July 15, 2007 Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 29,657

Sunday, July 15, 2007, 1:06PM
Time of Game: 3:08

Royals

39-52

Lost 1

5th, 15½ GB

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

W: F Carmona (11-4), L: J de la Rosa (7-10), S: J Borowski (26)

Indians

54-37

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .761   19    2   0   
M Grudzielanek 2B             5   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .744   21    1   0   GDP
M Teahen RF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .289  .778   10    5   1   
B Butler DH                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .313  .822   11    0   0   2B
R Gload 1B                    3   0   2   1    1   0  .262  .704   13    3   0   
A Gordon 3B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .231  .675   15    0   1   
J Smith SS                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .217  .583   13    2   1   HR
J Gathright LF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .315  .760   10    1   0   
J LaRue C                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .179  .597   14   10   1   
  E German PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .771    5    0   0   

J de la Rosa P                                                           0   0
  J Gobble P                                                             0   0
  D Riske P                                                              0   0
  J Bale P                                                               0   1
Totals                       36   3   9   3    2   4              131   24   5

BATTING

2B: B Butler (7, off F Carmona).

HR: J Smith (1, off R Betancourt; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF-RF).

TB: J Smith 4; M Teahen 2; B Butler 2; R Gload 2; J Gathright; A Gordon; M Grudzielanek.

GIDP: M Grudzielanek (7).

RBI: J Smith (5); R Gload (24); B Butler (17).

2-out RBI: J Smith; B Butler; R Gload.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Sizemore CF                 4   0   0   0    1   2  .279  .862   33    0   0   SB
C Blake 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .268  .817   24    0   2   
V Martinez C                  2   1   0   0    2   0  .321  .926   15    4   0   
T Hafner DH                   4   1   3   2    0   1  .266  .858   17    0   0   HR
J Peralta SS                  4   0   1   0    0   3  .283  .819   16    1   6   
R Garko 1B                    3   2   2   1    1   0  .304  .869   12   11   4   HR
J Michaels LF                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .288  .793    8    3   0   
F Gutierrez RF                2   0   1   1    1   1  .292  .840   27    1   0   2B,SB,SH
J Barfield 2B                 3   0   0   1    0   1  .255  .614   23    3   4   SF

F Carmona P                                                              2   1
  R Betancourt P                                                         1   0
  J Borowski P                                                           1   0
Totals                       29   5   9   5    6  10              175   27  17

BATTING

2B: F Gutierrez (2, off D Riske).

HR: T Hafner (15, off J de la Rosa; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); R Garko (11, off J de la Rosa; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: J Barfield (4, off D Riske).

SH: F Gutierrez (2, off J Bale).

TB: T Hafner 6; R Garko 5; J Michaels 2; F Gutierrez 2; J Peralta.

RBI: T Hafner 2 (60); R Garko (34); F Gutierrez (10); J Barfield (40).

2-out RBI: T Hafner 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Barfield-J Peralta-R Garko.

E: J Barfield (11); R Garko (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Sizemore (25, 2nd base off J de la Rosa/J LaRue); F Gutierrez (3, 2nd base off J Gobble/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
J de la Rosa, L (7-10)         3.1   2   3   3    6   6   2   5.25   17   83-44   18·12·14    0· 4· 1· 0     44    -     0.79  -0.13
J Gobble                       1.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.78    5   18-10    6· 1· 3    1· 2· 1· 0          1-0    0.60   0.08
D Riske                        1     3   2   2    0   1   0   2.53    6   34-26   18· 4· 4    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.98  -0.15
J Bale                         2     3   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    9   28-20   12· 2· 6    3· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.30   0.03
Totals                         8     9   5   5    6  10   2          37  163-100  54·19·27    6·11· 4· 0          1-0

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Carmona, W (11-4)            7     8   2   2    2   4   0   3.77   31  102-67   48· 8·11   18· 3· 4· 0     55    -     1.14   0.23
R Betancourt, H (19)           1     1   1   1    0   0   1   1.30    4   16-11    9· 1· 1    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.01
J Borowski, S (26)             1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.30    3   13-8     4· 0· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.08
Totals                         9     9   3   3    2   4   1          38  131-86   61· 9·16   22· 6· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Young, 1B - Chad Fairchild, 2B - Ted Barrett, 3B - Mark Carlson.

Time of Game: 3:08.

Attendance: 29,657.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 8mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Cleveland Indians                    
1. D DeJesus            CF    1. G Sizemore           CF 
2. M Grudzielanek       2B    2. C Blake              3B 
3. M Teahen             RF    3. V Martinez           C  
4. B Butler             DH    4. T Hafner             DH 
5. R Gload              1B    5. J Peralta            SS 
6. A Gordon             3B    6. R Garko              1B 
7. J Smith              SS    7. J Michaels           LF 
8. J Gathright          LF    8. F Gutierrez          RF 
9. J LaRue              C     9. J Barfield           2B 

   J de la Rosa         P        F Carmona            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  1--  3   17%  70% T Hafner        J de la Rosa    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Martinez Scores
   b 6   1  2-3  12-  6   12%  89% F Gutierrez     D Riske         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Garko Scores; Michaels to 3B
   t 5   2  3-1  -2-  1  -10%  67% R Gload         F Carmona       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Butler Scores
   t 5   2  3-0  -2-  2   -8%  76% B Butler        F Carmona       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Teahen Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  2    7%  54% M Grudzielanek  F Carmona       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Fausto Carmona facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   47%  D DeJesus       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  2   54%  M Grudzielanek  Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  4   53%  M Teahen        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   55%  B Butler        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jorge de la Rosa facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  G Sizemore      Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   51%  C Blake         Lineout: RF
          ---  6   52%  V Martinez      Walk
   RR     1--  3   70%  T Hafner        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Martinez Scores
   O      ---  4   69%  J Peralta       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 2.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Fausto Carmona facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   65%  R Gload         Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--  6   59%  A Gordon        Walk; Gload to 2B
   O      12-  1   65%  J Smith         Flyball: LF
   O      12-  4   68%  J Gathright     Groundout: P-1B (Weak 1B); Gload to 3B; Gordon to 2B
   O      -23  3   74%  J LaRue         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jorge de la Rosa facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   76%  R Garko         Walk
   O      1--  4   74%  J Michaels      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      71%  F Gutierrez     Baserunner Out Advancing; Garko out at 2B/C-2B
   O      ---  6   70%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 2.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Fausto Carmona facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   73%  D DeJesus       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   74%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   73%  M Teahen        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   76%  B Butler        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jorge de la Rosa facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   74%  J Barfield      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   76%  G Sizemore      Walk
          1--      77%  C Blake         Sizemore Steals 2B
          -2-  7   78%  " "             Walk
          12-  4   82%  V Martinez      Walk; Sizemore to 3B; Blake to 2B
   O      123  6   77%  T Hafner        Strikeout Looking
   O      123  6   72%  J Peralta       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 2.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Fausto Carmona facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   67%  R Gload         Walk
   O      1--  4   71%  A Gordon        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   75%  J Smith         Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
          1--  4   73%  J Gathright     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gload to 2B
   O      12-  5   78%  J LaRue         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jorge de la Rosa facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  2   85%  R Garko         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   84%  J Michaels      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  8   85%  F Gutierrez     Walk
                  Jimmy Gobble replaces Jorge de la Rosa pitching
   O      1--  3   84%  J Barfield      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          1--      84%  G Sizemore      Gutierrez Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   82%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 3.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Fausto Carmona facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   85%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  6   82%  M Grudzielanek  Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   85%  M Teahen        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Teahen to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw)
   R      -2-  2   76%  B Butler        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Teahen Scores
   R      -2-  1   67%  R Gload         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Butler Scores
          1--  3   64%  A Gordon        Single to CF (Line Drive); Gload to 2B
   O      12-  3   70%  J Smith         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jimmy Gobble facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   68%  C Blake         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   66%  V Martinez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   65%  T Hafner        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Hafner out at 2B/RF-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 3.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Fausto Carmona facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   69%  J Gathright     Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   71%  J LaRue         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   73%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, David Riske facing 5-6-7
                  David Riske replaces Jimmy Gobble pitching
   O      ---  4   71%  J Peralta       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   73%  R Garko         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   77%  J Michaels      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Garko to 2B
   R      12-  6   89%  F Gutierrez     Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Garko Scores; Michaels to 3B
   RO     -23  9   90%  J Barfield      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Michaels Scores; Gutierrez to 3B
   O      --3 10   88%  G Sizemore      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 5.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Fausto Carmona facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   91%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   93%  M Teahen        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   94%  B Butler        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-2, John Bale facing 2-3-4
                  John Bale replaces David Riske pitching
   O      ---  3   93%  C Blake         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   92%  V Martinez      Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  4   93%  T Hafner        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
          1--  2   93%  J Peralta       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Hafner to 2B
   O      12-  2   92%  R Garko         Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 5.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Rafael Betancourt facing 5-6-7
                  Rafael Betancourt replaces Fausto Carmona pitching
   O      ---  5   95%  R Gload         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   96%  A Gordon        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   R      ---  8   92%  J Smith         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   93%  J Gathright     Bunt Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-3, John Bale facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   94%  J Michaels      Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  2   94%  F Gutierrez     Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); Michaels to 2B
   O      -2-  7   93%  J Barfield      Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   92%  G Sizemore      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 5.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Joe Borowski facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Borowski replaces Rafael Betancourt pitching; Esteban German pinch hits for Jason LaRue batting 9th
   O      ---  5   96%  E German        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   99%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5  100%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 5.

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