July 27, 2007 Texas Rangers at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 21,730

Friday, July 27, 2007, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 2:30

Rangers

46-57

Lost 1

4th, 14 GB

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

W: B Bannister (7-6), L: J Wright (3-3)

Royals

45-57

Won 2

5th, 15 GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Catalanotto LF              4   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .700   13    2   0   
M Young SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .296  .741   18    2   4   
M Teixeira 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .299  .933   13    8   3   
S Sosa DH                     4   1   2   1    0   1  .245  .766   14    0   0   HR
M Byrd CF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .343  .892   17    2   1   
B Wilkerson RF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .223  .778   13    1   0   
A Melhuse C                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .234  .631   22    2   1   
R Vazquez 2B                  2   0   0   0    2   1  .253  .741   26    3   3   
T Metcalf 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .698    8    1   1   

J Wright P                                                               3   1
  R Mahay P                                                              0   0
  S Feldman P                                                            0   0
Totals                       33   1   5   1    2   8              144   24  14

BATTING

HR: S Sosa (16, off J Soria; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: S Sosa 5; B Wilkerson; M Teixeira; M Young.

RBI: S Sosa (70).

2-out RBI: S Sosa.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 3. R Vazquez-M Young-M Teixeira; J Wright-M Young-M Teixeira; M Young-R Vazquez-M Teixeira.

E: T Metcalf (4).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF                  2   0   2   0    2   0  .278  .761   18    2   0   CS,IW
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   1   3   1    0   0  .308  .794   23    2   3   
M Teahen RF                   3   2   1   0    1   1  .283  .758   16    4   0   2B
B Butler DH                   4   1   1   3    0   0  .309  .835   14    0   0   HR,GDP
R Gload 1B                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .285  .759    9    8   0   SF
A Gordon 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .245  .710   16    0   0   2B,GDP
E Brown LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .226  .597   10    3   0   
J Buck C                      3   1   1   0    1   0  .233  .831   13    8   0   
T Pena SS                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .673    6    0   2   SH,GDP

B Bannister P                                                            0   0
  J Soria P                                                              0   0
  D Riske P                                                              0   0
Totals                       29   6  11   6    4   2              125   27   5

BATTING

2B: M Teahen (18, off J Wright); A Gordon (21, off S Feldman).

HR: B Butler (4, off J Wright; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to CF).

SF: R Gload (3, off J Wright).

SH: T Pena (5, off J Wright).

IBB: D DeJesus (5, by J Wright).

TB: B Butler 4; M Grudzielanek 3; D DeJesus 2; M Teahen 2; A Gordon 2; J Buck; R Gload; E Brown.

GIDP: T Pena (9); A Gordon (6); B Butler (5).

RBI: B Butler 3 (30); A Gordon (35); M Grudzielanek (34); R Gload (29).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

E: T Pena (18).

BASERUNNING

CS: D DeJesus (3, 2nd base by J Wright/A Melhuse).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Wright, L (3-3)              6.2  10   5   5    4   2   1   4.57   29   98-57   39· 2·16   13· 6· 4· 0     32    -     0.53  -0.19
R Mahay                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.13    1    4-3     1· 1· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.06   0.00
S Feldman                      1     1   1   0    0   0   0   6.03    5   18-12   10· 1· 1    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.06  -0.01
Totals                         8    11   6   5    4   2   1          35  120-72   50· 4·18   17· 7· 5· 0          1-0

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
B Bannister, W (7-6)           7     4   0   0    2   6   0   3.42   28  116-76   43·11·22   11· 8· 1· 0     73    -     0.87   0.29
J Soria                        1     1   1   1    0   0   1   2.44    4   19-12    8· 3· 1    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.17   0.01
D Riske                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.27    3    9-8     2· 3· 3    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
Totals                         9     5   1   1    2   8   1          35  144-96   53·17·26   12·11· 2· 0           -

Balks: S Feldman (2).

WP: None.

