May 31, 2006 Kansas City Royals at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 7
@LAA 1 BAL 6
TBD 5
(11) CLE 5
CHW 0 NYY 6
@DET 1 OAK 7
KCR 0 SEA 14
@TEX 5 BOS 8
@TOR 6 ATL 9
LAD 3 CIN 3
@CHC 2 SFG 6
@FLA 1 NYM 1
ARI 0
(13) WSN 3
@PHI 2 PIT 6
MIL 1 SDP 3
COL 2 STL 4
HOU 3
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 25,181

Wednesday, May 31, 2006, 12:36PM
Time of Game: 2:07

Royals

13-38

Lost 1

5th, 21 GB

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

W: J Blanton (5-5), L: S Elarton (1-6)

Athletics

24-29

Won 1

2nd, 4 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .211  .663   14    5   0   GDP
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   0   2   0    0   1  .322  .788    9    0   2   2B
E Brown LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .732   19    2   0   
M Stairs 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .240  .753   14    7   0   
T Graffanino 3B               4   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .713   13    1   2   
S Costa RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .751   13    2   0   
A Berroa SS                   2   0   1   0    1   0  .251  .650   15    1   3   
P Bako C                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .236  .518    8    6   0   
E German DH                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .363  .888   13    0   0   

S Elarton P                                                              0   0
  J Peralta P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31   0   5   0    2   5              118   24   7

BATTING

2B: M Grudzielanek (10, off J Blanton).

TB: M Grudzielanek 3; S Costa; A Berroa; D DeJesus.

GIDP: D DeJesus (2).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Grudzielanek-A Berroa-M Stairs.

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Kotsay CF                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .271  .726   11    4   0   
N Swisher LF                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .305 1.038   18    0   0   
E Chavez 3B                   3   1   1   2    1   2  .276  .917   18    0   0   3B
F Thomas DH                   4   1   2   2    0   1  .227  .821   16    0   0   HR
B Crosby SS                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .254  .719   13    2   3   HR
J Payton RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .256  .627    8    4   0   
D Johnson 1B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .196  .563   14   11   0   GDP
J Kendall C                   3   1   1   2    1   0  .264  .696   15    5   0   HR
M Scutaro 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .141  .485   14    1   4   

J Blanton P                                                              0   1
Totals                       31   7   8   7    5   6              127   27   8

BATTING

3B: E Chavez (1, off J Peralta).

HR: B Crosby (8, off S Elarton; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); F Thomas (11, off S Elarton; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); J Kendall (1, off J Peralta; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: B Crosby 5; F Thomas 5; J Kendall 4; E Chavez 3; D Johnson; J Payton.

GIDP: D Johnson (3).

RBI: J Kendall 2 (14); E Chavez 2 (39); F Thomas 2 (28); B Crosby (24).

2-out RBI: F Thomas 2; E Chavez 2; J Kendall 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Scutaro-B Crosby-D Johnson.

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
S Elarton, L (1-6)             6.2   6   5   5    4   6   2   4.94   29  105-57   32· 6·19    5· 8· 6· 0     44    -     0.51  -0.07
J Peralta                      1.1   2   2   2    1   0   1   4.03    7   22-11    7· 0· 4    1· 3· 2· 0          2-2    0.09  -0.05
Totals                         8     8   7   7    5   6   3          36  127-68   39· 6·23    6·11· 8· 0          2-2

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Blanton, W (5-5)             9     5   0   0    2   5   0   5.21   33  118-78   48· 8·22   14· 9· 3· 0     80    -     0.73   0.38
Totals                         9     5   0   0    2   5   0          33  118-78   48· 8·22   14· 9· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Tim Timmons, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Jeff Nelson.

Time of Game: 2:07.

