May 30, 2007 Baltimore Orioles at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 10,513

Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 8:46PM
Time of Game: 2:31

Orioles

26-27

Won 5

2nd, 10½ GB

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

W: E Bedard (4-3), L: G Meche (3-4), S: C Ray (12)

Royals

19-35

Lost 7

5th, 14½ GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Roberts 2B                  1   0   0   0    2   0  .310  .828   20    2   5   SH
J Payton LF                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .299  .726   11    3   0   
M Tejada SS                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .317  .804   10    1   1   
A Huff DH                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .647   11    0   0   
M Mora 3B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .242  .730   16    0   2   
K Millar 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .261  .805   16   10   0   GDP
  C Gomez PR-1B               0   1   0   0    0   0  .297  .744         1   0   
J Gibbons RF                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .216  .597   18    2   0   
  N Markakis RF               1   1   1   2    0   0  .260  .774    1    1   0   HR
R Hernandez C                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .258  .733   14    4   0   
  F Bynum PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0  .222  .722         0   0   
  P Bako C                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .637    1    1   1   
C Patterson CF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .228  .597   14    2   1   

E Bedard P                                                               0   2
  C Ray P                                                                0   0
Totals                       31   3   6   3    4   7              132   27  12

BATTING

HR: N Markakis (8, off Z Greinke; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).

SH: B Roberts (1, off G Meche).

TB: N Markakis 4; K Millar; M Mora; A Huff; C Patterson; J Payton.

GIDP: K Millar (3).

RBI: N Markakis 2 (30); J Payton (15).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Patterson-K Millar; E Bedard-M Tejada-K Millar.

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E German 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .274  .795   15    0   3   
D DeJesus CF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .258  .721   14    4   0   
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   0   1   0    0   1  .270  .711   16    3   2   GDP
M Sweeney DH                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .698   15    0   0   
M Teahen RF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .812    9    4   0   
E Brown LF                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .529   13    0   0   
  S Costa LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .189  .427         1   0   
J Buck C                      3   0   1   0    0   0  .274  .918    9    7   0   
R Shealy 1B                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .230  .621   17    6   0   
T Pena SS                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .265  .650   11    2   1   

G Meche P                                                                0   2
  Z Greinke P                                                            0   0
Totals                       29   0   4   0    2   6              119   27   8

BATTING

TB: J Buck; M Teahen; T Pena; M Grudzielanek.

GIDP: M Grudzielanek (6).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E German-M Grudzielanek-R Shealy.

PITCHING

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Bedard, W (4-3)              8     4   0   0    2   5   0   3.67   28  112-75   49· 9·17   12· 6· 3· 0     77    -     1.20   0.62
C Ray, S (12)                  1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.51    3    7-6     3· 2· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.05
Totals                         9     4   0   0    2   6   0          31  119-81   52·11·18   13· 7· 3· 0           -

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
G Meche, L (3-4)               7.1   4   1   1    4   5   0   3.00   29  112-63   39· 8·16   11· 7· 2· 0     67    -     1.35   0.17
Z Greinke                      1.2   2   2   2    0   2   1   5.21    7   20-15   10· 3· 2    0· 4· 1· 0          2-0    0.92   0.00
Totals                         9     6   3   3    4   7   1          36  132-78   49·11·18   11·11· 3· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marty Foster, 1B - Paul Schrieber, 2B - Tim McClelland, 3B - Fieldin Culbreth.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 10,513.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 64° F, Wind 2mph out to Centerfield, Rain.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Kansas City Royals                   
1. B Roberts            2B    1. E German             3B 
2. J Payton             LF    2. D DeJesus            CF 
3. M Tejada             SS    3. M Grudzielanek       2B 
4. A Huff               DH    4. M Sweeney            DH 
5. M Mora               3B    5. M Teahen             RF 
6. K Millar             1B    6. E Brown              LF 
7. J Gibbons            RF    7. J Buck               C  
8. R Hernandez          C     8. R Shealy             1B 
9. C Patterson          CF    9. T Pena               SS 

   E Bedard             P        G Meche              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  0-1  1--  1   13%  96% N Markakis      Z Greinke       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Gomez Scores
   t 8   1  0-0  -23  2   13%  80% J Payton        G Meche         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Bynum Scores; Patterson to 3B
   t 8   0  0-0  1--  2   10%  66% C Patterson     G Meche         Single to 3B/Bunt (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Bynum to 2B
   b 4   0  0-0  1--  4    9%  49% M Sweeney       E Bedard        Fly Ball Double Play: CF; Grudzielanek out at 1B/CF-1B
   t 2   0  0-0  1--  1   -8%  46% K Millar        G Meche         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Meche facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   53%  B Roberts       Walk
   O      1--  1   50%  J Payton        Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (Front of Home)
   O      1--  1   47%  M Tejada        Lineout: RF (Short RF)
   O      1--  5   45%  A Huff          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Erik Bedard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   47%  E German        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  5   45%  D DeJesus       Walk
   OO     1--  3   50%  M Grudzielanek  Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Meche facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   54%  M Mora          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   OO     1--  1   46%  K Millar        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   45%  J Gibbons       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Erik Bedard facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  8   47%  M Sweeney       Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   49%  M Teahen        Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   O      ---  4   50%  E Brown         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Meche facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   47%  R Hernandez     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   45%  C Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   44%  B Roberts       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Erik Bedard facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   40%  J Buck          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   44%  R Shealy        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          1--  2   37%  T Pena          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Buck to 3B
   O      1-3  3   44%  E German        Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3  5   50%  D DeJesus       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Meche facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   47%  J Payton        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   45%  M Tejada        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   44%  A Huff          Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Erik Bedard facing 3-4-5
          ---  8   40%  M Grudzielanek  Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  4   49%  M Sweeney       Fly Ball Double Play: CF; Grudzielanek out at 1B/CF-1B
          ---  5   47%  M Teahen        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  6   50%  E Brown         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Meche facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   47%  M Mora          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   45%  K Millar        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   43%  J Gibbons       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Erik Bedard facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   46%  J Buck          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7   43%  R Shealy        Walk
   O      1--  2   47%  T Pena          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   50%  E German        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Meche facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   46%  R Hernandez     Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   44%  C Patterson     Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  6   46%  B Roberts       Walk
          1--  6   49%  J Payton        Walk; Roberts to 2B
   O      12-  4   42%  M Tejada        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Erik Bedard facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   46%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   48%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   50%  M Sweeney       Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Meche facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   56%  A Huff          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   50%  M Mora          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   45%  K Millar        Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
   O      1--  6   41%  J Gibbons       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Erik Bedard facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   45%  M Teahen        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   48%  E Brown         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   50%  J Buck          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Meche facing 8-9-1
                  Shane Costa replaces Emil Brown playing LF batting 6th
          ---  7   57%  R Hernandez     Walk
                  Freddie Bynum pinch runs for Ramon Hernandez batting 8th
          1--  2   66%  C Patterson     Single to 3B/Bunt (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Bynum to 2B
   O      12-  3   67%  B Roberts       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Bynum to 3B; Patterson to 2B
   R      -23  2   80%  J Payton        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Bynum Scores; Patterson to 3B
                  Zack Greinke replaces Gil Meche pitching
   O      1-3  3   73%  M Tejada        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  3   67%  A Huff          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Erik Bedard facing 8-9-1
                  Paul Bako replaces Freddie Bynum playing C batting 8th; Nick Markakis replaces Jay Gibbons playing RF batting 7th
   O      ---  5   74%  R Shealy        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  7   79%  T Pena          Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  7   82%  E German        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Zack Greinke facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   80%  M Mora          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  7   82%  K Millar        Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Chris Gomez pinch runs for Kevin Millar batting 6th
   RR     1--  1   96%  N Markakis      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Gomez Scores
   O      ---  1   95%  P Bako          Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  3   95%  C Patterson     Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Chris Ray facing 2-3-4
                  Chris Ray replaces Erik Bedard pitching; Chris Gomez moves to 1B
   O      ---  1   98%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  M Sweeney       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Royals 0.

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