April 2, 1996 Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 4
KCR 2 MIL 15
@CAL 9 NYY 7
@CLE 1 DET 10
@MIN 6 SEA 3
CHW 2 CIN 4
MON 1 PIT 4
@FLA 1 HOU 5
LAD 4 COL 5
@PHI 3

Standings at end of play this day

Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Attendance: 46,818

Tuesday, April 2, 1996, 3:25
Time of Game: 2:50

Royals

0-1

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

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

W: M Mussina (1-0), L: K Appier (0-1), S: R Myers (1)

Orioles

1-0

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Roberts 2B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .500    8    3   1   
T Goodwin LF-CF               2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333   12    1   0   SB,SH
J Damon CF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    8    5   0   
  P Lennon PH-LF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
M Tucker RF                   2   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .333   14    1   0   
  D Howard PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   0   
K Lockhart 3B                 3   0   2   0    0   1  .667 1.334   10    1   0   
  L Norman PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
B Hamelin 1B                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333   10    3   0   GDP
  J Randa PR-1B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    1   0   
J Vitiello DH                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   15    0   0   
  J Nunnally PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
M Macfarlane C                3   1   1   0    0   1  .333 1.000   14    7   1   2B
J Offerman SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   11    2   0   

K Appier P                                                               0   0
  J Valera P                                                             0   0
  M Magnante P                                                           0   2
  T Clark P                                                              0   0
Totals                       29   2   5   1    3   6              120   24   4

BATTING

2B: M Macfarlane (1, off M Mussina).

SH: T Goodwin (1, off M Mussina).

TB: M Macfarlane 2; K Lockhart 2; J Damon; B Roberts.

GIDP: B Hamelin (1).

RBI: B Roberts (1).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

PB: M Macfarlane (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Goodwin (1, 2nd base off J Orosco/G Zaun).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Anderson CF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .250   21    4   0   HBP
R Alomar 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .750   16    1   3   2B
R Palmeiro 1B                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .333  .833   22    8   0   
B Bonilla DH                  4   2   1   0    0   0  .250  .750    9    0   0   2B
C Ripken SS                   4   0   2   3    0   0  .500 1.000   18    4   1   
B Surhoff 3B                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .250  .750   18    1   2   2B
C Hoiles C                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .666   14    4   1   
  M Alexander PR              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Zaun C                    0   0   0   0    1   0                4    2   0   IW
T Tarasco RF                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   10    0   0   
  M Devereaux PH-RF           2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    1   0   
J Hammonds LF                 3   0   2   0    0   0  .667 1.667   11    2   1   2B,CS

M Mussina P                                                              0   0
  J Orosco P                                                             0   1
  R Myers P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32   4   9   4    2   7              149   27   9

BATTING

2B: J Hammonds (1, off K Appier); B Surhoff (1, off T Clark); B Bonilla (1, off K Appier); R Alomar (1, off K Appier).

IBB: G Zaun (1, by T Clark).

HBP: B Anderson (1, by M Magnante).

TB: J Hammonds 3; C Ripken 2; B Bonilla 2; R Alomar 2; B Surhoff 2; C Hoiles; R Palmeiro.

RBI: C Ripken 3 (3); B Surhoff (1).

2-out RBI: C Ripken 3; B Surhoff.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Alomar-C Ripken-R Palmeiro.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Hammonds (1, 2nd base by K Appier/M Macfarlane).

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
K Appier, L (0-1)              5     6   3   3    1   7   0   5.40   21  104-58   30·15·13    6· 5· 2· 0     49    -     0.84  -0.02
J Valera                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   11-5     5· 0· 0    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.70   0.03
M Magnante                     1.1   1   1   1    0   0   0   6.75    6   13-7     5· 0· 2    2· 2· 1· 0          1-0    1.05   0.08
T Clark                        0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   15-5     3· 0· 2    0· 1· 2· 0          1-1    0.56  -0.06
Totals                         8     9   4   4    2   7   0          35  143-75   43·15·17    8·10· 7· 0          2-1

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Mussina, W (1-0)             7     5   2   2    2   4   0   2.57   26   94-62   36· 5·21    7· 7· 6· 0     61    -     1.21   0.31
J Orosco, H (1)                1     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    4   14-7     2· 2· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.95   0.13
R Myers, S (1)                 1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   10-7     3· 2· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.09
Totals                         9     5   2   2    3   6   0          33  118-76   41· 9·26    8·10· 6· 0           -

J Valera faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: T Clark (1; G Zaun).

HBP: M Magnante (1; B Anderson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Drew Coble, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Mark Johnson, 3B - Larry Young.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 46,818.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 57° F, Wind 18mph from Left to Right, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Baltimore Orioles                    
1. B Roberts            2B    1. B Anderson           CF 
2. T Goodwin            LF    2. R Alomar             2B 
3. J Damon              CF    3. R Palmeiro           1B 
4. M Tucker             RF    4. B Bonilla            DH 
5. K Lockhart           3B    5. C Ripken             SS 
6. B Hamelin            1B    6. B Surhoff            3B 
7. J Vitiello           DH    7. C Hoiles             C  
8. M Macfarlane         C     8. T Tarasco            RF 
9. J Offerman           SS    9. J Hammonds           LF 

   K Appier             P        M Mussina            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  1-3  6   15%  70% C Ripken        K Appier        Single to CF (Line Drive); Alomar Scores; Palmeiro Scores
   b 3   2  2-2  -2-  5   10%  63% C Ripken        K Appier        Single to CF (Line Drive); Bonilla Scores
   b 8   2  2-3  1--  3    9%  92% B Surhoff       T Clark         Double to LF (Line Drive); Bonilla Scores
   t 2   0  2-0  1--  1   -8%  56% K Lockhart      M Mussina       Single to RF (Line Drive); Tucker to 3B
   t 8   2  3-2  -2-  3    8%  86% P Lennon        J Orosco        Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  B Roberts       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   54%  T Goodwin       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   55%  J Damon         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Damon out at 2B/LF-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  B Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   57%  R Alomar        Double to 1B (Ground Ball)
          -2-  5   59%  R Palmeiro      Walk
   O      12-  4   55%  B Bonilla       Flyball: CF; Alomar to 3B
   RR     1-3  6   70%  C Ripken        Single to CF (Line Drive); Alomar Scores; Palmeiro Scores
          1--      71%  B Surhoff       Passed Ball; Ripken to 2B
   O      -2-  4   68%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 2.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Mussina facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   64%  M Tucker        Walk
          1--  1   56%  K Lockhart      Single to RF (Line Drive); Tucker to 3B
   ROO    1-3  4   64%  B Hamelin       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (2B-1B); Tucker Scores/No RBI
   O      --- 12   65%  J Vitiello      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Kevin Appier facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   63%  C Hoiles        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   61%  T Tarasco       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   63%  J Hammonds      Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  4   60%  B Anderson      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 2.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike Mussina facing 8-9-1
          ---  7   54%  M Macfarlane    Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  5   56%  J Offerman      Groundout: 2B-1B; Macfarlane to 3B
   RO     --3  3   55%  B Roberts       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Macfarlane Scores
   O      ---  4   56%  T Goodwin       Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 2-2, Kevin Appier facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   53%  R Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   51%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   54%  B Bonilla       Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   R      -2-  5   63%  C Ripken        Single to CF (Line Drive); Bonilla Scores
   O      1--  6   61%  B Surhoff       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 3.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Mussina facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   64%  J Damon         Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  4   66%  M Tucker        Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
          ---  5   65%  K Lockhart      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
   O      1--  1   68%  B Hamelin       Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-2, Kevin Appier facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   65%  C Hoiles        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   64%  T Tarasco       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   65%  J Hammonds      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   62%  B Anderson      Hammonds Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 3.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Mussina facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   66%  J Vitiello      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   68%  M Macfarlane    Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   70%  J Offerman      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-2, Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   67%  B Anderson      Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  4   66%  R Alomar        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   64%  R Palmeiro      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 3.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Mussina facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   59%  B Roberts       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  2   62%  T Goodwin       Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Roberts to 2B
   O      -2-  4   68%  J Damon         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      -2-  4   73%  M Tucker        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-2, Julio Valera facing 4-5-6
                  Julio Valera replaces Kevin Appier pitching
   O      ---  1   70%  B Bonilla       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  3   69%  C Ripken        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   67%  B Surhoff       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 3.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Mussina facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   72%  K Lockhart      Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   67%  B Hamelin       Walk
                  Jon Nunnally pinch hits for Joe Vitiello batting 7th; Joe Randa pinch runs for Bob Hamelin batting 6th
   O      1--  3   73%  J Nunnally      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  5   78%  M Macfarlane    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-2, Julio Valera facing 7-8-9
                  Joe Randa moves to 1B
          ---  4   81%  C Hoiles        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
                  Mike Magnante replaces Julio Valera pitching; Mike Devereaux pinch hits for Tony Tarasco batting 8th; Manny Alexander pinch runs for Chris Hoiles batting 7th
   O      1--  2   78%  M Devereaux     Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  2   76%  J Hammonds      Groundout: P-1B (Weak 1B); Alexander to 2B
          -2-  1   77%  B Anderson      Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  3   72%  R Alomar        Flyball: 2B (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 3.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Jesse Orosco facing 9-1-2
                  Jesse Orosco replaces Mike Mussina pitching; Gregg Zaun replaces Manny Alexander playing C batting 7th; Mike Devereaux moves to RF
   O      ---  5   78%  J Offerman      Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  2   83%  B Roberts       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  4   79%  T Goodwin       Walk
                  Patrick Lennon pinch hits for Johnny Damon batting 3rd
          1--      77%  P Lennon        Goodwin Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   86%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Magnante facing 3-4-5
                  Patrick Lennon moves to LF; Tom Goodwin moves to CF
          ---  4   88%  R Palmeiro      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  1   86%  B Bonilla       Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B (P's Right)
                  Terry Clark replaces Mike Magnante pitching
   O      1--  4   83%  C Ripken        Lineout: 3B
   R      1--  3   92%  B Surhoff       Double to LF (Line Drive); Bonilla Scores
          -2-  4   93%  G Zaun          Intentional Walk
   O      12-  4   91%  M Devereaux     Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 4.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Randy Myers facing 4-5-6
                  Randy Myers replaces Jesse Orosco pitching; David Howard pinch hits for Michael Tucker batting 4th
   O      ---  5   96%  D Howard        Flyball: RF
                  Les Norman pinch hits for Keith Lockhart batting 5th
   O      ---  3   99%  L Norman        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2  100%  J Randa         Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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