April 3 (Opening Day):
BOXSCORE: 2008 Kansas City Royals At 2008 Atlanta Braves 4/3/2008
Royals AB R H RBI AVG Braves AB R H RBI AVG
R.Spilborghs LF 3 0 0 0 .000 G.Sizemore CF 5 1 3 1 .600
B-C.Granderson PH,CF 2 0 1 0 .500 D.Jeter SS 6 0 0 0 .000
R.Johnson CF 4 0 2 0 .500 C.Jones 3B 5 0 3 1 .600
C-W.Harris PR,LF 1 0 0 0 .000 M.Holliday LF 4 1 1 0 .250
J.Mauer C 4 1 2 0 .500 K.Youkilis 1B 5 0 2 1 .400
M.Ordonez RF 5 1 0 0 .000 R.Durham DH 5 0 1 0 .200
H.Ramirez SS 5 0 0 0 .000 R.Church RF 4 0 0 0 .000
N.Garciaparra DH 3 1 1 1 .333 J.Varitek C 5 0 1 0 .200
D-J.Thome PH 2 1 1 3 .500 E-B.Hall PR 0 0 0 0 ----
R.Zimmerman 3B 5 1 1 1 .200 F-J.Posada C 0 0 0 0 ----
D.Barton 1B 2 0 0 0 .000 I.Kinsler 2B 5 1 1 0 .200
A-A.Gonzalez 1B 3 1 1 1 .333
A.Iwamura 2B 4 0 1 0 .250
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Totals 43 6 10 6 Totals 44 3 12 3
A-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Barton In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Spilborghs In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Johnson In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Garciaparra In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Ran For Varitek In 10th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Hall In 11th Inning
Royals.......... 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 - 6 10 2
Braves.......... 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 12 1
Royals (1-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
D.Haren 6 10 3 3 2 6 0 4.50
R.Corcoran 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
D.Oliver 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
G.Balfour 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
B.Jenks WIN(1-0) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
J.Hanrahan SAVE(1st) 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.00
Totals 11 12 3 3 5 8 0
Braves (0-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
S.Olsen 6 4 2 2 1 4 2 3.00
A.Lopez BS(1st) 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 4.50
J.Bennett LOSS(0-1) 3 3 3 2 0 3 1 6.00
Totals 11 10 6 5 1 7 4
ATTENDANCE- 25,581 DATE- Wednesday, April 3rd 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Jerry Crawford, Mike Everett, Brian Gorman, Mike Dimuro
T- 3:55
LEFT ON BASE- Royals: 5 Braves:14
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 1 Braves: 1
ERRORS- R.Zimmerman-2, J.Bennett
DOUBLES- G.Sizemore(1st), C.Jones-2(2nd), K.Youkilis(1st), J.Varitek(1st)
HOME RUNS- N.Garciaparra(1st), J.Thome(1st), R.Zimmerman(1st), A.Gonzalez(1st)
WALKS- J.Mauer, G.Sizemore, C.Jones, M.Holliday, K.Youkilis, R.Church
HIT BY PITCH- M.Holliday
STRIKE OUTS- R.Johnson, M.Ordonez, H.Ramirez-2, R.Zimmerman, D.Barton,
A.Gonzalez, D.Jeter, M.Holliday, K.Youkilis-2, R.Durham,
R.Church-2, J.Varitek
GIDP- J.Mauer, K.Youkilis
WILD PITCHES- R.Corcoran
2-out RBI- K.Youkilis
Joe Mauer had 2 base hits as the Kansas City Royals bested the Atlanta Braves
in 11 innings 6 to 3 at Jacobs Field.
Both teams had scored 3 runs after nine full innings. Kansas City was
victorious in the 11th inning. Mauer led off and keyed the rally when he hit
a single. Magglio Ordonez followed and he reached on an error. Hanley
Ramirez dug into the batters box next, but he struck out. Jim Thome was up
next and he smacked a three-run homer. Ryan Zimmerman was next to bat, but
he was a strikeout victim. Kansas City had a total of 10 hits for the game.
