July 26, 2006 Baltimore Orioles at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 7
@CHW 4 DET 4
@CLE 1 BAL 4
@KCR 3 OAK 5
BOS 1 SEA 7
TOR 4 LAA 15
@TBD 6 NYY 8
@TEX 7 ATL 6
FLA 5 STL 6
@COL 1 HOU 8
CIN 5 SDP 10
@LAD 3 PIT 8
@MIL 4 NYM 1
CHC 0
(10) PHI 6
ARI 4 WSN 4
SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 11,006

Wednesday, July 26, 2006, 7:11PM
Time of Game: 3:06

Orioles

46-56

Won 1

4th, 16 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  1  0   2  0  1   0  0  0    4 13  0
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  2  0    3 11  0

W: A Loewen (1-2), L: R Hernandez (2-5), S: C Ray (25)

Royals

35-65

Lost 1

5th, 32½ GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Roberts 2B                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .302  .777   14    2   2   GDP
B Fahey LF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .272  .700   16    2   0   2B
  L Terrero PH-LF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .189  .528    6    1   0   
M Mora 3B                     4   0   3   0    1   0  .289  .765   27    1   1   SB
M Tejada SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .326  .889   12    5   5   
R Hernandez C                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .268  .796   16    8   0   GDP
C Patterson CF                4   1   1   0    0   0  .282  .735   16    2   0   
J Conine DH                   4   2   4   1    0   0  .270  .758   12    0   0   HR
N Markakis RF                 4   1   2   1    0   1  .281  .720   15    0   1   2B
C Gomez 1B                    4   0   2   2    0   0  .226  .630   12    6   0   

A Loewen P                                                               0   1
  T Williams P                                                           0   0
  L Hawkins P                                                            0   0
  C Ray P                                                                0   1
Totals                       37   4  13   4    2   4              146   27  11

BATTING

2B: B Fahey (5, off R Hernandez); N Markakis (11, off R Hernandez).

HR: J Conine (8, off R Hernandez; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: J Conine 7; M Mora 3; N Markakis 3; C Gomez 2; B Fahey 2; C Patterson.

GIDP: R Hernandez (8); B Roberts (11).

RBI: C Gomez 2 (6); J Conine (37); N Markakis (25).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Tejada-C Gomez.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Mora (7, 2nd base off R Hernandez/J Buck).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF                  5   0   2   0    0   0  .302  .840   14    2   0   2·2B
E German DH                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .322  .811   21    0   0   
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   0   1   0    1   0  .280  .722   16    3   6   
M Stairs 1B                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .252  .775   16   13   0   
E Brown RF                    3   1   3   0    1   0  .282  .771   13    1   0   2B,SB
M Teahen 3B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .270  .836   20    1   1   
A Berroa SS                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .249  .630   16    1   4   GDP
S Costa LF                    4   0   2   3    0   1  .254  .669   20    2   0   2B
J Buck C                      3   0   1   0    0   2  .236  .692   12    4   1   
  J Gathright PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .587    4    0   0   
  P Phillips C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .539         0   0   

R Hernandez P                                                            0   1
  A Sisco P                                                              0   0
  L Nunez P                                                              0   0
  J Affeldt P                                                            0   2
Totals                       36   3  11   3    4   6              152   27  15

BATTING

2B: D DeJesus 2 (17, 2 off A Loewen); S Costa (10, off C Ray); E Brown (26, off A Loewen).

TB: E Brown 4; D DeJesus 4; S Costa 3; J Buck; M Teahen; A Berroa; M Grudzielanek.

GIDP: A Berroa (16).

RBI: S Costa 3 (16).

2-out RBI: S Costa 3.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 3. A Berroa-M Grudzielanek-M Stairs; M Grudzielanek-A Berroa-M Stairs; M Teahen-M Grudzielanek-J Buck-M Teahen.

BASERUNNING

SB: E Brown (5, 2nd base off A Loewen/R Hernandez).

PITCHING

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Loewen, W (1-2)              5     7   1   1    3   5   0   6.50   24   95-58   35· 5·18    5· 5· 6· 0     51    -     1.23   0.19
T Williams, H (7)              1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.66    3   10-7     2· 2· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          2-1    1.32   0.09
L Hawkins, H (11)              1.2   2   2   2    0   0   0   4.12    7   22-13    8· 1· 4    5· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.93   0.06
C Ray, S (25)                  1.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   2.72    6   21-14    9· 1· 4    1· 2· 2· 0          2-2    3.40   0.14
Totals                         9    11   3   3    4   6   0          40  148-92   54· 9·29   12· 8·10· 0          4-3

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
R Hernandez, L (2-5)           5    10   4   4    2   2   1   6.80   25   91-61   42· 3·16   13· 3· 5· 0     31    -     0.97  -0.13
A Sisco                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   7.14    4   18-11    7· 2· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.31   0.02
L Nunez                        1.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   2.45    5   16-12    7· 3· 2    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.41   0.03
J Affeldt                      1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   5.90    5   20-13    8· 2· 3    3· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.48   0.06
Totals                         9    13   4   4    2   4   1          39  145-97   64·10·23   19· 7· 7· 0          1-0

A Loewen faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
R Hernandez faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - Rob Drake, 2B - Ed Hickox, 3B - Gary Darling.

Time of Game: 3:06.

Attendance: 11,006.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 96° F, Wind 7mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Kansas City Royals                   
1. B Roberts            2B    1. D DeJesus            CF 
2. B Fahey              LF    2. E German             DH 
3. M Mora               3B    3. M Grudzielanek       2B 
4. M Tejada             SS    4. M Stairs             1B 
5. R Hernandez          C     5. E Brown              RF 
6. C Patterson          CF    6. M Teahen             3B 
7. J Conine             DH    7. A Berroa             SS 
8. N Markakis           RF    8. S Costa              LF 
9. C Gomez              1B    9. J Buck               C  

   A Loewen             P        R Hernandez          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  4-1  1-3  6  -18%  72% S Costa         C Ray           Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Teahen Scores; Berroa Scores
   t 2   0  0-1  1-3  6  -14%  57% C Gomez         R Hernandez     Double Play: Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Conine out at Hm/2B-C-3B
   b 9   1  4-3  1--  1   12%  89% M Grudzielanek  C Ray           Popfly: SS
   b 6   0  4-0  12-  3   11%  91% A Berroa        T Williams      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Brown to 3B
   b 9   2  4-3  1--  2   11% 100% M Stairs        C Ray           Lineout: LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Runelvys Hernandez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  B Roberts       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   52%  B Fahey         Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          -2- 10   54%  M Mora          Walk
   O      12-  4   51%  M Tejada        Groundout: 2B-1B; Fahey to 3B; Mora to 2B
   O      -23  6   45%  R Hernandez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Adam Loewen facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   39%  D DeJesus       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   43%  E German        Fielder's Choice P; DeJesus out at 3B/P-SS-3B; German to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  2   47%  M Grudzielanek  Single to RF (Line Drive); German out at Hm/RF-C; Grudzielanek to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  5   50%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Runelvys Hernandez facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   54%  C Patterson     Single to 1B/Bunt
          1--  1   62%  J Conine        Single to RF (Line Drive); Patterson to 3B
   R      1-3  1   71%  N Markakis      Single to RF (Line Drive); Patterson Scores; Conine to 3B
   OO     1-3  6   57%  C Gomez         Double Play: Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Conine out at Hm/2B-C-3B
   O      1--  4   55%  B Roberts       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Adam Loewen facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   51%  E Brown         Walk
   O      1--  2   55%  M Teahen        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  9   58%  A Berroa        Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
          1--      57%  S Costa         Brown Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   61%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Runelvys Hernandez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   58%  B Fahey         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  6   61%  M Mora          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   58%  M Tejada        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  4   55%  R Hernandez     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Adam Loewen facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   51%  J Buck          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   55%  D DeJesus       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      1--  4   59%  E German        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   62%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Runelvys Hernandez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   59%  C Patterson     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   62%  J Conine        Single to CF (Fly Ball)
          1--  4   70%  N Markakis      Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep RF); Conine to 3B
   RR     -23  2   80%  C Gomez         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Conine Scores; Markakis Scores
   OO     1--  1   77%  B Roberts       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Adam Loewen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   80%  M Stairs        Flyball: LF
          ---  3   77%  E Brown         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  7   73%  M Teahen        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Brown to 2B
   O      12-  3   78%  A Berroa        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   83%  S Costa         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Royals 0.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-0, Runelvys Hernandez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   81%  B Fahey         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   83%  M Mora          Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   81%  M Tejada        Strikeout Swinging
          1--      82%  R Hernandez     Mora Steals 2B
          -2-  4   82%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  2   79%  C Patterson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Adam Loewen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   82%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   78%  D DeJesus       Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  7   82%  E German        Lineout: 2B
          -2-  5   80%  M Grudzielanek  Walk
   O      12-  1   85%  M Stairs        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Royals 0.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-0, Runelvys Hernandez facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  1   91%  J Conine        Home Run (Fly Ball)
                  Andrew Sisco replaces Runelvys Hernandez pitching
   O      ---  5   90%  N Markakis      Flyball: LF
          ---  2   91%  C Gomez         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
   O      1--  6   90%  B Roberts       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   89%  B Fahey         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Adam Loewen facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   84%  E Brown         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          -2-  6   80%  M Teahen        Walk
                  Todd Williams replaces Adam Loewen pitching
   OO     12-  3   91%  A Berroa        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Brown to 3B
   R      --3  2   86%  S Costa         Single to CF (Line Drive); Brown Scores
   O      1--  5   88%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 1.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-1, Leo Nunez facing 3-4-5
                  Leo Nunez replaces Andrew Sisco pitching
          ---  3   90%  M Mora          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   88%  M Tejada        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   OO     1--  1   86%  R Hernandez     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, LaTroy Hawkins facing 1-2-3
                  LaTroy Hawkins replaces Todd Williams pitching
   O      ---  6   89%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   91%  E German        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   92%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 1.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-1, Leo Nunez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   91%  C Patterson     Flyball: CF
          ---  5   92%  J Conine        Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  Jeremy Affeldt replaces Leo Nunez pitching
   O      1--  5   91%  N Markakis      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2   90%  C Gomez         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, LaTroy Hawkins facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   93%  M Stairs        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  2   90%  E Brown         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   94%  M Teahen        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  1   90%  A Berroa        Single to RF (Line Drive); Teahen to 3B
                  Chris Ray replaces LaTroy Hawkins pitching
   RR     1-3  6   72%  S Costa         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Teahen Scores; Berroa Scores
                  Joey Gathright pinch hits for John Buck batting 9th
   O      -2-  4   82%  J Gathright     Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 3.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jeremy Affeldt facing 1-2-3
                  Paul Phillips replaces Joey Gathright playing C batting 9th
   O      ---  2   81%  B Roberts       Groundout: P-1B
                  Luis Terrero pinch hits for Brandon Fahey batting 2nd
   O      ---  6   79%  L Terrero       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   78%  M Mora          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Chris Ray facing 1-2-3
                  Luis Terrero moves to LF
   O      ---  2   88%  D DeJesus       Popfly: SS (Short LF)
          ---  6   77%  E German        Walk
   O      1--  1   89%  M Grudzielanek  Popfly: SS
   O      1--  2  100%  M Stairs        Lineout: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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