July 6, 2007 Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

MIN 20
@CHW 14 MIN 12
@CHW 0 DET 9
BOS 2 TBD 6
@KCR 5 NYY 14
LAA 9 SEA 7
@OAK 1 TEX 4
BAL 3
(10) TOR 8
CLE 6 CIN 8
ARI 1 COL 7
PHI 6
(11) HOU 4
NYM 0 FLA 6
@LAD 5
(10) PIT 8
CHC 4 ATL 7
@SDP 4 SFG 4
@STL 3 MIL 6
@WSN 2

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 18,753

Friday, July 6, 2007, 7:11PM
Time of Game: 3:08

Devil Rays

34-51

Won 1

5th, 19 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Devil Rays      2  0  1   0  1  1   1  0  0    6 15  0
Royals          0  1  0   0  0  0   0  3  1    5 10  1

W: J Shields (7-4), L: O Perez (4-8), S: G Glover (1)

Royals

36-50

Lost 2

5th, 15 GB

BATTING

Tampa Bay Devil Rays         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Iwamura 3B                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .297  .826   17    0   2   2B
C Crawford LF                 4   2   2   0    1   1  .288  .788   21    4   0   2B,SB
B Harris SS                   4   2   2   2    0   1  .308  .827   14    0   2   SB,SH
T Wigginton 2B                5   0   2   0    0   1  .272  .761   17    3   3   
D Young CF                    5   0   3   2    0   1  .280  .727   17    1   0   2·2B
C Pena 1B                     4   0   2   1    1   0  .287  .994   14    8   0   IW
J Gomes RF                    5   1   2   0    0   2  .254  .796   21    3   0   SB
J Cantu DH                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .211  .509   18    0   0   
R Casanova C                  3   0   0   1    0   1  .275  .979   22    7   0   SF,GDP

J Shields P                                                              1   2
  C Fossum P                                                             0   0
  J Witasick P                                                           0   0
  G Glover P                                                             0   0
Totals                       39   6  15   6    2   9              161   27   9

BATTING

2B: A Iwamura (11, off O Perez); D Young 2 (19, off J Peralta, off O Perez); C Crawford (21, off O Perez).

SF: R Casanova (2, off O Perez).

SH: B Harris (4, off O Perez).

IBB: C Pena (3, by J Peralta).

TB: D Young 5; A Iwamura 3; C Crawford 3; J Gomes 2; C Pena 2; B Harris 2; T Wigginton 2.

GIDP: R Casanova (3).

RBI: D Young 2 (47); B Harris 2 (38); R Casanova (8); C Pena (50).

2-out RBI: D Young 2; C Pena.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 5 for 16.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Gomes (3, 2nd base off O Perez/J Buck); B Harris (3, 2nd base off J Peralta/J Buck); C Crawford (22, 2nd base off O Perez/J Buck).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .284  .781   16    0   0   
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   1   1   0    0   0  .267  .728   15    3   1   HBP
M Teahen RF                   3   0   0   1    0   2  .285  .770   15    0   0   SF
R Gload 1B                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .252  .678    9    9   0   2B
A Gordon 3B                   4   1   3   1    0   1  .235  .685   11    2   3   
B Butler DH                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .273  .704   21    0   0   
J Buck C                      4   1   1   1    0   0  .245  .875   23    9   1   HR
J Gathright LF                4   0   2   1    0   0  .328  .802   11    4   0   2B
T Pena SS                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .275  .651   18    0   3   2B

O Perez P                                                                0   2
  J Peralta P                                                            0   0
  N Musser P                                                             0   0
  J Soria P                                                              0   0
Totals                       36   5  10   5    0   7              139   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Gathright (4, off J Shields); R Gload (6, off J Shields); T Pena (12, off J Shields).

HR: J Buck (15, off G Glover; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: M Teahen (1, off J Shields).

HBP: M Grudzielanek (5, by J Shields).

TB: J Buck 4; J Gathright 3; A Gordon 3; T Pena 2; R Gload 2; B Butler; M Grudzielanek.

RBI: J Buck (29); J Gathright (8); R Gload (20); M Teahen (43); A Gordon (25).

2-out RBI: J Gathright; A Gordon; R Gload.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Pena-M Grudzielanek-R Gload.

E: J Buck (6).

PITCHING

Tampa Bay Devil Rays          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Shields, W (7-4)             7.2   7   4   4    0   6   0   3.82   31  106-73   51·11·11   11· 9· 4· 0     55    -     0.83   0.22
C Fossum                       0     1   0   0    0   0   0   7.17    1    2-2     1· 1· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          1-1    0.99  -0.07
J Witasick, H (4)              0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.70    1    4-3     0· 0· 3    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.90   0.06
G Glover, S (1)                1     2   1   1    0   0   1   5.32    5   20-14    9· 2· 3    1· 4· 0· 0          0-0    3.89   0.11
Totals                         9    10   5   5    0   7   1          38  132-92   61·14·17   12·13· 5· 0          2-1

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
O Perez, L (4-8)               6    10   5   5    1   4   0   5.68   28   81-56   37· 7·12    9· 8· 6· 0     35    -     0.92  -0.19
J Peralta                      1     2   1   1    1   0   0   3.64    6   25-13   10· 1· 2    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.29  -0.02
N Musser                       1     1   0   0    0   2   0   5.40    4   21-12    5· 4· 3    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
J Soria                        1     2   0   0    0   3   0   2.21    5   26-18    9· 6· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.37   0.02
Totals                         9    15   6   6    2   9   0          43  153-99   61·18·20   13·11· 8· 0           -

C Fossum faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Shields 2 (5).

IBB: J Peralta (5; C Pena).

HBP: J Shields (8; M Grudzielanek).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tom Hallion, 1B - James Hoye, 2B - , 3B - Phil Cuzzi.

Time of Game: 3:08.

Attendance: 18,753.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 90° F, Wind 0mph, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Tampa Bay Devil Rays          Kansas City Royals                   
1. A Iwamura            3B    1. D DeJesus            CF 
2. C Crawford           LF    2. M Grudzielanek       2B 
3. B Harris             SS    3. M Teahen             RF 
4. T Wigginton          2B    4. R Gload              1B 
5. D Young              CF    5. A Gordon             3B 
6. C Pena               1B    6. B Butler             DH 
7. J Gomes              RF    7. J Buck               C  
8. J Cantu              DH    8. J Gathright          LF 
9. R Casanova           C     9. T Pena               SS 

   J Shields            P        O Perez              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   0  6-5  ---  2  -14%  64% J Gathright     G Glover        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   b 9   0  6-5  1--  7   13%  77% T Pena          G Glover        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   b 9   1  6-5  1--  2   12%  89% D DeJesus       G Glover        Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   b 9   0  6-4  ---  5  -12%  78% J Buck          G Glover        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 9   2  6-5  1--  4   11% 100% M Grudzielanek  G Glover        Flyball: RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Odalis Perez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   56%  A Iwamura       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  2   54%  C Crawford      Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Iwamura to 3B
   R      --3  2   59%  B Harris        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Iwamura Scores
          1--  2   62%  T Wigginton     Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Harris to 2B
   O      12-  2   58%  D Young         Flyball: LF
   R      12-  4   67%  C Pena          Single to RF (Line Drive); Harris Scores; Wigginton to 3B
   O      1-3  5   64%  J Gomes         Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, James Shields facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   66%  D DeJesus       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   63%  M Grudzielanek  Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  6   66%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   69%  R Gload         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Odalis Perez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   67%  J Cantu         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   65%  R Casanova      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   65%  A Iwamura       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, James Shields facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   61%  A Gordon        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  8   64%  B Butler        Strikeout Swinging
          1--      63%  J Buck          Wild Pitch; Gordon to 2B
          -2-      60%  " "             Wild Pitch; Gordon to 3B
   O      --3  5   66%  " "             Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   R      --3  2   57%  J Gathright     Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Gordon Scores
   O      -2-  5   60%  T Pena          Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Royals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Odalis Perez facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   66%  C Crawford      Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  1   65%  B Harris        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Crawford to 3B
   O      --3  2   59%  T Wigginton     Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      --3  2   69%  D Young         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Crawford Scores
   O      -2-  3   66%  C Pena          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, James Shields facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   69%  D DeJesus       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   70%  M Grudzielanek  Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  5   72%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Royals 1.

Top of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 3-1, Odalis Perez facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   75%  J Gomes         Single to P (Ground Ball to Short 1B Line)
   O      1--  1   72%  J Cantu         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
   OO     1--  4   67%  R Casanova      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, James Shields facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   70%  R Gload         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   72%  A Gordon        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   71%  B Butler        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   74%  J Buck          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Royals 1.

Top of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 3-1, Odalis Perez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   72%  A Iwamura       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   74%  C Crawford      Walk
          1--      78%  B Harris        Crawford Steals 2B; Crawford to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   R      --3  3   82%  " "             Single to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Crawford Scores
          1--  1   84%  T Wigginton     Single to LF (Line Drive); Harris to 2B
   O      12-  3   82%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   79%  C Pena          Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 4, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, James Shields facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   82%  J Gathright     Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   84%  T Pena          Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   85%  D DeJesus       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 4, Royals 1.

Top of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 4-1, Odalis Perez facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   87%  J Gomes         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      88%  J Cantu         Gomes Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   88%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Gomes to 3B
   RO     --3  7   89%  R Casanova      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Gomes Scores
   O      ---  2   89%  A Iwamura       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 5, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, James Shields facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   91%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   92%  M Teahen        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   93%  R Gload         Groundout: 2B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 5, Royals 1.

Top of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 5-1, Joel Peralta facing 2-3-4
                  Joel Peralta replaces Odalis Perez pitching
          ---  7   94%  C Crawford      Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   93%  B Harris        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
          1--      94%  T Wigginton     Harris Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   93%  " "             Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home); Harris to 3B
   R      --3  1   96%  D Young         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Harris Scores
          -2-  4   96%  C Pena          Intentional Walk
   O      12-  7   95%  J Gomes         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 6, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, James Shields facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   93%  A Gordon        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   95%  B Butler        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Gordon to 2B
   O      -2-  1   97%  J Buck          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Gordon to 3B
   O      --3  3   98%  J Gathright     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 6, Royals 1.

Top of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 6-1, Neal Musser facing 8-9-1
                  Neal Musser replaces Joel Peralta pitching
   O      ---  5   98%  J Cantu         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   98%  R Casanova      Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B)
          ---  5   98%  A Iwamura       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  6   97%  C Crawford      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 6, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, James Shields facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   95%  T Pena          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   97%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Pena to 3B
          --3  5   95%  M Grudzielanek  Hit By Pitch
   RO     1-3  1   97%  M Teahen        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Pena Scores
   R      1--  3   93%  R Gload         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Grudzielanek Scores
                  Casey Fossum replaces James Shields pitching
   R      -2-  2   86%  A Gordon        Single to CF (Line Drive); Gload Scores; Gordon to 2B/Adv on throw
                  Jay Witasick replaces Casey Fossum pitching
   O      -2-  4   92%  B Butler        Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 6, Royals 4.

Top of the 9th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 6-4, Joakim Soria facing 3-4-5
                  Joakim Soria replaces Neal Musser pitching
   O      ---  4   91%  B Harris        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   90%  T Wigginton     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  9   90%  D Young         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  1   92%  C Pena          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Young to 3B
   O      1-3  6   89%  J Gomes         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 6, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-6, Gary Glover facing 7-8-9
                  Gary Glover replaces Jay Witasick pitching
   R      ---  5   78%  J Buck          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  2   64%  J Gathright     Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  7   77%  T Pena          Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   89%  D DeJesus       Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      1--  4  100%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: RF
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 6, Royals 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:KCA200707060

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 2007 > KCR \| TBD > Jul 6, 2007, Devil Rays at Royals Play by Play and Box Score

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation