April 16, 2007 Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 7
LAA 2 DET 12
KCR 5 BAL 9
@TBD 7 LAD 5
@ARI 1 CHC 12
SDP 4 MIL 10
@CIN 6 SFG 8
@COL 0 HOU 4
FLA 3 PIT 3
@STL 2 WSN 5
ATL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 21,832

Monday, April 16, 2007, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:27

Royals

3-10

Lost 5

5th, 5 GB

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

W: J Verlander (1-0), L: Z Greinke (1-2)

Tigers

8-5

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .321  .937   23    2   0   
E German 2B                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .308  .725   10    2   0   
  J LaRue 3B                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .404   10    0   1   GDP
M Teahen RF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .179  .601   14    2   0   
M Sweeney DH                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .152  .368   16    0   0   
A Gordon 3B-SS                4   1   1   0    0   2  .125  .430   17    2   2   2B
E Brown LF                    4   2   2   1    0   0  .176  .435   19    1   0   2B
R Shealy 1B                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .108  .387   23    5   0   HR
J Buck C                      3   1   2   1    1   1  .429 1.425   19    8   0   2B
T Pena SS-2B                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .217  .656   24    2   3   HBP

Z Greinke P                                                              0   0
  J Standridge P                                                         0   0
  R Braun P                                                              0   0
  J Soria P                                                              0   0
  J Gobble P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   5   7   5    2  12              175   24   6

BATTING

2B: J Buck (4, off J Verlander); A Gordon (1, off J Verlander); E Brown (2, off J Verlander).

HR: R Shealy (1, off J Mesa; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

HBP: T Pena (1, by J Verlander).

TB: R Shealy 4; E Brown 3; J Buck 3; A Gordon 2; D DeJesus.

GIDP: J LaRue (2).

RBI: R Shealy 2 (4); E Brown (2); J Buck (3); D DeJesus (5).

2-out RBI: J Buck.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Pena-R Shealy.

E: M Teahen (1); T Pena (2).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               5   2   2   0    0   2  .278  .865   23    1   0   
P Polanco 2B                  5   2   2   0    0   0  .358  .752   16    1   1   
G Sheffield DH                2   3   1   0    3   0  .140  .548   28    0   0   
M Ordonez RF                  4   2   0   1    1   1  .216  .678   18    1   0   
C Guillen SS                  3   2   2   4    2   0  .271  .835   18    3   3   HR,2B
I Rodriguez C                 5   1   2   6    0   0  .288  .769   18   13   0   HR,2B
S Casey 1B                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .200  .538   18    6   0   2B
C Monroe LF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .200  .629   20    2   0   
B Inge 3B                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .119  .470   18    0   2   

J Verlander P                                                            0   0
  J Mesa P                                                               0   0
  B Seay P                                                               0   0
  J Zumaya P                                                             0   0
  F Rodney P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35  12  10  11    8   7              177   27   6

BATTING

2B: C Guillen (5, off J Gobble); I Rodriguez (1, off J Standridge); S Casey (2, off Z Greinke).

HR: C Guillen (1, off J Standridge; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF); I Rodriguez (3, off Z Greinke; 1st inn, 3 on, 2 outs to CF).

TB: I Rodriguez 6; C Guillen 6; S Casey 2; P Polanco 2; C Granderson 2; G Sheffield.

RBI: I Rodriguez 6 (11); C Guillen 4 (7); M Ordonez (6).

2-out RBI: I Rodriguez 6.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Guillen-S Casey.

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, L (1-2)             0.2   3   4   4    3   1   1   3.95    8   49-29   18· 3· 8    1· 3· 0· 0     28    -     1.28  -0.30
J Standridge                   3.1   5   5   2    1   2   1   9.45   18   65-39   26· 5· 8    8· 4· 3· 0          2-0    0.43  -0.17
R Braun                        3     0   0   0    2   2   0   1.13   10   36-17    8· 3· 6    1· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.08   0.02
J Soria                        0.1   1   3   3    2   1   0   4.26    4   19-9     6· 2· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.08  -0.00
J Gobble                       0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   1.80    3    8-7     3· 3· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          3-3    0.05  -0.01
Totals                         8    10  12   9    8   7   2          43  177-101  61·16·24   11·13· 4· 0          5-3

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 Verlander, W (1-0)           6     5   3   3    0   6   0   1.42   23   98-63   32·12·19    6· 8· 2· 0     56    -     0.49   0.02
J Mesa                         0.1   2   2   2    1   1   1  20.25    4   17-9     4· 1· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.44  -0.05
B Seay                         0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.50    1   10-7     6· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.82   0.02
J Zumaya                       1.1   0   0   0    0   3   0   1.00    4   22-14    9· 2· 3    0· 0· 1· 0          1-0    0.37   0.04
F Rodney                       1     0   0   0    1   2   0   7.50    4   24-14    5· 3· 6    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     7   5   5    2  12   1          36  171-107  56·18·33    8·10· 3· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: J Verlander (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: J Verlander (2; T Pena).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian O'Nora, 1B - Phil Cuzzi, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Bill Hohn.

Time of Game: 3:27.

Attendance: 21,832.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 58° F, Wind 27mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Detroit Tigers                       
1. D DeJesus            CF    1. C Granderson         CF 
2. E German             2B    2. P Polanco            2B 
3. M Teahen             RF    3. G Sheffield          DH 
4. M Sweeney            DH    4. M Ordonez            RF 
5. A Gordon             3B    5. C Guillen            SS 
6. E Brown              LF    6. I Rodriguez          C  
7. R Shealy             1B    7. S Casey              1B 
8. J Buck               C     8. C Monroe             LF 
9. T Pena               SS    9. B Inge               3B 

   Z Greinke            P        J Verlander          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  123  7   27%  84% I Rodriguez     Z Greinke       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Granderson Scores; Sheffield Scores; Guillen Scores
   b 2   2  2-5  12-  2   10%  91% I Rodriguez     J Standridge    Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Sheffield Scores/unER; Ordonez Scores/unER
   t 2   2  4-1  -2-  4   -8%  71% J Buck          J Verlander     Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Brown Scores
   t 2   1  4-0  -2-  6   -7%  75% E Brown         J Verlander     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Gordon Scores
   b 2   1  2-4  1-3  1    5%  83% M Ordonez       J Standridge    Reached on E6/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Sheffield to 2B; Polanco Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Verlander facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   54%  E German        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   55%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Zack Greinke facing 1-2-3
          ---  9   58%  C Granderson    Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  5   55%  P Polanco       Flyball: CF
          1--  8   58%  G Sheffield     Walk; Granderson to 2B
   O      12-  6   54%  M Ordonez       Strikeout Swinging
          12-  5   57%  C Guillen       Walk; Granderson to 3B; Sheffield to 2B
   RRRR   123  7   84%  I Rodriguez     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Granderson Scores; Sheffield Scores; Guillen Scores
          ---  3   85%  S Casey         Double to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
          -2-  6   85%  C Monroe        Walk
                  Jason Standridge replaces Zack Greinke pitching
   O      12-  5   83%  B Inge          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Justin Verlander facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   85%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   82%  A Gordon        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   R      -2-  6   75%  E Brown         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Gordon Scores
   O      -2-  5   79%  R Shealy        Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
   R      -2-  4   71%  J Buck          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Brown Scores
   O      -2-  4   74%  T Pena          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jason Standridge facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   72%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   74%  P Polanco       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  5   79%  G Sheffield     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Polanco to 3B
   R      1-3  1   83%  M Ordonez       Reached on E6/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Sheffield to 2B; Polanco Scores
   O      12-  2   81%  C Guillen       Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   RR     12-  2   91%  I Rodriguez     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Sheffield Scores/unER; Ordonez Scores/unER
   O      -2-  2   90%  S Casey         Popfly: 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 7.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 2-7, Justin Verlander facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   91%  D DeJesus       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   92%  E German        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   93%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 7.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-2, Jason Standridge facing 8-9-1
                  Tony Pena moves to 2B; Jason LaRue replaces Esteban German playing 3B batting 2nd; Alex Gordon moves to SS
   O      ---  7   92%  C Monroe        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   92%  B Inge          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  2   92%  C Granderson    Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   R      1--  5   95%  P Polanco       Reached on E9 (Line Drive to CF-RF); Granderson Scores/unER/No RBI; Polanco to 2B
          -2-  7   95%  G Sheffield     Walk
   O      12-  2   94%  M Ordonez       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 8.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-8, Justin Verlander facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   95%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   96%  A Gordon        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   96%  E Brown         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 8.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-2, Jason Standridge facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  3   98%  C Guillen       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   98%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   98%  S Casey         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   98%  C Monroe        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 9.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-9, Justin Verlander facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  8   98%  R Shealy        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          ---  5   97%  J Buck          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      97%  T Pena          Wild Pitch; Buck to 2B
          -2-  6   96%  " "             Hit By Pitch
   R      12-  4   93%  D DeJesus       Single to CF (Line Drive); Buck Scores; Pena to 3B
   OO     1-3  4   98%  J LaRue         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 9.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 9-3, Ryan Braun facing 9-1-2
                  Ryan Braun replaces Jason Standridge pitching
          ---  5   98%  B Inge          Walk
   O      1--  2   98%  C Granderson    Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   OO     1--  3   97%  P Polanco       Line Drive Double Play: 2B; Inge out at 1B/2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 9.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-9, Justin Verlander facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   98%  M Teahen        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   98%  M Sweeney       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   98%  A Gordon        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 9-3, Ryan Braun facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   98%  G Sheffield     Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   98%  M Ordonez       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  5   98%  C Guillen       Walk
   O      1--  3   98%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 9.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-9, Jose Mesa facing 6-7-8
                  Jose Mesa replaces Justin Verlander pitching
          ---  4   97%  E Brown         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   RR     1--  3   94%  R Shealy        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Brown Scores
   O      ---  5   95%  J Buck          Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   93%  T Pena          Walk
                  Bobby Seay replaces Jose Mesa pitching
   O      1-- 10   95%  D DeJesus       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  Joel Zumaya replaces Bobby Seay pitching
   O      1--  6   97%  J LaRue         Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 9-5, Ryan Braun facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   96%  S Casey         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   96%  C Monroe        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  7   96%  B Inge          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 9.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-9, Joel Zumaya facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   97%  M Teahen        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   98%  M Sweeney       Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  7   99%  A Gordon        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 9-5, Joakim Soria facing 1-2-3
                  Joakim Soria replaces Ryan Braun pitching
   O      ---  5   99%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   99%  P Polanco       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--  6   99%  G Sheffield     Walk; Polanco to 2B
          12-  6   99%  M Ordonez       Walk; Polanco to 3B; Sheffield to 2B
                  Jimmy Gobble replaces Joakim Soria pitching
   RRR    123  3  100%  C Guillen       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Polanco Scores; Sheffield Scores; Ordonez Scores
   O      -2-  2  100%  I Rodriguez     Popfly: 2B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      -2-  3  100%  S Casey         Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 12.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-12, Fernando Rodney facing 6-7-8
                  Fernando Rodney replaces Joel Zumaya pitching
   O      ---  7  100%  E Brown         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  7  100%  R Shealy        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5  100%  J Buck          Walk
   O      1--  5  100%  T Pena          Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 12.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET200704160

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation