August 3, 2007 Kansas City Royals at New York Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 54,246

Friday, August 3, 2007, 7:09PM
Time of Game: 3:01

Royals

48-60

Lost 1

5th, 13½ GB

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

W: C Wang (13-5), L: O Perez (6-10)

Yankees

59-50

Won 1

2nd, 7 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .284  .769   12    2   0   
M Grudzielanek 2B             3   0   2   0    1   0  .309  .804   12    2   3   2B
R Gload 1B                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .280  .735   16    8   1   
  E German PH-3B              1   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .767    6    0   0   
B Butler DH                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .782   19    0   0   
M Teahen RF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .278  .745   16    2   0   
A Gordon 3B-1B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .243  .707   11    4   4   2B
J Buck C                      3   0   0   0    0   3  .234  .818    9    0   0   
  J Smith PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .613    3    0   0   
T Pena SS                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .283  .675   16    3   5   
J Gathright LF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .309  .748   10    2   0   2B

O Perez P                                                                1   0
  R Braun P                                                              0   1
Totals                       34   1   7   1    2   5              130   24  14

BATTING

2B: J Gathright (5, off C Wang); A Gordon (23, off C Wang); M Grudzielanek (23, off C Wang).

TB: M Grudzielanek 3; J Gathright 2; A Gordon 2; T Pena; R Gload; D DeJesus.

RBI: R Gload (31).

2-out RBI: R Gload.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

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

E: E German (7); T Pena (19).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon LF                    4   2   2   1    1   0  .256  .717   16    3   0   2B
M Cabrera CF                  5   0   3   2    0   0  .292  .764   13    1   0   2·2B,GDP
D Jeter SS                    3   0   0   0    2   0  .327  .853   21    0   5   
A Rodriguez 3B                3   0   1   1    1   0  .297 1.027   19    1   2   2B,SF
H Matsui DH                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .877   14    0   0   
S Duncan RF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .321 1.263    9    1   0   
R Cano 2B                     3   2   2   1    1   0  .305  .830   12    2   4   HR,GDP
A Phillips 1B                 3   1   2   0    0   0  .302  .746   12   12   3   SH
J Molina C                    3   1   0   1    0   0  .222  .526   12    4   1   SF

C Wang P                                                                 1   0
  M Myers P                                                              0   0
  L Vizcaino P                                                           1   0
  M Rivera P                                                             1   0
Totals                       32   7  12   6    5   0              128   27  15

BATTING

2B: A Rodriguez (26, off O Perez); J Damon (17, off O Perez); M Cabrera 2 (16, off R Braun, off O Perez).

HR: R Cano (11, off O Perez; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: A Rodriguez (7, off R Braun); J Molina (1, off O Perez).

SH: A Phillips (5, off O Perez).

TB: R Cano 5; M Cabrera 5; J Damon 3; A Rodriguez 2; A Phillips 2; S Duncan 2.

GIDP: R Cano (10); M Cabrera (9).

RBI: M Cabrera 2 (44); R Cano (60); J Molina (11); J Damon (40); A Rodriguez (105).

2-out RBI: J Damon; R Cano.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

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
O Perez, L (6-10)              5     8   4   4    3   0   1   5.79   25   89-48   33· 5·10   13· 6· 3· 0     32    -     0.98  -0.11
R Braun                        3     4   3   2    2   0   0   7.58   15   39-26   20· 1· 5    6· 3· 3· 1          1-1    0.38  -0.10
Totals                         8    12   7   6    5   0   1          40  128-74   53· 6·15   19· 9· 6· 1          1-1

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
C Wang, W (13-5)               7     7   1   1    1   3   0   3.49   29   98-68   45· 6·17   16· 5· 4· 0     61    -     0.88   0.25
M Myers                        0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.52    1    6-3     0· 1· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.57   0.02
L Vizcaino                     0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   4.02    3   14-8     3· 2· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.33   0.02
M Rivera                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.98    3   12-10    5· 3· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     7   1   1    2   5   0          36  130-89   53·12·24   19· 6· 4· 0          2-0

O Perez faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.
C Wang faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Poncino, 1B - Jerry Meals, 2B - Adam Dowdy, 3B - Gary Darling.

Time of Game: 3:01.

Attendance: 54,246.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 86° F, Wind 11mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            New York Yankees                     
1. D DeJesus            CF    1. J Damon              LF 
2. M Grudzielanek       2B    2. M Cabrera            CF 
3. R Gload              1B    3. D Jeter              SS 
4. B Butler             DH    4. A Rodriguez          3B 
5. M Teahen             RF    5. H Matsui             DH 
6. A Gordon             3B    6. S Duncan             RF 
7. J Buck               C     7. R Cano               2B 
8. T Pena               SS    8. A Phillips           1B 
9. J Gathright          LF    9. J Molina             C  

   O Perez              P        C Wang               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  1-0  12-  5  -11%  51% R Gload         C Wang          Single to CF (Ground Ball); DeJesus Scores; Grudzielanek to 2B
   b 2   2  0-0  ---  5   11%  62% R Cano          O Perez         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   b 4   2  1-2  -2-  2   10%  77% J Damon         O Perez         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Cano Scores
   b 3   0  1-1  1--  5   -8%  51% M Cabrera       O Perez         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 6   1  1-3  123  1    7%  97% M Cabrera       R Braun         Ground-rule Double (Weak SS-2B); Phillips Scores; Molina Scores; Damon to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Chien-Ming Wang facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  D DeJesus       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  2   54%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   55%  R Gload         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Odalis Perez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  J Damon         Bunt Popfly: P (Weak 2B)
          ---  2   57%  M Cabrera       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      -2-  5   53%  D Jeter         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      -2-  5   50%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Chien-Ming Wang facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   52%  B Butler        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   54%  M Teahen        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   52%  A Gordon        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   55%  J Buck          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Odalis Perez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   53%  H Matsui        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  2   51%  S Duncan        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   R      ---  5   62%  R Cano          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  5   63%  A Phillips      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   61%  J Molina        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Chien-Ming Wang facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   63%  T Pena          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   65%  J Gathright     Lineout: LF (Short LF-CF)
          ---  5   64%  D DeJesus       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   62%  M Grudzielanek  Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); DeJesus to 2B
   R      12-  5   51%  R Gload         Single to CF (Ground Ball); DeJesus Scores; Grudzielanek to 2B
   O      12-  2   56%  B Butler        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Odalis Perez facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   60%  J Damon         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  5   51%  M Cabrera       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  4   53%  D Jeter         Walk
          1--  4   57%  A Rodriguez     Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Jeter to 3B
   O      -23  4   50%  H Matsui        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Chien-Ming Wang facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   53%  M Teahen        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   55%  A Gordon        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   56%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Odalis Perez facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   60%  S Duncan        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--  1   67%  R Cano          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Duncan to 2B
   O      12-  1   66%  A Phillips      Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Duncan to 3B; Cano to 2B
   RO     -23  3   67%  J Molina        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Duncan Scores
   R      -2-  2   77%  J Damon         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Cano Scores
   O      -2-  2   74%  M Cabrera       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 3.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Chien-Ming Wang facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   77%  T Pena          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  3   72%  J Gathright     Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   77%  D DeJesus       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
          -2-  5   75%  M Grudzielanek  Walk
   O      12-  6   81%  R Gload         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Odalis Perez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   79%  D Jeter         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  6   81%  A Rodriguez     Walk
   O      1--  2   79%  H Matsui        Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   77%  S Duncan        Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 3.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Chien-Ming Wang facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   80%  B Butler        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   83%  M Teahen        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   84%  A Gordon        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Odalis Perez facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   86%  R Cano          Walk
                  Ryan Braun replaces Odalis Perez pitching
          1--  3   89%  A Phillips      Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Cano to 2B
   O      12-  3   86%  J Molina        Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B (Front of Home); Phillips to 2B
          12-  5   89%  J Damon         Walk; Phillips to 3B; Molina to 2B
   RR     123  1   97%  M Cabrera       Ground-rule Double (Weak SS-2B); Phillips Scores; Molina Scores; Damon to 3B
          -23  6   97%  D Jeter         Walk
   RO     123  3   97%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (CF-RF); Damon Scores
   O      12-  1   96%  H Matsui        Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 6.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Chien-Ming Wang facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   98%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   96%  T Pena          Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  1   98%  J Gathright     Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   98%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-1, Ryan Braun facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   99%  S Duncan        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   OO     1--  2   98%  R Cano          Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   98%  A Phillips      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 6.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Chien-Ming Wang facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   96%  M Grudzielanek  Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
                  Mike Myers replaces Chien-Ming Wang pitching; Esteban German pinch hits for Ross Gload batting 3rd
   O      -2-  6   98%  E German        Strikeout Swinging
                  Luis Vizcaino replaces Mike Myers pitching
   O      -2-  6   99%  B Butler        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Grudzielanek to 3B
          --3  5   98%  M Teahen        Walk
   O      1-3  3   99%  A Gordon        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-1, Ryan Braun facing 9-1-2
                  Alex Gordon moves to 1B; Esteban German moves to 3B
   O      ---  1   99%  J Molina        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   99%  J Damon         Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--  3  100%  M Cabrera       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Damon to 2B
   RO     12-  2  100%  D Jeter         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Damon Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/unER/No RBI; Jeter to 2B
   O      -2-  1  100%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 7.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-7, Mariano Rivera facing 7-8-9
                  Mariano Rivera replaces Luis Vizcaino pitching; Jason Smith pinch hits for John Buck batting 7th
   O      ---  3  100%  J Smith         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7  100%  T Pena          Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2  100%  J Gathright     Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 7.

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