September 19, 2008 Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 6
DET 5 CHW 9
@KCR 4 NYY 3
BAL 2 OAK 2
SEA 0 TBR 11
MIN 1 LAA 15
@TEX 13 BOS 4
@TOR 3 NYM 9
@ATL 5 STL 12
@CHC 6 CIN 11
MIL 2 COL 3
ARI 2 FLA 14
PHI 8 SFG 7
@LAD 1 HOU 5
@PIT 1 SDP 11
@WSN 6
(14)

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 26,049

Friday, September 19, 2008, 8:10pm
Time of Game: 2:40

White Sox

85-68

Won 1

1st

Ozzie Guillen

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  0   6  1  0   1  0  1    9 11  1
Royals          0  0  0   3  0  0   1  0  0    4  8  0

W: M Buehrle (14-11), L: B Bannister (8-16)

Royals

69-85

Lost 1

5th, 16½ GB

Trey Hillman

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Cabrera SS                  5   0   2   1    0   0  .283  .710   18    1   4   GDP
D Wise CF-LF                  5   2   2   2    0   0  .296  .885   22    1   1   2·HR
J Dye RF                      5   1   1   0    0   2  .290  .889   23    2   0   2B
J Thome DH                    5   2   2   1    0   1  .245  .875   19    0   0   HR
P Konerko 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .243  .768   12    7   2   
  B Anderson PR-CF            0   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .726         2   0   
A Pierzynski C                3   1   0   0    1   1  .282  .730   19    3   0   
A Ramirez 2B                  3   1   1   4    1   0  .297  .803   18    4   6   HR
N Swisher LF-1B               4   1   2   0    0   1  .222  .751   16    5   0   
J Uribe 3B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .253  .708   15    1   1   2B

M Buehrle P                                                              1   2
  M Thornton P                                                           0   0
  O Dotel P                                                              0   0
  S Linebrink P                                                          0   0
Totals                       36   9  11   8    4   5              162   27  16

BATTING

2B: J Uribe (22, off B Bannister); J Dye (40, off B Bannister).

HR: J Thome (33, off B Bannister; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF); D Wise 2 (6, off D Lowery, off R Tejeda; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); A Ramirez (19, off B Bannister; 4th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).

TB: D Wise 8; J Thome 5; A Ramirez 4; J Uribe 2; N Swisher 2; O Cabrera 2; J Dye 2.

GIDP: O Cabrera (14).

RBI: A Ramirez 4 (70); D Wise 2 (17); J Thome (87); O Cabrera (55).

2-out RBI: A Ramirez 4; O Cabrera.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Cabrera-A Ramirez-P Konerko.

E: O Cabrera (14).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus LF-CF               4   0   1   1    0   0  .300  .794   11    3   0   
M Aviles SS                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .322  .821   14    1   3   CS
J Guillen RF                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .265  .744   23    0   1   GDP
R Shealy 1B                   3   1   0   0    0   0  .333 1.095   19   11   0   HBP
M Teahen 3B                   3   1   2   3    1   0  .258  .728   15    1   2   HR
B Butler DH                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .702   15    0   0   
A Callaspo 2B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .309  .739   11    2   4   2B
J Buck C                      3   0   0   0    0   2  .223  .668   17    7   0   
  K Ka'aihue PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .762    3    0   0   
M Maier CF                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .636    6    2   0   
  E German PH-LF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .661    4    0   0   

B Bannister P                                                            0   2
  R Tejeda P                                                             0   0
  Y Yabuta P                                                             0   0
  D Lowery P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   4   8   4    1   3              138   27  12

BATTING

2B: A Callaspo (7, off M Thornton).

HR: M Teahen (15, off M Buehrle; 4th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

HBP: R Shealy (1, by M Buehrle).

TB: M Teahen 5; J Guillen 2; M Aviles 2; A Callaspo 2; D DeJesus.

GIDP: J Guillen (21).

RBI: M Teahen 3 (58); D DeJesus (71).

2-out RBI: D DeJesus.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Teahen-A Callaspo-R Shealy.

BASERUNNING

CS: M Aviles (3, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by M Buehrle).

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Buehrle, W (14-11)           6     6   3   3    1   2   1   3.87   24   93-59   41· 3·15   10· 7· 3· 0     49    -     0.75   0.13
M Thornton                     1     2   1   1    0   0   0   2.70    4   12-9     5· 2· 2    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.58   0.00
O Dotel                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.94    3   13-8     2· 3· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.42   0.03
S Linebrink                    1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.07    4   14-11    9· 0· 2    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         9     8   4   4    1   3   1          35  132-87   57· 8·22   17· 9· 4· 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 (8-16)          5     8   7   7    2   1   2   5.96   24   93-61   44· 4·13    8·10· 3· 0     22    -     0.92  -0.32
R Tejeda                       1.2   2   1   1    2   1   1   3.97    8   35-18   11· 4· 3    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.25  -0.01
Y Yabuta                       1.1   0   0   0    0   2   0   4.91    4   14-9     3· 4· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.14   0.01
D Lowery                       1     1   1   1    0   1   1   7.36    4   17-11    4· 1· 6    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.05  -0.01
Totals                         9    11   9   9    4   5   4          40  159-99   62·13·24   14·14· 3· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: B Bannister (7); R Tejeda (5).

IBB: None.

PO: M Buehrle (6; M Aviles, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: M Buehrle (5; R Shealy).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Laz Diaz, 1B - Kerwin Danley, 2B - Wally Bell, 3B - Paul Schrieber.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 26,049.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 1mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Kansas City Royals                   
1. O Cabrera            SS    1. D DeJesus            LF 
2. D Wise               CF    2. M Aviles             SS 
3. J Dye                RF    3. J Guillen            RF 
4. J Thome              DH    4. R Shealy             1B 
5. P Konerko            1B    5. M Teahen             3B 
6. A Pierzynski         C     6. B Butler             DH 
7. A Ramirez            2B    7. A Callaspo           2B 
8. N Swisher            LF    8. J Buck               C  
9. J Uribe              3B    9. M Maier              CF 

   M Buehrle            P        B Bannister          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  0-0  123  9   33%  86% A Ramirez       B Bannister     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Dye Scores; Thome Scores; Pierzynski Scores
   b 4   1  6-0  12-  1  -11%  81% M Teahen        M Buehrle       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Guillen Scores; Shealy Scores
   t 4   1  0-0  1-3  4   -8%  50% P Konerko       B Bannister     Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   t 5   1  3-6  ---  2    6%  89% J Thome         B Bannister     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   t 4   1  0-0  -2-  4    6%  58% J Thome         B Bannister     Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Dye to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bannister facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  O Cabrera       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   46%  D Wise          Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   45%  J Dye           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Buehrle facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   45%  M Aviles        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
   OO     1--  5   50%  J Guillen       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bannister facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   48%  J Thome         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   46%  P Konerko       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   45%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Buehrle facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   47%  R Shealy        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   45%  M Teahen        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   48%  B Butler        Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  6   50%  A Callaspo      Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bannister facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   54%  A Ramirez       Walk
   O      1--  2   50%  N Swisher       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   47%  J Uribe         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  4   44%  O Cabrera       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Ramirez out at Hm/RF-2B-C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Buehrle facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  8   47%  J Buck          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   49%  M Maier         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   50%  D DeJesus       Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bannister facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   47%  D Wise          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   52%  J Dye           Double to LF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  4   58%  J Thome         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Dye to 3B
   O      1-3  4   50%  P Konerko       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          1-3  9   53%  A Pierzynski    Walk; Thome to 2B
   RRRR   123  9   86%  A Ramirez       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Dye Scores; Thome Scores; Pierzynski Scores
          ---  6   86%  N Swisher       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   88%  J Uribe         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Swisher to 3B
   R      -23      92%  O Cabrera       Wild Pitch; Swisher Scores; Uribe to 3B
   R      --3  3   94%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Uribe Scores
   O      1--  3   94%  D Wise          Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-6, Mark Buehrle facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   92%  M Aviles        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--      95%  J Guillen       Aviles Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS-1B-2B)
          ---  9   94%  " "             Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   92%  R Shealy        Hit By Pitch; Guillen to 2B
   RRR    12-  1   81%  M Teahen        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Guillen Scores; Shealy Scores
   O      ---  4   82%  B Butler        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  2   83%  A Callaspo      Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Royals 3.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-3, Brian Bannister facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   82%  J Dye           Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  2   89%  J Thome         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   88%  P Konerko       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   87%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-7, Mark Buehrle facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   89%  J Buck          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   91%  M Maier         Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   92%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Royals 3.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-3, Robinson Tejeda facing 7-8-9
                  Robinson Tejeda replaces Brian Bannister pitching
   O      ---  2   91%  A Ramirez       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          ---  4   92%  N Swisher       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  4   93%  J Uribe         Walk; Swisher to 2B
   OO     12-  2   90%  O Cabrera       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-7, Mark Buehrle facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   92%  M Aviles        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  1   90%  J Guillen       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  6   92%  R Shealy        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          1--  5   90%  M Teahen        Walk; Guillen to 2B
   O      12-  5   94%  B Butler        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 7, Royals 3.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-3, Robinson Tejeda facing 2-3-4
   R      ---  6   97%  D Wise          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  5   96%  J Dye           Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   96%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   96%  P Konerko       Walk
                  Brian N. Anderson pinch runs for Paul Konerko batting 5th
          1--      96%  A Pierzynski    Wild Pitch; Anderson to 2B
                  Yasuhiko Yabuta replaces Robinson Tejeda pitching
   O      -2-  4   96%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-8, Matt Thornton facing 7-8-9
                  Matt Thornton replaces Mark Buehrle pitching; Nick Swisher moves to 1B; Dewayne Wise moves to LF; Brian N. Anderson moves to CF
          ---  2   93%  A Callaspo      Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  4   95%  J Buck          Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Callaspo to 3B
                  Esteban German pinch hits for Mitch Maier batting 9th
   O      --3  4   97%  E German        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   RO     --3  2   96%  D DeJesus       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Callaspo Scores; DeJesus out at 2B/LF-2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 8, Royals 4.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 8-4, Yasuhiko Yabuta facing 7-8-9
                  Esteban German moves to LF; David DeJesus moves to CF
   O      ---  1   96%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   96%  N Swisher       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   95%  J Uribe         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 8, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-8, Octavio Dotel facing 2-3-4
                  Octavio Dotel replaces Matt Thornton pitching
   O      ---  5   97%  M Aviles        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   98%  J Guillen       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  6   98%  R Shealy        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 8, Royals 4.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 8-4, Devon Lowery facing 1-2-3
                  Devon Lowery replaces Yasuhiko Yabuta pitching
   O      ---  5   98%  O Cabrera       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   R      ---  4   99%  D Wise          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   99%  J Dye           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   99%  J Thome         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 9, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-9, Scott Linebrink facing 5-6-7
                  Scott Linebrink replaces Octavio Dotel pitching
   O      ---  6  100%  M Teahen        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  4  100%  B Butler        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  1  100%  A Callaspo      Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
                  Kila Ka'aihue pinch hits for John Buck batting 8th
   O      1--  3  100%  K Ka'aihue      Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 9, Royals 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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