May 3, 2005 Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park II, Attendance: 12,362

Tuesday, May 3, 2005, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:13

Royals

7-19

Lost 1

5th, 12 GB

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

W: M Buehrle (4-1), L: A Sisco (0-1), S: S Takatsu (7)

White Sox

19-7

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .761   12    2   0   
T Graffanino 2B               4   1   1   0    0   1  .209  .551   21    2   1   
M Sweeney 1B                  4   2   3   3    0   0  .311  .926   20    8   1   2·HR
K Harvey DH                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .728   10    0   0   
E Marrero LF                  4   1   1   1    0   2  .207  .698   12    3   0   HR
A Berroa SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .248  .637   17    2   4   
E Brown RF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .169  .614    7    1   0   2B
  T Long PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .239  .644    5    0   0   
J Buck C                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .547    8    5   1   SH
  M Stairs PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .255  .887    5    0   0   
M Teahen 3B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .633   13    1   2   

B Anderson P                                                             0   1
  M Wood P                                                               0   0
  A Sisco P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   4   8   4    0   6              130   24  10

BATTING

2B: E Brown (2, off M Buehrle).

HR: E Marrero (4, off M Buehrle; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF); M Sweeney 2 (6, 2 off M Buehrle; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: J Buck (1, off M Buehrle).

TB: M Sweeney 9; E Marrero 4; E Brown 2; M Teahen; A Berroa; T Graffanino.

RBI: M Sweeney 3 (22); E Marrero (7).

2-out RBI: E Marrero.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 3. B Anderson-M Sweeney-M Teahen; J Buck-T Graffanino; A Berroa-M Sweeney.

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Podsednik LF                4   1   1   0    0   1  .253  .619   12    3   0   
T Iguchi 2B                   4   2   4   2    0   0  .365  .833   16    4   1   HR
C Everett DH                  4   0   2   2    0   0  .289  .819   12    0   0   2B,CS
P Konerko 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .202  .769   17   10   1   GDP,IW
A Rowand CF                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .237  .663   11    0   0   HR
J Dye RF                      4   0   2   0    0   1  .190  .551   15    2   0   2B
A Pierzynski C                2   0   0   0    1   0  .261  .677   10    6   0   CS
J Crede 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .282  .764   13    0   1   
J Uribe SS                    3   1   1   0    0   1  .288  .725   15    1   4   

M Buehrle P                                                              1   4
  S Takatsu P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31   5  11   5    2   5              121   27  11

BATTING

2B: J Dye (3, off B Anderson); C Everett (6, off A Sisco).

HR: A Rowand (2, off B Anderson; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF); T Iguchi (1, off B Anderson; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

IBB: P Konerko (1, by A Sisco).

TB: T Iguchi 7; A Rowand 4; J Dye 3; C Everett 3; J Uribe; S Podsednik.

GIDP: P Konerko (3).

RBI: T Iguchi 2 (11); C Everett 2 (25); A Rowand (8).

2-out RBI: T Iguchi 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

PB: A Pierzynski (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: C Everett (2, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by B Anderson); A Pierzynski (1, 2nd base by M Wood/J Buck).

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 Anderson                     6     8   3   3    0   2   2   6.91   23   83-54   36· 3·15    8·10· 3· 0     46    -     1.08   0.00
M Wood, H (1)                  1     0   0   0    1   1   0   4.32    3   12-5     2· 1· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.97   0.11
A Sisco, BS (3), L (0-1)       1     3   2   2    1   2   0   1.89    7   25-14    6· 4· 4    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.28  -0.51
Totals                         8    11   5   5    2   5   2          33  120-73   44· 8·21   10·12· 4· 0           -

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Buehrle, W (4-1)             8     8   4   4    0   4   3   4.00   32  113-80   53· 9·18   12·11· 5· 0     54    -     0.86  -0.06
S Takatsu, S (7)               1     0   0   0    0   2   0   7.04    3   16-10    4· 1· 5    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.22   0.17
Totals                         9     8   4   4    0   6   3          35  129-90   57·10·23   12·11· 6· 0           -

B Anderson faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: A Sisco (2; P Konerko).

PO: B Anderson (1; C Everett, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marty Foster, 1B - Jim Joyce, 2B - Laz Diaz, 3B - Dana DeMuth.

Time of Game: 2:13.

Attendance: 12,362.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 42° F, Wind 18mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Chicago White Sox                    
1. D DeJesus            CF    1. S Podsednik          LF 
2. T Graffanino         2B    2. T Iguchi             2B 
3. M Sweeney            1B    3. C Everett            DH 
4. K Harvey             DH    4. P Konerko            1B 
5. E Marrero            LF    5. A Rowand             CF 
6. A Berroa             SS    6. J Dye                RF 
7. E Brown              RF    7. A Pierzynski         C  
8. J Buck               C     8. J Crede              3B 
9. M Teahen             3B    9. J Uribe              SS 

   B Anderson           P        M Buehrle            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  4-3  12-  1   46%  88% C Everett       A Sisco         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Podsednik Scores; Iguchi Scores
   b 3   2  2-0  1--  4   21%  51% T Iguchi        B Anderson      Home Run (Fly Ball); Uribe Scores
   t 6   1  2-2  ---  4  -16%  37% M Sweeney       M Buehrle       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 1   1  0-0  1--  6  -16%  34% M Sweeney       M Buehrle       Home Run (Fly Ball); Graffanino Scores
   b 7   0  4-2  ---  1   14%  37% A Rowand        B Anderson      Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Buehrle facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  D DeJesus       Flyball: LF
          ---  3   50%  T Graffanino    Single to CF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  6   34%  M Sweeney       Home Run (Fly Ball); Graffanino Scores
   O      ---  2   35%  K Harvey        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   36%  E Marrero       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Brian Anderson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   34%  S Podsednik     Flyball: LF
          ---  3   36%  T Iguchi        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   40%  C Everett       Single to CF (Line Drive); Iguchi to 2B
   OO     12-  1   31%  P Konerko       Double Play: Everett Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B); Iguchi out at 3B/1B-3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mark Buehrle facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   28%  A Berroa        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--      26%  E Brown         Passed Ball; Berroa to 2B
   O      -2-  2   29%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-  1   32%  J Buck          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  6   35%  M Teahen        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Brian Anderson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   32%  P Konerko       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   31%  A Rowand        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  5   32%  J Dye           Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   29%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mark Buehrle facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   31%  D DeJesus       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6   33%  T Graffanino    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   34%  M Sweeney       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Brian Anderson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   31%  J Crede         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   34%  J Uribe         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   30%  S Podsednik     Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   RR     1--  4   51%  T Iguchi        Home Run (Fly Ball); Uribe Scores
   O      ---  3   50%  C Everett       Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 2.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Mark Buehrle facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   53%  K Harvey        Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
   O      ---  2   55%  E Marrero       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6   56%  A Berroa        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Brian Anderson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   53%  P Konerko       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   51%  A Rowand        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   54%  J Dye           Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  1   50%  A Pierzynski    Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Mark Buehrle facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   42%  E Brown         Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   44%  J Buck          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Brown to 3B
   O      --3  3   52%  M Teahen        Strikeout Looking
   O      --3  5   57%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Brian Anderson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   54%  J Crede         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  8   52%  J Uribe         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   50%  S Podsednik     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Mark Buehrle facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   53%  T Graffanino    Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
   R      ---  4   37%  M Sweeney       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3   39%  K Harvey        Flyball: RF
   R      ---  2   26%  E Marrero       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4   27%  A Berroa        Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Brian Anderson facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   33%  T Iguchi        Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  5   27%  C Everett       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   OO     1--  1   19%  P Konerko       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mark Buehrle facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   21%  E Brown         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   22%  J Buck          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   21%  M Teahen        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   23%  D DeJesus       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Brian Anderson facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  1   37%  A Rowand        Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
                  Mike Wood replaces Brian Anderson pitching
   O      ---  2   32%  J Dye           Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  4   38%  A Pierzynski    Walk
   OO     1--  6   26%  J Crede         Double Play: Strikeout Looking, Pierzynski Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 3.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Mark Buehrle facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   29%  T Graffanino    Lineout: P
          ---  4   26%  M Sweeney       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   29%  K Harvey        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   32%  E Marrero       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Andrew Sisco facing 9-1-2
                  Andrew Sisco replaces Mike Wood pitching
   O      ---  4   25%  J Uribe         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   32%  S Podsednik     Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   42%  T Iguchi        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Podsednik to 2B
   RR     12-  1   88%  C Everett       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Podsednik Scores; Iguchi Scores
          -2-  4   88%  P Konerko       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   86%  A Rowand        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6   83%  J Dye           Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 5.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Shingo Takatsu facing 6-7-8
                  Shingo Takatsu replaces Mark Buehrle pitching
   O      ---  6   90%  A Berroa        Lineout: SS
                  Terrence Long pinch hits for Emil Brown batting 7th
   O      ---  5   96%  T Long          Strikeout Swinging
                  Matt Stairs pinch hits for John Buck batting 8th
   O      ---  5  100%  M Stairs        Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA200505030

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