Royals 9-8 Reds (28 Jun, 2006) Box Score

Cincinnati Reds

41-36, 17-20 home


KC
CIN

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	0	0	1	4	1	0	2	9	10	1
0	0	5	0	0	0	0	2	1	8	13	1

Royals Hitting

hitters
D. DeJesusCF
M. Grudzielanek2B
R. SandersRF
E. BrownLF
T. Graffanino3B
E. DessensP
J. AffeldtP
bM. StairsPH
A. BurgosP
D. Mientkiewicz1B
A. BerroaSS
J. BuckC
M. WoodP
T. WellemeyerP
aE. GermanPH
A. SiscoP
M. Teahen3B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	1	1	1	1	2	0	.279	.380	.451
4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.286	.324	.383
3	1	0	0	0	2	1	.246	.302	.445
4	3	3	4	1	0	0	.283	.346	.445
4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.311	.387
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	1	1	2	1	0	0	.257	.335	.459
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
5	0	1	1	0	0	0	.271	.351	.383
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.267	.339
4	1	2	1	1	0	2	.257	.324	.425
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.330	.425	.394
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.283	.389
35	9	10	9	4	5	5

a-walked for T Wellemeyer in the 7th

b-homered to right center for J Affeldt in the 9th

Batting
2BT Graffanino (11, E Milton); E Brown 2 (20, T Coffey, E Milton)
HRE Brown (6, 2nd inning off E Milton 0 on, 0 Out); J Buck (6, 5th inning off E Milton 0 on, 2 Out); D Dejesus (3, 6th inning off E Milton 0 on, 0 Out); M Stairs (7, 9th inning off T Coffey 1 on, 2 Out)
RBIE Brown 4 (37), J Buck (22), D DeJesus (12), D Mientkiewicz (30), M Stairs 2 (29)
2Out RBIJ Buck, M Stairs 2
SFE Brown
SHM Grudzielanek
GIDPR Sanders
Team LOB6

Fielding
ER Sanders (2, bobble)

Reds Hitting

hitters
F. LopezSS
A. DunnLF
K. Griffey Jr.CF
R. Aurilia3B
S. Hatteberg1B
A. KearnsRF
B. Phillips2B
D. RossC
E. MiltonP
J. StandridgeP
E. YanP
aR. FreelPH
K. MerckerP
bJ. ValentinPH
Q. McCrackenPR
T. CoffeyP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.264	.349	.384
4	1	2	1	0	1	2	.226	.368	.541
4	1	1	2	1	1	0	.259	.313	.513
5	1	2	0	0	0	1	.267	.315	.489
5	2	2	2	1	0	0	.290	.400	.440
4	1	2	1	0	1	2	.272	.350	.477
5	1	1	0	0	0	0	.308	.354	.456
4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.320	.392	.680
2	1	1	0	0	0	0	.174	.174	.348
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.301	.389	.440
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.210	.277	.300
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.245	.306
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
40	8	13	8	2	3	5

a-flied out to right for E Yan in the 7th

b-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for K Mercker in the 8th

Batting
2BE Milton (2, M Wood); R Aurilia (13, M Wood)
HRK Griffey Jr (14, 3rd inning off M Wood 1 on, 2 Out); S Hatteberg (5, 9th inning off A Burgos 0 on, 1 Out)
RBIA Dunn (46), K Griffey Jr 2 (43), S Hatteberg 2 (20), A Kearns (44), D Ross (26), J Valentin (10)
2Out RBIA Dunn, K Griffey Jr 2, S Hatteberg, A Kearns
Team LOB8

Fielding
DP1 (R Aurilia-B Phillips-S Hatteberg)
EB Phillips (6, ground ball)

Royals Pitching

pitchers
M. Wood
T. Wellemeyer
A. Sisco(H,5)
E. Dessens(B,5)
J. Affeldt(W,4-6)
A. Burgos(S,18)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
3.2	7	5	4	1	1	1	58-38	4.87
2.1	0	0	0	0	3	0	25-17	4.61
0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	23-12	7.44
0.2	4	2	2	0	0	0	21-13	4.07
0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	17-9	6.99
1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	14-9	6.56
9.0	13	8	7	3	5	2	158-98

Pitching
WPE Dessens
IBBR Sanders (By E Yan)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsM Wood 6-4; T Wellemeyer 2-2; A Sisco 1-1; E Dessens 2-0; J Affeldt 1-1; A Burgos 1-1
Game ScoresM Wood 29

Reds Pitching

pitchers
E. Milton
J. Standridge
E. Yan
K. Mercker
T. Coffey(L,6-7)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.1	7	6	6	2	3	3	81-51	5.14
0.2	0	1	1	2	1	0	23-10	3.86
1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14-9	6.00
1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12-7	6.00
1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	15-10	2.61
9.0	10	9	9	5	5	4	145-87

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsE Milton 6-7; J Standridge 1-0; E Yan 1-2; K Mercker 2-2; T Coffey 1-1
Game ScoresE Milton 31

Scoring Summary

		KC	CIN
2nd	E Brown homered to left.	1	0
3rd	A Dunn singled to right center, E Milton scored.	1	1
3rd	K Griffey Jr homered to right center, A Dunn scored.	1	3
3rd	S Hatteberg doubled to right, R Aurilia scored, S Hatteberg to third on error by right fielder R Sanders.	1	4
3rd	A Kearns reached on infield single to shortstop, S Hatteberg scored.	1	5
5th	J Buck homered to left center.	2	5
6th	D DeJesus homered to right.	3	5
6th	E Brown doubled to deep center, M Grudzielanek and R Sanders scored.	5	5
6th	D Mientkiewicz reached on infield single to pitcher, E Brown scored.	6	5
7th	E Brown hit sacrifice fly to right, E German scored, D DeJesus to third.	7	5
8th	D Ross singled to left, A Kearns scored, B Phillips to third.	7	6
8th	J Valentin grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Phillips scored, D Ross out at second.	7	7
9th	M Stairs homered to right center, E Brown scored.	9	7
9th	S Hatteberg homered to center.	9	8

Royals
9
Reds
8

Game 1

28/6

Royals
2
Reds
7

Game 2

29/6

Royals
5
Reds
6

Game 3

30/6

Great American Ball Park

12:10 AM, 28 June 2006

Cincinnati, Ohio

Attendance: 21,421

Game Time:3:07

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Larry Poncino
First Base Umpire - Rob Drake
Second Base Umpire - Ed Hickox
Third Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	93	69	.574	-	L1
St. Louis	83	79	.512	10	W1
Chicago	83	79	.512	10	L1
Cincinnati	77	85	.475	16	W1
Pittsburgh	76	86	.469	17	L1

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J. Affeldt3-5

T. Coffey3-2

A. Burgos13

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