September 23, 2008 Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 35,121

Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 7:05pm
Time of Game: 2:17

Royals

72-86

Won 2

4th, 15 GB

Trey Hillman

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          1  0  0   3  1  0   0  0  0    5 11  0
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  0

W: Z Greinke (13-10), L: F Garcia (1-1)

Tigers

71-85

Lost 5

4th, 15 GB

Jim Leyland

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF-RF               3   1   1   0    1   1  .308  .820   27    3   0   CS,HBP
M Aviles 2B                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .321  .821   11    3   3   HR,GDP
J Guillen RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .266  .745   14    3   0   GDP
  M Maier CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .619         2   0   
R Shealy 1B                   3   1   2   2    1   1  .305 1.037   17    8   0   HR,2B
M Teahen LF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .254  .715   10    2   1   GDP
B Butler DH                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .270  .711   12    0   0   
A Gordon 3B                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .259  .785   10    0   0   HR
M Olivo C                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .252  .719   12    5   0   2B,GDP
T Pena SS                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .164  .386   10    1   4   

Z Greinke P                                                              0   1
  L Nunez P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   5  11   5    3   7              123   27   9

BATTING

2B: M Olivo (22, off F Garcia); R Shealy (1, off F Garcia).

HR: R Shealy (7, off F Garcia; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); M Aviles (9, off F Garcia; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); A Gordon (16, off F Garcia; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

HBP: D DeJesus (5, by F Garcia).

TB: R Shealy 6; A Gordon 5; M Aviles 5; M Olivo 2; B Butler 2; T Pena; D DeJesus.

GIDP: M Aviles (12); M Teahen (6); M Olivo (6); J Guillen (22).

RBI: A Gordon 2 (57); R Shealy 2 (16); M Aviles (49).

2-out RBI: R Shealy.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

PB: M Olivo (4).

BASERUNNING

CS: D DeJesus (8, 2nd base by F Garcia/D Ryan).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               4   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .866   16    2   0   
P Polanco 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .306  .761   17    3   3   
M Ordonez RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .319  .872   12    0   0   
M Cabrera DH                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .294  .894   15    0   0   
J Larish 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .247  .676   13   10   0   2B
E Renteria SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .271  .700   13    3   4   2B
M Thames LF                   2   0   1   0    1   0  .245  .829   13    1   0   
B Inge 3B                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .209  .681   12    1   1   
D Ryan C                      2   0   0   0    1   1  .313  .864   12    7   1   

F Garcia P                                                               0   0
  G Glover P                                                             0   0
  C Fossum P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   0   4   0    2   5              123   27   9

BATTING

2B: E Renteria (21, off Z Greinke); J Larish (6, off Z Greinke).

TB: J Larish 2; E Renteria 2; M Cabrera; M Thames.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 4. E Renteria-J Larish 2; B Inge-P Polanco-J Larish; P Polanco-E Renteria-J Larish.

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, W (13-10)           7     4   0   0    2   4   0   3.47   27  107-65   39· 7·19    5· 9· 7· 0     71    -     0.82   0.28
L Nunez                        2     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.09    6   14-11    9· 0· 2    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.17   0.02
Totals                         9     4   0   0    2   5   0          33  121-76   48· 7·21    7·11· 8· 0           -

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Garcia, L (1-1)              5     7   5   5    2   6   3   4.50   23   76-50   29· 9·12    6· 6· 2· 0     37    -     0.75  -0.22
G Glover                       2     2   0   0    0   1   0   5.37    7   26-17   13· 1· 3    2· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.18   0.02
C Fossum                       2     2   0   0    1   0   0   5.13    7   20-10    8· 1· 1    3· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.05   0.01
Totals                         9    11   5   5    3   7   3          37  122-77   50·11·16   11· 8· 7· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: Z Greinke (8).

IBB: None.

HBP: F Garcia (1; D DeJesus).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Tom Hallion, 2B - Brian O'Nora, 3B - Paul Nauert.

Time of Game: 2:17.

Attendance: 35,121.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 11mph in from Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Detroit Tigers                       
1. D DeJesus            CF    1. C Granderson         CF 
2. M Aviles             2B    2. P Polanco            2B 
3. J Guillen            RF    3. M Ordonez            RF 
4. R Shealy             1B    4. M Cabrera            DH 
5. M Teahen             LF    5. J Larish             1B 
6. B Butler             DH    6. E Renteria           SS 
7. A Gordon             3B    7. M Thames             LF 
8. M Olivo              C     8. B Inge               3B 
9. T Pena               SS    9. D Ryan               C  

   Z Greinke            P        F Garcia             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  0-2  1--  3   14%  87% A Gordon        F Garcia        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Butler Scores
   t 4   0  0-1  ---  2   11%  73% R Shealy        F Garcia        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 1   1  0-0  ---  5   10%  58% M Aviles        F Garcia        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 2   2  0-1  -23  3   -5%  56% T Pena          F Garcia        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   b 4   2  4-0  -23  1    5%  90% M Thames        Z Greinke       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Freddy Garcia facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  D DeJesus       Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  5   58%  M Aviles        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   56%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   55%  R Shealy        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Zack Greinke facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   58%  C Granderson    Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  5   59%  P Polanco       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  8   60%  M Ordonez       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Freddy Garcia facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   58%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   60%  B Butler        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   58%  A Gordon        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          1--  1   61%  M Olivo         Double to RF (Ground Ball); Butler to 3B
   O      -23  3   56%  T Pena          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Zack Greinke facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   58%  M Cabrera       Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
          ---  2   54%  J Larish        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   58%  E Renteria      Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   O      -2-  5   61%  M Thames        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Larish out at Hm/LF-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Freddy Garcia facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   65%  D DeJesus       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   61%  M Aviles        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   59%  J Guillen       Popfly: 3B
   O      1--  1   56%  R Shealy        DeJesus Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Zack Greinke facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   52%  B Inge          Strikeout Swinging, Passed Ball; Inge to 1B
   O      1--  3   56%  D Ryan          Strikeout Looking
          1--      54%  C Granderson    Wild Pitch; Inge to 2B
   O      -2-  5   58%  " "             Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   62%  P Polanco       Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Freddy Garcia facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  2   73%  R Shealy        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   71%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   73%  B Butler        Walk
   RR     1--  3   87%  A Gordon        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Butler Scores
   O      ---  1   86%  M Olivo         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   86%  T Pena          Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Zack Greinke facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   88%  M Ordonez       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  6   85%  M Cabrera       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      1--  5   88%  J Larish        Lineout: LF
          1--  4   85%  E Renteria      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Cabrera to 3B
   O      -23  1   90%  M Thames        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Freddy Garcia facing 1-2-3
          ---  8   91%  D DeJesus       Walk
          1--  1   93%  M Aviles        Single to CF (Line Drive); DeJesus to 2B
   OO     12-  5   89%  J Guillen       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); DeJesus to 3B
   R      --3  4   93%  R Shealy        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); DeJesus Scores
   O      -2-  1   92%  M Teahen        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Zack Greinke facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   94%  B Inge          Groundout: P-2B-1B (Weak 2B)
          ---  8   92%  D Ryan          Walk
   O      1--  3   94%  C Granderson    Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      1--  6   95%  P Polanco       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Gary Glover facing 6-7-8
                  Gary Glover replaces Freddy Garcia pitching
          ---  4   96%  B Butler        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   95%  A Gordon        Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B)
   O      1--  5   95%  M Olivo         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   94%  T Pena          Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Zack Greinke facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   96%  M Ordonez       Flyball: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   96%  M Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   97%  J Larish        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 0.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Gary Glover facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   97%  D DeJesus       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   OO     1--  2   96%  M Aviles        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   96%  J Guillen       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Zack Greinke facing 6-7-8
                  Mitch Maier replaces Jose Guillen playing CF batting 3rd; David DeJesus moves to RF
   O      ---  6   97%  E Renteria      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  7   96%  M Thames        Walk
   O      1--  4   97%  B Inge          Lineout: RF
   O      1--  1   98%  D Ryan          Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 0.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Casey Fossum facing 4-5-6
                  Casey Fossum replaces Gary Glover pitching
          ---  4   99%  R Shealy        Walk
   OO     1--  1   98%  M Teahen        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  2   98%  B Butler        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Leo Nunez facing 1-2-3
                  Leo Nunez replaces Zack Greinke pitching
   O      ---  4   99%  C Granderson    Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  2   99%  P Polanco       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   99%  M Ordonez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 0.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Casey Fossum facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   99%  A Gordon        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   OO     1--  5   99%  M Olivo         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  1   99%  T Pena          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  6   99%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Leo Nunez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3  100%  M Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  J Larish        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1  100%  E Renteria      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 0.

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