April 6, 2007 Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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LAA 5
OAK 2 KCR 3
DET 1 BAL 6
@NYY 4 TBD 6
TOR 5 TEX 2
BOS 0 NYM 11
@ATL 1 CIN 6
PIT 1 PHI 8
@FLA 2 STL 4
@HOU 2 CHC 9
@MIL 3 COL 4
@SDP 3 LAD 2
@SFG 1 ARI 7
@WSN 1

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 13,330

Friday, April 6, 2007, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 2:43

Tigers

1-2

Lost 1

4th, 2 GB

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

W: J de la Rosa (1-0), L: J Mesa (0-1), S: D Riske (1)

Royals

2-2

Won 1

3rd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I Rodriguez C                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .385  .770   14    7   0   
P Polanco 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000   15    0   4   
G Sheffield DH                4   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .234   14    0   0   GDP
M Ordonez RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .629   12    1   0   
C Guillen SS                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .231  .517   21    2   1   SB,CS
S Casey 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .222  .684   18    7   0   
C Monroe LF                   2   0   1   1    0   1  .100  .367   22    0   0   2B,SF
C Granderson CF               3   0   0   0    0   1  .308 1.126    8    3   0   
B Inge 3B                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250   12    4   2   

J Verlander P                                                            0   0
  J Mesa P                                                               0   0
  W Ledezma P                                                            0   0
Totals                       29   1   5   1    3   6              136   24   7

BATTING

2B: C Monroe (1, off J de la Rosa).

SF: C Monroe (1, off J de la Rosa).

TB: C Monroe 2; C Guillen; I Rodriguez; S Casey; P Polanco.

GIDP: G Sheffield (1).

RBI: C Monroe (3).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

E: M Ordonez (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Guillen (1, 3rd base off J de la Rosa/J LaRue).

CS: C Guillen (1, 2nd base by J de la Rosa/J LaRue).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF                  3   1   2   1    1   0  .267  .886   16    1   0   2B
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   0   0   1    0   0  .231  .539   10    2   3   
M Teahen RF                   1   0   0   0    3   1  .273  .864   20    3   0   
M Sweeney DH                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .182  .432   21    0   0   
A Gordon 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .067  .192   20    1   2   
R Shealy 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .083   17    8   1   
R Gload LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .553   12    1   0   
J LaRue C                     3   1   1   0    1   1  .167  .583   17    6   2   2B,SB
T Pena SS                     3   1   2   1    0   0  .308 1.126    5    4   2   3B

J de la Rosa P                                                           0   0
  J Soria P                                                              0   0
  D Riske P                                                              1   0
Totals                       29   3   5   3    6   5              138   27  10

BATTING

2B: D DeJesus (1, off J Verlander); J LaRue (1, off J Mesa).

3B: T Pena (3, off J Mesa).

TB: T Pena 4; D DeJesus 3; J LaRue 2.

RBI: T Pena (2); M Grudzielanek (4); D DeJesus (2).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Gordon-M Grudzielanek-R Shealy.

PB: J LaRue (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J LaRue (1, 2nd base off J Verlander/I Rodriguez).

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                    6     2   1   0    5   4   0   0.00   25   97-57   34·14· 9    8· 6· 2· 0     65    -     1.36   0.28
J Mesa, L (0-1)                0.1   3   2   2    0   0   0  54.00    4    9-6     5· 0· 1    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    1.18  -0.29
W Ledezma                      1.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    6   28-18    9· 4· 5    1· 3· 0· 0          1-0    0.50   0.05
Totals                         8     5   3   2    6   5   0          35  134-81   48·18·15    9·11· 4· 0          1-0

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
J de la Rosa, W (1-0)          7     4   1   1    3   5   0   1.29   26  102-59   35·11·13    4·12· 2· 0     67    -     1.18   0.37
J Soria, H (1)                 1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   18-11    6· 1· 4    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.46   0.08
D Riske, S (1)                 1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   12-7     2· 0· 5    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.08
Totals                         9     5   1   1    3   6   0          33  132-77   43·12·22    8·14· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - CB Bucknor, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Ed Rapuano, 3B - Ed Hickox.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 13,330.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 35° F, Wind 15mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Kansas City Royals                   
1. I Rodriguez          C     1. D DeJesus            CF 
2. P Polanco            2B    2. M Grudzielanek       2B 
3. G Sheffield          DH    3. M Teahen             RF 
4. M Ordonez            RF    4. M Sweeney            DH 
5. C Guillen            SS    5. A Gordon             3B 
6. S Casey              1B    6. R Shealy             1B 
7. C Monroe             LF    7. R Gload              LF 
8. C Granderson         CF    8. J LaRue              C  
9. B Inge               3B    9. T Pena               SS 

   J Verlander          P        J de la Rosa         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   0  1-1  -2-  1   17%  87% T Pena          J Mesa          Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); LaRue Scores
   t 6   0  1-1  1--  4   11%  56% G Sheffield     J de la Rosa    Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   b 7   0  1-1  ---  2   10%  70% J LaRue         J Mesa          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   b 5   2  1-1  123  6   -9%  50% M Sweeney       J Verlander     Strikeout Looking
   b 1   0  0-0  ---  2    8%  63% D DeJesus       J Verlander     Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); DeJesus to 3B/Adv on E9

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jorge de la Rosa facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  I Rodriguez     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  5   54%  P Polanco       Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   55%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Verlander facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   63%  D DeJesus       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); DeJesus to 3B/Adv on E9
   RO     --3  2   62%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 2B-1B; DeJesus Scores/unER
   O      ---  5   61%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   60%  M Sweeney       Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Jorge de la Rosa facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   62%  M Ordonez       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  4   60%  C Guillen       Walk
          1--  7   56%  S Casey         Walk; Guillen to 2B
          12-      51%  C Monroe        Guillen Steals 3B; Casey to 2B/Passed Ball
   RO     -23  6   52%  " "             Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Guillen Scores
   O      -2-  2   55%  C Granderson    Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Justin Verlander facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   53%  A Gordon        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   51%  R Shealy        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   50%  R Gload         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Jorge de la Rosa facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   53%  B Inge          Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  2   55%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   56%  P Polanco       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Justin Verlander facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   53%  J LaRue         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   56%  T Pena          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   53%  D DeJesus       Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   50%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 1.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Jorge de la Rosa facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   53%  G Sheffield     Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   55%  M Ordonez       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  7   53%  C Guillen       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   56%  S Casey         Guillen Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Justin Verlander facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   60%  M Teahen        Walk
          1--  6   67%  M Sweeney       Walk; Teahen to 2B
   O      12-  3   61%  A Gordon        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      12-  5   55%  R Shealy        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1   50%  R Gload         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Jorge de la Rosa facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   53%  S Casey         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   48%  C Monroe        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  1   52%  C Granderson    Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          -2-  5   51%  B Inge          Walk
   O      12-  4   57%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Justin Verlander facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   61%  J LaRue         Walk
   O      1--  1   57%  T Pena          Foul Bunt Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          1--      59%  D DeJesus       LaRue Steals 2B
          -2-  5   62%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  2   57%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF); LaRue to 3B
          1-3  5   59%  M Teahen        Walk; DeJesus to 2B
   O      123  6   50%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 1.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Jorge de la Rosa facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   45%  P Polanco       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   OO     1--  4   56%  G Sheffield     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   58%  M Ordonez       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Justin Verlander facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   54%  A Gordon        Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   52%  R Shealy        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   50%  R Gload         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 1.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Jorge de la Rosa facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   54%  C Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   50%  S Casey         Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  7   55%  C Monroe        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   59%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Jose Mesa facing 8-9-1
                  Jose Mesa replaces Justin Verlander pitching
          ---  2   70%  J LaRue         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   R      -2-  1   87%  T Pena          Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); LaRue Scores
   R      --3  2   90%  D DeJesus       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Pena Scores
   O      1--  4   88%  M Grudzielanek  Lineout: RF (Short RF)
                  Wilfredo Ledezma replaces Jose Mesa pitching
          1--  5   90%  M Teahen        Walk; DeJesus to 2B
   O      12-  6   87%  M Sweeney       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      12-  4   85%  A Gordon        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 3.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Joakim Soria facing 9-1-2
                  Joakim Soria replaces Jorge de la Rosa pitching
   O      ---  6   89%  B Inge          Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
          ---  4   85%  I Rodriguez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   90%  P Polanco       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      1--  4   93%  G Sheffield     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Wilfredo Ledezma facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   93%  R Shealy        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   92%  R Gload         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   92%  J LaRue         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 3.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, David Riske facing 4-5-6
                  David Riske replaces Joakim Soria pitching
   O      ---  4   96%  M Ordonez       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   99%  C Guillen       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2  100%  S Casey         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 3.

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