May 9, 2007 Oakland Athletics at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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LAA 3
CLE 2 BAL 1
TBD 0
(10) SEA 9
@DET 2 KCR 3
OAK 2 CHW 6
@MIN 3 NYY 6
TEX 2 BOS 9
@TOR 3 PHI 9
@ARI 3 ATL 3
SDP 2 CHC 1
PIT 0 HOU 3
@CIN 2 LAD 5
@FLA 3 MIL 3
WSN 1 NYM 5
@SFG 3 STL 9
COL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 10,974

Wednesday, May 9, 2007, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 2:41

Athletics

16-16

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

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

W: J Gobble (1-1), L: J Duchscherer (3-2), S: J Soria (6)

Royals

11-23

Won 1

5th, 10½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .240  .646   18    2   0   SH
M Ellis 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .248  .687   18    1   5   
E Chavez 3B                   2   0   0   0    2   1  .246  .716   21    2   0   
N Swisher RF                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .292  .991   25    2   0   
D Johnson 1B                  4   1   1   2    0   0  .326  .977   13    9   0   HR,GDP
B Crosby SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .596   13    0   1   
J Cust DH                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .885   18    0   0   
J Kendall C                   4   0   3   0    0   1  .184  .423   18    5   2   
C Snelling CF                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .254  .748   14    2   1   

D Haren P                                                                1   1
  K Calero P                                                             0   0
  J Duchscherer P                                                        0   0
Totals                       30   2   6   2    5   8              158   24  10

BATTING

HR: D Johnson (2, off G Meche; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

SH: S Stewart (1, off D Riske).

TB: D Johnson 4; J Kendall 3; S Stewart; C Snelling.

GIDP: D Johnson (1).

RBI: D Johnson 2 (8).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Ellis-D Haren.

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .296  .831   20    1   0   
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .669   15    1   2   
M Teahen RF                   3   1   2   0    1   1  .298  .836   14    3   1   2·2B
M Sweeney 1B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .270  .760    9    8   1   HR
  E German 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .811         0   0   
A Gordon 3B-1B                3   1   0   0    0   2  .175  .587   20    1   2   HBP
B Butler DH                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .276  .645    8    0   0   2B
S Costa LF                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .143  .286   15    3   0   
J Buck C                      3   0   1   0    0   0  .292  .969   10    8   1   
T Pena SS                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .225  .576   16    1   3   

G Meche P                                                                1   0
  D Riske P                                                              0   1
  J Gobble P                                                             0   1
  J Soria P                                                              0   0
Totals                       30   3   8   3    1   7              127   27  12

BATTING

2B: M Teahen 2 (6, off J Duchscherer, off D Haren); B Butler (2, off D Haren).

HR: M Sweeney (4, off J Duchscherer; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).

HBP: A Gordon (8, by D Haren).

TB: M Sweeney 5; M Teahen 4; B Butler 2; J Buck; S Costa; T Pena.

RBI: B Butler (3); M Sweeney (15); S Costa (1).

2-out RBI: M Sweeney; S Costa; B Butler.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Teahen-J Buck; J Gobble-T Pena-M Sweeney.

E: A Gordon (7).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Haren                        6     6   2   2    1   7   0   1.89   25  102-65   35·13·17    6· 5· 5· 0     58    -     1.39   0.14
K Calero                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.52    3   14-7     4· 1· 2    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.18   0.09
J Duchscherer, L (3-2)         1     2   1   1    0   0   1   4.40    4    8-8     4· 1· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.16  -0.21
Totals                         8     8   3   3    1   7   1          32  124-80   43·15·22    8·10· 5· 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
G Meche                        6     3   2   1    4   7   1   2.15   25  111-69   42· 8·19    9· 5· 0· 0     63    -     0.93   0.14
D Riske                        1     2   0   0    0   0   0   4.70    4    9-7     4· 0· 3    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    2.28   0.09
J Gobble, W (1-1)              1     0   0   0    1   0   0   1.35    3   12-4     2· 0· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.36   0.11
J Soria, S (6)                 1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.87    4   20-12    6· 2· 4    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.38   0.18
Totals                         9     6   2   1    5   8   1          36  152-92   54·10·28   11· 9· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Haren (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: D Haren (1; A Gordon).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Fieldin Culbreth, 1B - Marty Foster, 2B - Paul Schrieber, 3B - Tim McClelland.

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 10,974.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 75° F, Wind 2mph in from Leftfield.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Kansas City Royals                   
1. S Stewart            LF    1. D DeJesus            CF 
2. M Ellis              2B    2. M Grudzielanek       2B 
3. E Chavez             3B    3. M Teahen             RF 
4. N Swisher            RF    4. M Sweeney            1B 
5. D Johnson            1B    5. A Gordon             3B 
6. B Crosby             SS    6. B Butler             DH 
7. J Cust               DH    7. S Costa              LF 
8. J Kendall            C     8. J Buck               C  
9. C Snelling           CF    9. T Pena               SS 

   D Haren              P        G Meche              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  2-2  ---  2   30%  83% M Sweeney       J Duchscherer   Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   t 7   1  2-2  -23  2   23%  59% M Ellis         D Riske         Double Play: Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul); Kendall out at Hm/RF-C
   t 4   0  1-0  1--  2  -19%  38% D Johnson       G Meche         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Swisher Scores/unER
   b 4   2  2-1  --3  4   12%  54% B Butler        D Haren         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Teahen Scores
   b 5   1  2-2  12-  1  -12%  50% M Grudzielanek  D Haren         Double Play: Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B); Pena out at 2B/2B-P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Meche facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  9   52%  S Stewart       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   54%  M Ellis         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   53%  E Chavez        Walk
   O      1--  3   55%  N Swisher       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Haren facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  D DeJesus       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   51%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   50%  M Teahen        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Meche facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   52%  D Johnson       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  3   54%  B Crosby        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   55%  J Cust          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Haren facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   53%  M Sweeney       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   56%  A Gordon        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   54%  B Butler        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B); Gordon to 2B
   R      -2-  6   63%  S Costa         Single to CF (Line Drive); Gordon Scores
   O      1--  3   60%  J Buck          Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Gil Meche facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   63%  J Kendall       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   65%  C Snelling      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   64%  S Stewart       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  6   61%  M Ellis         Walk; Stewart to 2B
   O      12-  7   66%  E Chavez        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Danny Haren facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   64%  T Pena          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   63%  D DeJesus       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   62%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Gil Meche facing 4-5-6
          ---      62%  N Swisher       E5 on Foul Ball
          ---  7   57%  " "             Walk
   RR     1--  2   38%  D Johnson       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Swisher Scores/unER
   O      ---  4   41%  B Crosby        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   43%  J Cust          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   41%  J Kendall       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  5   39%  C Snelling      Walk; Kendall to 2B
   O      12-  5   44%  S Stewart       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Danny Haren facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   52%  M Teahen        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  1   46%  M Sweeney       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          -2-      49%  A Gordon        Wild Pitch; Teahen to 3B
   O      --3  5   42%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3  4   54%  B Butler        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Teahen Scores
   O      -2-  6   50%  S Costa         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 2.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Gil Meche facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   53%  M Ellis         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   55%  E Chavez        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   57%  N Swisher       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Danny Haren facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   61%  J Buck          Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  7   68%  T Pena          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Buck to 2B
   O      12-  3   62%  D DeJesus       Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B (Front of Home); Pena to 2B
   OO     12-  1   50%  M Grudzielanek  Double Play: Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B); Pena out at 2B/2B-P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 2.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Gil Meche facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   54%  D Johnson       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   56%  B Crosby        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   58%  J Cust          Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Danny Haren facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   63%  M Teahen        Walk
          1--  5   70%  M Sweeney       Single to CF (Line Drive); Teahen to 2B
   O      12-  7   63%  A Gordon        Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  2   57%  B Butler        Flyball: CF
   O      12-  3   50%  S Costa         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 2.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, David Riske facing 8-9-1
                  David Riske replaces Gil Meche pitching
          ---  4   44%  J Kendall       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  2   36%  C Snelling      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Kendall to 2B
   O      12-  1   36%  S Stewart       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Kendall to 3B; Snelling to 2B
   OO     -23  2   59%  M Ellis         Double Play: Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul); Kendall out at Hm/RF-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Kiko Calero facing 8-9-1
                  Kiko Calero replaces Danny Haren pitching
   O      ---  5   55%  J Buck          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   52%  T Pena          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   50%  D DeJesus       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 2.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Jimmy Gobble facing 3-4-5
                  Jimmy Gobble replaces David Riske pitching
          ---  5   43%  E Chavez        Walk
   O      1--  2   50%  N Swisher       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   OO     1--  5   61%  D Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Justin Duchscherer facing 2-3-4
                  Justin Duchscherer replaces Kiko Calero pitching
   O      ---  2   57%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   53%  M Teahen        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Teahen out at 3B/CF-2B-3B
   R      ---  2   83%  M Sweeney       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   82%  A Gordon        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 3.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, Joakim Soria facing 6-7-8
                  Joakim Soria replaces Jimmy Gobble pitching; Alex Gordon moves to 1B; Esteban German replaces Mike Sweeney playing 3B batting 4th
   O      ---  4   90%  B Crosby        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   96%  J Cust          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   92%  J Kendall       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4  100%  C Snelling      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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