August 21, 2007 Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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LAA 18
NYY 9 BAL 6
TEX 2 CHW 5
KCR 2 DET 2
CLE 1 SEA 7
@MIN 2 BOS 8
@TBD 6 OAK 6
@TOR 4 MIL 7
@ARI 4 CIN 8
ATL 7 COL 9
PIT 2 WSN 11
@HOU 6 NYM 7
SDP 6 PHI 5
LAD 4 CHC 5
@SFG 1 STL 5
FLA 2

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park II, Attendance: 35,309

Tuesday, August 21, 2007, 7:11PM
Time of Game: 3:01

Royals

55-70

Lost 3

5th, 13½ GB

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

W: J Vazquez (11-6), L: L Nunez (2-1), S: B Jenks (35)

White Sox

56-69

Won 2

4th, 12½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Gathright LF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .364  .830   20    4   0   HBP
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   0   1   0    0   0  .304  .786   13    2   2   
D DeJesus CF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .270  .739   12    2   0   
B Butler DH                   3   2   0   0    1   0  .299  .790   24    0   0   
R Gload 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .302  .796    8    5   1   
E Brown RF                    3   0   2   2    0   0  .235  .632   13    1   0   SF
A Gordon 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .243  .720   19    1   2   GDP
J Buck C                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .789   13    7   0   HBP,GDP
  E German PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .742    3    0   0   
T Pena SS                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .264  .630    5    1   2   
  J Smith PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .638    4    0   0   

L Nunez P                                                                1   0
  J Bale P                                                               0   0
  J Gobble P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   2   7   2    2   6              134   24   7

BATTING

SF: E Brown (5, off J Vazquez).

HBP: J Gathright (3, by J Vazquez); J Buck (8, by J Vazquez).

TB: E Brown 2; R Gload 2; T Pena; M Grudzielanek; D DeJesus.

GIDP: J Buck (10); A Gordon (11).

RBI: E Brown 2 (50).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Grudzielanek-T Pena-R Gload.

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Owens CF                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .249  .591   18    2   0   
J Fields 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .245  .752   18    0   2   2B
J Thome DH                    4   1   2   3    0   1  .263  .917   19    0   0   HR,2B
P Konerko 1B                  3   1   2   1    1   1  .270  .859   18   11   0   HR
A Pierzynski C                4   0   0   0    0   2  .269  .730   17    6   0   GDP
J Dye RF                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .245  .794   21    0   0   
S Podsednik LF                2   0   1   0    0   0  .257  .705   10    0   0   2B
  D Erstad LF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .676    2    2   0   
J Uribe SS                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .639   13    3   4   
D Richar 2B                   3   1   1   1    0   0  .200  .741   14    2   6   HR

J Vazquez P                                                              1   1
  B Logan P                                                              0   0
  E Wassermann P                                                         0   0
  M Myers P                                                              0   0
  R Bukvich P                                                            0   0
  M Thornton P                                                           0   0
  B Jenks P                                                              0   0
Totals                       31   5   8   5    2   7              150   27  13

BATTING

2B: S Podsednik (9, off L Nunez); J Thome (15, off L Nunez); J Fields (11, off L Nunez).

HR: J Thome (21, off L Nunez; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF); D Richar (3, off L Nunez; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); P Konerko (24, off J Gobble; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: J Thome 6; P Konerko 5; D Richar 4; J Fields 2; S Podsednik 2; J Dye.

GIDP: A Pierzynski (19).

RBI: J Thome 3 (66); D Richar (9); P Konerko (68).

2-out RBI: D Richar.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Uribe-D Richar-P Konerko; D Richar-J Uribe-P Konerko.

E: J Uribe (15).

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
L Nunez, L (2-1)               4     6   4   4    2   4   2   3.00   19   89-52   36· 5·11    4· 5· 4· 0     36    -     0.79  -0.18
J Bale                         3     1   0   0    0   2   0   4.66   10   48-30   17· 4· 9    2· 4· 2· 0          0-0    0.42   0.09
J Gobble                       1     1   1   1    0   1   1   3.18    4   13-7     3· 2· 2    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.16  -0.03
Totals                         8     8   5   5    2   7   3          33  150-89   56·11·22    6·12· 6· 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 (11-6)            6     5   2   1    2   3   0   3.66   27  102-68   40·10·18   15· 2· 3· 0     57    -     1.12   0.12
B Logan, H (9)                 1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.28    3    9-7     2· 5· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.78   0.14
E Wassermann, H (3)            0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.21    1    6-4     3· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.51   0.04
M Myers                        0     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.66    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.03  -0.05
R Bukvich                      0     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.70    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.03  -0.07
M Thornton, H (16)             0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.18    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.52   0.16
B Jenks, S (35)                1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.82    3   14-11    6· 2· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.04
Totals                         9     7   2   1    2   6   0          37  134-93   54·17·22   18· 5· 4· 0          4-0

J Vazquez faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
M Myers faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
R Bukvich faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Vazquez 2 (5; J Gathright, J Buck).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Timmons, 1B - Adam Dowdy, 2B - Alfonso Marquez, 3B - Chuck Meriwether.

Time of Game: 3:01.

Attendance: 35,309.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 80° F, Wind 11mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

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

   L Nunez              P        J Vazquez            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  4-2  12-  1   16%  93% A Gordon        M Thornton      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 3   1  0-1  -2-  3   14%  82% J Thome         L Nunez         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Fields Scores
   t 6   1  4-2  12-  3   13%  84% J Buck          J Vazquez       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   b 1   1  0-0  1--  7   10%  66% J Thome         L Nunez         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Owens Scores
   b 1   1  0-1  1-3  2  -10%  60% A Pierzynski    L Nunez         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

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      ---  2   52%  J Gathright     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   54%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: P-1B
          ---  3   53%  D DeJesus       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  9   55%  B Butler        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Leo Nunez facing 1-2-3
          ---  9   58%  J Owens         Walk
   O      1--  7   55%  J Fields        Strikeout Swinging
   R      1--  7   66%  J Thome         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Owens Scores
          -2-  4   70%  P Konerko       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Thome to 3B
   OO     1-3  2   60%  A Pierzynski    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  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 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   62%  R Gload         Lineout: P (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   64%  E Brown         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   65%  A Gordon        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, Leo Nunez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   63%  J Dye           Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   67%  S Podsednik     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   64%  J Uribe         Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
   O      -2-  4   60%  D Richar        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Javier Vazquez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   63%  J Buck          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   65%  T Pena          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   64%  J Gathright     Hit By Pitch
          1--  1   61%  M Grudzielanek  Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Gathright to 2B
   O      12-  3   66%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Leo Nunez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   64%  J Owens         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  3   68%  J Fields        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   RR     -2-  3   82%  J Thome         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Fields Scores
          ---  7   83%  P Konerko       Walk
   O      1--  7   81%  A Pierzynski    Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   80%  J Dye           Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 3.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Javier Vazquez facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   74%  B Butler        Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Butler to 2B
   O      -2-  3   77%  R Gload         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Butler to 3B
   RO     --3  4   76%  E Brown         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Butler Scores/unER
          ---  6   75%  A Gordon        Walk
          1--  7   73%  J Buck          Hit By Pitch; Gordon to 2B
   O      12-  1   78%  T Pena          Popfly: SS (Short CF)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Leo Nunez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   76%  S Podsednik     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  7   75%  J Uribe         Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  3   83%  D Richar        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   82%  J Owens         Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 4.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Javier Vazquez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   85%  J Gathright     Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   86%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   87%  D DeJesus       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, John Bale facing 2-3-4
                  John Bale replaces Leo Nunez pitching
   O      ---  2   86%  J Fields        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  6   86%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   85%  P Konerko       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 4.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Javier Vazquez facing 4-5-6
                  Darin Erstad replaces Scott Podsednik playing LF batting 7th
          ---  5   81%  B Butler        Walk
          1--  1   71%  R Gload         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Butler to 3B
   R      1-3  5   63%  E Brown         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Butler Scores; Gload to 2B
   O      12-  6   71%  A Gordon        Strikeout Swinging
   OO     12-  3   84%  J Buck          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, John Bale facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   82%  A Pierzynski    Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
          ---  8   84%  J Dye           Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   82%  D Erstad        Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      1--  4   80%  J Uribe         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 4.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Javier Vazquez facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   74%  T Pena          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
                  Boone Logan replaces Javier Vazquez pitching
   O      1--  4   80%  J Gathright     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   84%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   88%  D DeJesus       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, John Bale facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   87%  D Richar        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   86%  J Owens         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  6   85%  J Fields        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Ehren Wassermann facing 4-5-6
                  Ehren Wassermann replaces Boone Logan pitching
   O      ---  6   89%  B Butler        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  Mike Myers replaces Ehren Wassermann pitching
          ---  1   84%  R Gload         Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Ryan Bukvich replaces Mike Myers pitching
          1--  1   78%  E Brown         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gload to 2B
                  Matt Thornton replaces Ryan Bukvich pitching
   OO     12-  1   93%  A Gordon        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jimmy Gobble facing 3-4-5
                  Jimmy Gobble replaces John Bale pitching
   O      ---  3   93%  J Thome         Popfly: 3B (Weak SS)
   R      ---  1   97%  P Konerko       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  4   96%  A Pierzynski    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   96%  J Dye           Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 5.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Bobby Jenks facing 8-9-1
                  Bobby Jenks replaces Matt Thornton pitching; Esteban German pinch hits for John Buck batting 8th
   O      ---  3   98%  E German        Strikeout Swinging
                  Jason Smith pinch hits for Tony Pena batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  J Smith         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  7  100%  J Gathright     Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA200708210

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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