June 12, 2008 Texas Rangers at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 15,515

Thursday, June 12, 2008, 2:10pm
Time of Game: 2:32

Rangers

34-34

Lost 1

3rd, 7½ GB

Ron Washington

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

W: R Mahay (2-0), L: F Francisco (1-2), S: J Soria (15)

Royals

26-41

Won 1

5th, 11 GB

Trey Hillman

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I Kinsler 2B                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .311  .848   20    3   1   HR
B Boggs DH                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .260  .741   14    0   0   2B
M Young SS                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .792   12    1   2   HBP
J Hamilton RF                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .316  .950   21    3   0   2·2B
D Murphy LF                   3   0   0   1    0   0  .289  .811   12    4   0   SF
M Byrd CF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .795   13    3   0   
F Catalanotto 1B              3   1   1   0    0   0  .268  .747   15    4   0   
  C Shelton 1B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .715    5    1   0   
J Saltalamacchi C             4   1   1   0    0   2  .256  .812   27    5   0   
G Duran 3B                    3   1   1   3    0   0  .203  .616   20    0   0   HR
  R Vazquez PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .331  .921    2    0   0   

E Hurley P                                                               0   1
  J Wright P                                                             0   0
  F Francisco P                                                          0   0
Totals                       33   5   7   5    1   5              161   24   4

BATTING

2B: J Hamilton 2 (18, off R Ramirez, off B Bannister); B Boggs (9, off B Bannister).

HR: G Duran (3, off B Bannister; 2nd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); I Kinsler (9, off B Bannister; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SF: D Murphy (5, off R Mahay).

HBP: M Young (1, by B Bannister).

TB: I Kinsler 4; G Duran 4; J Hamilton 4; B Boggs 2; F Catalanotto; J Saltalamacchia.

RBI: G Duran 3 (9); D Murphy (47); I Kinsler (39).

2-out RBI: G Duran 3; I Kinsler.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

E: J Saltalamacchia (4).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .296  .777   18    3   0   
A Callaspo 2B                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .301  .700   19    0   5   
  T Pena PR-SS                0   1   0   0    0   0  .155  .368         0   0   
A Gordon 3B                   4   2   2   2    0   1  .267  .757   19    0   0   HR,2B
J Guillen DH                  3   0   1   1    0   1  .283  .806   16    0   0   2B,SF
M Teahen RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .253  .727   18    4   0   
J Buck C                      3   1   0   0    0   1  .247  .662   16    5   0   HBP
R Gload 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .557   10   11   1   
M Aviles SS-2B                3   1   1   2    0   0  .321  .952    8    0   1   HR
J Gathright CF                3   0   1   0    0   1  .239  .545   10    3   0   

B Bannister P                                                            1   3
  R Ramirez P                                                            0   0
  R Mahay P                                                              0   0
  J Soria P                                                              0   0
Totals                       31   6   8   5    0   5              134   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Guillen (23, off E Hurley); A Gordon (16, off F Francisco).

HR: M Aviles (1, off E Hurley; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); A Gordon (7, off E Hurley; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

SF: J Guillen (1, off F Francisco).

HBP: J Buck (2, by E Hurley).

TB: A Gordon 6; M Aviles 4; J Guillen 2; A Callaspo 2; J Gathright; M Teahen.

RBI: M Aviles 2 (3); A Gordon 2 (29); J Guillen (50).

2-out RBI: M Aviles 2.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

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
E Hurley                       6     6   4   4    0   3   2   6.00   25   92-63   40· 7·16    4·13· 4· 0     47    -     0.94  -0.08
J Wright                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.10    3   13-10    5· 1· 4    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.18   0.09
F Francisco, BS (3), L (1-2)   1     2   2   2    0   1   0   3.55    5   26-16    8· 2· 6    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    2.02  -0.52
Totals                         8     8   6   6    0   5   2          33  131-89   53·10·26    6·14· 7· 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                    7     6   4   4    0   4   2   5.00   28  127-78   44·10·24   13· 8· 2· 0     53    -     0.87   0.01
R Ramirez                      0.1   1   1   1    1   0   0   3.48    3   13-5     3· 1· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.36  -0.17
R Mahay, W (2-0)               0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.48    2    7-3     2· 0· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          2-1    2.20  -0.01
J Soria, S (15)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.55    3   14-9     5· 2· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.17
Totals                         9     7   5   5    1   5   2          36  161-95   54·13·28   13·13· 3· 0          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: F Francisco (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: B Bannister (2; M Young); E Hurley (1; J Buck).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 15,515.

Weather: 84° 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. B Boggs              DH    2. A Callaspo           2B 
3. M Young              SS    3. A Gordon             3B 
4. J Hamilton           RF    4. J Guillen            DH 
5. D Murphy             LF    5. M Teahen             RF 
6. M Byrd               CF    6. J Buck               C  
7. F Catalanotto        1B    7. R Gload              1B 
8. J Saltalamacchia     C     8. M Aviles             SS 
9. G Duran              3B    9. J Gathright          CF 

   E Hurley             P        B Bannister          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  5-4  1--  2   28%  69% A Gordon        F Francisco     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Pena to 3B
   t 2   2  2-0  1-3  6  -26%  43% G Duran         B Bannister     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Catalanotto Scores; Saltalamacchi Scores
   b 4   2  4-2  1--  1   23%  51% M Aviles        E Hurley        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Buck Scores
   t 8   1  4-4  1--  5  -17%  33% J Hamilton      R Ramirez       Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Boggs to 3B
   b 1   1  0-0  1--  6   16%  72% A Gordon        E Hurley        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Callaspo Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bannister facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  I Kinsler       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   48%  B Boggs         Double to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  2   52%  M Young         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      -2-  4   55%  J Hamilton      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Hurley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  D DeJesus       Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  5   55%  A Callaspo      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   RR     1--  6   72%  A Gordon        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Callaspo Scores
          ---  3   74%  J Guillen       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   72%  M Teahen        Groundout: 2B-1B; Guillen to 3B
   O      --3  4   70%  J Buck          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 2.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Brian Bannister facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   72%  D Murphy        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   74%  M Byrd          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   72%  F Catalanotto   Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  7   70%  J Saltalamacchi Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Catalanotto to 3B
   RRR    1-3  6   43%  G Duran         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Catalanotto Scores; Saltalamacchi Scores
   R      ---  4   34%  I Kinsler       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   34%  B Boggs         Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Eric Hurley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   32%  R Gload         Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   30%  M Aviles        Flyball: LF
          ---  1   33%  J Gathright     Single to C (Bunt to Front of Home); Gathright to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3  2   29%  D DeJesus       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Brian Bannister facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   31%  M Young         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  5   28%  J Hamilton      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   30%  D Murphy        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left); Hamilton to 3B
   O      --3  1   33%  M Byrd          Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Eric Hurley facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   30%  A Callaspo      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   29%  A Gordon        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   27%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 2.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Brian Bannister facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   29%  F Catalanotto   Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  7   30%  J Saltalamacchi Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  6   31%  G Duran         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Eric Hurley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   28%  M Teahen        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
          ---  2   32%  J Buck          Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  5   28%  R Gload         Flyball: RF
   RR     1--  1   51%  M Aviles        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Buck Scores
   O      ---  5   50%  J Gathright     Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 4.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 4-4, Brian Bannister facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  I Kinsler       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   55%  B Boggs         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  1   54%  M Young         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  7   57%  J Hamilton      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Eric Hurley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  8   54%  D DeJesus       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   52%  A Callaspo      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   50%  A Gordon        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 4.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Tied 4-4, Brian Bannister facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   53%  D Murphy        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   56%  M Byrd          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   58%  F Catalanotto   Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Eric Hurley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   54%  J Guillen       Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
          ---  5   58%  M Teahen        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   54%  J Buck          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   50%  R Gload         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 4.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Tied 4-4, Brian Bannister facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   54%  J Saltalamacchi Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   57%  G Duran         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   59%  I Kinsler       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Jamey Wright facing 8-9-1
                  Jamey Wright replaces Eric Hurley pitching
   O      ---  4   55%  M Aviles        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   52%  J Gathright     Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  5   50%  D DeJesus       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 4.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Tied 4-4, Ramon Ramirez facing 2-3-4
                  Ramon Ramirez replaces Brian Bannister pitching
          ---  5   43%  B Boggs         Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  M Young         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          1--  5   33%  J Hamilton      Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Boggs to 3B
                  Ron Mahay replaces Ramon Ramirez pitching
   RO     -23  4   27%  D Murphy        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Boggs Scores
   O      -2-  3   31%  M Byrd          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Frank Francisco facing 2-3-4
                  Frank Francisco replaces Jamey Wright pitching; Chris Shelton replaces Frank Catalanotto playing 1B batting 7th
          ---  8   41%  A Callaspo      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
                  Tony Pena pinch runs for Alberto Callaspo batting 2nd
          1--  2   69%  A Gordon        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Pena to 3B
   R      -23      83%  J Guillen       Wild Pitch; Pena Scores; Gordon to 3B
   RO     --3  5   85%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Gordon Scores
   O      ---  6   84%  M Teahen        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   83%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Royals 6.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 5-6, Joakim Soria facing 7-8-9
                  Joakim Soria replaces Ron Mahay pitching; Mike Aviles moves to 2B; Tony Pena moves to SS
   O      ---  5   91%  C Shelton       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   96%  J Saltalamacchi Strikeout Swinging
                  Ramon Vazquez pinch hits for German Duran batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  R Vazquez       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Royals 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation