June 17, 2004 Kansas City Royals at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Turner Field, Attendance: 28,578

Thursday, June 17, 2004, 1:06PM
Time of Game: 2:38

Royals

25-38

Won 2

5th, 11 GB

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

W: D May (4-8), L: J Thomson (5-5)

Braves

31-34

Lost 2

3rd, 5½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Graffanino 2B               5   1   2   0    0   0  .296  .724   18    5   2   
C Beltran CF                  3   2   2   2    2   1  .279  .898   26    4   0   HR,IW
J Randa 3B                    5   2   1   2    0   1  .275  .726   21    1   4   2B
  J Grimsley P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Seanez P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
K Harvey 1B                   4   1   0   0    1   0  .352  .910   13    8   1   IW
D Relaford RF-3B              5   3   3   3    0   0  .200  .538   17    1   1   HR
K Stinnett C                  5   0   2   1    0   0  .333  .900   14    5   0   
D Brown LF                    5   0   2   2    0   1  .333  .666   18    2   0   CS
A Berroa SS                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .234  .630   14    0   4   
D May P                       2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    9    0   1   
  B Anderson P                0   0   0   0    0   0                3    0   0   SH
  D Jackson PH-RF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .603    2    0   0   
Totals                       40  10  13  10    3   3              155   27  13

BATTING

2B: J Randa (14, off J Thomson).

HR: C Beltran (13, off C Nitkowski; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); D Relaford (1, off J Thomson; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

SH: B Anderson (1, off J Thomson).

IBB: C Beltran (5, by J Thomson); K Harvey (2, by K Gryboski).

TB: D Relaford 6; C Beltran 5; J Randa 2; T Graffanino 2; D Brown 2; K Stinnett 2; A Berroa.

RBI: D Relaford 3 (7); C Beltran 2 (47); J Randa 2 (22); D Brown 2 (2); K Stinnett (7).

2-out RBI: D Relaford 3; J Randa 2; D Brown 2; K Stinnett.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 7 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Berroa-T Graffanino-K Harvey; D Relaford-T Graffanino-K Harvey.

E: A Berroa 2 (6); C Beltran (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: D Brown (1, 2nd base by J Thomson/E Perez).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Furcal SS                   5   2   1   0    0   0  .256  .710   19    1   1   
N Green 2B                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .309  .821   16    4   3   
J Drew RF                     3   0   1   1    0   1  .281  .962   17    4   0   SF
C Jones 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .763   12    1   6   
A Jones CF                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .252  .839   15    3   0   2B,GDP
E Marrero LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .234  .657   16    1   0   GDP
E Perez C                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .230  .556   17    3   2   
M Hessman 1B                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .133  .444    8   10   0   HR
J Thomson P                   2   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .375    5    0   0   
  K Gryboski P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M DeRosa PH                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .226  .600    6    0   0   
  C Nitkowski P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Cruz P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   0   
  D Wise PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .730    6    0   0   
Totals                       36   4  10   3    0   5              137   27  12

BATTING

2B: A Jones (17, off D May).

HR: M Hessman (2, off B Anderson; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: J Drew (1, off D May).

TB: M Hessman 4; A Jones 3; N Green 2; R Furcal; J Thomson; J Drew; E Perez; M DeRosa.

GIDP: E Marrero (1); A Jones (13).

RBI: M Hessman (4); J Drew (36); N Green (14).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: R Furcal (10); J Drew (2).

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
D May, W (4-8)                 5     5   1   1    0   4   0   5.96   20   72-48   31· 5·12    7· 7· 2· 0     57    -     1.08   0.18
B Anderson, H (2)              2     4   3   1    0   0   1   7.18   11   35-19   14· 1· 4    7· 2· 2· 0          0-0    1.05   0.05
J Grimsley                     1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.46    3   17-10    5· 1· 4    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
R Seanez                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    9-5     3· 1· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         9    10   4   2    0   5   1          37  133-82   53· 8·21   16·10· 6· 0           -

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Thomson, L (5-5)             6.2   8   6   6    2   2   1   4.61   30   99-61   41· 2·18   10· 9· 7· 0     34    -     1.02  -0.18
K Gryboski                     0.1   3   2   2    1   0   0   3.00    5   19-10    5· 1· 4    0· 1· 3· 0          1-1    0.26  -0.05
C Nitkowski                    1     2   2   2    0   0   1   4.50    5   18-11    8· 1· 2    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.13  -0.03
J Cruz                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.03    4   12-8     4· 2· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    13  10  10    3   3   2          44  148-90   58· 6·26   14·13·11· 0          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: D May (1); C Nitkowski (3).

IBB: J Thomson (3; C Beltran); K Gryboski (3; K Harvey).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Barrett, 1B - Ed Rapuano, 2B - Kevin Kelley, 3B - Alfonso Marquez.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 28,578.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 86° F, Wind 9mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Atlanta Braves                       
1. T Graffanino         2B    1. R Furcal             SS 
2. C Beltran            CF    2. N Green              2B 
3. J Randa              3B    3. J Drew               RF 
4. K Harvey             1B    4. C Jones              3B 
5. D Relaford           RF    5. A Jones              CF 
6. K Stinnett           C     6. E Marrero            LF 
7. D Brown              LF    7. E Perez              C  
8. A Berroa             SS    8. M Hessman            1B 
9. D May                P     9. J Thomson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  1-0  -2-  5   23%  58% D Relaford      J Thomson       Home Run (Fly Ball); Randa Scores
   b 6   0  3-1  12-  1   17%  76% A Jones         B Anderson      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Drew to 3B
   t 7   2  1-3  12-  5   13%  94% J Randa         J Thomson       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Berroa Scores; Beltran Scores
   t 6   2  1-2  -2-  1   12%  76% D Brown         J Thomson       Single to CF (Line Drive); Relaford Scores
   b 6   0  3-1  1--  2   -9%  59% C Jones         B Anderson      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Drew to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Thomson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   48%  T Graffanino    Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  5   50%  C Beltran       Walk
   O      1--  5   47%  J Randa         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   45%  K Harvey        Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Darrell May facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   42%  R Furcal        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   33%  N Green         Single to RF (Fly Ball); Furcal to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   34%  J Drew          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Furcal Scores; Green to 2B/Adv on E8 (throw)
   O      -2-  1   38%  C Jones         Fielder's Choice SS; Green out at 3B/SS-3B
   O      1--  6   40%  A Jones         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, John Thomson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   37%  D Relaford      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   36%  K Stinnett      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   34%  D Brown         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Darrell May facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   36%  E Marrero       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   34%  E Perez         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   37%  M Hessman       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  4   39%  J Thomson       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, John Thomson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   36%  A Berroa        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  6   34%  D May           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   33%  T Graffanino    Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Darrell May facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   35%  R Furcal        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  1   37%  N Green         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   38%  J Drew          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, John Thomson facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   42%  C Beltran       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   38%  J Randa         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   36%  K Harvey        Groundout: 3B-1B; Randa to 2B
   RR     -2-  5   58%  D Relaford      Home Run (Fly Ball); Randa Scores
          ---  2   59%  K Stinnett      Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  4   57%  D Brown         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Darrell May facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   60%  C Jones         Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
          ---  3   55%  A Jones         Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   59%  E Marrero       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  9   64%  E Perez         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Braves 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, John Thomson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   61%  A Berroa        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   64%  D May           Reached on E6 (Pop Fly)
          1--  3   67%  T Graffanino    Single to CF (Line Drive); May to 2B
   O      12-  6   63%  C Beltran       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  1   58%  J Randa         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Darrell May facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   62%  M Hessman       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  1   58%  J Thomson       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   62%  R Furcal        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      61%  N Green         Wild Pitch; Furcal to 2B
   O      -2-  5   66%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Braves 1.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, John Thomson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   63%  K Harvey        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   66%  D Relaford      Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   64%  K Stinnett      Groundout: 3B-1B; Relaford to 2B
   R      -2-  1   76%  D Brown         Single to CF (Line Drive); Relaford Scores
   O      1--  3   74%  A Berroa        Brown Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Brian Anderson facing 3-4-5
                  Brian Anderson replaces Darrell May pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6   68%  J Drew          Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   59%  C Jones         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Drew to 2B
   OO     12-  1   76%  A Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Drew to 3B
   O      --3  2   81%  E Marrero       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Braves 1.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, John Thomson facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   84%  A Berroa        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   83%  B Anderson      Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Berroa to 2B
   O      -2-  3   80%  T Graffanino    Popfly: 3B
          -2-  4   81%  C Beltran       Intentional Walk
   RR     12-  5   94%  J Randa         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Berroa Scores; Beltran Scores
                  Kevin Gryboski replaces John Thomson pitching and batting 9th
          -2-  4   94%  K Harvey        Intentional Walk
   R      12-  3   97%  D Relaford      Single to RF (Line Drive); Randa Scores; Harvey to 3B
   R      1-3  6   98%  K Stinnett      Single to RF (Line Drive); Harvey Scores; Relaford to 2B
   R      12-  4   99%  D Brown         Single to CF (Line Drive); Relaford Scores; Stinnett to 2B
   O      12-  2   99%  A Berroa        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 8, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-8, Brian Anderson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   99%  E Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  4   99%  M Hessman       Home Run (Fly Ball)
                  Mark DeRosa pinch hits for Kevin Gryboski batting 9th
          ---  6   98%  M DeRosa        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  5   95%  R Furcal        Reached on E6 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); DeRosa Scores/No RBI/unER; Furcal to 2B
   R      -2-  2   92%  N Green         Single to CF (Line Drive); Furcal Scores/unER
   O      1--  2   95%  J Drew          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  4   96%  C Jones         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Braves 4.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-4, C.J. Nitkowski facing 9-1-2
                  C.J. Nitkowski replaces Mark DeRosa pitching and batting 9th; Damian Jackson pinch hits for Brian Anderson batting 9th
   O      ---  2   96%  D Jackson       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   96%  T Graffanino    Single to P/Bunt
          1--      97%  C Beltran       Wild Pitch; Graffanino to 2B
   RR     -2-  5   99%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball); Graffanino Scores
   O      ---  7   99%  J Randa         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   99%  K Harvey        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 10, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-10, Jason Grimsley facing 5-6-7
                  Jason Grimsley replaces Joe Randa pitching and batting 3rd; Desi Relaford moves to 3B; Damian Jackson moves to RF
          ---  5   98%  A Jones         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  7  100%  E Marrero       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  E Perez         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 10, Braves 4.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-4, Juan Cruz facing 5-6-7
                  Juan Cruz replaces C.J. Nitkowski pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5  100%  D Relaford      Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
          ---  1  100%  K Stinnett      Reached on E9 (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4  100%  D Brown         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2  100%  A Berroa        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 10, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-10, Rudy Seanez facing 8-9-1
                  Rudy Seanez replaces Jason Grimsley pitching and batting 3rd
   O      ---  1  100%  M Hessman       Lineout: CF
                  Dewayne Wise pinch hits for Juan Cruz batting 9th
   O      ---  6  100%  D Wise          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  2  100%  R Furcal        Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 10, Braves 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation