September 24, 2006 Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 6
@BAL 3 CHW 12
SEA 7 DET 11
@KCR 4 LAA 7
@OAK 1 TBD 11
NYY 4 CLE 11
@TEX 6 TOR 13
BOS 4 CIN 3
CHC 2 COL 9
ATL 8 HOU 7
STL 3 LAD 5
ARI 1 MIL 5
SFG 3 WSN 5
@NYM 1 PHI 10
FLA 7 SDP 2
PIT 1

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 10,922

Sunday, September 24, 2006, 1:11PM
Time of Game: 3:00

Tigers

94-62

Won 3

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  9  0   0  1  1   0  0  0   11 11  0
Royals          0  0  2   0  0  0   1  0  1    4 10  1

W: J Verlander (17-9), L: R Hernandez (6-10)

Royals

58-97

Lost 6

5th, 35½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               4   0   1   1    1   3  .264  .776   28    3   0   2B,SF
I Rodriguez C                 5   1   2   1    0   0  .293  .749   21    7   0   2B
  V Wilson C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .730         2   0   
S Casey 1B                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .267  .715   15    7   0   
  C Shelton 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .815         1   0   
M Ordonez RF                  4   1   1   2    1   1  .296  .824   23    0   0   
  B Clevlen RF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .958         0   0   
C Guillen SS                  4   1   1   1    1   0  .317  .923   24    1   5   
  R Santiago SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .494         0   0   
M Stairs DH                   5   2   2   2    0   2  .243  .732   22    0   0   HR
C Monroe LF                   5   2   3   3    0   0  .260  .795   22    4   0   HR,2·2B
  A Gomez PR-LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .728         0   0   
B Inge 3B                     4   2   1   1    0   1  .253  .782   21    1   1   HR,HBP
O Infante 2B                  1   2   0   0    2   1  .284  .756   17    1   1   SH
  K Hooper PH-2B              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .250    5    0   1   

J Verlander P                                                            0   1
  J Grilli P                                                             0   0
  J Walker P                                                             0   0
  Z Miner P                                                              0   0
  A Miller P                                                             0   0
Totals                       37  11  11  11    6  10              198   27   9

BATTING

2B: I Rodriguez (28, off T Wellemeyer); C Granderson (31, off R Hernandez); C Monroe 2 (34, off J Nelson, off R Hernandez).

HR: M Stairs (12, off R Braun; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); B Inge (26, off T Wellemeyer; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF-RF); C Monroe (27, off R Hernandez; 2nd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: C Granderson (6, off R Hernandez).

SH: O Infante (2, off R Hernandez).

HBP: B Inge (7, by R Hernandez).

TB: C Monroe 8; M Stairs 5; B Inge 4; I Rodriguez 3; C Granderson 2; C Guillen; M Ordonez.

RBI: C Monroe 3 (89); M Ordonez 2 (102); M Stairs 2 (47); I Rodriguez (64); B Inge (80); C Granderson (66); C Guillen (80).

2-out RBI: C Monroe 3; M Ordonez 2; C Guillen; M Stairs; B Inge.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Infante-C Guillen-S Casey.

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Gathright CF                5   0   1   2    0   0  .233  .604   23    4   0   
E German 2B                   3   1   1   0    0   1  .336  .898   12    0   0   
  A Sanchez SS                2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   10    0   1   
D DeJesus LF                  3   0   3   2    0   0  .295  .798    6    3   0   2B
  M Maier LF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   
M Sweeney DH                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .245  .753   18    0   0   
R Shealy 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .281  .795   20    6   0   
S Costa RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .698   16    3   0   GDP
J Keppinger 3B                4   1   3   0    0   0  .222  .615    9    1   2   2B
P Bako C                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .209  .490   13    9   1   
  P Phillips PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .598    4    0   0   
A Blanco SS-2B                1   2   1   0    2   0  .241  .600   16    1   1   3B
  A Berroa PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .592    5    0   0   

R Hernandez P                                                            0   0
  T Wellemeyer P                                                         0   0
  R Braun P                                                              0   0
  A Sisco P                                                              0   0
  A Burgos P                                                             0   0
  J Nelson P                                                             0   0
Totals                       36   4  10   4    2   9              158   27   5

BATTING

2B: J Keppinger (1, off A Miller); D DeJesus (34, off J Verlander).

3B: A Blanco (1, off J Walker).

TB: J Keppinger 4; D DeJesus 4; A Blanco 3; J Gathright; R Shealy; E German.

GIDP: S Costa (5).

RBI: J Gathright 2 (39); D DeJesus 2 (51).

