June 11, 2008 Texas Rangers at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 20,840

Wednesday, June 11, 2008, 8:10pm
Time of Game: 3:38

Rangers

34-33

Won 3

3rd, 7 GB

Ron Washington

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   1  0  0   7  0  3   11 16  2
Royals          0  0  2   0  1  2   0  0  0    5 11  1

W: V Padilla (8-3), L: J Gobble (0-2)

Royals

25-41

Lost 2

5th, 12 GB

Trey Hillman

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I Kinsler 2B                  6   1   3   2    0   0  .312  .843   31    3   0   2B,GDP
M Young SS                    5   1   0   0    1   0  .302  .798   25    0   4   GDP
J Hamilton RF                 6   1   3   1    0   1  .314  .942   15    3   0   
M Bradley DH                  3   1   0   0    2   2  .333 1.083   26    0   0   
D Murphy LF                   5   2   3   5    0   0  .293  .821   16    1   0   2·HR
M Byrd CF                     3   3   3   0    2   0  .286  .830   28    5   0   2·2B
F Catalanotto 1B              2   0   0   0    1   0  .267  .749   15    6   0   SH
  C Shelton 1B                1   1   1   0    0   0  .232  .723    1    3   0   
G Laird C                     4   0   1   2    0   1  .282  .754   20    4   2   SF
R Vazquez 3B                  4   1   2   1    1   0  .333  .927   18    1   3   3B

V Padilla P                                                              1   1
  J Wright P                                                             0   0
  E Guardado P                                                           0   1
  F Francisco P                                                          0   0
Totals                       39  11  16  11    7   4              195   27  11

BATTING

2B: M Byrd 2 (6, off K Davies, off J Gobble); I Kinsler (19, off Y Yabuta).

3B: R Vazquez (3, off J Fulchino).

HR: D Murphy 2 (10, off B Tomko, off J Gobble; 7th inn, 3 on, 0 outs to Deep RF; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

SF: G Laird (1, off Y Yabuta).

SH: F Catalanotto (2, off Y Yabuta).

TB: D Murphy 9; M Byrd 5; R Vazquez 4; I Kinsler 4; J Hamilton 3; G Laird; C Shelton.

GIDP: M Young (5); I Kinsler (7).

RBI: D Murphy 5 (46); G Laird 2 (24); I Kinsler 2 (38); J Hamilton (71); R Vazquez (16).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 5 for 18.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Vazquez-F Catalanotto.

E: V Padilla (); I Kinsler (13).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus LF                  3   0   2   0    1   0  .302  .791   23    1   0   SH
M Grudzielanek 2B             5   1   2   4    0   0  .293  .740   14    3   7   HR,2B
A Gordon 3B                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .263  .738   27    1   0   HBP
J Guillen RF                  5   0   3   0    0   0  .282  .805   25    4   0   
  E German PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .161  .392         0   0   
M Olivo DH                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .272  .810   18    0   0   
M Teahen 1B                   4   0   2   0    1   1  .253  .731   24    9   0   IW
J Buck C                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .671   16    4   0   GDP
M Aviles SS                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .320  .866   11    0   1   
J Gathright CF                3   1   0   0    0   0  .237  .543    9    4   0   HBP

K Davies P                                                               1   0
  J Fulchino P                                                           0   0
  J Gobble P                                                             0   0
  Y Yabuta P                                                             0   1
  B Tomko P                                                              0   0
Totals                       36   5  11   4    3   4              167   27   9

BATTING

2B: M Grudzielanek (14, off V Padilla).

HR: M Grudzielanek (2, off V Padilla; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).

SH: D DeJesus (2, off V Padilla).

IBB: M Teahen (1, by V Padilla).

HBP: J Gathright (3, by V Padilla); A Gordon (4, by V Padilla).

TB: M Grudzielanek 6; J Guillen 3; D DeJesus 2; M Teahen 2; M Aviles 2.

GIDP: J Buck (6).

RBI: M Grudzielanek 4 (11).

2-out RBI: M Grudzielanek 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 3. M Grudzielanek-M Teahen 2; M Aviles-M Grudzielanek-M Teahen.

E: M Aviles (1).

