August 22, 2008 Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 9
@LAA 0 NYY 9
@BAL 4 TBR 9
@CHW 4 DET 4
@KCR 3 SEA 7
OAK 5 CLE 7
@TEX 5 BOS 8
@TOR 4 FLA 5
@ARI 4 WSN 13
@CHC 5 CIN 8
@COL 5 MIL 10
PIT 4 NYM 3
HOU 0 PHI 8
LAD 1 SFG 5
SDP 0 STL 18
ATL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 18,361

Friday, August 22, 2008, 8:10pm
Time of Game: 2:41

Tigers

63-65

Won 1

3rd, 11 GB

Jim Leyland

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  2  1   0  0  1   0  0  0    4  6  0
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  2    3 13  0

W: J Verlander (10-13), L: B Bannister (7-13), S: F Rodney (6)

Royals

55-73

Lost 6

5th, 19 GB

Trey Hillman

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               2   1   0   0    2   0  .300  .876   13    3   0   
P Polanco 2B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .310  .784   10    3   3   2B
M Ordonez RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .310  .849   16    3   0   GDP
M Cabrera 1B                  4   2   2   2    0   0  .293  .881   12    6   0   2·HR
C Guillen 3B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .285  .811   12    1   0   2B
G Sheffield DH                4   0   1   0    0   2  .234  .730   20    0   0   
M Joyce LF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .271  .897   11    1   0   2B
B Inge C                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .215  .724   10    8   2   
R Santiago SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .321  .910   13    1   4   

J Verlander P                                                            0   0
  G Glover P                                                             0   0
  F Rodney P                                                             1   0
Totals                       31   4   6   4    3   3              117   27   9

BATTING

2B: M Joyce (14, off B Bannister); P Polanco (30, off B Bannister); C Guillen (28, off B Bannister).

HR: M Cabrera 2 (27, 2 off B Bannister; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: M Cabrera 8; C Guillen 2; P Polanco 2; M Joyce 2; G Sheffield.

GIDP: M Ordonez (18).

RBI: M Cabrera 2 (99); M Joyce (32); P Polanco (48).

2-out RBI: M Cabrera.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Aviles SS                   5   1   3   0    0   0  .333  .865   21    2   4   2B,CS
E German 2B                   4   1   1   1    1   1  .235  .619   29    1   5   2B
D DeJesus LF                  3   0   0   0    2   2  .292  .789   22    2   0   
J Guillen RF                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .251  .711   22    2   0   
M Teahen 3B                   5   0   0   0    0   3  .244  .691   16    1   1   
B Butler DH                   5   0   2   1    0   0  .263  .685   14    0   0   
  J Smith PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .527         0   0   
R Gload 1B                    4   1   4   0    0   0  .277  .675   14   10   0   
J Buck C                      4   0   2   1    0   1  .225  .667   16    4   0   3B
J Gathright CF                3   0   0   0    1   0  .248  .565   14    5   0   

B Bannister P                                                            0   0
  K Wells P                                                              0   1
Totals                       38   3  13   3    4   8              168   27  11

BATTING

2B: E German (11, off F Rodney); M Aviles (23, off F Rodney).

3B: J Buck (1, off G Glover).

TB: M Aviles 4; R Gload 4; J Buck 4; E German 2; B Butler 2; J Guillen.

RBI: B Butler (42); J Buck (40); E German (17).

2-out RBI: B Butler; J Buck.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Aviles-E German-R Gload; M Aviles-R Gload.

BASERUNNING

CS: M Aviles (2, 2nd base by J Verlander/B Inge).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Verlander, W (10-13)         6.2   8   0   0    3   6   0   4.42   30  113-77   49·10·18    7· 7· 7· 0     61    -     1.14   0.32
G Glover                       1.1   2   1   1    0   0   0   5.50    6   22-15   10· 2· 3    2· 3· 1· 0          1-0    0.55   0.03
F Rodney, S (6)                1     3   2   2    1   2   0   4.76    6   28-14    6· 3· 5    0· 0· 3· 0          0-0    3.91   0.04
Totals                         9    13   3   3    4   8   0          42  163-106  65·15·26    9·10·11· 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
B Bannister, L (7-13)          8     5   4   4    3   2   2   5.89   30  100-60   38· 6·16    7·12· 6· 0     55    -     0.60  -0.12
K Wells                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   5.46    4   14-9     4· 3· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.14   0.01
Totals                         9     6   4   4    3   3   2          34  114-69   42· 9·18   10·12· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: B Bannister (6).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 18,361.

Weather: 88° F, Wind 8mph from Right to Left, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Kansas City Royals                   
1. C Granderson         CF    1. M Aviles             SS 
2. P Polanco            2B    2. E German             2B 
3. M Ordonez            RF    3. D DeJesus            LF 
4. M Cabrera            1B    4. J Guillen            RF 
5. C Guillen            3B    5. M Teahen             3B 
6. G Sheffield          DH    6. B Butler             DH 
7. M Joyce              LF    7. R Gload              1B 
8. B Inge               C     8. J Buck               C  
9. R Santiago           SS    9. J Gathright          CF 

   J Verlander          P        B Bannister          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  4-3  1-3  1   21% 100% R Gload         F Rodney        Baserunner Out Advancing; DeJesus out at Hm/C-P
   b 9   0  4-2  12-  4   13%  80% J Guillen       F Rodney        Strikeout Swinging
   b 9   0  4-2  -2-  5  -13%  67% D DeJesus       F Rodney        Walk
   b 9   2  4-2  12-  3  -11%  79% B Butler        F Rodney        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); German Scores; DeJesus to 3B
   b 9   1  4-2  12-  6   11%  91% M Teahen        F Rodney        Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bannister facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   53%  C Granderson    Walk
   O      1--  2   50%  P Polanco       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   OO     1--  4   45%  M Ordonez       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Verlander facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   42%  M Aviles        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      47%  E German        Aviles Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  6   45%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  5   48%  D DeJesus       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   50%  J Guillen       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bannister facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  5   60%  M Cabrera       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          ---  3   66%  C Guillen       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-      69%  G Sheffield     Wild Pitch; Guillen to 3B
   O      --3  5   64%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   RO     --3  2   66%  M Joyce         Groundout: 2B-1B; Guillen Scores
   O      ---  1   66%  B Inge          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Justin Verlander facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   68%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   70%  B Butler        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   69%  R Gload         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   71%  J Buck          Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Brian Bannister facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   69%  R Santiago      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   71%  C Granderson    Walk
   R      1--  3   80%  P Polanco       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Granderson Scores
   O      -2-  3   78%  M Ordonez       Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
   O      -2-  1   76%  M Cabrera       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Justin Verlander facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   72%  J Gathright     Walk
          1--  6   66%  M Aviles        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Gathright to 2B
   O      12-  3   67%  E German        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Gathright to 3B; Aviles to 2B
   O      -23  4   75%  D DeJesus       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  1   81%  J Guillen       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Brian Bannister facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   83%  C Guillen       Walk
   O      1--  3   81%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  2   78%  M Joyce         Line Drive Double Play: SS (Weak SS); Guillen out at 1B/SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Justin Verlander facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   81%  M Teahen        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   82%  B Butler        Flyball: CF
          ---  2   81%  R Gload         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--  3   79%  J Buck          Single to RF (Line Drive); Gload to 2B
   O      12-  1   83%  J Gathright     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Brian Bannister facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   82%  B Inge          Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  7   81%  R Santiago      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   80%  C Granderson    Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Justin Verlander facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   83%  M Aviles        Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   85%  E German        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   86%  D DeJesus       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Brian Bannister facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   85%  P Polanco       Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   84%  M Ordonez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   R      ---  3   90%  M Cabrera       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   90%  C Guillen       Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Justin Verlander facing 4-5-6
          --- 10   87%  J Guillen       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
   O      1--  4   90%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1   86%  B Butler        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Guillen to 2B
          12-  2   80%  R Gload         Single to 2B (Line Drive); Guillen to 3B; Butler to 2B
   O      123  3   87%  J Buck          Strikeout Looking
   O      123  7   94%  J Gathright     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 0.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Brian Bannister facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   93%  G Sheffield     Popfly: C (Front of Home)
          ---  2   94%  M Joyce         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  5   94%  B Inge          Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  4   93%  R Santiago      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Justin Verlander facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   94%  M Aviles        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   96%  E German        Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   95%  D DeJesus       Walk
                  Gary Glover replaces Justin Verlander pitching
   O      1--  4   96%  J Guillen       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 0.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Brian Bannister facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   96%  C Granderson    Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   96%  P Polanco       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  7   95%  M Ordonez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Gary Glover facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   97%  M Teahen        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   98%  B Butler        Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   97%  R Gload         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  6   93%  J Buck          Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Gload Scores
   O      --3  1   96%  J Gathright     Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 1.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Kip Wells facing 4-5-6
                  Kip Wells replaces Brian Bannister pitching
   O      ---  3   96%  M Cabrera       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   96%  C Guillen       Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line)
          ---  4   96%  G Sheffield     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   96%  M Joyce         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Fernando Rodney facing 1-2-3
                  Fernando Rodney replaces Gary Glover pitching
          ---  4   90%  M Aviles        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   R      -2-  6   79%  E German        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Aviles Scores
          -2-  5   67%  D DeJesus       Walk
   O      12-  4   80%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6   91%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  3   79%  B Butler        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); German Scores; DeJesus to 3B
                  Jason Smith pinch runs for Billy Butler batting 6th
   O      1-3  1  100%  R Gload         Baserunner Out Advancing; DeJesus out at Hm/C-P
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 3.

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