2-out RBI: D DeJesus 2; J Gathright.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

E: J Keppinger (2).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Verlander, W (17-9)          5     6   2   2    2   3   0   3.63   22   88-57   43· 6· 8    7· 6· 4· 0     48    -     0.29   0.07
J Grilli                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.18    4   14-12    8· 1· 3    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
J Walker                       1     1   1   1    0   1   0   2.20    4   19-12    9· 1· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Z Miner                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.48    3   18-10    6· 3· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
A Miller                       1     2   1   1    0   2   0   3.68    5   19-15   10· 2· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9    10   4   4    2   9   0          38  158-106  76·13·17   10·11· 6· 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
R Hernandez, L (6-10)          1.2   7   8   1    2   1   1   6.38   16   58-35   28· 3· 4    3· 6· 3· 0     22    -     1.53  -0.41
T Wellemeyer                   3.1   2   2   2    3   3   1   4.24   15   65-39   24· 4·11    1· 8· 0· 0          0-0    0.07  -0.01
R Braun                        1     1   1   1    0   1   1   8.31    4   17-10    7· 1· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.02  -0.00
A Sisco                        1     0   0   0    1   2   0   7.31    4   21-13    9· 2· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
A Burgos                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.60    3   17-9     5· 1· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
J Nelson                       1     1   0   0    0   2   0   4.08    4   20-12    7· 2· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    11  11   4    6  10   3          46  198-118  80·13·25    7·19· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: R Hernandez (6; B Inge).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Meals, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - James Hoye, 3B - Andy Fletcher.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 10,922.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 64° F, Wind 9mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Kansas City Royals                   
1. C Granderson         CF    1. J Gathright          CF 
2. I Rodriguez          C     2. E German             2B 
3. S Casey              1B    3. D DeJesus            LF 
4. M Ordonez            RF    4. M Sweeney            DH 
5. C Guillen            SS    5. R Shealy             1B 
6. M Stairs             DH    6. S Costa              RF 
7. C Monroe             LF    7. J Keppinger          3B 
8. B Inge               3B    8. P Bako               C  
9. O Infante            2B    9. A Blanco             SS 

   J Verlander          P        R Hernandez          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-1  123  2   14%  76% M Ordonez       R Hernandez     Single to CF (Ground Ball); Inge Scores/unER; Infante Scores/unER; Rodriguez to 2B
   t 2   2  0-5  1-3  7    8%  96% C Monroe        R Hernandez     Home Run (Fly Ball); Guillen Scores/unER; Stairs Scores/unER; Monroe Scores/unER
   t 1   2  0-0  123  4   -7%  45% M Stairs        R Hernandez     Strikeout Swinging
   t 2   0  0-0  12-  1    7%  66% O Infante       R Hernandez     Reached on E5/Sacrifice Bunt; Monroe to 3B; Inge to 2B
   t 2   1  0-1  123  3   -7%  62% S Casey         R Hernandez     Flyball: LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Runelvys Hernandez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   56%  C Granderson    Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  2   52%  I Rodriguez     Popfly: SS (Short LF)
          -2-  5   54%  S Casey         Walk
   O      12-  1   49%  M Ordonez       Popfly: 1B
          12-  9   52%  C Guillen       Walk; Granderson to 3B; Casey to 2B
   O      123  4   45%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Verlander facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  J Gathright     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   49%  E German        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   48%  D DeJesus       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   50%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Runelvys Hernandez facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   56%  C Monroe        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
          -2-  2   59%  B Inge          Hit By Pitch
          12-  1   66%  O Infante       Reached on E5/Sacrifice Bunt; Monroe to 3B; Inge to 2B
   RO     123  2   63%  C Granderson    Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Monroe Scores
          12-  4   68%  I Rodriguez     Single to RF (Line Drive); Inge to 3B; Infante to 2B
   O      123  3   62%  S Casey         Flyball: LF
   RR     123  2   76%  M Ordonez       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Inge Scores/unER; Infante Scores/unER; Rodriguez to 2B
   R      12-  4   83%  C Guillen       Single to LF (Line Drive); Rodriguez Scores/unER; Ordonez to 2B
   R      12-  5   88%  M Stairs        Single to RF (Line Drive); Ordonez Scores/unER; Guillen to 3B
   RRR    1-3  7   96%  C Monroe        Home Run (Fly Ball); Guillen Scores/unER; Stairs Scores/unER; Monroe Scores/unER
                  Todd Wellemeyer replaces Runelvys Hernandez pitching
   R      ---  1   97%  B Inge          Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Inge Scores/Team unER
          ---  5   97%  O Infante       Walk
   O      1--  5   97%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
                  9 runs, 7 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 9, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-9, Justin Verlander facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   98%  R Shealy        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   98%  S Costa         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   98%  J Keppinger     Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 9, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 9-0, Todd Wellemeyer facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   98%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   98%  S Casey         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  9   98%  M Ordonez       Walk
   O      1--  1   98%  C Guillen       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 9, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-9, Justin Verlander facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   98%  P Bako          Flyball: LF
          ---  7   98%  A Blanco        Walk
   O      1--  2   98%  J Gathright     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  3   98%  E German        Single to CF (Line Drive); Blanco to 2B
   RR     12-  1   96%  D DeJesus       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Blanco Scores; German Scores
   O      -2-  2   96%  M Sweeney       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 9, Royals 2.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 9-2, Todd Wellemeyer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   96%  M Stairs        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   96%  C Monroe        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   96%  B Inge          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 9, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-9, Justin Verlander facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   94%  R Shealy        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   97%  S Costa         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  1   97%  J Keppinger     Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  8   97%  P Bako          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 9, Royals 2.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 9-2, Todd Wellemeyer facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   98%  O Infante       Walk
   O      1--  5   97%  C Granderson    Strikeout Looking
   R      1--  4   99%  I Rodriguez     Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Infante Scores
   O      -2-  3   98%  S Casey         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Rodriguez to 3B
   O      --3  5   98%  M Ordonez       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 10, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-10, Justin Verlander facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   97%  A Blanco        Walk
   O      1--  9   98%  J Gathright     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  6   99%  E German        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   98%  D DeJesus       Single to CF (Fly Ball); Gathright to 2B
   O      12-  5   99%  M Sweeney       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 10, Royals 2.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 10-2, Ryan Braun facing 5-6-7
                  Ryan Braun replaces Todd Wellemeyer pitching
   O      ---  5   99%  C Guillen       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   R      ---  1   99%  M Stairs        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4   99%  C Monroe        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   99%  B Inge          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 11, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-11, Jason Grilli facing 5-6-7
                  Jason Grilli replaces Justin Verlander pitching
   O      ---  6  100%  R Shealy        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  1  100%  S Costa         Flyball: LF (LF Line)
          ---  4  100%  J Keppinger     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3  100%  P Bako          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 11, Royals 2.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 11-2, Andrew Sisco facing 9-1-2
                  Andrew Sisco replaces Ryan Braun pitching; Andres Blanco moves to 2B; Angel Sanchez replaces Esteban German playing SS batting 2nd; Mitch Maier replaces David DeJesus playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---  7  100%  O Infante       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4  100%  C Granderson    Walk
   O      1--  7  100%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
   O      1--  3  100%  S Casey         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 11, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-11, Jamie Walker facing 9-1-2
                  Jamie Walker replaces Jason Grilli pitching
          ---  3   99%  A Blanco        Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   RO     --3  5  100%  J Gathright     Groundout: SS-1B; Blanco Scores
   O      ---  5  100%  A Sanchez       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6  100%  M Maier         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 11, Royals 3.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 11-3, Ambiorix Burgos facing 4-5-6
                  Ambiorix Burgos replaces Andrew Sisco pitching
   O      ---  6  100%  M Ordonez       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  C Guillen       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6  100%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 11, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-11, Zach Miner facing 4-5-6
                  Zach Miner replaces Jamie Walker pitching; Chris Shelton replaces Sean Casey playing 1B batting 3rd; Ramon Santiago replaces Carlos Guillen playing SS batting 5th; Brent Clevlen replaces Magglio Ordonez playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---  5  100%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6  100%  R Shealy        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7  100%  S Costa         Popfly: 3B (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 11, Royals 3.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 11-3, Joe Nelson facing 7-8-9
                  Joe Nelson replaces Ambiorix Burgos pitching
          ---  4  100%  C Monroe        Double to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
                  Alexis Gomez pinch runs for Craig Monroe batting 7th
   O      -2-  5  100%  B Inge          Flyball: CF; Gomez to 3B
                  Kevin Hooper pinch hits for Omar Infante batting 9th
   O      --3  5  100%  K Hooper        Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  6  100%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 11, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-11, Andrew Miller facing 7-8-9
                  Andrew Miller replaces Zach Miner pitching; Vance Wilson replaces Ivan Rodriguez playing C batting 2nd; Kevin Hooper moves to 2B; Alexis Gomez moves to LF
          ---  1  100%  J Keppinger     Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
                  Paul Phillips pinch hits for Paul Bako batting 8th
   O      -2-  4  100%  P Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
                  Angel Berroa pinch hits for Andres Blanco batting 9th
   O      -2-  5  100%  A Berroa        Groundout: 2B-1B; Keppinger to 3B
   R      --3  4  100%  J Gathright     Single to CF (Ground Ball); Keppinger Scores
   O      1--  5  100%  A Sanchez       Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 11, Royals 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation