May 22, 2008 Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 11
KCR 8 CHW 3
CLE 1 DET 9
SEA 2 TEX 8
@MIN 7
(10) NYY 2
BAL 1 TOR 4
LAA 3 ATL 4
NYM 2 FLA 4
ARI 0 PHI 7
@HOU 5 PIT 8
MIL 4 SDP 8
CIN 2

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 37,613

Thursday, May 22, 2008, 1:35pm
Time of Game: 3:16

Royals

21-26

Lost 4

4th, 5 GB

Trey Hillman

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          1  0  0   0  2  0   2  3  0    8 13  1
Red Sox         0  4  1   0  0  6   0  0  X   11 14  0

W: D Matsuzaka (8-0), L: B Bannister (4-6), S: J Papelbon (14)

Red Sox

31-19

Won 7

1st

Terry Francona

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus LF                  6   0   2   0    0   3  .285  .731   30    2   0   
M Grudzielanek 2B             3   0   0   0    1   0  .301  .734   16    0   2   
  E German 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .300    6    1   1   
  B Butler PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .693    2    0   0   
A Gordon 3B                   4   3   1   0    2   1  .295  .829   27    1   2   
J Guillen DH                  5   3   4   3    0   1  .251  .731   21    0   0   HR,2B
M Teahen RF                   2   1   0   0    3   0  .252  .694   31    1   0   
M Olivo C                     5   1   3   5    0   1  .289  .930   10    8   1   HR,2·2B
R Gload 1B                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .243  .569   18    8   0   
A Callaspo SS                 4   0   0   0    1   1  .270  .669   19    2   1   
J Gathright CF                4   0   2   0    1   0  .259  .606   17    1   0   2B,SB

B Bannister P                                                            0   0
  J Gobble P                                                             0   0
  Y Yabuta P                                                             0   0
  L Nunez P                                                              0   0
Totals                       40   8  13   8    8  10              197   24   7

BATTING

2B: M Olivo 2 (11, off D Matsuzaka, off C Hansen); J Guillen (17, off D Matsuzaka); J Gathright (2, off D Matsuzaka).

HR: M Olivo (6, off D Aardsma; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); J Guillen (6, off C Hansen; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: J Guillen 8; M Olivo 8; J Gathright 3; D DeJesus 2; A Gordon; B Butler.

RBI: M Olivo 5 (19); J Guillen 3 (34).

2-out RBI: M Olivo 3; J Guillen.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 5 for 20.

FIELDING

E: R Gload (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Gathright (12, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/K Cash).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Ellsbury CF-LF              3   1   1   0    2   0  .291  .822   28    1   0   
D Pedroia 2B                  5   1   1   1    0   0  .301  .741   24    0   4   2B
D Ortiz DH                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .247  .811   15    0   0   
M Ramirez LF                  4   2   1   0    1   2  .287  .871   22    1   0   IW
  C Crisp CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .781         0   0   
M Lowell 3B                   4   3   3   4    0   0  .283  .848   10    1   1   HR,2B
K Youkilis 1B                 4   1   2   1    0   1  .324  .970   16   11   1   
J Drew RF                     4   2   2   4    0   0  .290  .821   17    2   0   HR
K Cash C                      4   1   1   0    0   3  .333  .806   19    9   1   
J Lugo SS                     3   0   2   1    0   0  .293  .700   11    1   0   CS,SF
  A Cora SS                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .409  .935         0   0   

D Matsuzaka P                                                            0   2
  J Lopez P                                                              0   0
  C Hansen P                                                             0   0
  D Aardsma P                                                            0   0
  J Papelbon P                                                           1   0
Totals                       36  11  14  11    3   7              162   27   9

BATTING

2B: M Lowell (10, off B Bannister); D Pedroia (15, off J Gobble).

HR: M Lowell (6, off J Gobble; 6th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); J Drew (4, off B Bannister; 2nd inn, 3 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SF: J Lugo (2, off B Bannister).

IBB: M Ramirez (3, by J Gobble).

TB: M Lowell 7; J Drew 5; J Lugo 2; K Youkilis 2; D Pedroia 2; D Ortiz; M Ramirez; J Ellsbury; K Cash.

RBI: M Lowell 4 (19); J Drew 4 (22); D Pedroia (25); J Lugo (13); K Youkilis (35).

