April 10, 2008 New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 12
DET 6 NYY 6
@KCR 1 TBR 7
SEA 0 TEX 3
BAL 1 TEX 5
BAL 4 OAK 3
@TOR 2
(12) CIN 4
@MIL 1 NYM 4
PHI 3
(12) CHC 7
@PIT 3 SFG 5
STL 1 FLA 4
@WSN 3

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 16,143

Thursday, April 10, 2008, 8:10pm
Time of Game: 2:52

Yankees

5-5

Won 1

2nd, 1½ GB

Joe Girardi

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  1   1  2  0   0  0  2    6 12  0
Royals          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  8  0

W: A Pettitte (1-1), L: J Bale (0-2)

Royals

6-3

Lost 1

1st

Trey Hillman

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon LF                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .211  .618   21    5   0   
M Cabrera CF                  5   1   2   2    0   0  .320  .953   20    2   0   HR
A Rodriguez 3B                4   1   1   2    1   0  .297  .918   16    1   4   HR
J Posada DH                   4   2   2   1    1   1  .238  .685   18    0   0   HR
H Matsui RF                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .314  .865   20    1   0   
J Molina C                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .318  .818   20    3   1   2B,GDP
R Cano 2B                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .179  .405   12    1   2   
M Ensberg 1B                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .375  .750   11   11   0   
A Gonzalez SS                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .833   14    2   2   SH

A Pettitte P                                                             1   3
  J Chamberlain P                                                        0   0
  M Rivera P                                                             0   0
Totals                       37   6  12   5    3   4              152   27  12

BATTING

2B: J Molina (4, off J Bale).

HR: M Cabrera (2, off J Bale; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); A Rodriguez (2, off H Nomo; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); J Posada (1, off H Nomo; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

SH: A Gonzalez (1, off J Bale).

TB: J Posada 5; M Cabrera 5; A Rodriguez 4; J Molina 3; M Ensberg 2; H Matsui; J Damon; A Gonzalez.

GIDP: J Molina (1).

RBI: M Cabrera 2 (3); A Rodriguez 2 (7); J Posada (3).

2-out RBI: A Rodriguez; M Cabrera; J Posada.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Rodriguez-M Ensberg.

PB: J Molina (1).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Gathright CF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .194  .453   17    1   0   
E German 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .200   21    3   8   
M Teahen LF                   4   1   3   0    0   1  .344 1.041   14    2   0   
J Guillen RF                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .162  .421   11    1   0   2B,GDP
B Butler DH                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .400  .946   25    0   0   
A Gordon 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .297  .830   19    2   2   
R Gload 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .735   13   13   0   
J Buck C                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .600   13    4   0   
  M Olivo PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .600    3    0   0   
T Pena SS                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .037  .108    4    1   3   
  A Callaspo PH-SS            1   0   1   0    0   0  .400 1.100    1    0   1   

J Bale P                                                                 0   2
  H Nomo P                                                               0   0
Totals                       33   1   8   1    2   3              141   27  16

BATTING

2B: J Guillen (2, off A Pettitte).

TB: M Teahen 3; J Guillen 2; A Gordon; A Callaspo; B Butler; R Gload.

GIDP: J Guillen (1).

RBI: J Guillen (5).

2-out RBI: J Guillen.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E German-R Gload.

BASERUNNING

PO: A Gordon (1st base by A Pettitte).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Pettitte, W (1-1)            6.2   5   1   1    2   1   0   3.09   25   92-58   38· 6·14   12· 6· 4· 0     59    -     0.98   0.26
J Chamberlain, H (3)           1.1   2   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    6   24-18    9· 4· 5    3· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.37   0.08
M Rivera                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   18-11    9· 0· 2    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         9     8   1   1    2   3   0          35  134-87   56·10·21   16· 9· 5· 0          1-0

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
J Bale, L (0-2)                6     8   4   4    1   3   1   5.84   26   86-58   35· 4·19   13· 5· 4· 0     42    -     0.93  -0.16
H Nomo                         3     4   2   2    2   1   2   6.00   15   65-38   22· 5·11    7· 5· 0· 0          0-0    0.39   0.01
Totals                         9    12   6   6    3   4   3          41  151-96   57· 9·30   20·10· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: A Pettitte (1); H Nomo (1).

IBB: None.

PO: A Pettitte (2; A Gordon, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - Jeff Kellogg, 2B - Mark Wegner, 3B - Chad Fairchild.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 16,143.

Weather: 62° F, Wind 10mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Kansas City Royals                   
1. J Damon              LF    1. J Gathright          CF 
2. M Cabrera            CF    2. E German             2B 
3. A Rodriguez          3B    3. M Teahen             LF 
4. J Posada             DH    4. J Guillen            RF 
5. H Matsui             RF    5. B Butler             DH 
6. J Molina             C     6. A Gordon             3B 
7. R Cano               2B    7. R Gload              1B 
8. M Ensberg            1B    8. J Buck               C  
9. A Gonzalez           SS    9. T Pena               SS 

   A Pettitte           P        J Bale               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  1-0  ---  4   11%  46% M Cabrera       J Bale          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   b 1   2  0-0  1--  2  -11%  37% J Guillen       A Pettitte      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Teahen Scores
   t 4   0  1-1  1--  1   11%  65% H Matsui        J Bale          Single to RF (Line Drive); Posada to 3B
   b 3   1  1-1  12-  3   10%  50% J Guillen       A Pettitte      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   t 5   1  1-2  1-3  5    9%  80% M Cabrera       J Bale          Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Ensberg Scores; Damon to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, John Bale facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   46%  M Cabrera       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   45%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  J Gathright     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   49%  E German        Flyball: RF
          ---  2   48%  M Teahen        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   R      1--  2   37%  J Guillen       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Teahen Scores
          -2-      37%  B Butler        Wild Pitch; Guillen to 3B
          --3  8   36%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  7   40%  A Gordon        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, John Bale facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   37%  J Posada        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   36%  H Matsui        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   37%  J Molina        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  5   39%  R Cano          Walk; Molina to 2B
   O      12-  3   34%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Andy Pettitte facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   36%  R Gload         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  4   38%  J Buck          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   39%  T Pena          Bunt Groundout: C-1B (Short 1B Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, John Bale facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   36%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  8   34%  J Damon         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   R      ---  4   46%  M Cabrera       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   44%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  J Gathright     Bunt Groundout: P-1B
          ---  7   44%  E German        Walk
          1--  5   40%  M Teahen        Single to RF (Line Drive); German to 2B
   OO     12-  3   50%  J Guillen       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 1.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, John Bale facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   54%  J Posada        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   65%  H Matsui        Single to RF (Line Drive); Posada to 3B
   ROO    1-3  5   58%  J Molina        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Posada Scores/No RBI
   O      ---  1   57%  R Cano          Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Andy Pettitte facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   60%  B Butler        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  6   57%  A Gordon        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--      62%  R Gload         Gordon Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---  2   64%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 1.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, John Bale facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   67%  M Ensberg       Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   66%  A Gonzalez      Bunt Groundout: P-2B (P's Left); Ensberg to 2B
          -2-  2   71%  J Damon         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Ensberg to 3B
   R      1-3  5   80%  M Cabrera       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Ensberg Scores; Damon to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   82%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Damon Scores; Rodriguez to 1B
   O      1--  4   80%  J Posada        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Andy Pettitte facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   83%  J Buck          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   85%  T Pena          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   86%  J Gathright     Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 1.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, John Bale facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   85%  H Matsui        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   87%  J Molina        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   86%  R Cano          Groundout: 2B-1B; Molina to 3B
   O      --3  1   83%  M Ensberg       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Andy Pettitte facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   86%  E German        Lineout: P (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   88%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   89%  J Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 1.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, Hideo Nomo facing 9-1-2
                  Hideo Nomo replaces John Bale pitching
          ---  1   91%  A Gonzalez      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  2   89%  J Damon         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Damon to 1B
   O      1--  4   88%  M Cabrera       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Damon to 2B
          -2-      89%  A Rodriguez     Wild Pitch; Damon to 3B
          --3  5   89%  " "             Walk
          1-3  4   90%  J Posada        Walk; Rodriguez to 2B
   O      123  5   87%  H Matsui        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Andy Pettitte facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   82%  B Butler        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   87%  A Gordon        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Gordon to 1B
   O      1--  4   90%  R Gload         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  Joba Chamberlain replaces Andy Pettitte pitching
          1--      89%  J Buck          Passed Ball; Gordon to 2B
   O      -2-  5   93%  " "             Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 1.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, Hideo Nomo facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   92%  J Molina        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   91%  R Cano          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   92%  M Ensberg       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   91%  A Gonzalez      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Joba Chamberlain facing 9-1-2
                  Alberto Callaspo pinch hits for Tony Pena batting 9th
          ---  1   86%  A Callaspo      Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   91%  J Gathright     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Gathright to 1B
   O      1--  5   94%  E German        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   91%  M Teahen        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Gathright to 3B
   O      1-3  5   96%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 1.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, Hideo Nomo facing 1-2-3
                  Alberto Callaspo moves to SS
   O      ---  5   96%  J Damon         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   96%  M Cabrera       Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  2   98%  A Rodriguez     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   R      ---  6   99%  J Posada        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  7   99%  H Matsui        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Mariano Rivera facing 5-6-7
                  Mariano Rivera replaces Joba Chamberlain pitching
   O      ---  5  100%  B Butler        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5  100%  A Gordon        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          ---  5  100%  R Gload         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
                  Miguel Olivo pinch hits for John Buck batting 8th
   O      1--  3  100%  M Olivo         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Royals 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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