August 23, 2008 Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 7
MIN 5 NYY 5
@BAL 3 TBR 5
@CHW 3 DET 4
@KCR 0 OAK 5
@SEA 1 CLE 8
@TEX 7 TOR 11
BOS 0 ARI 7
FLA 1 CHC 9
WSN 2 COL 7
CIN 6 MIL 6
PIT 3 HOU 8
@NYM 3 PHI 9
LAD 2 SFG 4
SDP 3 ATL 8
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 27,346

Saturday, August 23, 2008, 7:10pm
Time of Game: 2:38

Tigers

64-65

Won 2

3rd, 10 GB

Jim Leyland

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

W: Z Miner (7-4), L: K Davies (5-5)

Royals

55-74

Lost 7

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    3   2  .299  .876   25    6   0   
P Polanco 2B                  5   0   3   0    0   1  .313  .789   16    3   2   
M Ordonez RF                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .312  .849   14    0   0   SF
  R Raburn PR-RF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .724         1   0   
M Cabrera 1B                  5   1   1   1    0   3  .292  .881   29    7   0   HR
C Guillen 3B                  3   1   1   0    1   2  .285  .811   16    2   2   
G Sheffield DH                4   1   1   0    0   1  .234  .730   14    0   0   2B
M Joyce LF                    2   0   0   1    0   0  .268  .890   12    1   0   HBP,SF
E Renteria SS                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .267  .675   12    1   3   SF
B Inge C                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .712   11    6   0   

Z Miner P                                                                0   2
  B Seay P                                                               0   0
  K Farnsworth P                                                         0   0
Totals                       32   4   9   4    4   9              149   27   9

BATTING

2B: G Sheffield (14, off K Davies).

HR: M Cabrera (28, off K Davies; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SF: M Joyce (2, off K Davies); E Renteria (4, off K Davies); M Ordonez (4, off K Davies).

HBP: M Joyce (2, by K Davies).

TB: M Cabrera 4; P Polanco 3; M Ordonez 2; G Sheffield 2; C Guillen; E Renteria.

RBI: E Renteria (44); M Joyce (33); M Ordonez (73); M Cabrera (100).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Polanco-E Renteria-M Cabrera.

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Aviles SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .332  .860   13    0   4   
A Callaspo 2B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .282  .665   15    2   0   GDP
D DeJesus LF-CF               3   0   0   0    1   1  .290  .785   19    4   0   
J Guillen RF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .248  .706   17    4   0   
B Butler DH                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .678   12    0   0   
R Gload 1B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .278  .675    8    5   0   
J Buck C                      3   0   0   0    0   2  .223  .662   13    9   1   
M Teahen 3B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .245  .691    8    1   1   
J Gathright CF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .563    3    2   0   SH
  E German PH-LF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .233  .616    5    0   0   

K Davies P                                                               0   1
  J Peralta P                                                            0   0
  L Nunez P                                                              0   1
  R Tejeda P                                                             0   0
Totals                       28   0   3   0    2   6              113   27   8

BATTING

SH: J Gathright (8, off Z Miner).

TB: M Teahen; R Gload; M Aviles.

GIDP: A Callaspo (5).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

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
Z Miner, W (7-4)               7     3   0   0    1   3   0   3.61   24   88-54   35· 4·15    7· 8· 5· 0     73    -     0.82   0.36
B Seay                         1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.66    3   11-7     2· 3· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.42   0.03
K Farnsworth                   1     0   0   0    1   1   0   4.10    4   14-7     3· 1· 3    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.25   0.02
Totals                         9     3   0   0    2   6   0          31  113-68   40· 8·20    8· 9· 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, L (5-5)              6     4   4   4    4   4   1   4.81   26   85-51   27·10·14    8· 8· 1· 0     48    -     0.97  -0.12
J Peralta                      1     2   0   0    0   2   0   5.29    5   23-16    9· 2· 5    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.25   0.01
L Nunez                        1     2   0   0    0   0   0   3.34    5   11-9     7· 2· 0    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
R Tejeda                       1     1   0   0    0   3   0   3.71    4   22-14    6· 5· 3    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         9     9   4   4    4   9   1          40  141-90   49·19·22   12·11· 3· 0           -

Balks: K Davies (1).

WP: K Davies (7).

IBB: None.

HBP: K Davies (2; M Joyce).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 27,346.

Weather: 87° F, Wind 1mph in from Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

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

   Z Miner              P        K Davies             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  1    7%  49% A Callaspo      Z Miner         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 2   0  0-0  ---  2    6%  56% G Sheffield     K Davies        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   t 6   0  0-3  ---  2    6%  92% M Cabrera       K Davies        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  3    5%  59% P Polanco       K Davies        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Granderson to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  12-  4   -5%  54% M Ordonez       K Davies        Groundout: SS-3B/Forceout at 3B (Weak 3B); Polanco to 2B; Ordonez to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Davies facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   53%  C Granderson    Walk
          1--  3   59%  P Polanco       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Granderson to 2B
   O      12-  4   54%  M Ordonez       Groundout: SS-3B/Forceout at 3B (Weak 3B); Polanco to 2B; Ordonez to 1B
   O      12-  3   49%  M Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   45%  C Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Zach Miner facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   42%  M Aviles        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   OO     1--  1   49%  A Callaspo      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  6   50%  D DeJesus       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Davies facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   56%  G Sheffield     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   55%  M Joyce         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Sheffield to 3B
   RO     --3  5   57%  E Renteria      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Sheffield Scores
   O      ---  1   56%  B Inge          Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Zach Miner facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   58%  J Guillen       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   60%  B Butler        Flyball: CF
          ---  2   58%  R Gload         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   61%  J Buck          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kyle Davies facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   64%  C Granderson    Walk
   O      1--  2   63%  P Polanco       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Granderson to 2B
   O      -2-  2   59%  M Ordonez       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      -2-  7   56%  M Cabrera       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Zach Miner facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   52%  M Teahen        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   54%  J Gathright     Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B); Teahen to 2B
   O      -2-  1   58%  M Aviles        Popfly: 2B
   O      -2-  4   62%  A Callaspo      Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kyle Davies facing 5-6-7
          ---  8   66%  C Guillen       Walk
   O      1--  3   62%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Swinging
          1--      64%  M Joyce         Wild Pitch; Guillen to 2B
          -2-      67%  " "             Balk; Guillen to 3B
   RO     --3  3   70%  " "             Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (CF-RF); Guillen Scores
   O      ---  3   69%  E Renteria      Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Zach Miner facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   72%  D DeJesus       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   74%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   75%  B Butler        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Kyle Davies facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   73%  B Inge          Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
          ---  5   75%  C Granderson    Walk
          1--  3   80%  P Polanco       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Granderson to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   82%  M Ordonez       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Granderson Scores
   O      1--  4   80%  M Cabrera       Baserunner Out Advancing; Polanco out at 2B/C-2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Zach Miner facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   83%  R Gload         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  6   85%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   86%  M Teahen        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Kyle Davies facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  2   92%  M Cabrera       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   91%  C Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   90%  G Sheffield     Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
          ---  2   91%  M Joyce         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   90%  E Renteria      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Zach Miner facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   92%  J Gathright     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   93%  M Aviles        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  7   92%  A Callaspo      Walk
   O      1--  4   94%  D DeJesus       Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 0.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Joel Peralta facing 9-1-2
                  Joel Peralta replaces Kyle Davies pitching
   O      ---  6   93%  B Inge          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   93%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   93%  P Polanco       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
          1--  2   94%  M Ordonez       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Polanco to 2B
   O      12-  7   93%  M Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Zach Miner facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   94%  J Guillen       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   96%  B Butler        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   96%  R Gload         Lineout: 3B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 0.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Leo Nunez facing 5-6-7
                  Leo Nunez replaces Joel Peralta pitching
          ---  1   97%  C Guillen       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   96%  G Sheffield     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  1   96%  M Joyce         Groundout: P-SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Joyce to 1B
          1--  1   96%  E Renteria      Single to SS (Ground Ball); Joyce to 2B
   O      12-  3   95%  B Inge          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Bobby Seay facing 7-8-9
                  Bobby Seay replaces Zach Miner pitching
   O      ---  4   97%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   98%  M Teahen        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Esteban German pinch hits for Joey Gathright batting 9th
   O      ---  5   98%  E German        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 0.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Robinson Tejeda facing 1-2-3
                  Robinson Tejeda replaces Leo Nunez pitching; Esteban German moves to LF; David DeJesus moves to CF
   O      ---  5   98%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   98%  P Polanco       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   98%  M Ordonez       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
                  Ryan Raburn pinch runs for Magglio Ordonez batting 3rd
   O      1--  6   98%  M Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Kyle Farnsworth facing 1-2-3
                  Kyle Farnsworth replaces Bobby Seay pitching; Ryan Raburn moves to RF
   O      ---  3   99%  M Aviles        Lineout: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  3  100%  A Callaspo      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  4   99%  D DeJesus       Walk
   O      1--  4  100%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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