May 6, 2008 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 11,354

Tuesday, May 6, 2008, 8:10pm
Time of Game: 2:46

Angels

22-13

Won 4

1st

Mike Scioscia

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

W: D Oliver (2-1), L: B Bannister (3-4), S: F Rodriguez (14)

Royals

14-18

Lost 2

4th, 2½ GB

Trey Hillman

BATTING

Los Angeles Angels           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Matthews LF                 4   0   1   0    1   2  .221  .673   19    2   0   
E Aybar SS                    5   0   2   0    0   0  .310  .726   14    0   4   2B,GDP
V Guerrero RF                 4   2   2   0    1   0  .264  .767   23    2   0   3B,2B
C Kotchman 1B                 5   1   2   0    0   0  .333  .931   12   11   0   
T Hunter CF                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .310  .889   14    3   0   2B
G Anderson DH                 5   1   3   5    0   1  .237  .652   12    0   0   HR
B Wood 3B                     5   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .694   20    2   0   
S Rodriguez 2B                4   0   2   0    0   1  .286  .661   14    0   1   
J Mathis C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .709   12    7   3   

N Adenhart P                                                             0   1
  D Oliver P                                                             0   0
  J Speier P                                                             0   0
  S Shields P                                                            0   0
  F Rodriguez P                                                          0   1
Totals                       41   5  15   5    2   6              140   27  10

BATTING

2B: E Aybar (6, off R Mahay); T Hunter (10, off B Bannister); V Guerrero (7, off B Bannister).

3B: V Guerrero (2, off B Bannister).

HR: G Anderson (4, off B Bannister; 4th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

TB: G Anderson 6; V Guerrero 5; E Aybar 3; T Hunter 3; S Rodriguez 2; C Kotchman 2; G Matthews; B Wood.

GIDP: E Aybar (1).

RBI: G Anderson 5 (18).

2-out RBI: G Anderson 2.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

PB: J Mathis (1).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Gathright CF                5   0   1   0    0   1  .244  .547   17    1   0   
M Grudzielanek 2B             5   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .663   18    4   3   
D DeJesus LF                  5   0   1   0    0   2  .318  .802   14    1   0   
B Butler DH                   3   1   1   0    2   0  .284  .711   19    0   0   2B
A Gordon 3B                   3   0   2   1    1   0  .281  .759   15    1   3   2B
M Teahen RF                   3   1   0   0    1   2  .271  .734   17    1   0   
M Olivo C                     4   1   2   1    0   1  .273  .880   15    8   0   2B
R Gload 1B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .277  .639   10    8   0   2B
A Callaspo SS                 2   0   0   0    2   0  .350  .860   20    2   1   
  T Pena SS                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .157  .376         1   0   

B Bannister P                                                            0   1
  R Mahay P                                                              0   0
  J Gobble P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   3   8   3    6   6              145   27   8

BATTING

2B: M Olivo (5, off N Adenhart); B Butler (6, off N Adenhart); A Gordon (7, off N Adenhart); R Gload (3, off N Adenhart).

TB: M Olivo 3; A Gordon 3; B Butler 2; R Gload 2; J Gathright; D DeJesus.

RBI: R Gload (8); M Olivo (10); A Gordon (13).

2-out RBI: A Gordon; R Gload; M Olivo.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Callaspo-M Grudzielanek-R Gload.

E: M Teahen (1).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Angels            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Adenhart                     4.1   6   3   3    5   3   0  11.37   23   83-45   29· 0·16    4· 4· 7· 0     37    -     0.96  -0.15
D Oliver, W (2-1)              1.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   2.81    5   15-12    6· 4· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          2-0    1.76   0.22
J Speier, H (9)                1     2   0   0    1   1   0   3.14    6   23-15    8· 3· 4    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    3.08   0.08
S Shields, H (7)               1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.84    3    6-4     4· 0· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.24   0.09
F Rodriguez, S (14)            1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.07    3   13-8     4· 1· 3    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.10
Totals                         9     8   3   3    6   6   0          40  140-84   51· 8·25   10·10· 8· 0          2-0

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, L (3-4)           6.2  13   5   5    2   3   1   4.46   34  103-64   43· 6·15   11·12· 6· 0     29    -     1.23  -0.24
R Mahay                        1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   1.72    5   17-11    8· 2· 1    1· 1· 2· 0          2-0    0.66   0.06
J Gobble                       1     1   0   0    0   2   0   5.40    4   16-12    5· 5· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.35   0.02
Totals                         9    15   5   5    2   6   1          43  136-87   56·13·18   13·14· 8· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: B Bannister (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Everitt, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Mike DiMuro, 3B - Larry Vanover.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 11,354.

