July 23, 2008 Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 14
CLE 11 TOR 5
@BAL 1 CHW 10
TEX 8 DET 7
@KCR 1 NYY 5
MIN 1 BOS 6
@SEA 3
(12) TBR 4
OAK 3 CHC 10
@ARI 6 CIN 9
SDP 5 COL 5
LAD 3 ATL 9
@FLA 4 PIT 8
@HOU 7 NYM 6
PHI 3 SFG 6
WSN 4 MIL 3
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 16,594

Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 2:10pm
Time of Game: 2:41

Tigers

52-49

Won 4

3rd, 5 GB

Jim Leyland

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          2  1  2   0  0  0   2  0  0    7 13  0
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  4  0

W: A Galarraga (8-4), L: Z Greinke (7-7)

Royals

45-57

Lost 3

4th, 12½ GB

Trey Hillman

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               4   2   1   0    1   0  .294  .839   24    3   0   3B
P Polanco 2B                  5   2   3   0    0   0  .312  .762   12    0   3   
C Guillen 3B                  3   2   0   0    2   2  .287  .813   21    0   1   
M Ordonez RF                  5   0   3   2    0   1  .314  .869   22    4   0   CS
M Cabrera 1B                  5   0   2   3    0   3  .290  .845   19   10   0   
M Joyce LF                    4   1   1   0    1   2  .284  .999   15    1   0   2B
G Sheffield DH                5   0   0   0    0   2  .221  .696   23    0   0   
E Renteria SS                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .258  .636   19    1   4   
B Inge C                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .219  .727   13    8   0   

A Galarraga P                                                            0   1
  C Fossum P                                                             0   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       39   7  13   6    4  10              168   27   9

BATTING

2B: M Joyce (9, off Z Greinke).

3B: C Granderson (6, off H Ramirez).

TB: P Polanco 3; M Ordonez 3; C Granderson 3; M Cabrera 2; M Joyce 2; E Renteria 2; B Inge.

RBI: M Cabrera 3 (71); M Ordonez 2 (57); E Renteria (34).

2-out RBI: M Cabrera; M Ordonez.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 14.

BASERUNNING

CS: M Ordonez (3, 2nd base by Z Greinke/M Olivo).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus DH                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .304  .823   23    0   0   2B
M Aviles SS-2B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .313  .837   11    2   1   
M Grudzielanek 2B             2   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .762    5    1   1   
  E German 2B-LF              1   0   0   0    1   0  .247  .627   11    1   1   
J Guillen LF-RF               3   0   1   1    0   1  .265  .744   13    2   0   HBP
A Gordon 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .248  .734   14    1   2   
M Teahen RF-CF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .245  .706   11    0   0   
M Olivo C                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .251  .740   13   10   1   
R Gload 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .628    9    9   0   
J Gathright CF                2   0   0   0    0   1  .251  .569    5    1   0   
  B Butler PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .658    4    0   0   
  T Pena SS                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .152  .375         0   0   

Z Greinke P                                                              0   1
  H Ramirez P                                                            0   0
  L Nunez P                                                              0   0
  R Mahay P                                                              0   0
Totals                       31   1   4   1    1   8              119   27   7

BATTING

2B: D DeJesus (15, off C Fossum).

HBP: J Guillen (5, by T Jones).

TB: D DeJesus 3; A Gordon; J Guillen.

RBI: J Guillen (66).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Olivo-M Grudzielanek-R Gload.

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Galarraga, W (8-4)           7     3   1   1    1   7   0   3.27   25   87-57   31·14·12   10· 4· 3· 0     73    -     0.50   0.22
C Fossum                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   5.82    4   15-8     4· 1· 3    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.12   0.01
T Jones                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.66    4   17-12    7· 0· 5    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         9     4   1   1    1   8   0          33  119-77   42·15·20   11· 9· 3· 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, L (7-7)             6     7   5   5    2   8   0   4.06   26   98-63   36·11·16    6· 7· 3· 0     44    -     0.68  -0.25
H Ramirez                      1     3   2   2    1   1   0   2.37    7   24-13    9· 3· 1    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.17  -0.02
L Nunez                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   1.61    4   16-10    7· 1· 2    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
R Mahay                        1     2   0   0    1   1   0   1.74    6   28-14    9· 1· 4    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    13   7   7    4  10   0          43  166-100  61·16·23   11·12· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: Z Greinke (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: T Jones (4; J Guillen).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Estabrook, 1B - Bruce Dreckman, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Gerry Davis.

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 16,594.

Weather: 84° F, Wind 9mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Kansas City Royals                   
1. C Granderson         CF    1. D DeJesus            DH 
2. P Polanco            2B    2. M Aviles             SS 
3. C Guillen            3B    3. M Grudzielanek       2B 
4. M Ordonez            RF    4. J Guillen            LF 
5. M Cabrera            1B    5. A Gordon             3B 
6. M Joyce              LF    6. M Teahen             RF 
7. G Sheffield          DH    7. M Olivo              C  
8. E Renteria           SS    8. R Gload              1B 
9. B Inge               C     9. J Gathright          CF 

   A Galarraga          P        Z Greinke            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  2   12%  65% M Ordonez       Z Greinke       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Granderson Scores; Polanco to 3B
   t 3   1  0-3  -23  1    6%  90% M Cabrera       Z Greinke       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Polanco Scores; Guillen Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  1    5%  59% P Polanco       Z Greinke       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Granderson to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  12-  3   -5%  54% C Guillen       Z Greinke       Strikeout Swinging
   t 2   0  0-2  ---  1    5%  74% M Joyce         Z Greinke       Double to 3B (Pop Fly to Short LF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Zack Greinke facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  8   53%  C Granderson    Walk
          1--  1   59%  P Polanco       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Granderson to 2B
   O      12-  3   54%  C Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  2   65%  M Ordonez       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Granderson Scores; Polanco to 3B
   ROO    1-3  7   65%  M Cabrera       Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Ordonez Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B); Polanco Scores/No RBI
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Armando Galarraga facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   67%  D DeJesus       Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   69%  M Aviles        Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  2   70%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Zack Greinke facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   74%  M Joyce         Double to 3B (Pop Fly to Short LF)
   O      -2-  4   71%  G Sheffield     Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          -2-      73%  E Renteria      Wild Pitch; Joyce to 3B
   R      --3  3   78%  " "             Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Joyce Scores
   O      1--  4   76%  B Inge          Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      1--  3   74%  C Granderson    Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Armando Galarraga facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   77%  J Guillen       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   78%  A Gordon        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   79%  M Teahen        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Zack Greinke facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   81%  P Polanco       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
          1--  4   84%  C Guillen       Walk; Polanco to 2B
   O      12-  1   84%  M Ordonez       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS); Polanco to 3B; Guillen to 2B
   RR     -23  1   90%  M Cabrera       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Polanco Scores; Guillen Scores
   O      1--  4   89%  M Joyce         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   89%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Armando Galarraga facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   90%  M Olivo         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   91%  R Gload         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   92%  J Gathright     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Zack Greinke facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   91%  E Renteria      Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
          ---  3   92%  B Inge          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   91%  C Granderson    Lineout: 2B
   O      1--  5   90%  P Polanco       Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Armando Galarraga facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   92%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   93%  M Aviles        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   93%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Zack Greinke facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   93%  C Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   93%  M Ordonez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   92%  M Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Armando Galarraga facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   94%  J Guillen       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   95%  A Gordon        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   95%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 0.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Zack Greinke facing 6-7-8
                  Esteban German replaces Mark Grudzielanek playing 2B batting 3rd
   O      ---  2   95%  M Joyce         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  7   94%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   94%  E Renteria      Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Armando Galarraga facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   95%  M Olivo         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   96%  R Gload         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   97%  J Gathright     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 0.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Horacio Ramirez facing 9-1-2
                  Horacio Ramirez replaces Zack Greinke pitching
   O      ---  2   96%  B Inge          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  3   97%  C Granderson    Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      --3  2   97%  P Polanco       Groundout: 2B-1B
          --3  5   97%  C Guillen       Walk
   R      1-3  7   98%  M Ordonez       Single to LF (Line Drive); Granderson Scores; Guillen to 3B
   R      1-3  2   99%  M Cabrera       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Guillen Scores; Ordonez to 2B
   O      12-  3   99%  M Joyce         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 7, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-7, Armando Galarraga facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   98%  D DeJesus       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   99%  M Aviles        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
          1--  6   98%  E German        Walk; DeJesus to 2B
   R      12-  1   97%  J Guillen       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); DeJesus Scores; German to 2B
          12-  1   94%  A Gordon        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); German to 3B; Guillen to 2B
   O      123  3   97%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  4   99%  M Olivo         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 7, Royals 1.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-1, Leo Nunez facing 7-8-9
                  Leo Nunez replaces Horacio Ramirez pitching
   O      ---  1   99%  G Sheffield     Popfly: 1B (Short RF Line)
          ---  5   99%  E Renteria      Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   99%  B Inge          Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Renteria to 2B
   O      -2-  6   99%  C Granderson    Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-7, Casey Fossum facing 8-9-1
                  Casey Fossum replaces Armando Galarraga pitching
   O      ---  2   99%  R Gload         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  Billy Butler pinch hits for Joey Gathright batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  B Butler        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  3   99%  D DeJesus       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  6  100%  M Aviles        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Royals 1.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-1, Ron Mahay facing 2-3-4
                  Ron Mahay replaces Leo Nunez pitching; Mike Aviles moves to 2B; Tony Pena replaces Billy Butler playing SS batting 9th; Esteban German moves to LF; Mark Teahen moves to CF; Jose Guillen moves to RF
          ---  1  100%  P Polanco       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5  100%  C Guillen       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          1--  5  100%  M Ordonez       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Polanco to 2B
   O      12-  5  100%  M Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
          12-  5  100%  M Joyce         Walk; Polanco to 3B; Ordonez to 2B
   O      123  7  100%  G Sheffield     Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 7, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-7, Todd Jones facing 3-4-5
                  Todd Jones replaces Casey Fossum pitching
   O      ---  5  100%  E German        Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
          ---  4  100%  J Guillen       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  6  100%  A Gordon        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  2  100%  M Teahen        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Royals 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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