September 13, 2005 Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 5
OAK 2 MIN 9
@DET 3 CHW 6
@KCR 4 SEA 2
LAA 1 NYY 17
@TBD 3 BAL 4
@TEX 3 TOR 9
BOS 3 MIL 3
@ARI 1 CHC 4
CIN 3
(10) FLA 4
@HOU 2 COL 6
@LAD 4 WSN 4
@NYM 2 PHI 5
ATL 4 SFG 5
SDP 4 STL 5
PIT 4

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 9,535

Tuesday, September 13, 2005, 9:00PM
Time of Game: 3:01

White Sox

88-55

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  0   3  1  1   0  1  0    6 14  2
Royals          0  0  1   0  0  3   0  0  0    4  7  2

W: J Contreras (12-7), L: M Wood (4-7), S: B Jenks (2)

Royals

46-96

Lost 3

5th, 41½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Podsednik LF                5   0   3   1    0   0  .291  .711   19    2   0   3B
T Iguchi 2B                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .277  .785   18    0   1   
P Konerko 1B                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .905   25    8   1   
C Everett DH                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .252  .753   25    0   0   
A Rowand CF                   4   1   4   1    1   0  .281  .761   29    3   0   3·2B,SB
J Dye RF                      4   1   1   1    1   0  .269  .831   31    1   0   2B
A Pierzynski C                5   1   1   1    0   0  .256  .740   21    9   0   
J Uribe SS                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .264  .737   15    4   4   2·2B
J Crede 3B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .237  .706   13    0   2   2B

J Contreras P                                                            0   0
  C Politte P                                                            0   2
  B Jenks P                                                              0   1
Totals                       40   6  14   5    3   3              196   27  11

BATTING

2B: A Rowand 3 (29, off K Snyder, off M Wood, off A Sisco); J Dye (26, off M Wood); J Crede (19, off A Burgos); J Uribe 2 (22, off K Snyder, off M Wood).

3B: S Podsednik (1, off M Wood).

TB: A Rowand 7; S Podsednik 5; J Uribe 4; J Dye 2; J Crede 2; T Iguchi; C Everett; A Pierzynski.

RBI: A Pierzynski (54); J Uribe (66); J Dye (76); A Rowand (63); S Podsednik (24).

2-out RBI: J Dye; A Pierzynski; J Uribe; A Rowand.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Uribe-P Konerko; T Iguchi-J Uribe-P Konerko.

E: B Jenks (); J Crede (9).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Rowand (15, 2nd base off J Affeldt/J Buck).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Ambres CF                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .255  .710   23    1   1   
T Long LF                     4   1   1   0    0   2  .276  .695   10    5   0   
M Sweeney DH                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .296  .860   15    0   0   2B
M Stairs 1B                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .272  .827   14   12   0   
E Brown RF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .284  .793   23    3   0   GDP
M Teahen 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .236  .652   16    0   2   
A Berroa SS                   3   1   1   1    1   1  .263  .666   18    2   5   
J Buck C                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .229  .641   10    4   0   
A Blanco 2B                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    8    0   2   SH
  M Diaz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .673    3    0   0   

M Wood P                                                                 0   1
  K Snyder P                                                             0   1
  A Sisco P                                                              0   0
  A Burgos P                                                             0   0
  J Affeldt P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   4   7   2    4   9              140   27  12

BATTING

2B: M Sweeney (34, off J Contreras).

SH: A Blanco (3, off J Contreras).

TB: M Sweeney 3; T Long; J Buck; A Berroa; C Ambres; E Brown.

GIDP: E Brown (11).

RBI: M Sweeney (72); A Berroa (47).

2-out RBI: A Berroa.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

E: A Berroa (20); E Brown (11).

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 (12-7)          5.2   5   4   3    3   6   0   3.91   24   90-56   34·10·12    7· 6· 2· 0     48    -     1.31  -0.03
C Politte, H (20)              1.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   2.07    5   15-11    5· 2· 4    3· 0· 0· 0          2-1    2.11   0.08
B Jenks, S (2)                 2     1   0   0    1   1   0   1.80    8   31-22   13· 2· 7    4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.29   0.19
Totals                         9     7   4   3    4   9   0          37  136-89   52·14·23   14· 8· 2· 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, L (4-7)                4     5   3   3    2   3   0   3.81   19   82-44   28· 4·12    5· 5· 4· 0     41    -     1.07  -0.15
K Snyder                       2     4   2   1    0   0   0   8.19   10   40-22   15· 3· 4    6· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.57  -0.10
A Sisco                        1     1   0   0    1   0   0   2.56    5   26-15   11· 2· 2    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.14   0.06
A Burgos                       1     3   1   1    0   0   0   3.60    5   22-12    9· 2· 1    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.78  -0.09
J Affeldt                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   6.75    4   19-13   11· 1· 1    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.43   0.02
Totals                         9    14   6   5    3   3   0          43  189-106  74·12·20   15·12·10· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Contreras 2 (19); M Wood (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Adam Dowdy, 2B - Jerry Meals, 3B - Bruce Froemming.

Time of Game: 3:01.

Attendance: 9,535.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 79° F, Wind 4mph from Left to Right, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Kansas City Royals                   
1. S Podsednik          LF    1. C Ambres             CF 
2. T Iguchi             2B    2. T Long               LF 
3. P Konerko            1B    3. M Sweeney            DH 
4. C Everett            DH    4. M Stairs             1B 
5. A Rowand             CF    5. E Brown              RF 
6. J Dye                RF    6. M Teahen             3B 
7. A Pierzynski         C     7. A Berroa             SS 
8. J Uribe              SS    8. J Buck               C  
9. J Crede              3B    9. A Blanco             2B 

   J Contreras          P        M Wood               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   0  5-1  12-  3  -15%  66% M Sweeney       J Contreras     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Ambres Scores; Long to 3B
   t 4   2  1-0  --3  7   12%  48% J Dye           M Wood          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Rowand Scores; Dye to 3B/Adv on E9
   t 4   2  1-2  1--  1   12%  71% J Uribe         M Wood          Double to CF (Fly Ball); Pierzynski Scores
   b 6   1  5-3  -23  4   12%  72% M Teahen        J Contreras     Strikeout Swinging
   b 6   2  5-3  -23  4  -12%  60% A Berroa        C Politte       Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Sweeney Scores; Stairs to 3B

