April 5, 2007 Boston Red Sox at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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OAK 4
@LAA 3 CHW 4
CLE 3 BOS 4
@KCR 1 TBD 7
@NYY 6 CIN 5
CHC 2 ATL 8
@PHI 4 SFG 5
SDP 3 ARI 4
@WSN 3

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 23,170

Thursday, April 5, 2007, 1:10PM
Time of Game: 3:00

Red Sox

2-1

Won 2

1st

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

W: D Matsuzaka (1-0), L: Z Greinke (0-1), S: J Papelbon (1)

Royals

1-2

Lost 2

4th, 2 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Lugo SS                     5   1   2   0    0   0  .333  .802   17    3   1   2B,SB,GDP
K Youkilis 1B                 4   1   0   0    1   1  .231  .748   22    7   0   
D Ortiz DH                    5   1   1   0    0   4  .182  .721   19    0   0   2B
M Ramirez LF                  5   0   2   1    0   0  .273  .749   15    1   0   2B
J Drew RF                     3   1   1   0    1   1  .400 1.100   12    2   0   2B,IW
M Lowell 3B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .333  .968   16    0   0   2B
J Varitek C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .174   10   12   1   
C Crisp CF                    4   0   1   1    0   2  .100  .282   18    2   0   
D Pedroia 2B                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .500 1.045   18    0   2   

D Matsuzaka P                                                            0   3
  J Romero P                                                             0   2
  J Papelbon P                                                           0   0
Totals                       38   4  11   2    2  10              147   27   9

BATTING

2B: M Lowell (3, off Z Greinke); M Ramirez (1, off Z Greinke); D Ortiz (2, off J Peralta); J Lugo (1, off Z Greinke); J Drew (2, off Z Greinke).

IBB: J Drew (1, by J Peralta).

TB: M Lowell 3; J Lugo 3; M Ramirez 3; D Ortiz 2; J Drew 2; D Pedroia 2; C Crisp.

GIDP: J Lugo (1).

RBI: C Crisp (1); M Ramirez (1).

2-out RBI: C Crisp; M Ramirez.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Matsuzaka-J Lugo-K Youkilis; J Varitek-J Lugo.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Lugo (1, 3rd base off Z Greinke/J Buck).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .167  .648   17    3   0   HR
E German 2B                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .500 1.000   14    2   2   CS
M Teahen RF                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .300  .817   24    3   0   
E Brown DH                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .143  .536   12    0   0   2B,GDP
A Gordon 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .091  .258   15    0   1   
R Shealy 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .125   19    6   0   
R Gload LF                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .300  .764   11    2   0   
J Buck C                      3   0   1   0    0   1  .429 1.429   11   10   1   
T Pena SS                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .873   13    1   2   

Z Greinke P                                                              0   0
  J Peralta P                                                            0   0
  D Riske P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32   1   7   1    1  12              136   27   6

BATTING

2B: E Brown (1, off D Matsuzaka).

HR: D DeJesus (1, off D Matsuzaka; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: D DeJesus 5; E German 2; E Brown 2; A Gordon; J Buck.

GIDP: E Brown (1).

RBI: D DeJesus (1).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Pena-R Shealy.

E: J Buck (1); A Gordon (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: E German (1, 2nd base by D Matsuzaka/J Varitek).

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
D Matsuzaka, W (1-0)           7     6   1   1    1  10   1   1.29   26  108-74   35·13·26    4· 7· 4· 0     70    -     1.30   0.38
J Romero, H (1)                1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   15-10    8· 1· 1    4· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.76   0.06
J Papelbon, S (1)              1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   13-11    6· 1· 4    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.05
Totals                         9     7   1   1    1  12   1          33  136-95   49·15·31    9· 7· 4· 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
Z Greinke, L (0-1)             7     8   2   1    1   7   0   1.29   29  101-64   34· 7·23    8·12· 1· 0     61    -     0.99   0.15
J Peralta                      1     3   2   1    1   1   0   3.38    8   31-19   12· 3· 4    2· 2· 2· 0          0-0    1.12  -0.17
D Riske                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   11-8     4· 1· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9    11   4   2    2  10   0          40  143-91   50·11·30   11·14· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Peralta (1).

IBB: J Peralta (1; J Drew).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jeff Nelson, 1B - Jim Wolf, 2B - Tim Tschida, 3B - Jim Joyce.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 23,170.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 36° F, Wind 9mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Kansas City Royals                   
1. J Lugo               SS    1. D DeJesus            CF 
2. K Youkilis           1B    2. E German             2B 
3. D Ortiz              DH    3. M Teahen             RF 
4. M Ramirez            LF    4. E Brown              DH 
5. J Drew               RF    5. A Gordon             3B 
6. M Lowell             3B    6. R Shealy             1B 
7. J Varitek            C     7. R Gload              LF 
8. C Crisp              CF    8. J Buck               C  
9. D Pedroia            2B    9. T Pena               SS 

   D Matsuzaka          P        Z Greinke            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   0  2-0  ---  2  -13%  59% D DeJesus       D Matsuzaka     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   b 6   0  2-1  1--  6   13%  66% M Teahen        D Matsuzaka     Double Play: Strikeout Looking, German Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   t 1   2  0-0  1--  3   10%  57% M Ramirez       Z Greinke       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Youkilis Scores
   b 1   1  1-0  12-  2    9%  60% E Brown         D Matsuzaka     Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (Front of Home)
   t 7   0  1-2  1--  2   -9%  63% J Lugo          Z Greinke       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Zack Greinke facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  J Lugo          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  6   50%  K Youkilis      Walk
   O      1--  3   47%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Looking
   R      1--  3   57%  M Ramirez       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Youkilis Scores
   O      -2-  5   54%  J Drew          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   51%  D DeJesus       Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   54%  E German        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  6   51%  M Teahen        Walk; German to 2B
   OO     12-  2   60%  E Brown         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Zack Greinke facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   63%  M Lowell        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   60%  J Varitek       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   57%  C Crisp         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   55%  D Pedroia       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   57%  A Gordon        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   59%  R Shealy        Lineout: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  5   60%  R Gload         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Zack Greinke facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   64%  J Lugo          Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  2   61%  K Youkilis      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   58%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Looking
          1--  5   60%  M Ramirez       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Lugo to 2B
   O      12-  2   55%  J Drew          Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   58%  J Buck          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   60%  T Pena          Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   62%  D DeJesus       Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Zack Greinke facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   68%  M Lowell        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  2   63%  J Varitek       Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  7   60%  C Crisp         Groundout: 2B-1B; Lowell to 3B
   O      --3  4   56%  D Pedroia       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   59%  E German        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   61%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   63%  E Brown         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Zack Greinke facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   69%  J Lugo          Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   R      -2-      74%  K Youkilis      Lugo Steals 3B; Lugo Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/unER
   O      ---  4   72%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   70%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   69%  M Ramirez       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   64%  A Gordon        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  6   69%  R Shealy        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   73%  R Gload         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--  5   70%  J Buck          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Gordon to 3B
   O      1-3  7   77%  T Pena          Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Zack Greinke facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   81%  J Drew          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   78%  M Lowell        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  1   76%  J Varitek       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Drew to 3B
   O      --3  6   72%  C Crisp         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  2   59%  D DeJesus       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  4   53%  E German        Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
   OO     1--  6   66%  M Teahen        Double Play: Strikeout Looking, German Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  1   62%  E Brown         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   68%  A Gordon        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 1.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Zack Greinke facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   72%  D Pedroia       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   63%  J Lugo          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   62%  K Youkilis      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   67%  R Shealy        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   71%  R Gload         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   73%  J Buck          Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 1.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Joel Peralta facing 3-4-5
                  Joel Peralta replaces Zack Greinke pitching
          ---  4   80%  D Ortiz         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   79%  M Ramirez       Flyball: CF (CF-RF); Ortiz to 3B
          --3  4   80%  J Drew          Intentional Walk
   R      1-3      86%  M Lowell        Wild Pitch; Ortiz Scores; Drew to 2B
          -2-  5   89%  " "             Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Short LF); Drew to 3B
   O      1-3  4   85%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3  1   92%  C Crisp         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Drew Scores/unER; Lowell to 2B
          12-  7   93%  D Pedroia       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Lowell to 3B; Crisp to 2B
   O      123  4   90%  J Lugo          Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, J.C. Romero facing 9-1-2
                  J.C. Romero replaces Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching
   O      ---  2   93%  T Pena          Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  6   95%  D DeJesus       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  1   94%  E German        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  6   96%  M Teahen        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 1.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, David Riske facing 2-3-4
                  David Riske replaces Joel Peralta pitching
   O      ---  7   96%  K Youkilis      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   95%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   95%  M Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Jonathan Papelbon facing 4-5-6
                  Jonathan Papelbon replaces J.C. Romero pitching
   O      ---  6   98%  E Brown         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   99%  A Gordon        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  4  100%  R Shealy        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 1.

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