July 16, 2007 Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 4
KCR 0 CHW 11
@CLE 10 NYY 6
TOR 4 TEX 4
@OAK 1 SEA 4
BAL 2 CIN 10
@ATL 3 CHC 3
SFG 2 STL 5
@FLA 3 LAD 10
PHI 3 MIL 4
ARI 3 COL 10
@PIT 8 SDP 5
NYM 1 WSN 4
HOU 3

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 37,099

Monday, July 16, 2007, 7:07PM
Time of Game: 2:18

Royals

39-53

Lost 2

5th, 16 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  1
Red Sox         0  0  0   2  0  2   0  0  X    4  7  0

W: K Gabbard (3-0), L: B Bannister (5-6)

Red Sox

56-36

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .757   13    4   0   HBP
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .732   14    0   1   GDP
M Teahen RF-1B                4   0   0   0    0   2  .285  .769   12    4   0   
B Butler DH                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .303  .798   15    0   0   
E Brown LF                    3   0   2   0    0   1  .237  .636    8    3   0   
E German 3B                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .281  .766   13    0   1   GDP
A Gordon 1B                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .230  .671    6    3   1   
  R Sanders PH-RF             1   0   1   0    0   0  .380 1.076    5    2   0   
J Buck C                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .879   11    5   0   HBP,GDP
T Pena SS                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .646   10    1   0   

B Bannister P                                                            2   1
  N Musser P                                                             0   0
Totals                       27   0   3   0    1   8              107   24   4

BATTING

HBP: J Buck (6, by K Gabbard); D DeJesus (11, by K Gabbard).

TB: E Brown 2; R Sanders.

GIDP: E German (8); J Buck (6); M Grudzielanek (8).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

E: E Brown (2).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Drew RF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .259  .759   22    1   0   
D Pedroia 2B                  4   2   2   1    0   0  .312  .839   16    1   6   HR
D Ortiz DH                    4   1   1   2    0   0  .322 1.013   15    0   0   HR
M Ramirez LF                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .288  .863   14    1   0   HR
K Youkilis 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .317  .895   16   10   3   
M Lowell 3B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .301  .861    6    0   2   
J Varitek C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .804   11    8   0   
C Crisp CF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .710   11    1   0   
J Lugo SS                     3   0   1   0    0   2  .211  .583   13    3   2   

K Gabbard P                                                              2   2
Totals                       31   4   7   4    0   5              124   27  15

BATTING

HR: D Pedroia (4, off B Bannister; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); M Ramirez (13, off B Bannister; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); D Ortiz (16, off B Bannister; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: D Pedroia 5; D Ortiz 4; M Ramirez 4; M Lowell; J Lugo; J Drew.

RBI: D Ortiz 2 (59); D Pedroia (27); M Ramirez (53).

2-out RBI: M Ramirez.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

DP: 3. K Gabbard-J Lugo-K Youkilis 2; D Pedroia-K Youkilis-J Lugo.

BASERUNNING

PO: J Lugo (1st base by B Bannister).

PITCHING

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Bannister, L (5-6)           6     5   4   4    0   3   3   3.87   23   92-59   35· 3·21    5· 9· 6· 0     49    -     0.63  -0.07
N Musser                       2     2   0   0    0   2   0   4.87    8   29-18   10· 4· 4    1· 2· 3· 0          0-0    0.11   0.01
Totals                         8     7   4   4    0   5   3          31  121-77   45· 7·25    6·11· 9· 0           -

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Gabbard, W (3-0)             9     3   0   0    1   8   0   3.38   30  107-71   31·18·22   14· 2· 3· 0     88    -     0.93   0.45
Totals                         9     3   0   0    1   8   0          30  107-71   31·18·22   14· 2· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: B Bannister (1; J Lugo, 1st base).

HBP: K Gabbard 2 (3; D DeJesus, J Buck).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Reliford, 1B - Greg Gibson, 2B - Larry Vanover, 3B - Tony Randazzo.

Time of Game: 2:18.

Attendance: 37,099.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 75° F, Wind 7mph out to Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Boston Red Sox                       
1. D DeJesus            CF    1. J Drew               RF 
2. M Grudzielanek       2B    2. D Pedroia            2B 
3. M Teahen             RF    3. D Ortiz              DH 
4. B Butler             DH    4. M Ramirez            LF 
5. E Brown              LF    5. K Youkilis           1B 
6. E German             3B    6. M Lowell             3B 
7. A Gordon             1B    7. J Varitek            C  
8. J Buck               C     8. C Crisp              CF 
9. T Pena               SS    9. J Lugo               SS 

   B Bannister          P        K Gabbard            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  0-0  ---  6   12%  66% D Pedroia       B Bannister     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 4   2  0-1  ---  4   11%  74% M Ramirez       B Bannister     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   b 6   1  0-2  1--  8   10%  94% D Ortiz         B Bannister     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Pedroia Scores
   t 5   2  2-0  123  2   10%  80% T Pena          K Gabbard       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   t 4   0  0-0  1--  3    9%  55% M Grudzielanek  K Gabbard       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B-SS

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kason Gabbard facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   54%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   55%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bannister facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  J Drew          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   51%  D Pedroia       Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  2   50%  D Ortiz         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kason Gabbard facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   52%  B Butler        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   54%  E Brown         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   55%  E German        Lineout: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bannister facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   53%  M Ramirez       Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   51%  K Youkilis      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   50%  M Lowell        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kason Gabbard facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   53%  A Gordon        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   55%  J Buck          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   56%  T Pena          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bannister facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   53%  J Varitek       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  7   51%  C Crisp         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  2   53%  J Lugo          Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   50%  J Drew          Lugo Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kason Gabbard facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   46%  D DeJesus       Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  3   55%  M Grudzielanek  Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B-SS
   O      ---  3   56%  M Teahen        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bannister facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   54%  J Drew          Lineout: LF
   R      ---  6   66%  D Pedroia       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   64%  D Ortiz         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---  4   74%  M Ramirez       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   74%  K Youkilis      Lineout: P (Weak SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Kason Gabbard facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   77%  B Butler        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   73%  E Brown         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--  6   69%  E German        Walk; Brown to 2B
   O      12-  3   75%  A Gordon        Strikeout Swinging
          12-  4   70%  J Buck          Hit By Pitch; Brown to 3B; German to 2B
   O      123  2   80%  T Pena          Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Brian Bannister facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   82%  M Lowell        Reached on E7 (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   O      1--  3   80%  J Varitek       Lineout: LF
   O      1--  1   78%  C Crisp         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      1--  4   76%  J Lugo          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Kason Gabbard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   80%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   82%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   83%  M Teahen        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Brian Bannister facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   82%  J Drew          Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   83%  D Pedroia       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   RR     1--  8   94%  D Ortiz         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Pedroia Scores
   O      ---  3   93%  M Ramirez       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   93%  K Youkilis      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Kason Gabbard facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   95%  B Butler        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  1   93%  E Brown         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  4   97%  E German        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Neal Musser facing 6-7-8
                  Neal Musser replaces Brian Bannister pitching
          ---  2   97%  M Lowell        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  4   97%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   96%  C Crisp         Lineout: CF
   O      1--  7   96%  J Lugo          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Kason Gabbard facing 7-8-9
                  Reggie Sanders pinch hits for Alex Gordon batting 7th
          ---  5   93%  R Sanders       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   98%  J Buck          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---  2   99%  T Pena          Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Neal Musser facing 1-2-3
                  Mark Teahen moves to 1B; Reggie Sanders moves to RF
          ---  2   99%  J Drew          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   99%  D Pedroia       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  4   98%  D Ortiz         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  6   98%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Kason Gabbard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   99%  D DeJesus       Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6  100%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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