September 23, 2007 Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 40,068

Sunday, September 23, 2007, 1:07PM
Time of Game: 2:42

Royals

67-88

Lost 1

5th, 25 GB

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

W: J Verlander (18-6), L: J de la Rosa (8-12)

Tigers

85-71

Won 1

2nd, 7½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .265  .736   19    3   0   HBP
J Gathright LF                3   0   1   0    0   0  .307  .709   13    0   0   
  E Brown PH-LF               2   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .649   10    0   0   
R Gload 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .290  .760   17    4   0   HBP
B Butler DH                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .300  .814   13    0   0   HR
M Teahen RF                   4   1   2   0    0   2  .282  .760   15    3   0   2B
A Gordon 3B                   2   0   0   0    2   1  .253  .744   20    1   2   
J Buck C                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .228  .757   14    8   0   
J Smith 2B                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .207  .638   15    4   1   
T Pena SS                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .610   12    1   2   
  C Brazell PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .500 1.167    4    0   0   

J de la Rosa P                                                           0   0
  L Hochevar P                                                           0   0
  L Nunez P                                                              0   0
Totals                       35   2   7   2    2  10              152   24   5

BATTING

2B: M Teahen (29, off J Verlander).

HR: B Butler (8, off J Verlander; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

HBP: R Gload (1, by J Verlander); D DeJesus (22, by J Verlander).

TB: B Butler 4; M Teahen 3; J Gathright; J Buck; J Smith; R Gload.

RBI: B Butler (52); J Smith (18).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Gordon-J Smith-R Gload.

E: J Smith (5); A Gordon (14).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Maybin CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .152  .503   16    4   0   
P Polanco 2B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .342  .852   13    2   1   GDP
R Raburn RF                   4   2   2   2    0   1  .305  .843   14    3   0   HR,2B
C Guillen DH                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .293  .849   21    0   0   
M Thames LF                   4   2   2   3    0   1  .240  .764   12    1   0   2·HR
  B Clevlen LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250         0   0   
M Hessman 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .213  .687   22    5   1   
B Inge 3B                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .238  .696   11    2   1   
M Rabelo C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .608   16    9   1   
R Santiago SS                 2   1   0   0    0   0  .288  .723    9    1   1   HBP

J Verlander P                                                            0   2
  B Seay P                                                               0   0
  J Zumaya P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   7   7   6    1   8              134   27   7

BATTING

2B: R Raburn (11, off J de la Rosa).

HR: M Thames 2 (17, off J de la Rosa, off L Hochevar; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); R Raburn (4, off L Nunez; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

HBP: R Santiago (3, by L Hochevar).

TB: M Thames 8; R Raburn 6; P Polanco 2; C Guillen.

GIDP: P Polanco (8).

RBI: M Thames 3 (51); R Raburn 2 (24); C Guillen (97).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

E: R Santiago (1).

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
J de la Rosa, L (8-12)         1     4   4   4    1   1   1   5.64    8   42-27   22· 3· 2    1· 3· 2· 0     29    -     0.76  -0.28
L Hochevar                     3.1   2   2   1    0   3   1   0.93   13   47-29   17· 5· 7    6· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.41  -0.05
L Nunez                        3.2   1   1   1    0   4   1   4.31   12   41-28   14· 6· 8    1· 6· 1· 0          0-0    0.09   0.02
Totals                         8     7   7   6    1   8   3          33  130-84   53·14·17    8·12· 3· 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
J Verlander, W (18-6)          6     5   2   2    2   6   1   3.68   27  104-69   44·10·15    9· 3· 5· 0     58    -     0.69   0.12
B Seay                         1.1   2   0   0    0   2   0   2.35    6   21-18   11· 2· 5    0· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.55   0.03
J Zumaya                       1.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   4.41    6   25-17   11· 3· 3    1· 3· 0· 0          1-0    0.20   0.04
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2  10   1          39  150-104  66·15·23   10· 7· 8· 0          1-0

Balks: J Verlander (2).

WP: J de la Rosa (4); L Hochevar (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: L Hochevar (3; R Santiago); J Verlander 2 (19; D DeJesus, R Gload).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 40,068.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 79° F, Wind 10mph out to Centerfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Detroit Tigers                       
1. D DeJesus            CF    1. C Maybin             CF 
2. J Gathright          LF    2. P Polanco            2B 
3. R Gload              1B    3. R Raburn             RF 
4. B Butler             DH    4. C Guillen            DH 
5. M Teahen             RF    5. M Thames             LF 
6. A Gordon             3B    6. M Hessman            1B 
7. J Buck               C     7. B Inge               3B 
8. J Smith              2B    8. M Rabelo             C  
9. T Pena               SS    9. R Santiago           SS 

   J de la Rosa         P        J Verlander          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-2  1--  2   12%  84% M Thames        J de la Rosa    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Guillen Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  1--  4   11%  66% R Raburn        J de la Rosa    Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Polanco Scores
   t 2   0  4-0  ---  1   -6%  77% B Butler        J Verlander     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   t 3   1  5-1  1--  3   -5%  80% J Gathright     J Verlander     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); DeJesus to 3B
   b 1   1  0-1  --3  5    5%  73% C Guillen       J de la Rosa    Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Raburn 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       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   54%  J Gathright     Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  3   55%  R Gload         Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jorge de la Rosa facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  C Maybin        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  4   55%  P Polanco       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   R      1--  4   66%  R Raburn        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Polanco Scores
          -2-      68%  C Guillen       Wild Pitch; Raburn to 3B
   R      --3  5   73%  " "             Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Raburn Scores
   RR     1--  2   84%  M Thames        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Guillen Scores
          ---  9   86%  M Hessman       Walk
   O      1--  4   84%  B Inge          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  8   83%  M Rabelo        Lineout: RF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Justin Verlander facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  1   77%  B Butler        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      ---  7   79%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   77%  A Gordon        Walk
   O      1--  2   79%  J Buck          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
   O      1--  6   81%  J Smith         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Luke Hochevar facing 9-1-2
                  Luke Hochevar replaces Jorge de la Rosa pitching
          ---  4   83%  R Santiago      Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   81%  C Maybin        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   83%  P Polanco       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Santiago to 2B
   RO     12-  1   86%  R Raburn        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Santiago Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/No RBI/unER; Raburn to 2B
          -2-      87%  C Guillen       Wild Pitch; Raburn to 3B
   O      --3  5   85%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 5.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Justin Verlander facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   87%  T Pena          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  4   85%  D DeJesus       Hit By Pitch
          1--  3   80%  J Gathright     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); DeJesus to 3B
   O      1-3  4   84%  R Gload         Flyball: CF; Gathright to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23  2   89%  B Butler        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Luke Hochevar facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  3   93%  M Thames        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   92%  M Hessman       Popfly: 3B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   92%  B Inge          Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      ---  3   91%  M Rabelo        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 6.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Justin Verlander facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   93%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   94%  A Gordon        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   93%  J Buck          Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      93%  J Smith         Balk; Buck to 2B
          -2-  3   91%  " "             Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Buck to 3B
   O      1-3  2   94%  T Pena          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Luke Hochevar facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   95%  R Santiago      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   94%  C Maybin        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
   OO     1--  3   93%  P Polanco       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 6.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Justin Verlander facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   94%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   95%  J Gathright     Lineout: RF (Short RF)
          ---  3   94%  R Gload         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  6   96%  B Butler        Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Luke Hochevar facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  8   95%  R Raburn        Strikeout Looking
                  Leo Nunez replaces Luke Hochevar pitching
   O      ---  3   95%  C Guillen       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   95%  M Thames        Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 6.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Justin Verlander facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   92%  M Teahen        Double to RF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  4   89%  A Gordon        Walk
   O      12-  5   92%  J Buck          Lineout: CF; Teahen to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   93%  J Smith         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Teahen Scores
   O      1--  5   95%  T Pena          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Leo Nunez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   94%  M Hessman       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   94%  B Inge          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   94%  M Rabelo        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 6.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-6, Bobby Seay facing 1-2-3
                  Bobby Seay replaces Justin Verlander pitching
   O      ---  4   95%  D DeJesus       Strikeout Looking
                  Emil Brown pinch hits for Joey Gathright batting 2nd
   O      ---  4   96%  E Brown         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   95%  R Gload         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   97%  B Butler        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Leo Nunez facing 9-1-2
                  Emil Brown moves to LF
   O      ---  1   96%  R Santiago      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   96%  C Maybin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   96%  P Polanco       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 6.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-6, Bobby Seay facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   93%  M Teahen        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   96%  A Gordon        Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  Joel Zumaya replaces Bobby Seay pitching
   O      1--  2   98%  J Buck          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  5   99%  J Smith         Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Leo Nunez facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  1   99%  R Raburn        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   99%  C Guillen       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   99%  M Thames        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   99%  M Hessman       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 7.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-7, Joel Zumaya facing 9-1-2
                  Brent Clevlen replaces Marcus Thames playing LF batting 5th; Craig Brazell pinch hits for Tony Pena batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  C Brazell       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  D DeJesus       Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
          ---  6  100%  E Brown         Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
          1--     100%  R Gload         Defensive Indifference; Brown to 2B
   O      -2-  4  100%  " "             Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 7.

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