September 9, 2004 Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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TOR 5
@ANA 4 KCR 26
@DET 5 DET 8
KCR 0 NYY 9
TBD 1 NYY 10
TBD 5 SEA 7
BOS 1 CHW 7
@TEX 3 PHI 9
@ATL 4 MIL 7
@CIN 2 COL 9
SDP 7 NYM 4
@FLA 0 LAD 5
ARI 3 PIT 3
HOU 1 HOU 9
@PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Comerica Park, Attendance: 20,442

Thursday, September 9, 2004, 3:51PM
Time of Game: 2:18

Royals

50-89

Lost 1

5th, 29 GB

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

W: J Bonderman (9-11), L: D May (9-17)

Tigers

64-74

Won 1

4th, 14½ 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   1  .275  .742   24    1   0   
A Berroa SS                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .261  .695   13    2   4   
A Nunez RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .235  .652   17    5   0   
C Pickering DH                4   0   0   0    0   1  .233  .809   10    0   0   
K Harvey 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .289  .766   17    4   0   
D Relaford 3B                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .239  .640   14    1   0   
D Brown LF                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .278  .691   16    0   0   
J Buck C                      4   0   0   0    0   3  .210  .617   15    7   0   
W Guerrero 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .226  .516   13    4   1   

D May P                                                                  0   0
  S Camp P                                                               0   0
Totals                       34   0   7   0    2  11              139   24   5

BATTING

TB: A Berroa 2; D Brown 2; A Nunez; W Guerrero; D Relaford.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Berroa-W Guerrero-K Harvey.

E: D Relaford (11); D Brown (3).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Higginson RF                5   1   2   0    0   2  .252  .735   17    1   0   
C Guillen SS                  4   2   2   0    0   0  .314  .914    9    3   3   
I Rodriguez C                 3   1   2   2    1   1  .340  .908   15   12   0   2B
D Young DH                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .788   11    0   0   
R White LF                    4   1   0   0    0   0  .276  .811    9    0   0   GDP
  M Thames LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .736         0   0   
C Monroe CF                   3   2   2   4    0   0  .301  .852   11    2   0   HR,SF
C Pena 1B                     4   1   0   0    0   3  .251  .815   16    7   0   
B Inge 3B                     4   0   2   1    0   0  .292  .804   23    1   2   
O Infante 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .746   14    1   3   

J Bonderman P                                                            0   0
  E Yan P                                                                0   0
Totals                       35   8  10   7    1   7              125   27   8

BATTING

2B: I Rodriguez (29, off D May).

HR: C Monroe (16, off D May; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).

SF: C Monroe (3, off D May).

TB: C Monroe 5; I Rodriguez 3; C Guillen 2; B Inge 2; B Higginson 2.

GIDP: R White (12).

RBI: C Monroe 4 (64); I Rodriguez 2 (76); B Inge (53).

2-out RBI: C Monroe 3.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 5.

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
D May, L (9-17)                7.1  10   8   3    1   6   1   5.53   35  119-82   52· 8·22   10·10· 8· 0     41    -     0.37  -0.29
S Camp                         0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.12    2    6-4     2· 2· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    10   8   3    1   7   1          37  125-86   54·10·22   10·11· 8· 0          1-0

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Bonderman, W (9-11)          8     6   0   0    1   9   0   5.18   31  119-82   43·15·24   12· 7· 2· 0     78    -     0.41   0.21
E Yan                          1     1   0   0    1   2   0   3.39    5   20-11    6· 4· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     7   0   0    2  11   0          36  139-93   49·19·25   14· 7· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:18.

Attendance: 20,442.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 74° F, Wind 8mph out to Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Detroit Tigers                       
1. D DeJesus            CF    1. B Higginson          RF 
2. A Berroa             SS    2. C Guillen            SS 
3. A Nunez              RF    3. I Rodriguez          C  
4. C Pickering          DH    4. D Young              DH 
5. K Harvey             1B    5. R White              LF 
6. D Relaford           3B    6. C Monroe             CF 
7. D Brown              LF    7. C Pena               1B 
8. J Buck               C     8. B Inge               3B 
9. W Guerrero           2B    9. O Infante            2B 

   D May                P        J Bonderman          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  12-  2   14%  77% I Rodriguez     D May           Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Higginson Scores; Guillen Scores
   b 3   2  0-3  12-  1   12%  95% C Monroe        D May           Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF); Guillen Scores/unER; White Scores/unER; Monroe Scores/unER
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  3    5%  64% C Guillen       D May           Single to RF (Line Drive); Higginson to 2B
   b 1   0  0-2  -2-  6    4%  81% D Young         D May           Fielder's Choice P; Rodriguez to 3B
   b 1   0  0-2  1-3  1   -4%  78% R White         D May           Flyball: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeremy Bonderman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  7   47%  D DeJesus       Walk
   O      1--  5   50%  A Berroa        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   53%  A Nunez         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      1--  4   55%  C Pickering     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Darrell May facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   58%  B Higginson     Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   64%  C Guillen       Single to RF (Line Drive); Higginson to 2B
   RR     12-  2   77%  I Rodriguez     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Higginson Scores; Guillen Scores
          -2-  6   81%  D Young         Fielder's Choice P; Rodriguez to 3B
   O      1-3  1   78%  R White         Flyball: CF
   RO     1-3  4   79%  C Monroe        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Rodriguez Scores
   O      1--  6   77%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Jeremy Bonderman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   79%  K Harvey        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   81%  D Relaford      Flyball: CF
          ---  3   80%  D Brown         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   82%  J Buck          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Darrell May facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   81%  B Inge          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   80%  O Infante       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  5   79%  B Higginson     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Jeremy Bonderman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   81%  W Guerrero      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   83%  D DeJesus       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   82%  A Berroa        Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  8   84%  A Nunez         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Darrell May facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   85%  C Guillen       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   84%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   82%  D Young         Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
          1--  4   83%  R White         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Guillen to 2B
   RRR    12-  1   95%  C Monroe        Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF); Guillen Scores/unER; White Scores/unER; Monroe Scores/unER
   O      ---  4   95%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 6.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-6, Jeremy Bonderman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   96%  C Pickering     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   96%  K Harvey        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   97%  D Relaford      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Darrell May facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  9   96%  B Inge          Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  3   96%  O Infante       Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
          ---  4   96%  B Higginson     Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   96%  C Guillen       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 6.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-6, Jeremy Bonderman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   97%  D Brown         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   97%  J Buck          Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   97%  W Guerrero      Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  7   98%  D DeJesus       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Darrell May facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   98%  I Rodriguez     Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   98%  D Young         Lineout: RF
   OO     1--  1   97%  R White         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 6.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-6, Jeremy Bonderman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   98%  A Berroa        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   98%  A Nunez         Popfly: SS
   O      ---  2   99%  C Pickering     Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Darrell May facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   98%  C Monroe        Popfly: SS
   O      ---  4   98%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   98%  B Inge          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   98%  O Infante       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 6.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-6, Jeremy Bonderman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   99%  K Harvey        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   98%  D Relaford      Single to P (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   99%  D Brown         Flyball: RF
   O      1--  5   99%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Darrell May facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   99%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   99%  C Guillen       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   99%  I Rodriguez     Walk
   O      1--  2   99%  D Young         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 6.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-6, Jeremy Bonderman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5  100%  W Guerrero      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  9  100%  D DeJesus       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  2  100%  A Berroa        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   99%  A Nunez         Single to RF (Line Drive); Berroa to 2B
   O      12-  1  100%  C Pickering     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Darrell May facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3  100%  R White         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  1  100%  C Monroe        Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  2  100%  C Pena          Reached on E7 (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Monroe Scores/No RBI/unER; Pena to 3B
   R      --3 10  100%  B Inge          Single to LF (Line Drive); Pena Scores/unER
                  Shawn Camp replaces Darrell May pitching
   O      1--  4  100%  O Infante       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2  100%  B Higginson     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 8.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-8, Esteban Yan facing 5-6-7
                  Esteban Yan replaces Jeremy Bonderman pitching; Marcus Thames replaces Rondell White playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---  3  100%  K Harvey        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5  100%  D Relaford      Walk
          1--  6  100%  D Brown         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Relaford to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2  100%  W Guerrero      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET200409092

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation