September 5, 2007 Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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OAK 6
@LAA 2 TOR 6
@BOS 4 DET 2
CHW 1
(11) CLE 6
@MIN 2 NYY 10
SEA 2 TBD 17
BAL 2 TEX 3
KCR 2 ARI 9
SDP 6 ATL 9
PHI 8 CHC 8
LAD 2 CIN 7
NYM 0 SFG 5
@COL 3 MIL 14
HOU 2 PIT 8
@STL 2 WSN 6
FLA 4

Standings at end of play this day

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Attendance: 17,232

Wednesday, September 5, 2007, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:43

Royals

62-77

Lost 2

4th, 19 GB

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

W: V Padilla (5-9), L: K Davies (6-12), S: J Benoit (3)

Rangers

65-74

Won 2

4th, 17 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .269  .737   12    1   0   
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   0   1   0    0   1  .305  .786   15    3   3   
M Teahen RF                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .290  .770   20    1   0   
M Sweeney DH                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .735    9    0   0   HBP
  S Costa PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .577    6    0   0   
A Gordon 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .734   15    0   2   
B Butler 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .812   21    7   0   
J Gathright LF                4   1   1   0    0   0  .318  .733   17    3   0   
J Buck C                      4   1   1   2    0   2  .231  .789   18    7   0   HR
T Pena SS                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .611   13    2   2   

K Davies P                                                               0   0
  J Bale P                                                               0   0
  R Braun P                                                              0   0
  J Soria P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32   2   6   2    2   7              146   24   7

BATTING

HR: J Buck (18, off W Littleton; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).

HBP: M Sweeney (5, by V Padilla).

TB: J Buck 4; J Gathright; A Gordon; M Teahen; M Grudzielanek; D DeJesus.

RBI: J Buck 2 (47).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Grudzielanek-T Pena.

E: B Butler (2).

BASERUNNING

PO: A Gordon (1st base by J Wright).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Catalanotto 1B              2   1   1   0    1   0  .270  .812   11    8   0   HBP
  M Byrd CF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .798         0   0   
I Kinsler 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .816   12    2   4   
M Young SS                    3   0   2   1    1   0  .308  .770   13    1   2   
J Botts LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .216  .626   12    3   0   
  N Cruz RF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .618         0   0   
B Wilkerson RF-1B             3   2   1   0    1   2  .240  .814   19    5   0   SB
D Murphy CF-LF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .373 1.015   16    2   0   
H Blalock DH                  3   0   2   2    1   1  .285  .839   12    0   0   2B
G Laird C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .616   13    6   1   
R Vazquez 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .691    9    0   3   

V Padilla P                                                              0   0
  W Littleton P                                                          0   0
  B White P                                                              0   0
  J Wright P                                                             0   1
  J Benoit P                                                             0   0
Totals                       29   3   6   3    4   7              117   27  11

BATTING

2B: H Blalock (12, off K Davies).

HBP: F Catalanotto (9, by K Davies).

TB: H Blalock 3; M Young 2; F Catalanotto; B Wilkerson.

RBI: H Blalock 2 (22); M Young (71).

2-out RBI: M Young.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Wilkerson (3, 2nd base off K Davies/J Buck).

PO: F Catalanotto (1st base by K Davies).

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
K Davies, L (6-12)             5     3   2   1    4   5   0   5.81   22   87-49   25·10·14    3· 4· 5· 0     56    -     1.02   0.03
J Bale                         1     2   1   1    0   0   0   4.34    5   14-11    7· 0· 4    1· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.61  -0.05
R Braun                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   6.27    4    9-6     5· 0· 1    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.66   0.05
J Soria                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.56    3    7-7     2· 3· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.04
Totals                         8     6   3   2    4   7   0          34  117-73   39·13·21    8· 6· 8· 0           -

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Padilla, W (5-9)             6     2   0   0    2   5   0   6.01   23   90-60   40· 6·14    7· 5· 3· 0     71    -     1.14   0.37
W Littleton, H (1)             0.2   2   2   2    0   0   1   3.82    4   14-10    9· 0· 1    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.04  -0.12
B White, H (1)                 0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   10-6     2· 1· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.53   0.08
J Wright, H (1)                0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.84    2   13-7     4· 0· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.58   0.07
J Benoit, S (3)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.58    3   18-11    6· 5· 0    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.22   0.17
Totals                         9     6   2   2    2   7   1          35  145-94   61·12·21   12· 8· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: K Davies (0; F Catalanotto, 1st base); J Wright (1; A Gordon, 1st base).

HBP: K Davies (5; F Catalanotto); V Padilla (7; M Sweeney).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dan Iassogna, 1B - , 2B - Ron Kulpa, 3B - Paul Emmel.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 17,232.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 84° F, Wind 12mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Texas Rangers                        
1. D DeJesus            CF    1. F Catalanotto        1B 
2. M Grudzielanek       2B    2. I Kinsler            2B 
3. M Teahen             RF    3. M Young              SS 
4. M Sweeney            DH    4. J Botts              LF 
5. A Gordon             3B    5. B Wilkerson          RF 
6. B Butler             1B    6. D Murphy             CF 
7. J Gathright          LF    7. H Blalock            DH 
8. J Buck               C     8. G Laird              C  
9. T Pena               SS    9. R Vazquez            3B 

   K Davies             P        V Padilla            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  3-0  1--  5  -15%  73% J Buck          W Littleton     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Gathright Scores
   t 6   2  2-0  123  6   11%  84% A Gordon        V Padilla       Strikeout Looking
   b 5   2  0-1  -2-  2   10%  79% M Young         K Davies        Single to CF (Line Drive); Catalanotto Scores/unER
   b 2   1  0-0  -2-  1   10%  67% H Blalock       K Davies        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Wilkerson Scores
   b 3   1  0-1  12-  4   -8%  62% J Botts         K Davies        Line Drive Double Play: 2B; Catalanotto out at 2B/2B-SS

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Vicente Padilla facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  D DeJesus       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   54%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   53%  M Teahen        Walk
   O      1--  2   55%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Davies facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   58%  F Catalanotto   Walk
   O      1--  4   55%  I Kinsler       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      1--  2   53%  M Young         Groundout: 2B-1B; Catalanotto to 2B
   O      -2-  3   50%  J Botts         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Vicente Padilla facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   52%  A Gordon        Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  2   54%  B Butler        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   55%  J Gathright     Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Davies facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   59%  B Wilkerson     Walk
   O      1--  6   57%  D Murphy        Strikeout Swinging, Wilkerson Steals 2B
   R      -2-  1   67%  H Blalock       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Wilkerson Scores
   O      -2-  5   64%  G Laird         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   61%  R Vazquez       Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Vicente Padilla facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   63%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   65%  T Pena          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   67%  D DeJesus       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kyle Davies facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   70%  F Catalanotto   Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   67%  I Kinsler       Popfly: 2B
          1--  6   70%  M Young         Walk; Catalanotto to 2B
   OO     12-  4   62%  J Botts         Line Drive Double Play: 2B; Catalanotto out at 2B/2B-SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Vicente Padilla facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   57%  M Grudzielanek  Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      1--  3   62%  M Teahen        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  6   65%  M Sweeney       Lineout: LF
   O      1--  1   68%  A Gordon        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kyle Davies facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   66%  B Wilkerson     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   64%  D Murphy        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   66%  H Blalock       Walk
   O      1--  5   63%  G Laird         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Vicente Padilla facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   66%  B Butler        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   69%  J Gathright     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   70%  J Buck          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kyle Davies facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   68%  R Vazquez       Flyball: CF
          ---  1   70%  F Catalanotto   Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      72%  I Kinsler       Catalanotto Picked off 1B, safe on E3; Catalanotto to 2B
   O      -2-  2   69%  " "             Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   R      -2-  2   79%  M Young         Single to CF (Line Drive); Catalanotto Scores/unER
   O      1--  4   77%  J Botts         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 2.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Vicente Padilla facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  8   80%  T Pena          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   77%  D DeJesus       Walk
   O      1--  5   81%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: RF
          1--  4   78%  M Teahen        Single to LF (Line Drive); DeJesus to 2B
          12-  1   73%  M Sweeney       Hit By Pitch; DeJesus to 3B; Teahen to 2B
   O      123  6   84%  A Gordon        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, John Bale facing 5-6-7
                  John Bale replaces Kyle Davies pitching
          ---  5   86%  B Wilkerson     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   85%  D Murphy        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF); Wilkerson to 2B
   R      -2-  2   91%  H Blalock       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Wilkerson Scores; Blalock to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  3   90%  G Laird         Lineout: LF
   O      -2-  1   89%  R Vazquez       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 3.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Wes Littleton facing 6-7-8
                  Wes Littleton replaces Vicente Padilla pitching
   O      ---  6   91%  B Butler        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   88%  J Gathright     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  5   73%  J Buck          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Gathright Scores
   O      ---  2   76%  T Pena          Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
                  Bill White replaces Wes Littleton pitching
          ---  3   74%  D DeJesus       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   78%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ryan Braun facing 1-2-3
                  Ryan Braun replaces John Bale pitching
   O      ---  2   76%  F Catalanotto   Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   75%  I Kinsler       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   76%  M Young         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   74%  J Botts         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 3.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Bill White facing 3-4-5
                  Brad Wilkerson moves to 1B; David Murphy moves to LF; Marlon Byrd replaces Frank Catalanotto playing CF batting 1st; Nelson Cruz replaces Jason Botts playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---  6   79%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
                  Jamey Wright replaces Bill White pitching; Shane Costa pinch hits for Mike Sweeney batting 4th
   O      ---  6   83%  S Costa         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  7   80%  A Gordon        Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   86%  B Butler        Gordon Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Joakim Soria facing 5-6-7
                  Joakim Soria replaces Ryan Braun pitching
   O      ---  3   85%  B Wilkerson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   84%  D Murphy        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   83%  H Blalock       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 3.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Joaquin Benoit facing 6-7-8
                  Joaquin Benoit replaces Jamey Wright pitching
   O      ---  7   90%  B Butler        Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  7   96%  J Gathright     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation