July 22, 2007 Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 8
CHW 5 KCR 5
@DET 2 LAA 7
@MIN 2 NYY 21
TBD 4 BAL 2
@OAK 0 CLE 8
@TEX 3 TOR 8
SEA 0 STL 7
@ATL 2
(10) ARI 3
@CHC 0 FLA 9
CIN 3 NYM 5
@LAD 4
(10) MIL 7
SFG 5 HOU 1
@PIT 0 PHI 9
@SDP 0 WSN 3
COL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 42,201

Sunday, July 22, 2007, 1:07PM
Time of Game: 2:56

Royals

43-54

Won 1

4th, 15½ GB

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

W: B Bannister (6-6), L: N Robertson (6-7)

Tigers

58-38

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E German 3B                   5   1   2   1    0   1  .283  .779   20    0   2   HR
M Grudzielanek 2B             5   0   4   0    0   0  .300  .775   15    1   1   2B
M Teahen 1B-RF                5   1   2   0    0   1  .289  .774   11    8   0   3B
B Butler DH                   5   1   1   0    0   2  .333  .872   22    0   0   3B
R Sanders RF                  3   2   1   1    1   1  .350  .993   15    2   0   
  A Gordon 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .677    1    2   0   
D DeJesus CF                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .273  .751   11    3   0   2B,SH
E Brown LF                    3   0   0   1    0   0  .228  .607   10    3   0   SF
T Pena SS                     3   0   1   1    0   0  .284  .670   15    2   4   CS,SF
J LaRue C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .557   23    5   1   

B Bannister P                                                            0   1
  D Riske P                                                              1   0
  O Dotel P                                                              0   0
Totals                       37   5  13   5    1   7              143   27   9

BATTING

2B: D DeJesus (21, off N Robertson); M Grudzielanek (21, off N Robertson).

3B: M Teahen (6, off N Robertson); B Butler (1, off N Robertson).

HR: E German (3, off N Robertson; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: T Pena (4, off N Robertson); E Brown (4, off N Robertson).

SH: D DeJesus (4, off N Robertson).

TB: E German 5; M Grudzielanek 5; M Teahen 4; B Butler 3; D DeJesus 3; T Pena; R Sanders.

RBI: D DeJesus (37); E German (28); T Pena (31); E Brown (42); R Sanders (9).

2-out RBI: D DeJesus.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

E: J LaRue (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: T Pena (4, 2nd base by N Robertson/M Rabelo).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               4   0   2   0    0   0  .298  .909   15    6   0   SB
O Infante 2B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .254  .596   27    3   1   CS
G Sheffield DH                3   1   0   0    1   0  .303  .967   27    0   0   
M Ordonez RF                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .359 1.031   19    2   0   2B
C Guillen SS                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .309  .915   13    3   2   
S Casey 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .293  .752   11    4   0   
C Monroe LF                   4   1   1   1    0   2  .222  .672   19    1   0   HR
M Rabelo C                    3   0   2   0    0   1  .247  .666   11    8   1   2·2B
  I Rodriguez PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .284  .729    3    0   0   
B Inge 3B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .735   14    0   1   

N Robertson P                                                            0   1
  J Capellan P                                                           0   0
  B Seay P                                                               0   0
Totals                       32   2   6   2    3   5              159   27   6

BATTING

2B: M Rabelo 2 (6, off D Riske, off B Bannister); M Ordonez (38, off O Dotel).

HR: C Monroe (11, off B Bannister; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: M Rabelo 4; C Monroe 4; M Ordonez 2; C Granderson 2.

RBI: C Monroe (49); M Ordonez (81).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

E: M Rabelo (3); B Inge (12).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Granderson (11, 2nd base off B Bannister/J LaRue).

CS: O Infante (1, 2nd base by B Bannister/J LaRue).

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 Bannister, W (6-6)           7     4   1   1    1   3   1   3.68   25  102-63   39· 6·18    9· 8· 4· 0     67    -     0.95   0.31
D Riske                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.42    4   17-12    8· 1· 3    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.81   0.03
O Dotel                        1     1   1   1    2   2   0   3.43    6   27-15    9· 3· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.80   0.02
Totals                         9     6   2   2    3   5   1          35  146-90   56·10·24   10·13· 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 (6-7)           6    11   5   4    1   5   1   4.63   30   96-68   48· 7·13    7· 7·10· 0     36    -     1.04  -0.17
J Capellan                     2     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.86    7   32-21   15· 3· 3    1· 4· 1· 0          2-1    0.42   0.03
B Seay                         1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.12    5   13-10    5· 1· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.10   0.00
Totals                         9    13   5   4    1   7   1          42  141-99   68·11·19    9·12·12· 0          2-1

N Robertson faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dan Iassogna, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Ron Kulpa, 3B - Paul Emmel.