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   59%  S Podsednik     Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      --3  1   54%  T Iguchi        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      --3  4   49%  P Konerko       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3  6   45%  C Everett       Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Contreras facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  C Ambres        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   49%  T Long          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   50%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  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 5-6-7
          ---  5   54%  A Rowand        Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  J Dye           Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  3   47%  A Pierzynski    Flyball: RF
   O      1--  6   45%  J Uribe         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Contreras facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   41%  M Stairs        Walk
   OO     1--  7   49%  E Brown         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  M Teahen        Strikeout Looking
                  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 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   47%  J Crede         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   46%  S Podsednik     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   44%  T Iguchi        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Contreras facing 7-8-9
          ---  7   40%  A Berroa        Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Berroa to 1B
          1--  1   35%  J Buck          Single to CF (Ground Ball); Berroa to 2B
   RO     12-  1   29%  A Blanco        Reached on E5 (throw)/Sacrifice (Bunt); Berroa Scores/No RBI/unER; Buck out at Hm/1B-C; Blanco to 3B/Adv on throw
          --3  7   27%  C Ambres        Walk
   OO     1-3  1   38%  T Long          Line Drive Double Play: SS; Ambres out at 1B/SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Wood facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   35%  P Konerko       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   33%  C Everett       Groundout: P-SS-1B
          ---  4   36%  A Rowand        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          -2-      36%  J Dye           Wild Pitch; Rowand to 3B
   R      --3  7   48%  " "             Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Rowand Scores; Dye to 3B/Adv on E9
   R      --3  7   59%  A Pierzynski    Single to CF (Line Drive); Dye Scores
   R      1--  1   71%  J Uribe         Double to CF (Fly Ball); Pierzynski Scores
          -2-  4   72%  J Crede         Walk
   O      12-  2   69%  S Podsednik     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Jose Contreras facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   72%  M Sweeney       Popfly: SS
   O      ---  2   74%  M Stairs        Flyball: CF
          ---  1   72%  E Brown         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   75%  M Teahen        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 1.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Kyle Snyder facing 2-3-4
                  Kyle Snyder replaces Mike Wood pitching
   O      ---  2   73%  T Iguchi        Lineout: SS
   O      ---  8   72%  P Konerko       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   73%  C Everett       Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  5   83%  A Rowand        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Everett Scores
   O      -2-  2   81%  J Dye           Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Jose Contreras facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   83%  A Berroa        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   85%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   86%  A Blanco        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 1.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Kyle Snyder facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   85%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   87%  J Uribe         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   85%  J Crede         Flyball: LF
   R      -2-  5   91%  S Podsednik     Single to SS (Ground Ball); Uribe Scores/No RBI/unER/Adv on E6 (throw); Podsednik to 2B
   O      -2-  5   90%  T Iguchi        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Jose Contreras facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   87%  C Ambres        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   81%  T Long          Single to RF (Fly Ball); Ambres to 2B
   R      12-  3   66%  M Sweeney       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Ambres Scores; Long to 3B
          -23  6   60%  M Stairs        Walk
   R      123      51%  E Brown         Wild Pitch; Long Scores; Sweeney to 3B; Stairs to 2B
   O      -23  8   60%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  4   72%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
                  Cliff Politte replaces Jose Contreras pitching
   R      -23  4   60%  A Berroa        Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Sweeney Scores; Stairs to 3B
   O      1-3  1   69%  J Buck          Groundout: P-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 4.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Andrew Sisco facing 3-4-5
                  Andrew Sisco replaces Kyle Snyder pitching
   O      ---  5   66%  P Konerko       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   65%  C Everett       Flyball: RF
          ---  8   67%  A Rowand        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  6   68%  J Dye           Walk
   O      12-  4   63%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Cliff Politte facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   68%  A Blanco        Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   72%  C Ambres        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   74%  T Long          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 4.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Ambiorix Burgos facing 8-9-1
                  Ambiorix Burgos replaces Andrew Sisco pitching
   O      ---  6   72%  J Uribe         Flyball: LF
          ---  1   76%  J Crede         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   RO     -2-  5   84%  S Podsednik     Single to CF (Ground Ball); Crede Scores; Podsednik out at 2B/CF-SS
          ---  5   84%  T Iguchi        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   83%  P Konerko       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-6, Bobby Jenks facing 3-4-5
                  Bobby Jenks replaces Cliff Politte pitching
          ---  4   72%  M Sweeney       Single to P (Ground Ball); Sweeney to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw)
   O      -2-  1   80%  M Stairs        Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  4   87%  E Brown         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  6   92%  M Teahen        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Royals 4.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-4, Jeremy Affeldt facing 4-5-6
                  Jeremy Affeldt replaces Ambiorix Burgos pitching
   O      ---  3   91%  C Everett       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  7   92%  A Rowand        Single to CF (Fly Ball)
          1--      93%  J Dye           Rowand Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   92%  " "             Flyball: LF (Deep LF); Rowand to 3B
   O      --3  4   90%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-6, Bobby Jenks facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   81%  A Berroa        Walk
   O      1--  4   89%  J Buck          Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  Matt Diaz pinch hits for Andres Blanco batting 9th
   O      1--  3   95%  M Diaz          Strikeout Swinging
          1--      95%  C Ambres        Defensive Indifference; Buck to 2B
   O      -2-  3  100%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Royals 4.

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