July 29, 2007 Texas Rangers at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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LAA 13
DET 4 NYY 10
@BAL 6 TOR 4
@CHW 1 MIN 4
@CLE 1 KCR 10
TEX 0 SEA 14
OAK 10 TBD 5
BOS 2 ATL 14
@ARI 0 CHC 6
@CIN 0 COL 9
LAD 6 SDP 18
@HOU 11 NYM 5
WSN 0
(5) PHI 5
PIT 1 FLA 8
@SFG 5 STL 9
MIL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 15,638

Sunday, July 29, 2007, 1:10PM
Time of Game: 2:50

Rangers

46-59

Lost 3

4th, 16 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  0
Royals          0  4  0   0  0  2   4  0  X   10 14  0

W: L Nunez (1-0), L: K Loe (5-9), S: J Peralta (1)

Royals

47-57

Won 4

5th, 13 GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Catalanotto DH              4   0   1   0    0   0  .232  .707   15    0   0   
M Young SS                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .297  .742   10    1   5   
M Teixeira 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .297  .921   19   11   2   GDP
M Byrd CF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .332  .866   25    1   0   HBP
N Cruz RF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .199  .609   14    1   0   
B Wilkerson LF                3   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .773   17    5   0   
G Laird C                     3   0   2   0    0   0  .241  .658   16    2   0   
R Vazquez 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .724   11    1   4   
T Metcalf 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .658    5    0   1   

K Loe P                                                                  1   0
  R Mahay P                                                              0   0
  S Feldman P                                                            1   1
Totals                       31   0   5   0    1   2              132   24  13

BATTING

HBP: M Byrd (3, by J Peralta).

TB: G Laird 2; F Catalanotto; N Cruz; M Teixeira.

GIDP: M Teixeira (5).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Young-R Vazquez-M Teixeira.

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF                  4   0   2   3    1   1  .281  .769   16    7   0   2B
E German 2B                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .279  .766   13    4   1   GDP
A Gordon 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .245  .708   10    1   3   2B
  J Smith PH-3B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .209  .553    1    1   0   
B Butler DH                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .311  .825   15    0   0   
R Gload 1B                    5   2   3   1    0   0  .294  .778   14    6   2   2B
M Teahen RF                   4   3   3   1    1   0  .285  .765   24    3   0   2·2B,SB
R Sanders LF                  3   2   1   1    2   0  .315  .905   25    0   0   
  E Brown LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .618         0   0   
T Pena SS                     4   2   2   3    0   0  .287  .685   10    1   3   2B
J LaRue C                     2   0   0   0    2   1  .158  .542   22    3   0   

L Nunez P                                                                1   0
  J Peralta P                                                            0   0
Totals                       37  10  14  10    6   2              150   27   9

BATTING

2B: M Teahen 2 (20, off S Feldman, off K Loe); R Gload (13, off K Loe); A Gordon (22, off R Mahay); D DeJesus (23, off K Loe); T Pena (19, off K Loe).

TB: M Teahen 5; R Gload 4; T Pena 3; D DeJesus 3; A Gordon 2; B Butler; R Sanders; E German.

GIDP: E German (10).

RBI: T Pena 3 (38); D DeJesus 3 (43); R Gload (30); E German (29); R Sanders (11); M Teahen (45).

2-out RBI: D DeJesus 2; E German.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 8 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Gload-T Pena.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Teahen (9, 2nd base off K Loe/G Laird).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Loe, L (5-9)                 5.1   8   6   6    3   2   0   5.80   27   81-45   29· 4·12   12· 5· 5· 0     27    -     0.48  -0.22
R Mahay                        1     3   3   3    1   0   0   2.77    6   23-12    7· 2· 3    3· 1· 1· 0          2-1    0.08  -0.01
S Feldman                      1.2   3   1   1    2   0   0   6.00   10   42-23   17· 3· 3    3· 2· 3· 0          2-2    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         8    14  10  10    6   2   0          43  146-80   53· 9·18   18· 8· 9· 0          4-3

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 Nunez, W (1-0)               6     3   0   0    1   1   0   0.90   21   85-53   40· 4· 9    4·11· 4· 0     66    -     0.79   0.26
J Peralta, S (1)               3     2   0   0    0   1   0   3.41   12   47-33   23· 2· 8    5· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.07   0.01
Totals                         9     5   0   0    1   2   0          33  132-86   63· 6·17    9·14· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Peralta (2; M Byrd).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - , 1B - Jim Wolf, 2B - Rob Drake, 3B - Tim Tschida.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 15,638.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 82° F, Wind 5mph from Left to Right.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Kansas City Royals                   
1. F Catalanotto        DH    1. D DeJesus            CF 
2. M Young              SS    2. E German             2B 
3. M Teixeira           1B    3. A Gordon             3B 
4. M Byrd               CF    4. B Butler             DH 
5. N Cruz               RF    5. R Gload              1B 
6. B Wilkerson          LF    6. M Teahen             RF 
7. G Laird              C     7. R Sanders            LF 
8. R Vazquez            2B    8. T Pena               SS 
9. T Metcalf            3B    9. J LaRue              C  

   K Loe                P        L Nunez              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  0-1  12-  2   14%  82% T Pena          K Loe           Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Teahen Scores; Sanders Scores
   b 2   1  0-0  -2-  5   10%  67% M Teahen        K Loe           Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Gload Scores
   b 2   2  0-3  -2-  2    6%  86% D DeJesus       K Loe           Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Pena Scores
   b 2   1  0-0  ---  2    4%  57% R Gload         K Loe           Double to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   t 5   1  4-0  12-  7    4%  89% R Vazquez       L Nunez         Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Leo Nunez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  F Catalanotto   Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   54%  M Young         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   55%  M Teixeira      Foul Popfly: C (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kameron Loe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  D DeJesus       Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   51%  E German        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   50%  A Gordon        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Leo Nunez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   52%  M Byrd          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   54%  N Cruz          Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   55%  B Wilkerson     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kameron Loe facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   53%  B Butler        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  2   57%  R Gload         Double to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   R      -2-  5   67%  M Teahen        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Gload Scores
          -2-  5   68%  R Sanders       Walk
   RR     12-  2   82%  T Pena          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Teahen Scores; Sanders Scores
   O      -2-  6   80%  J LaRue         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   R      -2-  2   86%  D DeJesus       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Pena Scores
   O      -2-  3   85%  E German        Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 4.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Leo Nunez facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   82%  G Laird         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      1--  2   84%  R Vazquez       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   87%  T Metcalf       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  4   88%  F Catalanotto   Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Kameron Loe facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   88%  A Gordon        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   87%  B Butler        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  1   87%  R Gload         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   86%  M Teahen        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 4.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Leo Nunez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   88%  M Young         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  5   90%  M Teixeira      Strikeout Swinging
   O      --- 10   90%  M Byrd          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Kameron Loe facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   90%  R Sanders       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   89%  T Pena          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  4   89%  J LaRue         Walk
   O      1--  4   88%  D DeJesus       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 4.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Leo Nunez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   90%  N Cruz          Flyball: CF
          ---  5   88%  B Wilkerson     Walk
          1--  8   85%  G Laird         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Wilkerson to 2B
   O      12-  7   89%  R Vazquez       Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      12-  2   92%  T Metcalf       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Kameron Loe facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   92%  E German        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   91%  A Gordon        Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
          ---  2   92%  B Butler        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  1   91%  R Gload         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 4.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Leo Nunez facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   88%  F Catalanotto   Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   91%  M Young         Flyball: RF
   OO     1--  4   94%  M Teixeira      Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Kameron Loe facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   95%  M Teahen        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      96%  R Sanders       Teahen Steals 2B
          -2-  5   96%  " "             Walk
   R      12-  1   98%  T Pena          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Teahen Scores; Sanders to 3B
   O      1-3  5   98%  J LaRue         Strikeout Swinging
                  Ron Mahay replaces Kameron Loe pitching
   R      1-3  3   99%  D DeJesus       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Sanders Scores; Pena to 2B
   OO     12-  3   98%  E German        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 6.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-6, Joel Peralta facing 4-5-6
                  Joel Peralta replaces Leo Nunez pitching
   O      ---  5   99%  M Byrd          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  3   98%  N Cruz          Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   99%  B Wilkerson     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   99%  G Laird         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Ron Mahay facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   99%  A Gordon        Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   99%  B Butler        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Gordon to 3B
   R      --3  5  100%  R Gload         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Gordon Scores
          1--  5  100%  M Teahen        Walk; Gload to 2B
                  Scott Feldman replaces Ron Mahay pitching
   R      12-  2  100%  R Sanders       Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Gload Scores; Teahen to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  T Pena          Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Left); Teahen to 3B
          1-3  7  100%  J LaRue         Walk; Pena to 2B
   R      123  4  100%  D DeJesus       Walk; Teahen Scores; Pena to 3B; LaRue to 2B
   R      123  3  100%  E German        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Pena Scores; LaRue to 3B; DeJesus to 2B
                  Jason Smith pinch hits for Alex Gordon batting 3rd
   O      123  1  100%  J Smith         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 10.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-10, Joel Peralta facing 8-9-1
                  Jason Smith moves to 3B
   O      ---  2  100%  R Vazquez       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1  100%  T Metcalf       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1  100%  F Catalanotto   Popfly: 3B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-0, Scott Feldman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3  100%  B Butler        Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  5  100%  R Gload         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7  100%  M Teahen        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  6  100%  R Sanders       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 10.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-10, Joel Peralta facing 2-3-4
                  Emil Brown replaces Reggie Sanders playing LF batting 7th
   O      ---  5  100%  M Young         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4  100%  M Teixeira      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  5  100%  M Byrd          Hit By Pitch; Teixeira to 2B
   O      12-  8  100%  N Cruz          Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      12-  6  100%  B Wilkerson     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 10.

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