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 42,201.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 8mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Detroit Tigers                       
1. E German             3B    1. C Granderson         CF 
2. M Grudzielanek       2B    2. O Infante            2B 
3. M Teahen             1B    3. G Sheffield          DH 
4. B Butler             DH    4. M Ordonez            RF 
5. R Sanders            RF    5. C Guillen            SS 
6. D DeJesus            CF    6. S Casey              1B 
7. E Brown              LF    7. C Monroe             LF 
8. T Pena               SS    8. M Rabelo             C  
9. J LaRue              C     9. B Inge               3B 

   B Bannister          P        N Robertson          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   0  1-1  1--  1   12%  66% D DeJesus       N Robertson     Reached on E5 (throw)/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to Weak 3B); Sanders to 3B; DeJesus to 2B
   b 3   0  0-0  ---  6  -11%  33% C Monroe        B Bannister     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 4   0  1-0  ---  2   11%  49% B Butler        N Robertson     Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   t 6   0  1-2  1--  2   11%  80% D DeJesus       N Robertson     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Sanders to 3B
   b 9   0  5-2  -2-  5   -9%  80% C Guillen       O Dotel         Walk

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%  E German        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   46%  M Grudzielanek  Lineout: RF
          ---  2   49%  M Teahen        Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      --3  6   45%  B Butler        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bannister facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   47%  C Granderson    Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
          ---  9   45%  O Infante       Walk
   O      1--      49%  G Sheffield     Infante Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  6   50%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Nate Robertson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   48%  R Sanders       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   46%  D DeJesus       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   45%  E Brown         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bannister facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   47%  M Ordonez       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  2   49%  C Guillen       Lineout: LF
   O      ---  4   50%  S Casey         Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Nate Robertson facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   54%  T Pena          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--      47%  J LaRue         Pena Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  3   45%  " "             Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          ---  1   47%  E German        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   49%  M Grudzielanek  Single to LF (Line Drive); German to 2B
   O      12-  1   44%  M Teahen        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bannister facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  6   33%  C Monroe        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   36%  M Rabelo        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   37%  B Inge          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   36%  C Granderson    Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      35%  O Infante       Granderson Steals 2B; Granderson to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3  6   38%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Nate Robertson facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   49%  B Butler        Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   R      --3  3   54%  R Sanders       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Butler Scores
          1--  1   66%  D DeJesus       Reached on E5 (throw)/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to Weak 3B); Sanders to 3B; DeJesus to 2B
   O      -23  2   60%  E Brown         Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
   RO     -23  5   60%  T Pena          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Sanders Scores/unER; DeJesus to 3B
   O      --3  3   56%  J LaRue         Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Brian Bannister facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  7   59%  G Sheffield     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   62%  M Ordonez       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   63%  C Guillen       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Nate Robertson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   60%  E German        Groundout: P-1B
          ---  2   63%  M Grudzielanek  Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   60%  M Teahen        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2   57%  B Butler        Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Brian Bannister facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   61%  S Casey         Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   63%  C Monroe        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  3   60%  M Rabelo        Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  3   65%  B Inge          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Nate Robertson facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   69%  R Sanders       Walk
          1--  2   80%  D DeJesus       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Sanders to 3B
   RO     -23  1   81%  E Brown         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Sanders Scores; DeJesus to 3B
   O      --3  2   76%  T Pena          Popfly: 2B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      --3  9   73%  J LaRue         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Brian Bannister facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   67%  C Granderson    Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   72%  O Infante       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  5   77%  G Sheffield     Flyball: LF
   O      1--  1   81%  M Ordonez       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 1.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Nate Robertson facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  7   88%  E German        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  2   91%  M Grudzielanek  Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          -2-  3   94%  M Teahen        Single to LF (Line Drive); Grudzielanek to 3B
                  Jose Capellan replaces Nate Robertson pitching
   O      1-3  7   90%  B Butler        Fielder's Choice 3B; Grudzielanek out at Hm/3B-C; Teahen to 2B; Butler to 1B
   O      12-  4   88%  R Sanders       Strikeout Looking
   R      12-  3   94%  D DeJesus       Single to CF (Line Drive); Teahen Scores; Butler to 3B; DeJesus to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23  4   92%  E Brown         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, Brian Bannister facing 5-6-7
                  Alex Gordon replaces Reggie Sanders playing 1B batting 5th; Mark Teahen moves to RF
   O      ---  2   94%  C Guillen       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   95%  S Casey         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   96%  C Monroe        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 1.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jose Capellan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   95%  T Pena          Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   95%  J LaRue         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   95%  E German        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, David Riske facing 8-9-1
                  David Riske replaces Brian Bannister pitching
          ---  4   91%  M Rabelo        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  5   94%  B Inge          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      -2-  4   97%  C Granderson    Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   98%  O Infante       Popfly: P (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 1.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Bobby Seay facing 2-3-4
                  Bobby Seay replaces Jose Capellan pitching
          ---  4   99%  M Grudzielanek  Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   98%  M Teahen        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  5   98%  B Butler        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1   98%  A Gordon        Reached on Interference on C; Grudzielanek to 2B
   O      12-  1   98%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, Octavio Dotel facing 3-4-5
                  Octavio Dotel replaces David Riske pitching
          ---  5   95%  G Sheffield     Walk
          1--      95%  M Ordonez       Defensive Indifference; Sheffield to 2B
   R      -2-  9   90%  " "             Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Sheffield Scores
          -2-  5   80%  C Guillen       Walk
   O      12-  1   89%  S Casey         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      12-  4   95%  C Monroe        Strikeout Swinging
                  Ivan Rodriguez pinch hits for Mike Rabelo batting 8th
   O      12-  3  100%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 2.

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