July 29, 2008 Kansas City Royals at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 12,182

Tuesday, July 29, 2008, 10:05pm
Time of Game: 2:25

Royals

49-59

Won 3

4th, 11 GB

Trey Hillman

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

W: G Meche (9-9), L: G Smith (5-10), S: J Soria (29)

Athletics

53-53

Lost 2

3rd, 13 GB

Bob Geren

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF-LF               4   0   0   0    0   0  .301  .819   16    4   0   
M Aviles SS                   4   2   2   1    0   0  .318  .859   16    2   5   HR,3B
M Grudzielanek 2B             2   0   0   1    0   1  .300  .747   10    1   2   HBP,SF
J Guillen RF                  2   0   0   0    1   2  .259  .731   15    1   0   
  M Maier PR-CF               1   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .258    4    0   0   
B Butler DH                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .259  .701   18    0   0   
A Gordon 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .253  .746   16    0   0   2B
M Teahen LF-RF                4   1   1   0    0   1  .248  .706   13    1   0   
J Buck C                      4   1   1   3    0   1  .247  .725   15   11   0   HR
R Gload 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .655    6    7   0   

G Meche P                                                                0   1
  R Mahay P                                                              0   0
  J Soria P                                                              0   0
Totals                       31   5   5   5    2   7              129   27   8

BATTING

2B: A Gordon (25, off G Smith).

3B: M Aviles (2, off G Smith).

HR: J Buck (8, off G Smith; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); M Aviles (6, off G Smith; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SF: M Grudzielanek (2, off G Smith).

HBP: M Grudzielanek (5, by J Blevins).

TB: M Aviles 7; J Buck 4; A Gordon 2; M Teahen.

RBI: J Buck 3 (37); M Aviles (27); M Grudzielanek (24).

2-out RBI: J Buck 3; M Aviles.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Grudzielanek-M Aviles-R Gload.

BASERUNNING

PO: D DeJesus (1st base by G Smith).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Patterson LF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .569   16    3   0   
  W Bankston 1B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .592         2   1   
R Sweeney RF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .302  .749   14    2   0   
K Suzuki C                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .298  .749   11    8   0   
C Gonzalez CF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .274  .730   12    3   0   GDP
J Cust DH                     3   1   1   0    1   1  .222  .798   16    0   0   2B
M Ellis 2B                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .230  .702   14    1   6   2B
J Hannahan 1B-3B              4   0   2   0    0   1  .238  .686   12    7   1   
B Crosby SS                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .246  .650   17    0   0   2B
B Conrad 3B                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .158  .369   11    0   2   
  E Brown PH-LF               0   0   0   0    1   0  .246  .670    5    0   0   

G Smith P                                                                0   2
  J Blevins P                                                            0   0
  L DiNardo P                                                            1   0
Totals                       32   2   6   2    3  10              128   27  12

BATTING

2B: J Cust (10, off G Meche); B Crosby (27, off G Meche); M Ellis (19, off G Meche).

TB: M Ellis 3; J Hannahan 2; B Crosby 2; J Cust 2.

GIDP: C Gonzalez (2).

RBI: M Ellis (36); B Crosby (42).

2-out RBI: M Ellis.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

E: J Hannahan (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
G Meche, W (9-9)               7     5   2   2    2   8   0   4.22   28  101-64   33·17·14    5· 8· 5· 0     65    -     1.03   0.22
R Mahay, H (18)                1     0   0   0    1   0   0   1.78    3    8-4     2· 1· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.12   0.05
J Soria, S (29)                1     1   0   0    0   2   0   1.50    4   19-13    6· 5· 2    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.59   0.04
Totals                         9     6   2   2    3  10   0          35  128-81   41·23·17    7· 8· 7· 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
G Smith, L (5-10)              7     4   5   5    2   5   2   4.04   27   94-62   43· 7·12    7·11· 2· 0     52    -     0.98  -0.22
J Blevins                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.73    4   15-9     3· 1· 5    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.25   0.01
L DiNardo                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   7.31    4   19-12    6· 2· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.14   0.01
Totals                         9     5   5   5    2   7   2          35  128-83   52·10·21   11·12· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: G Smith (12; D DeJesus, 1st base).

HBP: J Blevins (1; M Grudzielanek).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian Knight, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Jim Wolf, 3B - Phil Cuzzi.

Time of Game: 2:25.

Attendance: 12,182.

Weather: 61° F, Wind 17mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Oakland Athletics                    
1. D DeJesus            CF    1. E Patterson          LF 
2. M Aviles             SS    2. R Sweeney            RF 
3. M Grudzielanek       2B    3. K Suzuki             C  
4. J Guillen            RF    4. C Gonzalez           CF 
5. B Butler             DH    5. J Cust               DH 
6. A Gordon             3B    6. M Ellis              2B 
7. M Teahen             LF    7. J Hannahan           1B 
8. J Buck               C     8. B Crosby             SS 
9. R Gload              1B    9. B Conrad             3B 

   G Meche              P        G Smith              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  1-2  1-3  2   24%  94% J Buck          G Smith         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Gordon Scores; Teahen Scores
   t 6   2  1-1  ---  3   18%  63% M Aviles        G Smith         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 4   2  1-0  -2-  1  -13%  47% M Ellis         G Meche         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Cust Scores
   t 4   0  0-0  ---  3   12%  62% M Aviles        G Smith         Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   t 7   1  1-2  -23  3   -9%  70% M Teahen        G Smith         Fielder's Choice 1B; Maier out at Hm/1B-C; Gordon to 3B; Teahen to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Smith facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   54%  D DeJesus       Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B to 2B); DeJesus to 1B
   O      1--  3   50%  M Aviles        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  5   47%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   45%  J Guillen       DeJesus Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Meche facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  E Patterson     Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
   O      ---  5   49%  R Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   50%  K Suzuki        Foul Popfly: C (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Smith facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   48%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   50%  B Butler        Walk
   O      1--  6   47%  A Gordon        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   45%  M Teahen        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Meche facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   47%  C Gonzalez      Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  7   45%  J Cust          Walk
   O      1--  2   48%  M Ellis         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  2   50%  J Hannahan      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Smith facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   48%  J Buck          Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   46%  R Gload         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   45%  D DeJesus       Groundout: P-2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Meche facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   38%  B Crosby        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  4   42%  B Conrad        Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  6   46%  E Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   50%  R Sweeney       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Smith facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   62%  M Aviles        Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   RO     --3  1   61%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Aviles Scores
   O      ---  4   59%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   58%  B Butler        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Gil Meche facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   61%  K Suzuki        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   63%  C Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   60%  J Cust          Double to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   R      -2-  1   47%  M Ellis         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Cust Scores
   O      1--  5   50%  J Hannahan      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Greg Smith facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   47%  A Gordon        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   45%  M Teahen        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   44%  J Buck          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Gil Meche facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   46%  B Crosby        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  7   49%  B Conrad        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   50%  E Patterson     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Greg Smith facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   47%  R Gload         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  5   44%  D DeJesus       Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
   R      ---  3   63%  M Aviles        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   62%  M Grudzielanek  Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Gil Meche facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   66%  R Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   68%  K Suzuki        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   70%  C Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 1.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Greg Smith facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   74%  J Guillen       Walk
                  Mitch Maier pinch runs for Jose Guillen batting 4th
   O      1--  3   70%  B Butler        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  3   80%  A Gordon        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Maier to 3B
   O      -23  3   70%  M Teahen        Fielder's Choice 1B; Maier out at Hm/1B-C; Gordon to 3B; Teahen to 1B
   RRR    1-3  2   94%  J Buck          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Gordon Scores; Teahen Scores
   O      ---  3   94%  R Gload         Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Gil Meche facing 5-6-7
                  David DeJesus moves to LF; Mitch Maier moves to CF; Mark Teahen moves to RF
   O      ---  3   95%  J Cust          Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
          ---  4   93%  M Ellis         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  1   89%  J Hannahan      Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Ellis to 3B
   RO     1-3  5   91%  B Crosby        Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B); Ellis Scores; Hannahan to 2B
                  Emil Brown pinch hits for Brooks Conrad batting 9th
          -2-  5   89%  E Brown         Walk
   O      12-  1   94%  E Patterson     Popfly: SS (Short LF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 2.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Jerry Blevins facing 1-2-3
                  Jerry Blevins replaces Greg Smith pitching; Wes Bankston replaces Eric Patterson playing 1B batting 1st; Jack Hannahan moves to 3B; Emil Brown moves to LF
   O      ---  3   93%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   92%  M Aviles        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  1   93%  M Grudzielanek  Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  4   92%  M Maier         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, Ron Mahay facing 2-3-4
                  Ron Mahay replaces Gil Meche pitching
   O      ---  1   95%  R Sweeney       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   92%  K Suzuki        Walk
   OO     1--  2   97%  C Gonzalez      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 2.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Lenny DiNardo facing 5-6-7
                  Lenny DiNardo replaces Jerry Blevins pitching
   O      ---  5   97%  B Butler        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   96%  A Gordon        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  4   97%  M Teahen        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   96%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, Joakim Soria facing 5-6-7
                  Joakim Soria replaces Ron Mahay pitching
   O      ---  4   98%  J Cust          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7  100%  M Ellis         Lineout: 2B (2B-1B)
          ---  4   99%  J Hannahan      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4  100%  B Crosby        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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