April 12, 2006 Kansas City Royals at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

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TEX 11
@LAA 3 TOR 8
@BOS 4 SEA 11
@CLE 9 CHW 4
@DET 3 MIN 6
OAK 5 NYY 12
KCR 5 TBD 7
BAL 4 ARI 5
COL 4 PHI 7
@ATL 5 CHC 4
CIN 1 SDP 7
@FLA 2 PIT 9
LAD 5 STL 8
MIL 3 NYM 3
@WSN 1

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 41,448

Wednesday, April 12, 2006, 1:10PM
Time of Game: 3:14

Royals

2-5

Lost 3

5th, 3½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          3  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    5  7  1
Yankees         3  0  1   2  2  1   3  0  X   12 15  0

W: S Chacon (1-1), L: J Affeldt (0-1)

Yankees

4-4

Won 3

2nd, 2 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Costa CF                    5   1   1   0    0   2  .250  .800   15    3   0   
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   2   2   1    0   0  .345  .884   16    2   2   2B
D Mientkiewicz 1B             4   0   1   1    0   0  .182  .481   15    8   1   2B
R Sanders RF                  4   1   1   2    0   0  .333 1.061    6    0   0   HR
M Stairs DH                   2   1   0   0    2   0  .000  .500   21    0   0   
E Brown LF                    3   0   1   1    1   1  .280  .877   11    2   1   2B
M Teahen 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .167  .408   11    0   5   
  E German PH-3B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
A Berroa SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .640   17    5   3   
P Bako C                      3   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .334    9    4   0   
  J Buck PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .771    8    0   0   

J Affeldt P                                                              0   0
  J Gobble P                                                             0   0
  L Hudson P                                                             0   0
  S Stemle P                                                             0   1
Totals                       34   5   7   5    3   6              133   24  13

BATTING

2B: D Mientkiewicz (2, off S Chacon); M Grudzielanek (3, off S Chacon); E Brown (3, off S Chacon).

HR: R Sanders (3, off S Chacon; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: R Sanders 4; M Grudzielanek 3; E Brown 2; D Mientkiewicz 2; S Costa; P Bako.

RBI: R Sanders 2 (9); E Brown (4); M Grudzielanek (1); D Mientkiewicz (3).

2-out RBI: R Sanders 2; E Brown.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 3. M Grudzielanek-A Berroa-D Mientkiewicz; S Stemle-A Berroa-D Mientkiewicz; E Brown-P Bako.

E: A Berroa (3).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    4   2   2   1    1   0  .333  .906   20    0   0   
D Jeter SS                    3   3   1   1    2   0  .333 1.074   26    2   2   GDP
G Sheffield DH                5   2   3   4    0   0  .265  .835   20    0   0   HR
A Rodriguez 3B                4   2   1   0    1   0  .290  .889   17    2   2   SB
J Giambi 1B                   4   0   2   2    1   0  .261  .992   31    6   0   2·2B
  A Phillips PR-1B            0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         3   0   
H Matsui LF                   4   1   1   0    1   2  .375 1.132   27    2   0   IW
  B Crosby LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   0   
J Posada C                    4   1   2   1    1   0  .300  .950   19    7   0   
B Williams RF                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .259  .606   18    3   0   
M Cairo 2B                    4   1   2   1    1   0  .250  .583   21    2   2   SB,GDP

S Chacon P                                                               0   1
  M Myers P                                                              0   0
  K Farnsworth P                                                         0   0
  R Villone P                                                            0   0
Totals                       37  12  15  10    8   3              199   27   7

BATTING

2B: J Giambi 2 (2, off L Hudson, off S Stemle).

HR: G Sheffield (2, off J Affeldt; 1st inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF).

IBB: H Matsui (1, by L Hudson).

TB: G Sheffield 6; J Giambi 4; M Cairo 2; J Posada 2; J Damon 2; H Matsui; A Rodriguez; D Jeter; B Williams.

GIDP: D Jeter (1); M Cairo (1).

RBI: G Sheffield 4 (8); J Giambi 2 (6); J Posada (8); J Damon (3); D Jeter (8); M Cairo (1).

2-out RBI: D Jeter; J Giambi; J Posada.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 7 for 18.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Rodriguez (1, 2nd base off J Affeldt/P Bako); M Cairo (1, 2nd base off L Hudson/P Bako).

