April 26, 2008 Toronto Blue Jays at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
@CHW 1 CHW 6
BAL 5 CLE 4
NYY 3 DET 6
LAA 4 KCR 2
TOR 1 SEA 5
OAK 3 TBR 2
BOS 1 MIN 12
@TEX 6 LAD 11
COL 3 MIL 4
FLA 3 NYM 4
ATL 3 PHI 8
@PIT 4 SDP 8
ARI 7
(13) CIN 10
@SFG 9 STL 4
HOU 3 CHC 7
@WSN 0

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 24,078

Saturday, April 26, 2008, 7:10pm
Time of Game: 2:51

Blue Jays

10-15

Lost 6

5th, 4½ GB

Cito Gaston

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

W: L Hochevar (1-1), L: S Marcum (2-2), S: J Soria (6)

Royals

11-13

Won 2

3rd, 2½ GB

Trey Hillman

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 5   0   3   0    0   1  .266  .673   28    1   0   SB
A Hill 2B                     5   0   0   0    0   1  .276  .735   15    2   1   
A Rios RF                     4   0   1   1    1   0  .302  .826   16    2   0   SB
V Wells CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .265  .751   18    1   0   GDP
M Stairs DH                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .328  .846   12    0   0   
  J McDonald PR-DH            0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .437         0   0   
S Rolen 3B                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .333 1.167   16    2   2   2B,SB,GDP
L Overbay 1B                  2   0   0   0    2   0  .278  .773   24    6   1   
A Lind LF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   16    3   0   
G Zaun C                      3   1   1   0    1   0  .269  .737   18    6   0   2B

S Marcum P                                                               1   2
  J Carlson P                                                            0   0
  J Accardo P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34   1   8   1    5   4              163   24   6

BATTING

2B: S Rolen (2, off L Hochevar); G Zaun (4, off L Hochevar).

TB: D Eckstein 3; G Zaun 2; M Stairs 2; S Rolen 2; A Rios.

GIDP: S Rolen (1); V Wells (5).

RBI: A Rios (13).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 14.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Rolen (1, 3rd base off L Hochevar/J Buck); A Rios (6, 2nd base off L Hochevar/J Buck); D Eckstein (2, 2nd base off L Hochevar/J Buck).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .364  .860   18    5   0   
A Callaspo 2B                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .333  .829   20    3   5   
  E German PR-2B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .063  .181         0   0   
A Gordon 3B                   2   0   0   0    2   1  .303  .828   21    0   2   
J Guillen LF                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .185  .548   12    3   0   HR
M Teahen RF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .258  .729   10    0   0   2B
B Butler DH                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .718   14    0   0   
R Gload 1B                    3   0   1   1    0   1  .284  .655   11   10   1   
J Buck C                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .624    8    4   0   
T Pena SS                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .156  .382    9    1   3   3B

L Hochevar P                                                             1   0
  R Mahay P                                                              0   0
  L Nunez P                                                              0   0
  R Ramirez P                                                            0   0
  J Soria P                                                              0   0
Totals                       29   2   5   2    3   5              123   27  11

BATTING

2B: M Teahen (6, off S Marcum).

3B: T Pena (1, off S Marcum).

HR: J Guillen (2, off S Marcum; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

TB: J Guillen 4; T Pena 3; M Teahen 2; A Callaspo; R Gload.

RBI: R Gload (6); J Guillen (10).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Gordon-A Callaspo-R Gload; A Callaspo-T Pena-R Gload.

E: T Pena (2).

PITCHING

Toronto Blue Jays             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Marcum, L (2-2)              7     4   2   2    3   4   1   3.24   28  109-69   44· 6·19    8· 6· 7· 0     62    -     0.98   0.08
J Carlson                      0.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   1.54    2    8-5     2· 0· 3    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.71   0.00
J Accardo                      0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   8.00    2    6-3     3· 0· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.67   0.03
Totals                         8     5   2   2    3   5   1          32  123-77   49· 6·22    9· 7· 8· 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
L Hochevar, W (1-1)            6     6   1   1    2   3   0   5.91   25   99-63   42· 6·15   14· 4· 2· 0     57    -     1.35   0.23
R Mahay, H (3)                 1     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.45    4   18-10    9· 0· 1    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.72   0.10
L Nunez, H (4)                 0.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   2.61    3    8-3     2· 0· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.82  -0.16
R Ramirez, H (4)               0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   0.82    3   15-8     2· 5· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    5.09   0.28
J Soria, S (6)                 1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   14-8     5· 0· 3    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    2.99   0.17
Totals                         9     8   1   1    5   4   0          39  154-92   60·11·21   16·11· 3· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Meals, 1B - Bill Miller, 2B - Paul Emmel, 3B - Gary Darling.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 24,078.

