April 9, 2008 New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 19,007

Wednesday, April 9, 2008, 8:10pm
Time of Game: 2:45

Yankees

4-5

Lost 2

3rd, 3 GB

Joe Girardi

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

W: Z Greinke (2-0), L: K Farnsworth (0-1), S: J Gobble (1)

Royals

6-2

Won 3

1st

Trey Hillman

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon DH                    3   0   1   0    1   2  .212  .649   16    0   0   2B
R Cano 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .194  .416    9    1   2   GDP
B Abreu RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .904   18    0   0   GDP
A Rodriguez 3B                4   0   2   0    0   0  .303  .858   11    1   4   2B
H Matsui LF                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .333  .942   17    2   0   
J Giambi 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .056  .391   13    8   0   
J Molina C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .278  .722   21    9   2   2B
M Cabrera CF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .841   16    1   0   
A Gonzalez SS                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .333 1.000    8    2   3   2B,GDP

B Bruney P                                                               0   1
  B Traber P                                                             0   0
  K Farnsworth P                                                         0   0
  I Kennedy P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31   0   7   0    3   3              129   24  12

BATTING

2B: A Gonzalez (1, off Z Greinke); A Rodriguez (4, off Z Greinke); J Molina (3, off Z Greinke); J Damon (2, off Z Greinke).

TB: A Rodriguez 3; A Gonzalez 2; J Molina 2; J Damon 2; M Cabrera; R Cano.

GIDP: A Gonzalez (1); R Cano (1); B Abreu (2).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Gathright CF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .219  .507   17    1   0   SB,CS
M Grudzielanek 2B             3   1   1   0    1   0  .407  .928   19    5   7   
M Teahen LF                   1   0   0   0    3   1  .286  .983   23    2   0   
J Guillen RF                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .152  .382   17    2   0   
B Butler DH                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .406  .955    9    0   0   2B
A Gordon 3B                   3   1   1   0    1   2  .303  .869   23    2   2   CS
R Gload 1B                    4   1   1   1    0   2  .345  .766   15   12   0   2B
J Buck C                      4   1   2   1    0   1  .250  .671    6    3   0   HR
T Pena SS                     4   0   0   1    0   1  .040  .117   13    0   4   

Z Greinke P                                                              0   0
  Y Yabuta P                                                             0   0
  J Gobble P                                                             0   0
Totals                       30   4   8   4    6   9              142   27  13

BATTING

2B: B Butler (4, off B Bruney); R Gload (1, off I Kennedy).

HR: J Buck (1, off K Farnsworth; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: J Buck 5; B Butler 2; R Gload 2; A Gordon; J Gathright; J Guillen; M Grudzielanek.

RBI: R Gload (3); J Guillen (4); T Pena (2); J Buck (5).

2-out RBI: J Guillen.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 3. T Pena-M Grudzielanek-R Gload 2; M Grudzielanek-R Gload.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Gathright (6, 2nd base off K Farnsworth/J Molina).

CS: J Gathright (1, 3rd base by K Farnsworth/J Molina); A Gordon (1, 2nd base by K Farnsworth/J Molina).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Bruney                       2     1   0   0    1   4   0   0.00    8   36-21   11· 5· 5    2· 0· 1· 0     57    -     0.91   0.10
B Traber                       1     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    5   19-9     6· 0· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.98   0.06
K Farnsworth, L (0-1)          2     4   2   2    2   1   1   5.06   10   30-18   10· 2· 6    4· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.04  -0.15
I Kennedy                      3     2   2   2    2   3   0  13.50   13   52-32   20· 1·11    5· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.25  -0.09
Totals                         8     8   4   4    6   9   1          36  137-80   47· 8·25   12· 4· 5· 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
Z Greinke, W (2-0)             8     6   0   0    2   2   0   0.60   29  107-73   43· 7·23   12· 7· 6· 0     70    -     0.92   0.41
Y Yabuta                       0.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3   16-7     3· 0· 4    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.34  -0.02
J Gobble, S (1)                0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2    6-5     3· 1· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.75   0.04
Totals                         9     7   0   0    3   3   0          34  129-85   49· 8·28   13· 8· 7· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Chad Fairchild, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Jeff Kellogg, 3B - Mark Wegner.

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 19,007.

Weather: 52° F, Wind 10mph in from Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Kansas City Royals                   
1. J Damon              DH    1. J Gathright          CF 
2. R Cano               2B    2. M Grudzielanek       2B 
3. B Abreu              RF    3. M Teahen             LF 
4. A Rodriguez          3B    4. J Guillen            RF 
5. H Matsui             LF    5. B Butler             DH 
6. J Giambi             1B    6. A Gordon             3B 
7. J Molina             C     7. R Gload              1B 
8. M Cabrera            CF    8. J Buck               C  
9. A Gonzalez           SS    9. T Pena               SS 

   B Bruney             P        Z Greinke            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   0  0-0  ---  1   14%  71% J Buck          K Farnsworth    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   b 5   2  0-1  12-  3   11%  81% J Guillen       K Farnsworth    Single to CF (Line Drive); Grudzielanek Scores; Teahen to 3B
   t 6   0  2-0  1--  4   11%  83% B Abreu         Z Greinke       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  3    7%  54% R Cano          Z Greinke       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   b 6   0  0-2  1--  1    7%  93% R Gload         I Kennedy       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Gordon Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Zack Greinke facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   47%  J Damon         Walk
   OO     1--  3   54%  R Cano          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   55%  B Abreu         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bruney facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  8   53%  J Gathright     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6   51%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   52%  M Teahen        Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Zack Greinke facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   52%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   54%  H Matsui        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   55%  J Giambi        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bruney facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   61%  B Butler        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   57%  A Gordon        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   53%  R Gload         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   50%  J Buck          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Zack Greinke facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   43%  J Molina        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  5   48%  M Cabrera       Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
   O      -2-  2   52%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
   O      -2-  5   56%  J Damon         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Billy Traber facing 9-1-2
                  Billy Traber replaces Brian Bruney pitching
   O      ---  1   53%  T Pena          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   51%  J Gathright     Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   53%  M Grudzielanek  Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  6   55%  M Teahen        Walk; Grudzielanek to 2B
   O      12-  3   50%  J Guillen       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Zack Greinke facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   53%  R Cano          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   55%  B Abreu         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  3   52%  A Rodriguez     Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          -2-  6   51%  H Matsui        Walk
   O      12-  3   56%  J Giambi        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Farnsworth facing 5-6-7
                  Kyle Farnsworth replaces Billy Traber pitching
   O      ---  2   53%  B Butler        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   56%  A Gordon        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      51%  R Gload         Gordon Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  4   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Zack Greinke facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   53%  J Molina        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   55%  M Cabrera       Popfly: 2B
          ---  3   52%  A Gonzalez      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  4   57%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Farnsworth facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  1   71%  J Buck          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   68%  T Pena          Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  1   71%  J Gathright     Single to P (Bunt to Short 1B Line)
          1--      73%  M Grudzielanek  Gathright Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   68%  " "             Walk, Gathright Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
          1--  6   70%  M Teahen        Walk; Grudzielanek to 2B
   R      12-  3   81%  J Guillen       Single to CF (Line Drive); Grudzielanek Scores; Teahen to 3B
   O      1-3  1   78%  B Butler        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 2.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Zack Greinke facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   72%  R Cano          Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   OO     1--  4   83%  B Abreu         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   84%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ian Kennedy facing 6-7-8
                  Ian Kennedy replaces Kyle Farnsworth pitching
          ---  7   86%  A Gordon        Walk
   R      1--  1   93%  R Gload         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Gordon Scores
          -2-  1   95%  J Buck          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Gload to 3B
   RO     1-3  7   95%  T Pena          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Gload Scores
   O      1--  2   94%  J Gathright     Lineout: CF
   O      1--  1   94%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 4.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Zack Greinke facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   96%  H Matsui        Lineout: RF
   O      ---  4   96%  J Giambi        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  6   97%  J Molina        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ian Kennedy facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  7   97%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   96%  J Guillen       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
          ---  5   97%  B Butler        Walk
   O      1--  7   96%  A Gordon        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 4.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Zack Greinke facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   94%  M Cabrera       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  3   98%  A Gonzalez      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
          ---  1   98%  J Damon         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  1   99%  R Cano          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ian Kennedy facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   99%  R Gload         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   99%  J Buck          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   98%  T Pena          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 4.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Yasuhiko Yabuta facing 3-4-5
                  Yasuhiko Yabuta replaces Zack Greinke pitching
   O      ---  7   99%  B Abreu         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   98%  A Rodriguez     Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS)
          1--  6   96%  H Matsui        Walk; Rodriguez to 2B
                  Jimmy Gobble replaces Yasuhiko Yabuta pitching
   O      12-  1   99%  J Giambi        Popfly: 3B (Weak SS)
   O      12-  5  100%  J Molina        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation