August 29, 2006 Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 24,904

Tuesday, August 29, 2006, 7:11PM
Time of Game: 2:23

Royals

48-85

Won 1

5th, 35 GB

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

W: M Redman (8-8), L: M Garza (1-3)

Twins

76-54

Lost 2

3rd, 5½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus LF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .303  .821   17    3   0   
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   0   0   0    0   1  .285  .726   18    1   3   
M Teahen 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .296  .899   10    1   2   SB
M Sweeney DH                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .243  .752   17    0   0   SB
E Brown RF                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .290  .810    7    2   0   2B
R Shealy 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .296  .773   21   13   0   
J Buck C                      3   0   1   1    1   1  .235  .670   11    3   0   2B
A Blanco SS                   3   0   0   1    1   1  .269  .629   18    2   6   
J Gathright CF                3   0   0   0    0   2  .219  .585   11    2   0   

M Redman P                                                               0   2
Totals                       33   2   7   2    2   9              130   27  13

BATTING

2B: J Buck (18, off M Garza); E Brown (34, off M Garza).

TB: E Brown 3; J Buck 2; M Sweeney; M Teahen; R Shealy; D DeJesus.

RBI: J Buck (42); A Blanco (4).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Grudzielanek-A Blanco-R Shealy.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Teahen (10, 3rd base off P Neshek/J Mauer); M Sweeney (2, 2nd base off P Neshek/J Mauer).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Castillo 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .715   13    0   2   
N Punto 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .311  .801   14    2   3   
J Mauer C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .353  .940   19    8   1   GDP
M Cuddyer RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .858   20    2   1   
J Morneau 1B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .319  .957   13    9   0   
T Hunter CF                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .813    9    3   0   
R White DH                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .537    7    0   0   
J Tyner LF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .314  .690    8    3   0   
J Bartlett SS                 3   0   2   0    0   0  .347  .863    8    0   1   

M Garza P                                                                0   0
  P Neshek P                                                             0   0
  J Rincon P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   0   5   0    0   3              111   27   8

BATTING

TB: J Bartlett 2; N Punto; T Hunter; J Morneau.

GIDP: J Mauer (18).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Cuddyer-N Punto.

PITCHING

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
M Redman, W (8-8)              9     5   0   0    0   3   0   5.47   31  111-76   45· 8·23   16· 9· 3· 0     80    -     1.16   0.65
Totals                         9     5   0   0    0   3   0          31  111-76   45· 8·23   16· 9· 3· 0           -

Minnesota Twins               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 (1-3)               7.2   5   2   2    1   7   0   5.06   28   98-68   42·12·14    9· 9· 2· 0     67    -     0.84   0.10
P Neshek                       1     2   0   0    1   1   0   1.09    6   23-14    7· 4· 3    0· 3· 1· 0          2-0    0.65   0.02
J Rincon                       0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.67    1    7-4     1· 1· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          3-0    1.02   0.03
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2   9   0          35  128-86   50·17·19    9·12· 3· 0          5-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian Gorman, 1B - Bill Miller, 2B - Eric Cooper, 3B - Gerry Davis.

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 24,904.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 0mph.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Minnesota Twins                      
1. D DeJesus            LF    1. L Castillo           2B 
2. M Grudzielanek       2B    2. N Punto              3B 
3. M Teahen             3B    3. J Mauer              C  
4. M Sweeney            DH    4. M Cuddyer            RF 
5. E Brown              RF    5. J Morneau            1B 
6. R Shealy             1B    6. T Hunter             CF 
7. J Buck               C     7. R White              DH 
8. A Blanco             SS    8. J Tyner              LF 
9. J Gathright          CF    9. J Bartlett           SS 

   M Redman             P        M Garza              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  0-0  12-  1   18%  72% J Buck          M Garza         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Brown Scores; Shealy to 3B
   b 4   0  0-0  1--  4    9%  49% J Mauer         M Redman        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 2   1  0-0  -2-  6   -7%  45% R Shealy        M Garza         Fly Ball Double Play: RF; Brown out at 3B/RF-3B
   b 6   0  2-0  ---  3   -6%  67% J Bartlett      M Redman        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   b 6   0  2-0  1--  2    5%  73% L Castillo      M Redman        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Garza facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   48%  D DeJesus       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   46%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   45%  M Teahen        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Redman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  L Castillo      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   49%  N Punto         Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  6   50%  J Mauer         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Garza facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   48%  M Sweeney       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  1   52%  E Brown         Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball)
   OO     -2-  6   45%  R Shealy        Fly Ball Double Play: RF; Brown out at 3B/RF-3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Redman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   47%  M Cuddyer       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   49%  J Morneau       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   50%  T Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Garza facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   47%  J Buck          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   46%  A Blanco        Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  4   44%  J Gathright     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Redman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   47%  R White         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   49%  J Tyner         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   47%  J Bartlett      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   50%  L Castillo      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Garza facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  D DeJesus       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   45%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   44%  M Teahen        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Redman facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   40%  N Punto         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  4   49%  J Mauer         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  6   50%  M Cuddyer       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Garza facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   47%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   50%  E Brown         Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   55%  R Shealy        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Brown to 2B
   R      12-  1   72%  J Buck          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Brown Scores; Shealy to 3B
   RO     -23  1   74%  A Blanco        Groundout: 2B-1B; Shealy Scores; Buck to 3B
   O      --3  6   70%  J Gathright     Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Mark Redman facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   65%  J Morneau       Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   70%  T Hunter        Lineout: 3B
   O      1--  4   73%  R White         Groundout: 3B-1B; Morneau to 2B
   O      -2-  4   77%  J Tyner         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Matt Garza facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   75%  D DeJesus       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  7   74%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   73%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Mark Redman facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   67%  J Bartlett      Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   73%  L Castillo      Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   77%  N Punto         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   81%  J Mauer         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Matt Garza facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   79%  M Sweeney       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   78%  E Brown         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   77%  R Shealy        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Mark Redman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   81%  M Cuddyer       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   84%  J Morneau       Flyball: RF
          ---  2   82%  T Hunter        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   86%  R White         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Matt Garza facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   84%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   86%  A Blanco        Walk
   O      1--  1   84%  J Gathright     Lineout: 3B
          1--  3   85%  D DeJesus       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Blanco to 2B
                  Pat Neshek replaces Matt Garza pitching
   O      12-  4   82%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Mark Redman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   87%  J Tyner         Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   90%  J Bartlett      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   92%  L Castillo      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pat Neshek facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   93%  M Teahen        Single to RF (Fly Ball)
          1--  4   95%  M Sweeney       Single to CF (Line Drive); Teahen to 2B
   O      12-  4   93%  E Brown         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6   92%  R Shealy        Flyball: RF
          12-      92%  J Buck          Teahen Steals 3B; Sweeney Steals 2B
          -23  4   93%  " "             Walk
                  Juan Rincon replaces Pat Neshek pitching
   O      123  7   90%  A Blanco        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Mark Redman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   95%  N Punto         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  6   98%  J Mauer         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  M Cuddyer       Popfly: SS (LF-CF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN200608290

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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