September 28, 2007 Cleveland Indians at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 29,846

Friday, September 28, 2007, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 3:00

Indians

95-65

Won 1

1st

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

W: C Sabathia (19-7), L: K Davies (7-15), S: J Borowski (44)

Royals

68-92

Lost 3

5th, 27 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Sizemore CF                 4   0   1   0    1   1  .280  .859   24    4   0   2B
A Cabrera 2B                  4   1   1   1    1   1  .279  .767   14    4   2   
T Hafner DH                   2   1   1   2    2   1  .263  .833   21    0   0   HR
V Martinez C                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .297  .875   17    5   1   GDP
R Garko 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .291  .846    9    7   0   
J Peralta SS                  3   2   1   0    1   1  .270  .773   14    0   3   
K Lofton LF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .297  .784   17    2   0   3B
F Gutierrez RF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .792   19    4   0   
C Blake 3B                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .269  .774   25    1   2   

C Sabathia P                                                             0   2
  R Betancourt P                                                         0   0
  J Borowski P                                                           0   0
Totals                       32   5   6   5    6   5              160   27  10

BATTING

2B: G Sizemore (34, off J Bale).

3B: K Lofton (6, off K Davies).

HR: T Hafner (24, off K Davies; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: T Hafner 4; K Lofton 3; G Sizemore 2; J Peralta; A Cabrera; C Blake.

GIDP: V Martinez (18).

RBI: T Hafner 2 (98); K Lofton (38); C Blake (78); A Cabrera (22).

2-out RBI: A Cabrera; C Blake.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Peralta-A Cabrera-R Garko 2.

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .725   17    5   0   GDP
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   0   2   0    0   1  .300  .766   15    2   2   
B Butler 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .286  .780   17    6   0   GDP
M Sweeney DH                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .260  .723   12    0   0   
E Brown RF                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .260  .654   17    4   0   2B
E German 3B                   3   1   1   2    0   0  .268  .737    8    0   1   HR
  R Gload PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .285  .748    4    0   0   
J Huber LF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   10    2   0   
  M Teahen PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .764    6    0   0   
J Buck C                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .224  .744   13    5   0   
  A Gordon PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .248  .729    8    0   0   
T Pena SS                     3   0   2   0    0   1  .265  .633   10    3   5   SB
  S Costa PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .563    3    0   0   

K Davies P                                                               0   0
  J Bale P                                                               0   0
  J Peralta P                                                            0   0
  J Gobble P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   3   9   3    2   6              140   27   8

BATTING

2B: E Brown (13, off C Sabathia).

HR: E German (4, off C Sabathia; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: E German 4; E Brown 3; T Pena 2; M Grudzielanek 2; M Sweeney; M Teahen.

GIDP: B Butler (8); D DeJesus (10).

RBI: E German 2 (37); E Brown (62).

2-out RBI: E Brown.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Grudzielanek-T Pena-B Butler.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Pena (5, 2nd base off C Sabathia/V Martinez).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Sabathia, W (19-7)           7     8   3   3    1   4   1   3.21   28   96-61   37·11·13   10· 8· 5· 0     52    -     1.04   0.18
R Betancourt, H (31)           1     0   0   0    0   2   0   1.47    3   13-9     4· 2· 3    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.24   0.10
J Borowski, S (44)             1     1   0   0    1   0   0   5.15    5   26-14    6· 0· 8    0· 3· 1· 0          0-0    1.84   0.11
Totals                         9     9   3   3    2   6   1          36  135-84   47·13·24   10·11· 7· 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
K Davies, L (7-15)             3.2   5   5   5    4   0   1   6.09   20   80-42   23· 2·17    2· 9· 5· 0     27    -     1.01  -0.34
J Bale                         2.2   1   0   0    1   4   0   4.08   10   37-22    7· 7· 8    2· 3· 0· 0          2-0    0.70   0.10
J Peralta                      2     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.74    6   26-13   10· 0· 3    3· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.54   0.10
J Gobble                       0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.87    2    5-4     1· 2· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.40   0.02
Totals                         9     6   5   5    6   5   1          38  148-81   41·11·29    8·14· 5· 0          5-0

Balks: None.

WP: K Davies 3 (8).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Wally Bell, 1B - Bill Welke, 2B - , 3B - Laz Diaz.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 29,846.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 77° F, Wind 7mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Kansas City Royals                   
1. G Sizemore           CF    1. D DeJesus            CF 
2. A Cabrera            2B    2. M Grudzielanek       2B 
3. T Hafner             DH    3. B Butler             1B 
4. V Martinez           C     4. M Sweeney            DH 
5. R Garko              1B    5. E Brown              RF 
6. J Peralta            SS    6. E German             3B 
7. K Lofton             LF    7. J Huber              LF 
8. F Gutierrez          RF    8. J Buck               C  
9. C Blake              3B    9. T Pena               SS 

   C Sabathia           P        K Davies             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  3-0  1--  1  -15%  55% E German        C Sabathia      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Brown Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-  5   14%  66% T Hafner        K Davies        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Cabrera Scores
   b 3   2  3-2  1--  5  -12%  46% E Brown         C Sabathia      Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Sweeney Scores
   t 2   0  0-2  1--  4   11%  82% K Lofton        K Davies        Triple to RF (Line Drive); Peralta Scores
   t 4   2  3-3  --3  6   10%  59% C Blake         K Davies        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Peralta Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Davies facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  G Sizemore      Lineout: RF
          ---  5   50%  A Cabrera       Walk
          1--      52%  T Hafner        Wild Pitch; Cabrera to 2B
   RR     -2-  5   66%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Cabrera Scores
   O      ---  4   64%  V Martinez      Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   64%  R Garko         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, C.C. Sabathia facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   66%  D DeJesus       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   68%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  5   66%  B Butler        Walk
   O      1--  4   69%  M Sweeney       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Kyle Davies facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   71%  J Peralta       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   R      1--  4   82%  K Lofton        Triple to RF (Line Drive); Peralta Scores
   O      --3  7   79%  F Gutierrez     Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      --3  4   76%  C Blake         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      --3  1   73%  G Sizemore      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, C.C. Sabathia facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   69%  E Brown         Single to P (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  1   55%  E German        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Brown Scores
   O      ---  1   57%  J Huber         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  5   59%  J Buck          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   58%  T Pena          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--      57%  D DeJesus       Pena Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   60%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Royals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Kyle Davies facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   58%  A Cabrera       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  6   61%  T Hafner        Walk
   O      1--  2   58%  V Martinez      Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      1--  2   55%  R Garko         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, C.C. Sabathia facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   51%  M Grudzielanek  Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   OO     1--  2   60%  B Butler        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  3   59%  M Sweeney       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   R      1--  5   46%  E Brown         Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Sweeney Scores
   O      -2-  6   50%  E German        Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Royals 3.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Kyle Davies facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   54%  J Peralta       Walk
   O      1--  6   52%  K Lofton        Groundout: 2B-1B; Peralta to 2B
   O      -2-  5   48%  F Gutierrez     Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
          -2-      48%  C Blake         Wild Pitch; Peralta to 3B
   R      --3  6   59%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Peralta Scores
          1--      60%  G Sizemore      Wild Pitch; Blake to 2B
          -2-  6   61%  " "             Walk
   R      12-  2   71%  A Cabrera       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Blake Scores; Sizemore to 2B
                  John Bale replaces Kyle Davies pitching
   O      12-  4   67%  T Hafner        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, C.C. Sabathia facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   70%  J Huber         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   72%  J Buck          Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   74%  T Pena          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 3.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-3, John Bale facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   72%  V Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   70%  R Garko         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   69%  J Peralta       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, C.C. Sabathia facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   73%  D DeJesus       Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
          ---  5   69%  M Grudzielanek  Single to P (Line Drive to Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   73%  B Butler        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      1--  1   77%  M Sweeney       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 3.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-3, John Bale facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   75%  K Lofton        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   73%  F Gutierrez     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   72%  C Blake         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, C.C. Sabathia facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   76%  E Brown         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   79%  E German        Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   80%  J Huber         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 3.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-3, John Bale facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   85%  G Sizemore      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  4   82%  A Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   83%  T Hafner        Walk
                  Joel Peralta replaces John Bale pitching
   OO     12-  7   76%  V Martinez      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, C.C. Sabathia facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   80%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   76%  T Pena          Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   OO     1--  5   85%  D DeJesus       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 3.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-3, Joel Peralta facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   84%  R Garko         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  5   82%  J Peralta       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   82%  K Lofton        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Rafael Betancourt facing 2-3-4
                  Rafael Betancourt replaces C.C. Sabathia pitching
   O      ---  4   86%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   90%  B Butler        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   92%  M Sweeney       Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 3.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-3, Joel Peralta facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   91%  F Gutierrez     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  6   92%  C Blake         Walk
                  Jimmy Gobble replaces Joel Peralta pitching
   O      1--  4   90%  G Sizemore      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   89%  A Cabrera       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Joe Borowski facing 5-6-7
                  Joe Borowski replaces Rafael Betancourt pitching
   O      ---  6   95%  E Brown         Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
                  Ross Gload pinch hits for Esteban German batting 6th
   O      ---  4   98%  R Gload         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  Mark Teahen pinch hits for Justin Huber batting 7th
          ---  6   95%  M Teahen        Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
                  Alex Gordon pinch hits for John Buck batting 8th
          1--      95%  A Gordon        Defensive Indifference; Teahen to 2B
          -2-  7   90%  " "             Walk
                  Shane Costa pinch hits for Tony Pena batting 9th
   O      12-  3  100%  S Costa         Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 3.

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