May 7, 2008 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 13
@CHW 1 DET 10
BOS 9 KCR 9
LAA 4 CLE 3
@NYY 0 OAK 6
BAL 5
(10) TEX 2
@SEA 0 TOR 6
TBR 2 PHI 5
@ARI 4 ATL 5
SDP 2 CIN 9
CHC 0 COL 4
STL 3 FLA 6
MIL 2 HOU 4
WSN 3 NYM 12
@LAD 1 PIT 3
SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 11,084

Wednesday, May 7, 2008, 8:10pm
Time of Game: 2:42

Angels

22-14

Lost 1

1st

Mike Scioscia

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Angels          1  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  1    4  8  0
Royals          1  4  1   3  0  0   0  0  X    9 14  0

W: Z Greinke (4-1), L: J Weaver (2-5)

Royals

15-18

Won 1

4th, 2½ GB

Trey Hillman

BATTING

Los Angeles Angels           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Matthews DH                 3   1   0   0    1   1  .216  .663   16    0   0   
E Aybar SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .701   11    1   5   
V Guerrero RF                 3   0   1   1    0   1  .266  .765   12    1   0   CS
  J Rivera RF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .161  .382    2    0   0   
G Anderson LF                 3   1   2   1    1   0  .246  .709   17    2   0   HR,3B
T Hunter CF                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .305  .876   17    2   0   
  R Willits CF                2   1   1   0    0   1  .455 1.045    7    1   0   
M Napoli C                    4   1   3   2    0   1  .273  .976   17    4   0   HR
R Quinlan 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .214  .588   11    9   2   
B Wood 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .158  .554   16    0   1   
S Rodriguez 2B                4   0   0   0    0   3  .222  .522   20    2   3   

J Weaver P                                                               1   0
  C Bootcheck P                                                          0   0
  D O'Day P                                                              1   0
Totals                       34   4   8   4    2  10              146   24  11

BATTING

3B: G Anderson (1, off Z Greinke).

HR: G Anderson (5, off Y Yabuta; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line); M Napoli (8, off Z Greinke; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: G Anderson 7; M Napoli 6; R Willits; V Guerrero; R Quinlan.

RBI: M Napoli 2 (15); V Guerrero (15); G Anderson (19).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Aybar-S Rodriguez-R Quinlan.

BASERUNNING

CS: V Guerrero (1, 3rd base by Z Greinke/J Buck).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF                  4   1   1   3    1   0  .314  .837   17    1   0   HR
M Grudzielanek 2B             3   2   3   0    0   0  .302  .715   15    0   0   2B
  E German PH-2B              1   0   0   0    1   1  .053  .196    7    0   3   
A Gordon 3B                   4   1   1   2    1   1  .280  .780   20    0   4   HR
B Butler DH                   5   0   1   1    0   1  .281  .707   15    0   0   2B,GDP
M Teahen RF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .270  .727   13    4   0   
J Guillen LF                  3   2   3   0    0   0  .185  .556   13    0   0   2·2B
  A Callaspo PH-LF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .341  .841    5    0   0   
R Gload 1B                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .276  .633   12   10   1   
J Buck C                      3   1   2   1    0   0  .253  .713   18   10   2   SF
T Pena SS                     4   1   1   1    0   0  .161  .381   11    1   2   

Z Greinke P                                                              1   1
  J Peralta P                                                            0   0
  Y Yabuta P                                                             0   0
Totals                       36   9  14   9    3   4              146   27  13

BATTING

2B: M Grudzielanek (6, off J Weaver); B Butler (7, off J Weaver); J Guillen 2 (10, 2 off J Weaver).

HR: D DeJesus (3, off J Weaver; 2nd inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF); A Gordon (4, off J Weaver; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

SF: J Buck (2, off J Weaver).

TB: J Guillen 5; M Grudzielanek 4; A Gordon 4; D DeJesus 4; J Buck 2; B Butler 2; M Teahen; T Pena; R Gload.

GIDP: B Butler (4).

RBI: D DeJesus 3 (16); A Gordon 2 (15); B Butler (13); R Gload (9); J Buck (12); T Pena (6).

2-out RBI: B Butler; R Gload.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

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
J Weaver, L (2-5)              3.1  10   8   8    1   1   2   5.59   21   82-51   31· 9·11    5· 6· 8· 0      8    -     0.75  -0.42
C Bootcheck                    2.2   3   1   1    1   2   0  10.57   12   44-31   18· 4· 9    4· 2· 3· 0          0-0    0.04  -0.00
D O'Day                        2     1   0   0    1   1   0   3.86    7   20-11    6· 3· 2    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8    14   9   9    3   4   2          40  146-93   55·16·22   11·10·12· 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 (4-1)             7     5   3   3    2   8   1   1.80   27  107-69   34·11·24    9· 7· 1· 0     61    -     0.60   0.07
J Peralta                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   7.45    3    6-4     3· 1· 0    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
Y Yabuta                       1     3   1   1    0   2   1   8.36    6   26-17    7· 4· 6    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.19   0.00
Totals                         9     8   4   4    2  10   2          36  139-90   44·16·30   13· 9· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 11,084.

Weather: 66° F, Wind 5mph in from Rightfield, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

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

   J Weaver             P        Z Greinke            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  1-2  12-  5   18%  87% D DeJesus       J Weaver        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Buck Scores; Pena Scores
   b 1   2  1-0  1--  3   11%  53% B Butler        J Weaver        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Grudzielanek Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-  6   -8%  40% V Guerrero      Z Greinke       Single to 2B (Pop Fly); Matthews Scores
   b 2   1  1-1  1-3  4    7%  69% T Pena          J Weaver        Single to LF (Line Drive); Guillen Scores; Buck to 2B
   b 2   0  1-1  ---  4    6%  61% J Guillen       J Weaver        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Zack Greinke facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   47%  G Matthews      Walk
   O      1--  3   48%  E Aybar         Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B); Matthews to 2B
   R      -2-  6   40%  V Guerrero      Single to 2B (Pop Fly); Matthews Scores
          1--  5   37%  G Anderson      Walk; Guerrero to 2B
   O      12-      43%  T Hunter        Guerrero Caught Stealing 3B (P-3B-SS)
   O      1--  8   45%  " "             Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jered Weaver facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   43%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          --- 10   45%  M Grudzielanek  Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   42%  A Gordon        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   R      1--  3   53%  B Butler        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Grudzielanek Scores
   O      -2-  4   50%  M Teahen        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 1-1, Zack Greinke facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   46%  M Napoli        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  2   48%  R Quinlan       Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home); Napoli to 2B
   O      -2-  5   52%  B Wood          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   55%  S Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Jered Weaver facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   61%  J Guillen       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  3   57%  R Gload         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
          -2-  6   62%  J Buck          Single to CF (Line Drive); Guillen to 3B
   R      1-3  4   69%  T Pena          Single to LF (Line Drive); Guillen Scores; Buck to 2B
   RRR    12-  5   87%  D DeJesus       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Buck Scores; Pena Scores
          ---  2   88%  M Grudzielanek  Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  8   89%  A Gordon        Walk
   O      12-  3   87%  B Butler        Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  1   86%  M Teahen        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 5.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 1-5, Zack Greinke facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   87%  G Matthews      Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  6   89%  E Aybar         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   89%  V Guerrero      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jered Weaver facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   91%  J Guillen       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  1   91%  R Gload         Groundout: 2B-1B; Guillen to 3B
   RO     --3  5   92%  J Buck          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Guillen Scores
   O      ---  3   92%  T Pena          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 6.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-6, Zack Greinke facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   88%  G Anderson      Triple to RF (Line Drive)
   O      --3  2   90%  T Hunter        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      --3  5   93%  M Napoli        Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  5   95%  R Quinlan       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Jered Weaver facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   94%  D DeJesus       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  3   95%  M Grudzielanek  Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   RR     1--  4   98%  A Gordon        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Grudzielanek Scores
                  Chris Bootcheck replaces Jered Weaver pitching
   O      ---  4   98%  B Butler        Popfly: SS (Short CF)
          ---  4   98%  M Teahen        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   98%  J Guillen       Single to RF (Line Drive); Teahen to 3B
   R      1-3  2   99%  R Gload         Single to LF (Line Drive); Teahen Scores; Guillen to 2B
   O      12-  6   99%  J Buck          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 9.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-9, Zack Greinke facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   99%  B Wood          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   99%  S Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   99%  G Matthews      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 9.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-1, Chris Bootcheck facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   99%  T Pena          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  6   99%  D DeJesus       Walk
                  Esteban German pinch hits for Mark Grudzielanek batting 2nd
   O      1--  3   99%  E German        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   99%  A Gordon        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 9.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-9, Zack Greinke facing 2-3-4
                  Esteban German moves to 2B
   O      ---  1   99%  E Aybar         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2  100%  V Guerrero      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  G Anderson      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-1, Chris Bootcheck facing 4-5-6
                  Reggie Willits replaces Torii Hunter playing CF batting 5th; Juan Rivera replaces Vladimir Guerrero playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---  2  100%  B Butler        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4  100%  M Teahen        Flyball: LF
                  Alberto Callaspo pinch hits for Jose Guillen batting 6th
   O      ---  5  100%  A Callaspo      Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 9.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-9, Zack Greinke facing 5-6-7
                  Alberto Callaspo moves to LF
          ---  3   99%  R Willits       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   RR     1--  3   98%  M Napoli        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Willits Scores
   O      ---  1   99%  R Quinlan       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   99%  B Wood          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   99%  S Rodriguez     Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Royals 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-3, Darren O'Day facing 7-8-9
                  Darren O'Day replaces Chris Bootcheck pitching
   O      ---  6   99%  R Gload         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   99%  J Buck          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   99%  T Pena          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  2   99%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Royals 9.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 3-9, Joel Peralta facing 1-2-3
                  Joel Peralta replaces Zack Greinke pitching
   O      ---  3  100%  G Matthews      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1  100%  E Aybar         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2  100%  J Rivera        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Royals 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-3, Darren O'Day facing 2-3-4
          ---  4  100%  E German        Walk
   O      1--  1  100%  A Gordon        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   OO     1--  3  100%  B Butler        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Royals 9.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 3-9, Yasuhiko Yabuta facing 4-5-6
                  Yasuhiko Yabuta replaces Joel Peralta pitching
   R      ---  6   99%  G Anderson      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  4  100%  R Willits       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   99%  M Napoli        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   99%  R Quinlan       Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Napoli to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  B Wood          Flyball: RF
   O      12-  6  100%  S Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 4, Royals 9.

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