IBB: J Wright (1; D DeJesus).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rob Drake, 1B - Tim Tschida, 2B - , 3B - Jim Wolf.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 21,730.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 87° F, Wind 8mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Kansas City Royals                   
1. F Catalanotto        LF    1. D DeJesus            CF 
2. M Young              SS    2. M Grudzielanek       2B 
3. M Teixeira           1B    3. M Teahen             RF 
4. S Sosa               DH    4. B Butler             DH 
5. M Byrd               CF    5. R Gload              1B 
6. B Wilkerson          RF    6. A Gordon             3B 
7. A Melhuse            C     7. E Brown              LF 
8. R Vazquez            2B    8. J Buck               C  
9. T Metcalf            3B    9. T Pena               SS 

   J Wright             P        B Bannister          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  12-  4   20%  78% B Butler        J Wright        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Grudzielanek Scores; Teahen Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  5   -6%  53% M Grudzielanek  J Wright        DeJesus Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   b 2   0  0-3  12-  4   -5%  80% T Pena          J Wright        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B; Brown to 3B
   t 3   1  3-0  12-  5    5%  79% M Byrd          B Bannister     Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   t 2   1  3-0  12-  3    4%  77% T Metcalf       B Bannister     Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bannister facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  F Catalanotto   Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   54%  M Young         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   53%  M Teixeira      Single to SS (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
          1--  3   51%  S Sosa          Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Teixeira to 2B
   O      12-  3   55%  M Byrd          Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jamey Wright facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  D DeJesus       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--      53%  M Grudzielanek  DeJesus Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  6   55%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  6   59%  M Teahen        Walk; Grudzielanek to 2B
   RRR    12-  4   78%  B Butler        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Grudzielanek Scores; Teahen Scores
   O      ---  2   77%  R Gload         Lineout: LF
   O      ---  6   77%  A Gordon        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 3.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Brian Bannister facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   73%  B Wilkerson     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   76%  A Melhuse       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  7   73%  R Vazquez       Walk; Wilkerson to 2B
   O      12-  3   77%  T Metcalf       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      12-  1   81%  F Catalanotto   Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jamey Wright facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   83%  E Brown         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  4   86%  J Buck          Walk; Brown to 2B
   OO     12-  4   80%  T Pena          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B; Brown to 3B
          --3  6   81%  D DeJesus       Walk
   O      1-3  6   78%  M Grudzielanek  Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 3.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Brian Bannister facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   75%  M Young         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   78%  M Teixeira      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   74%  S Sosa          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Young to 2B
   O      12-  5   79%  M Byrd          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      12-  3   83%  B Wilkerson     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jamey Wright facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   86%  M Teahen        Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   86%  B Butler        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Teahen to 3B
   RO     --3  1   87%  R Gload         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Teahen Scores
   O      ---  8   86%  A Gordon        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 4.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Brian Bannister facing 7-8-9
   O      --- 11   88%  A Melhuse       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  7   90%  R Vazquez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   90%  T Metcalf       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jamey Wright facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   90%  E Brown         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   89%  J Buck          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   88%  T Pena          Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 4.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Brian Bannister facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   90%  F Catalanotto   Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   92%  M Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   92%  M Teixeira      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jamey Wright facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   93%  D DeJesus       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   96%  M Grudzielanek  Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); DeJesus to 3B
   O      1-3  5   94%  M Teahen        Strikeout Looking
   OO     1-3  2   91%  B Butler        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 4.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Brian Bannister facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   93%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   94%  M Byrd          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   94%  B Wilkerson     Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jamey Wright facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   95%  R Gload         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   OO     1--  1   94%  A Gordon        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  1   93%  E Brown         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 4.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Brian Bannister facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   95%  A Melhuse       Strikeout Looking
          ---  9   93%  R Vazquez       Walk
   O      1--  4   95%  T Metcalf       Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   97%  F Catalanotto   Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jamey Wright facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   97%  J Buck          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  1   97%  T Pena          Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); Buck to 2B
          -2-  4   97%  D DeJesus       Intentional Walk
   RO     12-  1   98%  M Grudzielanek  Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Buck Scores; DeJesus out at 3B
                  Ron Mahay replaces Jamey Wright pitching
   O      1--  4   98%  M Teahen        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 5.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-5, Joakim Soria facing 2-3-4
                  Joakim Soria replaces Brian Bannister pitching
   O      ---  5   99%  M Young         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   99%  M Teixeira      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   R      ---  6   98%  S Sosa          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  6   99%  M Byrd          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Scott Feldman facing 4-5-6
                  Scott Feldman replaces Ron Mahay pitching
   O      ---  3   98%  B Butler        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  4   99%  R Gload         Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--      99%  A Gordon        Balk; Gload to 2B
   R      -2-  1   99%  " "             Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Gload Scores/unER
   O      -2-  5   99%  E Brown         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Gordon to 3B
   O      --3  5   99%  J Buck          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 6.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-6, David Riske facing 6-7-8
                  David Riske replaces Joakim Soria pitching
   O      ---  5  100%  B Wilkerson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  100%  A Melhuse       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  3  100%  R Vazquez       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation