September 21, 2008 Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 10
DET 5 CHW 3
@KCR 0 NYY 7
BAL 3 OAK 5
SEA 3 MIN 4
@TBR 1 LAA 7
@TEX 3 BOS 3
@TOR 0 ATL 7
NYM 6 CHC 5
STL 1 MIL 8
@CIN 1 ARI 13
@COL 4 PHI 5
@FLA 2 SFG 1
@LAD 0
(11) HOU 6
@PIT 2 SDP 6
@WSN 2

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 16,920

Sunday, September 21, 2008, 2:10pm
Time of Game: 2:28

White Sox

86-69

Won 1

1st

Ozzie Guillen

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

W: J Danks (11-8), L: B Duckworth (3-2), S: B Jenks (29)

Royals

70-86

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                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .704    9    3   3   
D Wise CF-LF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .288  .859   14    0   0   SB
J Dye RF                      4   0   2   0    0   0  .290  .886   19    2   0   2B
J Thome DH                    2   1   0   1    1   1  .245  .871   17    0   0   SF
P Konerko 1B                  4   1   1   2    0   1  .243  .773   16   10   1   HR
  B Anderson CF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .726         0   0   
A Ramirez 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .802   18    3   4   
N Swisher LF-1B               3   0   1   0    0   2  .221  .746   17    2   0   CS
J Uribe 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .694   19    0   2   
T Hall C                      3   0   1   0    0   0  .260  .635    8    5   0   

J Danks P                                                                1   3
  M Thornton P                                                           0   0
  B Jenks P                                                              1   1
Totals                       31   3   6   3    1   4              137   27  14

BATTING

2B: J Dye (41, off J Peralta).

HR: P Konerko (18, off B Duckworth; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SF: J Thome (4, off B Duckworth).

TB: P Konerko 4; J Dye 3; N Swisher; D Wise; T Hall.

RBI: P Konerko 2 (55); J Thome (88).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Wise (7, 2nd base off B Duckworth/J Buck).

CS: N Swisher (3, 2nd base by B Duckworth/J Buck).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus LF                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .302  .802   12    2   0   
M Aviles SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .318  .812   11    3   2   SB
J Guillen DH                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .746   14    0   0   
R Shealy 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .302  .969   18    6   1   
M Teahen RF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .256  .720   13    3   0   
A Gordon 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .257  .780   20    2   1   2B
J Buck C                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .666   13    5   1   HBP
E German 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .652   13    2   2   
M Maier CF                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .619    4    2   0   
  A Callaspo PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .313  .750    4    0   0   
  J Gathright PR-CF           0   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .578         1   0   

B Duckworth P                                                            1   1
  L Nunez P                                                              0   0
  J Peralta P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31   0   4   0    1   5              122   27   8

BATTING

2B: A Gordon (33, off J Danks).

HBP: J Buck (6, by J Danks).

TB: A Gordon 2; A Callaspo; R Shealy; D DeJesus.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

E: J Buck (7); M Aviles (10).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Aviles (8, 2nd base off J Danks/T Hall).

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
J Danks, W (11-8)              7     4   0   0    1   3   0   3.20   27   94-65   36· 8·21   12· 7· 3· 0     71    -     1.21   0.41
M Thornton, H (19)             0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.67    2    4-3     3· 0· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.78   0.08
B Jenks, S (29)                1.1   0   0   0    0   2   0   2.51    4   16-12    6· 3· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.72   0.07
Totals                         9     4   0   0    1   5   0          33  114-80   45·11·24   15· 8· 3· 0          2-0

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, L (3-2)           6     5   3   3    1   3   1   5.06   23   90-56   39· 6·11    5· 8· 6· 0     52    -     0.95   0.01
L Nunez                        2     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.22    6   31-23   17· 4· 2    1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.27   0.04
J Peralta                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.98    4   14-10    7· 2· 1    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.22   0.01
Totals                         9     6   3   3    1   4   1          33  135-89   63·12·14    7·13· 8· 0           -

J Danks faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
B Duckworth faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Danks (7); B Jenks (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: J Danks (4; J Buck).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 16,920.

Weather: 76° F, Wind 6mph 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            DH 
4. J Thome              DH    4. R Shealy             1B 
5. P Konerko            1B    5. M Teahen             RF 
6. A Ramirez            2B    6. A Gordon             3B 
7. N Swisher            LF    7. J Buck               C  
8. J Uribe              3B    8. E German             2B 
9. T Hall               C     9. M Maier              CF 

   J Danks              P        B Duckworth          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   0  0-1  1--  7   16%  89% P Konerko       B Duckworth     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Thome Scores
   b 6   0  1-0  ---  2   -6%  54% D DeJesus       J Danks         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   t 1   1  0-0  1--  4    6%  56% J Dye           B Duckworth     Single to LF (Line Drive); Wise to 3B
   b 6   2  1-0  -2-  3    6%  69% R Shealy        J Danks         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   b 6   0  1-0  1--  1    6%  60% M Aviles        J Danks         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon Duckworth facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  O Cabrera       Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
          ---  3   50%  D Wise          Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
          1--  4   56%  J Dye           Single to LF (Line Drive); Wise to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   58%  J Thome         Popfly: SS/Sacrifice Fly (Short LF); Wise Scores; Dye to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
   O      -2-  3   55%  P Konerko       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, John Danks facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   51%  D DeJesus       Walk
   O      1--  4   55%  M Aviles        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  2   58%  J Guillen       Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
          1--  6   56%  R Shealy        Single to LF (Line Drive); DeJesus to 2B
   O      12-  5   60%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brandon Duckworth facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   58%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   57%  N Swisher       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   56%  J Uribe         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, John Danks facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   58%  A Gordon        Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  2   55%  J Buck          Hit By Pitch
          1--      54%  E German        Wild Pitch; Buck to 2B
   O      -2-  5   57%  " "             Lineout: P (Weak SS-2B)
   O      -2-  1   61%  M Maier         Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brandon Duckworth facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   59%  T Hall          Lineout: P (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   57%  O Cabrera       Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   56%  D Wise          Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, John Danks facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   59%  D DeJesus       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   61%  M Aviles        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   62%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brandon Duckworth facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   60%  J Dye           Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   58%  J Thome         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   57%  P Konerko       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, John Danks facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   60%  R Shealy        Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   62%  M Teahen        Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  6   64%  A Gordon        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brandon Duckworth facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   61%  A Ramirez       Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
          ---  4   64%  N Swisher       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      59%  J Uribe         Swisher Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  6   58%  " "             Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, John Danks facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   62%  J Buck          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   64%  E German        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   66%  M Maier         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brandon Duckworth facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   70%  T Hall          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   66%  O Cabrera       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  2   63%  D Wise          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      64%  J Dye           Wise Steals 2B; Wise to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3  7   60%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, John Danks facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   54%  D DeJesus       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   60%  M Aviles        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  1   65%  J Guillen       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          1--      63%  R Shealy        Aviles Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   69%  " "             Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brandon Duckworth facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   73%  J Thome         Walk
   RR     1--  7   89%  P Konerko       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Thome Scores
                  Leo Nunez replaces Brandon Duckworth pitching
   O      ---  3   88%  A Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  8   87%  N Swisher       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   87%  J Uribe         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, John Danks facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   90%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   85%  A Gordon        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  7   89%  J Buck          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Gordon to 3B
   O      --3  2   93%  E German        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 0.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Leo Nunez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   92%  T Hall          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  2   91%  O Cabrera       Lineout: RF
   O      ---  7   91%  D Wise          Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, John Danks facing 9-1-2
                  Alberto Callaspo pinch hits for Mitch Maier batting 9th
          ---  4   86%  A Callaspo      Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF)
                  Matt Thornton replaces John Danks pitching; Joey Gathright pinch runs for Alberto Callaspo batting 9th
   O      1--  3   91%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   94%  M Aviles        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  Bobby Jenks replaces Matt Thornton pitching
          1--      94%  J Guillen       Wild Pitch; DeJesus to 2B
   O      -2-  4   96%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 0.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Joel Peralta facing 3-4-5
                  Joel Peralta replaces Leo Nunez pitching; Joey Gathright moves to CF
          ---  3   98%  J Dye           Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   97%  J Thome         Groundout: 2B-1B; Dye to 3B
   O      --3  3   96%  P Konerko       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      --3  4   96%  A Ramirez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Bobby Jenks facing 4-5-6
                  Nick Swisher moves to 1B; Dewayne Wise moves to LF; Brian N. Anderson replaces Paul Konerko playing CF batting 5th
   O      ---  3   98%  R Shealy        Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   99%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6  100%  A Gordon        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 0.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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