August 20, 2007 Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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LAA 7
NYY 6
(10) CHW 4
KCR 3 SEA 9
@MIN 4 BOS 6
@TBD 0 OAK 6
@TOR 4 MIL 9
@ARI 0 STL 6
@CHC 4 ATL 14
@CIN 4 PIT 4
@COL 2
(11) SFG 8
@FLA 7 WSN 7
@HOU 0

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park II, Attendance: 35,391

Monday, August 20, 2007, 7:12PM
Time of Game: 3:06

Royals

55-69

Lost 2

4th, 13½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  0    3  9  0
White Sox       0  0  0   0  2  0   2  0  X    4 10  0

W: M Thornton (4-4), L: D Riske (1-3), S: B Jenks (34)

White Sox

55-69

Won 1

4th, 13½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E German 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .745   16    0   2   SH
D DeJesus CF                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .271  .740   16    0   0   
M Grudzielanek 2B             5   1   1   0    0   1  .305  .790   20    1   0   2B
B Butler DH                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .303  .798   14    0   0   2B
E Brown RF                    3   1   2   2    1   1  .231  .626   18    3   0   HR,SB
A Gordon 1B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .245  .724   18    8   0   2B
J Buck C                      2   0   0   0    0   2  .232  .791   12    6   1   HBP
  R Gload PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .298  .792    1    0   0   
  J LaRue C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .147  .516         1   0   
T Pena SS                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .629    7    1   1   
  J Smith PH-SS               1   0   0   0    0   1  .213  .645    6    0   1   
J Gathright LF                4   0   3   1    0   0  .375  .851   19    4   0   

G Meche P                                                                0   0
  J Gobble P                                                             0   1
  D Riske P                                                              0   0
  Z Greinke P                                                            0   1
Totals                       35   3   9   3    2   6              147   24   7

BATTING

2B: A Gordon (26, off M Buehrle); B Butler (14, off M Buehrle); M Grudzielanek (27, off M Buehrle).

HR: E Brown (6, off M Buehrle; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: E German (6, off B Jenks).

HBP: J Buck (7, by E Wassermann).

TB: E Brown 5; J Gathright 3; M Grudzielanek 2; A Gordon 2; B Butler 2; D DeJesus.

RBI: E Brown 2 (48); J Gathright (15).

2-out RBI: J Gathright.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

BASERUNNING

SB: E Brown (10, 2nd base off M MacDougal/A Pierzynski).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Owens CF                    4   1   3   0    0   0  .252  .596   12    3   0   2·SB
J Fields 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .245  .751   23    0   3   
J Thome DH                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .260  .904   15    0   0   
P Konerko 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .848   20    7   0   
A Pierzynski C                4   0   1   0    0   1  .272  .737   15    6   0   
J Dye RF                      3   1   2   0    1   0  .245  .797   19    3   0   2·2B
S Podsednik LF                4   1   1   2    0   0  .253  .694   19    2   0   HR
J Uribe SS                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .224  .644   17    2   3   CS
D Richar 2B                   3   1   1   1    0   2  .192  .688   16    3   2   HR

M Buehrle P                                                              0   1
  E Wassermann P                                                         0   0
  M Thornton P                                                           0   0
  R Bukvich P                                                            0   0
  B Logan P                                                              1   0
  M MacDougal P                                                          0   0
  B Jenks P                                                              0   1
Totals                       32   4  10   4    2   7              156   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Dye 2 (25, off G Meche, off Z Greinke).

HR: S Podsednik (2, off G Meche; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF); D Richar (2, off D Riske; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: S Podsednik 4; J Dye 4; D Richar 4; J Owens 3; J Fields; A Pierzynski; P Konerko.

RBI: S Podsednik 2 (10); D Richar (8); J Fields (43).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Owens 2 (19, 2nd base off D Riske/J Buck, 2nd base off G Meche/J Buck).

CS: J Uribe (6, 2nd base by G Meche/J Buck).

PO: J Fields (1st base by Z Greinke).

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
G Meche                        5.2   6   2   2    2   6   1   3.88   24  104-64   30·11·23    7· 7· 2· 0     53    -     0.96   0.05
J Gobble, H (11)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.03    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.89   0.08
D Riske, BS (3), L (1-3)       0.1   3   2   2    0   0   1   2.53    4   15-10    6· 0· 4    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.72  -0.40
Z Greinke                      1.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   4.40    5   23-15    9· 4· 2    1· 2· 1· 0          1-0    0.67   0.09
Totals                         8    10   4   4    2   7   2          34  143-90   46·15·29   10·11· 4· 0          3-0

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                      5.1   6   3   3    2   4   1   3.42   24  101-65   48· 8· 9    7·11· 0· 0     46    -     1.24   0.01
E Wassermann                   0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.29    2    7-4     4· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.30   0.03
M Thornton, W (4-4)            1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   5.27    5   16-9     5· 3· 1    2· 2· 0· 0          2-1    1.38  -0.03
R Bukvich                      0     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.70    1    3-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.17  -0.09
B Logan, H (8)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.38    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    3.39   0.08
M MacDougal, H (16)            0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   5.28    2    6-4     1· 3· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.59   0.13
B Jenks, S (34)                1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.87    4   11-8     8· 0· 0    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    4.03   0.18
Totals                         9     9   3   3    2   6   1          39  146-93   68·14·11   15·15· 0· 0          5-1

R Bukvich faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: Z Greinke (1; J Fields, 1st base).

HBP: E Wassermann (1; J Buck).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Chuck Meriwether, 1B - Tim Timmons, 2B - (none), 3B - Adam Dowdy.

Time of Game: 3:06.

Attendance: 35,391.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 74° F, Wind 4mph from Left to Right.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Chicago White Sox                    
1. E German             3B    1. J Owens              CF 
2. D DeJesus            CF    2. J Fields             3B 
3. M Grudzielanek       2B    3. J Thome              DH 
4. B Butler             DH    4. P Konerko            1B 
5. E Brown              RF    5. A Pierzynski         C  
6. A Gordon             1B    6. J Dye                RF 
7. J Buck               C     7. S Podsednik          LF 
8. T Pena               SS    8. J Uribe              SS 
9. J Gathright          LF    9. D Richar             2B 

   G Meche              P        M Buehrle            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  3-2  ---  3   22%  55% D Richar        D Riske         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   t 6   1  2-0  --3  4  -18%  54% E Brown         M Buehrle       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Grudzielanek Scores
   b 7   1  3-3  -2-  4   16%  78% J Fields        D Riske         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Owens Scores
   b 5   0  0-0  -2-  5   15%  80% S Podsednik     G Meche         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Dye Scores
   t 6   2  2-2  1-3  4  -14%  36% J Gathright     M Thornton      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak SS); Gordon Scores; Pena to 2B

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      ---  2   52%  E German        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  3   50%  D DeJesus       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
   O      1--  2   53%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  7   55%  B Butler        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Meche facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  J Owens         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  4   51%  J Fields        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   50%  J Thome         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Buehrle facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   46%  E Brown         Walk
   O      1--  2   50%  A Gordon        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      1--  3   53%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   55%  T Pena          Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Meche facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   53%  P Konerko       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   56%  A Pierzynski    Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  7   52%  J Dye           Flyball: RF
   O      1--  6   50%  S Podsednik     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Buehrle facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   46%  J Gathright     Single to 2B/Bunt (Bunt to Weak 2B)
   O      1--  2   48%  E German        Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B); Gathright to 2B
   O      -2-  1   52%  D DeJesus       Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Gathright to 3B
   O      --3  8   56%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Meche facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   60%  J Uribe         Walk
   O      1--      53%  D Richar        Uribe Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  6   51%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   53%  J Owens         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      1--  1   50%  J Fields        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Buehrle facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   43%  B Butler        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  7   48%  E Brown         Strikeout Swinging
          -2- 11   46%  A Gordon        Walk
   O      12-  4   51%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1   56%  T Pena          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Meche facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   53%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   51%  P Konerko       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   50%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Buehrle facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  8   53%  J Gathright     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  8   55%  E German        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  8   57%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Meche facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   65%  J Dye           Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   RR     -2-  5   80%  S Podsednik     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Dye Scores
   O      ---  5   79%  J Uribe         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   77%  D Richar        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   78%  J Owens         Single to SS (Pop Fly to Short CF)
          1--      79%  J Fields        Owens Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   76%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mark Buehrle facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   69%  M Grudzielanek  Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   72%  B Butler        Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Grudzielanek to 3B
   RR     --3  4   54%  E Brown         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Grudzielanek Scores
          ---  3   47%  A Gordon        Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line)
                  Ehren Wassermann replaces Mark Buehrle pitching
          -2-  5   45%  J Buck          Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  2   50%  T Pena          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Gordon to 3B
                  Matt Thornton replaces Ehren Wassermann pitching
   R      1-3  4   36%  J Gathright     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak SS); Gordon Scores; Pena to 2B
   O      12-  3   41%  E German        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Gil Meche facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   37%  J Thome         Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   42%  P Konerko       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   38%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Konerko to 2B
          -2-  6   40%  J Dye           Walk
                  Jimmy Gobble replaces Gil Meche pitching
   O      12-  1   32%  S Podsednik     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Matt Thornton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   35%  D DeJesus       Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   37%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   38%  B Butler        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, David Riske facing 8-9-1
                  David Riske replaces Jimmy Gobble pitching
   O      ---  7   33%  J Uribe         Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   R      ---  3   55%  D Richar        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
          ---  1   59%  J Owens         Single to 3B/Bunt (Bunt to Weak 3B)
          1--      63%  J Fields        Owens Steals 2B
   R      -2-  4   78%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Owens Scores
                  Zack Greinke replaces David Riske pitching
   O      1--  4   75%  J Thome         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      1--  4   73%  P Konerko       Fields Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Ryan Bukvich facing 5-6-7
                  Ryan Bukvich replaces Matt Thornton pitching
          ---  3   64%  E Brown         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Boone Logan replaces Ryan Bukvich pitching
   O      1--  2   73%  A Gordon        Bunt Popfly: P (Front of Home)
                  Mike MacDougal replaces Boone Logan pitching; Ross Gload pinch hits for John Buck batting 7th
   O      1--  1   80%  R Gload         Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  Jason Smith pinch hits for Tony Pena batting 8th
          1--      78%  J Smith         Brown Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   86%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Zack Greinke facing 4-5-6
                  Jason LaRue replaces Ross Gload playing C batting 7th; Jason Smith moves to SS
   O      ---  5   84%  P Konerko       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   83%  A Pierzynski    Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   85%  J Dye           Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  7   82%  S Podsednik     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 4.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Bobby Jenks facing 9-1-2
                  Bobby Jenks replaces Mike MacDougal pitching
          ---  6   71%  J Gathright     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  1   76%  E German        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Gathright to 2B
   O      -2-  3   87%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 2B-1B; Gathright to 3B
   O      --3  1  100%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA200708200

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation