May 10, 2007 Oakland Athletics at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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LAA 8
CLE 0 BAL 11
TBD 6 DET 7
SEA 3 OAK 17
@KCR 3 CHW 3
@MIN 0 TEX 14
@NYY 2 BOS 8
@TOR 0 ATL 5
SDP 3 PIT 6
@CHC 4 CIN 9
HOU 5 COL 5
SFG 3 FLA 3
LAD 0

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 31,006

Thursday, May 10, 2007, 1:10PM
Time of Game: 3:03

Athletics

17-16

Won 1

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  5  0   4  1  2   4  1  0   17 18  0
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  0    3  4  2

W: J Kennedy (1-2), L: L Hudson (0-1)

Royals

11-24

Lost 1

5th, 11 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  6   2   4   2    0   1  .260  .684   22    4   0   2B
  T Buck PR-RF                0   1   0   0    0   0  .211  .788         0   0   
C Snelling CF                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .728   10    0   0   
  D Putnam PR-CF              4   2   3   1    0   1  .214  .611   12    0   0   HR
E Chavez 3B                   6   1   2   4    0   0  .250  .735   21    0   1   HR
N Swisher DH                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .286  .975   15    0   0   
  T Walker PH                 3   1   2   0    0   0  .271  .580    7    0   0   
D Johnson 1B                  4   4   4   4    2   0  .383 1.223   29    9   0   2·HR,2B
J Cust RF-LF                  5   2   2   3    1   2  .267 1.288   20    4   0   2·HR
M Ellis 2B                    4   2   0   0    2   2  .239  .674   27    3   3   
A Melhuse C                   6   0   0   0    0   2  .125  .364   21    5   0   
M Scutaro SS                  5   2   1   2    1   0  .146  .466   29    2   3   2B

J Kennedy P                                                              0   0
  J Witasick P                                                           0   0
  J Marshall P                                                           0   1
  L DiNardo P                                                            0   0
Totals                       47  17  18  16    7   8              213   27   8

BATTING

2B: M Scutaro (1, off J Peralta); S Stewart (5, off L Hudson); D Johnson (4, off J Peralta).

HR: D Putnam (1, off N Musser; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); E Chavez (4, off T Wellemeyer; 4th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to RF); D Johnson 2 (4, off T Wellemeyer, off N Musser; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF); J Cust 2 (3, off N Musser, off L Hudson; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF-RF; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: D Johnson 11; J Cust 8; D Putnam 6; E Chavez 5; S Stewart 5; M Scutaro 2; T Walker 2.

RBI: D Johnson 4 (12); E Chavez 4 (19); J Cust 3 (5); M Scutaro 2 (5); S Stewart 2 (9); D Putnam (2).

2-out RBI: M Scutaro 2; S Stewart 2; E Chavez; D Johnson.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 7 for 18.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Scutaro-M Ellis-D Johnson; E Chavez-M Ellis-D Johnson.

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .808   17    4   0   
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   1   1   1    0   0  .258  .672   17    0   2   2B
M Teahen RF                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .291  .821   15    2   0   
  S Costa RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         1   0   
M Sweeney 1B                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .265  .752   11    5   1   
  A Gordon 1B                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .173  .581    4    1   0   
E Brown LF                    4   0   1   2    0   1  .192  .500   11    2   0   2B
B Butler DH                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .627   15    0   0   
E German 3B                   1   0   0   0    2   0  .275  .816   11    0   0   
T Pena SS                     3   1   1   0    0   0  .228  .586    9    2   1   2B,GDP
J LaRue C                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .104  .383         2   0   
  J Buck PH-C                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .279  .930   11    7   0   GDP

L Hudson P                                                               0   0
  T Wellemeyer P                                                         1   0
  J Peralta P                                                            0   1
  N Musser P                                                             0   0
  Z Greinke P                                                            0   0
  B Duckworth P                                                          0   1
Totals                       29   3   4   3    4   5              121   27   6

BATTING

2B: T Pena (3, off J Kennedy); M Grudzielanek (8, off J Kennedy); E Brown (4, off J Kennedy).

TB: T Pena 2; M Grudzielanek 2; E Brown 2; B Butler.

GIDP: T Pena (3); J Buck (4).

RBI: E Brown 2 (7); M Grudzielanek (13).

2-out RBI: E Brown 2; M Grudzielanek.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

E: E German (2); M Sweeney (1).

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
J Kennedy, W (1-2)             6     4   3   3    3   3   0   2.83   24   80-50   26· 6·18    5· 8· 5· 0     52    -     0.25   0.13
J Witasick                     1     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.86    3    8-4     3· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
J Marshall                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.27    3   20-14   10· 1· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
L DiNardo                      1     0   0   0    0   2   0   1.74    3   13-8     1· 2· 5    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     4   3   3    4   5   0          33  121-76   40· 9·27    8·11· 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
L Hudson, L (0-1)              2     2   5   4    4   0   1  18.00   13   50-23   17· 1· 5    6· 2· 1· 0     30    -     0.74  -0.32
T Wellemeyer                   2.2   7   5   4    1   3   2  10.34   17   74-48   30· 4·14    5· 6· 2· 0          1-0    0.26  -0.05
J Peralta                      1.1   2   2   2    1   3   0   5.85    7   31-20   11· 5· 4    1· 0· 2· 0          2-0    0.02   0.00
N Musser                       1     4   4   4    0   0   3  10.80    7   20-14    9· 2· 3    1· 5· 1· 0          0-0    0.00  -0.00
Z Greinke                      1     3   1   1    1   1   0   5.80    7   24-17    8· 2· 7    0· 2· 3· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
B Duckworth                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.18    3   13-9     5· 0· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    18  17  15    7   8   6          54  212-131  80·14·37   14·16· 9· 0          3-0

L Hudson faced 1 batter in the 3rd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: N Musser (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:03.

Attendance: 31,006.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 79° F, Wind 6mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

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

   J Kennedy            P        L Hudson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   1  0-0  1--  1   17%  67% J Cust          L Hudson        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Johnson Scores
   t 2   2  0-2  12-  2   14%  82% S Stewart       L Hudson        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Ellis Scores; Scutaro Scores
   b 3   0  5-0  1--  6    5%  90% T Pena          J Kennedy       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   t 2   2  0-4  -2-  3    5%  87% C Snelling      L Hudson        Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Stewart Scores/unER/No RBI
   t 4   0  0-5  1-3  6    3%  98% E Chavez        T Wellemeyer    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Stewart Scores; Putnam Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Luke Hudson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  S Stewart       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   46%  C Snelling      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   45%  E Chavez        Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Kennedy facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  D DeJesus       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   49%  M Grudzielanek  Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  2   50%  M Teahen        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Luke Hudson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   48%  N Swisher       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  5   50%  D Johnson       Walk
   RR     1--  1   67%  J Cust          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Johnson Scores
          ---  4   69%  M Ellis         Walk
   O      1--  2   67%  A Melhuse       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Ellis to 2B
          -2-  5   68%  M Scutaro       Walk
   RR     12-  2   82%  S Stewart       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Ellis Scores; Scutaro Scores
   R      -2-  3   87%  C Snelling      Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Stewart Scores/unER/No RBI
                  Danny Putnam pinch runs for Chris Snelling batting 2nd
   O      1--  4   86%  E Chavez        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  5 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Joe Kennedy facing 4-5-6
                  Danny Putnam moves to CF
   O      ---  3   88%  M Sweeney       Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  3   89%  E Brown         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   89%  B Butler        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-0, Luke Hudson facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   91%  N Swisher       Walk
                  Todd Wellemeyer replaces Luke Hudson pitching
          1--  4   92%  D Johnson       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Swisher to 2B
          12-  5   94%  J Cust          Walk; Swisher to 3B; Johnson to 2B
   O      123  4   92%  M Ellis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  5   90%  A Melhuse       Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  3   88%  M Scutaro       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Joe Kennedy facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   85%  E German        Walk
   OO     1--  6   90%  T Pena          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  John Buck pinch hits for Jason LaRue batting 9th
   O      ---  5   91%  J Buck          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-0, Todd Wellemeyer facing 1-2-3
                  John Buck moves to C
          ---  7   92%  S Stewart       Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Left)
          1--  3   95%  D Putnam        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Stewart to 3B
   RRR    1-3  6   98%  E Chavez        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Stewart Scores; Putnam Scores
   O      ---  5   98%  N Swisher       Foul Popfly: C (3B Foul)
   R      ---  6   99%  D Johnson       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   98%  J Cust          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   98%  M Ellis         Flyball: RF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 9, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-9, Joe Kennedy facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   99%  D DeJesus       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   99%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   99%  M Teahen        Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 9, Royals 0.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 9-0, Todd Wellemeyer facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   99%  A Melhuse       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
          ---  5   99%  M Scutaro       Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Scutaro to 2B
          -2-  2   99%  S Stewart       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Scutaro to 3B
   O      1-3  4   99%  D Putnam        Strikeout Looking
   R      1-3  3   99%  E Chavez        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Scutaro Scores/unER; Stewart to 2B
                  Joel Peralta replaces Todd Wellemeyer pitching; Todd Walker pinch hits for Nick Swisher batting 4th
   O      12-  2   99%  T Walker        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 10, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-10, Joe Kennedy facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2  100%  M Sweeney       Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4  100%  E Brown         Strikeout Looking
          ---  3  100%  B Butler        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1  100%  E German        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 10, Royals 0.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 10-0, Joel Peralta facing 5-6-7
          ---  6  100%  D Johnson       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4  100%  J Cust          Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4  100%  M Ellis         Walk
   O      12-  4  100%  A Melhuse       Strikeout Swinging
   RR     12-  7  100%  M Scutaro       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Johnson Scores; Ellis Scores
   O      -2-  4  100%  S Stewart       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 12, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-12, Joe Kennedy facing 8-9-1
          ---  2  100%  T Pena          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4  100%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3  100%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Pena to 3B
   R      --3  3  100%  M Grudzielanek  Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Pena Scores
          -2-  4  100%  M Teahen        Walk
          12-  6  100%  M Sweeney       Walk; Grudzielanek to 3B; Teahen to 2B
   RR     123  1   99%  E Brown         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Grudzielanek Scores; Teahen Scores; Sweeney to 3B
   O      -23  2  100%  B Butler        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 12, Royals 3.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 12-3, Neal Musser facing 2-3-4
                  Neal Musser replaces Joel Peralta pitching; Alex Gordon replaces Mike Sweeney playing 1B batting 4th
   R      ---  3  100%  D Putnam        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  4  100%  E Chavez        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  1  100%  T Walker        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--     100%  D Johnson       Wild Pitch; Walker to 2B
   RR     -2-  2  100%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Walker Scores
   R      ---  4  100%  J Cust          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5  100%  M Ellis         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1  100%  A Melhuse       Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 16, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-16, Jay Witasick facing 7-8-9
                  Jay Witasick replaces Joe Kennedy pitching
          ---  5  100%  E German        Walk
   O      1--  1  100%  T Pena          Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   OO     1--  2  100%  J Buck          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 16, Royals 3.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 16-3, Zack Greinke facing 9-1-2
                  Zack Greinke replaces Neal Musser pitching
   O      ---  4  100%  M Scutaro       Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
          ---  2  100%  S Stewart       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
                  Travis Buck pinch runs for Shannon Stewart batting 1st
          1--  2  100%  D Putnam        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Buck to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  E Chavez        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          12-  4  100%  T Walker        Single to CF (Line Drive); Buck to 3B; Putnam to 2B
   R      123  5  100%  D Johnson       Walk; Buck Scores; Putnam to 3B; Walker to 2B
   O      123  5  100%  J Cust          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 17, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-17, Jay Marshall facing 1-2-3
                  Jay Marshall replaces Jay Witasick pitching; Jack Cust moves to LF; Travis Buck moves to RF
   O      ---  7  100%  D DeJesus       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  7  100%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  6  100%  M Teahen        Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 17, Royals 3.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 17-3, Brandon Duckworth facing 7-8-9
                  Brandon Duckworth replaces Zack Greinke pitching; Shane Costa replaces Mark Teahen playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---  6  100%  M Ellis         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2  100%  A Melhuse       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  M Scutaro       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 17, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-17, Lenny DiNardo facing 4-5-6
                  Lenny DiNardo replaces Jay Marshall pitching
   O      ---  4  100%  A Gordon        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  E Brown         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  6  100%  B Butler        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 17, Royals 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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