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Wednesday, May 4, 2005, 7:06PM
, U.S. Cellular Field
Attendance: 12,712, Time of Game: 2:39
Royals
2
7-20
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at White Sox
4
20-7
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  1   0  0  0   1  0  0    2  9  0
White Sox       0  0  1   3  0  0   0  0  X    4  6  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David DeJesus CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .273 .743 26 16 -0.064 1.19 0.045 -0.109 -0.6 5 0
Ruben Gotay 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .539 18 11 -0.057 1.10 0.034 -0.091 -0.8 1 2
Mike Sweeney 1B 3 0 2 2 0 0 .321 .952 13 8 0.066 1.48 0.147 -0.081 0.9 4 0 2·2B,SF
Ken Harvey DH 4 0 1 0 0 3 .269 .731 15 13 -0.096 1.39 0.040 -0.135 -0.8 2B
Matt Stairs RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .841 5 5 -0.089 1.10 0.000 -0.089 -0.9 3 0
   Joe McEwing PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .375 .781 8 5 0.067 1.50 0.067 0.000 0.4
   Emil Brown RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169 .614 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Angel Berroa SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 .250 .643 19 13 -0.034 1.27 0.047 -0.081 -0.1 2 2
Terrence Long LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .243 .645 12 8 0.001 1.16 0.064 -0.063 0.0 3 0
   Eli Marrero PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .203 .687 2 1 -0.049 2.02 0.000 -0.049 -0.3 0 0
John Buck C 4 0 0 0 0 3 .178 .518 18 13 -0.206 1.25 0.000 -0.206 -2.0 5 0 GDP
Mark Teahen 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 .286 .756 15 7 0.097 1.23 0.138 -0.041 1.2 1 1
Runelvys Hernandez P 0 0
   Mike MacDougal P 0 0
Team Totals 34 2 9 2 3 7 .265 .669 151 100 -0.364 1.27 0.582 -0.945 -2.9 24 5
2B: K Harvey (2, off F Garcia); M Sweeney 2 (10, 2 off F Garcia).
SF: M Sweeney (2, off C Politte).
TB: M Sweeney 4; K Harvey 2; M Teahen 2; T Long; J McEwing; A Berroa; D DeJesus.
GIDP: J Buck (2).
RBI: M Sweeney 2 (24).
2-out RBI: M Sweeney.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Gotay-A Berroa-M Sweeney.

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Scott Podsednik LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .256 .641 21 11 0.032 0.49 0.058 -0.026 0.7 2 0 2B,SB
Tadahito Iguchi 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .352 .812 12 7 -0.086 0.61 0.005 -0.091 -0.7 2 8 SB,GDP
Carl Everett DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .277 .786 13 9 -0.067 0.59 0.000 -0.067 -1.3
Paul Konerko 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .194 .740 16 10 -0.068 0.64 0.000 -0.068 -1.2 10 1
Aaron Rowand CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .240 .663 9 8 0.005 0.60 0.027 -0.022 -0.1 1 0 SB
Jermaine Dye RF 3 1 2 1 0 0 .207 .601 8 6 0.131 0.77 0.142 -0.012 0.9 2 0 3B
A.J. Pierzynski C 3 1 1 2 0 1 .264 .718 10 7 0.131 0.84 0.179 -0.048 1.3 6 1 HR
Joe Crede 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .284 .795 10 7 0.102 0.51 0.115 -0.012 0.8 1 1 HR
Juan Uribe SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .695 8 4 -0.043 0.55 0.000 -0.043 -0.8 2 3
Freddy Garcia P 1 0
   Neal Cotts P 0 0
   Cliff Politte P 0 0
   Damaso Marte P 0 0
   Dustin Hermanson P 0 0
Team Totals 29 4 6 4 2 5 .207 .775 107 69 0.137 0.61 0.526 -0.389 -0.3 27 14
2B: S Podsednik (2, off R Hernandez).
3B: J Dye (1, off R Hernandez).
HR: J Crede (3, off R Hernandez; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); A Pierzynski (2, off R Hernandez; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: J Dye 4; J Crede 4; A Pierzynski 4; S Podsednik 2; A Rowand.
GIDP: T Iguchi (3).
RBI: A Pierzynski 2 (4); J Crede (11); J Dye (9).
2-out RBI: A Pierzynski 2; J Dye.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Uribe-T Iguchi-P Konerko.
PB: A Pierzynski (3).
Baserunning
SB: A Rowand (4, 2nd base off R Hernandez/J Buck); S Podsednik (11, 3rd base off M MacDougal/J Buck); T Iguchi (4, 2nd base off M MacDougal/J Buck).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Runelvys Hernandez, L (1-4) 7.1 6 4 4 1 3 2 5.03 28 89 60 33 9 18 4 20 3 0 52 -0.159 0.63 -0.4
Mike MacDougal 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.75 3 18 9 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.022 0.49 0.7
Team Totals 8 6 4 4 2 5 2 4.50 31 107 69 34 12 23 4 20 3 0 52 1 0 -0.137 1.27 0.3

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Freddy Garcia, W (3-1) 6.1 8 2 2 2 4 0 2.83 28 107 70 43 8 19 13 9 3 0 51 0.160 1.01 1.8
Neal Cotts 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.86 1 8 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 -0.078 2.19 -0.7
Cliff Politte, H (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.64 2 7 6 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0.121 3.06 0.6
Damaso Marte, H (4) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.38 2 14 9 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.007 2.06 -0.0
Dustin Hermanson, S (4) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 5 15 11 5 3 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 0.167 1.27 1.1
Team Totals 9 9 2 2 3 7 0 2.00 38 151 100 58 15 27 16 12 3 0 51 6 1 0.363 0.61 2.9
N Cotts faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Joyce, 1B - Laz Diaz, 2B - Dana DeMuth, 3B - Marty Foster.
Time of Game: 2:39.
Attendance: 12,712.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 52° F, Wind 15mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Chicago White Sox
1 David DeJesus CF 1 Scott Podsednik LF
2 Ruben Gotay 2B 2 Tadahito Iguchi 2B
3 Mike Sweeney 1B 3 Carl Everett DH
4 Ken Harvey DH 4 Paul Konerko 1B
5 Matt Stairs RF 5 Aaron Rowand CF
6 Angel Berroa SS 6 Jermaine Dye RF
7 Terrence Long LF 7 A.J. Pierzynski C
8 John Buck C 8 Joe Crede 3B
9 Mark Teahen 3B 9 Juan Uribe SS
Runelvys Hernandez P Freddy Garcia P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 2-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR CHW A. Pierzynski R. Hernandez 18% 83% Home Run (Fly Ball); Dye Scores
t3 0-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  R KCR M. Sweeney F. Garcia -13% 40% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); DeJesus Scores; Sweeney to 3B/Adv on throw
t2 0-0 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  OO KCR J. Buck F. Garcia 12% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b4 1-1 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R CHW J. Dye R. Hernandez 12% 66% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Rowand Scores
b3 0-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R CHW J. Crede R. Hernandez 11% 56% Home Run (Fly Ball)

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Freddy Garcia facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus F. Garcia 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR R. Gotay F. Garcia 2% 54% Popfly: SS (Short LF)
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR M. Sweeney F. Garcia -2% 52% Double to LF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 2 -2- 4,(0-2)  O KCR K. Harvey F. Garcia 3% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Runelvys Hernandez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CHW S. Podsednik R. Hernandez 3% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO CHW T. Iguchi R. Hernandez -7% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW C. Everett R. Hernandez -1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Freddy Garcia facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR M. Stairs F. Garcia 2% 52% Groundout: 1B-P
t2 0-0 1 --- 8,(3-2)  KCR A. Berroa F. Garcia -3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  KCR T. Long F. Garcia -6% 43% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Berroa to 3B
t2 0-0 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  OO KCR J. Buck F. Garcia 12% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Runelvys Hernandez facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW P. Konerko R. Hernandez -2% 53% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b2 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW A. Rowand R. Hernandez -2% 51% Flyball: LF
b2 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  CHW J. Dye R. Hernandez 3% 54% Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b2 0-0 2 --3 3,(1-1)  O CHW A. Pierzynski R. Hernandez -4% 50% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Freddy Garcia facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR M. Teahen F. Garcia -4% 46% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t3 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR D. DeJesus F. Garcia 4% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t3 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O KCR R. Gotay F. Garcia 3% 53% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t3 0-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  R KCR M. Sweeney F. Garcia -13% 40% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); DeJesus Scores; Sweeney to 3B/Adv on throw
t3 1-0 2 --3 3,(0-2)  O KCR K. Harvey F. Garcia 4% 44% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Runelvys Hernandez facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R CHW J. Crede R. Hernandez 11% 56% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b3 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW J. Uribe R. Hernandez -3% 53% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
b3 1-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW S. Podsednik R. Hernandez -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW T. Iguchi R. Hernandez -1% 50% Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 1.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, White Sox' Freddy Garcia facing 5-6-7
t4 1-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR M. Stairs F. Garcia 3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR A. Berroa F. Garcia 2% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 1-1 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR T. Long F. Garcia 1% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Runelvys Hernandez facing 3-4-5
b4 1-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHW C. Everett R. Hernandez -3% 53% Flyball: LF
b4 1-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHW P. Konerko R. Hernandez -2% 51% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  CHW A. Rowand R. Hernandez 2% 53% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b4 1-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  CHW J. Dye R. Hernandez 1% 54% Rowand Steals 2B
b4 1-1 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R CHW J. Dye R. Hernandez 12% 66% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Rowand Scores
b4 2-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR CHW A. Pierzynski R. Hernandez 18% 83% Home Run (Fly Ball); Dye Scores
b4 4-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHW J. Crede R. Hernandez -1% 83% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 4.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, White Sox' Freddy Garcia facing 8-9-1
t5 1-4 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR J. Buck F. Garcia 2% 85% Strikeout Swinging
t5 1-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR M. Teahen F. Garcia -3% 83% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t5 1-4 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  O KCR D. DeJesus F. Garcia 2% 85% Groundout: 2B-SS-1B; Teahen to 2B
t5 1-4 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O KCR R. Gotay F. Garcia 3% 88% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Royals' Runelvys Hernandez facing 9-1-2
b5 4-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O CHW J. Uribe R. Hernandez -1% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 4-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW S. Podsednik R. Hernandez -1% 86% Flyball: CF
b5 4-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHW T. Iguchi R. Hernandez -1% 86% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 4.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, White Sox' Freddy Garcia facing 3-4-5
t6 1-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Sweeney F. Garcia 3% 88% Flyball: RF
t6 1-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR K. Harvey F. Garcia -4% 84% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
t6 1-4 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Stairs F. Garcia 4% 88% Flyball: LF
t6 1-4 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  KCR A. Berroa F. Garcia -2% 86% Single to P (Ground Ball); Harvey to 3B
t6 1-4 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  O KCR T. Long F. Garcia 5% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Royals' Runelvys Hernandez facing 3-4-5
b6 4-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHW C. Everett R. Hernandez -1% 90% Flyball: RF
b6 4-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW P. Konerko R. Hernandez -1% 89% Flyball: CF
b6 4-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW A. Rowand R. Hernandez -0% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 4.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, White Sox' Freddy Garcia facing 8-9-1
t7 1-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Buck F. Garcia 3% 91% Strikeout Looking
t7 1-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR M. Teahen F. Garcia -3% 88% Walk
t7 1-4 1 1-- 7,(2-2)  KCR D. DeJesus F. Garcia -5% 84% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Teahen to 2B
Neal Cotts replaces Freddy Garcia pitching
t7 1-4 1 12- 1,(0-0)  KCR R. Gotay N. Cotts -4% 80% Passed Ball; Teahen to 3B; DeJesus to 2B
t7 1-4 1 -23 8,(3-2)  KCR R. Gotay N. Cotts -3% 76% Walk
Cliff Politte replaces Neal Cotts pitching
t7 1-4 1 123 3,(0-2)  RO KCR M. Sweeney C. Politte 6% 82% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Teahen Scores
t7 2-4 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O KCR K. Harvey C. Politte 7% 88% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Royals' Runelvys Hernandez facing 6-7-8
b7 4-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHW J. Dye R. Hernandez -1% 87% Popfly: 3B
b7 4-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW A. Pierzynski R. Hernandez -1% 86% Strikeout Looking
b7 4-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW J. Crede R. Hernandez -1% 86% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 4.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, White Sox' Damaso Marte facing 5-6-7
Damaso Marte replaces Cliff Politte pitching
Joe McEwing pinch hits for Matt Stairs (RF) batting 5th
t8 2-4 0 --- 8,(3-2)  KCR J. McEwing D. Marte -7% 79% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t8 2-4 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  O KCR A. Berroa D. Marte 6% 85% Strikeout Swinging
Dustin Hermanson replaces Damaso Marte pitching
Eli Marrero pinch hits for Terrence Long (LF) batting 7th
t8 2-4 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O KCR E. Marrero D. Hermanson 5% 90% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
t8 2-4 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Buck D. Hermanson 4% 94% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Royals' Runelvys Hernandez facing 9-1-2
Eli Marrero moves from PH to LF
Emil Brown replaces Joe McEwing (PH) playing RF batting 5th
b8 4-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHW J. Uribe R. Hernandez -1% 93% Flyball: CF
b8 4-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  CHW S. Podsednik R. Hernandez 1% 94% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
Mike MacDougal replaces Runelvys Hernandez pitching
b8 4-2 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  CHW T. Iguchi M. MacDougal 1% 95% Podsednik Steals 3B
b8 4-2 1 --3 6,(3-2)  CHW T. Iguchi M. MacDougal 0% 96% Walk
b8 4-2 1 1-3 6,(3-2)  O CHW C. Everett M. MacDougal -2% 94% Strikeout Swinging, Iguchi Steals 2B
b8 4-2 2 -23 6,(2-2)  O CHW P. Konerko M. MacDougal -2% 92% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 4.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, White Sox' Dustin Hermanson facing 9-1-2
t9 2-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Teahen D. Hermanson 4% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 2-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR D. DeJesus D. Hermanson 3% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 2-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR R. Gotay D. Hermanson 1% 100% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 4.

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