Bobby Jenks(1-0) went 1 inning allowing no runs for the win. Joel Hanrahan
earned his 1st save. Jeff Bennett(0-1) ended up with the loss in relief.
The Atlanta Braves won their first Millennium Championship by sweeping the Marlins in four games. A recap of the series:
ATL 5, FLA 4 (17) - A dramatic start to the series as Chipper Jones drove in Grady Sizemore in the bottom of the 17th for the win.
ATL 13, FLA 0 - John Lackey (3-0 in the postseason) fired a three hit shutout with 10 K's as the Braves grab a 2-0 series lead.
ATL 8, FLA 2 - Chipper Jones hi his 6th homer of the postseason and Kelvim Escobar hurled seven strong innings as the Braves pushed the Marlins to the brink of elimination.
ATL 5, FLA 3 - Chipper Jones had three more hits and the Atlanta bullpen pitched 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief as Atlanta wins their first championship.
| Kansas City traveled to Seattle for the second elimination game. Game #163 for Kansas City and #164 for Seattle. Brian Bannister started for Kansas City while Roy Oswalt took the mound for Seattle in the deciding game. Seattle Manager John Ferraro was saving Oswalt for the first game of the playoffs but was forced to treat this as the first game of the playoffs after losing to Anaheim in the first elimination game. Kansas City jumped on Oswalt early by scoring 3 runs in the first on 5 hits. After 4 innings, KC held a 3-0 lead and was out hitting Seattle 7 to 2. Bannister then tired in the 5th inning after allowing 3 hits and 2 walks but Seattle only scored once by grounded into a double play and leaving the bases loaded. Seattle tied the game in the 7th by adding 2, including a solo home run by Yadier Molina off Rudy Seanez. Kansas City then fell apart in the 8th inning with Casey Janssen on the mound. With 1 run in and men on first and second, Janssen threw a wild pitch to advance the runners. Molina then hit a single that scored both runners when Hanley Ramirez threw the cut off throw wildly. With a 6-3 going into the 9th, 2 men on and the tying run at the plate, Hanley Ramirez struck out looking for the third time on a Francisco Rodriguez 98mph fastball to end the game and the season for Kansas City. Ramirez, the first overall pick in the 2006 draft was able to manage two hit when he actually swung the bat. The star of the game was Jose Reyes who was 3 for 5 with a stolen base, 2 runs and stellar defense. Russ Springer improved to 7-1 with the win. He struck out 4 in 1 2/3 IP. Seattle moves on to face top seed Atlanta in the playoffs. It is a surprise match up for the Mariners as they didn't expect to make the playoffs. They traded two strong 2010 pitchers in John Maine and Kelvim Escobar to Atlanta for some players to assist in the future. But Ryan Braun fell to the Mariners at #4 in the draft and they acquired Albert Pujols to provide protection for Alex Rodriguez. As a result, the Mariners had three players with 40+ homeruns to make up for the weakened pitching staff. |
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 2007 Kansas City Royals At 2007 Seattle Mariners 9/19/2007
Royals AB R H RBI AVG Mariners AB R H RBI AVG
R.Willits LF 4 1 1 0 .319 J.Reyes SS 5 2 3 0 .255
C.Granderson CF 4 1 3 1 .311 S.Green RF 4 0 3 2 .323
M.Ordonez RF 5 0 1 0 .383 A.Pujols 1B 4 0 0 0 .351
H.Ramirez SS 5 1 2 1 .334 A.Rodriguez 3B 2 1 0 0 .290
A.Gonzalez 1B 4 0 2 0 .288 R.Braun DH 3 0 1 0 .348
P.Burrell DH 4 0 1 1 .239 G.Jenkins LF 1 0 0 0 .228
J.Mauer C 3 0 0 0 .280 A-K.Millar PH,LF 2 1 1 1 .257
H.Blalock 3B 4 0 0 0 .228 B.Phillips 2B 2 1 0 0 .264
A.Ojeda 2B 4 0 1 0 .259 M.Cameron CF 4 0 0 0 .232
Y.Molina C 4 1 2 2 .229
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Totals 37 3 11 3 Totals 31 6 10 5
A-Pinch Hit For Jenkins In 6th Inning
Royals.......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 11 2
Mariners........ 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 - 6 10 0
Royals (93-70) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
B.Bannister 5 2/3 5 1 1 1 2 0 3.14
R.Seanez HOLD(4th) 1 2 2 2 0 2 1 4.32
M.Wise BS(3rd) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.54
C.Janssen LOSS(4-2) 1 1/3 2 3 2 3 0 0 4.09
Totals 8 10 6 5 4 4 1
Mariners (94-70) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
R.Oswalt 6 1/3 9 3 3 2 4 0 3.00
R.Springer WIN(7-1) 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 4 0 2.84
F.Rodriguez SAVE(33rd) 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.03
Totals 9 11 3 3 3 10 0
ATTENDANCE- 18,502 DATE- Thursday, September 19th 2007 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Scott Packard, Jeff Nelson, Derryl Cousins, Alfonzo Marquez
T- 2:57
LEFT ON BASE- Royals:10 Mariners: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 3 Mariners: 1
ERRORS- H.Ramirez, A.Gonzalez
DOUBLES- C.Granderson-2(35th), S.Green-2(29th)
HOME RUNS- Y.Molina(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- J.Reyes(76th)
WALKS- R.Willits, C.Granderson, J.Mauer, A.Rodriguez, R.Braun, G.Jenkins,
B.Phillips
HIT BY PITCH- A.Rodriguez, B.Phillips
STRIKE OUTS- R.Willits-2, C.Granderson, M.Ordonez, H.Ramirez-3, P.Burrell-2,
J.Mauer, R.Braun, B.Phillips, M.Cameron-2
GIDP- H.Blalock, S.Green, A.Pujols
WILD PITCHES- C.Janssen
2-out RBI- Y.Molina-2, S.Green
WEB GEMS- Bot 8th: Joe Mauer blocked the plate, saving a run!
At Camden Yards the Seattle Mariners were finally were able to get back on the
winner's track and outscored the Kansas City Royals 6 to 3.
Seattle won the game with a rally in the 8th inning with 3 runs on 2 hits.
Alex Rodriguez led off and keyed the rally when he drew a walk. Ryan Braun
stepped up to the plate and he drew a walk. Casey Janssen then unleashed a
wild pitch. Kevin Millar followed next and he stroked a single. Brandon
Phillips came up to bat and drew a walk to load the bases. After an out was
recorded, Yadier Molina came to the plate and delivered a one-base hit, and
an error was also committed. Seattle rapped out 10 hits for the afternoon.
Russ Springer(7-1) went 1 and 2/3 innings allowing no runs for the victory.
Francisco Rodriguez recorded the save, his 33rd. Janssen(4-2) was charged
with the loss in relief.
| Reigning champion Anaheim at Seattle..... Winner clinches the #7 seed in the playoffs while the loser hosts Kansas City for the right to clinch a playoff birth. Kason Gabbard took the mound for the Angels while Roger Clemens had the start for the Mariners. Gabbard struggled a little early allowing 1 run in the first inning and loaded the bases in the 2nd but pitched out of it. Gabbard had his manager worried and Blaise took him out after recording 10 outs and the score tied 1-1. After Gabbard came out, the Angels bats heated up. They scored 3 in the 5th, 2 in the 6th, 3 more in the 7th and another in the 8th to take a 10-1 lead. The Mariners bullpen could not stop the mutiny as all five pitchers allowed a run. Final score: Anahiem 10 Seattle 3. Roger Clemens took the loss to fall to 8-4 while Oscar Villareal earned the win even though he allowed 3 hits in 2/3 IP. |
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 2007 Anaheim Angels At 2007 Seattle Mariners 9/18/2007
