September 21, 2007 Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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SEA 6
@LAA 0 CLE 4
OAK 3 DET 5
KCR 4 CHW 6
@MIN 4 TOR 5
@NYY 4
(14) BOS 8
@TBD 1 TEX 3
BAL 2 ARI 12
LAD 3 MIL 4
@ATL 1 CHC 13
PIT 8 NYM 9
@FLA 6 COL 2
@SDP 1
(14) CIN 9
@SFG 8
(11) HOU 6
@STL 3 PHI 6
@WSN 3

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 40,117

Friday, September 21, 2007, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 2:34

Royals

66-87

Lost 1

5th, 25 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          1  2  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    4  7  1
Tigers          0  0  0   0  3  2   0  0  X    5 11  1

W: T Byrdak (2-0), L: L Nunez (2-4), S: T Jones (38)

Tigers

84-70

Won 1

2nd, 7½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .734    5    2   0   SH
M Grudzielanek 2B-SS          4   0   0   0    0   1  .292  .748   16    2   5   GDP
M Teahen RF                   4   2   2   0    0   1  .283  .763   20    0   1   3B,2B
B Butler DH                   4   0   2   2    0   0  .297  .801   12    0   0   
R Gload 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .290  .760   11   12   0   GDP
A Gordon 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .256  .752   13    1   5   
J Smith SS                    2   1   1   2    0   1  .206  .642    9    1   2   HR
  E German PH-2B              2   0   0   0    0   1  .264  .722    5    1   2   
J Buck C                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .228  .761   10    3   0   
J Gathright LF                2   0   0   0    1   0  .306  .710   14    2   0   

B Buckner P                                                              0   0
  L Nunez P                                                              0   0
  J Bale P                                                               0   0
  J Peralta P                                                            0   0
  D Riske P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32   4   7   4    1   8              115   24  15

BATTING

2B: M Teahen (28, off J Jurrjens).

3B: M Teahen (8, off J Jurrjens).

HR: J Smith (6, off J Jurrjens; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: D DeJesus (6, off F Rodney).

TB: M Teahen 5; J Smith 4; B Butler 2; A Gordon; R Gload.

GIDP: M Grudzielanek (14); R Gload (13).

RBI: J Smith 2 (17); B Butler 2 (51).

2-out RBI: B Butler.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 3. A Gordon-E German-R Gload; M Grudzielanek-J Smith-R Gload; A Gordon-M Grudzielanek-R Gload.

E: J Smith (4).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               4   0   2   0    0   0  .299  .905   12    2   0   
P Polanco 2B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .344  .858   11    3   3   2B,GDP
G Sheffield DH                3   0   0   0    1   0  .269  .855   21    0   0   
M Ordonez RF                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .354 1.007   10    2   0   GDP
C Guillen SS-1B               4   0   0   0    0   2  .295  .854   16    1   6   
I Rodriguez C                 4   2   2   0    0   0  .278  .712   11    8   1   2B,GDP
T Perez LF                    1   1   0   0    1   0  .417 1.031    9    1   0   
  M Thames PH-LF              2   0   0   0    0   1  .236  .737    7    0   0   
  B Clevlen LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250         0   0   
S Casey 1B                    3   1   2   3    0   0  .289  .737   12   10   0   HR
  R Santiago SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .298  .737         0   0   
B Inge 3B                     3   0   1   2    0   0  .242  .705   12    0   0   

J Jurrjens P                                                             0   0
  T Byrdak P                                                             0   0
  F Rodney P                                                             0   1
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32   5  11   5    2   3              121   27  11

BATTING

2B: I Rodriguez (30, off B Buckner); P Polanco (35, off B Buckner).

HR: S Casey (4, off B Buckner; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to CF-RF).

TB: S Casey 5; P Polanco 3; I Rodriguez 3; M Ordonez 2; C Granderson 2; B Inge.

GIDP: M Ordonez (19); P Polanco (7); I Rodriguez (15).

RBI: S Casey 3 (52); B Inge 2 (68).

2-out RBI: B Inge 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Guillen-P Polanco-S Casey 2.

E: M Thames (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
B Buckner                      5     7   3   3    1   1   1   4.50   21   77-46   27· 3·16    7· 4· 8· 0     41    -     1.00  -0.03
L Nunez, H (1), L (2-4)        0.1   1   2   0    0   1   0   4.50    3    8-6     4· 1· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.03  -0.06
J Bale, BS (1)                 0.2   2   0   0    0   1   0   4.54    4   14-12    5· 3· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          2-2    3.16  -0.21
J Peralta                      1     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.89    3   11-6     4· 0· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.82   0.05
D Riske                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.38    3   11-7     6· 0· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.45   0.04
Totals                         8    11   5   3    2   3   1          34  121-77   46· 7·24   14· 5·10· 0          2-2

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 Jurrjens                     2.1   6   4   4    0   0   1   3.90   13   43-28   20· 1· 7    5· 5· 3· 0     29    -     0.69  -0.25
T Byrdak, W (2-0)              4     0   0   0    1   5   0   3.35   11   39-26   13· 4· 9    3· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.62   0.18
F Rodney, H (12)               1.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   4.10    6   18-15    9· 3· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.26   0.18
T Jones, S (38)                1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.26    4   15-11    5· 2· 4    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.99   0.17
Totals                         9     7   4   4    1   8   1          34  115-80   47·10·23   13· 9· 3· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jeff Kellogg, 1B - Andy Fletcher, 2B - Eric Cooper, 3B - Mike Reilly.

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 40,117.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 77° F, Wind 13mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Detroit Tigers                       
1. D DeJesus            CF    1. C Granderson         CF 
2. M Grudzielanek       2B    2. P Polanco            2B 
3. M Teahen             RF    3. G Sheffield          DH 
4. B Butler             DH    4. M Ordonez            RF 
5. R Gload              1B    5. C Guillen            SS 
6. A Gordon             3B    6. I Rodriguez          C  
7. J Smith              SS    7. T Perez              LF 
8. J Buck               C     8. S Casey              1B 
9. J Gathright          LF    9. B Inge               3B 

   B Buckner            P        J Jurrjens           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  4-3  123  4   28%  73% B Inge          J Bale          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Ordonez Scores/unER; Rodriguez Scores/unER; Casey to 2B
   b 5   1  4-0  12-  6   22%  39% S Casey         B Buckner       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Rodriguez Scores; Perez Scores
   t 8   0  5-4  ---  5  -14%  59% J Gathright     F Rodney        Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Gathright to 2B
   t 8   1  5-4  --3  5   14%  77% M Grudzielanek  F Rodney        Strikeout Swinging
   t 2   0  0-1  1--  4  -14%  23% J Smith         J Jurrjens      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Gordon Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jair Jurrjens facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  D DeJesus       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  3   54%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  4   52%  M Teahen        Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   R      -2-  1   43%  B Butler        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Teahen Scores
   O      1--  3   45%  R Gload         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Billy Buckner facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   49%  C Granderson    Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   OO     1--  4   41%  P Polanco       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  5   40%  G Sheffield     Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jair Jurrjens facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   37%  A Gordon        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   RR     1--  4   23%  J Smith         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Gordon Scores
   O      ---  3   25%  J Buck          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   26%  J Gathright     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   27%  D DeJesus       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Billy Buckner facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   30%  M Ordonez       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   27%  C Guillen       Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   OO     1--  2   22%  I Rodriguez     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jair Jurrjens facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   23%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  6   19%  M Teahen        Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   R      --3  6   15%  B Butler        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Teahen Scores
                  Tim Byrdak replaces Jair Jurrjens pitching
   OO     1--  1   18%  R Gload         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Billy Buckner facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   16%  T Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   14%  S Casey         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   13%  B Inge          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tim Byrdak facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   14%  A Gordon        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   15%  J Smith         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   16%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Billy Buckner facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   14%  C Granderson    Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   17%  P Polanco       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  3   14%  G Sheffield     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      -2-  2   11%  M Ordonez       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tim Byrdak facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   10%  J Gathright     Walk
   O      1--  1   11%  D DeJesus       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   OO     1--  3   13%  M Grudzielanek  Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Billy Buckner facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   11%  C Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   15%  I Rodriguez     Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
          -2-  5   17%  T Perez         Walk
   RRR    12-  6   39%  S Casey         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Rodriguez Scores; Perez Scores
   O      ---  4   37%  B Inge          Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  2   38%  C Granderson    Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   41%  P Polanco       Single to LF (Line Drive); Granderson to 2B
   O      12-  7   35%  G Sheffield     Lineout: LF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 3.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Tim Byrdak facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  8   38%  M Teahen        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   40%  B Butler        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   41%  R Gload         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Leo Nunez facing 4-5-6
                  Leo Nunez replaces Billy Buckner pitching
          ---  1   47%  M Ordonez       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   41%  C Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   47%  I Rodriguez     Reached on E6 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Ordonez to 2B
                  John Bale replaces Leo Nunez pitching; Marcus Thames pinch hits for Timo Perez batting 7th
   O      12-  5   39%  M Thames        Strikeout Swinging
          12-  2   44%  S Casey         Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B); Ordonez to 3B; Rodriguez to 2B
   RR     123  4   73%  B Inge          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Ordonez Scores/unER; Rodriguez Scores/unER; Casey to 2B
   O      12-  3   68%  C Granderson    Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 5.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Tim Byrdak facing 6-7-8
                  Marcus Thames moves to LF
   O      ---  3   73%  A Gordon        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Fernando Rodney replaces Tim Byrdak pitching; Esteban German pinch hits for Jason Smith batting 7th
   O      ---  3   76%  E German        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   78%  J Buck          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Joel Peralta facing 2-3-4
                  Joel Peralta replaces John Bale pitching; Esteban German moves to 2B; Mark Grudzielanek moves to SS
   O      ---  2   76%  P Polanco       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  6   78%  G Sheffield     Walk
   OO     1--  3   73%  M Ordonez       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 5.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Fernando Rodney facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   59%  J Gathright     Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Gathright to 2B
   O      -2-  1   63%  D DeJesus       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Gathright to 3B
   O      --3  5   77%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  2   86%  M Teahen        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-4, David Riske facing 5-6-7
                  David Riske replaces Joel Peralta pitching
   O      ---  5   85%  C Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   83%  I Rodriguez     Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Rodriguez out at 2B/RF-SS
   O      ---  2   83%  M Thames        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 5.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Todd Jones facing 4-5-6
                  Todd Jones replaces Fernando Rodney pitching; Carlos Guillen moves to 1B; Ramon Santiago replaces Sean Casey playing SS batting 8th; Brent Clevlen replaces Marcus Thames playing LF batting 7th
   O      ---  4   90%  B Butler        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   82%  R Gload         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  5   92%  A Gordon        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2  100%  E German        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 5.

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