September 18, 2007 Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 15,015

Tuesday, September 18, 2007, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 2:38

White Sox

65-86

Lost 1

5th, 24 GB

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

W: G Meche (9-12), L: G Floyd (1-4), S: J Soria (16)

Royals

65-85

Won 1

4th, 23½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Owens CF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .617   11    0   0   
  L Terrero PH-CF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .734    6    0   0   
J Fields LF                   3   2   2   0    1   0  .238  .757   14    0   0   2·2B
J Thome DH                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .268  .922   18    0   0   
J Dye RF                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .249  .802   15    2   0   
D Erstad 1B                   4   0   0   1    0   1  .247  .636   19   10   0   
A Pierzynski C                4   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .709    8    6   1   
J Uribe SS                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .228  .673   26    2   3   
D Richar 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .242  .757    8    2   2   2B
A Cintron 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .239  .599   10    1   3   

G Floyd P                                                                1   1
  M Myers P                                                              0   0
  E Wassermann P                                                         0   1
Totals                       31   2   4   1    2   7              135   24  11

BATTING

2B: D Richar (9, off G Meche); J Fields 2 (17, 2 off G Meche).

TB: J Fields 4; D Richar 2; J Thome.

RBI: D Erstad (30).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Uribe-D Erstad.

E: J Uribe (16).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF                  3   1   2   0    0   0  .269  .742    8    2   0   HBP,GDP
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   1   2   0    0   1  .298  .761   13    1   3   
R Gload 1B                    2   1   1   1    2   0  .298  .781   20    9   0   2B
B Butler DH                   4   0   1   2    0   0  .295  .803   12    0   0   
M Teahen RF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .283  .760   16    2   0   
J Smith 3B                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .206  .627    9    0   1   3B,2B
J Gathright LF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .308  .714   14    4   0   
J Buck C                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .760   13    7   0   
T Pena SS                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .258  .612   14    2   4   SH

G Meche P                                                                0   0
  J Gobble P                                                             0   0
  J Peralta P                                                            0   0
  J Bale P                                                               0   1
  J Soria P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32   3   9   3    2   7              119   27   9

BATTING

2B: R Gload (20, off G Floyd); J Smith (3, off G Floyd).

3B: J Smith (2, off G Floyd).

SH: T Pena (8, off G Floyd).

HBP: D DeJesus (20, by G Floyd).

TB: J Smith 5; D DeJesus 2; M Grudzielanek 2; R Gload 2; T Pena; B Butler.

GIDP: D DeJesus (7).

RBI: B Butler 2 (49); R Gload (49).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: J Smith (3).

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Floyd, L (1-4)               6     9   3   3    1   6   0   5.65   29   98-69   43·12·14   10· 5· 6· 0     47    -     0.82  -0.03
M Myers                        1.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   3.78    5   14-8     3· 3· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.88   0.06
E Wassermann                   0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.45    2    7-4     4· 0· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.38   0.02
Totals                         8     9   3   3    2   7   0          36  119-81   50·15·16   14· 6· 6· 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, W (9-12)              7     4   2   1    2   5   0   3.70   27  108-75   51· 9·15    7· 8· 5· 0     66    -     1.20   0.25
J Gobble, H (15)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.02    1    6-3     2· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.17   0.06
J Peralta, H (5)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.94    1    5-2     1· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.61   0.04
J Bale, H (2)                  0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.63    1    6-3     2· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.06   0.03
J Soria, S (16)                1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.53    3   10-10    6· 1· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.18
Totals                         9     4   2   1    2   7   0          33  135-93   62·10·21   10· 9· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: G Floyd (6; D DeJesus).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 15,015.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 6mph from Right to Left, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Kansas City Royals                   
1. J Owens              CF    1. D DeJesus            CF 
2. J Fields             LF    2. M Grudzielanek       2B 
3. J Thome              DH    3. R Gload              1B 
4. J Dye                RF    4. B Butler             DH 
5. D Erstad             1B    5. M Teahen             RF 
6. A Pierzynski         C     6. J Smith              3B 
7. J Uribe              SS    7. J Gathright          LF 
8. D Richar             2B    8. J Buck               C  
9. A Cintron            3B    9. T Pena               SS 

   G Floyd              P        G Meche              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  12-  3   12%  75% R Gload         G Floyd         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); DeJesus Scores; Grudzielanek to 3B
   t 4   0  3-0  12-  6   12%  82% J Dye           G Meche         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul); Thome out at 1B/3B-2B-CF
   t 6   0  3-1  ---  2   -8%  69% J Fields        G Meche         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   t 9   0  3-2  ---  4    8%  90% J Dye           J Soria         Strikeout Looking
   b 6   0  2-3  1--  2   -7%  69% D DeJesus       G Floyd         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Meche facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  J Owens         Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
          ---  2   48%  J Fields        Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  5   51%  J Thome         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF); Fields to 3B
   O      --3  2   55%  J Dye           Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Gavin Floyd facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   58%  D DeJesus       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   64%  M Grudzielanek  Single to LF (Ground Ball); DeJesus to 2B
   R      12-  3   75%  R Gload         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); DeJesus Scores; Grudzielanek to 3B
   RR     -23  1   82%  B Butler        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Grudzielanek Scores; Gload Scores
   O      1--  7   80%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   78%  J Smith         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   77%  J Gathright     Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 3.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Gil Meche facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  9   79%  D Erstad        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   80%  A Pierzynski    Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      --- 10   81%  J Uribe         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Gavin Floyd facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   80%  J Buck          Foul Lineout: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   79%  T Pena          Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  2   80%  D DeJesus       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
          1--  1   81%  M Grudzielanek  Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); DeJesus to 3B
   O      1-3  4   78%  R Gload         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 3.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Gil Meche facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   80%  D Richar        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   82%  A Cintron       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   83%  J Owens         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Gavin Floyd facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   82%  B Butler        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   81%  M Teahen        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   82%  J Smith         Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      --3  3   80%  J Gathright     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 3.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Gil Meche facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   76%  J Fields        Walk
          1--  2   70%  J Thome         Single to RF (Line Drive); Fields to 2B
   OO     12-  6   82%  J Dye           Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul); Thome out at 1B/3B-2B-CF
   R      -2-  4   75%  D Erstad        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Short LF); Fields Scores/No RBI/unER
   O      1--  3   78%  A Pierzynski    Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Gavin Floyd facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   80%  J Buck          Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  1   79%  T Pena          Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); Buck to 2B
          -2-  1   80%  D DeJesus       Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  4   77%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Swinging
          12-  8   79%  R Gload         Walk; Buck to 3B; DeJesus to 2B
   O      123  2   74%  B Butler        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 3.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Gil Meche facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   77%  J Uribe         Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
          ---  3   72%  D Richar        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   76%  A Cintron       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Richar to 3B
   O      --3  4   80%  J Owens         Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Gavin Floyd facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   79%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   82%  J Smith         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  2   79%  J Gathright     Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      -2-  5   77%  J Buck          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 3.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Gil Meche facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   69%  J Fields        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  5   63%  J Thome         Walk
   O      12-  3   68%  J Dye           Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Fields to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   69%  D Erstad        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Fields Scores
   O      1--  1   73%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Gavin Floyd facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   77%  T Pena          Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   OO     1--  2   69%  D DeJesus       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   68%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 3.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Gil Meche facing 7-8-9
   O      --- 12   73%  J Uribe         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   76%  D Richar        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   78%  A Cintron       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Myers facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Myers replaces Gavin Floyd pitching
          ---  5   81%  R Gload         Walk
   O      1--  3   78%  B Butler        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   75%  M Teahen        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   73%  J Smith         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 3.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Jimmy Gobble facing 1-2-3
                  Jimmy Gobble replaces Gil Meche pitching; Luis Terrero pinch hits for Jerry Owens batting 1st
   O      ---  6   79%  L Terrero       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  Joel Peralta replaces Jimmy Gobble pitching
   O      ---  5   83%  J Fields        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  John Bale replaces Joel Peralta pitching
   O      ---  6   86%  J Thome         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Myers facing 7-8-9
                  Luis Terrero moves to CF
   O      ---  3   84%  J Gathright     Strikeout Swinging
                  Ehren Wassermann replaces Mike Myers pitching
   O      ---  4   83%  J Buck          Groundout: P-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   82%  T Pena          Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 3.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Joakim Soria facing 4-5-6
                  Joakim Soria replaces John Bale pitching
   O      ---  4   90%  J Dye           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   96%  D Erstad        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  100%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 3.

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