Angels AB R H RBI AVG Mariners AB R H RBI AVG
R.Freel 2B 3 1 0 0 .284 J.Reyes SS 4 1 2 0 .252
D-M.Scutaro 2B 0 0 0 0 .262 C.Ross RF 4 1 1 0 .366
B.Abreu RF 5 1 1 0 .279 A.Pujols 1B 3 0 2 2 .353
E-S.Schumaker RF,CF 0 0 0 0 .331 R.Braun DH 5 0 3 0 .348
A.Soriano LF 5 2 3 3 .297 A.Rodriguez 3B 4 0 0 1 .291
F-S.Taguchi LF 0 0 0 0 .429 M.Cameron CF 4 0 0 0 .233
M.Teixeira 1B 5 0 0 0 .302 G-S.Green PH 0 0 0 0 .319
M.Diaz DH 2 0 1 1 .310 B.Phillips 2B 4 1 1 0 .265
C-C.Delgado PH 2 1 1 2 .222 H-G.Jenkins PH 1 0 0 0 .229
N.Markakis CF,RF 4 1 1 0 .283 K.Millar LF 4 0 2 0 .256
T.Glaus 3B 2 3 2 1 .279 Y.Molina C 3 0 0 0 .226
B.Molina C 2 0 0 0 .264 I-C.Quentin PH 1 0 0 0 .115
A-S.Hatteberg PH 1 0 1 2 .299
B-M.Redmond C 1 0 0 0 .275
J.Hardy SS 3 1 0 0 .244
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Totals 35 10 10 9 Totals 37 3 11 3
A-Pinch Hit For Molina In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Hatteberg In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Diaz In 7th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Freel In 7th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Abreu In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Soriano In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Cameron In 9th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Phillips In 9th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Molina In 9th Inning
Angels.......... 0 0 0 1 3 2 3 1 0 - 10 10 0
Mariners........ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 11 0
Angels (94-69) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
K.Gabbard 3 1/3 3 1 1 4 2 0 4.83
O.Villarreal WIN(7-6) 0 2/3 3 0 0 0 0 0 5.20
J.Nathan HOLD(12th) 3 1 0 0 1 5 0 3.30
A.Fultz 0 2/3 2 2 2 1 1 0 4.02
T.Saito 1 1/3 2 0 0 1 2 0 1.02
Totals 9 11 3 3 7 10 0
Mariners (93-70) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
R.Clemens LOSS(8-4) 5 2/3 5 5 5 3 3 0 4.47
R.Springer 0 2/3 2 2 2 1 2 0 2.93
D.Borkowski 0 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 0 2.48
S.Dohmann 0 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 4.05
B.Moehler 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 4.08
Totals 9 10 10 10 4 6 2
ATTENDANCE- 18,039 DATE- Wednesday, September 18th 2007 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Bill Welke, Fieldin Culbreth, Andrew Fletcher, Mike Winters
T- 3:26
LEFT ON BASE- Angels: 4 Mariners:15
DOUBLE PLAYS- Angels: 0 Mariners: 0
DOUBLES- B.Abreu(44th), A.Soriano-2(46th), C.Ross(14th), K.Millar(22nd)
TRIPLES- S.Hatteberg(4th)
HOME RUNS- C.Delgado(5th), T.Glaus(23rd)
STOLEN BASES- B.Phillips(38th)
CAUGHT STEALING- A.Soriano
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Reyes
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Diaz
WALKS- R.Freel, T.Glaus-2, J.Hardy, C.Ross, A.Pujols-2, A.Rodriguez, S.Green,
K.Millar, Y.Molina
HIT BY PITCH- M.Scutaro
STRIKE OUTS- R.Freel, B.Abreu, A.Soriano, M.Teixeira, B.Molina, J.Hardy,
R.Braun-2, A.Rodriguez-3, M.Cameron-3, B.Phillips, K.Millar
WILD PITCHES- R.Clemens-2
2-out RBI- A.Soriano-2, S.Hatteberg-2, C.Delgado-2, A.Pujols-2
WEB GEMS- Top 4th: Kevin Millar robbed Matt Diaz of an extra base hit.
The Anaheim Angels cruised to a 10 to 3 victory over the ice-cold Seattle
Mariners at Camden Yards.
Oscar Villarreal(7-6) put in a pedestrian relief performance just good enough
for the victory. He went 2/3 of an inning allowing 3 hits and no walks.
Anaheim managed 10 hits in their victory.
Roger Clemens(8-4) was the loser. He pitched 5 and 2/3 innings and
surrendered 5 hits and 3 walks.
