April 13, 2008 Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 8
NYY 5 CHW 11
DET 0 CLE 7
OAK 1 KCR 5
MIN 1 LAA 10
@SEA 5 TBR 6
BAL 2 TOR 5
@TEX 4
(10) COL 13
@ARI 5 HOU 5
FLA 1 SDP 1
@LAD 0 MIL 9
@NYM 7 CHC 6
@PHI 5
(10) PIT 9
CIN 1 SFG 7
STL 4 WSN 5
ATL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 13,886

Sunday, April 13, 2008, 2:10pm
Time of Game: 2:10

Twins

6-6

Lost 1

3rd, 1½ GB

Ron Gardenhire

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

W: B Bannister (3-0), L: F Liriano (0-1)

Royals

7-5

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

Trey Hillman

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Gomez CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .681   11    3   0   
B Harris 2B                   3   1   0   0    0   0  .333  .860   12    1   3   HBP
J Kubel DH                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .263  .801   17    0   0   
J Morneau 1B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .225  .808   12   10   0   
D Young LF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .544    9    1   0   GDP
M Lamb 3B                     2   0   0   0    1   1  .182  .553   15    3   1   
M Redmond C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   12    4   1   GDP
D Span RF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .583   11    2   0   
A Everett SS                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .130  .297    8    0   3   
  M Tolbert PH-SS             1   0   0   0    0   1  .435  .978    4    0   0   

F Liriano P                                                              0   0
  B Bass P                                                               0   1
  J Rincon P                                                             0   0
Totals                       29   1   3   1    1   3              111   24   9

BATTING

HBP: B Harris (1, by B Bannister).

TB: J Kubel; A Everett; J Morneau.

GIDP: M Redmond (2); D Young (3).

RBI: J Morneau (9).

2-out RBI: J Morneau.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Everett-B Harris-J Morneau.

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Gathright CF                4   1   2   0    0   0  .239  .526    7    1   0   
E German 2B                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .143  .393   16    1   2   SH
M Teahen LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .876   12    7   0   
B Butler 1B                   1   0   1   1    3   0  .386  .926   16   11   0   
  R Gload PR-1B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .740         2   0   
J Guillen RF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .122  .320   16    0   0   GDP
A Gordon 3B                   3   3   2   1    1   0  .333  .964   13    0   1   HR,2B,SB
M Olivo DH                    3   0   1   1    1   1  .167  .564   16    0   0   2B
J Buck C                      3   1   0   0    1   0  .206  .587   11    4   0   
T Pena SS                     3   0   0   1    0   0  .033  .096    9    1   7   SF

B Bannister P                                                            0   3
Totals                       28   5   7   5    6   4              116   27  13

BATTING

2B: M Olivo (2, off F Liriano); A Gordon (4, off F Liriano).

HR: A Gordon (3, off J Rincon; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).

SF: T Pena (1, off F Liriano).

SH: E German (1, off F Liriano).

TB: A Gordon 6; J Gathright 2; M Olivo 2; B Butler; E German.

GIDP: J Guillen (2).

RBI: B Butler (4); T Pena (3); M Olivo (3); A Gordon (7); E German (1).

2-out RBI: B Butler; E German.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Pena-B Butler; T Pena-E German-B Butler.

E: J Guillen (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Gordon (1, 3rd base off F Liriano/M Redmond).

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Liriano, L (0-1)             4.2   6   4   4    5   4   0   7.71   25   90-51   29·13· 9    7· 4· 5· 0     35    -     0.93  -0.21
B Bass                         2.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.27    7   17-10    8· 1· 1    6· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.33   0.05
J Rincon                       1     1   1   1    0   0   1   6.75    4    8-6     5· 0· 1    0· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.07  -0.01
Totals                         8     7   5   5    6   4   1          36  115-67   42·14·11   13· 7· 6· 0          2-0

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
B Bannister, W (3-0)           9     3   1   0    1   3   0   0.86   31  111-72   43· 3·26   14·10· 2· 0     81    -     0.92   0.33
Totals                         9     3   1   0    1   3   0          31  111-72   43· 3·26   14·10· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: B Bannister (1; B Harris).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Angel Hernandez, 2B - Eric Cooper, 3B - Marty Foster.

Time of Game: 2:10.

Attendance: 13,886.

Weather: 37° F, Wind 15mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Kansas City Royals                   
1. C Gomez              CF    1. J Gathright          CF 
2. B Harris             2B    2. E German             2B 
3. J Kubel              DH    3. M Teahen             LF 
4. J Morneau            1B    4. B Butler             1B 
5. D Young              LF    5. J Guillen            RF 
6. M Lamb               3B    6. A Gordon             3B 
7. M Redmond            C     7. M Olivo              DH 
8. D Span               RF    8. J Buck               C  
9. A Everett            SS    9. T Pena               SS 

   F Liriano            P        B Bannister          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  1-1  1--  2   12%  71% M Olivo         F Liriano       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Gordon Scores
   b 1   2  1-0  -2-  1    9%  52% B Butler        F Liriano       Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Gathright Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-  2   -9%  43% J Morneau       B Bannister     Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Harris Scores/unER
   b 4   2  1-3  12-  5    8%  85% E German        F Liriano       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Buck Scores; Gathright to 2B
   t 4   1  2-1  1--  3    7%  68% D Young         B Bannister     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bannister facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  C Gomez         Foul Bunt Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          ---  6   48%  B Harris        Reached on E9 (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Harris to 2B
   O      -2-  3   52%  J Kubel         Flyball: CF
   R      -2-  2   43%  J Morneau       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Harris Scores/unER
   O      1--  4   45%  D Young         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Francisco Liriano facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   49%  J Gathright     Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  2   47%  E German        Bunt Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home); Gathright to 2B
   O      -2-  6   43%  M Teahen        Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-  1   52%  B Butler        Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Gathright Scores
   O      1--  3   50%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Brian Bannister facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   52%  M Lamb          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   54%  M Redmond       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   55%  D Span          Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Francisco Liriano facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   59%  A Gordon        Walk
   R      1--  2   71%  M Olivo         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Gordon Scores
   O      -2-  2   67%  J Buck          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      -2-  2   64%  T Pena          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      -2-  2   61%  J Gathright     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Brian Bannister facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   64%  A Everett       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   66%  C Gomez         Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   67%  B Harris        Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Francisco Liriano facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   65%  E German        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   63%  M Teahen        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  6   64%  B Butler        Walk
   O      1--  4   62%  J Guillen       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 2.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Brian Bannister facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   58%  J Kubel         Single to SS (Pop Fly to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   62%  J Morneau       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   OO     1--  3   68%  D Young         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Francisco Liriano facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   74%  A Gordon        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  7   70%  M Olivo         Strikeout Swinging
          -2-      73%  J Buck          Gordon Steals 3B
          --3  6   75%  " "             Walk
   RO     1-3  3   77%  T Pena          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Gordon Scores
          1--  1   78%  J Gathright     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Buck to 2B
   R      12-  5   85%  E German        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Buck Scores; Gathright to 2B
   O      12-  3   83%  M Teahen        Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 4.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Brian Bannister facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   86%  M Lamb          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   87%  M Redmond       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   88%  D Span          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Francisco Liriano facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   90%  B Butler        Walk
   O      1--  6   88%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   87%  A Gordon        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          1--  5   88%  M Olivo         Walk; Butler to 2B
                  Brian Bass replaces Francisco Liriano pitching
   O      12-  1   86%  J Buck          Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted/Interference by Runner; Butler out at 3B/3B; Olivo to 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 4.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Brian Bannister facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   82%  A Everett       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   86%  C Gomez         Lineout: LF
          1--  1   81%  B Harris        Hit By Pitch; Everett to 2B
   O      12-  2   85%  J Kubel         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Everett to 3B; Harris to 2B
   O      -23  1   91%  J Morneau       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Brian Bass facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   90%  T Pena          Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  1   90%  J Gathright     Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  4   89%  E German        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 4.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Brian Bannister facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   92%  D Young         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  6   89%  M Lamb          Walk
   OO     1--  6   94%  M Redmond       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Brian Bass facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   93%  M Teahen        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
          ---  4   94%  B Butler        Walk
                  Ross Gload pinch runs for Billy Butler batting 4th
   OO     1--  3   93%  J Guillen       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 4.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Brian Bannister facing 8-9-1
                  Ross Gload moves to 1B
   O      ---  5   95%  D Span          Flyball: LF
                  Matt Tolbert pinch hits for Adam Everett batting 9th
   O      ---  4   96%  M Tolbert       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   97%  C Gomez         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Juan Rincon facing 6-7-8
                  Juan Rincon replaces Brian Bass pitching; Matt Tolbert moves to SS
   R      ---  4   99%  A Gordon        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  2   99%  M Olivo         Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   99%  J Buck          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   98%  T Pena          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 5.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-5, Brian Bannister facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   99%  B Harris        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  7  100%  J Kubel         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4  100%  J Morneau       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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