August 17, 2007 Kansas City Royals at Oakland Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 18,185

Friday, August 17, 2007, 7:08PM
Time of Game: 2:38

Royals

54-67

Won 2

4th, 13 GB

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

W: B Bannister (9-7), L: D Meyer (0-1)

Athletics

60-63

Lost 1

3rd, 12 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E German 3B-2B                4   2   1   0    1   0  .280  .765   25    1   1   
J Gathright CF                4   1   2   0    0   0  .342  .791   19    2   0   SH
M Grudzielanek 2B             5   1   2   2    0   0  .304  .788   23    0   3   3B
  J Smith 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .202  .566         1   0   
B Butler DH                   4   2   2   2    1   1  .312  .817   16    0   0   2B
M Teahen RF                   5   1   1   1    0   0  .284  .758   14    2   0   3B,GDP
E Brown LF                    4   1   1   2    1   0  .227  .609   18    0   0   HR,IW
A Gordon 1B-3B                4   0   1   0    1   1  .245  .726   27   15   1   
J Buck C                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .233  .794   21    4   0   GDP
T Pena SS                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .269  .642   18    1   8   

B Bannister P                                                            1   0
Totals                       38   9  12   7    4   2              181   27  13

BATTING

2B: B Butler (13, off D Meyer).

3B: M Teahen (7, off D Meyer); M Grudzielanek (3, off D Meyer).

HR: E Brown (5, off D Meyer; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF).

SH: J Gathright (7, off D Meyer).

IBB: E Brown (1, by J Marshall).

TB: M Grudzielanek 4; E Brown 4; M Teahen 3; B Butler 3; J Gathright 2; A Gordon; J Buck; T Pena; E German.

GIDP: M Teahen (20); J Buck (9).

RBI: M Grudzielanek 2 (40); B Butler 2 (37); E Brown 2 (45); M Teahen (52).

2-out RBI: E Brown 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Grudzielanek-T Pena-A Gordon.

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Buck CF                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .288  .851   12    4   0   2B
  J Davanon PR-CF             1   1   0   0    0   0  .148  .516    3    0   0   
S Stewart LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .296  .758   12    3   0   
N Swisher 1B                  4   1   1   2    0   1  .256  .832   19    9   1   HR
J Cust RF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .269  .940   13    3   0   2B
M Piazza DH                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .707   11    0   0   
M Ellis 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .260  .753   10    4   3   
J Hannahan 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .481   13    1   1   GDP
D Murphy SS                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .744    6    1   2   
K Suzuki C                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .250  .772   12    2   0   

D Meyer P                                                                0   0
  K Calero P                                                             0   1
  S Casilla P                                                            0   0
  J Marshall P                                                           0   1
Totals                       30   2   4   2    1   4              111   27   9

BATTING

2B: T Buck (22, off B Bannister); J Cust (13, off B Bannister).

HR: N Swisher (15, off B Bannister; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).

TB: N Swisher 4; T Buck 2; J Cust 2; M Ellis.

GIDP: J Hannahan (1).

RBI: N Swisher 2 (59).

2-out RBI: N Swisher.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. K Calero-M Ellis-N Swisher; N Swisher-D Murphy.

E: J Cust (3).

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 (9-7)           9     4   2   2    1   4   1   3.31   31  111-73   42· 7·24   14· 9· 3· 0     74    -     0.47   0.13
Totals                         9     4   2   2    1   4   1          31  111-73   42· 7·24   14· 9· 3· 0           -

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Meyer, L (0-1)               4     5   6   3    2   0   1   6.75   20   93-59   38· 6·15    3·12· 3· 0     32    -     0.58  -0.36
K Calero                       2     1   0   0    1   0   0   5.77    6   24-14    8· 3· 3    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.24   0.02
S Casilla                      2     3   2   2    0   1   0   3.58   10   33-23   12· 6· 5    5· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.17  -0.04
J Marshall                     1     3   1   1    1   1   0   5.45    7   28-18   11· 1· 6    5· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.02  -0.00
Totals                         9    12   9   6    4   2   1          43  178-114  69·16·29   17·17· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Meyer (1); S Casilla (4).

IBB: J Marshall (5; E Brown).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dana DeMuth, 1B - Kerwin Danley, 2B - Doug Eddings, 3B - .

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 18,185.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 14mph out to Rightfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Oakland Athletics                    
1. E German             3B    1. T Buck               CF 
2. J Gathright          CF    2. S Stewart            LF 
3. M Grudzielanek       2B    3. N Swisher            1B 
4. B Butler             DH    4. J Cust               RF 
5. M Teahen             RF    5. M Piazza             DH 
6. E Brown              LF    6. M Ellis              2B 
7. A Gordon             1B    7. J Hannahan           3B 
8. J Buck               C     8. D Murphy             SS 
9. T Pena               SS    9. K Suzuki             C  

   B Bannister          P        D Meyer              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-2  --3  2   13%  81% E Brown         D Meyer         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Butler Scores/unER; Brown Scores/unER
   t 1   1  0-0  --3  6    9%  64% M Grudzielanek  D Meyer         Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); German Scores/unER
   t 3   1  1-4  1--  2    9%  88% M Teahen        D Meyer         Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Butler Scores
   b 2   0  4-1  1--  5    7%  79% J Hannahan      B Bannister     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 1   2  4-0  ---  4   -7%  77% N Swisher       B Bannister     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Meyer facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  8   56%  E German        Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); German to 2B
   O      -2-  1   54%  J Gathright     Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); German to 3B
   R      --3  6   64%  M Grudzielanek  Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); German Scores/unER
   R      --3  3   70%  B Butler        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Grudzielanek Scores
   O      -2-  5   68%  M Teahen        Groundout: 2B-1B; Butler to 3B
   RR     --3  2   81%  E Brown         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Butler Scores/unER; Brown Scores/unER
   O      ---  5   81%  A Gordon        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Brian Bannister facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   82%  T Buck          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   84%  S Stewart       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   R      ---  4   77%  N Swisher       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
          ---  2   75%  J Cust          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  1   78%  M Piazza        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 1.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dan Meyer facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   77%  J Buck          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   76%  T Pena          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  6   76%  E German        Walk
   O      1--  7   75%  J Gathright     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Brian Bannister facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   71%  M Ellis         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   OO     1--  5   79%  J Hannahan      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  3   80%  D Murphy        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dan Meyer facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   78%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  5   80%  B Butler        Walk
   R      1--  2   88%  M Teahen        Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Butler Scores
   R      --3      90%  E Brown         Wild Pitch; Teahen Scores
   O      ---  6   90%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  5   90%  A Gordon        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  8   89%  J Buck          Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-6, Brian Bannister facing 9-1-2
          ---  7   87%  K Suzuki        Walk
   O      1--  6   89%  T Buck          Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      1--  5   91%  S Stewart       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   92%  N Swisher       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Athletics 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Dan Meyer facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   92%  T Pena          Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  3   91%  E German        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   91%  J Gathright     Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-6, Brian Bannister facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   92%  J Cust          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   93%  M Piazza        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   94%  M Ellis         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Athletics 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Kiko Calero facing 3-4-5
                  Kiko Calero replaces Dan Meyer pitching
          ---  6   95%  M Grudzielanek  Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   94%  B Butler        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
   OO     1--  3   93%  M Teahen        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-6, Brian Bannister facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   94%  J Hannahan      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   95%  D Murphy        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   95%  K Suzuki        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Athletics 1.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Kiko Calero facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   95%  E Brown         Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B)
          ---  6   95%  A Gordon        Walk
   OO     1--  3   94%  J Buck          Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-6, Brian Bannister facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   91%  T Buck          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
                  Jeff Davanon pinch runs for Travis Buck batting 1st
   O      -2-  2   93%  S Stewart       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Davanon to 3B
   RO     --3  4   94%  N Swisher       Groundout: 1B-P; Davanon Scores
   O      ---  4   94%  J Cust          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Athletics 2.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-2, Santiago Casilla facing 9-1-2
                  Santiago Casilla replaces Kiko Calero pitching; Jeff Davanon moves to CF
          ---  3   95%  T Pena          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  1   95%  E German        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Pena to 2B
          -2-  5   96%  J Gathright     Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 1B); Pena to 3B
   R      1-3      98%  M Grudzielanek  Wild Pitch; Pena Scores; Gathright to 3B
   R      --3  4   98%  " "             Fielder's Choice P; Gathright Scores; Grudzielanek to 1B
   O      1--  4   98%  B Butler        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   98%  M Teahen        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-8, Brian Bannister facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   99%  M Piazza        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   99%  M Ellis         Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  7   99%  J Hannahan      Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Athletics 2.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-2, Santiago Casilla facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   99%  E Brown         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   99%  A Gordon        Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
          ---  4   99%  J Buck          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  5   99%  T Pena          Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-8, Brian Bannister facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   99%  D Murphy        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  2  100%  K Suzuki        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3  100%  J Davanon       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Athletics 2.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-2, Jay Marshall facing 1-2-3
                  Jay Marshall replaces Santiago Casilla pitching
          ---  7  100%  E German        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  2  100%  J Gathright     Single to P (Ground Ball to Front of Home); German to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); German to 3B
   R      1-3  2  100%  B Butler        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); German Scores; Grudzielanek to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  M Teahen        Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B); Grudzielanek to 3B; Butler to 2B
          -23  4  100%  E Brown         Intentional Walk
   O      123  7  100%  A Gordon        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 9, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-9, Brian Bannister facing 2-3-4
                  Jason Smith replaces Mark Grudzielanek playing 1B batting 3rd; Esteban German moves to 2B; Alex Gordon moves to 3B
   O      ---  3  100%  S Stewart       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  5  100%  N Swisher       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  2  100%  J Cust          Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 9, Athletics 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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