May 25, 2005 Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 4
@LAA 2 BAL 3
SEA 1 CLE 3
MIN 2
(10) NYY 4
DET 2 TBD 14
OAK 6 TEX 7
KCR 3 TOR 6
BOS 1 ARI 12
SDP 11 ATL 3
NYM 0 HOU 5
@CHC 1 CIN 12
WSN 3 PHI 8
@FLA 5 MIL 11
COL 1 SFG 10
LAD 2 STL 11
PIT 5

Standings at end of play this day

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Attendance: 23,755

Wednesday, May 25, 2005, 7:08PM
Time of Game: 2:55

Royals

13-33

Lost 2

5th, 19½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  1    3  7  1
Rangers         0  0  2   2  0  0   2  1  X    7 14  1

W: P Astacio (2-5), L: Z Greinke (0-6)

Rangers

26-20

Won 5

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Berroa SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .264  .695   17    0   4   
D DeJesus CF                  4   1   2   0    0   2  .259  .691   16    4   1   2B
M Sweeney 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .317  .929   11    7   0   
M Stairs DH                   3   1   2   2    0   0  .280  .939    7    0   0   HR
  T Graffanino PH             1   1   1   0    0   0  .260  .659    4    0   0   
E Brown RF                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .235  .760   17    0   0   
M Teahen 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .228  .628   18    0   1   
  J McEwing PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .596    4    0   0   
T Long LF                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .203  .528   13    2   0   SB
  M Diaz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .566    2    0   0   
J Buck C                      4   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .580   14    8   0   
R Gotay 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .642    9    1   2   

Z Greinke P                                                              2   1
  L Nunez P                                                              0   0
  J Cerda P                                                              0   0
  M MacDougal P                                                          0   1
Totals                       34   3   7   3    1   7              132   24  10

BATTING

2B: D DeJesus (6, off D Brocail).

HR: M Stairs (5, off P Astacio; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: M Stairs 5; D DeJesus 3; E Brown 2; T Graffanino.

RBI: M Stairs 2 (15); E Brown (19).

2-out RBI: M Stairs 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

E: D DeJesus (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Long (2, 2nd base off P Astacio/R Barajas).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Dellucci DH                 3   2   1   0    1   0  .294 1.086   27    0   0   HBP
M Young SS                    5   1   3   1    0   0  .280  .762   22    1   4   SB
M Teixeira 1B                 4   0   2   1    1   0  .286  .851   27   11   0   
H Blalock 3B                  5   1   2   3    0   1  .283  .822   20    0   2   HR
A Soriano 2B                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .268  .811   16    2   2   
K Mench LF                    3   1   2   0    1   1  .306  .949   19    2   0   2B
L Nix CF                      3   0   0   0    0   2  .267  .724   13    1   0   
  A Torres CF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250    5    2   0   
R Hidalgo RF                  4   2   2   1    0   0  .225  .743   18    1   0   HR
R Barajas C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .220  .627   12    7   0   

P Astacio P                                                              0   3
  D Brocail P                                                            0   0
  R Mahay P                                                              0   0
Totals                       37   7  14   6    3   6              179   27  11

BATTING

2B: K Mench (12, off J Cerda).

HR: H Blalock (8, off J Cerda; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF); R Hidalgo (9, off Z Greinke; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

HBP: D Dellucci (2, by Z Greinke).

TB: R Hidalgo 5; H Blalock 5; M Young 3; K Mench 3; M Teixeira 2; A Soriano; D Dellucci; R Barajas.

RBI: H Blalock 3 (27); M Young (26); M Teixeira (29); R Hidalgo (25).

2-out RBI: H Blalock; M Young.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 6 for 14.

FIELDING

E: A Soriano (10).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Young (2, 2nd base off L Nunez/J Buck).

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
Z Greinke, L (0-6)             5     6   4   4    3   4   1   4.13   25  104-63   37· 7·19    5· 9· 3· 0     40    -     0.92  -0.20
L Nunez                        1.1   1   1   1    0   1   0   1.86    5   24-15    9· 3· 3    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.49   0.02
J Cerda                        0.2   3   1   1    0   0   1   6.63    5   22-13   10· 1· 2    2· 1· 2· 0          1-1    0.27  -0.07
M MacDougal                    1     4   1   1    0   1   0   4.50    6   25-18   10· 4· 4    2· 0· 3· 0          0-0    0.07  -0.01
Totals                         8    14   7   7    3   6   2          41  175-109  66·15·28   11·10·10· 0          1-1

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Astacio, W (2-5)             7     4   2   2    1   6   1   5.57   26   91-60   34· 5·21    9· 8· 2· 0     66    -     0.93   0.22
D Brocail                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.12    4   17-12    5· 2· 5    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.35   0.03
R Mahay                        1     2   1   1    0   1   0   6.11    5   18-12    6· 2· 4    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.40   0.01
Totals                         9     7   3   3    1   7   1          35  126-84   45· 9·30   13· 9· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: M MacDougal (3); R Mahay (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: Z Greinke (5; D Dellucci).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Emmel, 1B - Tony Randazzo, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Jerry Layne.

Time of Game: 2:55.

Attendance: 23,755.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 81° F, Wind 16mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Texas Rangers                        
1. A Berroa             SS    1. D Dellucci           DH 
2. D DeJesus            CF    2. M Young              SS 
3. M Sweeney            1B    3. M Teixeira           1B 
4. M Stairs             DH    4. H Blalock            3B 
5. E Brown              RF    5. A Soriano            2B 
6. M Teahen             3B    6. K Mench              LF 
7. T Long               LF    7. L Nix                CF 
8. J Buck               C     8. R Hidalgo            RF 
9. R Gotay              2B    9. R Barajas            C  

   Z Greinke            P        P Astacio            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  2-0  1--  3  -20%  55% M Stairs        P Astacio       Home Run (Line Drive); DeJesus Scores
   b 4   1  2-2  1--  4   13%  70% R Hidalgo       Z Greinke       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Mench Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI; Hidalgo to 2B
   b 3   0  0-0  ---  3   11%  66% R Hidalgo       Z Greinke       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 4   2  2-3  12-  2   10%  78% M Young         Z Greinke       Single to RF (Fly Ball); Hidalgo Scores; Dellucci to 3B
   b 3   2  0-1  12-  4    9%  75% H Blalock       Z Greinke       Single to LF (Line Drive); Dellucci Scores; Teixeira to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Astacio facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  A Berroa        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   54%  D DeJesus       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   55%  M Sweeney       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Zack Greinke facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   53%  D Dellucci      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   51%  M Young         Popfly: 1B
          ---  3   52%  M Teixeira      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   50%  H Blalock       Groundout: 2B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Astacio facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   52%  M Stairs        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   54%  E Brown         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6   55%  M Teahen        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Zack Greinke facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   53%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   51%  K Mench         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   50%  L Nix           Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Astacio facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   53%  T Long          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   55%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   56%  R Gotay         Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Zack Greinke facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  3   66%  R Hidalgo       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  2   64%  R Barajas       Flyball: LF
          ---  6   67%  D Dellucci      Walk
   O      1--  6   64%  M Young         Flyball: CF
          1--  8   66%  M Teixeira      Walk; Dellucci to 2B
   R      12-  4   75%  H Blalock       Single to LF (Line Drive); Dellucci Scores; Teixeira to 2B
   O      12-  6   72%  A Soriano       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 2.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Pedro Astacio facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   75%  A Berroa        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   72%  D DeJesus       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   75%  M Sweeney       Popfly: 1B (Short RF Line)
   RR     1--  3   55%  M Stairs        Home Run (Line Drive); DeJesus Scores
          ---  1   53%  E Brown         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  7   56%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 2-2, Zack Greinke facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   60%  K Mench         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   56%  L Nix           Strikeout Looking
   R      1--  4   70%  R Hidalgo       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Mench Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI; Hidalgo to 2B
   O      -2-  2   66%  R Barajas       Foul Popfly: P (1B Foul)
          -2-  5   67%  D Dellucci      Hit By Pitch
   R      12-  2   78%  M Young         Single to RF (Fly Ball); Hidalgo Scores; Dellucci to 3B
   O      1-3  7   74%  M Teixeira      Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 4.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Pedro Astacio facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   69%  T Long          Walk
   O      1--  6   74%  J Buck          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  3   78%  R Gotay         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          1--      77%  A Berroa        Long Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   80%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Zack Greinke facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   79%  H Blalock       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   78%  A Soriano       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  7   79%  K Mench         Walk
   O      1--  7   77%  L Nix           Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 4.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Pedro Astacio facing 2-3-4
                  Andres Torres replaces Laynce Nix playing CF batting 7th
   O      ---  3   80%  D DeJesus       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   82%  M Sweeney       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  1   81%  M Stairs        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   84%  E Brown         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Leo Nunez facing 8-9-1
                  Leo Nunez replaces Zack Greinke pitching
   O      ---  5   82%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   81%  R Barajas       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   80%  D Dellucci      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 4.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Pedro Astacio facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   84%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   87%  T Long          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1   88%  J Buck          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Leo Nunez facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   90%  M Young         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      91%  M Teixeira      Young Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   89%  " "             Lineout: LF
                  Jaime Cerda replaces Leo Nunez pitching
   RR     -2-  4   96%  H Blalock       Home Run (Fly Ball); Young Scores
          ---  2   97%  A Soriano       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          1--  5   98%  K Mench         Double to LF (Line Drive); Soriano to 3B
   O      -23  5   97%  A Torres        Fielder's Choice SS; Soriano out at Hm/SS-C; Torres to 1B
   O      12-  6   96%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 6.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-6, Doug Brocail facing 9-1-2
                  Doug Brocail replaces Pedro Astacio pitching
   O      ---  5   97%  R Gotay         Popfly: SS (Short CF)
   O      ---  4   98%  A Berroa        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   97%  D DeJesus       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3   99%  M Sweeney       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Mike MacDougal facing 9-1-2
                  Mike MacDougal replaces Jaime Cerda pitching
          ---  4   99%  R Barajas       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      99%  D Dellucci      Wild Pitch; Barajas to 2B
   O      -2-  7   99%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Barajas out at Hm/CF-C; Dellucci to 2B/Adv on throw
          -2-  5   99%  M Young         Single to CF (Line Drive); Dellucci to 3B
   R      1-3  2  100%  M Teixeira      Single to CF (Line Drive); Dellucci Scores; Young to 3B
   O      1-3  5   99%  H Blalock       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  2   99%  A Soriano       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 7.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-7, Ron Mahay facing 4-5-6
                  Ron Mahay replaces Doug Brocail pitching; Tony Graffanino pinch hits for Matt Stairs batting 4th
          ---  4   98%  T Graffanino    Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      98%  E Brown         Wild Pitch; Graffanino to 2B
   R      -2-  5   96%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Graffanino Scores
                  Joe McEwing pinch hits for Mark Teahen batting 6th
   O      1--  4   98%  J McEwing       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Matt Diaz pinch hits for Terrence Long batting 7th
   O      1--  2   99%  M Diaz          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Diaz to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw)
   O      -2-  3  100%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 7.

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