BASERUNNING

PO: D DeJesus (1st base by V Padilla).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Padilla, W (8-3)             6     7   5   4    3   2   1   3.89   30  108-66   51· 6· 9   11· 7· 5· 0     39    -     1.01  -0.19
J Wright, H (8)                1     2   0   0    0   1   0   4.21    4   14-10    8· 0· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.85   0.06
E Guardado, H (9)              1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.05    4   17-11    6· 1· 4    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.76   0.05
F Francisco                    1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.96    4   18-14   11· 2· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         9    11   5   4    3   4   1          42  157-101  76· 9·16   19· 8· 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
K Davies                       6     6   1   1    5   3   0   1.53   26  109-61   46· 5·10    8· 2· 8· 0     54    -     1.35   0.25
J Fulchino                     0     1   3   2    1   0   0  18.00    3   13-6     3· 0· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.09  -0.16
J Gobble, BS (1), L (0-2)      0     3   4   4    1   0   1   8.10    4   15-6     5· 1· 0    0· 2· 1· 0          2-2    2.59  -0.63
Y Yabuta                       2     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.45    7   28-19   14· 2· 3    2· 2· 2· 0          1-1    0.51   0.00
B Tomko                        1     5   3   3    0   0   1   6.97    8   30-20   15· 0· 5    3· 1· 4· 0          0-0    0.09  -0.03
Totals                         9    16  11  10    7   4   2          48  195-112  83· 8·21   14· 7·16· 0          3-3

J Fulchino faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.
J Gobble faced 4 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: V Padilla (7).

IBB: V Padilla (3; M Teahen).

PO: V Padilla (2; D DeJesus, 1st base).

HBP: V Padilla 2 (6; J Gathright, A Gordon).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:38.

Attendance: 20,840.

Weather: 85° F, Wind 12mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Kansas City Royals                   
1. I Kinsler            2B    1. D DeJesus            LF 
2. M Young              SS    2. M Grudzielanek       2B 
3. J Hamilton           RF    3. A Gordon             3B 
4. M Bradley            DH    4. J Guillen            RF 
5. D Murphy             LF    5. M Olivo              DH 
6. M Byrd               CF    6. M Teahen             1B 
7. F Catalanotto        1B    7. J Buck               C  
8. G Laird              C     8. M Aviles             SS 
9. R Vazquez            3B    9. J Gathright          CF 

