August 3, 2004 Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 9
SEA 7 BAL 5
SEA 4 TEX 5
@DET 4 CHW 12
@KCR 4 MIN 10
ANA 0 OAK 13
@NYY 4 BOS 5
@TBD 2 TOR 7
CLE 6 ARI 5
FLA 3 CHC 5
@COL 3 HOU 3
ATL 2 LAD 3
PIT 2 NYM 12
@MIL 3 PHI 5
@SDP 2 SFG 11
CIN 0 MON 10
@STL 6
(12)

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 13,981

Tuesday, August 3, 2004, 7:09PM
Time of Game: 2:48

White Sox

54-49

Won 2

2nd, 5 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  2   0  5  3   0  1  1   12 11  1
Royals          0  0  0   0  4  0   0  0  0    4  6  1

W: J Contreras (9-5), L: M Wood (1-4)

Royals

37-67

Lost 1

5th, 22½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Rowand CF                   5   1   1   3    0   3  .315  .915   21    3   0   HR
T Perez RF                    4   1   1   1    1   0  .255  .649   19    3   0   2B
C Lee LF                      3   1   0   0    0   1  .298  .877   18    2   0   HBP
  R Gload PH-LF               1   0   0   0    0   1  .270  .689    5    0   0   
P Konerko 1B                  4   1   1   4    1   0  .289  .929   22    6   1   HR
J Valentin SS                 5   1   1   1    0   1  .228  .801   18    1   1   HR,GDP
J Borchard DH                 4   1   0   0    1   1  .158  .493   15    0   0   
B Davis C                     5   1   3   0    0   1  .197  .532   18    8   1   2B
J Crede 3B                    2   2   1   1    2   0  .236  .707   17    2   2   HR,SH
W Harris 2B                   3   3   3   2    1   0  .266  .678   13    1   3   3B

J Contreras P                                                            1   0
  C Politte P                                                            0   0
  N Cotts P                                                              0   0
  M Jackson P                                                            0   0
Totals                       36  12  11  12    6   8              166   27   8

BATTING

2B: T Perez (9, off M Wood); B Davis (1, off M Wood).

3B: W Harris (2, off M Wood).

HR: A Rowand (13, off D Reyes; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF); J Valentin (23, off S Sullivan; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); J Crede (14, off M Wood; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); P Konerko (28, off M Wood; 5th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).

SH: J Crede (3, off M Wood).

HBP: C Lee (5, by M Wood).

TB: W Harris 5; A Rowand 4; J Valentin 4; J Crede 4; B Davis 4; P Konerko 4; T Perez 2.

GIDP: J Valentin (5).

RBI: P Konerko 4 (74); A Rowand 3 (32); W Harris 2 (17); J Crede (46); T Perez (27); J Valentin (58).

2-out RBI: P Konerko 4; A Rowand 3; T Perez.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

E: J Crede (8).

BASERUNNING

PO: W Harris (1st base by M Wood).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF                  4   0   1   1    0   2  .231  .611   15    2   0   CS
J Randa 3B                    3   0   1   1    0   1  .276  .729   22    0   0   SF
M Sweeney 1B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .828    8    4   0   
  D Brown PH-LF               2   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .565   10    2   0   
M Stairs LF-1B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .260  .792   19    3   0   
K Harvey DH                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .303  .808   14    0   0   HR
A Nunez RF                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .197  .584   13    3   0   
  R Mateo RF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .720    4    0   0   
A Berroa SS                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .245  .653   22    3   4   SB
J Buck C                      4   1   0   0    0   1  .176  .498   11    8   0   
R Gotay 2B                    3   1   1   1    0   1  .333  .666   14    2   2   

M Wood P                                                                 0   1
  D Reyes P                                                              0   0
  R Bukvich P                                                            0   0
  N Field P                                                              0   0
  S Sullivan P                                                           0   0
Totals                       32   4   6   4    2   8              152   27   7

BATTING

HR: K Harvey (13, off J Contreras; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).

SF: J Randa (7, off J Contreras).

TB: K Harvey 4; A Nunez; R Gotay; A Berroa; J Randa; D DeJesus.

RBI: K Harvey (46); J Randa (27); R Gotay (1); D DeJesus (12).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Gotay-A Berroa-M Sweeney.

E: M Sweeney (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Berroa (10, 2nd base off C Politte/B Davis).

CS: D DeJesus (4, 2nd base by J Contreras/B Davis).

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Contreras, W (9-5)           6     5   4   2    1   3   1   5.49   24   90-55   30· 9·16    7· 9· 4· 0     52    -     0.77   0.13
C Politte                      1     0   0   0    1   1   0   4.23    4   19-11    6· 0· 5    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.35   0.01
N Cotts                        1     1   0   0    0   2   0   6.00    4   21-14    6· 5· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.12   0.00
M Jackson                      1     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.75    3   15-9     4· 2· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     6   4   2    2   8   1          35  145-89   46·16·27    8·11· 6· 0           -

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
M Wood, L (1-4)                5     6   7   7    2   4   2   5.13   23   88-53   35· 6·12    6· 8· 2· 0     29    -     0.85  -0.24
D Reyes                        2     2   3   3    1   1   1   4.73    9   25-15    8· 2· 5    2· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.30  -0.11
R Bukvich                      0     1   1   1    3   0   0   3.68    4   18-4     1· 2· 1    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.05  -0.01
N Field                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.83    3   16-11    7· 2· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          3-0    0.05   0.00
S Sullivan                     1     2   1   1    0   1   1   4.44    5   19-10    7· 3· 0    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    11  12  12    6   8   4          44  166-93   58·15·20    8·14· 7· 0          3-0

R Bukvich faced 4 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: M Wood (2; W Harris, 1st base).

HBP: M Wood (2; C Lee).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Greg Gibson, 2B - Bruce Dreckman, 3B - Larry Poncino.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 13,981.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 93° F, Wind 12mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Kansas City Royals                   
1. A Rowand             CF    1. D DeJesus            CF 
2. T Perez              RF    2. J Randa              3B 
3. C Lee                LF    3. M Sweeney            1B 
4. P Konerko            1B    4. M Stairs             LF 
5. J Valentin           SS    5. K Harvey             DH 
6. J Borchard           DH    6. A Nunez              RF 
7. B Davis              C     7. A Berroa             SS 
8. J Crede              3B    8. J Buck               C  
9. W Harris             2B    9. R Gotay              2B 

   J Contreras          P        M Wood               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  0-3  123  2   14%  97% P Konerko       M Wood          Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Harris Scores; Perez Scores; Lee Scores
   t 6   2  4-7  12-  3   12%  96% A Rowand        D Reyes         Home Run (Fly Ball); Crede Scores; Harris Scores
   t 3   1  0-0  ---  3   11%  58% J Crede         M Wood          Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 3   2  0-1  -2-  1   10%  68% T Perez         M Wood          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Harris Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  1--  4   -8%  46% J Valentin      M Wood          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Wood facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  A Rowand        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   46%  T Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   45%  C Lee           Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Contreras facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   49%  J Randa         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   50%  M Sweeney       Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Wood facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   54%  P Konerko       Walk
   OO     1--  4   46%  J Valentin      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  2   45%  J Borchard      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Contreras facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   47%  M Stairs        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  5   49%  K Harvey        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  A Nunez         Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Wood facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   47%  B Davis         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   R      ---  3   58%  J Crede         Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  5   61%  W Harris        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      62%  A Rowand        Harris Picked off 1B, safe on E3; Harris to 2B
   O      -2-  2   59%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   R      -2-  1   68%  T Perez         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Harris Scores
   O      -2-  6   66%  C Lee           Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Jose Contreras facing 7-8-9
          ---  9   61%  A Berroa        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   64%  J Buck          Groundout: 3B-2B-1B; Berroa to 2B
   O      -2-  4   68%  R Gotay         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   72%  D DeJesus       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Wood facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   70%  P Konerko       Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
   O      ---  2   68%  J Valentin      Lineout: RF
   O      ---  1   67%  J Borchard      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Jose Contreras facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   70%  J Randa         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   72%  M Sweeney       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   74%  M Stairs        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 0.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Wood facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   79%  B Davis         Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   78%  J Crede         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Davis to 3B
   R      --3  1   85%  W Harris        Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Davis Scores
   O      --3  6   81%  A Rowand        Strikeout Swinging
          --3  4   82%  T Perez         Walk
          1-3  6   83%  C Lee           Hit By Pitch; Perez to 2B
   RRRR   123  2   97%  P Konerko       Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Harris Scores; Perez Scores; Lee Scores
   O      ---  7   97%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-7, Jose Contreras facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  2   95%  K Harvey        Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
          ---  3   93%  A Nunez         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   95%  A Berroa        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  1   91%  J Buck          Reached on E5 (Line Drive); Nunez to 3B; Buck to 2B
   R      -23  3   87%  R Gotay         Single to CF (Line Drive); Nunez Scores; Buck to 3B
   R      1-3  3   81%  D DeJesus       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Buck Scores/unER; Gotay to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   82%  J Randa         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Gotay Scores/unER
                  Dee Brown pinch hits for Mike Sweeney batting 3rd
   O      1--  3   85%  D Brown         DeJesus Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Royals 4.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-4, Dennys Reyes facing 6-7-8
                  Dennys Reyes replaces Mike Wood pitching; Matt Stairs moves to 1B; Dee Brown moves to LF
   O      ---  1   84%  J Borchard      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   83%  B Davis         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   83%  J Crede         Walk
          1--  2   84%  W Harris        Single to RF (Line Drive); Crede to 2B
   RRR    12-  3   96%  A Rowand        Home Run (Fly Ball); Crede Scores; Harris Scores
   O      ---  1   96%  T Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 10, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-10, Jose Contreras facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   97%  D Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   96%  M Stairs        Walk
   O      1--  2   97%  K Harvey        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          1--      97%  A Nunez         Defensive Indifference; Stairs to 2B
   O      -2-  6   98%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 10, Royals 4.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 10-4, Dennys Reyes facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   98%  C Lee           Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   98%  P Konerko       Lineout: RF
   O      ---  2   97%  J Valentin      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 10, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-10, Cliff Politte facing 7-8-9
                  Cliff Politte replaces Jose Contreras pitching
          ---  7   96%  A Berroa        Walk
   O      1--  1   97%  J Buck          Flyball: LF
          1--      97%  R Gotay         Berroa Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   98%  " "             Lineout: CF
   O      -2-  6   99%  D DeJesus       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 10, Royals 4.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 10-4, Ryan Bukvich facing 6-7-8
                  Ryan Bukvich replaces Dennys Reyes pitching
          ---  5   99%  J Borchard      Walk
          1--  3   99%  B Davis         Single to LF (Line Drive); Borchard to 2B
          12-  5  100%  J Crede         Walk; Borchard to 3B; Davis to 2B
   R      123  5  100%  W Harris        Walk; Borchard Scores; Davis to 3B; Crede to 2B
                  Nate Field replaces Ryan Bukvich pitching
   O      123  4  100%  A Rowand        Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  7  100%  T Perez         Popfly: SS
                  Ross Gload pinch hits for Carlos Lee batting 3rd
   O      123  5   99%  R Gload         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 11, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-11, Neal Cotts facing 2-3-4
                  Neal Cotts replaces Cliff Politte pitching; Ross Gload moves to LF
          ---  9   99%  J Randa         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   99%  D Brown         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3  100%  M Stairs        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Randa to 2B
   O      -2-  5  100%  K Harvey        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 11, Royals 4.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 11-4, Scott Sullivan facing 4-5-6
                  Scott Sullivan replaces Nate Field pitching; Ruben Mateo replaces Abraham Nunez playing RF batting 6th
   O      ---  2  100%  P Konerko       Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
   R      ---  3  100%  J Valentin      Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  6  100%  J Borchard      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5  100%  B Davis         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3  100%  J Crede         Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 12, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-12, Mike Jackson facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Jackson replaces Neal Cotts pitching
   O      ---  4  100%  R Mateo         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4  100%  A Berroa        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7  100%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 12, Royals 4.

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