September 2, 2007 Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 26,454

Sunday, September 2, 2007, 1:11PM
Time of Game: 2:34

Royals

61-75

Won 1

4th, 17 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  5  1   0  0  0   0  0  2    8 16  0
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  6  1

W: B Bannister (12-7), L: B Bonser (6-12)

Twins

69-68

Lost 1

3rd, 9½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF                  4   1   1   2    1   0  .269  .735   23    3   0   2B
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   0   1   0    1   0  .304  .782   16    2   5   IW
R Gload 1B                    5   0   2   1    0   0  .300  .776   18   13   0   
M Sweeney DH                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .251  .718   21    0   0   
A Gordon 3B                   5   2   2   2    0   1  .249  .739   21    0   1   2·HR
S Costa RF                    5   2   3   0    0   0  .233  .561   13    1   0   2B
J Buck C                      5   2   3   2    0   0  .230  .784   16    2   1   HR
J Gathright LF                5   1   1   1    0   1  .315  .723   16    5   0   GDP
T Pena SS                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .262  .622   18    1   3   2B

B Bannister P                                                            0   1
  J Soria P                                                              0   1
Totals                       42   8  16   8    2   2              162   27  12

BATTING

2B: D DeJesus (29, off B Bonser); T Pena (21, off C Cali); S Costa (5, off J DePaula).

HR: J Buck (17, off P Neshek; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); A Gordon 2 (14, off J DePaula, off B Bonser; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

IBB: M Grudzielanek (1, by C Cali).

TB: A Gordon 8; J Buck 6; S Costa 4; T Pena 3; D DeJesus 2; R Gload 2; J Gathright; M Sweeney; M Grudzielanek.

GIDP: J Gathright (2).

RBI: A Gordon 2 (50); D DeJesus 2 (54); J Buck 2 (45); J Gathright (16); R Gload (45).

2-out RBI: J Buck 2; R Gload.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Pena-R Gload; T Pena-M Grudzielanek-R Gload.

BASERUNNING

PO: R Gload (1st base by J DePaula).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Tyner LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .702   13    3   0   GDP
J Bartlett SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .732   18    0   4   CS
T Hunter CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .294  .872   15    2   0   
J Morneau DH                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .857   10    0   0   
M Cuddyer RF                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .797   13    3   0   HBP
M Redmond C                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .296  .704   12    2   0   
G Jones 1B                    3   0   3   0    0   0  .186  .495   15   12   1   
L Rodriguez 3B-2B             2   0   0   1    0   0  .202  .559   11    1   4   SF,GDP
N Punto 2B                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .199  .544    7    3   5   
  B Buscher PH-3B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .675    1    0   0   

B Bonser P                                                               0   0
  J DePaula P                                                            1   0
  C Cali P                                                               0   0
  P Neshek P                                                             0   0
Totals                       29   1   6   1    0   2              115   27  14

BATTING

SF: L Rodriguez (1, off B Bannister).

HBP: M Cuddyer (6, by B Bannister).

TB: G Jones 3; J Bartlett; M Redmond; N Punto.

GIDP: J Tyner (11); L Rodriguez (4).

RBI: L Rodriguez (9).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Bartlett-N Punto-G Jones.

E: J DePaula ().

BASERUNNING

CS: J Bartlett (3, 2nd base by B Bannister/J Buck).

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 Bannister, W (12-7)          8     6   1   1    0   1   0   3.16   28  101-67   42· 5·20   12·10· 4· 0     67    -     0.46   0.18
J Soria                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.61    3   12-9     5· 1· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9     6   1   1    0   2   0          31  113-76   47· 6·23   13·11· 4· 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
B Bonser, L (6-12)             1.2   7   5   5    0   0   1   4.95   12   43-27   21· 1· 5    5· 3· 4· 0     21    -     0.93  -0.33
J DePaula                      3.1   4   1   1    0   1   1   6.17   13   46-27   19· 2· 6    6· 4· 2· 0          1-0    0.20   0.00
C Cali                         2.1   3   0   0    2   1   0   4.34   12   45-26   18· 3· 5    5· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
P Neshek                       1.2   2   2   2    0   0   1   2.83    7   24-17   10· 4· 3    4· 3· 0· 0          2-0    0.04  -0.00
Totals                         9    16   8   8    2   2   3          44  158-97   68·10·19   20·13· 7· 0          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: C Cali (3; M Grudzielanek).

PO: J DePaula (0; R Gload, 1st base).

HBP: B Bannister (4; M Cuddyer).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 26,454.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Minnesota Twins                      
1. D DeJesus            CF    1. J Tyner              LF 
2. M Grudzielanek       2B    2. J Bartlett           SS 
3. R Gload              1B    3. T Hunter             CF 
4. M Sweeney            DH    4. J Morneau            DH 
5. A Gordon             3B    5. M Cuddyer            RF 
6. S Costa              RF    6. M Redmond            C  
7. J Buck               C     7. G Jones              1B 
8. J Gathright          LF    8. L Rodriguez          3B 
9. T Pena               SS    9. N Punto              2B 

   B Bannister          P        B Bonser             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   0  0-0  ---  4   10%  60% A Gordon        B Bonser        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   t 2   1  0-2  -23  7    9%  85% D DeJesus       B Bonser        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Buck Scores; Gathright Scores
   t 2   0  0-1  12-  2    8%  76% J Gathright     B Bonser        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Costa Scores; Buck to 2B
   t 2   0  0-1  1--  1    5%  68% J Buck          B Bonser        Single to LF (Line Drive); Costa to 2B
   t 2   2  0-4  --3  3    5%  88% R Gload         B Bonser        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); DeJesus Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Boof Bonser facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   46%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  7   47%  R Gload         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   45%  M Sweeney       Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bannister facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  J Tyner         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   45%  J Bartlett      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      49%  T Hunter        Bartlett Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  4   50%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Boof Bonser facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  4   60%  A Gordon        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  1   63%  S Costa         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--  1   68%  J Buck          Single to LF (Line Drive); Costa to 2B
   R      12-  2   76%  J Gathright     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Costa Scores; Buck to 2B
   O      12-  4   76%  T Pena          Groundout: 2B-1B; Buck to 3B; Gathright to 2B
   RR     -23  7   85%  D DeJesus       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Buck Scores; Gathright Scores
   O      -2-  4   83%  M Grudzielanek  Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul); DeJesus to 3B
   R      --3  3   88%  R Gload         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); DeJesus Scores
                  Julio DePaula replaces Boof Bonser pitching
          1--      88%  M Sweeney       Gload Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Gload to 3B
   O      --3  5   87%  " "             Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-5, Brian Bannister facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   89%  J Morneau       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   87%  M Cuddyer       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   89%  M Redmond       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--  6   87%  G Jones         Single to RF (Line Drive); Cuddyer to 3B
   O      1-3  5   90%  L Rodriguez     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Julio DePaula facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  5   94%  A Gordon        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   93%  S Costa         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  1   94%  J Buck          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   93%  J Gathright     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Brian Bannister facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   91%  N Punto         Single to 3B/Bunt (Bunt to Weak 3B)
   OO     1--  3   94%  J Tyner         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   95%  J Bartlett      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Julio DePaula facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   94%  T Pena          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   94%  D DeJesus       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  2   94%  M Grudzielanek  Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   94%  R Gload         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Brian Bannister facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   95%  T Hunter        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   96%  J Morneau       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  6   96%  M Cuddyer       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Julio DePaula facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   96%  M Sweeney       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  5   95%  A Gordon        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   96%  S Costa         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  2   95%  J Buck          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Brian Bannister facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   96%  M Redmond       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  7   95%  G Jones         Single to P (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  5   97%  L Rodriguez     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Carmen Cali facing 8-9-1
                  Carmen Cali replaces Julio DePaula pitching
   O      ---  4   97%  J Gathright     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   97%  T Pena          Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  2   97%  D DeJesus       Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
          -2-  4   97%  M Grudzielanek  Intentional Walk
   O      12-  3   97%  R Gload         Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Brian Bannister facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   97%  N Punto         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   98%  J Tyner         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   98%  J Bartlett      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 0.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Carmen Cali facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   98%  M Sweeney       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   98%  A Gordon        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   98%  S Costa         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  5   98%  J Buck          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Brian Bannister facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   99%  T Hunter        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   99%  J Morneau       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  4   99%  M Cuddyer       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 0.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Carmen Cali facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   99%  J Gathright     Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
          ---  3   99%  T Pena          Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
          1--  5   99%  D DeJesus       Walk; Pena to 2B
                  Pat Neshek replaces Carmen Cali pitching
   O      12-  3   99%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Pena to 3B; DeJesus to 2B
   O      -23  1   99%  R Gload         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Brian Bannister facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   98%  M Redmond       Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  2   96%  G Jones         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Redmond to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   98%  L Rodriguez     Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Redmond Scores
                  Brian Buscher pinch hits for Nick Punto batting 9th
   O      1--  1   99%  B Buscher       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Jones to 2B
   O      -2-  3   99%  J Tyner         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 1.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Pat Neshek facing 4-5-6
                  Luis Rodriguez moves to 2B; Brian Buscher moves to 3B
   O      ---  5   99%  M Sweeney       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   99%  A Gordon        Flyball: RF
          ---  2   99%  S Costa         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   RR     1--  7  100%  J Buck          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Costa Scores
   O      ---  3  100%  J Gathright     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-8, Joakim Soria facing 2-3-4
                  Joakim Soria replaces Brian Bannister pitching
   O      ---  6  100%  J Bartlett      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4  100%  T Hunter        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2  100%  J Morneau       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Twins 1.

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