 12 | Final |
| Kansas City | 5 |
| Oakland | 2 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 3 |