April 22, 2007 Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 14,801

Sunday, April 22, 2007, 1:10PM
Time of Game: 2:07

Twins

11-7

Lost 1

1st

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

W: J de la Rosa (2-1), L: R Ortiz (3-1), S: J Soria (2)

Royals

6-12

Won 1

5th, 5 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Casilla 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .462   14    3   7   
N Punto 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .204  .598   13    1   0   
J Mauer C                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .393  .997   12    5   1   
M Cuddyer RF                  3   0   1   1    1   1  .324  .903   20    2   0   2B
J Morneau 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .294  .929   12    8   1   
T Hunter CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .295  .902    8    2   0   
M Redmond DH                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .265  .610   15    0   0   
J Rabe LF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .222    7    2   0   
J Bartlett SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .522   10    0   2   

R Ortiz P                                                                1   1
  D Reyes P                                                              0   1
  M Guerrier P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   1   6   1    1   6              111   24  13

BATTING

2B: M Cuddyer (7, off J de la Rosa).

TB: M Cuddyer 2; J Mauer 2; M Redmond; N Punto; T Hunter.

RBI: M Cuddyer (16).

2-out RBI: M Cuddyer.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

E: J Bartlett (6).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E German 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .263  .691   11    0   3   2B
R Gload LF                    4   1   1   2    0   0  .250  .636    9    1   0   HR
M Teahen CF                   4   0   2   0    0   2  .268  .808   16    3   0   2B,CS
M Sweeney DH                  4   0   3   1    0   0  .269  .685   13    0   0   2B
A Gordon 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .136  .515   15    0   0   
R Sanders RF                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .400 1.188   18    6   0   CS
J Buck C                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .375 1.255   17    6   0   
R Shealy 1B                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .116  .397   10    9   0   HBP
T Pena SS                     3   1   0   0    0   0  .188  .537    9    2   5   

J de la Rosa P                                                           0   0
  J Soria P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32   3   9   3    1   5              118   27   8

BATTING

2B: M Teahen (3, off D Reyes); E German (3, off R Ortiz); M Sweeney (1, off R Ortiz).

HR: R Gload (1, off R Ortiz; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF).

HBP: R Shealy (2, by R Ortiz).

TB: M Sweeney 4; R Gload 4; M Teahen 3; E German 2; R Shealy; R Sanders.

RBI: R Gload 2 (6); M Sweeney (6).

2-out RBI: R Gload 2; M Sweeney.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

PB: J Buck (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: M Teahen (1, Pickoff (CS) 3rd base by D Reyes); R Sanders (1, 2nd base by R Ortiz/J Mauer).

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Ortiz, L (3-1)               7     7   3   3    0   4   1   2.48   29   93-64   37· 9·18   12· 8· 4· 0     55    -     0.68  -0.00
D Reyes                        0.2   2   0   0    0   1   0   8.53    3    9-7     3· 3· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.29   0.01
M Guerrier                     0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   2.53    2    8-4     2· 2· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.40   0.01
Totals                         8     9   3   3    1   5   1          34  110-75   42·14·19   12·10· 5· 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 (2-1)          8     5   1   0    1   4   0   3.04   30   94-64   34· 8·22   11·11· 3· 0     73    -     1.04   0.43
J Soria, S (2)                 1     1   0   0    0   2   0   2.89    4   14-11    4· 0· 7    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.15   0.08
Totals                         9     6   1   0    1   6   0          34  108-75   38· 8·29   13·11· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: M Guerrier (2).

IBB: None.

PO: D Reyes (1; M Teahen, 3rd base (CS)).

HBP: R Ortiz (3; R Shealy).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rob Drake, 1B - Laz Diaz, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Bill Welke.

Time of Game: 2:07.

Attendance: 14,801.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 67° F, Wind 21mph from Right to Left, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Kansas City Royals                   
1. A Casilla            2B    1. E German             2B 
2. N Punto              3B    2. R Gload              LF 
3. J Mauer              C     3. M Teahen             CF 
4. M Cuddyer            RF    4. M Sweeney            DH 
5. J Morneau            1B    5. A Gordon             3B 
6. T Hunter             CF    6. R Sanders            RF 
7. M Redmond            DH    7. J Buck               C  
8. J Rabe               LF    8. R Shealy             1B 
9. J Bartlett           SS    9. T Pena               SS 

   R Ortiz              P        J de la Rosa         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  0-0  1--  3   20%  73% R Gload         R Ortiz         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Pena Scores
   t 6   2  3-0  -2-  4   -8%  79% M Cuddyer       J de la Rosa    Double to LF (Ground Ball); Mauer Scores/unER
   t 1   2  0-0  123  1    7%  55% T Hunter        J de la Rosa    Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   b 5   2  0-2  -2-  3    7%  86% M Sweeney       R Ortiz         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); German Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  123  4    7%  48% J Morneau       J de la Rosa    Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jorge de la Rosa facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  A Casilla       Lineout: SS (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   50%  N Punto         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
          1--  2   46%  J Mauer         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Punto to 2B
          12-  5   41%  M Cuddyer       Walk; Punto to 3B; Mauer to 2B
   O      123  4   48%  J Morneau       Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  1   55%  T Hunter        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ramon Ortiz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  E German        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   51%  R Gload         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jorge de la Rosa facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   52%  M Redmond       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   54%  J Rabe          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   55%  J Bartlett      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ramon Ortiz facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   53%  M Sweeney       Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
   O      ---  6   51%  A Gordon        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  2   52%  R Sanders       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  5   50%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jorge de la Rosa facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  A Casilla       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   55%  N Punto         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   56%  J Mauer         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ramon Ortiz facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   60%  R Shealy        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   56%  T Pena          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
   O      1--  3   53%  E German        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   RR     1--  3   73%  R Gload         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Pena Scores
          ---  5   74%  M Teahen        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  4   76%  M Sweeney       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Teahen to 3B
   O      -23  4   72%  A Gordon        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 2.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Jorge de la Rosa facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   75%  M Cuddyer       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   76%  J Morneau       Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   78%  T Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ramon Ortiz facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   76%  R Sanders       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   75%  J Buck          Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  5   76%  R Shealy        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  4   74%  T Pena          Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 2.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Jorge de la Rosa facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   77%  M Redmond       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   79%  J Rabe          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   80%  J Bartlett      Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ramon Ortiz facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   84%  E German        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   82%  R Gload         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      -2-  5   79%  M Teahen        Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-  3   86%  M Sweeney       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); German Scores
   O      1--  1   85%  A Gordon        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 3.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Jorge de la Rosa facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   88%  A Casilla       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   89%  N Punto         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  3   88%  J Mauer         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      87%  M Cuddyer       Passed Ball; Mauer to 2B
   R      -2-  4   79%  " "             Double to LF (Ground Ball); Mauer Scores/unER
   O      -2-  2   84%  J Morneau       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ramon Ortiz facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   86%  R Sanders       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      82%  J Buck          Sanders Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  6   81%  " "             Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   80%  R Shealy        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 3.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Jorge de la Rosa facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   84%  T Hunter        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  4   80%  M Redmond       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   84%  J Rabe          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      1--  3   88%  J Bartlett      Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ramon Ortiz facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   87%  T Pena          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   86%  E German        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   85%  R Gload         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 3.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Jorge de la Rosa facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   89%  A Casilla       Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   92%  N Punto         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   93%  J Mauer         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dennys Reyes facing 3-4-5
                  Dennys Reyes replaces Ramon Ortiz pitching
          ---  2   95%  M Teahen        Double to 3B (Pop Fly to Deep 3B)
   O      -2-      93%  M Sweeney       Teahen Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (P-2B-3B)
          ---  3   93%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   92%  A Gordon        Strikeout Swinging
                  Matt Guerrier replaces Dennys Reyes pitching
          1--      93%  R Sanders       Wild Pitch; Sweeney to 2B
          -2-  7   93%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1   92%  J Buck          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 3.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Joakim Soria facing 4-5-6
                  Joakim Soria replaces Jorge de la Rosa pitching
   O      ---  4   96%  M Cuddyer       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   99%  J Morneau       Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   96%  T Hunter        Single to 3B/Bunt (Bunt to Weak 3B)
          1--      96%  M Redmond       Defensive Indifference; Hunter to 2B
   O      -2-  4  100%  " "             Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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