September 1, 2007 Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 21,738

Saturday, September 1, 2007, 11:10AM
Time of Game: 2:44

Royals

60-75

Lost 2

4th, 18 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   2  1  0   0  1  0    4 11  2
Twins           0  1  0   1  4  0   0  0  X    6  9  2

W: C Silva (11-13), L: B Duckworth (2-4), S: J Nathan (29)

Twins

69-67

Won 2

3rd, 9½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Gathright CF                5   0   0   0    0   0  .319  .732   14    2   0   
M Grudzielanek 2B-SS          5   0   0   0    0   3  .305  .784   17    0   1   
M Sweeney DH                  5   0   2   0    0   1  .252  .726   18    0   0   2B
A Gordon 3B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .247  .725   21    1   1   HR
B Butler 1B                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .300  .818   14    6   0   2·2B
S Costa RF                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .210  .510   13    3   0   2·2B
E Brown LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .245  .635   19    4   0   CS
T Pena SS                     3   0   2   1    0   0  .260  .617   13    1   2   
  R Gload PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .298  .776    6    0   0   
  E German 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .727         1   1   
J LaRue C                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .140  .507   10    5   0   2B
  D DeJesus PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .733    6    0   0   
  J Buck C                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .767         0   0   

B Duckworth P                                                            1   1
  N Musser P                                                             0   0
  D Riske P                                                              0   1
Totals                       39   4  11   4    0   6              151   24   7

BATTING

2B: B Butler 2 (19, off C Silva, off P Neshek); S Costa 2 (4, off C Silva, off P Neshek); M Sweeney (11, off J Rincon); J LaRue (8, off C Silva).

HR: A Gordon (12, off C Silva; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).

TB: A Gordon 4; B Butler 4; S Costa 4; M Sweeney 3; J LaRue 2; T Pena 2; E Brown.

RBI: S Costa 2 (10); A Gordon (48); T Pena (41).

2-out RBI: A Gordon; T Pena.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Gordon-E German-B Butler.

E: J Gathright (2); T Pena (21).

BASERUNNING

CS: E Brown (2, 2nd base by C Silva/M Redmond).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Tyner CF                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .298  .713   16    1   0   
J Bartlett SS                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .278  .734   18    3   5   HBP,GDP
T Hunter DH                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .296  .878    9    0   0   2B
J Morneau 1B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .280  .864   13   12   1   
M Cuddyer RF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .280  .799   14    1   0   
J Kubel LF                    3   2   1   1    1   0  .262  .740   14    0   0   
M Redmond C                   3   0   2   2    1   0  .295  .704   17    6   1   2B
L Rodriguez 3B                4   1   2   1    0   1  .205  .571   14    1   4   2B
N Punto 2B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .198  .541   12    2   4   

C Silva P                                                                0   1
  J Rincon P                                                             1   0
  P Neshek P                                                             0   0
  J Nathan P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   6   9   5    5   5              127   27  16

BATTING

2B: T Hunter (39, off B Duckworth); M Redmond (13, off N Musser); L Rodriguez (4, off B Duckworth).

HBP: J Bartlett (7, by B Duckworth).

TB: L Rodriguez 3; M Redmond 3; T Hunter 2; J Bartlett; N Punto; M Cuddyer; J Kubel.

GIDP: J Bartlett (6).

RBI: M Redmond 2 (38); J Kubel (52); T Hunter (96); L Rodriguez (8).

2-out RBI: L Rodriguez.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

E: J Bartlett 2 (23).

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
B Duckworth, L (2-4)           4.1   8   6   5    2   2   0   3.79   24   70-44   26· 3·15    9· 6· 4· 0     25    -     1.12  -0.38
N Musser                       1.2   1   0   0    1   3   0   4.50    7   28-18   11· 3· 4    1· 2· 0· 0          2-2    0.62  -0.07
D Riske                        2     0   0   0    2   0   0   2.31    7   29-13    8· 1· 4    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.23   0.03
Totals                         8     9   6   5    5   5   0          38  127-75   45· 7·23   13·10· 4· 0          2-2

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Silva, W (11-13)             6     8   3   3    0   4   1   4.34   27  102-71   42·10·19   13· 7· 3· 0     48    -     1.08  -0.06
J Rincon, H (10)               1     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.69    4   17-12    8· 1· 3    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.73   0.05
P Neshek, H (13)               0.2   2   1   1    0   0   0   2.61    4   15-12    7· 0· 5    0· 3· 1· 0          0-0    1.73  -0.03
J Nathan, S (29)               1.1   0   0   0    0   2   0   1.70    4   16-11    5· 3· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.16   0.12
Totals                         9    11   4   4    0   6   1          39  150-106  62·14·30   18·11· 4· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: B Duckworth (1; J Bartlett).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Jim Joyce, 2B - Jeff Nelson, 3B - Jim Wolf.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 21,738.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 69° F, Wind 0mph.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Minnesota Twins                      
1. J Gathright          CF    1. J Tyner              CF 
2. M Grudzielanek       2B    2. J Bartlett           SS 
3. M Sweeney            DH    3. T Hunter             DH 
4. A Gordon             3B    4. J Morneau            1B 
5. B Butler             1B    5. M Cuddyer            RF 
6. S Costa              RF    6. J Kubel              LF 
7. E Brown              LF    7. M Redmond            C  
8. T Pena               SS    8. L Rodriguez          3B 
9. J LaRue              C     9. N Punto              2B 

   B Duckworth          P        C Silva              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   0  3-2  1--  3   18%  65% T Hunter        B Duckworth     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Bartlett Scores
   t 5   2  2-2  ---  8  -15%  41% A Gordon        C Silva         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   b 4   2  2-1  1--  2   13%  53% N Punto         B Duckworth     Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Rodriguez Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/No RBI/unER
   t 4   1  1-0  -2-  2  -12%  48% S Costa         C Silva         Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Butler Scores
   b 5   1  3-4  1-3  5   12%  89% M Redmond       N Musser        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Cuddyer Scores; Kubel Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Silva facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   47%  J Gathright     Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  3   50%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   46%  M Sweeney       Single to CF (Line Drive); Gathright to 2B
   O      12-  7   51%  A Gordon        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   55%  B Butler        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon Duckworth facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  J Tyner         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   51%  J Bartlett      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   50%  T Hunter        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Silva facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   52%  S Costa         Flyball: CF
          ---  4   50%  E Brown         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--      54%  T Pena          Brown Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  3   53%  " "             Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  4   55%  J LaRue         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon Duckworth facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   53%  J Morneau       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   51%  M Cuddyer       Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   52%  J Kubel         Walk
          1--  4   55%  M Redmond       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Kubel to 2B
   R      12-  3   66%  L Rodriguez     Double to RF (Ground Ball); Kubel Scores; Redmond to 3B
   O      -23  1   61%  N Punto         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Carlos Silva facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   64%  J Gathright     Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   66%  M Grudzielanek  Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   67%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brandon Duckworth facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   65%  J Tyner         Bunt Lineout: P
          ---  4   67%  J Bartlett      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   65%  T Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Bartlett to 2B
          -2-  4   66%  J Morneau       Walk
   O      12-  7   62%  M Cuddyer       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Carlos Silva facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   65%  A Gordon        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   60%  B Butler        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   R      -2-  2   48%  S Costa         Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Butler Scores
   O      -2-  4   52%  E Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B; Costa to 3B
   R      --3  6   41%  T Pena          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Costa Scores
          1--  2   37%  J LaRue         Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Pena to 3B
   O      -23  2   43%  J Gathright     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Brandon Duckworth facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   40%  J Kubel         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   38%  M Redmond       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  1   40%  L Rodriguez     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   R      1--  2   53%  N Punto         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Rodriguez Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/No RBI/unER
   O      1--  3   50%  J Tyner         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 2.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Carlos Silva facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   53%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   55%  M Sweeney       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   R      ---  8   41%  A Gordon        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   42%  B Butler        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Brandon Duckworth facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   47%  J Bartlett      Hit By Pitch
   R      1--  3   65%  T Hunter        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Bartlett Scores
   O      -2-  2   57%  J Morneau       Fielder's Choice P; Hunter out at 3B/P-SS-3B
          1--  1   65%  M Cuddyer       Single to CF (Line Drive); Morneau to 3B/Adv on E8
   R      1-3  6   77%  J Kubel         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Morneau Scores; Cuddyer to 3B
                  Neal Musser replaces Brandon Duckworth pitching
   RR     1-3  5   89%  M Redmond       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Cuddyer Scores; Kubel Scores
   O      -2-  4   88%  L Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   88%  N Punto         Walk
   O      12-  3   86%  J Tyner         Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 6.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-6, Carlos Silva facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   80%  S Costa         Reached on E6 (Pop Fly to Short LF Line); Costa to 2B
   O      -2-  8   84%  E Brown         Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   O      -2-  3   89%  T Pena          Fielder's Choice P; Costa out at 3B/P-SS-3B
   O      1--  4   91%  J LaRue         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-3, Neal Musser facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   90%  J Bartlett      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   90%  T Hunter        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   89%  J Morneau       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 6.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-6, Juan Rincon facing 1-2-3
                  Juan Rincon replaces Carlos Silva pitching
   O      ---  5   92%  J Gathright     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   93%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   91%  M Sweeney       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  5   94%  A Gordon        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-3, David Riske facing 5-6-7
                  David Riske replaces Neal Musser pitching
   O      ---  3   93%  M Cuddyer       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   93%  J Kubel         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  4   93%  M Redmond       Walk
   O      1--  6   93%  L Rodriguez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 6.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-6, Pat Neshek facing 5-6-7
                  Pat Neshek replaces Juan Rincon pitching
          ---  3   87%  B Butler        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   R      -2-  3   77%  S Costa         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Butler Scores
   O      -2-  3   84%  E Brown         Lineout: 1B
                  Ross Gload pinch hits for Tony Pena batting 8th
   O      -2-  6   89%  R Gload         Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  Joe Nathan replaces Pat Neshek pitching; David DeJesus pinch hits for Jason LaRue batting 9th
   O      -2-  6   94%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-4, David Riske facing 9-1-2
                  John Buck replaces David DeJesus playing C batting 9th; Esteban German replaces Ross Gload playing 2B batting 8th; Mark Grudzielanek moves to SS
   O      ---  5   93%  N Punto         Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
          ---  7   94%  J Tyner         Walk
   OO     1--  2   92%  J Bartlett      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 6.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-6, Joe Nathan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   96%  J Gathright     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   99%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3  100%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 6.

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