April 29, 2007 Kansas City Royals at Seattle Mariners Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Safeco Field, Attendance: 26,019

Sunday, April 29, 2007, 1:11PM
Time of Game: 2:43

Royals

8-17

Lost 1

5th, 7½ GB

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

W: B Morrow (2-0), L: B Bannister (0-1)

Mariners

10-10

Won 1

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .311  .878   20    6   0   
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .738   11    4   2   
M Teahen RF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .718   18    1   0   
M Sweeney DH                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .275  .741    6    0   0   2B
  E Brown PR                  1   1   0   0    0   0  .194  .486    6    0   0   
R Gload 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .714   22    7   0   
R Sanders LF                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .348 1.021   15    1   0   
A Gordon 3B                   3   0   1   0    1   2  .169  .618   23    1   2   2B
T Pena SS                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .542    9    2   4   
J LaRue C                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .105  .351    9    2   0   
  J Buck PH-C                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .348 1.195    3    0   0   

B Bannister P                                                            0   1
  J Gobble P                                                             0   0
  J Peralta P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   1   5   1    2  11              142   24   9

BATTING

2B: A Gordon (4, off C Baek); M Sweeney (2, off C Baek).

TB: M Sweeney 2; A Gordon 2; M Grudzielanek; R Gload; R Sanders.

RBI: R Sanders (8).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Gordon-M Grudzielanek-R Gload.

E: D DeJesus (2); T Pena (7).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I Suzuki CF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .305  .815   14    4   0   
A Beltre 3B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .244  .678   20    1   3   SB
J Vidro DH                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .318  .756   13    0   0   
R Ibanez LF                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .253  .645   21    0   0   
R Sexson 1B                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .145  .606   11    8   0   
J Guillen RF                  4   1   0   0    0   0  .239  .665   11    1   0   
  J Ellison RF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         1   0   
Y Betancourt SS               4   2   1   0    0   0  .239  .619   11    1   2   2B,SB,GDP
J Burke C                     3   0   1   1    0   0  .357 1.009   13   11   0   2B
W Bloomquist 2B               3   1   1   2    0   1  .154  .445   14    0   2   2B

C Baek P                                                                 0   0
  B Morrow P                                                             0   0
  J Putz P                                                               0   0
Totals                       32   5   7   5    2   1              128   27   7

BATTING

2B: Y Betancourt (3, off B Bannister); J Burke (3, off B Bannister); W Bloomquist (1, off B Bannister).

TB: Y Betancourt 2; A Beltre 2; J Burke 2; W Bloomquist 2; R Sexson; I Suzuki.

GIDP: Y Betancourt (1).

RBI: W Bloomquist 2 (2); J Burke (1); R Sexson (13); I Suzuki (12).

2-out RBI: W Bloomquist 2; I Suzuki.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 5 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: Y Betancourt (2, 2nd base off B Bannister/J LaRue); A Beltre (1, 2nd base off B Bannister/J LaRue).

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, L (0-1)           6.2   4   4   3    2   1   0   4.91   27   99-58   40· 1·17    8·10· 6· 0     51    -     1.12  -0.10
J Gobble                       0.1   2   1   0    0   0   0   2.08    4   12-9     4· 1· 4    1· 1· 2· 0          1-1    0.41  -0.06
J Peralta                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   6.59    3    9-7     4· 1· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          1-1    0.09   0.00
Totals                         8     7   5   3    2   1   0          34  120-74   48· 3·23   11·11· 9· 0          2-2

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Baek                         6.1   4   1   1    2   6   0   4.22   25   96-62   35· 7·20    7· 8· 2· 0     65    -     1.15   0.04
B Morrow, W (2-0)              1.2   0   0   0    0   3   0   3.48    5   20-15    5· 7· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.54   0.28
J Putz                         1     1   0   0    0   2   0   1.64    4   23-12    5· 3· 4    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.30   0.01
Totals                         9     5   1   1    2  11   0          34  139-89   45·17·27    9· 8· 4· 0          2-0

J Gobble faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Bannister (2); J Putz (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Chris Guccione, 1B - Gary Cederstrom, 2B - Lance Barksdale, 3B - Jim Reynolds.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 26,019.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 56° F, Wind 7mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Seattle Mariners                     
1. D DeJesus            CF    1. I Suzuki             CF 
2. M Grudzielanek       2B    2. A Beltre             3B 
3. M Teahen             RF    3. J Vidro              DH 
4. M Sweeney            DH    4. R Ibanez             LF 
5. R Gload              1B    5. R Sexson             1B 
6. R Sanders            LF    6. J Guillen            RF 
7. A Gordon             3B    7. Y Betancourt         SS 
8. T Pena               SS    8. J Burke              C  
9. J LaRue              C     9. W Bloomquist         2B 

   B Bannister          P        C Baek               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  1-1  -23  7   28%  88% W Bloomquist    B Bannister     Double to RF (Line Drive to Short CF); Guillen Scores; Betancourt Scores
   t 7   1  1-0  -2-  2  -16%  50% R Sanders       C Baek          Single to SS (Pop Fly to Short CF); Brown Scores
   t 7   1  1-1  1--  3  -14%  35% A Gordon        C Baek          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Sanders to 3B
   b 7   1  1-1  1--  5   14%  73% Y Betancourt    B Bannister     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Guillen to 3B
   t 7   1  1-1  -23  5   13%  49% T Pena          B Morrow        Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cha Seung Baek facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   52%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   54%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   55%  M Teahen        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bannister facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  I Suzuki        Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
          ---  6   55%  A Beltre        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   52%  J Vidro         Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
          1--      53%  R Ibanez        Beltre Steals 2B
          -2-      54%  " "             Wild Pitch; Beltre to 3B
          --3  6   55%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  1   50%  R Sexson        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cha Seung Baek facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   52%  M Sweeney       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      --- 10   54%  R Gload         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   55%  R Sanders       Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bannister facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   59%  J Guillen       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Guillen to 1B
   O      1--  2   55%  Y Betancourt    Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
          1--      57%  J Burke         Betancourt Steals 2B
   R      -2-  5   67%  " "             Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Betancourt Scores/unER
   O      -2-  3   64%  W Bloomquist    Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      -2-  4   61%  I Suzuki        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cha Seung Baek facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   64%  A Gordon        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   66%  T Pena          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   67%  J LaRue         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brian Bannister facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   65%  A Beltre        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   63%  J Vidro         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  7   62%  R Ibanez        Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cha Seung Baek facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   58%  D DeJesus       Walk
   O      1--  4   62%  M Grudzielanek  Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   64%  M Teahen        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); DeJesus to 2B
   O      -2-  3   68%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brian Bannister facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   66%  R Sexson        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   65%  J Guillen       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   64%  Y Betancourt    Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cha Seung Baek facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   67%  R Gload         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   69%  R Sanders       Lineout: CF
          ---  7   67%  A Gordon        Walk
   O      1--  2   71%  T Pena          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brian Bannister facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   68%  J Burke         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   67%  W Bloomquist    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   66%  I Suzuki        Popfly: SS (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 1.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cha Seung Baek facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   69%  J LaRue         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   72%  D DeJesus       Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
          ---  2   70%  M Grudzielanek  Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   74%  M Teahen        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brian Bannister facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   72%  A Beltre        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   70%  J Vidro         Lineout: CF
   O      ---  3   69%  R Ibanez        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 1.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cha Seung Baek facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   57%  M Sweeney       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
                  Emil Brown pinch runs for Mike Sweeney batting 4th
   O      -2-  5   65%  R Gload         Popfly: 3B (Weak SS)
   R      -2-  2   50%  R Sanders       Single to SS (Pop Fly to Short CF); Brown Scores
          1--  3   35%  A Gordon        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Sanders to 3B
                  Brandon Morrow replaces Cha Seung Baek pitching
   O      -23  5   49%  T Pena          Strikeout Swinging
                  John Buck pinch hits for Jason LaRue batting 9th
   O      -23  3   59%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Tied 1-1, Brian Bannister facing 5-6-7
                  John Buck moves to C
          ---  4   65%  R Sexson        Walk
   O      1--  3   59%  J Guillen       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
          1--  5   73%  Y Betancourt    Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Guillen to 3B
   O      -23  1   60%  J Burke         Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
   RR     -23  7   88%  W Bloomquist    Double to RF (Line Drive to Short CF); Guillen Scores; Betancourt Scores
                  Jimmy Gobble replaces Brian Bannister pitching
   R      -2-  4   94%  I Suzuki        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Bloomquist Scores; Suzuki to 2B/Adv on throw
          -2-  4   94%  A Beltre        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Suzuki to 3B
   O      1-3  3   93%  J Vidro         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 4.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Brandon Morrow facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   95%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   96%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   97%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jimmy Gobble facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   99%  R Ibanez        Reached on E8 (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Ibanez to 3B
                  Joel Peralta replaces Jimmy Gobble pitching
   R      --3  4   99%  R Sexson        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Ibanez Scores/unER
   O      1--  3   99%  J Guillen       Lineout: CF
   OO     1--  2   98%  Y Betancourt    Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 5.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, J.J. Putz facing 4-5-6
                  J.J. Putz replaces Brandon Morrow pitching; Jason Ellison replaces Jose Guillen playing RF batting 6th
   O      ---  6   99%  E Brown         Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  6   98%  R Gload         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
          1--      98%  R Sanders       Defensive Indifference; Gload to 2B
   O      -2-  5  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-     100%  A Gordon        Wild Pitch; Gload to 3B
   O      --3  6  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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