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Retrosheet Boxscore: Detroit Tigers 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3

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Detroit Tigers 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Day

Game Played on Thursday, June 18, 2009 (N) at Busch Stadium III

DET A    4  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   6  9  1
STL N    0  2  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  1
BATTING
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Granderson cf                 5   1   2   0       0   1       1   0
Polanco 2b                    5   2   2   1       0   0       3   2
Cabrera 1b                    4   1   0   1       0   0       9   0
Thames lf                     4   1   1   2       0   0       0   0
  Lyon p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rodney p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Raburn rf                     3   0   0   0       0   2       2   0
  Seay p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kelly ph,lf                 1   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Inge 3b                       4   1   2   1       0   1       1   3
Laird c                       4   0   1   1       0   0       6   1
Everett ss                    3   0   0   0       1   0       3   3
Porcello p                    2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Anderson rf                 2   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Totals                       37   6   9   6       1   5      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Polanco-Everett-Cabrera, Everett-Cabrera.
E: Laird (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Laird (8,off Pineiro).
HR: Polanco (2,8th inning off Motte 0 on 1 out); Thames (3,8th inning off Motte
0 on 2 out).
Team LOB: 5.
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Schumaker 2b                  4   1   1   0       1   1       2   3
Rasmus cf                     3   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
  Pujols ph,1b                2   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Ludwick rf                    2   0   0   0       3   0       4   0
Duncan 1b,lf                  3   0   1   1       2   1      11   0
Ankiel lf,cf                  5   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
Molina c                      4   1   2   0       0   0       5   0
Thurston 3b                   4   1   1   0       0   0       1   3
Pineiro p                     3   0   0   0       0   1       0   4
  Miller p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Motte p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  K. Greene ph                1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Kinney p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
T. Greene ss                  4   0   2   1       0   0       1   3
Totals                       35   3   9   2       6   6      27  14
FIELDING - 
E: Thurston (7).
BATTING - 
2B: T. Greene (5,off Porcello).
GDP: Ankiel 2 (3,off Porcello,off Rodney).
Team LOB: 11.
PITCHING
Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Porcello W(8-4)               5.2   8   3   1   2   3   0  27
Seay                          1.1   0   0   0   1   2   0   5
Lyon                          1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Rodney SV(13)                 1     0   0   0   3   0   0   5
Totals                        9     9   3   1   6   6   0  41
WP: Rodney (3).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Seay 1-0.
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St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Pineiro L(5-8)                7     5   4   1   0   4   0  27
Miller                        0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1
Motte                         0.2   3   2   2   0   0   2   5
Kinney                        1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5
Totals                        9     9   6   3   1   5   2  38

Umpires: HP - Chris Guccione, 1B - Mike Winters, 2B - Jerry Layne, 3B - Tony Randazzo
Official Scorer: Mike Smith
Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 41323
Starting Lineups:

   Detroit Tigers                St. Louis Cardinals      
1. Granderson          cf        Schumaker           2b
2. Polanco             2b        Rasmus              cf
3. Cabrera             1b        Ludwick             rf
4. Thames              lf        Duncan              1b
5. Raburn              rf        Ankiel              lf
6. Inge                3b        Molina              c
7. Laird               c         Thurston            3b
8. Everett             ss        Pineiro             p
9. Porcello            p         T. Greene           ss

TIGERS 1ST: Granderson singled to center; Polanco singled to
left [Granderson to third, Polanco to second (on throw to 3b)];
Cabrera reached on an error by Thurston [Granderson scored,
Polanco to third]; Thames grounded out (third to first) [Polanco
scored (unearned), Cabrera to second]; Raburn was called out on
strikes; Inge singled to right [Cabrera scored (unearned)];
Laird doubled to left [Inge scored (unearned)]; Everett grounded
out (pitcher to first); 4 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Schumaker grounded out (third to first); Rasmus
flied to right; Ludwick walked; Duncan singled to left [Ludwick
to second]; Ankiel struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Cardinals 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Porcello grounded out (shortstop to first);
Granderson flied to center; Polanco grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Molina singled to right; Thurston singled to left
[Molina to second]; On a bunt Pineiro reached on an error by
Laird [Molina scored (unearned) (no RBI), Thurston to third,
Pineiro to second]; T. Greene singled to first [Thurston scored
(unearned), Pineiro to third]; Schumaker grounded out (first
unassisted) [T. Greene to second]; Rasmus struck out; Ludwick
flied to right; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Cardinals 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Cabrera grounded out (pitcher to first); Thames
lined to shortstop; Raburn popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 4, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Duncan walked; Ankiel grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Duncan out at second]; Molina
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
4, Cardinals 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Inge struck out; Laird grounded out (third to
first); Everett grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: On a bunt Thurston grounded out (catcher to
first); Pineiro struck out; T. Greene popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Cardinals 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Porcello grounded out (pitcher to first); Granderson
flied to right; Polanco grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Schumaker singled to right; Rasmus singled to
left [Schumaker to second]; Ludwick forced Rasmus (third to
second) [Schumaker to third]; Duncan forced Ludwick (third to
second) [Schumaker scored]; Ankiel singled to center [Duncan to
second]; Molina forced Duncan (third unassisted) [Ankiel to
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Cardinals 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Cabrera flied to right; Thames grounded out (third
to first); Raburn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 4, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Thurston grounded out (second to first); Pineiro
flied to center; T. Greene doubled to left; SEAY REPLACED RABURN
(PITCHING); ANDERSON REPLACED PORCELLO (PLAYING RF); Schumaker
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Cardinals 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Inge singled to center; Laird flied to center;
Everett lined to right; Anderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 4, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: PUJOLS BATTED FOR RASMUS; Pujols grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ludwick walked; Duncan was called out on
strikes; Ankiel grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Cardinals 3.

TIGERS 8TH: PUJOLS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); DUNCAN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); ANKIEL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
MILLER REPLACED PINEIRO (PITCHING); Granderson struck out; MOTTE
REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Polanco homered to left; Cabrera
grounded out (pitcher to first); Thames homered to left; KELLY
BATTED FOR SEAY; Kelly singled to center; Inge forced Kelly
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: LYON REPLACED THAMES (PITCHING); KELLY STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); Molina singled to center; Thurston lined to
shortstop; K. GREENE BATTED FOR MOTTE; K. Greene struck out; T.
Greene flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6,
Cardinals 3.

TIGERS 9TH: KINNEY REPLACED K. GREENE (PITCHING); Laird flied to
right; Everett walked; Anderson forced Everett (shortstop to
second); Granderson singled to center [Anderson to second];
Polanco forced Anderson (third unassisted) [Granderson to
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: RODNEY REPLACED LYON (PITCHING); Schumaker
walked; Pujols flied to left; Rodney threw a wild pitch
[Schumaker to second]; Ludwick walked; Duncan walked [Schumaker
to third, Ludwick to second]; Ankiel grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Duncan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 6, Cardinals 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Tigers           6   9   1    5
 Cardinals        3   9   1   11
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