April 8, 2006 Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 18,031

Saturday, April 8, 2006, 1:10PM
Time of Game: 2:47

White Sox

1-4

Lost 4

4th, 4 GB

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

W: E Dessens (1-0), L: C Politte (0-1), S: A Burgos (1)

Royals

2-2

Won 2

3rd, 2½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Podsednik LF                4   1   1   0    0   0  .059  .170   14    4   0   GDP
T Iguchi 2B                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .385  .988   25    0   1   CS
J Thome DH                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .333 1.365   15    0   0   2B
P Konerko 1B                  2   0   1   0    2   0  .250  .633   17    5   0   IW
A Pierzynski C                4   0   2   1    0   2  .375  .882   13    8   0   
J Crede 3B                    3   0   0   1    0   0  .214  .607   19    1   1   SF,GDP
R Mackowiak RF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .533   19    1   0   
J Uribe SS                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .235  .627   13    3   1   
B Anderson CF                 3   1   1   0    0   2  .267  .713   12    2   0   2B
  R Gload PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   

J Vazquez P                                                              0   0
  C Politte P                                                            0   0
  N Cotts P                                                              0   0
Totals                       29   3   6   3    6   7              148   24   3

BATTING

2B: J Thome (1, off A Sisco); B Anderson (2, off A Sisco).

SF: J Crede (1, off D Bautista).

IBB: P Konerko (1, by A Sisco).

TB: B Anderson 2; J Thome 2; A Pierzynski 2; S Podsednik; P Konerko.

GIDP: J Crede (1); S Podsednik (1).

RBI: J Crede (2); A Pierzynski (3); J Thome (4).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

E: P Konerko (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: T Iguchi (1, 2nd base by D Bautista/P Bako).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Costa CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .286 1.000   15    4   0   
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   2   3   0    0   0  .313  .853   14    1   3   2B
M Sweeney DH                  3   2   1   2    0   2  .154  .815   19    0   0   HR,HBP
R Sanders RF                  4   0   1   2    0   1  .286  .690   13    1   0   2B
D Mientkiewicz 1B             4   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .347   22    6   1   
E Brown LF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .214  .813   15    3   0   SB
M Teahen 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .067  .134   16    2   3   
A Berroa SS                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .417 1.000    9    3   1   
P Bako C                      3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    9    7   1   

D Bautista P                                                             0   0
  L Hudson P                                                             0   0
  A Sisco P                                                              0   0
  E Dessens P                                                            0   0
  A Burgos P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   4   7   4    1   8              132   27   9

BATTING

2B: R Sanders (1, off J Vazquez); M Grudzielanek (1, off J Vazquez).

HR: M Sweeney (1, off C Politte; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

HBP: M Sweeney (1, by J Vazquez).

TB: M Grudzielanek 4; M Sweeney 4; R Sanders 2; S Costa; A Berroa.

RBI: R Sanders 2 (4); M Sweeney 2 (2).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Grudzielanek-A Berroa-D Mientkiewicz; M Teahen-M Grudzielanek-D Mientkiewicz.

BASERUNNING

SB: E Brown (2, 2nd base off J Vazquez/A Pierzynski).

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 Vazquez                      7     5   2   2    1   7   0   2.57   28   98-65   37·13·15    4·11· 4· 0     65    -     1.11   0.08
C Politte, BS (1), L (0-1)     0.1   2   2   2    0   0   1  11.57    3   17-12    8· 2· 2    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.31  -0.52
N Cotts                        0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.86    3   17-9     5· 2· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.54   0.02
Totals                         8     7   4   4    1   8   1          34  132-86   50·17·19    5·14· 5· 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
D Bautista                     6     1   1   1    5   5   0   1.50   22   93-52   25· 9·18    6· 6· 0· 0     66    -     1.10   0.22
L Hudson, H (1)                1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   12-9     6· 0· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.23   0.10
A Sisco, BS (1)                0.1   4   2   2    1   0   0  11.57    6   25-15    9· 2· 4    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    3.35  -0.56
E Dessens, W (1-0)             0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    5-4     4· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          3-0    2.40   0.15
A Burgos, S (1)                1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   11-8     4· 2· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.17
Totals                         9     6   3   3    6   7   0          36  146-88   48·13·27   10·11· 2· 0          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: D Bautista (1).

IBB: A Sisco (1; P Konerko).

HBP: J Vazquez (1; M Sweeney).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Mike Winters, 2B - Brian Runge, 3B - Paul Emmel.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 18,031.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 51° F, Wind 9mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Kansas City Royals                   
1. S Podsednik          LF    1. S Costa              CF 
2. T Iguchi             2B    2. M Grudzielanek       2B 
3. J Thome              DH    3. M Sweeney            DH 
4. P Konerko            1B    4. R Sanders            RF 
5. A Pierzynski         C     5. D Mientkiewicz       1B 
6. J Crede              3B    6. E Brown              LF 
7. R Mackowiak          RF    7. M Teahen             3B 
8. J Uribe              SS    8. A Berroa             SS 
9. B Anderson           CF    9. P Bako               C  

   J Vazquez            P        D Bautista           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  3-2  1--  7   44%  86% M Sweeney       C Politte       Home Run (Fly Ball); Grudzielanek Scores
   b 6   1  1-0  12-  4   28%  75% R Sanders       J Vazquez       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Grudzielanek Scores; Sweeney Scores
   t 8   1  2-1  1-3  2  -25%  33% J Thome         A Sisco         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Anderson Scores; Podsednik to 3B
   t 8   1  2-3  123  5   15%  33% J Crede         E Dessens       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 8   1  2-2  123  2  -15%  17% A Pierzynski    A Sisco         Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Podsednik Scores; Thome to 3B; Konerko to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny Bautista facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  S Podsednik     Bunt Popfly: 3B
          ---  7   50%  T Iguchi        Walk
   O      1--  6   53%  J Thome         Popfly: 3B (Short LF)
          1--      52%  P Konerko       Wild Pitch; Iguchi to 2B
          -2-  6   51%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   55%  A Pierzynski    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Javier Vazquez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  S Costa         Flyball: LF
          ---  2   57%  M Grudzielanek  Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  5   53%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   50%  R Sanders       Popfly: SS (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny Bautista facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   52%  J Crede         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  6   54%  R Mackowiak     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   55%  J Uribe         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Javier Vazquez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   53%  D Mientkiewicz  Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   56%  E Brown         Walk
   O      1--  4   54%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging, Brown Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   50%  A Berroa        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny Bautista facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   53%  B Anderson      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   55%  S Podsednik     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   56%  T Iguchi        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Javier Vazquez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   53%  P Bako          Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   56%  S Costa         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   53%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: LF
   O      1--  6   50%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny Bautista facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   46%  J Thome         Walk
          1--  3   36%  P Konerko       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Thome to 3B
   O      1-3  5   42%  A Pierzynski    Strikeout Swinging
   RO     1-3  5   41%  J Crede         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Thome Scores
   O      1--  5   44%  R Mackowiak     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Javier Vazquez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   41%  R Sanders       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   38%  D Mientkiewicz  Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  3   37%  E Brown         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Denny Bautista facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   33%  J Uribe         Walk
   O      1--  3   37%  B Anderson      Strikeout Looking
   OO     1--  4   43%  S Podsednik     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Javier Vazquez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   39%  M Teahen        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   37%  A Berroa        Popfly: SS
   O      ---  2   35%  P Bako          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Denny Bautista facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   31%  T Iguchi        Walk
   O      1--  1   35%  J Thome         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   38%  P Konerko       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   41%  A Pierzynski    Iguchi Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Javier Vazquez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   37%  S Costa         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  4   41%  M Grudzielanek  Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   47%  M Sweeney       Hit By Pitch; Grudzielanek to 2B
   RR     12-  4   75%  R Sanders       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Grudzielanek Scores; Sweeney Scores
   O      -2-  4   72%  D Mientkiewicz  Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      -2-  2   68%  E Brown         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 2.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Luke Hudson facing 5-6-7
                  Luke Hudson replaces Denny Bautista pitching
          ---  2   61%  A Pierzynski    Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   68%  J Crede         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   72%  R Mackowiak     Groundout: 1B-2B-1B; Pierzynski to 2B
   O      -2-  3   78%  J Uribe         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Javier Vazquez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   76%  M Teahen        Popfly: SS
          ---  4   78%  A Berroa        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   76%  P Bako          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   73%  S Costa         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 2.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Andrew Sisco facing 9-1-2
                  Andrew Sisco replaces Luke Hudson pitching
          ---  4   59%  B Anderson      Double to CF (Line Drive)
          -2-  5   45%  S Podsednik     Single to LF (Line Drive); Anderson to 3B
   O      1-3  8   58%  T Iguchi        Popfly: SS
   R      1-3  2   33%  J Thome         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Anderson Scores; Podsednik to 3B
          -23  4   33%  P Konerko       Intentional Walk
   R      123  2   17%  A Pierzynski    Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Podsednik Scores; Thome to 3B; Konerko to 2B
                  Elmer Dessens replaces Andrew Sisco pitching
   OO     123  5   33%  J Crede         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Cliff Politte facing 2-3-4
                  Cliff Politte replaces Javier Vazquez pitching
          ---  6   42%  M Grudzielanek  Single to CF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  7   86%  M Sweeney       Home Run (Fly Ball); Grudzielanek Scores
   O      ---  4   85%  R Sanders       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  Neal Cotts replaces Cliff Politte pitching
   O      ---  7   83%  D Mientkiewicz  Flyball: CF
          ---  5   85%  E Brown         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to RF Line); Brown to 2B
   O      -2-  5   83%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 4.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Ambiorix Burgos facing 7-8-9
                  Ambiorix Burgos replaces Elmer Dessens pitching
   O      ---  7   90%  R Mackowiak     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   96%  J Uribe         Strikeout Looking
                  Ross Gload pinch hits for Brian N. Anderson batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  R Gload         Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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