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
J Affeldt, L (0-1)             3.1   7   6   6    4   2   1  14.73   21   88-47   29· 6·12    8· 6· 1· 0     20    -     1.23  -0.35
J Gobble                       0.2   1   2   2    1   0   0  13.50    4   19-9     5· 1· 3    0· 3· 0· 0          2-1    1.08  -0.10
L Hudson                       2.2   5   4   2    3   1   0   3.38   14   62-36   20· 3·13    4· 2· 4· 0          2-2    0.51  -0.11
S Stemle                       1.1   2   0   0    0   0   0  13.50    6   24-14    8· 0· 6    4· 0· 2· 0          2-2    0.04  -0.01
Totals                         8    15  12  10    8   3   1          45  193-106  62·10·34   16·11· 7· 0          6-5

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Chacon, W (1-1)              6     7   5   5    2   5   1   7.59   27   92-56   35· 3·18    8· 8· 4· 0     41    -     0.89  -0.14
M Myers                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   11-6     5· 0· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          1-0    0.81   0.06
K Farnsworth                   1     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.00    4   13-7     3· 1· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
R Villone                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.45    3   17-13    7· 2· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9     7   5   5    3   6   1          37  133-82   50· 6·26   11·11· 6· 0          1-0

J Gobble faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.
S Chacon faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Gobble (1); L Hudson (1).

IBB: L Hudson (1; H Matsui).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Emmel, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Terry Craft, 3B - Dan Iassogna.

Time of Game: 3:14.

Attendance: 41,448.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 62° F, Wind 16mph out to Centerfield.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            New York Yankees                     
1. S Costa              CF    1. J Damon              CF 
2. M Grudzielanek       2B    2. D Jeter              SS 
3. D Mientkiewicz       1B    3. G Sheffield          DH 
4. R Sanders            RF    4. A Rodriguez          3B 
5. M Stairs             DH    5. J Giambi             1B 
6. E Brown              LF    6. H Matsui             LF 
7. M Teahen             3B    7. J Posada             C  
8. A Berroa             SS    8. B Williams           RF 
9. P Bako               C     9. M Cairo              2B 

   J Affeldt            P        S Chacon             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  3-0  12-  4   18%  55% G Sheffield     J Affeldt       Home Run (Fly Ball); Damon Scores; Jeter Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  1--  1  -17%  35% R Sanders       S Chacon        Home Run (Fly Ball); Grudzielanek Scores
   b 3   2  3-3  12-  1   12%  66% J Posada        J Affeldt       Single to CF (Fly Ball); Rodriguez Scores; Giambi to 3B
   t 5   1  6-4  -2-  3  -11%  61% D Mientkiewicz  S Chacon        Double to RF (Line Drive); Grudzielanek Scores
   t 5   1  6-3  1--  3  -10%  72% M Grudzielanek  S Chacon        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Costa Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Shawn Chacon facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  S Costa         Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   50%  M Grudzielanek  Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   53%  D Mientkiewicz  Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   RR     1--  1   35%  R Sanders       Home Run (Fly Ball); Grudzielanek Scores
          ---  7   34%  M Stairs        Walk
   R      1--  1   26%  E Brown         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Stairs Scores
   O      -2-  4   28%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Jeremy Affeldt facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   32%  J Damon         Walk
          1--  6   37%  D Jeter         Walk; Damon to 2B
   RRR    12-  4   55%  G Sheffield     Home Run (Fly Ball); Damon Scores; Jeter Scores
   O      ---  1   53%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   51%  J Giambi        Popfly: SS (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   50%  H Matsui        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 3.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Shawn Chacon facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   52%  A Berroa        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   54%  P Bako          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   55%  S Costa         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 3-3, Jeremy Affeldt facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   59%  J Posada        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   56%  B Williams      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  5   52%  M Cairo         Flyball: CF
          1--  6   55%  J Damon         Single to LF (Fly Ball); Williams to 2B
   O      12-  2   50%  D Jeter         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 3.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Shawn Chacon facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   53%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   55%  D Mientkiewicz  Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   56%  R Sanders       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 3-3, Jeremy Affeldt facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   53%  G Sheffield     Popfly: 2B
          ---  4   56%  A Rodriguez     Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      58%  J Giambi        Rodriguez Steals 2B
          -2-  5   60%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  7   55%  H Matsui        Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  1   66%  J Posada        Single to CF (Fly Ball); Rodriguez Scores; Giambi to 3B
   O      1-3  5   62%  B Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 4.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Shawn Chacon facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   65%  M Stairs        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   61%  E Brown         Walk
   O      1--  1   65%  M Teahen        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  7   68%  A Berroa        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jeremy Affeldt facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   71%  M Cairo         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   68%  J Damon         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  8   71%  D Jeter         Walk; Damon to 2B
   R      12-  2   80%  G Sheffield     Single to LF (Ground Ball); Damon Scores; Jeter to 2B
                  Jimmy Gobble replaces Jeremy Affeldt pitching
   O      12-  1   78%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF); Jeter to 3B
   R      1-3      84%  J Giambi        Wild Pitch; Jeter Scores; Sheffield to 2B
   O      -2-  7   83%  " "             Popfly: SS
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 6.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-6, Shawn Chacon facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   85%  P Bako          Groundout: P-1B
          ---  2   82%  S Costa         Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  3   72%  M Grudzielanek  Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Costa Scores
   R      -2-  3   61%  D Mientkiewicz  Double to RF (Line Drive); Grudzielanek Scores
   O      -2-  2   66%  R Sanders       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  5   70%  M Stairs        Popfly: 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-5, Jimmy Gobble facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   74%  H Matsui        Single to LF (Fly Ball)
          1--  6   78%  J Posada        Walk; Matsui to 2B
                  Luke Hudson replaces Jimmy Gobble pitching
   O      12-  4   78%  B Williams      Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Matsui to 3B; Posada to 2B
   R      -23  4   85%  M Cairo         Single to RF (Line Drive); Matsui Scores; Posada to 3B
   R      1-3  2   89%  J Damon         Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Posada Scores; Cairo to 2B
   OO     12-  5   85%  D Jeter         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 8.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-8, Shawn Chacon facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   88%  E Brown         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   89%  M Teahen        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   90%  A Berroa        Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-5, Luke Hudson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   90%  G Sheffield     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  7   90%  A Rodriguez     Walk
   R      1--  5   96%  J Giambi        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Rodriguez Scores; Giambi to 3B/Adv on throw
          --3  4   96%  H Matsui        Intentional Walk
   OO     1-3  3   93%  J Posada        Fly Ball Double Play: LF (LF-CF); Giambi out at Hm/LF-C
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 9.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-9, Shawn Chacon facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   91%  P Bako          Single to RF (Ground Ball)
                  Mike Myers replaces Shawn Chacon pitching
   O      1--  4   93%  S Costa         Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
   O      1--  4   95%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   97%  D Mientkiewicz  Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-5, Luke Hudson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   96%  B Williams      Lineout: LF
          ---  6   97%  M Cairo         Walk
          1--      97%  J Damon         Cairo Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   97%  " "             Flyball: CF; Cairo to 3B
   R      --3  5   98%  D Jeter         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Cairo Scores
          1--  4   98%  G Sheffield     Single to CF (Line Drive); Jeter to 3B
                  Steve Stemle replaces Luke Hudson pitching
   R      1-3  4   99%  A Rodriguez     Reached on E6/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Jeter Scores/No RBI/unER; Sheffield to 2B
   R      12-  4  100%  J Giambi        Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Sheffield Scores/unER; Rodriguez to 3B
                  Andy Phillips pinch runs for Jason Giambi batting 5th
   O      -23  7  100%  H Matsui        Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 12.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-12, Kyle Farnsworth facing 4-5-6
                  Kyle Farnsworth replaces Mike Myers pitching; Andy Phillips moves to 1B; Bubba Crosby replaces Hideki Matsui playing LF batting 6th
   O      ---  2  100%  R Sanders       Popfly: 1B
          ---  5  100%  M Stairs        Walk
   O      1--  2  100%  E Brown         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Stairs to 2B
                  Esteban German pinch hits for Mark Teahen batting 7th
   O      -2-  4  100%  E German        Lineout: 2B (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 12.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 12-5, Steve Stemle facing 7-8-9
                  Esteban German moves to 3B
   O      ---  5  100%  J Posada        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2  100%  B Williams      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2  100%  M Cairo         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 12.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-12, Ron Villone facing 8-9-1
                  Ron Villone replaces Kyle Farnsworth pitching
   O      ---  6  100%  A Berroa        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  John Buck pinch hits for Paul Bako batting 9th
   O      ---  8  100%  J Buck          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3  100%  S Costa         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 12.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation