May 6, 2006 Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park II, Attendance: 38,593

Saturday, May 6, 2006, 6:07PM
Time of Game: 2:38

Royals

7-21

Lost 1

5th, 13 GB

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

W: J Vazquez (4-1), L: R Hernandez (1-2)

White Sox

21-9

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Robinson CF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .276  .586   19    4   0   
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   0   0   0    0   1  .276  .692   14    0   2   
D Mientkiewicz 1B             4   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .640   14   10   1   
M Stairs DH                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .233  .710   10    0   0   
E Brown LF                    3   1   1   0    0   1  .226  .650   15    2   0   2B
A Guiel RF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .619   16    1   0   
A Berroa SS                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .240  .568   19    1   2   2B
E German 3B                   3   0   2   1    0   0  .500 1.116   15    1   1   
P Bako C                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .294    4    5   0   GDP
  J Buck PH-C                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .204  .582    5    0   0   

R Hernandez P                                                            0   3
  J Gobble P                                                             0   0
  S Andrade P                                                            0   0
  M Wood P                                                               0   1
  J Peralta P                                                            0   0
Totals                       30   2   4   1    0   7              131   24  10

BATTING

2B: A Berroa (5, off J Vazquez); E Brown (8, off J Vazquez).

TB: A Berroa 2; E German 2; E Brown 2.

GIDP: P Bako (1).

RBI: E German (5).

2-out RBI: E German.

Team LOB: 1.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

E: E German (4).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Podsednik LF                4   1   1   0    0   0  .264  .674   17    1   0   2B,SH
T Iguchi 2B                   5   3   4   1    0   0  .342  .852   20    0   1   
J Thome DH                    3   2   1   3    2   1  .299 1.207   20    0   0   HR
  P Ozuna PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .524 1.393         0   0   
P Konerko 1B                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .339 1.005   26   11   1   
A Pierzynski C                5   0   3   2    0   0  .326  .758   13    7   0   
J Crede 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .314  .914   20    2   0   
R Gload RF                    3   0   0   1    0   0  .167  .478   19    2   0   SF
J Uribe SS                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .161  .512   12    2   5   
B Anderson CF                 4   2   2   1    0   1  .160  .563   11    2   0   HR

J Vazquez P                                                              0   1
  N Cotts P                                                              0   0
  B McCarthy P                                                           0   1
Totals                       35   9  12   8    4   5              158   27   9

BATTING

2B: S Podsednik (8, off R Hernandez).

HR: J Thome (13, off R Hernandez; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to CF-RF); B Anderson (3, off R Hernandez; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: R Gload (1, off R Hernandez).

SH: S Podsednik (2, off R Hernandez).

TB: B Anderson 5; J Thome 4; T Iguchi 4; A Pierzynski 3; S Podsednik 2; P Konerko.

RBI: J Thome 3 (32); A Pierzynski 2 (8); T Iguchi (15); B Anderson (7); R Gload (1).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Konerko-J Uribe-P Konerko.

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
R Hernandez, L (1-2)           4.2   9   6   6    1   3   2   4.91   24   83-53   33· 9·11   10· 8· 2· 0     24    -     0.67  -0.19
J Gobble                       1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.91    4   16-10    5· 1· 4    0· 3· 0· 0          2-0    0.10   0.01
S Andrade                      1     2   2   2    2   1   0   5.40    7   28-15    7· 5· 3    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.06  -0.01
M Wood                         0.2   1   1   0    1   0   0   3.44    5   25-15   11· 0· 4    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.01  -0.00
J Peralta                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.08    1    3-2     1· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    12   9   8    4   5   2          41  155-95   57·15·23   15·13· 4· 0          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
J Vazquez, W (4-1)             7.2   4   2   2    0   6   0   2.88   26  116-84   47·11·26   10· 9· 1· 0     69    -     0.51   0.30
N Cotts                        0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.21    1    5-3     2· 1· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.08   0.00
B McCarthy                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.52    3   10-8     4· 0· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9     4   2   2    0   7   0          30  131-95   53·12·30   12·10· 1· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: R Hernandez (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian Gorman, 1B - Eric Cooper, 2B - Bill Miller, 3B - Gerry Davis.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 38,593.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 52° F, Wind 10mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Chicago White Sox                    
1. K Robinson           CF    1. S Podsednik          LF 
2. M Grudzielanek       2B    2. T Iguchi             2B 
3. D Mientkiewicz       1B    3. J Thome              DH 
4. M Stairs             DH    4. P Konerko            1B 
5. E Brown              LF    5. A Pierzynski         C  
6. A Guiel              RF    6. J Crede              3B 
7. A Berroa             SS    7. R Gload              RF 
8. E German             3B    8. J Uribe              SS 
9. P Bako               C     9. B Anderson           CF 

   R Hernandez          P        J Vazquez            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  0-1  ---  1    9%  76% B Anderson      R Hernandez     Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 5   1  0-3  1-3  3    7%  97% J Thome         R Hernandez     Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Anderson Scores; Iguchi Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  -2-  3    6%  67% T Iguchi        R Hernandez     Single to RF (Line Drive); Podsednik Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  ---  4    6%  61% S Podsednik     R Hernandez     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   t 6   0  6-0  1-3  3    4%  97% P Bako          J Vazquez       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B; Berroa Scores/No RBI

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Javier Vazquez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  K Robinson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   54%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   55%  D Mientkiewicz  Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Runelvys Hernandez facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   61%  S Podsednik     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   R      -2-  3   67%  T Iguchi        Single to RF (Line Drive); Podsednik Scores
   O      1--  3   64%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   62%  P Konerko       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  2   60%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Javier Vazquez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   62%  M Stairs        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   64%  E Brown         Popfly: SS
   O      ---  7   65%  A Guiel         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Runelvys Hernandez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   63%  J Crede         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  8   62%  R Gload         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   60%  J Uribe         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Javier Vazquez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   63%  A Berroa        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   65%  E German        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   66%  P Bako          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Runelvys Hernandez facing 9-1-2
   R      ---  1   76%  B Anderson      Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  6   74%  S Podsednik     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   72%  T Iguchi        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   72%  J Thome         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 2.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Javier Vazquez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   74%  K Robinson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   76%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   78%  D Mientkiewicz  Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Runelvys Hernandez facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   80%  P Konerko       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   84%  A Pierzynski    Single to LF (Fly Ball); Konerko to 2B
          12-      87%  J Crede         Wild Pitch; Konerko to 3B; Pierzynski to 2B
   O      -23  6   83%  " "             Groundout: P-2B-1B
   RO     -23  3   84%  R Gload         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Konerko Scores
   O      -2-  4   82%  J Uribe         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 3.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Javier Vazquez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   85%  M Stairs        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   86%  E Brown         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   87%  A Guiel         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Runelvys Hernandez facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   89%  B Anderson      Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   88%  S Podsednik     Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B/Sacrifice; Anderson to 2B
          -2-  2   90%  T Iguchi        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Anderson to 3B
   RRR    1-3  3   97%  J Thome         Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Anderson Scores; Iguchi Scores
   O      ---  8   97%  P Konerko       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   97%  A Pierzynski    Single to RF (Fly Ball)
          1--  5   97%  J Crede         Walk; Pierzynski to 2B
                  Jimmy Gobble replaces Runelvys Hernandez pitching
   O      12-  7   97%  R Gload         Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 6.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-6, Javier Vazquez facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   95%  A Berroa        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          -2-  4   92%  E German        Single to RF (Line Drive); Berroa to 3B
   ROO    1-3  3   97%  P Bako          Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B; Berroa Scores/No RBI
   O      ---  6   97%  K Robinson      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 6.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-1, Jimmy Gobble facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   97%  J Uribe         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   96%  B Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   96%  S Podsednik     Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 6.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Javier Vazquez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   97%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   98%  D Mientkiewicz  Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   98%  M Stairs        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 6.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-1, Steve Andrade facing 2-3-4
                  Steve Andrade replaces Jimmy Gobble pitching
          ---  2   99%  T Iguchi        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  6   99%  J Thome         Walk; Iguchi to 2B
          12-  6   99%  P Konerko       Walk; Iguchi to 3B; Thome to 2B
   RR     123  6  100%  A Pierzynski    Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Iguchi Scores; Thome Scores; Konerko to 2B
   O      12-  3  100%  J Crede         Popfly: 3B
   O      12-  1  100%  R Gload         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Konerko to 3B
   O      1-3  4   99%  J Uribe         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 8.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-8, Javier Vazquez facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   99%  E Brown         Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  4   99%  A Guiel         Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-  9  100%  A Berroa        Popfly: 3B
   R      -2-  9   99%  E German        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Brown Scores
                  Neal Cotts replaces Javier Vazquez pitching; John Buck pinch hits for Paul Bako batting 9th
   O      1--  5  100%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 8.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 8-2, Mike Wood facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Wood replaces Steve Andrade pitching; John Buck moves to C
   O      ---  1  100%  B Anderson      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  S Podsednik     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  8  100%  T Iguchi        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  6  100%  J Thome         Walk; Iguchi to 2B
                  Pablo Ozuna pinch runs for Jim Thome batting 3rd
   R      12-  7  100%  P Konerko       Reached on E5 (Line Drive); Iguchi Scores/unER/No RBI; Ozuna to 2B
                  Joel Peralta replaces Mike Wood pitching
   O      12-  3  100%  A Pierzynski    Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 9.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-9, Brandon McCarthy facing 1-2-3
                  Brandon McCarthy replaces Neal Cotts pitching
   O      ---  3  100%  K Robinson      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  D Mientkiewicz  Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 9.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA200605060

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