   V Padilla            P        K Davies             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   0  5-3  123  3   35%  81% D Murphy        J Gobble        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Young Scores; Hamilton Scores; Bradley Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  123  2  -15%  45% I Kinsler       K Davies        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   b 3   1  0-0  -23  1  -13%  22% M Grudzielanek  V Padilla       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Aviles Scores; Gathright Scores
   t 7   0  5-3  12-  5   12%  46% M Bradley       J Gobble        Walk; Young to 3B; Hamilton to 2B
   t 7   0  5-2  12-  1   12%  34% J Hamilton      J Gobble        Single to CF (Line Drive); Kinsler Scores/unER; Young to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Davies facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  I Kinsler       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   46%  M Young         Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  3   47%  J Hamilton      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  5   49%  M Bradley       Walk; Hamilton to 2B
   O      12-  4   45%  D Murphy        Groundout: 2B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Vicente Padilla facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   42%  D DeJesus       Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   45%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   48%  A Gordon        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--      47%  J Guillen       Wild Pitch; DeJesus to 2B
   O      -2-  9   50%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Davies facing 6-7-8
          --- 12   54%  M Byrd          Walk
          1--  5   59%  F Catalanotto   Walk; Byrd to 2B
   O      12-  4   59%  G Laird         Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Byrd to 3B; Catalanotto to 2B
          -23  5   60%  R Vazquez       Walk
   OO     123  2   45%  I Kinsler       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Vicente Padilla facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   47%  M Olivo         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   49%  M Teahen        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   50%  J Buck          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Davies facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   47%  M Young         Lineout: RF
          ---  3   50%  J Hamilton      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   47%  M Bradley       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   44%  D Murphy        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Vicente Padilla facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   40%  M Aviles        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  4   35%  J Gathright     Hit By Pitch; Aviles to 2B
   O      12-  2   35%  D DeJesus       Bunt Groundout: C-2B (Front of Home); Aviles to 3B; Gathright to 2B
   RR     -23  1   22%  M Grudzielanek  Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Aviles Scores; Gathright Scores
          -2-  3   21%  A Gordon        Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  3   24%  J Guillen       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      12-  3   27%  M Olivo         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 2.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Kyle Davies facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   34%  M Byrd          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   32%  F Catalanotto   Groundout: 2B-1B; Byrd to 3B
   R      --3  3   38%  G Laird         Single to LF (Line Drive); Byrd Scores
   OO     1--  2   32%  R Vazquez       Line Drive Double Play: 2B; Laird out at 1B/2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Vicente Padilla facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   28%  M Teahen        Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   31%  J Buck          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Deep SS-2B); Buck to 1B
   O      1--  1   34%  M Aviles        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  1   36%  J Gathright     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 2.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Kyle Davies facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   41%  I Kinsler       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  3   31%  M Young         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   29%  J Hamilton      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Vicente Padilla facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   26%  D DeJesus       Walk
   O      1--  3   29%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      1--      33%  A Gordon        DeJesus Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---  8   32%  " "             Walk
   R      1--  1   21%  J Guillen       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gordon Scores/Adv on E4/No RBI/unER
          1--  7   18%  M Olivo         Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball to P's Right); Guillen to 3B; Olivo to 2B
          -23  4   18%  M Teahen        Intentional Walk
   O      123  3   22%  J Buck          Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 3.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-3, Kyle Davies facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   19%  M Bradley       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   23%  D Murphy        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  6   28%  M Byrd          Walk; Murphy to 2B
   O      12-  6   24%  F Catalanotto   Groundout: 2B-1B; Murphy to 3B; Byrd to 2B
   O      -23  5   16%  G Laird         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Vicente Padilla facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   14%  M Aviles        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  2   16%  J Gathright     Bunt Popfly: P
   O      1--  6   17%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Aviles to 2B
   RR     -2-  5    6%  M Grudzielanek  Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Aviles Scores
   O      ---  5    6%  A Gordon        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 5.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-5, Jeff Fulchino facing 9-1-2
                  Jeff Fulchino replaces Kyle Davies pitching
          ---  3   11%  R Vazquez       Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   R      --3  4   17%  I Kinsler       Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Vazquez Scores; Kinsler to 2B
          -2-  6   22%  M Young         Walk
                  Jimmy Gobble replaces Jeff Fulchino pitching
   R      12-  1   34%  J Hamilton      Single to CF (Line Drive); Kinsler Scores/unER; Young to 2B
          12-  5   46%  M Bradley       Walk; Young to 3B; Hamilton to 2B
   RRRR   123  3   81%  D Murphy        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Young Scores; Hamilton Scores; Bradley Scores
          ---  6   86%  M Byrd          Double to CF (Fly Ball)
                  Yasuhiko Yabuta replaces Jimmy Gobble pitching
   O      -2-  2   85%  F Catalanotto   Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Byrd to 3B
   RO     --3  2   87%  G Laird         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Byrd Scores/Team unER
   O      ---  4   87%  R Vazquez       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  7 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-8, Jamey Wright facing 4-5-6
                  Jamey Wright replaces Vicente Padilla pitching
          ---  2   82%  J Guillen       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   87%  M Olivo         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   81%  M Teahen        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Guillen to 2B
   OO     12-  4   93%  J Buck          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Royals 5.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-5, Yasuhiko Yabuta facing 1-2-3
          --- 11   95%  I Kinsler       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  1   93%  M Young         Lineout: RF
   O      -2-  2   92%  J Hamilton      Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      -2-  6   91%  M Bradley       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-8, Eddie Guardado facing 8-9-1
                  Eddie Guardado replaces Jamey Wright pitching; Chris Shelton replaces Frank Catalanotto playing 1B batting 7th
   O      ---  6   94%  M Aviles        Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
   O      ---  2   96%  J Gathright     Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
          ---  6   94%  D DeJesus       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   96%  M Grudzielanek  Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Royals 5.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-5, Brett Tomko facing 5-6-7
                  Brett Tomko replaces Yasuhiko Yabuta pitching
   R      ---  1   98%  D Murphy        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          ---  2   99%  M Byrd          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  1   99%  C Shelton       Single to CF (Line Drive); Byrd to 2B
   O      12-  6   99%  G Laird         Lineout: CF (LF-CF)
   R      12-  4  100%  R Vazquez       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Byrd Scores; Shelton to 3B
   R      1-3  6  100%  I Kinsler       Single to CF (Line Drive); Shelton Scores; Vazquez to 2B
   O      12-  8  100%  M Young         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      12-  2  100%  J Hamilton      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 11, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-11, Frank Francisco facing 3-4-5
                  Frank Francisco replaces Eddie Guardado pitching
   O      ---  5  100%  A Gordon        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  3  100%  J Guillen       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Esteban German pinch runs for Jose Guillen batting 4th
   O      1--  1  100%  M Olivo         Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home); German to 2B
   O      -2-  9  100%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 11, Royals 5.

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