September 20, 2007 Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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LAA 9
SEA 5 KCR 3
CHW 0 BAL 6
@TEX 3
(10) ATL 3
MIL 1 COL 9
LAD 4 FLA 8
NYM 7
(10) SDP 6
PIT 3 CIN 4
@SFG 2 HOU 18
@STL 1 PHI 7
@WSN 6

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 10,264

Thursday, September 20, 2007, 1:10PM
Time of Game: 1:55

White Sox

66-87

Lost 1

5th, 24½ GB

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

W: Z Greinke (7-6), L: J Garland (9-13), S: J Soria (17)

Royals

66-86

Won 1

4th, 24 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Owens CF                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .254  .619   14    4   0   2B
J Uribe SS                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .229  .678    7    0   2   SH
J Thome DH                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .271  .937   16    0   0   
P Konerko 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .262  .847   10    6   1   
J Dye RF                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .799   13    4   0   
S Podsednik LF                3   0   0   0    0   1  .243  .651   15    2   0   
A Gonzalez 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .188  .537   12    0   0   
D Richar 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .736   11    1   2   
T Hall C                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .206  .454    8    4   0   
  A Pierzynski PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .706    2    0   0   

J Garland P                                                              3   2
Totals                       28   0   2   0    0  11              108   24   7

BATTING

2B: J Owens (8, off Z Greinke).

SH: J Uribe (7, off Z Greinke).

TB: J Owens 2; J Uribe.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Uribe-D Richar-P Konerko.

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .738    8    2   0   
E German 2B                   3   0   0   1    0   0  .266  .725   11    2   0   SF
R Gload 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .291  .762    9    7   1   
M Sweeney DH                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .734   10    0   0   
A Gordon 3B                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .754   11    0   1   HBP
E Brown RF                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .255  .647    8    1   0   SB
J Gathright LF                3   1   2   0    0   0  .309  .713    9    1   0   
J Buck C                      3   1   2   0    0   0  .230  .767    6   11   1   2B,GDP
T Pena SS                     2   1   1   2    0   0  .259  .614    7    2   3   2B,SF

Z Greinke P                                                              1   1
  J Soria P                                                              0   0
Totals                       26   3   6   3    0   4               79   27   7

BATTING

2B: J Buck (18, off J Garland); T Pena (23, off J Garland).

SF: E German (3, off J Garland); T Pena (5, off J Garland).

HBP: A Gordon (13, by J Garland).

TB: J Buck 3; T Pena 2; J Gathright 2; E Brown.

GIDP: J Buck (11).

RBI: T Pena 2 (43); E German (35).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

BASERUNNING

SB: E Brown (11, 2nd base off J Garland/T Hall).

PO: A Gordon (1st base by J Garland).

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Garland, L (9-13)            8     6   3   3    0   4   0   4.42   29   76-54   34· 8·12   10· 8· 6· 0     62    -     0.76   0.07
Totals                         8     6   3   3    0   4   0          29   76-54   34· 8·12   10· 8· 6· 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
Z Greinke, W (7-6)             8     2   0   0    0  10   0   3.62   26  101-75   37·15·23    6· 7· 3· 0     88    -     1.05   0.53
J Soria, S (17)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.49    3    7-7     3· 1· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.04
Totals                         9     2   0   0    0  11   0          29  108-82   40·16·26    7· 8· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: J Garland (1; A Gordon, 1st base).

HBP: J Garland (4; A Gordon).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Phil Cuzzi, 1B - Tom Hallion, 2B - Bruce Dreckman, 3B - James Hoye.

Time of Game: 1:55.

Attendance: 10,264.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 86° F, Wind 9mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Kansas City Royals                   
1. J Owens              CF    1. D DeJesus            CF 
2. J Uribe              SS    2. E German             2B 
3. J Thome              DH    3. R Gload              1B 
4. P Konerko            1B    4. M Sweeney            DH 
5. J Dye                RF    5. A Gordon             3B 
6. S Podsednik          LF    6. E Brown              RF 
7. A Gonzalez           3B    7. J Gathright          LF 
8. D Richar             2B    8. J Buck               C  
9. T Hall               C     9. T Pena               SS 

   J Garland            P        Z Greinke            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   0  0-0  -2-  3   12%  79% T Pena          J Garland       Double to RF (Ground Ball); Buck Scores
   b 6   0  0-0  ---  2    9%  67% J Buck          J Garland       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   b 3   0  0-0  1--  2   -8%  51% J Buck          J Garland       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   t 4   0  0-0  ---  4   -7%  43% J Owens         Z Greinke       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   t 4   1  0-0  --3  6    7%  52% J Thome         Z Greinke       Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Zack Greinke facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  J Owens         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   54%  J Uribe         Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  5   55%  J Thome         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Garland facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  D DeJesus       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   51%  E German        Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   50%  R Gload         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Zack Greinke facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   52%  P Konerko       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  3   54%  J Dye           Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   55%  S Podsednik     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Garland facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   53%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   51%  A Gordon        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   50%  E Brown         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Zack Greinke facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   53%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  7   55%  D Richar        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   56%  T Hall          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Garland facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   60%  J Gathright     Single to 2B/Bunt (Bunt to Weak 2B)
   OO     1--  2   51%  J Buck          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   50%  T Pena          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Zack Greinke facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   43%  J Owens         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   45%  J Uribe         Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Owens to 3B
   O      --3  6   52%  J Thome         Strikeout Looking
   O      --3  4   56%  P Konerko       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Garland facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  D DeJesus       Bunt Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  2   51%  E German        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   50%  R Gload         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Zack Greinke facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   53%  J Dye           Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   55%  S Podsednik     Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  4   57%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Garland facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   54%  M Sweeney       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   52%  A Gordon        Lineout: CF
          ---  2   53%  E Brown         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--      55%  J Gathright     Brown Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   50%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Zack Greinke facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   54%  D Richar        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   56%  T Hall          Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   58%  J Owens         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Garland facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   67%  J Buck          Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   R      -2-  3   79%  T Pena          Double to RF (Ground Ball); Buck Scores
   O      -2-  1   78%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 1B-P; Pena to 3B
   RO     --3  1   81%  E German        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Pena Scores
   O      ---  2   80%  R Gload         Lineout: P
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 2.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Zack Greinke facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   74%  J Uribe         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   80%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   84%  P Konerko       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   88%  J Dye           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jon Garland facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   87%  M Sweeney       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  2   88%  A Gordon        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  1   86%  E Brown         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  2   85%  J Gathright     Gordon Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 2.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Zack Greinke facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   89%  S Podsednik     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   92%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   93%  D Richar        Lineout: CF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jon Garland facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   94%  J Gathright     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  2   97%  J Buck          Single to CF (Line Drive); Gathright to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   97%  T Pena          Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Gathright Scores
   O      1--  1   97%  D DeJesus       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  6   96%  E German        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 3.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Joakim Soria facing 9-1-2
                  Joakim Soria replaces Zack Greinke pitching; A.J. Pierzynski pinch hits for Toby Hall batting 9th
   O      ---  2   98%  A Pierzynski    Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  3  100%  J Owens         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  J Uribe         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation