July 24, 2008 Tampa Bay Rays at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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TOR 7
@BAL 1 KCR 4
TBR 2 CHC 6
FLA 3 NYM 3
PHI 1 PIT 9
SDP 1 SFG 1
WSN 0 MIL 4
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 25,900

Thursday, July 24, 2008, 8:10pm
Time of Game: 2:45

Rays

59-42

Lost 1

1st

Joe Maddon

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rays            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  1    2  8  0
Royals          1  0  0   3  0  0   0  0  X    4 10  0

W: G Meche (8-9), L: M Garza (8-6), S: J Soria (27)

Royals

46-57

Won 1

4th, 12 GB

Trey Hillman

BATTING

Tampa Bay Rays               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Iwamura 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .724   19    2   2   GDP
B Upton CF                    4   0   0   1    0   0  .270  .774   16    4   0   
C Crawford LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .268  .687   19    3   0   
E Longoria 3B                 3   1   2   0    1   0  .276  .878   22    1   3   2B
C Pena 1B                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .230  .760   17    7   0   
C Floyd DH                    3   0   0   1    0   0  .252  .776    7    0   0   SF
D Navarro C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .313  .797   15    3   0   
E Hinske RF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .255  .838   14    4   0   
J Bartlett SS                 3   1   3   0    0   0  .264  .610    6    0   2   2B

M Garza P                                                                0   0
  J Howell P                                                             0   0
  G Balfour P                                                            0   0
  D Wheeler P                                                            0   0
Totals                       33   2   8   2    1   5              135   24   7

BATTING

2B: J Bartlett (9, off R Mahay); E Longoria (24, off J Soria).

SF: C Floyd (2, off J Soria).

TB: J Bartlett 4; E Longoria 3; D Navarro; C Pena; C Crawford.

GIDP: A Iwamura (1).

RBI: C Floyd (20); B Upton (45).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Longoria-A Iwamura-C Pena; J Bartlett-A Iwamura-C Pena.

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus LF                  3   1   2   0    1   0  .308  .831   13    2   0   2B
M Aviles SS                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .312  .829    8    2   5   
M Grudzielanek 2B             3   0   0   1    0   0  .305  .754   14    1   2   SF
J Guillen RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .262  .736   12    2   0   GDP
A Gordon 3B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .251  .739   14    0   2   2B
B Butler DH                   2   1   1   0    2   0  .253  .666   15    0   0   
R Gload 1B                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .263  .637   12    8   0   2B,GDP
J Buck C                      3   0   1   2    1   1  .252  .714   20    5   0   2B
M Maier CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500   14    7   0   

G Meche P                                                                0   0
  R Mahay P                                                              0   0
  J Soria P                                                              0   1
Totals                       31   4  10   4    4   3              122   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Buck (17, off M Garza); D DeJesus (16, off J Howell); R Gload (12, off D Wheeler); A Gordon (24, off M Garza).

SF: M Grudzielanek (1, off M Garza).

TB: R Gload 3; D DeJesus 3; A Gordon 3; J Buck 2; M Maier; B Butler; M Aviles.

GIDP: J Guillen (11); R Gload (9).

RBI: J Buck 2 (33); R Gload (23); M Grudzielanek (23).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

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

PITCHING

Tampa Bay Rays                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Garza, L (8-6)               5     8   4   4    4   0   0   3.83   25   82-46   33· 1·12    9· 9· 3· 0     31    -     0.90  -0.16
J Howell                       1     1   0   0    0   2   0   2.55    4   20-12    5· 3· 4    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.18   0.01
G Balfour                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.42    3   10-8     5· 2· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
D Wheeler                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.28    4   10-7     5· 0· 2    0· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.15   0.01
Totals                         8    10   4   4    4   3   0          36  122-73   48· 6·19    9·16· 4· 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
G Meche, W (8-9)               7     5   0   0    1   4   0   4.31   26  100-64   45· 8·11   10· 9· 2· 0     70    -     0.78   0.32
R Mahay                        1     1   1   1    0   0   0   1.88    4   22-12    8· 0· 4    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.63   0.01
J Soria, S (27)                1     2   1   1    0   1   0   1.60    5   13-9     5· 2· 2    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.77   0.04
Totals                         9     8   2   2    1   5   0          35  135-85   58·10·17   13·12· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tom Hallion, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Paul Nauert, 3B - Brian O'Nora.

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 25,900.

Weather: 93° F, Wind 5mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Tampa Bay Rays                Kansas City Royals                   
1. A Iwamura            2B    1. D DeJesus            LF 
2. B Upton              CF    2. M Aviles             SS 
3. C Crawford           LF    3. M Grudzielanek       2B 
4. E Longoria           3B    4. J Guillen            RF 
5. C Pena               1B    5. A Gordon             3B 
6. C Floyd              DH    6. B Butler             DH 
7. D Navarro            C     7. R Gload              1B 
8. E Hinske             RF    8. J Buck               C  
9. J Bartlett           SS    9. M Maier              CF 

   M Garza              P        G Meche              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  0-2  12-  5   11%  92% J Buck          M Garza         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Butler Scores; Gload Scores
   t 9   0  4-1  -2-  1   -9%  83% C Pena          J Soria         Single to CF (Line Drive); Longoria to 3B
   b 4   1  0-1  12-  3    9%  81% R Gload         M Garza         Single to CF (Line Drive); Gordon Scores; Butler to 2B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  1    9%  67% M Aviles        M Garza         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); DeJesus to 3B
   t 9   0  4-1  1-3  3    8%  91% C Floyd         J Soria         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Longoria Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Meche facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  A Iwamura       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   54%  B Upton         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  7   53%  C Crawford      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1-- 11   50%  E Longoria      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Crawford to 3B
   O      1-3  5   55%  C Pena          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Garza facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   58%  D DeJesus       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   67%  M Aviles        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); DeJesus to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   65%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); DeJesus Scores
   OO     1--  2   60%  J Guillen       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Rays Batting, Behind 0-1, Gil Meche facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   63%  C Floyd         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  3   60%  D Navarro       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   63%  E Hinske        Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
          1--  3   61%  J Bartlett      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Navarro to 2B
   O      12-  4   66%  A Iwamura       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 0, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Matt Garza facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   64%  A Gordon        Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
          ---  2   66%  B Butler        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  1   61%  R Gload         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Rays Batting, Behind 0-1, Gil Meche facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   64%  B Upton         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   66%  C Crawford      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  6   64%  E Longoria      Walk
   O      1--  5   67%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 0, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Matt Garza facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   70%  J Buck          Walk
   O      1--  6   68%  M Maier         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Buck to 2B
          -2-  4   70%  D DeJesus       Walk
   O      12-  1   67%  M Aviles        Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Buck to 3B
   O      1-3  7   62%  M Grudzielanek  Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 4th, Rays Batting, Behind 0-1, Gil Meche facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   65%  C Floyd         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   67%  D Navarro       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   68%  E Hinske        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 0, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Matt Garza facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   66%  J Guillen       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  3   69%  A Gordon        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
          1--  7   72%  B Butler        Walk; Gordon to 2B
   R      12-  3   81%  R Gload         Single to CF (Line Drive); Gordon Scores; Butler to 2B
   RR     12-  5   92%  J Buck          Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Butler Scores; Gload Scores
          -2-  2   93%  M Maier         Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Buck to 3B
   O      1-3  1   91%  D DeJesus       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      1-3  2   89%  M Aviles        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 0, Royals 4.

Top of the 5th, Rays Batting, Behind 0-4, Gil Meche facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   86%  J Bartlett      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3   92%  A Iwamura       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  5   93%  B Upton         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 0, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Matt Garza facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   92%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   92%  J Guillen       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   93%  A Gordon        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          -2-  5   93%  B Butler        Walk
   O      12-  3   92%  R Gload         Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 0, Royals 4.

Top of the 6th, Rays Batting, Behind 0-4, Gil Meche facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   93%  C Crawford      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   94%  E Longoria      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   95%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 0, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, J.P. Howell facing 8-9-1
                  J.P. Howell replaces Matt Garza pitching
   O      ---  7   95%  J Buck          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   94%  M Maier         Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
          ---  5   95%  D DeJesus       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  4   94%  M Aviles        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 0, Royals 4.

Top of the 7th, Rays Batting, Behind 0-4, Gil Meche facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   96%  C Floyd         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   96%  D Navarro       Lineout: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  3   97%  E Hinske        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 0, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Grant Balfour facing 3-4-5
                  Grant Balfour replaces J.P. Howell pitching
   O      ---  3   97%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   96%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   96%  A Gordon        Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 0, Royals 4.

Top of the 8th, Rays Batting, Behind 0-4, Ron Mahay facing 9-1-2
                  Ron Mahay replaces Gil Meche pitching
          ---  2   93%  J Bartlett      Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  8   95%  A Iwamura       Groundout: 2B-1B; Bartlett to 3B
   RO     --3  6   96%  B Upton         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B); Bartlett Scores
   O      ---  6   97%  C Crawford      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 1, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dan Wheeler facing 6-7-8
                  Dan Wheeler replaces Grant Balfour pitching
   O      ---  1   97%  B Butler        Flyball: RF
          ---  5   97%  R Gload         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  2   97%  J Buck          Lineout: LF
   O      -2-  2   96%  M Maier         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 1, Royals 4.

Top of the 9th, Rays Batting, Behind 1-4, Joakim Soria facing 4-5-6
                  Joakim Soria replaces Ron Mahay pitching
          ---  2   92%  E Longoria      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          -2-  1   83%  C Pena          Single to CF (Line Drive); Longoria to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   91%  C Floyd         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Longoria Scores
   O      1--  2   96%  D Navarro       Groundout: P-SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  5  100%  E Hinske        Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 2, Royals 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation