April 20, 2008 Kansas City Royals at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 18,645

Sunday, April 20, 2008, 4:05pm
Time of Game: 2:51

Royals

9-10

Lost 4

2nd, 2½ GB

Trey Hillman

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

W: D Eveland (2-1), L: L Hochevar (0-1)

Athletics

12-8

Won 3

1st

Bob Geren

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Gathright CF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .520    8    1   0   GDP
E German 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .258   26    1   2   
M Teahen LF                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .271  .770   20    3   0   
B Butler 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .324  .803   19    6   0   
J Guillen RF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .173  .512   13    0   0   
A Gordon 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .315  .858   14    0   0   
M Olivo DH                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .847   12    0   0   GDP
J Buck C                      2   1   0   0    1   1  .235  .647   14   12   0   
A Callaspo SS                 2   0   1   0    1   0  .348  .853   13    1   3   

L Hochevar P                                                             0   2
  R Mahay P                                                              0   0
  R Ramirez P                                                            0   0
  L Nunez P                                                              0   0
Totals                       28   1   3   0    5   8              139   24   7

BATTING

TB: A Callaspo; M Teahen; B Butler.

GIDP: J Gathright (1); M Olivo (2).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

E: E German (1).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Ellis 2B                    5   0   1   1    0   0  .244  .738   19    5   3   
D Barton 1B                   5   0   1   0    0   2  .267  .772   24    8   1   
E Brown RF                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .292  .724   13    2   0   SB
J Cust DH                     3   1   0   0    2   2  .157  .623   25    0   0   
B Crosby SS                   4   1   3   1    1   1  .313  .843   22    2   3   
R Sweeney CF                  4   1   1   0    1   2  .318  .757   23    0   0   2B
C Denorfia LF                 4   1   1   1    1   3  .273  .636   25    1   0   
R Bowen C                     4   1   2   2    0   2  .333  .666   11    8   0   
J Hannahan 3B                 2   1   1   2    2   0  .196  .638   20    0   2   2B

D Eveland P                                                              0   1
  A Brown P                                                              1   0
  S Casilla P                                                            0   0
Totals                       36   7  11   7    7  12              182   27  10

BATTING

2B: R Sweeney (2, off L Hochevar); J Hannahan (2, off L Hochevar).

TB: B Crosby 3; R Bowen 2; J Hannahan 2; R Sweeney 2; D Barton; M Ellis; C Denorfia; E Brown.

RBI: R Bowen 2 (2); J Hannahan 2 (7); C Denorfia (4); B Crosby (15); M Ellis (11).

2-out RBI: J Hannahan 2; R Bowen 2; C Denorfia; M Ellis; B Crosby.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 6 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Crosby-D Barton; B Crosby-M Ellis-D Barton.

BASERUNNING

SB: E Brown (1, 2nd base off R Mahay/J Buck).

PITCHING

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
L Hochevar, L (0-1)            4.2   9   6   6    3   5   0  11.57   26   96-58   29· 9·20   10· 4· 4· 0     24    -     1.03  -0.36
R Mahay                        1     2   1   1    2   2   0   2.70    7   31-15    6· 4· 5    1· 1· 1· 0          2-0    0.18  -0.00
R Ramirez                      1.1   0   0   0    1   3   0   1.35    5   24-14    5· 4· 5    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.05   0.00
L Nunez                        1     0   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    5   21-13    7· 4· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8    11   7   7    7  12   0          43  172-100  47·21·32   12· 7· 5· 0          4-0

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Eveland, W (2-1)             5.2   3   1   1    4   3   0   1.90   22   95-53   31· 5·17    8· 5· 2· 0     58    -     0.71   0.11
A Brown                        2.1   0   0   0    1   3   0   0.00    8   31-18    6· 3· 9    1· 3· 0· 0          2-0    0.24   0.03
S Casilla                      1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   13-8     2· 2· 4    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     3   1   1    5   8   0          33  139-79   39·10·30   10· 8· 2· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: L Nunez 2 (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Fieldin Culbreth, 1B - Jim Reynolds, 2B - Tim Timmons, 3B - Gary Cederstrom.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 18,645.

Weather: 58° F, Wind 10mph out to Leftfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Oakland Athletics                    
1. J Gathright          CF    1. M Ellis              2B 
2. E German             2B    2. D Barton             1B 
3. M Teahen             LF    3. E Brown              RF 
4. B Butler             1B    4. J Cust               DH 
5. J Guillen            RF    5. B Crosby             SS 
6. A Gordon             3B    6. R Sweeney            CF 
7. M Olivo              DH    7. C Denorfia           LF 
8. J Buck               C     8. R Bowen              C  
9. A Callaspo           SS    9. J Hannahan           3B 

   L Hochevar           P        D Eveland            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  1-2  1-3  7   17%  86% J Hannahan      L Hochevar      Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Denorfia Scores; Bowen Scores
   b 4   2  1-1  12-  1   14%  69% R Bowen         L Hochevar      Single to CF (Line Drive); Crosby Scores; Denorfia to 3B
   b 4   2  1-0  12-  5   14%  55% C Denorfia      L Hochevar      Single to CF (Ground Ball); Cust Scores; Crosby to 2B
   t 3   0  0-0  1--  5  -10%  36% A Callaspo      D Eveland       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Buck to 3B
   b 2   1  0-0  -23  5   -8%  56% C Denorfia      L Hochevar      Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dana Eveland facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  J Gathright     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  7   54%  E German        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  5   53%  M Teahen        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      1--  6   55%  B Butler        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Luke Hochevar facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  M Ellis         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   51%  D Barton        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   50%  E Brown         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dana Eveland facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   52%  J Guillen       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  4   50%  A Gordon        Walk
   OO     1--  5   55%  M Olivo         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Luke Hochevar facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   59%  J Cust          Walk
          1--  3   64%  B Crosby        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Cust to 2B
   O      12-  3   64%  R Sweeney       Groundout: 2B-1B; Cust to 3B; Crosby to 2B
   O      -23  5   56%  C Denorfia      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  3   50%  R Bowen         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dana Eveland facing 8-9-1
          ---  8   46%  J Buck          Walk
          1--  5   36%  A Callaspo      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Buck to 3B
   ROO    1-3  1   42%  J Gathright     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS); Buck Scores/No RBI
   O      ---  6   43%  E German        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Luke Hochevar facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   40%  J Hannahan      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   38%  M Ellis         Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   37%  D Barton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dana Eveland facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   39%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   41%  B Butler        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   40%  J Guillen       Walk
   O      1--  1   42%  A Gordon        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Luke Hochevar facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   39%  E Brown         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  6   42%  J Cust          Walk
          1--  1   47%  B Crosby        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Cust to 2B
   O      12-  3   41%  R Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  5   55%  C Denorfia      Single to CF (Ground Ball); Cust Scores; Crosby to 2B
   R      12-  1   69%  R Bowen         Single to CF (Line Drive); Crosby Scores; Denorfia to 3B
   RR     1-3  7   86%  J Hannahan      Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Denorfia Scores; Bowen Scores
   R      -2-  2   91%  M Ellis         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Hannahan Scores
          1--  5   92%  D Barton        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ellis to 2B
   O      12-  1   91%  E Brown         Groundout: P-1B
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 5.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Dana Eveland facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   92%  M Olivo         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   93%  J Buck          Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  4   94%  A Callaspo      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Luke Hochevar facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   93%  J Cust          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   93%  B Crosby        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   93%  R Sweeney       Double to RF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  5   94%  C Denorfia      Walk
   R      12-  4   97%  R Bowen         Single to RF (Line Drive); Sweeney Scores; Denorfia to 3B
                  Ron Mahay replaces Luke Hochevar pitching
          1-3  5   97%  J Hannahan      Walk; Bowen to 2B
   O      123  6   96%  M Ellis         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 6.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Dana Eveland facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   97%  J Gathright     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  8   97%  E German        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   97%  M Teahen        Walk
          1--  5   96%  B Butler        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Teahen to 2B
                  Andrew Brown replaces Dana Eveland pitching
   O      12-  2   98%  J Guillen       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-1, Ron Mahay facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   98%  D Barton        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   98%  E Brown         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      98%  J Cust          Brown Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   98%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  2   99%  B Crosby        Single to CF (Fly Ball to Deep SS-2B); Brown Scores
          1--  6   99%  R Sweeney       Walk; Crosby to 2B
                  Ramon Ramirez replaces Ron Mahay pitching
   O      12-  6   99%  C Denorfia      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 7.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-7, Andrew Brown facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   99%  A Gordon        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   99%  M Olivo         Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   99%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-1, Ramon Ramirez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   99%  R Bowen         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   99%  J Hannahan      Walk
   O      1--  2   99%  M Ellis         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  7   99%  D Barton        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 7.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-7, Andrew Brown facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   99%  A Callaspo      Walk
   O      1--  3   99%  J Gathright     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5  100%  E German        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  5  100%  M Teahen        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-1, Leo Nunez facing 3-4-5
                  Leo Nunez replaces Ramon Ramirez pitching
          ---  4  100%  E Brown         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1  100%  J Cust          Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          1--     100%  B Crosby        Wild Pitch; Brown to 2B
          -2-  7  100%  " "             Walk
          12-     100%  R Sweeney       Wild Pitch; Brown to 3B; Crosby to 2B
   O      -23  5  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  4  100%  C Denorfia      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 7.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-7, Santiago Casilla facing 4-5-6
                  Santiago Casilla replaces Andrew Brown pitching
   O      ---  2  100%  B Butler        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6  100%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  A Gordon        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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