Weather: 60° F, Wind 5mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Kansas City Royals                   
1. D Eckstein           SS    1. D DeJesus            CF 
2. A Hill               2B    2. A Callaspo           2B 
3. A Rios               RF    3. A Gordon             3B 
4. V Wells              CF    4. J Guillen            LF 
5. M Stairs             DH    5. M Teahen             RF 
6. S Rolen              3B    6. B Butler             DH 
7. L Overbay            1B    7. R Gload              1B 
8. A Lind               LF    8. J Buck               C  
9. G Zaun               C     9. T Pena               SS 

   S Marcum             P        L Hochevar           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  2-1  123  4   18%  87% A Lind          R Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   b 6   0  1-1  ---  5   16%  74% J Guillen       S Marcum        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   t 8   1  2-1  1-3  5   16%  74% S Rolen         R Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   t 8   1  2-1  1--  2  -15%  59% M Stairs        L Nunez         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Rios to 3B
   t 5   1  1-1  12-  5   12%  57% V Wells         L Hochevar      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Luke Hochevar facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  D Eckstein      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   54%  A Hill          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  4   53%  A Rios          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--      52%  V Wells         Rios Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   55%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Shaun Marcum facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  8   53%  D DeJesus       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  8   51%  A Callaspo      Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   52%  A Gordon        Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  J Guillen       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Luke Hochevar facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   52%  M Stairs        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  6   50%  S Rolen         Walk
          1--  4   46%  L Overbay       Walk; Rolen to 2B
   O      12-  3   50%  A Lind          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Rolen to 3B
   O      1-3  2   55%  G Zaun          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Shaun Marcum facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   53%  M Teahen        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   51%  B Butler        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   50%  R Gload         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Luke Hochevar facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   46%  D Eckstein      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      43%  A Hill          Eckstein Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   45%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF); Eckstein to 3B
   O      --3  2   51%  A Rios          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      --3  2   56%  V Wells         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Shaun Marcum facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   53%  J Buck          Lineout: LF
          ---  6   61%  T Pena          Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      --3  1   53%  D DeJesus       Fielder's Choice 2B; Pena out at Hm/2B-C
          1--  6   55%  A Callaspo      Walk; DeJesus to 2B
          12-  8   58%  A Gordon        Walk; DeJesus to 3B; Callaspo to 2B
   O      123  1   50%  J Guillen       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Luke Hochevar facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   53%  M Stairs        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  2   48%  S Rolen         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-      44%  L Overbay       Rolen Steals 3B
   O      --3  6   52%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      --3  2   56%  A Lind          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Shaun Marcum facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   63%  M Teahen        Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  6   62%  B Butler        Flyball: RF; Teahen to 3B
   R      --3  3   69%  R Gload         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Teahen Scores
   O      1--  2   66%  J Buck          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  1   64%  T Pena          Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Luke Hochevar facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   55%  G Zaun          Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  9   46%  D Eckstein      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Zaun to 3B
   O      1-3  4   54%  A Hill          Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3  3   45%  A Rios          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Zaun Scores; Eckstein to 2B
   OO     12-  5   57%  V Wells         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Shaun Marcum facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   54%  D DeJesus       Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   52%  A Callaspo      Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   50%  A Gordon        Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 1.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Luke Hochevar facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   45%  M Stairs        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  3   56%  S Rolen         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  4   58%  L Overbay       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Shaun Marcum facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  5   74%  J Guillen       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  3   72%  M Teahen        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  2   70%  B Butler        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   69%  R Gload         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 2.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Ron Mahay facing 8-9-1
                  Ron Mahay replaces Luke Hochevar pitching
   O      ---  7   73%  A Lind          Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
          ---  5   68%  G Zaun          Walk
   O      1--  3   74%  D Eckstein      Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      1--  3   79%  A Hill          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Shaun Marcum facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   77%  J Buck          Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   75%  T Pena          Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  6   74%  D DeJesus       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 2.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Leo Nunez facing 3-4-5
                  Leo Nunez replaces Ron Mahay pitching
          ---  4   65%  A Rios          Walk
   O      1--  2   74%  V Wells         Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B)
          1--  2   59%  M Stairs        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Rios to 3B
                  Ramon Ramirez replaces Leo Nunez pitching; John McDonald pinch runs for Matt Stairs batting 5th
   O      1-3  5   74%  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
          1-3  6   69%  L Overbay       Walk; McDonald to 2B
   O      123  4   87%  A Lind          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jesse Carlson facing 2-3-4
                  Jesse Carlson replaces Shaun Marcum pitching
          ---  3   89%  A Callaspo      Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   87%  A Gordon        Strikeout Looking
                  Jeremy Accardo replaces Jesse Carlson pitching; Esteban German pinch runs for Alberto Callaspo batting 2nd
   O      1--  2   85%  J Guillen       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   83%  M Teahen        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 2.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Joakim Soria facing 9-1-2
                  Joakim Soria replaces Ramon Ramirez pitching; Esteban German moves to 2B
   O      ---  6   91%  G Zaun          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  3   82%  D Eckstein      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   92%  A Hill          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  3  100%  A Rios          Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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