Weather: 67° F, Wind 8mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Angels            Kansas City Royals                   
1. G Matthews           LF    1. J Gathright          CF 
2. E Aybar              SS    2. M Grudzielanek       2B 
3. V Guerrero           RF    3. D DeJesus            LF 
4. C Kotchman           1B    4. B Butler             DH 
5. T Hunter             CF    5. A Gordon             3B 
6. G Anderson           DH    6. M Teahen             RF 
7. B Wood               3B    7. M Olivo              C  
8. S Rodriguez          2B    8. R Gload              1B 
9. J Mathis             C     9. A Callaspo           SS 

   N Adenhart           P        B Bannister          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   0  3-0  -23  1   17%  50% G Anderson      B Bannister     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Kotchman Scores; Hunter Scores
   t 5   2  3-3  1-3  2   15%  64% G Anderson      B Bannister     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Guerrero Scores; Kotchman to 3B; Anderson to 2B/Adv on E9
   b 7   2  5-3  123  3   13%  86% M Olivo         J Speier        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   b 7   1  5-3  123  6   13%  73% M Teahen        J Speier        Strikeout Swinging
   b 2   2  0-0  1--  3  -12%  36% M Olivo         N Adenhart      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Teahen Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bannister facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   53%  G Matthews      Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   OO     1--  4   46%  E Aybar         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  3   49%  V Guerrero      Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      --3  3   45%  C Kotchman      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Nick Adenhart facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   47%  J Gathright     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   49%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   50%  D DeJesus       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bannister facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   48%  T Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   46%  G Anderson      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   45%  B Wood          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Nick Adenhart facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   47%  B Butler        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  2   49%  A Gordon        Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  5   48%  M Teahen        Walk
   R      1--  3   36%  M Olivo         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Teahen Scores
   R      -2-  1   27%  R Gload         Double to RF (Ground Ball); Olivo Scores
          -2-  6   26%  A Callaspo      Walk
          12-      25%  J Gathright     Passed Ball; Gload to 3B; Callaspo to 2B
   O      -23  3   29%  " "             Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Brian Bannister facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   33%  S Rodriguez     Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
   O      1--  2   29%  J Mathis        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      1--  3   26%  G Matthews      Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B); Matthews to 1B
          1--  2   29%  E Aybar         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Matthews to 3B
          1-3      30%  V Guerrero      Wild Pitch; Aybar to 2B
   O      -23  5   24%  " "             Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Nick Adenhart facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   25%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   26%  D DeJesus       Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   25%  B Butler        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   R      -2-  4   17%  A Gordon        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Butler Scores
   O      -2-  2   19%  M Teahen        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 3.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-3, Brian Bannister facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   23%  C Kotchman      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--  1   33%  T Hunter        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Kotchman to 3B
   RRR    -23  1   50%  G Anderson      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Kotchman Scores; Hunter Scores
   O      ---  6   47%  B Wood          Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
          ---  2   50%  S Rodriguez     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  2   47%  J Mathis        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      1--  3   44%  G Matthews      Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Nick Adenhart facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   40%  M Olivo         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      1--  3   42%  R Gload         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Olivo to 2B
   O      -2-      49%  A Callaspo      Baserunner Out Advancing; Olivo out at 3B/C-3B
          ---  6   47%  " "             Walk
          1--  4   45%  J Gathright     Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Callaspo to 2B
   O      12-  3   50%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 3, Royals 3.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Tied 3-3, Brian Bannister facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   47%  E Aybar         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   50%  V Guerrero      Walk
          1--  2   55%  C Kotchman      Single to CF (Line Drive); Guerrero to 2B
   O      12-  1   50%  T Hunter        Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Guerrero to 3B
   R      1-3  2   64%  G Anderson      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Guerrero Scores; Kotchman to 3B; Anderson to 2B/Adv on E9
   O      -23  6   58%  B Wood          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Angels 4, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Nick Adenhart facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   62%  D DeJesus       Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  4   58%  B Butler        Walk
          1--  5   52%  A Gordon        Walk; Butler to 2B
                  Darren Oliver replaces Nick Adenhart pitching
   O      12-  4   59%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   66%  M Olivo         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 4, Royals 3.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Ahead 4-3, Brian Bannister facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   63%  S Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   61%  J Mathis        Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
          ---  5   63%  G Matthews      Walk
   O      1--  1   60%  E Aybar         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Darren Oliver facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   64%  R Gload         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  1   67%  A Callaspo      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   69%  J Gathright     Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Royals 3.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 4-3, Brian Bannister facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   76%  V Guerrero      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  1   75%  C Kotchman      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Guerrero to 3B
   O      --3  1   68%  T Hunter        Popfly: 3B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   R      --3  1   79%  G Anderson      Single to CF (Line Drive); Guerrero Scores
          1--  1   81%  B Wood          Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Anderson to 2B
                  Ron Mahay replaces Brian Bannister pitching
   O      12-  5   78%  S Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 5, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Justin Speier facing 2-3-4
                  Justin Speier replaces Darren Oliver pitching
   O      ---  5   82%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  1   77%  D DeJesus       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line)
          1--  4   70%  B Butler        Walk; DeJesus to 2B
          12-  4   59%  A Gordon        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); DeJesus to 3B; Butler to 2B
   O      123  6   73%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  3   86%  M Olivo         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Angels 5, Royals 3.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 5-3, Ron Mahay facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   85%  J Mathis        Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   84%  G Matthews      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   85%  E Aybar         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  5   83%  V Guerrero      Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 5, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Scot Shields facing 8-9-1
                  Scot Shields replaces Justin Speier pitching
   O      ---  2   87%  R Gload         Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
   O      ---  3   90%  A Callaspo      Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
   O      ---  1   92%  J Gathright     Bunt Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 5, Royals 3.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jimmy Gobble facing 4-5-6
                  Jimmy Gobble replaces Ron Mahay pitching; Tony Pena replaces Alberto Callaspo playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  2   91%  C Kotchman      Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
          ---  6   92%  T Hunter        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   91%  G Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   90%  B Wood          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 5, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Francisco Rodriguez facing 2-3-4
                  Francisco Rodriguez replaces Scot Shields pitching
   O      ---  4   95%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  3   98%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6  100%  B Butler        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 5, Royals 3.

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