August 8, 2006 Boston Red Sox at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 26,687

Tuesday, August 8, 2006, 7:11PM
Time of Game: 3:29

Red Sox

65-46

Lost 3

2nd, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   3  0  0   1  0  0    4 10  1
Royals          0  2  0   0  2  1   1  0  X    6  9  0

W: L Hudson (5-3), L: J Lester (5-2), S: A Burgos (17)

Royals

39-73

Won 1

5th, 36½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Crisp CF                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .275  .709   23    4   0   SB
M Loretta 2B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .306  .744   15    1   1   HBP
  A Cora 2B                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .291  .726   11    0   1   
D Ortiz DH                    3   1   1   1    2   0  .291 1.034   23    0   0   HR
M Ramirez LF                  4   1   2   0    1   1  .319 1.058   18    2   0   2B
K Youkilis 1B                 5   0   1   1    0   0  .295  .840   26    5   1   2B
M Lowell 3B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .287  .822   15    2   0   
W Pena RF                     4   1   1   2    0   1  .307  .874   11    4   0   HR,2·GDP
J Lopez C                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .259  .710    8    5   0   2B
A Gonzalez SS                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .284  .767   13    0   1   2B

J Lester P                                                               0   0
  C Hansen P                                                             1   0
  R Seanez P                                                             0   0
  J Tavarez P                                                            0   0
Totals                       35   4  10   4    5   4              163   24   4

BATTING

2B: M Ramirez (24, off L Hudson); J Lopez (16, off J Nelson); K Youkilis (27, off L Hudson); A Gonzalez (19, off L Hudson).

HR: D Ortiz (41, off J Gobble; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); W Pena (7, off L Hudson; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

HBP: M Loretta (7, by L Hudson).

TB: D Ortiz 4; W Pena 4; J Lopez 3; M Ramirez 3; A Gonzalez 3; K Youkilis 2; M Lowell.

GIDP: W Pena 2 (3).

RBI: W Pena 2 (27); D Ortiz (110); K Youkilis (54).

2-out RBI: W Pena 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

E: C Hansen ().

BASERUNNING

SB: C Crisp (16, 2nd base off A Burgos/J Buck).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF-LF               3   0   0   1    1   0  .294  .812   20    1   0   SF
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   1   3   1    0   1  .291  .727   15    3   2   SF
M Sweeney DH                  3   1   1   0    2   1  .183  .640   20    0   0   
R Sanders RF                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .700   19    4   0   
M Teahen 3B                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .273  .858   20    1   5   HBP
E Brown LF                    4   1   2   3    0   0  .287  .791   14    2   0   HR
  J Gathright CF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .572         0   0   
R Shealy 1B                   3   1   0   0    1   2  .258  .797   16   12   0   
J Buck C                      4   2   2   0    0   1  .247  .698   25    3   1   2B
A Berroa SS                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .240  .616    9    0   5   SH

L Hudson P                                                               1   2
  J Gobble P                                                             0   0
  J Peralta P                                                            0   0
  J Nelson P                                                             0   0
  A Burgos P                                                             0   1
Totals                       31   6   9   6    5   5              158   27  16

BATTING

2B: J Buck (16, off J Lester).

HR: E Brown (9, off R Seanez; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: D DeJesus (2, off J Lester); M Grudzielanek (4, off C Hansen).

SH: A Berroa (4, off C Hansen).

HBP: M Teahen (2, by J Lester).

TB: E Brown 5; J Buck 3; M Grudzielanek 3; M Sweeney; A Berroa.

RBI: E Brown 3 (60); A Berroa (44); M Grudzielanek (33); D DeJesus (36).

2-out RBI: E Brown 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Teahen-M Grudzielanek-R Shealy; L Hudson-A Berroa-M Grudzielanek-R Shealy.

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Lester, L (5-2)              5     6   4   4    3   5   0   3.86   25  105-52   30· 5·17    5· 7· 4· 0     41    -     1.37  -0.22
C Hansen                       1     1   1   0    1   0   0   5.26    6   21-13    9· 2· 2    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.17  -0.07
R Seanez                       1.2   2   1   1    1   0   1   3.89    8   27-15   10· 1· 4    1· 4· 2· 0          0-0    0.37  -0.07
J Tavarez                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.03    1    4-2     2· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.52   0.01
Totals                         8     9   6   5    5   5   1          40  157-82   51· 8·23    9·14· 6· 0          2-0

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
L Hudson, W (5-3)              6     8   3   3    2   1   1   4.65   28  102-68   43· 9·16   11· 6· 7· 0     43    -     1.11   0.02
J Gobble, H (6)                0.1   1   1   1    0   1   1   4.73    2   11-7     5· 1· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.17  -0.08
J Peralta, H (10)              0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.38    2    5-5     3· 0· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.04   0.05
J Nelson, H (5)                1     1   0   0    1   1   0   2.73    4   13-7     3· 2· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.55   0.08
A Burgos, S (17)               1     0   0   0    2   1   0   5.43    5   26-14    8· 0· 6    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.72   0.08
Totals                         9    10   4   4    5   4   2          41  157-101  62·12·27   14· 8· 9· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Lester (4); L Hudson (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: J Lester (5; M Teahen); L Hudson (2; M Loretta).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Jeff Nelson, 2B - Tim Timmons, 3B - Rob Drake.

Time of Game: 3:29.

Attendance: 26,687.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 90° F, Wind 5mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Kansas City Royals                   
1. C Crisp              CF    1. D DeJesus            CF 
2. M Loretta            2B    2. M Grudzielanek       2B 
3. D Ortiz              DH    3. M Sweeney            DH 
4. M Ramirez            LF    4. R Sanders            RF 
5. K Youkilis           1B    5. M Teahen             3B 
6. M Lowell             3B    6. E Brown              LF 
7. W Pena               RF    7. R Shealy             1B 
8. J Lopez              C     8. J Buck               C  
9. A Gonzalez           SS    9. A Berroa             SS 

   J Lester             P        L Hudson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  3-2  123  1   24%  70% E Brown         J Lester        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Grudzielanek Scores; Sweeney Scores; Teahen to 3B
   t 4   2  2-1  1--  4  -23%  43% W Pena          L Hudson        Home Run (Fly Ball); Lowell Scores
   t 8   0  6-4  1--  2   13%  92% W Pena          J Nelson        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 7   1  5-3  ---  6  -11%  73% D Ortiz         J Gobble        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 7   1  4-5  ---  6   11%  87% E Brown         R Seanez        Home Run (Fly Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Luke Hudson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   52%  C Crisp         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  7   54%  M Loretta       Lineout: P
          ---  6   53%  D Ortiz         Walk
          1--  6   51%  M Ramirez       Walk; Ortiz to 2B
   O      12-  5   55%  K Youkilis      Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lester facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  D DeJesus       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  3   55%  M Grudzielanek  Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   58%  M Sweeney       Walk; Grudzielanek to 2B
   O      12-  6   54%  R Sanders       Lineout: 3B
   O      12-  5   50%  M Teahen        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Luke Hudson facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   46%  M Lowell        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  2   54%  W Pena          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  3   55%  J Lopez         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lester facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   53%  E Brown         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   56%  R Shealy        Walk
          1--  4   64%  J Buck          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Shealy to 3B
   R      -23  2   71%  A Berroa        Single to LF (Line Drive); Shealy Scores; Buck to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   73%  D DeJesus       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Buck Scores; Berroa to 2B
   O      -2-  6   70%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Luke Hudson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   73%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   75%  C Crisp         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   76%  M Loretta       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jon Lester facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   74%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   73%  R Sanders       Flyball: CF
          ---  6   74%  M Teahen        Walk
   O      1--  2   72%  E Brown         Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 2.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Luke Hudson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   75%  D Ortiz         Lineout: LF
          ---  2   70%  M Ramirez       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
          -2-      68%  K Youkilis      Wild Pitch; Ramirez to 3B
   R      --3  6   60%  " "             Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Ramirez Scores
   O      -2-  1   65%  M Lowell        Fielder's Choice SS; Youkilis out at 3B/SS-3B
   RR     1--  4   43%  W Pena          Home Run (Fly Ball); Lowell Scores
          ---  2   41%  J Lopez         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   39%  A Gonzalez      Single to CF (Fly Ball); Lopez to 3B
   O      1-3  4   44%  C Crisp         Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Jon Lester facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   41%  R Shealy        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   38%  J Buck          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   37%  A Berroa        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 2.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Luke Hudson facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   33%  M Loretta       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   37%  D Ortiz         Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
          1--  4   33%  M Ramirez       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Loretta to 2B
   O      12-  2   37%  K Youkilis      Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul); Loretta to 3B
   O      1-3  4   43%  M Lowell        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Jon Lester facing 1-2-3
                  Alex Cora replaces Mark Loretta playing 2B batting 2nd
   O      ---  6   39%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  1   43%  M Grudzielanek  Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  3   48%  M Sweeney       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Grudzielanek to 2B
   O      12-  2   41%  R Sanders       Popfly: 3B
          12-      44%  M Teahen        Wild Pitch; Grudzielanek to 3B; Sweeney to 2B
          -23  4   46%  " "             Hit By Pitch
   RR     123  1   70%  E Brown         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Grudzielanek Scores; Sweeney Scores; Teahen to 3B
   O      1-3  6   65%  R Shealy        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 4.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Luke Hudson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   69%  W Pena          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   72%  J Lopez         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   68%  A Gonzalez      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   73%  C Crisp         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Craig Hansen facing 8-9-1
                  Craig Hansen replaces Jon Lester pitching
          ---  7   77%  J Buck          Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   85%  A Berroa        Reached on E1 (throw)/Sacrifice Bunt; Buck to 3B
          1-3  6   87%  D DeJesus       Walk; Berroa to 2B
   RO     123  2   86%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Buck Scores/unER
   O      12-  4   84%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 1B-P; Berroa to 3B; DeJesus to 2B
   O      -23  1   80%  R Sanders       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 5.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Jimmy Gobble facing 2-3-4
                  Jimmy Gobble replaces Luke Hudson pitching
   O      ---  5   84%  A Cora          Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  6   73%  D Ortiz         Home Run (Fly Ball)
                  Joel Peralta replaces Jimmy Gobble pitching
   O      ---  2   76%  M Ramirez       Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   78%  K Youkilis      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Rudy Seanez facing 5-6-7
                  Rudy Seanez replaces Craig Hansen pitching
   O      ---  4   76%  M Teahen        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   R      ---  6   87%  E Brown         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  1   86%  R Shealy        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   85%  J Buck          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 6.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-6, Joe Nelson facing 6-7-8
                  Joe Nelson replaces Joel Peralta pitching; David DeJesus moves to LF; Joey Gathright replaces Emil Brown playing CF batting 6th
          ---  6   79%  M Lowell        Walk
   OO     1--  2   92%  W Pena          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---  2   89%  J Lopez         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   93%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Rudy Seanez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   93%  A Berroa        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   92%  D DeJesus       Lineout: LF
          ---  3   93%  M Grudzielanek  Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   93%  M Sweeney       Walk; Grudzielanek to 2B
                  Julian Tavarez replaces Rudy Seanez pitching
   O      12-  4   92%  R Sanders       Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 6.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-6, Ambiorix Burgos facing 1-2-3
                  Ambiorix Burgos replaces Joe Nelson pitching
          ---  5   84%  C Crisp         Walk
          1--      83%  A Cora          Crisp Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   90%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
          -2-  7   83%  D Ortiz         Walk
   O      12-  4   92%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  5  100%  K Youkilis      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation