June 25, 2008 Colorado Rockies at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 5
ARI 0 SFG 4
@CLE 1 DET 8
STL 7 KCR 4
COL 2 PHI 4
@OAK 0 CIN 6
@TOR 5
(10) ATL 4
MIL 2 CHC 7
BAL 4 TBR 15
@FLA 3 TEX 3
@HOU 2 LAD 5
CHW 0 NYM 8
SEA 2 NYY 10
@PIT 0 MIN 9
@SDP 3 WSN 5
LAA 4

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 16,615

Wednesday, June 25, 2008, 8:10pm
Time of Game: 2:28

Rockies

32-47

Lost 4

4th, 8 GB

Clint Hurdle

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

W: L Hochevar (5-5), L: A Cook (10-5), S: J Soria (21)

Royals

36-43

Won 5

4th, 6½ GB

Trey Hillman

BATTING

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Taveras CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .592    8    2   0   
R Spilborghs DH               4   0   1   0    0   0  .303  .875   11    0   0   CS
M Holliday LF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .328  .952   21    4   0   
T Helton 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .267  .782   15   11   0   2B
G Atkins 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .307  .806   17    1   1   
B Hawpe RF                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .263  .852   12    0   0   HR
C Barmes 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .331  .918   17    0   5   GDP
C Iannetta C                  3   0   1   1    0   1  .269  .888    7    3   2   2B
O Quintanilla SS              3   0   1   0    0   0  .272  .686    8    3   5   GDP

A Cook P                                                                 0   1
  M Corpas P                                                             0   0
  M Herges P                                                             0   0
  B Fuentes P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   2   7   2    2   5              116   24  14

BATTING

2B: C Iannetta (9, off L Hochevar); T Helton (14, off L Hochevar).

HR: B Hawpe (10, off L Hochevar; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

TB: B Hawpe 5; C Iannetta 2; T Helton 2; R Spilborghs; O Quintanilla; G Atkins.

GIDP: O Quintanilla (2); C Barmes (5).

RBI: C Iannetta (23); B Hawpe (31).

2-out RBI: C Iannetta.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Iannetta-G Atkins; C Barmes-O Quintanilla-T Helton.

E: O Quintanilla (2); G Atkins (9).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Spilborghs (2, 2nd base by L Hochevar/J Buck).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus LF                  3   0   2   1    0   0  .312  .846   11    1   0   HBP
M Aviles SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .963   13    3   5   GDP
A Gordon 3B                   3   0   0   1    0   0  .262  .755   12    0   6   SF
J Guillen RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .288  .818   13    1   0   
M Teahen DH                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .256  .739   13    0   0   
J Buck C                      4   1   2   0    0   1  .249  .690   19    4   2   CS
R Gload 1B                    3   1   3   2    0   0  .261  .621   15   15   0   2·2B
A Callaspo 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .290  .679   16    1   3   
J Gathright CF                3   1   0   0    0   0  .240  .547   11    1   0   

L Hochevar P                                                             1   0
  J Soria P                                                              0   0
Totals                       31   4   8   4    0   3              123   27  16

BATTING

2B: R Gload 2 (8, 2 off A Cook).

SF: A Gordon (2, off A Cook).

HBP: D DeJesus (4, by A Cook).

TB: R Gload 5; J Buck 2; D DeJesus 2; M Teahen.

GIDP: M Aviles (2).

RBI: R Gload 2 (14); A Gordon (35); D DeJesus (39).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Aviles-R Gload 2.

E: M Aviles (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Buck (3, 3rd base by A Cook/C Iannetta).

PITCHING

Colorado Rockies              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Cook, L (10-5)               5.1   8   4   3    0   2   0   3.64   25   98-71   50· 5·16   14· 4· 4· 0     40    -     1.18  -0.16
M Corpas                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.92    2    9-7     6· 0· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.47   0.03
M Herges                       1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.52    4    9-6     4· 1· 1    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.33   0.03
B Fuentes                      0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.01    2    7-6     3· 0· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.18   0.01
Totals                         8     8   4   3    0   3   0          33  123-90   63· 6·21   18· 6· 5· 0          1-0

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
L Hochevar, W (5-5)            8     7   2   2    2   3   1   4.60   31   95-64   38· 6·20   18· 3· 5· 0     61    -     1.14   0.33
J Soria, S (21)                1     0   0   0    0   2   0   1.29    3   15-11    3· 3· 5    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.08
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2   5   1          34  110-75   41· 9·25   19· 3· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: A Cook (3; D DeJesus).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Angel Campos, 1B - Mike Muchlinski, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Paul Nauert.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 16,615.

Weather: 91° F, Wind 7mph from Right to Left, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Colorado Rockies              Kansas City Royals                   
1. W Taveras            CF    1. D DeJesus            LF 
2. R Spilborghs         DH    2. M Aviles             SS 
3. M Holliday           LF    3. A Gordon             3B 
4. T Helton             1B    4. J Guillen            RF 
5. G Atkins             3B    5. M Teahen             DH 
6. B Hawpe              RF    6. J Buck               C  
7. C Barmes             2B    7. R Gload              1B 
8. C Iannetta           C     8. A Callaspo           2B 
9. O Quintanilla        SS    9. J Gathright          CF 

   A Cook               P        L Hochevar           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  1-2  12-  9   15%  92% R Gload         A Cook          Double to RF (Ground Ball); Teahen Scores; Buck Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  12-  4   11%  51% C Barmes        L Hochevar      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS); Atkins to 3B
   t 2   2  0-0  --3  2  -10%  41% C Iannetta      L Hochevar      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Atkins Scores
   b 4   1  1-2  12-  6   -8%  64% A Callaspo      A Cook          Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Buck Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   b 3   1  1-0  1-3  2    8%  60% D DeJesus       A Cook          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Gload Scores; Gathright to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Luke Hochevar facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  W Taveras       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  6   50%  R Spilborghs    Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   52%  M Holliday      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS); Spilborghs to 2B
   O      -2-  3   55%  T Helton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Aaron Cook facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   58%  D DeJesus       Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  2   51%  M Aviles        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  1   50%  A Gordon        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Luke Hochevar facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   46%  G Atkins        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1   41%  B Hawpe         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Atkins to 2B
   OO     12-  4   51%  C Barmes        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS); Atkins to 3B
   R      --3  2   41%  C Iannetta      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Atkins Scores
          -2-  2   41%  O Quintanilla   Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      12-  2   44%  W Taveras       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Aaron Cook facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   42%  J Guillen       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   40%  M Teahen        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  9   39%  J Buck          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Luke Hochevar facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   41%  R Spilborghs    Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   43%  M Holliday      Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
          ---  8   41%  T Helton        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   44%  G Atkins        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Aaron Cook facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   51%  R Gload         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  2   49%  A Callaspo      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Gload to 3B
          --3  9   52%  J Gathright     Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   R      1-3  2   60%  D DeJesus       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Gload Scores; Gathright to 2B
          12-  2   66%  M Aviles        Reached on E6 (catch)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to 2B); Gathright to 3B; DeJesus to 2B
   RO     123  4   66%  A Gordon        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Gathright Scores/unER
   O      12-  5   62%  J Guillen       Groundout: C-1B (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 1, Royals 2.

Top of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-2, Luke Hochevar facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   65%  B Hawpe         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   67%  C Barmes        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  1   68%  C Iannetta      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 1, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Aaron Cook facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   66%  M Teahen        Popfly: SS (Short LF)
          ---  3   69%  J Buck          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   72%  R Gload         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Buck to 2B
   OO     12-  6   64%  A Callaspo      Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Buck Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 1, Royals 2.

Top of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-2, Luke Hochevar facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   67%  O Quintanilla   Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   69%  W Taveras       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  1   71%  R Spilborghs    Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 1, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Aaron Cook facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   68%  J Gathright     Bunt Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  4   71%  D DeJesus       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  6   68%  M Aviles        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  6   66%  A Gordon        Lineout: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 1, Royals 2.

Top of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-2, Luke Hochevar facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   69%  M Holliday      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  3   72%  T Helton        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   74%  G Atkins        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 1, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Aaron Cook facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   72%  J Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   74%  M Teahen        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  2   77%  J Buck          Single to LF (Ground Ball); Teahen to 2B
   RR     12-  9   92%  R Gload         Double to RF (Ground Ball); Teahen Scores; Buck Scores
                  Manuel Corpas replaces Aaron Cook pitching
   O      -2-  8   90%  A Callaspo      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      -2-  1   89%  J Gathright     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 1, Royals 4.

Top of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-4, Luke Hochevar facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  2   81%  B Hawpe         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  5   75%  C Barmes        Walk
   O      1--  4   81%  C Iannetta      Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  1   89%  O Quintanilla   Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 2, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Matt Herges facing 1-2-3
                  Matt Herges replaces Manuel Corpas pitching
   O      ---  2   87%  D DeJesus       Lineout: SS (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   87%  M Aviles        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   86%  A Gordon        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 2, Royals 4.

Top of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Behind 2-4, Luke Hochevar facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   90%  W Taveras       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  2   85%  R Spilborghs    Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--      92%  M Holliday      Spilborghs Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  7   90%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  1   94%  T Helton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rockies 2, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Matt Herges facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   93%  J Guillen       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  Brian Fuentes replaces Matt Herges pitching
   O      ---  2   93%  M Teahen        Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   92%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 2, Royals 4.

Top of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Behind 2-4, Joakim Soria facing 5-6-7
                  Joakim Soria replaces Luke Hochevar pitching
   O      ---  4   96%  G Atkins        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   99%  B Hawpe         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6  100%  C Barmes        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 2, Royals 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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