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

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SEA 3
@LAA 2 OAK 9
@CLE 3 KCR 7
@DET 4 CHW 8
@MIN 3 NYY 12
TOR 11
(10) BOS 8
@TBD 6 BAL 11
@TEX 9 ARI 6
LAD 2 ATL 4
MIL 3
(11) CHC 9
PIT 5 NYM 7
@FLA 2 COL 6
@SDP 2 SFG 2
CIN 0 STL 7
HOU 4 PHI 4
@WSN 1
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 41,792

Saturday, September 22, 2007, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:13

Royals

67-87

Won 1

5th, 24 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          3  2  0   0  0  0   1  1  0    7 13  2
Tigers          1  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  1    4 15  1

W: K Davies (7-14), L: K Rogers (3-3)

Tigers

84-71

Lost 1

2nd, 7½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E German LF                   3   2   1   0    1   0  .265  .725   19    0   0   2B
  D DeJesus CF                1   1   1   0    0   0  .267  .740    4    0   0   3B
M Grudzielanek 2B             5   3   4   2    0   1  .298  .762   12    1   4   2·2B
B Butler 1B                   3   0   2   0    1   0  .301  .808   15    8   1   
  R Gload PR-1B               0   0   0   0    1   0  .290  .762    4    2   1   IW
M Sweeney DH                  5   1   2   2    0   1  .263  .736   11    0   0   
M Teahen CF-RF                5   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .756   19    4   0   2·GDP
E Brown RF-LF                 4   0   2   2    1   1  .258  .653   16    2   1   IW
A Gordon 3B                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .745   19    2   1   
J LaRue C                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .150  .517   15    6   0   
T Pena SS                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .259  .614   10    1   5   

K Davies P                                                               0   0
  J Bale P                                                               0   0
  J Peralta P                                                            0   0
  J Gobble P                                                             0   0
  J Soria P                                                              1   0
Totals                       39   7  13   6    4   9              144   27  13

BATTING

2B: E German (14, off K Rogers); M Grudzielanek 2 (32, off Z Miner, off K Rogers).

3B: D DeJesus (9, off Z Miner).

IBB: R Gload (1, by Z Miner); E Brown (2, by B Seay).

TB: M Grudzielanek 6; D DeJesus 3; E German 2; M Sweeney 2; B Butler 2; E Brown 2; T Pena.

GIDP: M Teahen 2 (23).

RBI: E Brown 2 (61); M Grudzielanek 2 (50); M Sweeney 2 (38).

2-out RBI: M Grudzielanek 2; E Brown 2; M Sweeney.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Grudzielanek-T Pena-R Gload.

E: A Gordon (13); E Brown (6).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               5   2   3   1    0   0  .302  .914   15    2   0   HR,2B
P Polanco 2B                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .340  .851   14    3   4   
G Sheffield DH                4   0   0   0    1   2  .267  .850   25    0   0   
M Ordonez RF                  5   0   4   1    0   0  .358 1.014   19    2   0   2B
C Guillen SS                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .294  .851   20    2   3   2B
I Rodriguez C                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .280  .715   10    9   1   
T Perez LF                    3   0   2   2    0   0  .427 1.056    8    0   0   2B
  R Raburn PH-LF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .298  .806    5    0   0   GDP
S Casey 1B                    4   0   3   0    0   0  .294  .745   12    9   1   2B
B Inge 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .240  .699   33    0   1   

K Rogers P                                                               0   0
  J Grilli P                                                             0   0
  B Seay P                                                               0   0
  Z Miner P                                                              0   0
  C Rapada P                                                             0   0
Totals                       40   4  15   4    1   5              161   27  10

BATTING

2B: T Perez (8, off K Davies); M Ordonez (50, off K Davies); C Guillen (34, off K Davies); C Granderson (37, off J Soria); S Casey (30, off J Gobble).

HR: C Granderson (23, off K Davies; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: C Granderson 7; M Ordonez 5; S Casey 4; T Perez 3; C Guillen 2; I Rodriguez 2.

GIDP: R Raburn (7).

RBI: T Perez 2 (12); C Granderson (73); M Ordonez (133).

2-out RBI: M Ordonez.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

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

E: B Inge (18).

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
K Davies, W (7-14)             5.1   9   3   3    1   1   1   5.92   25   84-53   35· 5·13   12· 5· 6· 0     38    -     0.97   0.02
J Bale, H (3)                  0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   4.46    3   20-16   14· 2· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.66   0.08
J Peralta, H (6)               1     2   0   0    0   1   0   3.84    5   15-12    8· 1· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.78   0.03
J Gobble                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.96    3   15-10    6· 2· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.62   0.06
J Soria                        1     2   1   1    0   1   0   2.59    5   17-12    7· 0· 5    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.58   0.02
Totals                         9    15   4   4    1   5   1          41  151-103  70·10·23   19· 9· 7· 0          2-0

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Rogers, L (3-3)              6     8   5   3    2   6   0   4.26   28   90-55   30·10·15   11· 5· 4· 0     44    -     0.84  -0.20
J Grilli                       0     3   1   1    0   0   0   4.91    3    5-3     3· 0· 0    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.93  -0.10
B Seay                         1     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.42    3   10-4     3· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          3-1    0.86   0.05
Z Miner                        1     2   1   1    1   1   0   3.10    6   21-11    7· 0· 4    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.29  -0.03
C Rapada                       1     0   0   0    0   2   0  11.57    3   18-12    5· 2· 5    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         9    13   7   5    4   9   0          43  144-85   48·12·25   17· 7· 6· 0          3-1

J Peralta faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
J Grilli faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: K Davies (5); J Bale (2); J Gobble (6).

IBB: Z Miner (4; R Gload); B Seay (4; E Brown).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:13.

Attendance: 41,792.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 12mph out to Centerfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

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

   K Davies             P        K Rogers             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-1  -23  1   14%  74% E Brown         K Rogers        Single to RF (Line Drive); Grudzielanek Scores/unER; Sweeney Scores/unER
   b 6   1  5-3  -23 13   12%  71% B Inge          J Bale          Strikeout Swinging
   b 6   2  5-3  -23  5   10%  81% C Granderson    J Bale          Groundout: 2B-1B
   t 2   2  1-3  1--  1    9%  76% M Grudzielanek  K Rogers        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); German Scores
   b 1   0  3-0  ---  3   -8%  64% C Granderson    K Davies        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kenny Rogers facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   56%  E German        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  3   62%  M Grudzielanek  Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); German to 3B
   O      1-3  2   56%  B Butler        Popfly: 2B
   R      1-3  3   62%  M Sweeney       Reached on E5/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); German Scores; Grudzielanek to 2B
   O      12-  5   60%  M Teahen        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Grudzielanek to 3B; Sweeney to 2B
   RR     -23  1   74%  E Brown         Single to RF (Line Drive); Grudzielanek Scores/unER; Sweeney Scores/unER
   O      1--  6   72%  A Gordon        Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Kyle Davies facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  3   64%  C Granderson    Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  5   66%  P Polanco       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   68%  G Sheffield     Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          ---  2   66%  M Ordonez       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Ordonez to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw)
          -2-      65%  C Guillen       Wild Pitch; Ordonez to 3B
   O      --3  6   69%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Kenny Rogers facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   67%  J LaRue         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   66%  T Pena          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   67%  E German        Walk
   R      1--  1   76%  M Grudzielanek  Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); German Scores
          -2-  4   76%  B Butler        Walk
   R      12-  1   83%  M Sweeney       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Grudzielanek Scores; Butler to 2B
   O      12-  2   81%  M Teahen        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, Kyle Davies facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   83%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   84%  T Perez         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   85%  S Casey         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Kenny Rogers facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   84%  E Brown         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   83%  A Gordon        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   82%  J LaRue         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, Kyle Davies facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   84%  B Inge          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   82%  C Granderson    Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   84%  P Polanco       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Granderson to 2B
          -2-  6   83%  G Sheffield     Walk
   O      12-  5   87%  M Ordonez       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Kenny Rogers facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   86%  T Pena          Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  4   85%  E German        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   84%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, Kyle Davies facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   79%  C Guillen       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
          -2-  1   73%  I Rodriguez     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Guillen to 3B
   RRO    1-3  1   71%  T Perez         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Guillen Scores; Rodriguez Scores; Perez out at 3B/RF-1B-3B
          ---  5   67%  S Casey         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   71%  B Inge          Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  4   74%  C Granderson    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 3.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Kenny Rogers facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   77%  B Butler        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   74%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  2   70%  M Teahen        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-5, Kyle Davies facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   73%  P Polanco       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   75%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   72%  M Ordonez       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  2   77%  C Guillen       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 3.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Kenny Rogers facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   80%  E Brown         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   77%  A Gordon        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   75%  J LaRue         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   76%  T Pena          Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Gordon to 2B
   O      12-  6   73%  E German        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-5, Kyle Davies facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   76%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  5   72%  T Perez         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  John Bale replaces Kyle Davies pitching
          1--  2   66%  S Casey         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Perez to 2B
          12-      59%  B Inge          Wild Pitch; Perez to 3B; Casey to 2B
   O      -23 13   71%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  5   81%  C Granderson    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 3.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jason Grilli facing 2-3-4
                  Jason Grilli replaces Kenny Rogers pitching
          ---  1   83%  M Grudzielanek  Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--  3   86%  B Butler        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Grudzielanek to 2B
                  Ross Gload pinch runs for Billy Butler batting 3rd
          12-  1   91%  M Sweeney       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Grudzielanek to 3B; Gload to 2B
                  Bobby Seay replaces Jason Grilli pitching
   ROO    123  2   88%  M Teahen        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS); Grudzielanek Scores/No RBI; Gload to 3B
          --3  4   88%  E Brown         Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  4   86%  A Gordon        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Joel Peralta facing 2-3-4
                  Joel Peralta replaces John Bale pitching; Ross Gload moves to 1B; Emil Brown moves to LF; David DeJesus replaces Esteban German playing CF batting 1st; Mark Teahen moves to RF
   O      ---  2   89%  P Polanco       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   91%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   90%  M Ordonez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   92%  C Guillen       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 3.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Zach Miner facing 8-9-1
                  Zach Miner replaces Bobby Seay pitching
   O      ---  4   91%  J LaRue         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   91%  T Pena          Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   92%  D DeJesus       Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   R      --3  3   96%  M Grudzielanek  Double to LF (Ground Ball); DeJesus Scores
          -2-  4   96%  R Gload         Intentional Walk
   O      12-  2   95%  M Sweeney       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-7, Joel Peralta facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   92%  I Rodriguez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Jimmy Gobble replaces Joel Peralta pitching; Ryan Raburn pinch hits for Timo Perez batting 7th
   OO     1--  5   98%  R Raburn        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  3   97%  S Casey         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
          -2-      97%  B Inge          Wild Pitch; Casey to 3B
   O      --3  7   98%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Tigers 3.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-3, Clay Rapada facing 5-6-7
                  Clay Rapada replaces Zach Miner pitching; Ryan Raburn moves to LF
   O      ---  8   98%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   98%  E Brown         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   98%  A Gordon        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-7, Joakim Soria facing 1-2-3
                  Joakim Soria replaces Jimmy Gobble pitching
          ---  1   95%  C Granderson    Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   98%  P Polanco       Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  3   99%  G Sheffield     Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Granderson to 3B
   R      --3  5   98%  M Ordonez       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Granderson Scores; Ordonez to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -2-  5  100%  C Guillen       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
        1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Tigers 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET200709220

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation