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BAL  8
TOR  5

MIN  5
@BOS  4

CHW 10
KCR  0

SEA  4
CLE  2

NYY  3
@TBD  1

HOU  4
@CIN  3

FLA  6
CHC  4

COL 10
@LAD  4

SDP  9
@MIL  5

STL  3
@NYM  0

PHI  6
ATL  4

ARI  8
@PIT  0

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park II, Attendance: 34,477

Thursday, September 27, 2007, 7:11PM
Time of Game: 2:30
Royals
0
68-91
Lost 2
5th, 26 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  1
White Sox       3  1  0   2  0  0   4  0  X   10 10  1
W: L Broadway (1-1), L: B Buckner (1-2)
White Sox
10
70-89
Won 2
4th, 24 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .263  .729   18    1   0   GDP
E German 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .268  .729   18    1   3   
M Teahen RF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .762   11    1   0   
  C Brazell PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833    4    0   0   
B Butler DH                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .289  .785   16    0   0   
R Gload 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .286  .750   15    8   1   
A Gordon 3B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .248  .728    9    0   0   
J Smith SS                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .615   14    1   4   
J Buck C                      3   0   0   0    0   3  .226  .750   14    6   0   
J Gathright LF                3   0   0   0    0   1  .305  .711   11    5   0   

B Buckner P                                                              0   1
  J de la Rosa P                                                         0   0
  D Riske P                                                              1   0
Totals                       30   0   3   0    2   9              130   24   9
BATTING
TB: A Gordon; R Gload; E German.
GIDP: D DeJesus (9).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
FIELDING
DP: 1. J Smith-E German-R Gload.
E: J Smith (6).
Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Owens CF                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .267  .638   19    1   0   
J Fields 3B                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .246  .791   12    2   0   
J Thome DH                    1   2   0   0    3   0  .273  .959   21    0   0   
  D Lucy PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .364    5    0   0   
P Konerko 1B                  3   2   1   3    1   1  .258  .836   16    3   1   HR,GDP
  A Gonzalez 1B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .186  .532         3   0   
J Dye RF                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .251  .801   10    1   0   
  L Terrero PH-RF             1   1   1   2    0   0  .237  .742    8    1   0   2B
A Pierzynski C                4   0   1   2    0   1  .263  .712   12    8   0   
S Podsednik LF                4   2   2   0    0   0  .251  .683   15    3   0   2B
J Uribe SS                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .233  .679   14    4   4   2B
D Richar 2B                   2   1   1   1    1   0  .227  .705   14    0   3   SF

L Broadway P                                                             0   0
  M Thornton P                                                           1   0
  B Jenks P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32  10  10   9    6   6              146   27   8
BATTING
2B: L Terrero (2, off D Riske); S Podsednik (13, off B Buckner); J Uribe (18, off B Buckner).
HR: P Konerko (30, off B Buckner; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).
SF: D Richar (1, off B Buckner).
TB: P Konerko 4; S Podsednik 3; J Uribe 3; L Terrero 2; D Richar; J Fields; J Owens; A Pierzynski.
GIDP: P Konerko (21).
RBI: P Konerko 3 (87); L Terrero 2 (12); A Pierzynski 2 (50); D Richar (15); J Uribe (67).
2-out RBI: L Terrero 2; A Pierzynski 2; J Uribe.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 4 for 8.
FIELDING
DP: 2. J Uribe; D Richar-J Uribe-P Konerko.
PB: A Pierzynski (14).
E: J Uribe (17).

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 Buckner, L (1-2)             6     7   6   6    2   4   1   5.29   26   89-55   37· 6·12   10· 8· 2· 0     36    -     0.38  -0.27
J de la Rosa                   0.2   0   3   3    3   0   0   5.82    5   22-9     4· 2· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.04  -0.00
D Riske                        1.1   3   1   1    1   2   0   2.47    8   35-23   10· 4· 9    4· 0· 1· 0          3-3    0.01  -0.01
Totals                         8    10  10  10    6   6   1          39  146-87   51·12·24   14·10· 3· 0          3-3 
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
L Broadway, W (1-1)            6     2   0   0    2   8   0   0.87   22   97-62   38·16· 8    7· 4· 1· 0     74    -     0.86   0.21
M Thornton                     2     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.72    6   24-18   10· 3· 5    1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.08   0.01
B Jenks                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.81    4    9-9     6· 2· 1    4· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     3   0   0    2   9   0          32  130-89   54·21·14   12· 7· 2· 0           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Ted Barrett, 2B - Mark Carlson, 3B - Angel Hernandez.
Time of Game: 2:30.
Attendance: 34,477.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 70° F, Wind 13mph out to Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

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

   B Buckner            P        L Broadway           P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  12-  1   20%  78% P Konerko       B Buckner       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Fields Scores; Thome Scores
   t 2   0  3-0  1--  3   -5%  68% A Gordon        L Broadway      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Gload to 2B
   t 2   0  3-0  12-  4    5%  73% J Smith         L Broadway      Strikeout Swinging
   t 3   1  4-0  -2-  5    5%  88% M Teahen        L Broadway      Line Drive Double Play: SS unassisted (SS-2B); DeJesus out at 2B/SS
   t 3   0  4-0  ---  5   -4%  80% D DeJesus       L Broadway      Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS); DeJesus to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Lance Broadway facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   47%  D DeJesus       Walk
   O      1--  5   50%  E German        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   53%  M Teahen        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   55%  B Butler        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Billy Buckner facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  J Owens         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   55%  J Fields        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  7   59%  J Thome         Walk; Fields to 2B
   RRR    12-  1   78%  P Konerko       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Fields Scores; Thome Scores
   O      ---  5   77%  J Dye           Lineout: LF
   O      ---  6   76%  A Pierzynski    Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 3.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Lance Broadway facing 5-6-7
          ---  8   73%  R Gload         Walk
          1--  3   68%  A Gordon        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Gload to 2B
   O      12-  4   73%  J Smith         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   77%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6   81%  J Gathright     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Billy Buckner facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   84%  S Podsednik     Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  5   84%  J Uribe         Groundout: 2B-1B; Podsednik to 3B
   RO     --3  1   85%  D Richar        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Podsednik Scores
   O      ---  5   84%  J Owens         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 4.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Lance Broadway facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   80%  D DeJesus       Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS); DeJesus to 2B
   O      -2-  8   83%  E German        Strikeout Swinging
   OO     -2-  5   88%  M Teahen        Line Drive Double Play: SS unassisted (SS-2B); DeJesus out at 2B/SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Billy Buckner facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   87%  J Fields        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   87%  J Thome         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   86%  P Konerko       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 4.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Lance Broadway facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   88%  B Butler        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   86%  R Gload         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  2   88%  A Gordon        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   90%  J Smith         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Billy Buckner facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   89%  J Dye           Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   89%  A Pierzynski    Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
          ---  3   89%  S Podsednik     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   R      1--  2   93%  J Uribe         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Podsednik Scores
   R      -2-  3   96%  D Richar        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Uribe Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/No RBI
          1--  2   96%  J Owens         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Richar to 3B
   O      1-3  2   95%  J Fields        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 6.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-6, Lance Broadway facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   94%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging, Passed Ball; Buck to 1B
   O      1--  3   95%  J Gathright     Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   OO     1--  2   97%  D DeJesus       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 6.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-0, Billy Buckner facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   98%  J Thome         Walk
   OO     1--  4   97%  P Konerko       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   97%  J Dye           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 6.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-6, Lance Broadway facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   98%  E German        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   98%  M Teahen        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   98%  B Butler        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 6.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-0, Billy Buckner facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   98%  A Pierzynski    Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   98%  S Podsednik     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   98%  J Uribe         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 6.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-6, Matt Thornton facing 5-6-7
                  Matt Thornton replaces Lance Broadway pitching
   O      ---  3   99%  R Gload         Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   99%  A Gordon        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   99%  J Smith         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 6.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-0, Jorge de la Rosa facing 9-1-2
                  Jorge de la Rosa replaces Billy Buckner pitching
          ---  6   99%  D Richar        Walk
   O      1--  4   99%  J Owens         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  1   99%  J Fields        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  5   99%  J Thome         Walk; Richar to 2B
          12-  6   99%  P Konerko       Walk; Richar to 3B; Thome to 2B
                  David Riske replaces Jorge de la Rosa pitching; Luis Terrero pinch hits for Jermaine Dye batting 5th
   RR     123  8  100%  L Terrero       Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Richar Scores; Thome Scores; Konerko to 3B
   RR     -23  3  100%  A Pierzynski    Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Konerko Scores; Terrero Scores
   O      1--  4  100%  S Podsednik     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 10.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-10, Matt Thornton facing 8-9-1
                  Andy Gonzalez replaces Paul Konerko playing 1B batting 4th; Luis Terrero moves to RF
   O      ---  4  100%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  J Gathright     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5  100%  D DeJesus       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 10.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 10-0, David Riske facing 8-9-1
          ---  2  100%  J Uribe         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4  100%  D Richar        Groundout: 1B-P; Uribe to 2B
   O      -2-  3  100%  J Owens         Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  6  100%  J Fields        Walk
                  Donny Lucy pinch hits for Jim Thome batting 3rd
   O      12-  5  100%  D Lucy          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 10.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-10, Bobby Jenks facing 2-3-4
                  Bobby Jenks replaces Matt Thornton pitching
          ---  1  100%  E German        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Craig Brazell pinch hits for Mark Teahen batting 3rd
   O      1--  4  100%  C Brazell       Groundout: 2B-1B; German to 2B
   O      -2-  1  100%  B Butler        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); German to 3B
   O      --3  3  100%  R Gload         Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 10.

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