September 7, 2004 Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 5
TOR 2 MIN 3
@BAL 1 KCR 6
@DET 2 NYY 11
TBD 2 BOS 7
@OAK 1 TEX 10
CHW 3 MON 7
@CHC 6
(12) COL 8
SFG 7 FLA 7
NYM 3 HOU 9
CIN 7 LAD 8
ARI 2 PIT 2
MIL 0 STL 4
@SDP 2

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 17,462

Tuesday, September 7, 2004, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 2:42

Royals

49-88

Won 1

5th, 28½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  2  0   3  0  1    6 13  0
Tigers          0  1  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    2  9  1

W: J Serrano (1-1), L: N Robertson (12-8)

Tigers

63-73

Lost 1

4th, 14 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .276  .738   25    2   0   3B
A Berroa SS                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .252  .668   18    1   4   
A Nunez RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .654   14    3   0   GDP
K Harvey 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .292  .773   19    6   1   
J Randa 3B                    4   2   3   0    0   0  .286  .758   16    1   3   2·2B
C Pickering DH                4   1   2   1    0   1  .216  .808   24    0   0   
D Brown LF                    4   3   2   4    0   0  .257  .653   10    2   0   2·HR,GDP
J Buck C                      4   0   2   0    0   1  .215  .630   12    8   0   2B
R Gotay 2B                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .256  .617   16    3   1   

B Anderson P                                                             0   0
  J Serrano P                                                            1   0
  J Affeldt P                                                            0   1
Totals                       37   6  13   6    1   7              154   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Randa 2 (24, 2 off N Robertson); J Buck (4, off N Robertson).

3B: D DeJesus (3, off F German).

HR: D Brown 2 (4, off F German, off N Robertson; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: D Brown 8; J Randa 5; J Buck 3; D DeJesus 3; R Gotay 2; C Pickering 2; A Berroa.

GIDP: D Brown (1); A Nunez (7).

RBI: D Brown 4 (20); R Gotay (8); C Pickering (13).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Berroa-R Gotay-K Harvey; J Affeldt-A Berroa-K Harvey.

BASERUNNING

PO: J Buck (2nd base by A Levine).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Infante 2B                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .262  .754   22    1   6   GDP
C Guillen SS                  5   0   1   0    0   2  .311  .911   18    2   5   
I Rodriguez C                 3   0   2   0    1   0  .338  .903   16    8   0   GDP
R White DH                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .813   10    0   0   
C Monroe RF                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .296  .830   15    0   0   HR
C Pena 1B                     3   1   1   1    1   1  .255  .828   19   12   1   HR
M Thames LF                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .233  .741   16    2   0   
B Inge 3B                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .287  .799   18    1   3   
N Logan CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .318  .755   14    1   1   

N Robertson P                                                            0   1
  A Levine P                                                             0   0
  J Ennis P                                                              0   0
  F German P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   2   9   2    4   8              148   27  17

BATTING

HR: C Pena (20, off B Anderson; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); C Monroe (14, off B Anderson; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: C Monroe 4; C Pena 4; B Inge 2; I Rodriguez 2; C Guillen; N Logan; O Infante.

GIDP: I Rodriguez (14); O Infante (4).

RBI: C Monroe (58); C Pena (70).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Guillen-O Infante-C Pena; O Infante-C Guillen-C Pena.

E: A Levine ().

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 Anderson                     5     6   2   2    2   4   2   6.01   22   80-50   29· 8·13    4· 8· 4· 0     49    -     0.82   0.04
J Serrano, W (1-1)             3     1   0   0    2   3   0   4.71   12   49-25   13· 4· 8    3· 4· 0· 0          0-0    1.36   0.19
J Affeldt                      1     2   0   0    0   1   0   4.68    4   19-11    6· 2· 3    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.94   0.02
Totals                         9     9   2   2    4   8   2          38  148-86   48·14·24   10·12· 4· 0           -

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Robertson, L (12-8)          6     9   5   5    1   6   1   4.51   25  102-66   40· 8·18   12· 3· 3· 0     39    -     1.24  -0.27
A Levine                       1     2   0   0    0   0   0   4.43    5   16-9     7· 0· 2    4· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.61   0.02
J Ennis                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   9.64    3   14-6     4· 0· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.23   0.02
F German                       1     2   1   1    0   0   1  10.13    5   21-11    5· 1· 5    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.09  -0.02
Totals                         9    13   6   6    1   7   2          38  153-92   56· 9·27   21· 5· 4· 0           -

N Robertson faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: A Levine (0; J Buck, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - James Hoye, 1B - Ted Barrett, 2B - Alfonso Marquez, 3B - Ed Rapuano.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 17,462.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 76° F, Wind 3mph in from Centerfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Detroit Tigers                       
1. D DeJesus            CF    1. O Infante            2B 
2. A Berroa             SS    2. C Guillen            SS 
3. A Nunez              RF    3. I Rodriguez          C  
4. K Harvey             1B    4. R White              DH 
5. J Randa              3B    5. C Monroe             RF 
6. C Pickering          DH    6. C Pena               1B 
7. D Brown              LF    7. M Thames             LF 
8. J Buck               C     8. B Inge               3B 
9. R Gotay              2B    9. N Logan              CF 

   B Anderson           P        N Robertson          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   0  2-3  1--  5   16%  89% D Brown         N Robertson     Home Run (Line Drive); Pickering Scores
   t 7   0  2-2  -2-  2   12%  73% C Pickering     N Robertson     Single to CF (Ground Ball); Randa Scores
   t 5   1  2-1  1--  1   12%  49% J Buck          N Robertson     Ground-rule Double (Ground Ball); Brown to 3B
   t 7   0  2-2  ---  6   11%  61% J Randa         N Robertson     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   b 2   1  0-0  ---  4  -11%  37% C Pena          B Anderson      Home Run (Fly Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Nate Robertson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  7   50%  A Berroa        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   48%  A Nunez         Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Berroa to 2B
   O      -2-  6   45%  K Harvey        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Anderson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  O Infante       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   49%  C Guillen       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   48%  I Rodriguez     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   50%  R White         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Nate Robertson facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   54%  J Randa         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1-- 12   50%  C Pickering     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   OO     1--  1   45%  D Brown         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Anderson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   47%  C Monroe        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   R      ---  4   37%  C Pena          Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3   38%  M Thames        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   37%  B Inge          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   39%  N Logan         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Nate Robertson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   36%  J Buck          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   34%  R Gotay         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   33%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brian Anderson facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   30%  O Infante       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   33%  C Guillen       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   OO     1--  2   38%  I Rodriguez     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Nate Robertson facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   43%  A Berroa        Walk
   OO     1--  2   33%  A Nunez         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  5   32%  K Harvey        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brian Anderson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   34%  R White         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   R      ---  2   23%  C Monroe        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  5   24%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   24%  M Thames        Walk
   O      1--  5   25%  B Inge          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Nate Robertson facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   33%  J Randa         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  5   41%  C Pickering     Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Randa to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   37%  D Brown         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Randa Scores
          1--  1   49%  J Buck          Ground-rule Double (Ground Ball); Brown to 3B
   RO     -23  3   46%  R Gotay         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Brown Scores; Buck out at 3B/CF-1B-3B
   O      1--  5   43%  D DeJesus       Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Brian Anderson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   46%  N Logan         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   48%  O Infante       Flyball: LF
          ---  2   47%  C Guillen       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   44%  I Rodriguez     Walk; Guillen to 2B
   O      12-  5   50%  R White         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 2.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Nate Robertson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   47%  A Berroa        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   44%  A Nunez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   42%  K Harvey        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Jimmy Serrano facing 5-6-7
                  Jimmy Serrano replaces Brian Anderson pitching
          ---  4   37%  C Monroe        Walk
          1--  4   30%  C Pena          Walk; Monroe to 2B
   O      12-  5   37%  M Thames        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   44%  B Inge          Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   50%  N Logan         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 2.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Nate Robertson facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   61%  J Randa         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   R      -2-  2   73%  C Pickering     Single to CF (Ground Ball); Randa Scores
   RR     1--  5   89%  D Brown         Home Run (Line Drive); Pickering Scores
                  Alan Levine replaces Nate Robertson pitching
          ---  2   90%  J Buck          Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   92%  R Gotay         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Buck to 2B
          12-      94%  D DeJesus       Buck Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Buck to 3B; Gotay to 2B
   O      -23  5   93%  " "             Lineout: 1B
   O      -23  2   89%  A Berroa        Fielder's Choice 3B; Buck out at Hm/3B-C; Gotay to 3B; Berroa to 1B
   O      1-3  5   87%  A Nunez         Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-5, Jimmy Serrano facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   90%  O Infante       Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   91%  C Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   90%  I Rodriguez     Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   93%  R White         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 2.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, John Ennis facing 4-5-6
                  John Ennis replaces Alan Levine pitching
   O      ---  5   92%  K Harvey        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   91%  J Randa         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   91%  C Pickering     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-5, Jimmy Serrano facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   94%  C Monroe        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   95%  C Pena          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  2   96%  M Thames        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 2.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Franklyn German facing 7-8-9
                  Franklyn German replaces John Ennis pitching
   R      ---  2   98%  D Brown         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  5   98%  J Buck          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   98%  R Gotay         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   98%  D DeJesus       Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      --3  3   98%  A Berroa        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-6, Jeremy Affeldt facing 8-9-1
                  Jeremy Affeldt replaces Jimmy Serrano pitching
          ---  3   96%  B Inge          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru LF-CF)
          1--  5   91%  N Logan         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Inge to 2B
   OO     12-  5   99%  O Infante       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B; Inge to 3B
   O      --3  6  100%  C Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET200409070

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation