August 19, 2008 Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 7
@BAL 2 CHW 5
SEA 0 CLE 9
KCR 4 MIN 13
OAK 2 TBR 4
LAA 2 DET 11
@TEX 3 TOR 2
NYY 1 ARI 7
SDP 6 CHC 5
CIN 0 COL 8
@LAD 3 HOU 5
@MIL 2 NYM 7
ATL 3 PHI 5
WSN 4 FLA 6
@SFG 0 PIT 4
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 18,946

Tuesday, August 19, 2008, 7:05pm
Time of Game: 3:10

Royals

55-70

Lost 3

5th, 16½ GB

Trey Hillman

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          1  0  0   0  1  1   0  0  1    4 13  2
Indians         0  3  0   1  0  3   0  2  X    9 13  1

W: A Reyes (4-2), L: L Hochevar (6-12)

Indians

57-67

Won 2

4th, 14 GB

Eric Wedge

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Aviles SS                   4   2   2   0    1   1  .320  .840   24    2   2   
E German 3B                   4   1   2   0    1   1  .233  .618   18    0   3   2B
D DeJesus CF                  4   0   2   1    1   1  .295  .798   21    1   0   2B
J Guillen LF                  5   0   2   2    0   0  .254  .723   13    2   0   GDP
M Teahen RF                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .694   14    2   0   GDP
B Butler DH                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .266  .697   10    0   0   
R Gload 1B                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .269  .662   13    8   1   
M Olivo C                     4   0   3   0    0   1  .269  .785   19    8   1   2B,SB
J Smith 2B                    4   0   1   1    0   2  .188  .501   14    1   3   

L Hochevar P                                                             0   1
  L Nunez P                                                              0   0
  K Wells P                                                              0   0
  J Peralta P                                                            0   0
Totals                       37   4  13   4    4   7              146   24  11

BATTING

2B: M Olivo (18, off A Reyes); E German (10, off A Reyes); D DeJesus (20, off A Reyes).

TB: M Olivo 4; E German 3; D DeJesus 3; J Guillen 2; M Aviles 2; J Smith; B Butler.

GIDP: M Teahen (5); J Guillen (15).

RBI: J Guillen 2 (78); J Smith (1); D DeJesus (57).

2-out RBI: J Guillen.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

E: M Olivo (4); R Gload (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Olivo (4, 2nd base off A Reyes/K Shoppach).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Sizemore CF                 5   2   2   3    0   0  .268  .899   18    3   0   HR
F Gutierrez RF                5   1   2   1    0   0  .233  .651   19    2   0   2B
D Dellucci DH                 4   0   1   0    1   1  .253  .750   23    0   0   
J Peralta SS                  5   0   1   0    0   2  .276  .809   20    2   5   
S Choo LF                     5   1   1   1    0   2  .264  .813   15    2   1   HR
R Garko 1B                    4   2   2   1    1   0  .255  .708   22    8   2   HR
K Shoppach C                  3   2   1   1    1   2  .259  .815   22    6   1   2B
A Marte 3B                    2   1   1   0    2   0  .187  .531   17    1   0   2B,CS
A Cabrera 2B                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .226  .647   15    1   3   SB

A Reyes P                                                                0   1
  B Donnelly P                                                           1   0
  R Perez P                                                              0   0
  R Betancourt P                                                         0   0
  M Kobayashi P                                                          1   0
Totals                       37   9  13   8    5   8              171   27  13

BATTING

2B: A Marte (8, off L Nunez); F Gutierrez (20, off K Wells); K Shoppach (21, off L Hochevar).

HR: G Sizemore (28, off L Nunez; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); R Garko (10, off L Hochevar; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line); S Choo (5, off L Hochevar; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

TB: G Sizemore 5; R Garko 5; S Choo 4; F Gutierrez 3; A Marte 2; A Cabrera 2; K Shoppach 2; J Peralta; D Dellucci.

RBI: G Sizemore 3 (72); F Gutierrez (28); K Shoppach (37); A Cabrera (24); R Garko (62); S Choo (32).

2-out RBI: G Sizemore 3; A Cabrera.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Peralta-A Cabrera-R Garko; A Cabrera-J Peralta-R Garko.

E: K Shoppach (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Cabrera (3, 2nd base off L Hochevar/M Olivo).

CS: A Marte (2, 2nd base by L Hochevar/M Olivo).

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
L Hochevar, L (6-12)           5     7   4   4    1   4   2   5.51   23   85-53   32· 4·17    7·10· 1· 0     40    -     0.68  -0.19
L Nunez                        1     3   3   3    2   1   1   3.44    8   34-15    8· 1· 6    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.83  -0.20
K Wells                        1.1   3   2   2    2   3   0   5.65    9   36-17   10· 3· 4    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.10  -0.00
J Peralta                      0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.32    2    8-6     4· 0· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    13   9   9    5   8   3          42  163-91   54· 8·29   13·12· 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
A Reyes, W (4-2)               5     6   2   2    3   3   0   3.66   23   84-55   35· 3·17    7· 4· 6· 0     47    -     1.20   0.08
B Donnelly, H (2)              1     3   1   1    1   1   0  16.88    6   20-12    5· 2· 5    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.71  -0.04
R Perez                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.13    3   10-9     4· 1· 4    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.62   0.03
R Betancourt                   1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.68    3   11-8     4· 2· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.34   0.03
M Kobayashi                    1     3   1   1    0   1   0   4.35    6   19-14    9· 1· 4    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         9    13   4   4    4   7   0          41  144-98   57· 9·32   12· 7·11· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: K Wells (3); J Peralta (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Angel Hernandez, 2B - Eric Cooper, 3B - Marty Foster.

Time of Game: 3:10.

Attendance: 18,946.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 11mph in from Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Cleveland Indians                    
1. M Aviles             SS    1. G Sizemore           CF 
2. E German             3B    2. F Gutierrez          RF 
3. D DeJesus            CF    3. D Dellucci           DH 
4. J Guillen            LF    4. J Peralta            SS 
5. M Teahen             RF    5. S Choo               LF 
6. B Butler             DH    6. R Garko              1B 
7. R Gload              1B    7. K Shoppach           C  
8. M Olivo              C     8. A Marte              3B 
9. J Smith              2B    9. A Cabrera            2B 

   L Hochevar           P        A Reyes              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  3-4  -23  1   20%  94% G Sizemore      L Nunez         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Shoppach Scores; Marte Scores
   b 2   1  1-1  1--  7   12%  67% K Shoppach      L Hochevar      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Garko Scores
   b 2   1  1-0  ---  1   11%  53% S Choo          L Hochevar      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   t 3   1  3-1  12-  3   10%  76% J Guillen       A Reyes         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-  6   -9%  39% D DeJesus       A Reyes         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Aviles Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Anthony Reyes facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          --- 10   47%  M Aviles        Walk
   O      1--  7   48%  E German        Groundout: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS); Aviles to 2B
   R      -2-  6   39%  D DeJesus       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Aviles Scores
   O      -2-  2   42%  J Guillen       Lineout: CF
   O      -2-  2   45%  M Teahen        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Luke Hochevar facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   43%  G Sizemore      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   41%  F Gutierrez     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   40%  D Dellucci      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Anthony Reyes facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   42%  B Butler        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   43%  R Gload         Flyball: RF
          ---  6   42%  M Olivo         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      41%  J Smith         Olivo Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   44%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Luke Hochevar facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   42%  J Peralta       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   R      ---  1   53%  S Choo          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  6   55%  R Garko         Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   R      1--  7   67%  K Shoppach      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Garko Scores
   O      -2-  1   64%  A Marte         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   R      -2-  3   73%  A Cabrera       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Shoppach Scores
          1--      73%  G Sizemore      Cabrera Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   71%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 3.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Anthony Reyes facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   73%  M Aviles        Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
          ---  1   69%  E German        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  6   67%  D DeJesus       Walk
   OO     12-  3   76%  J Guillen       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Luke Hochevar facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   75%  F Gutierrez     Flyball: RF
          ---  4   76%  D Dellucci      Single to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  4   74%  J Peralta       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   73%  S Choo          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 3.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Anthony Reyes facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   75%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   72%  B Butler        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   76%  R Gload         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B)
          1--  2   71%  M Olivo         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Gload to 3B
   O      -23  3   78%  J Smith         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Luke Hochevar facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  2   86%  R Garko         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  5   85%  K Shoppach      Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   86%  A Marte         Walk
   O      1--      84%  A Cabrera       Marte Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  3   85%  " "             Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   O      1--  2   83%  G Sizemore      Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 4.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Anthony Reyes facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   79%  M Aviles        Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--  5   73%  E German        Walk; Aviles to 2B
   O      12-  2   75%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Aviles to 3B; German to 2B
   RO     -23  2   77%  J Guillen       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Aviles Scores; German to 3B
   O      --3  1   81%  M Teahen        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-2, Luke Hochevar facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   80%  F Gutierrez     Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
          ---  3   81%  D Dellucci      Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   79%  J Peralta       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  6   78%  S Choo          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 4.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Brendan Donnelly facing 6-7-8
                  Brendan Donnelly replaces Anthony Reyes pitching
   O      ---  2   81%  B Butler        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  4   77%  R Gload         Walk
          1--  5   69%  M Olivo         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Gload to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   70%  J Smith         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Gload Scores; Olivo out at 3B/LF-3B
          1--  3   67%  M Aviles        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Smith to 2B
   O      12-  4   74%  E German        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-3, Leo Nunez facing 6-7-8
                  Leo Nunez replaces Luke Hochevar pitching
   O      ---  3   72%  R Garko         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   74%  K Shoppach      Walk
          1--  5   82%  A Marte         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Shoppach to 3B
   O      -23  2   75%  A Cabrera       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   RRR    -23  1   94%  G Sizemore      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Shoppach Scores; Marte Scores
          ---  5   94%  F Gutierrez     Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   95%  D Dellucci      Walk; Gutierrez to 2B
   O      12-  6   94%  J Peralta       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 7.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-7, Rafael Perez facing 3-4-5
                  Rafael Perez replaces Brendan Donnelly pitching
   O      ---  4   96%  D DeJesus       Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   94%  J Guillen       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4   97%  M Teahen        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-3, Kip Wells facing 5-6-7
                  Kip Wells replaces Leo Nunez pitching
   O      ---  3   97%  S Choo          Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  4   97%  R Garko         Walk
   O      1--  4   97%  K Shoppach      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   97%  A Marte         Walk; Garko to 2B
   O      12-  5   96%  A Cabrera       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 7.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-7, Rafael Betancourt facing 6-7-8
                  Rafael Betancourt replaces Rafael Perez pitching
   O      ---  4   98%  B Butler        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  1   98%  R Gload         Lineout: CF
   O      ---  6   99%  M Olivo         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-3, Kip Wells facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   99%  G Sizemore      Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   R      1--  3  100%  F Gutierrez     Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Sizemore Scores
   R      -2-     100%  D Dellucci      Wild Pitch; Gutierrez Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      ---  5  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1  100%  J Peralta       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
                  Joel Peralta replaces Kip Wells pitching
   O      1--  2  100%  S Choo          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
          1--     100%  R Garko         Wild Pitch; Choo to 2B
   O      -2-  6  100%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 9.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-9, Masahide Kobayashi facing 9-1-2
                  Masahide Kobayashi replaces Rafael Betancourt pitching
   O      ---  4  100%  J Smith         Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  4  100%  M Aviles        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1  100%  E German        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--  3  100%  D DeJesus       Single to SS (Pop Fly to Deep SS-3B Hole); German to 2B
   R      12-  4  100%  J Guillen       Single to LF (Line Drive); German Scores; DeJesus to 3B; Guillen to 2B/Adv on E2
   O      -23  3  100%  M Teahen        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
        1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 9.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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