August 31, 2005 Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 12,963

Wednesday, August 31, 2005, 1:09PM
Time of Game: 2:32

Twins

70-63

Lost 1

3rd, 11 GB

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

W: M MacDougal (3-4), L: M Guerrier (0-3)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Royals

43-88

Won 1

5th, 37 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Ryan LF                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .245  .657   27    0   0   CS,SH
N Punto 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .242  .640   14    4   3   2B
J Mauer DH-C                  3   0   2   0    1   0  .305  .827   15    1   0   
J Jones RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .777   15    3   0   2·GDP
L Ford CF                     3   0   1   0    0   2  .260  .725   15    3   0   HBP
J Morneau 1B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .239  .743   10    9   1   
T Tiffee 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .210  .544    9    1   1   
M Redmond C                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .294  .701   16    2   0   GDP
  B Abernathy PR              0   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .638         0   0   
  M Guerrier P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Mulholland P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Bartlett SS                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .274  .715   11    1   5   2B

K Lohse P                                                                1   2
  J Rincon P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   0  13   0    2   5              132   25  12

BATTING

2B: J Bartlett (9, off M MacDougal); N Punto (16, off M Wood).

SH: M Ryan (4, off M Wood).

HBP: L Ford (16, by M Wood).

TB: J Bartlett 3; M Redmond 2; N Punto 2; J Morneau 2; J Mauer 2; J Jones; M Ryan; T Tiffee; L Ford.

GIDP: J Jones 2 (12); M Redmond (9).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 0 for 10.

FIELDING

E: T Tiffee (6).

BASERUNNING

CS: M Ryan (2, 2nd base by A Sisco/P Phillips).

PO: L Ford (1st base by A Sisco).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Guiel CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .182   13    2   0   
D Hocking 2B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .231  .579   18    2   5   
T Long LF                     2   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .683    8    0   0   
  C Ambres LF                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .702    9    2   0   
M Stairs DH                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .808   10    0   0   
E Brown RF                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .285  .786   14    0   0   
M Teahen 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .636   16    2   0   
A Berroa SS                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .651   13    4   5   
P Phillips C                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .258  .710    9    6   1   2B
J McEwing 1B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .578   12    8   2   SH

M Wood P                                                                 1   2
  A Sisco P                                                              0   1
  M MacDougal P                                                          0   0
Totals                       30   1   5   1    1   3              122   27  16

BATTING

2B: P Phillips (1, off K Lohse).

SH: J McEwing (3, off K Lohse).

TB: E Brown 2; P Phillips 2; T Long; D Hocking.

RBI: E Brown (63).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 4. J McEwing-A Berroa-M Wood-P Phillips; A Berroa-J McEwing; D Hocking-A Berroa-J McEwing; A Berroa-D Hocking-J McEwing.

E: A Sisco ().

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Lohse                        7     3   0   0    1   2   0   4.13   25   96-59   35· 5·19   11· 9· 2· 0     72    -     1.13   0.45
J Rincon                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.42    3   14-9     6· 0· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.44   0.11
M Guerrier, L (0-3)            0     1   1   1    0   0   0   3.71    2    7-5     5· 0· 0    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.72  -0.18
T Mulholland                   0.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   4.94    2    5-4     3· 1· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          2-1    3.71  -0.18
Totals                         8.1   5   1   1    1   3   0          32  122-77   49· 6·22   14·10· 4· 0          2-1

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                         6     8   0   0    2   3   0   3.84   26   81-47   28· 4·15   13· 4· 3· 0     57    -     1.56   0.36
A Sisco                        2     3   0   0    0   1   0   2.33    7   26-17   10· 2· 5    3· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.88   0.20
M MacDougal, W (3-4)           1     2   0   0    0   1   0   3.60    4   17-13    7· 2· 4    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    3.00   0.14
Totals                         9    13   0   0    2   5   0          37  124-77   45· 8·24   19· 6· 4· 0           -

M Guerrier faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: A Sisco (0; L Ford, 1st base).

HBP: M Wood (6; L Ford).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian Runge, 1B - Tom Hallion, 2B - Greg Gibson, 3B - Angel Hernandez.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 12,963.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 85° F, Wind 8mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Kansas City Royals                   
1. M Ryan               LF    1. A Guiel              CF 
2. N Punto              2B    2. D Hocking            2B 
3. J Mauer              DH    3. T Long               LF 
4. J Jones              RF    4. M Stairs             DH 
5. L Ford               CF    5. E Brown              RF 
6. J Morneau            1B    6. M Teahen             3B 
7. T Tiffee             3B    7. A Berroa             SS 
8. M Redmond            C     8. P Phillips           C  
9. J Bartlett           SS    9. J McEwing            1B 

   K Lohse              P        M Wood               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  0-0  12-  1   29% 100% E Brown         T Mulholland    Single to LF (Line Drive); Hocking Scores; Ambres to 2B
   t 9   1  0-0  -23  6   25%  54% M Ryan          M MacDougal     Baserunner Out Advancing; Abernathy out at 3B/C-3B
   t 9   1  0-0  1--  1  -22%  28% J Bartlett      M MacDougal     Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Redmond to 3B
   t 8   0  0-0  1--  5   15%  58% J Jones         A Sisco         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   b 9   0  0-0  12-  4  -11%  71% M Stairs        T Mulholland    Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Wood facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   47%  M Ryan          Walk
   O      1--  5   50%  N Punto         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   46%  J Mauer         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Ryan to 2B
   OO     12-  2   55%  J Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Lohse facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  A Guiel         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   51%  D Hocking       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   50%  T Long          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Wood facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   52%  L Ford          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   50%  J Morneau       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   46%  T Tiffee        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Morneau to 2B
   OO     12-  4   55%  M Redmond       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Lohse facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   53%  M Stairs        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3   51%  E Brown         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   50%  M Teahen        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Wood facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   53%  J Bartlett      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   54%  M Ryan          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   52%  N Punto         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  2   56%  J Mauer         Groundout: 1B-2B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Lohse facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   53%  A Berroa        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   51%  P Phillips      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   50%  J McEwing       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Wood facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   46%  J Jones         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   50%  L Ford          Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   45%  J Morneau       Single to P (Ground Ball); Jones to 2B
   OO     12-  4   56%  T Tiffee        Double Play: Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Jones out at Hm/P-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Lohse facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  A Guiel         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   51%  D Hocking       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   53%  T Long          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   50%  M Stairs        Groundout: 2B-1B (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Wood facing 8-9-1
                  Chip Ambres replaces Terrence Long playing LF batting 3rd
          ---  1   45%  M Redmond       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  3   38%  J Bartlett      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Redmond to 2B
   O      12-  4   39%  M Ryan          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Redmond to 3B; Bartlett to 2B
   O      -23  4   49%  N Punto         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          -23  5   47%  J Mauer         Walk
   O      123  3   57%  J Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Lohse facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   54%  E Brown         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   52%  M Teahen        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   50%  A Berroa        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Wood facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   45%  L Ford          Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   47%  J Morneau       Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Ford to 2B
   O      -2-  1   52%  T Tiffee        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   58%  M Redmond       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Lohse facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   67%  P Phillips      Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  1   65%  J McEwing       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Phillips to 3B
   O      --3  6   56%  A Guiel         Foul Popfly: 3B (Behind Home)
          --3  5   58%  D Hocking       Walk
   O      1-3  4   50%  C Ambres        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Andrew Sisco facing 9-1-2
                  Andrew Sisco replaces Mike Wood pitching
   O      ---  4   54%  J Bartlett      Flyball: CF
          ---  4   50%  M Ryan          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   55%  N Punto         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   59%  J Mauer         Ryan Caught Stealing 2B (P-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Lohse facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   55%  M Stairs        Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
          ---  4   59%  E Brown         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   54%  M Teahen        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  5   50%  A Berroa        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Andrew Sisco facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   43%  J Mauer         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  5   58%  J Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
          ---  4   56%  L Ford          Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--      52%  J Morneau       Ford Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Ford to 3B
   O      --3  2   61%  " "             Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Juan Rincon facing 8-9-1
                  Juan Rincon replaces Kyle Lohse pitching
   O      ---  5   56%  P Phillips      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   53%  J McEwing       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  A Guiel         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike MacDougal facing 7-8-9
                  Mike MacDougal replaces Andrew Sisco pitching
   O      ---  2   56%  T Tiffee        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  7   50%  M Redmond       Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   28%  J Bartlett      Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Redmond to 3B
                  Brent Abernathy pinch runs for Mike Redmond batting 8th
   O      -23      54%  M Ryan          Baserunner Out Advancing; Abernathy out at 3B/C-3B
   O      -2-  7   64%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Guerrier facing 2-3-4
                  Matt Guerrier replaces Brent Abernathy pitching and batting 8th; Joe Mauer moves to C (team loses DH)
          ---  2   71%  D Hocking       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   82%  C Ambres        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Hocking to 2B
                  Terry Mulholland replaces Matt Guerrier pitching and batting 8th
   O      12-  4   71%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  1  100%  E Brown         Single to LF (Line Drive); Hocking Scores; Ambres to 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1.

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