2-out RBI: M Lowell 4; K Youkilis.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 6 for 8.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Lugo (3, 2nd base by B Bannister/M Olivo).

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 (4-6)           5.1  12   7   7    1   4   1   4.94   27  107-72   51· 4·17   10· 7· 5· 0     19    -     0.67  -0.34
J Gobble                       0.2   2   4   4    2   1   1   6.55    6   22-8     3· 1· 4    0· 2· 1· 0          1-1    0.41  -0.09
Y Yabuta                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.85    4   17-12    6· 1· 5    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
L Nunez                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.45    3   10-8     4· 2· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         8    14  11  11    3   7   2          40  156-100  64· 8·28   13·11· 6· 0          1-1

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
D Matsuzaka, W (8-0)           5.2   6   3   3    6   7   0   2.40   29  118-67   36·10·21    8· 6· 2· 0     46    -     1.06   0.03
J Lopez, H (7)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.95    1    4-3     2· 1· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.42   0.04
C Hansen                       1     2   2   2    2   0   1   7.56    7   24-13    8· 1· 4    1· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.24  -0.00
D Aardsma                      1     3   3   3    0   2   1   3.27    6   26-15   10· 5· 0    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.22  -0.02
J Papelbon, S (14)             1     2   0   0    0   0   0   2.35    5   15-10    6· 0· 4    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.76   0.04
Totals                         9    13   8   8    8  10   2          48  187-108  62·17·29   13·12· 5· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: D Matsuzaka 2 (4).

IBB: J Gobble (1; M Ramirez).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B - Brian Knight, 2B - Marvin Hudson, 3B - Tom Hallion.

Time of Game: 3:16.

Attendance: 37,613.

Weather: 57° F, Wind 14mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Boston Red Sox                       
1. D DeJesus            LF    1. J Ellsbury           CF 
2. M Grudzielanek       2B    2. D Pedroia            2B 
3. A Gordon             3B    3. D Ortiz              DH 
4. J Guillen            DH    4. M Ramirez            LF 
5. M Teahen             RF    5. M Lowell             3B 
6. M Olivo              C     6. K Youkilis           1B 
7. R Gload              1B    7. J Drew               RF 
8. A Callaspo           SS    8. K Cash               C  
9. J Gathright          CF    9. J Lugo               SS 

   B Bannister          P        D Matsuzaka          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  1-0  123  5   19%  82% J Drew          B Bannister     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Ramirez Scores; Lowell Scores; Youkilis Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-  6   -9%  43% J Guillen       D Matsuzaka     Single to RF (Line Drive); Gordon Scores
   b 2   0  1-0  12-  2    8%  63% K Youkilis      B Bannister     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Ramirez to 3B; Lowell to 2B
   t 5   0  5-1  -2-  3   -8%  77% J Guillen       D Matsuzaka     Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Gordon Scores
   t 5   1  5-2  --3  1   -7%  73% M Olivo         D Matsuzaka     Double to LF (Ground Ball); Guillen Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  D DeJesus       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   54%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   53%  A Gordon        Walk
          1--      52%  J Guillen       Wild Pitch; Gordon to 2B
   R      -2-  6   43%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive); Gordon Scores
          1--  5   41%  M Teahen        Walk; Guillen to 2B
   O      12-  5   45%  M Olivo         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Brian Bannister facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   43%  J Ellsbury      Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  8   41%  D Pedroia       Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  2   40%  D Ortiz         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   42%  R Gload         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  6   40%  A Callaspo      Walk
   O      1--  3   42%  J Gathright     Groundout: 2B-1B; Callaspo to 2B
   O      -2-  4   45%  D DeJesus       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Brian Bannister facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   49%  M Ramirez       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  3   55%  M Lowell        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Ramirez to 2B
          12-  2   63%  K Youkilis      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Ramirez to 3B; Lowell to 2B
   RRRR   123  5   82%  J Drew          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Ramirez Scores; Lowell Scores; Youkilis Scores
   O      ---  6   80%  K Cash          Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   82%  J Lugo          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--      79%  J Ellsbury      Lugo Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  8   80%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  5   79%  D Pedroia       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   75%  M Grudzielanek  Walk
   O      1--  2   79%  A Gordon        Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   81%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  8   79%  M Teahen        Walk; Grudzielanek to 2B
   O      12-  1   83%  M Olivo         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Brian Bannister facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   82%  D Ortiz         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   81%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   83%  M Lowell        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   R      -2-  5   88%  K Youkilis      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Lowell Scores
   O      1--  4   87%  J Drew          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   89%  R Gload         Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   90%  A Callaspo      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   89%  J Gathright     Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          -2-  4   87%  D DeJesus       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Gathright to 3B
   O      1-3  3   91%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Brian Bannister facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   90%  K Cash          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   91%  J Lugo          Single to P (Bunt to Weak 3B)
          1--  1   92%  J Ellsbury      Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Lugo to 2B
   O      12-  4   90%  D Pedroia       Flyball: LF
   O      12-  2   89%  D Ortiz         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Lugo out at Hm/2B-C; Ellsbury to 2B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   86%  A Gordon        Walk
          1--      85%  J Guillen       Wild Pitch; Gordon to 2B
   R      -2-  3   77%  " "             Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Gordon Scores
   O      -2-  6   80%  M Teahen        Groundout: 2B-1B; Guillen to 3B
   R      --3  1   73%  M Olivo         Double to LF (Ground Ball); Guillen Scores
   O      -2-  5   77%  R Gload         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  4   81%  A Callaspo      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, Brian Bannister facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   79%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   78%  M Lowell        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  3   77%  K Youkilis      Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   72%  J Gathright     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      69%  D DeJesus       Gathright Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   75%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   80%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  Javier Lopez replaces Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching
   O      -2-  4   84%  A Gordon        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, Brian Bannister facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   86%  J Drew          Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   91%  K Cash          Single to LF (Line Drive); Drew to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   91%  J Lugo          Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Drew Scores
                  Jimmy Gobble replaces Brian Bannister pitching
          1--  5   92%  J Ellsbury      Walk; Cash to 2B
   R      12-  4   97%  D Pedroia       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Cash Scores; Ellsbury to 3B
   O      -23  1   95%  D Ortiz         Popfly: 3B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
          -23  4   95%  M Ramirez       Intentional Walk
   RRRR   123  2  100%  M Lowell        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Ellsbury Scores; Pedroia Scores; Ramirez Scores
   O      ---  6  100%  K Youkilis      Strikeout Swinging
                  6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 11.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-11, Craig Hansen facing 4-5-6
                  Craig Hansen replaces Javier Lopez pitching
   R      ---  2   99%  J Guillen       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  6   98%  M Teahen        Walk
   R      1--  1   97%  M Olivo         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Teahen Scores
   O      -2-  4   98%  R Gload         Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      -2-  2   99%  A Callaspo      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          -2-  5   98%  J Gathright     Walk
   O      12-  4   99%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 11.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 11-5, Yasuhiko Yabuta facing 7-8-9
                  Yasuhiko Yabuta replaces Jimmy Gobble pitching; Esteban German replaces Mark Grudzielanek playing 2B batting 2nd
   O      ---  3   99%  J Drew          Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   99%  K Cash          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   99%  J Lugo          Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  6   99%  J Ellsbury      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 11.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-11, David Aardsma facing 2-3-4
                  David Aardsma replaces Craig Hansen pitching; Alex Cora replaces Julio Lugo playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  6  100%  E German        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   99%  A Gordon        Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
          1--  3   98%  J Guillen       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Gordon to 2B
   O      12-  6   99%  M Teahen        Lineout: RF
   RRR    12-  2   96%  M Olivo         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Gordon Scores; Guillen Scores
   O      ---  4   97%  R Gload         Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Red Sox 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 11-8, Leo Nunez facing 2-3-4
                  Leo Nunez replaces Yasuhiko Yabuta pitching
   O      ---  3   97%  D Pedroia       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   97%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   96%  M Ramirez       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Red Sox 11.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 8-11, Jonathan Papelbon facing 8-9-1
                  Jonathan Papelbon replaces David Aardsma pitching; Jacoby Ellsbury moves to LF; Coco Crisp replaces Manny Ramirez playing CF batting 4th
   O      ---  5   98%  A Callaspo      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3  100%  J Gathright     Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  1   99%  D DeJesus       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
                  Billy Butler pinch hits for Esteban German batting 2nd
          1--  2   96%  B Butler        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); DeJesus to 3B
          1-3      96%  A Gordon        Defensive Indifference; Butler to 2B
   O      -23  4  100%  " "             Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 8, Red Sox 11.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation