September 9, 2005 Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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LAA 6
@CHW 5
(12) CLE 4
MIN 2 KCR 12
@DET 2 NYY 8
BOS 4 SEA 3
BAL 2 TOR 7
@TBD 2 OAK 9
@TEX 8 PIT 8
@CIN 4 ARI 7
@COL 1 SDP 3
@LAD 1 MIL 7
HOU 4 PHI 12
FLA 5 SFG 2
CHC 1 STL 3
NYM 2 WSN 8
ATL 6

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 23,950

Friday, September 9, 2005, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 3:11

Royals

46-93

Won 2

5th, 40½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          1  3  0   3  3  0   1  1  0   12 18  1
Tigers          0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  1    2 10  0

W: Z Greinke (4-16), L: S Douglass (5-4)

Tigers

63-76

Lost 9

4th, 23½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Guiel CF                    5   3   3   2    1   1  .302  .834   29    5   0   HR,2B
T Long LF                     3   1   1   1    0   1  .278  .702   10    0   0   3B
  C Ambres PH-LF              2   1   1   1    0   0  .264  .743   13    1   0   2B,HBP
E Brown RF                    5   1   2   3    1   1  .287  .805   19    1   0   2B
M Stairs DH                   4   0   2   2    0   0  .274  .832   17    0   0   2B
  M Diaz PH                   1   0   0   0    1   0  .282  .710   13    0   0   
A Berroa SS                   4   0   2   1    1   1  .261  .662   18    3   3   
  D Murphy 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .179  .566    4    0   0   
M Teahen 3B                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .239  .659   16    0   2   
J Buck C                      5   1   2   1    0   2  .223  .630   19    6   0   HR
J Huber 1B                    5   3   3   1    0   1  .263  .598   15    7   0   2B
A Blanco 2B-SS                4   1   1   0    0   0  .091  .182    9    4   4   SH

Z Greinke P                                                              0   1
  K Snyder P                                                             0   0
  C Demaria P                                                            0   0
Totals                       44  12  18  12    4   9              182   27  10

BATTING

2B: C Ambres (5, off V Darensbourg); M Stairs (24, off S Douglass); A Guiel (3, off V Darensbourg); J Huber (2, off S Douglass); E Brown (30, off M Ginter).

3B: T Long (3, off D Creek).

HR: J Buck (10, off J Walker; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); A Guiel (2, off S Douglass; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

SH: A Blanco (2, off F German).

HBP: C Ambres (2, by M Ginter).

TB: A Guiel 7; J Buck 5; J Huber 4; E Brown 3; T Long 3; M Stairs 3; C Ambres 2; A Berroa 2; A Blanco; M Teahen.

RBI: E Brown 3 (72); A Guiel 2 (3); M Stairs 2 (56); J Buck (35); J Huber (5); T Long (49); C Ambres (7); A Berroa (45).

2-out RBI: E Brown 3; A Guiel 2; M Stairs 2; T Long; A Berroa.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 6 for 20.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Blanco-A Berroa-J Huber; A Berroa-A Blanco-J Huber.

E: A Berroa (18).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Polanco 2B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .325  .807    5    2   1   
  J McDonald 2B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .646    6    0   0   
C Shelton 1B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .303  .862   10    4   1   
I Rodriguez C                 3   0   2   0    0   0  .289  .764   10    8   1   GDP
  V Wilson PH-C               1   0   1   0    0   0  .190  .562    2    1   0   
M Ordonez RF                  3   0   0   1    0   0  .322  .860   10    2   0   
  N Logan CF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .631    4    4   0   
C Pena DH                     4   1   2   1    0   1  .243  .828   16    0   0   HR,GDP
C Monroe LF-RF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .274  .765   20    2   0   
B Inge 3B                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .261  .744   25    0   0   
O Infante SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .224  .634   16    1   3   
C Granderson CF-LF            3   0   1   0    0   0  .244  .742    9    2   0   

S Douglass P                                                             0   0
  F German P                                                             0   0
  D Creek P                                                              0   0
  M Ginter P                                                             0   0
  V Darensbourg P                                                        0   0
  J Walker P                                                             1   0
  F Rodney P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35   2  10   2    0   6              133   27   6

BATTING

HR: C Pena (11, off C Demaria; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: C Pena 5; C Shelton 2; I Rodriguez 2; B Inge; C Granderson; V Wilson; P Polanco.

GIDP: C Pena (3); I Rodriguez (18).

RBI: M Ordonez (41); C Pena (31).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

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
Z Greinke, W (4-16)            5.2   5   1   1    0   3   0   6.06   20   67-51   32· 5·14    8· 6· 3· 0     58    -     0.51   0.14
K Snyder                       2.1   4   0   0    0   2   0   8.46   11   45-31   19· 5· 7    4· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
C Demaria                      1     1   1   1    0   1   1   9.00    4   17-13    9· 3· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    10   2   2    0   6   1          35  129-95   60·13·22   14·11· 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
S Douglass, L (5-4)            2     4   4   4    1   4   1   6.68   11   46-30   12· 7·11    1· 3· 2· 0     35    -     0.96  -0.27
F German                       1.1   2   1   1    1   2   0   3.50    7   31-18    9· 4· 5    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.60   0.01
D Creek                        0.1   2   2   2    1   0   0   7.79    4   13-6     3· 1· 2    1· 0· 2· 0          1-1    0.53  -0.06
M Ginter                       1     4   3   3    0   1   0   6.18    8   24-15   10· 3· 2    3· 0· 3· 0          2-1    0.25  -0.05
V Darensbourg                  1.1   4   1   1    0   0   0   2.70    8   20-14    9· 1· 4    2· 5· 1· 0          1-0    0.02   0.00
J Walker                       2     1   1   1    0   1   1   3.63    7   18-15    9· 3· 3    2· 4· 0· 0          1-0    0.00   0.00
F Rodney                       1     1   0   0    1   1   0   2.34    5   25-16    8· 3· 5    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    18  12  12    4   9   2          50  177-114  60·22·32   11·13·12· 0          5-2

V Darensbourg faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: K Snyder (1); F Rodney (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: M Ginter (2; C Ambres).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Everitt, 1B - Tim Timmons, 2B - Tim McClelland, 3B - Chuck Meriwether.

Time of Game: 3:11.

Attendance: 23,950.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 6mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Detroit Tigers                       
1. A Guiel              CF    1. P Polanco            2B 
2. T Long               LF    2. C Shelton            1B 
3. E Brown              RF    3. I Rodriguez          C  
4. M Stairs             DH    4. M Ordonez            RF 
5. A Berroa             SS    5. C Pena               DH 
6. M Teahen             3B    6. C Monroe             LF 
7. J Buck               C     7. B Inge               3B 
8. J Huber              1B    8. O Infante            SS 
9. A Blanco             2B    9. C Granderson         CF 

   Z Greinke            P        S Douglass           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-2  -2-  2   14%  82% A Guiel         S Douglass      Home Run (Fly Ball); Huber Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  1--  7   11%  58% M Stairs        S Douglass      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Guiel Scores
   t 2   1  0-1  1--  2   11%  71% J Huber         S Douglass      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Teahen Scores
   b 1   1  1-0  1--  7    5%  60% I Rodriguez     Z Greinke       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 4   2  0-4  --3  2    5%  92% T Long          D Creek         Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Huber Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Sean Douglass facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  8   53%  A Guiel         Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  T Long          Flyball: RF
   O      1--  4   47%  E Brown         Strikeout Swinging
   R      1--  7   58%  M Stairs        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Guiel Scores
   O      -2-  6   55%  A Berroa        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Zack Greinke facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   51%  P Polanco       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   55%  C Shelton       Flyball: CF
   OO     1--  7   60%  I Rodriguez     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Sean Douglass facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   64%  M Teahen        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   60%  J Buck          Strikeout Looking
   R      1--  2   71%  J Huber         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Teahen Scores
   O      -2-  3   68%  A Blanco        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   RR     -2-  2   82%  A Guiel         Home Run (Fly Ball); Huber Scores
   O      ---  5   82%  T Long          Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Zack Greinke facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   84%  M Ordonez       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   85%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   86%  C Monroe        Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Franklyn German facing 3-4-5
                  Franklyn German replaces Sean Douglass pitching
          ---  6   87%  E Brown         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   86%  M Stairs        Lineout: CF
          1--  5   87%  A Berroa        Walk; Brown to 2B
   O      12-  7   85%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   84%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Zack Greinke facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   85%  B Inge          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   87%  O Infante       Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
          ---  7   86%  C Granderson    Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   88%  P Polanco       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Franklyn German facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   89%  J Huber         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   88%  A Blanco        Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Huber to 2B
                  Doug Creek replaces Franklyn German pitching
   O      -2-  3   87%  A Guiel         Groundout: 2B-1B; Huber to 3B
   R      --3  2   92%  T Long          Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Huber Scores
          --3  5   92%  E Brown         Walk
   R      1-3  3   95%  M Stairs        Single to RF (Line Drive); Long Scores; Brown to 2B
                  Matt Ginter replaces Doug Creek pitching
   R      12-  2   97%  A Berroa        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Brown Scores; Stairs to 2B
   O      12-  3   96%  M Teahen        Lineout: LF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-7, Zack Greinke facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   95%  C Shelton       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   92%  I Rodriguez     Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Shelton to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   94%  M Ordonez       Reached on E6 unassisted (Ground Ball); Shelton Scores; Rodriguez out at 3B/SS
   OO     1--  6   96%  C Pena          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-1, Matt Ginter facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   96%  J Buck          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   96%  J Huber         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   97%  A Blanco        Single to LF (Line Drive); Huber to 2B
   O      12-  5   96%  A Guiel         Strikeout Swinging
                  Chip Ambres pinch hits for Terrence Long batting 2nd
          12-  2   96%  C Ambres        Hit By Pitch; Huber to 3B; Blanco to 2B
   RRR    123  2   99%  E Brown         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Huber Scores; Blanco Scores; Ambres Scores
                  Vic Darensbourg replaces Matt Ginter pitching
   O      -2-  2   99%  M Stairs        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 10, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-10, Zack Greinke facing 6-7-8
                  Chip Ambres moves to LF
   O      ---  4   99%  C Monroe        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   99%  B Inge          Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   99%  O Infante       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1  100%  C Granderson    Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 10, Tigers 1.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-1, Vic Darensbourg facing 5-6-7
          ---  3  100%  A Berroa        Single to SS (Pop Fly)
   O      1--  2  100%  M Teahen        Flyball: CF
          1--  2  100%  J Buck          Single to CF (Ground Ball); Berroa to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  J Huber         Popfly: 2B
   O      12-  1   99%  A Blanco        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 10, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-10, Zack Greinke facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2  100%  P Polanco       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2  100%  C Shelton       Flyball: RF
                  Kyle Snyder replaces Zack Greinke pitching
          ---  2  100%  I Rodriguez     Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6  100%  M Ordonez       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 10, Tigers 1.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-1, Vic Darensbourg facing 1-2-3
                  Curtis Granderson moves to LF; Nook Logan replaces Magglio Ordonez playing CF batting 4th; Craig Monroe moves to RF
          ---  5  100%  A Guiel         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   R      -2-  3  100%  C Ambres        Double to RF (Fly Ball); Guiel Scores
                  Jamie Walker replaces Vic Darensbourg pitching
   O      -2-  1  100%  E Brown         Flyball: CF
                  Matt Diaz pinch hits for Matt Stairs batting 4th
   O      -2-  2  100%  M Diaz          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      -2-  2  100%  A Berroa        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 11, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-11, Kyle Snyder facing 5-6-7
          ---  2  100%  C Pena          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  8  100%  C Monroe        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--     100%  B Inge          Wild Pitch; Monroe to 2B
   O      -2-  7  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3  100%  O Infante       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 11, Tigers 1.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 11-1, Jamie Walker facing 6-7-8
                  John McDonald replaces Placido Polanco playing 2B batting 1st
   O      ---  2  100%  M Teahen        Groundout: 1B-P
   R      ---  3  100%  J Buck          Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  5  100%  J Huber         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  A Blanco        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 12, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-12, Kyle Snyder facing 9-1-2
                  Donnie Murphy replaces Angel Berroa playing 2B batting 5th; Andres Blanco moves to SS
   O      ---  1  100%  C Granderson    Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6  100%  J McDonald      Flyball: CF
          ---  4  100%  C Shelton       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
                  Vance Wilson pinch hits for Ivan Rodriguez batting 3rd
          1--  2  100%  V Wilson        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Shelton to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  N Logan         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 12, Tigers 1.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 12-1, Fernando Rodney facing 1-2-3
                  Fernando Rodney replaces Jamie Walker pitching; Vance Wilson moves to C
          ---  6  100%  A Guiel         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  8  100%  C Ambres        Lineout: SS
   O      1--  1  100%  E Brown         Flyball: CF
          1--     100%  M Diaz          Wild Pitch; Guiel to 2B
          -2-  6  100%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  4  100%  D Murphy        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 12, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-12, Chris Demaria facing 5-6-7
                  Chris Demaria replaces Kyle Snyder pitching
   R      ---  2  100%  C Pena          Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3  100%  C Monroe        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7  100%  B Inge          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  O Infante       Groundout: 3B-1B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 12, Tigers 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET200509090

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation