June 9, 2007 Philadelphia Phillies at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 23,734

Saturday, June 9, 2007, 6:10PM
Time of Game: 2:10

Phillies

32-30

Won 1

3rd, 5 GB

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

W: J Lieber (3-4), L: G Meche (3-6)

Royals

23-40

Lost 1

5th, 15½ GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Rollins SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .820   14    0   1   
S Victorino RF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .719    8    1   0   
C Utley 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .302  .934   12    1   3   
R Howard 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .238  .905   16    7   2   GDP
A Rowand CF                   4   2   2   0    0   1  .323  .885   11    1   0   
P Burrell DH                  3   1   1   1    1   1  .225  .780   13    0   0   2B
G Dobbs LF                    3   1   2   2    1   1  .284  .866   14    3   0   2B
  M Bourn PR-LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .680         0   0   SB
A Nunez 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .258  .636   14    0   2   
R Barajas C                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .227  .789   19   12   0   2B

J Lieber P                                                               2   0
Totals                       34   4   8   4    2  11              121   27   8

BATTING

2B: P Burrell (10, off G Meche); R Barajas (5, off G Meche); G Dobbs (8, off G Meche).

TB: G Dobbs 3; A Rowand 2; R Barajas 2; P Burrell 2; C Utley; S Victorino.

GIDP: R Howard (7).

RBI: G Dobbs 2 (25); R Barajas (7); P Burrell (27).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Bourn (9, 2nd base off J Peralta/J Buck).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .263  .720    9    1   0   SB
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .689   19    0   2   
M Teahen RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .276  .765   17    0   0   
S Costa DH                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .196  .447   12    0   0   
A Gordon 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .184  .593    7    0   1   
J Buck C                      3   0   1   0    0   2  .281  .949   12   11   0   2B
R Shealy 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .211  .584   13    6   2   
T Pena SS                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .635    6    2   1   
J Gathright LF                3   0   0   0    0   1  .429  .929   13    5   0   

G Meche P                                                                2   1
  J Peralta P                                                            0   0
Totals                       30   0   3   0    0  11              108   27   7

BATTING

2B: J Buck (10, off J Lieber).

TB: J Buck 2; S Costa; D DeJesus.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Shealy-T Pena-G Meche.

BASERUNNING

SB: D DeJesus (1, 2nd base off J Lieber/R Barajas).

PITCHING

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Lieber, W (3-4)              9     3   0   0    0  11   0   3.72   30  106-78   46· 8·24   10· 5· 4· 0     92    -     0.69   0.40
Totals                         9     3   0   0    0  11   0          30  106-78   46· 8·24   10· 5· 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
G Meche, L (3-6)               7     8   4   4    1   8   0   3.16   29   95-68   34·11·23    9· 6· 5· 0     52    -     0.81  -0.12
J Peralta                      2     0   0   0    1   3   0   3.86    7   24-16    4· 1·11    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.10   0.02
Totals                         9     8   4   4    2  11   0          36  119-84   38·12·34   10· 7· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Eddings, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Kerwin Danley, 3B - Brian Knight.

Time of Game: 2:10.

Attendance: 23,734.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 82° F, Wind 7mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Kansas City Royals                   
1. J Rollins            SS    1. D DeJesus            CF 
2. S Victorino          RF    2. M Grudzielanek       2B 
3. C Utley              2B    3. M Teahen             RF 
4. R Howard             1B    4. S Costa              DH 
5. A Rowand             CF    5. A Gordon             3B 
6. P Burrell            DH    6. J Buck               C  
7. G Dobbs              LF    7. R Shealy             1B 
8. A Nunez              3B    8. T Pena               SS 
9. R Barajas            C     9. J Gathright          LF 

   J Lieber             P        G Meche              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   0  0-1  1--  1   11%  77% P Burrell       G Meche         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Rowand Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  12-  1    9%  68% G Dobbs         G Meche         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Rowand Scores; Burrell to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  4   -9%  45% R Howard        G Meche         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P (2B-1B)
   t 4   0  0-2  -2-  5    7%  84% G Dobbs         G Meche         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Burrell Scores
   t 4   1  0-3  -2-  2    6%  87% R Barajas       G Meche         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Dobbs Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Meche facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  J Rollins       Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   50%  S Victorino     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1   54%  C Utley         Single to LF (Line Drive); Victorino to 2B
   OO     12-  4   45%  R Howard        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   42%  D DeJesus       Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   45%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   48%  M Teahen        Strikeout Looking
          1--      47%  S Costa         DeJesus Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Meche facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   54%  A Rowand        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   59%  P Burrell       Walk; Rowand to 2B
   R      12-  1   68%  G Dobbs         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Rowand Scores; Burrell to 2B
   O      12-  3   63%  A Nunez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   59%  R Barajas       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  4   55%  J Rollins       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jon Lieber facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   57%  A Gordon        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   59%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   60%  R Shealy        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Gil Meche facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   58%  S Victorino     Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   57%  C Utley         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   55%  R Howard        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jon Lieber facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   58%  T Pena          Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  7   60%  J Gathright     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   62%  D DeJesus       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Gil Meche facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   65%  A Rowand        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  1   77%  P Burrell       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Rowand Scores
   R      -2-  5   84%  G Dobbs         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Burrell Scores
   O      -2-  4   81%  A Nunez         Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-  2   87%  R Barajas       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Dobbs Scores
   O      -2-  4   86%  J Rollins       Groundout: 1B-P; Barajas to 3B
   O      --3  2   84%  S Victorino     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Jon Lieber facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   86%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   88%  M Teahen        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   87%  S Costa         Single to 3B/Bunt (Bunt to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  1   88%  A Gordon        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Royals 0.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-0, Gil Meche facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   88%  C Utley         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   87%  R Howard        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   86%  A Rowand        Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Jon Lieber facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   81%  J Buck          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   85%  R Shealy        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   88%  T Pena          Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4   91%  J Gathright     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Royals 0.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-0, Gil Meche facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   90%  P Burrell       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   89%  G Dobbs         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   89%  A Nunez         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   91%  D DeJesus       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   92%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  7   93%  M Teahen        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Royals 0.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-0, Gil Meche facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   93%  R Barajas       Popfly: 1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  2   92%  J Rollins       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   92%  S Victorino     Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Jon Lieber facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   94%  S Costa         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   95%  A Gordon        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   96%  J Buck          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Royals 0.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-0, Joel Peralta facing 3-4-5
                  Joel Peralta replaces Gil Meche pitching
   O      ---  6   95%  C Utley         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   95%  R Howard        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   95%  A Rowand        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Jon Lieber facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   97%  R Shealy        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   98%  T Pena          Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  2   98%  J Gathright     Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Royals 0.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-0, Joel Peralta facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   98%  P Burrell       Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   98%  G Dobbs         Walk
                  Michael Bourn pinch runs for Greg Dobbs batting 7th
   O      1--  1   98%  A Nunez         Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
          1--      98%  R Barajas       Bourn Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   98%  " "             Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
                  Michael Bourn moves to LF
   O      ---  1   99%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7  100%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  M Teahen        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Royals 0.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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