Attendance: 25,181.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 66° F, Wind 9mph out to Rightfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Oakland Athletics                    
1. D DeJesus            CF    1. M Kotsay             CF 
2. M Grudzielanek       2B    2. N Swisher            LF 
3. E Brown              LF    3. E Chavez             3B 
4. M Stairs             1B    4. F Thomas             DH 
5. T Graffanino         3B    5. B Crosby             SS 
6. S Costa              RF    6. J Payton             RF 
7. A Berroa             SS    7. D Johnson            1B 
8. P Bako               C     8. J Kendall            C  
9. E German             DH    9. M Scutaro            2B 

   S Elarton            P        J Blanton            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  1--  4   18%  70% F Thomas        S Elarton       Home Run (Line Drive); Chavez Scores
   b 4   0  0-2  ---  5    7%  86% B Crosby        S Elarton       Home Run (Line Drive)
   t 3   2  2-0  -23  3    6%  76% M Stairs        J Blanton       Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   t 5   1  3-0  1--  3    5%  88% D DeJesus       J Blanton       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 6   1  0-3  123  1   -5%  89% D Johnson       S Elarton       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Blanton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  D DeJesus       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   54%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   55%  E Brown         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Elarton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  M Kotsay        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   51%  N Swisher       Flyball: CF
          ---  4   52%  E Chavez        Walk
   RR     1--  4   70%  F Thomas        Home Run (Line Drive); Chavez Scores
   O      ---  3   69%  B Crosby        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 2.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Joe Blanton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   72%  M Stairs        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   73%  T Graffanino    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   72%  S Costa         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   70%  A Berroa        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Costa to 2B
   O      12-  4   74%  P Bako          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Scott Elarton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   73%  J Payton        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  1   74%  D Johnson       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   77%  J Kendall       Walk; Johnson to 2B
   O      12-  5   74%  M Scutaro       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  2   71%  M Kotsay        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 2.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Joe Blanton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   73%  E German        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  5   70%  D DeJesus       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   66%  M Grudzielanek  Single to 3B (Ground Ball); DeJesus to 2B
   O      12-  2   70%  E Brown         Groundout: 1B unassisted; DeJesus to 3B; Grudzielanek to 2B
   O      -23  3   76%  M Stairs        Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Scott Elarton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   75%  N Swisher       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   73%  E Chavez        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   72%  F Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 2.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Joe Blanton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   75%  T Graffanino    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   77%  S Costa         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   78%  A Berroa        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Scott Elarton facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  5   86%  B Crosby        Home Run (Line Drive)
   O      ---  1   85%  J Payton        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  7   84%  D Johnson       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   83%  J Kendall       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 3.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Joe Blanton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   86%  P Bako          Strikeout Looking
          ---  7   83%  E German        Walk
   OO     1--  3   88%  D DeJesus       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Scott Elarton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   87%  M Scutaro       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   86%  M Kotsay        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   86%  N Swisher       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 3.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Joe Blanton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   88%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   90%  E Brown         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   91%  M Stairs        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Scott Elarton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   90%  E Chavez        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   91%  F Thomas        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   92%  B Crosby        Single to RF (Line Drive); Thomas to 2B
          12-  4   94%  J Payton        Single to CF (Line Drive); Thomas to 3B; Crosby to 2B
   OO     123  1   89%  D Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 3.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Joe Blanton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   91%  T Graffanino    Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  1   93%  S Costa         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  5   92%  A Berroa        Walk
   O      1--  1   94%  P Bako          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Scott Elarton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   93%  J Kendall       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   93%  M Scutaro       Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   93%  M Kotsay        Walk
          1--  6   94%  N Swisher       Walk; Kotsay to 2B
                  Joel Peralta replaces Scott Elarton pitching
   RR     12-  4   98%  E Chavez        Triple to RF (Fly Ball); Kotsay Scores; Swisher Scores
   O      --3  4   98%  F Thomas        Popfly: 1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 5.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Joe Blanton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   99%  E German        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   99%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   99%  M Grudzielanek  Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  5   99%  E Brown         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-0, Joel Peralta facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   99%  B Crosby        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   99%  J Payton        Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  5   99%  D Johnson       Walk
   RR     1--  5  100%  J Kendall       Home Run (Line Drive); Johnson Scores
   O      ---  1  100%  M Scutaro       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 7.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-7, Joe Blanton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5  100%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  T Graffanino    Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2  100%  S Costa         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation