August 24, 2008 Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 16,663

Sunday, August 24, 2008, 2:10pm
Time of Game: 2:55

Tigers

64-66

Lost 1

3rd, 10 GB

Jim Leyland

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          1  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    3 10  1
Royals          0  2  0   0  2  3   0  0  X    7  9  1

W: B Duckworth (1-0), L: K Rogers (9-11)

Royals

56-74

Won 1

5th, 18 GB

Trey Hillman

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               3   1   1   0    2   0  .299  .877   20    5   0   
P Polanco 2B                  5   0   3   2    0   0  .316  .793   21    3   4   
M Ordonez RF                  5   0   1   1    0   0  .311  .845   15    1   0   GDP
M Cabrera 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .292  .881   24    8   0   
C Guillen 3B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .287  .815   11    0   0   2B,GDP
G Sheffield DH                3   0   0   0    1   0  .232  .725   18    0   0   
M Thames LF                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .239  .824   14    1   0   
E Renteria SS                 4   1   0   0    0   0  .264  .669   17    1   3   
B Inge C                      3   1   0   0    1   0  .209  .708   17    5   0   

K Rogers P                                                               0   2
  F Beltran P                                                            0   0
  N Robertson P                                                          0   0
  A Lopez P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   3  10   3    5   2              157   24   9

BATTING

2B: C Guillen (29, off B Duckworth).

TB: P Polanco 3; C Guillen 3; M Thames 2; M Ordonez; M Cabrera; C Granderson.

GIDP: M Ordonez (19); C Guillen (11).

RBI: P Polanco 2 (50); M Ordonez (74).

2-out RBI: P Polanco 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Rogers-E Renteria-M Cabrera.

E: M Thames (3).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Aviles SS                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .331  .857   20    3   3   
E German LF                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .235  .618   20    3   0   SF,IW
D DeJesus CF-RF               4   0   0   0    0   1  .287  .778   18    2   0   GDP
J Guillen RF                  2   1   1   1    1   1  .249  .714   16    1   1   HR
  J Gathright PR-CF           1   1   0   0    0   0  .246  .561    4    1   0   
B Butler DH                   3   2   1   0    1   0  .261  .683   10    0   0   2B
M Olivo C                     4   1   0   1    0   2  .260  .760   13    4   0   
R Gload 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .277  .677   21   10   1   2B
M Teahen 3B                   3   0   1   3    0   0  .246  .689    8    1   6   SF
A Callaspo 2B                 3   1   3   0    1   0  .302  .717   15    2   2   2B

B Duckworth P                                                            0   0
  K Wells P                                                              0   0
  R Ramirez P                                                            0   0
  J Soria P                                                              0   0
Totals                       31   7   9   6    5   5              145   27  13

BATTING

2B: B Butler (17, off K Rogers); A Callaspo (3, off A Lopez); R Gload (15, off K Rogers).

HR: J Guillen (17, off K Rogers; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SF: E German (3, off K Rogers); M Teahen (2, off K Rogers).

IBB: E German (1, by K Rogers).

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

GIDP: D DeJesus (6).

RBI: M Teahen 3 (45); J Guillen (80); M Olivo (35); E German (18).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Gload-M Aviles-R Gload; A Callaspo-M Aviles-R Gload.

E: M Teahen (4).

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
K Rogers, L (9-11)             6     8   7   6    4   4   1   5.09   30  107-61   34· 8·19    7· 7· 8· 0     30    -     1.06  -0.39
F Beltran                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.85    3   11-9     4· 2· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
N Robertson                    0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.06    2    9-6     3· 2· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
A Lopez                        0.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   3.47    3   15-6     4· 0· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.08   0.00
Totals                         8     9   7   6    5   5   1          38  142-82   45·12·25   11· 7·10· 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 Duckworth, W (1-0)           5     7   3   3    4   0   0   5.40   24   88-45   29· 3·13   10· 6· 4· 0     37    -     1.04  -0.04
K Wells, H (1)                 2     1   0   0    1   2   0   5.12    7   35-19    8· 7· 4    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.07   0.11
R Ramirez                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.05    4   16-10    7· 2· 1    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.65   0.03
J Soria                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   1.93    4   18-11    6· 3· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.19   0.01
Totals                         9    10   3   3    5   2   0          39  157-85   50·15·20   15·11· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: K Rogers (4).

IBB: K Rogers (3; E German).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:55.

Attendance: 16,663.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 10mph 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. E German             LF 
3. M Ordonez            RF    3. D DeJesus            CF 
4. M Cabrera            1B    4. J Guillen            RF 
5. C Guillen            3B    5. B Butler             DH 
6. G Sheffield          DH    6. M Olivo              C  
7. M Thames             LF    7. R Gload              1B 
8. E Renteria           SS    8. M Teahen             3B 
9. B Inge               C     9. A Callaspo           2B 

   K Rogers             P        B Duckworth          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-1  123  5  -16%  22% P Polanco       B Duckworth     Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Renteria Scores; Inge Scores; Granderson to 3B; Polanco to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw)
   b 5   1  3-2  1--  5   13%  55% M Aviles        K Rogers        Single to LF (Line Drive); Callaspo to 3B/Adv on E7; Aviles to 2B
   b 5   2  3-3  --3  3   12%  67% D DeJesus       K Rogers        Wild Pitch; Aviles Scores/unER
   t 7   0  7-3  1-3  4   11%  95% M Ordonez       K Wells         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 2   1  3-1  1--  3    9%  44% R Gload         K Rogers        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Butler to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon Duckworth facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   47%  C Granderson    Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   48%  P Polanco       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Granderson to 2B
   R      -2-  1   40%  M Ordonez       Single to CF (Line Drive); Granderson Scores
   O      1--  7   43%  M Cabrera       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  2   45%  C Guillen       Double to RF (Ground Ball); Ordonez out at Hm/RF-2B-C
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Kenny Rogers facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   43%  M Aviles        Flyball: RF
          ---  2   45%  E German        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   40%  D DeJesus       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brandon Duckworth facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   42%  G Sheffield     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   40%  M Thames        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   42%  E Renteria      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
          1--  6   41%  B Inge          Walk; Renteria to 2B
          12-  4   38%  C Granderson    Walk; Renteria to 3B; Inge to 2B
   RR     123  5   22%  P Polanco       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Renteria Scores; Inge Scores; Granderson to 3B; Polanco to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw)
   O      -23  4   26%  M Ordonez       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Kenny Rogers facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  1   34%  J Guillen       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  4   38%  B Butler        Walk
   O      1--  3   35%  M Olivo         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   44%  R Gload         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Butler to 3B
   RO     -23  2   43%  M Teahen        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Butler Scores; Gload to 3B
          --3  5   44%  A Callaspo      Walk
   O      1-3  4   39%  M Aviles        Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Brandon Duckworth facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   36%  M Cabrera       Walk
   OO     1--  5   43%  C Guillen       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  5   42%  G Sheffield     Walk
          1--  3   40%  M Thames        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Sheffield to 2B
   O      12-  4   44%  E Renteria      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Kenny Rogers facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   41%  E German        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   39%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  9   38%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 2.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Brandon Duckworth facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   40%  B Inge          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   42%  C Granderson    Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   43%  P Polanco       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Kenny Rogers facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   40%  B Butler        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   38%  M Olivo         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6   36%  R Gload         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 2.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Brandon Duckworth facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   39%  M Ordonez       Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
          ---  5   36%  M Cabrera       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      1--  1   39%  C Guillen       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  3   42%  G Sheffield     Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Kenny Rogers facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   38%  M Teahen        Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  3   42%  A Callaspo      Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   55%  M Aviles        Single to LF (Line Drive); Callaspo to 3B/Adv on E7; Aviles to 2B
   RO     -23  3   55%  E German        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Callaspo Scores; Aviles to 3B
   R      --3      67%  D DeJesus       Wild Pitch; Aviles Scores/unER
   O      ---  6   66%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 4.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Kip Wells facing 7-8-9
                  Kip Wells replaces Brandon Duckworth pitching
   O      ---  7   69%  M Thames        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   72%  E Renteria      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   74%  B Inge          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Kenny Rogers facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   77%  J Guillen       Walk
          1--  2   86%  B Butler        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Guillen to 3B
                  Joey Gathright pinch runs for Jose Guillen batting 4th
   R      -23  2   89%  M Olivo         Fielder's Choice SS; Gathright Scores
   O      12-  6   89%  R Gload         Groundout: 2B-1B; Butler to 3B; Olivo to 2B
   RR     -23  2   95%  M Teahen        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Butler Scores; Olivo Scores
          1--  3   96%  A Callaspo      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Teahen to 2B
   O      12-  3   95%  M Aviles        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Teahen to 3B; Callaspo to 2B
          -23  4   95%  E German        Intentional Walk
   O      123  2   94%  D DeJesus       Lineout: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 7.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-7, Kip Wells facing 1-2-3
                  Joey Gathright moves to CF; David DeJesus moves to RF
          ---  6   91%  C Granderson    Walk
          1--  6   84%  P Polanco       Single to RF (Line Drive); Granderson to 3B
   OO     1-3  4   95%  M Ordonez       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      --3  6   97%  M Cabrera       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-3, Francis Beltran facing 4-5-6
                  Francis Beltran replaces Kenny Rogers pitching
   O      ---  4   97%  J Gathright     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   96%  B Butler        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  4   96%  M Olivo         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 7.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-7, Ramon Ramirez facing 5-6-7
                  Ramon Ramirez replaces Kip Wells pitching
          ---  3   94%  C Guillen       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  6   96%  G Sheffield     Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      1--  2   98%  M Thames        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  5   99%  E Renteria      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-3, Nate Robertson facing 7-8-9
                  Nate Robertson replaces Francis Beltran pitching
   O      ---  6   99%  R Gload         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  M Teahen        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  Aquilino Lopez replaces Nate Robertson pitching
          ---  4   99%  A Callaspo      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  6   99%  M Aviles        Walk
   O      12-  5   98%  E German        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 7.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-7, Joakim Soria facing 9-1-2
                  Joakim Soria replaces Ramon Ramirez pitching
   O      ---  7   99%  B Inge          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2  100%  C Granderson    Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  4  100%  P Polanco       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5  100%  M Ordonez       Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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