July 17, 2007 Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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KCR 9
@BOS 3 CLE 6
CHW 5
(11) DET 1
@MIN 0 NYY 3
TOR 2
(10) TEX 11
@OAK 4 BAL 8
@SEA 3 TBD 8
LAA 3 CIN 6
@ATL 5 SFG 4
@CHC 2 FLA 4
STL 0 PHI 15
@LAD 3 MIL 3
ARI 2 COL 6
@PIT 2 NYM 7
@SDP 0 HOU 4
@WSN 2

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 37,001

Tuesday, July 17, 2007, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:16

Royals

40-53

Won 1

5th, 16 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   2  1  0   5  1  0    9 13  2
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  1  0   0  2  0    3 12  0

W: J Gobble (4-1), L: T Wakefield (10-9)

Red Sox

56-37

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF                  4   1   0   0    1   0  .272  .751   24    3   0   
M Grudzielanek 2B             5   2   2   1    0   0  .277  .734   29    1   3   
M Teahen RF                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .284  .764   17    5   1   
B Butler DH                   4   0   1   2    1   0  .301  .802   25    0   0   2B,IW
R Gload 1B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .262  .697   12    4   0   
R Sanders LF                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .377 1.073    9    2   0   2B
  E Brown LF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .633    1    2   1   
A Gordon 3B                   4   3   3   0    0   0  .236  .684    5    1   0   2B,SB
J Buck C                      4   1   1   2    0   1  .245  .876   18    8   0   2B
T Pena SS                     4   0   3   2    0   0  .278  .663    6    1   3   2·2B,CS
  J Smith SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .583         0   0   

L Nunez P                                                                0   0
  J Gobble P                                                             0   0
  Z Greinke P                                                            0   0
  J Peralta P                                                            0   0
  J Soria P                                                              0   0
Totals                       38   9  13   8    2   2              146   27   8

BATTING

2B: A Gordon (16, off J Pineiro); J Buck (14, off T Wakefield); R Sanders (7, off T Wakefield); T Pena 2 (17, off J Pineiro, off T Wakefield); B Butler (8, off T Wakefield).

IBB: B Butler (2, by J Lopez).

TB: T Pena 5; A Gordon 4; J Buck 2; M Grudzielanek 2; B Butler 2; R Sanders 2; M Teahen; R Gload.

RBI: T Pena 2 (30); J Buck 2 (31); B Butler 2 (19); M Grudzielanek (29); R Gload (25).

2-out RBI: T Pena; R Gload.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 7 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 4. M Grudzielanek-T Pena-R Gload; T Pena-M Grudzielanek-R Gload; E Brown-T Pena-R Gload; M Teahen-A Gordon.

E: T Pena (16); M Grudzielanek (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Gordon (10, 2nd base off T Wakefield/D Mirabelli).

CS: T Pena (3, 2nd base by T Wakefield/D Mirabelli).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Drew RF                     4   0   0   0    1   1  .256  .751   21    0   0   
  E Hinske LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .196  .713         0   0   
D Pedroia 2B                  4   0   1   1    1   1  .311  .836   29    1   5   GDP
D Ortiz DH                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .320 1.005   16    0   0   
M Ramirez LF                  2   0   1   0    1   0  .289  .865   12    2   1   
  W Pena LF-RF                2   0   0   0    0   2  .210  .642    9    0   0   
K Youkilis 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .316  .891   13   13   0   
M Lowell 3B                   4   1   3   0    0   0  .307  .872   12    2   1   2B
C Crisp CF                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .265  .714   14    3   0   3B,GDP
D Mirabelli C                 4   0   1   1    0   2  .188  .576   17    3   1   
J Lugo SS                     4   1   3   0    0   0  .217  .601   17    3   4   2·2B

T Wakefield P                                                            0   1
  J Lopez P                                                              0   0
  J Pineiro P                                                            0   0
  K Snyder P                                                             0   0
Totals                       37   3  12   3    3   8              160   27  13

BATTING

2B: M Lowell (23, off L Nunez); J Lugo 2 (15, off L Nunez, off J Peralta).

3B: C Crisp (5, off J Peralta).

TB: J Lugo 5; M Lowell 4; C Crisp 3; K Youkilis; D Ortiz; M Ramirez; D Mirabelli; D Pedroia.

GIDP: D Pedroia (3); C Crisp (8).

RBI: D Mirabelli (10); D Pedroia (28); C Crisp (30).

2-out RBI: C Crisp; D Mirabelli.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

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
L Nunez                        4     6   1   1    1   3   0   2.25   18   74-45   29· 4·12    6· 4· 4· 0     48    -     1.28   0.16
J Gobble, W (4-1)              0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.73    3   15-8     3· 2· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          1-1    1.52   0.01
Z Greinke, H (7)               1.2   2   0   0    2   0   0   4.54    8   33-20   13· 1· 6    1· 2· 3· 0          1-0    1.05   0.11
J Peralta                      1.1   4   2   2    0   1   0   3.77    7   21-15    7· 3· 5    0· 4· 2· 0          2-0    0.09   0.01
J Soria                        1.1   0   0   0    0   3   0   2.04    4   17-12    4· 3· 5    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.11   0.01
Totals                         9    12   3   3    3   8   0          40  160-100  56·13·31    8·12· 9· 0          6-1

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
T Wakefield, L (10-9)          6.1   9   6   6    0   1   0   4.69   27   75-53   37· 4·12   11·10· 5· 0     32    -     0.83  -0.16
J Lopez                        0.2   2   2   2    2   0   0   3.60    5   25-12    9· 2· 1    0· 1· 2· 0          1-1    0.23  -0.04
J Pineiro                      1     2   1   1    0   1   0   5.06    5   16-11    6· 3· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.02  -0.00
K Snyder                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.12    3   16-11   10· 0· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    13   9   9    2   2   0          40  132-87   62· 9·16   16·12· 8· 0          1-1

L Nunez faced 1 batter in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: T Wakefield (8); J Lopez (1).

IBB: J Lopez (2; B Butler).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:16.

Attendance: 37,001.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 75° F, Wind 11mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

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. R Gload              1B    5. K Youkilis           1B 
6. R Sanders            LF    6. M Lowell             3B 
7. A Gordon             3B    7. C Crisp              CF 
8. J Buck               C     8. D Mirabelli          C  
9. T Pena               SS    9. J Lugo               SS 

   L Nunez              P        T Wakefield          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  0-0  1-3  6   15%  73% B Butler        T Wakefield     Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Grudzielanek Scores; Teahen Scores
   b 6   0  3-1  1--  4   12%  78% C Crisp         Z Greinke       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  6    7%  49% D Pedroia       L Nunez         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   t 4   1  0-0  1--  2    7%  57% M Teahen        T Wakefield     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Grudzielanek to 3B
   b 2   1  0-0  -2-  1    7%  50% C Crisp         L Nunez         Fly Ball Double Play: RF (Deep CF-RF); Lowell out at 3B/RF-3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  D DeJesus       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  5   46%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   45%  M Teahen        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Leo Nunez facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   42%  J Drew          Walk
   OO     1--  6   49%  D Pedroia       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   48%  D Ortiz         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   50%  M Ramirez       Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   48%  B Butler        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   46%  R Gload         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   45%  R Sanders       Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Leo Nunez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   47%  K Youkilis      Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  5   43%  M Lowell        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   OO     -2-  1   50%  C Crisp         Fly Ball Double Play: RF (Deep CF-RF); Lowell out at 3B/RF-3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   47%  A Gordon        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   45%  J Buck          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   47%  T Pena          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  3   44%  D DeJesus       Pena Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Leo Nunez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   47%  D Mirabelli     Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   44%  J Lugo          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  5   47%  J Drew          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          1--  4   45%  D Pedroia       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Lugo to 2B
   O      12-  3   50%  D Ortiz         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   47%  D DeJesus       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  4   50%  M Grudzielanek  Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
          1--  2   57%  M Teahen        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Grudzielanek to 3B
   RR     1-3  6   73%  B Butler        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Grudzielanek Scores; Teahen Scores
   O      -2-  3   70%  R Gload         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Butler to 3B
   O      --3  3   67%  R Sanders       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Leo Nunez facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   62%  M Ramirez       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  4   55%  K Youkilis      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Ramirez to 2B
   O      12-  3   62%  M Lowell        Lineout: LF (Short LF)
   O      12-  4   68%  C Crisp         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   74%  D Mirabelli     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tim Wakefield facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   76%  A Gordon        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      78%  J Buck          Gordon Steals 2B
          -2-      81%  " "             Wild Pitch; Gordon to 3B
   O      --3  5   77%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   R      --3  1   83%  T Pena          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Gordon Scores
   O      -2-  2   81%  D DeJesus       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      -2-  1   79%  M Grudzielanek  Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Leo Nunez facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   72%  J Lugo          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
                  Jimmy Gobble replaces Leo Nunez pitching
   O      -2-  5   75%  J Drew          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Lugo to 3B
   R      --3  5   69%  D Pedroia       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to Weak 2B); Lugo Scores
   O      1--  5   73%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
                  Zack Greinke replaces Jimmy Gobble pitching
          1--  6   70%  M Ramirez       Walk; Pedroia to 2B
   O      12-  6   76%  K Youkilis      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tim Wakefield facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   74%  M Teahen        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   73%  B Butler        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  3   72%  R Gload         Lineout: SS (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Zack Greinke facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   66%  M Lowell        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   OO     1--  4   78%  C Crisp         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  2   80%  D Mirabelli     Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tim Wakefield facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   84%  R Sanders       Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-  1   89%  A Gordon        Single to RF (Line Drive); Sanders to 3B
   RR     1-3  1   95%  J Buck          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Sanders Scores; Gordon Scores
   O      -2-  1   95%  T Pena          Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Buck to 3B
                  Javier Lopez replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
          --3  5   95%  D DeJesus       Walk
   R      1-3      96%  M Grudzielanek  Wild Pitch; Buck Scores; DeJesus to 2B
   R      -2-  9   98%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); DeJesus Scores; Grudzielanek to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  3   98%  M Teahen        Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
          -2-  4   98%  B Butler        Intentional Walk
   RO     12-  4   99%  R Gload         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Grudzielanek Scores; Butler out at 3B/LF-3B
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-8, Zack Greinke facing 9-1-2
                  Emil Brown replaces Reggie Sanders playing LF batting 6th
          ---  5   98%  J Lugo          Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   99%  J Drew          Lineout: CF
          1--  8   98%  D Pedroia       Walk; Lugo to 2B
                  Joel Peralta replaces Zack Greinke pitching
   OO     12-  1   99%  D Ortiz         Fly Ball Double Play: LF (Deep LF-CF); Pedroia out at 1B/LF-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-1, Joel Pineiro facing 6-7-8
                  Joel Pineiro replaces Javier Lopez pitching; Wily Mo Pena replaces Manny Ramirez playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---  1   99%  E Brown         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2  100%  A Gordon        Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   99%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  3  100%  T Pena          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Gordon Scores
   O      -2-  6  100%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 9, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-9, Joel Peralta facing 4-5-6
                  Jason Smith replaces Tony Pena playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  5  100%  W Pena          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  100%  K Youkilis      Flyball: CF
          ---  3  100%  M Lowell        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   R      1--  5  100%  C Crisp         Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Lowell Scores
   R      --3  3   99%  D Mirabelli     Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Crisp Scores
          1--  3   99%  J Lugo          Double to LF (Fly Ball); Mirabelli to 3B
                  Joakim Soria replaces Joel Peralta pitching
   O      -23  4  100%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 9, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-3, Kyle Snyder facing 2-3-4
                  Kyle Snyder replaces Joel Pineiro pitching; Eric Hinske replaces J.D. Drew playing LF batting 1st; Wily Mo Pena moves to RF
   O      ---  4  100%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5  100%  M Teahen        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  7  100%  B Butler        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 9, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-9, Joakim Soria facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6  100%  D Pedroia       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3  100%  D Ortiz         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4  100%  W Pena          Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 9, Red Sox 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

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