April 25, 2008 Toronto Blue Jays at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 22,561

Friday, April 25, 2008, 8:10pm
Time of Game: 2:48

Blue Jays

10-14

Lost 5

5th, 4½ GB

Cito Gaston

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

W: L Nunez (2-0), L: A Burnett (2-2)

Royals

10-13

Won 1

3rd, 3 GB

Trey Hillman

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .247  .645   17    0   3   
A Hill 2B                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .290  .773   15    2   2   
A Rios RF                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .305  .835   14    1   0   
V Wells CF                    4   0   0   1    0   0  .277  .782   10    0   0   
M Stairs DH                   3   1   1   0    0   1  .317  .837   17    0   0   2B,HBP
S Rolen 3B                    3   0   1   2    1   0  .333 1.167   11    3   4   2B
L Overbay 1B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .286  .779   15   10   0   HR
S Stewart LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .212  .592   16    2   0   
R Barajas C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .583    7    6   2   
  G Zaun PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .715    6    0   0   

A Burnett P                                                              0   1
  S Downs P                                                              0   1
  J Frasor P                                                             0   1
Totals                       35   4   8   4    1   4              128   24  14

BATTING

2B: S Rolen (1, off L Nunez); M Stairs (1, off Z Greinke).

HR: L Overbay (1, off Z Greinke; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

HBP: M Stairs (1, by L Nunez).

TB: L Overbay 5; A Rios 2; M Stairs 2; S Rolen 2; D Eckstein; A Hill.

RBI: S Rolen 2 (2); L Overbay (6); V Wells (17).

2-out RBI: S Rolen 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: D Eckstein 2 (5); V Wells (1).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF-LF               4   0   2   3    1   1  .414  .972   20    0   0   
A Callaspo 2B                 4   0   1   1    1   1  .333  .827   24    1   3   
A Gordon 3B                   5   0   1   0    0   2  .310  .833   15    0   2   
J Guillen LF                  5   1   1   0    0   2  .182  .516   22    4   0   
  J Gathright CF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .533         0   0   
M Teahen RF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .259  .727   10    3   0   
B Butler DH                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .302  .742   16    0   0   
  E German PR-DH              0   1   0   0    0   0  .063  .181         0   0   
R Gload 1B                    4   2   1   1    0   1  .281  .656   13   12   0   2B
J Buck C                      4   2   2   2    0   0  .230  .652   14    5   0   2·2B
T Pena SS                     2   1   1   0    1   0  .148  .336    9    2   5   SH,IW

Z Greinke P                                                              0   1
  L Nunez P                                                              0   1
  J Soria P                                                              0   0
Totals                       35   8  11   8    4   7              143   27  12

BATTING

2B: J Buck 2 (3, off S Downs, off A Burnett); R Gload (2, off A Burnett).

SH: T Pena (1, off A Burnett).

IBB: T Pena (1, by S Downs).

TB: J Buck 4; D DeJesus 2; R Gload 2; A Gordon; A Callaspo; M Teahen; T Pena; B Butler; J Guillen.

RBI: D DeJesus 3 (7); J Buck 2 (9); R Gload (5); B Butler (11); A Callaspo (3).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 6 for 14.

BASERUNNING

PO: T Pena (3rd base by R Barajas).

PITCHING

Toronto Blue Jays             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Burnett, L (2-2)             7.1   8   5   3    3   6   0   6.07   33  102-64   36· 9·19   15· 5· 4· 0     49    -     1.23  -0.30
S Downs, BS (1)                0     3   3   3    1   0   0   3.27    5   20-12    8· 0· 4    4· 0· 0· 0          2-2    2.21  -0.50
J Frasor                       0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.24    2   11-8     6· 2· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.11   0.01
Totals                         8    11   8   6    4   7   0          40  133-84   50·11·23   20· 5· 4· 0          4-2

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                      7     5   1   1    1   4   1   1.25   27   93-63   42· 3·18    9·11· 2· 0     66    -     1.14   0.27
L Nunez, BS (1), W (2-0)       1     3   3   3    0   0   0   2.70    7   23-15    8· 3· 4    4· 0· 2· 0          0-0    2.57  -0.57
J Soria                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   12-8     6· 0· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         9     8   4   4    1   4   1          37  128-86   56· 6·24   16·11· 4· 0           -

S Downs faced 5 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: A Burnett 2 (2).

WP: A Burnett (4).

IBB: S Downs (3; T Pena).

HBP: L Nunez (1; M Stairs).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gary Darling, 1B - Jerry Meals, 2B - Bill Miller, 3B - Paul Emmel.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 22,561.

Weather: 48° F, Wind 18mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Kansas City Royals                   
1. D Eckstein           SS    1. D DeJesus            CF 
2. A Hill               2B    2. A Callaspo           2B 
3. A Rios               RF    3. A Gordon             3B 
4. V Wells              CF    4. J Guillen            LF 
5. M Stairs             DH    5. M Teahen             RF 
6. S Rolen              3B    6. B Butler             DH 
7. L Overbay            1B    7. R Gload              1B 
8. S Stewart            LF    8. J Buck               C  
9. R Barajas            C     9. T Pena               SS 

   A Burnett            P        Z Greinke            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  2-2  1-3  2  -35%  15% S Rolen         L Nunez         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Rios Scores; Stairs Scores
   b 8   1  4-4  12-  1   24%  92% J Buck          S Downs         Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak SS-2B); German Scores/unER; Gload to 3B
   b 8   1  4-2  12-  1   24%  50% B Butler        A Burnett       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Guillen Scores; Teahen to 3B
   t 8   1  2-1  1--  4  -20%  53% A Rios          L Nunez         Single to LF (Line Drive); Hill to 3B; Rios to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 7   1  1-1  12-  2   20%  84% D DeJesus       A Burnett       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Buck Scores/unER; Pena to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Zack Greinke facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   47%  D Eckstein      Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  9   50%  A Hill          Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      1--  5   53%  A Rios          Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      1--  4   55%  V Wells         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, A.J. Burnett facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  D DeJesus       Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   51%  A Callaspo      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  3   52%  A Gordon        Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  4   50%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Zack Greinke facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   52%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   50%  S Rolen         Walk
          1--  1   43%  L Overbay       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Rolen to 3B
   O      1-3  3   50%  S Stewart       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      1-3  3   55%  R Barajas       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, A.J. Burnett facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   53%  M Teahen        Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   51%  B Butler        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   50%  R Gload         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Zack Greinke facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   54%  A Hill          Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   56%  A Rios          Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, A.J. Burnett facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  8   53%  J Buck          Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   51%  T Pena          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   53%  D DeJesus       Walk
          1--      54%  A Callaspo      Balk; DeJesus to 2B
   O      -2-  4   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Zack Greinke facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   53%  V Wells         Flyball: LF
          ---  5   48%  M Stairs        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   52%  S Rolen         Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  3   56%  L Overbay       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, A.J. Burnett facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   53%  A Gordon        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   51%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   53%  M Teahen        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      54%  B Butler        Balk; Teahen to 2B
   O      -2-  6   50%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Zack Greinke facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   53%  S Stewart       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   55%  R Barajas       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  4   57%  D Eckstein      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, A.J. Burnett facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   65%  R Gload         Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          -2-      69%  J Buck          Wild Pitch; Gload to 3B
   R      --3  2   77%  " "             Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Gload Scores
   O      -2-  1   76%  T Pena          Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B (Weak SS); Buck to 3B
   O      --3  4   70%  D DeJesus       Strikeout Swinging
          --3  4   71%  A Callaspo      Walk
   O      1-3  3   66%  A Gordon        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Zack Greinke facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   69%  A Hill          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   65%  A Rios          Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  3   70%  V Wells         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   74%  M Stairs        Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, A.J. Burnett facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   72%  J Guillen       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   70%  M Teahen        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   69%  B Butler        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Zack Greinke facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   73%  S Rolen         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   R      ---  5   54%  L Overbay       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   57%  S Stewart       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   59%  R Barajas       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, A.J. Burnett facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   55%  R Gload         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   59%  J Buck          Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
          1--  3   65%  T Pena          Single to RF (Ground Ball); Buck to 2B
   R      12-  2   84%  D DeJesus       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Buck Scores/unER; Pena to 3B
   O      1-3      77%  A Callaspo      Pena Picked off 3B (C-3B); DeJesus to 2B
   O      -2-  4   74%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 2.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Leo Nunez facing 1-2-3
                  Leo Nunez replaces Zack Greinke pitching
   O      ---  3   80%  D Eckstein      Groundout: P-1B
          ---  2   74%  A Hill          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  4   53%  A Rios          Single to LF (Line Drive); Hill to 3B; Rios to 2B/Adv on throw
   RO     -23  2   52%  V Wells         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Hill Scores; Rios to 3B
          --3  4   50%  M Stairs        Hit By Pitch
   RR     1-3  2   15%  S Rolen         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Rios Scores; Stairs Scores
   O      -2-  6   17%  L Overbay       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, A.J. Burnett facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   13%  A Gordon        Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   18%  J Guillen       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  6   26%  M Teahen        Walk; Guillen to 2B
   R      12-  1   50%  B Butler        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Guillen Scores; Teahen to 3B
                  Scott Downs replaces A.J. Burnett pitching; Esteban German pinch runs for Billy Butler batting 6th
   R      1-3  3   67%  R Gload         Reached on E6 (catch)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B to P); Teahen Scores; German to 2B
   R      12-  1   92%  J Buck          Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak SS-2B); German Scores/unER; Gload to 3B
          -23  4   92%  T Pena          Intentional Walk
   RR     123  8   98%  D DeJesus       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Gload Scores; Buck Scores; Pena to 3B
   R      1-3  4   99%  A Callaspo      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Pena Scores; DeJesus to 3B; Callaspo to 2B/Adv on E8
                  Jason Frasor replaces Scott Downs pitching
   O      -23  3   99%  A Gordon        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  8   98%  J Guillen       Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Royals 8.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-8, Joakim Soria facing 8-9-1
                  Joakim Soria replaces Leo Nunez pitching; David DeJesus moves to LF; Joey Gathright replaces Jose Guillen playing CF batting 4th
   O      ---  3   99%  S Stewart       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  Gregg Zaun pinch hits for Rod Barajas batting 9th
   O      ---  6  100%  G Zaun          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3  100%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Royals 8.

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