April 2, 1998 Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 10
NYY 2 BAL 4
KCR 3 BOS 6
@OAK 3 TBD 7
DET 1 TEX 20
CHW 4 MIN 3
@TOR 2 COL 6
@ARI 4 MIL 8
@ATL 6
(11) CIN 5
SDP 1 CHC 8
@FLA 7 SFG 9
@HOU 2 PIT 4
@MON 3 PHI 6
@NYM 5 STL 8
LAD 5
(12)

Standings at end of play this day

Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Attendance: 39,435

Thursday, April 2, 1998, 7:05
Time of Game: 3:01

Royals

1-2

Lost 2

4th, 1½ GB

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

W: A Benitez (1-0), L: J Montgomery (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Orioles

2-1

Won 2

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    5   1   4   1    0   0  .385  .923    0    3   0   2·2B,2·SB
J Offerman 2B                 4   0   2   2    1   1  .273  .606    0    2   2   SB
J King 1B                     4   0   0   0    1   2  .333  .762    0   11   0   
D Palmer 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .364 1.000    0    3   1   
J Vitiello DH                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .500    0    0   0   
E Young RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222    0    3   0   GDP
M Macfarlane C                4   1   1   0    0   1  .143  .286    0    3   1   
S Halter LF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   SH
F Martinez SS                 3   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .100    0    0   4   

P Rapp P                                                                 0   2
  M Whisenant P                                                          0   1
  J Montgomery P                                                         0   0
Totals                       35   3   9   3    3  10                    26  11

BATTING

2B: J Damon 2 (2, 2 off J Key).

SH: S Halter (1, off T Mathews).

TB: J Damon 6; J Offerman 2; J Vitiello; M Macfarlane; D Palmer.

GIDP: E Young (1).

RBI: J Offerman 2 (2); J Damon (1).

2-out RBI: J Offerman 2; J Damon.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Macfarlane-D Palmer; F Martinez-J Offerman-J King.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Offerman (1, 2nd base off J Key/C Hoiles); J Damon 2 (2, 2nd base off A Rhodes/C Hoiles, 2nd base off J Orosco/C Hoiles).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Anderson CF                 2   0   0   1    3   0  .000  .214    0    2   0   SB,CS
J Hammonds RF                 4   0   1   2    1   0  .286 1.158    0    2   0   
R Alomar 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .182  .432    0    2   4   
H Baines DH                   4   1   3   1    0   0  .600 1.800    0    0   0   HR,GDP
R Palmeiro 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .586    0    9   1   
C Ripken 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .100  .582    0    0   2   
  J Reboulet PR               0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Surhoff LF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .125    0    1   0   IW
C Hoiles C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .715    0   10   0   
  M Bordick PR                0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
O Guillen SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  J Carter PH                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .333  .929    0    0   0   HBP

J Key P                                                                  0   0
  T Mathews P                                                            1   1
  A Rhodes P                                                             0   0
  A Mills P                                                              0   0
  J Orosco P                                                             0   0
  A Benitez P                                                            0   0
Totals                       29   4   5   4    8   3                    27  10

BATTING

HR: H Baines (1, off J Montgomery; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

IBB: B Surhoff (1, by P Rapp).

HBP: J Carter (1, by J Montgomery).

TB: H Baines 6; C Hoiles; J Hammonds.

GIDP: H Baines (1).

RBI: J Hammonds 2 (3); B Anderson (2); H Baines (1).

2-out RBI: J Hammonds 2; B Anderson.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Alomar-R Palmeiro.

E: O Guillen (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Anderson (1, 2nd base off P Rapp/M Macfarlane).

CS: B Anderson (1, 3rd base by P Rapp/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
P Rapp                         7     2   0   0    6   3   0   0.00   27     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 2· 0     70    -     1.22   0.46
M Whisenant, H (1)             1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.06
J Montgomery, BS (1), L (0-1)  0.2   3   4   4    2   0   1  21.60    8     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    3.80  -0.95
Totals                         8.2   5   4   4    8   3   1          38     -       ·  ·     12·11· 3· 0           -

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Key                          5     5   1   1    2   5   0   1.80   21     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 4· 0     56    -     1.20   0.16
T Mathews                      1.1   1   1   1    0   1   0   6.75    5     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.98   0.04
A Rhodes                       0.2   2   1   1    0   0   0  13.50    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 0          1-1    1.01  -0.16
A Mills                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.25   0.02
J Orosco                       0.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.16   0.00
A Benitez, W (1-0)             0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.30   0.01
Totals                         9     9   3   3    3  10   0          39     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 6· 0          3-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: P Rapp (1; B Surhoff).

HBP: J Montgomery (1; J Carter).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Joyce, 1B - Terry Craft, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Al Clark.

Time of Game: 3:01.

Attendance: 39,435.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 15mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Baltimore Orioles                    
1. J Damon              CF    1. B Anderson           CF 
2. J Offerman           2B    2. J Hammonds           RF 
3. J King               1B    3. R Alomar             2B 
4. D Palmer             3B    4. H Baines             DH 
5. J Vitiello           DH    5. R Palmeiro           1B 
6. E Young              RF    6. C Ripken             3B 
7. M Macfarlane         C     7. B Surhoff            LF 
8. S Halter             LF    8. C Hoiles             C  
9. F Martinez           SS    9. O Guillen            SS 

   P Rapp               P        J Key                P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  3-2  123      72% 100% J Hammonds      J Montgomery    Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Bordick Scores; Carter Scores; Anderson to 2B
   b 6   0  1-0  1--     -13%  34% H Baines        P Rapp          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 7   2  0-1  --3     -12%  22% J Damon         A Rhodes        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Macfarlane Scores
   b 3   1  1-0  12-     -11%  38% R Alomar        P Rapp          Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Anderson Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   b 9   2  3-1  123      10%  28% B Anderson      J Montgomery    Walk; Reboulet Scores; Bordick to 3B; Carter to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Key facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Damon         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  J Offerman      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  J King          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Rapp facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  B Anderson      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---      51%  J Hammonds      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Alomar        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Key facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  D Palmer        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--      50%  J Vitiello      Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--      55%  E Young         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Rapp facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  H Baines        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--      57%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Baines to 2B
   O      -2-      54%  C Ripken        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
          -2-      55%  B Surhoff       Intentional Walk
   O      12-      50%  C Hoiles        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Key facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  M Macfarlane    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  S Halter        Strikeout Swinging
          ---      53%  F Martinez      Walk
          1--      49%  J Damon         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Martinez to 3B
   R      -23      39%  J Offerman      Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Martinez Scores; Damon to 3B
          1-3      39%  J King          Offerman Steals 2B
          -23      37%  " "             Walk
   O      123      44%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Pat Rapp facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      42%  O Guillen       Foul Popfly: 3B
          ---      45%  B Anderson      Walk
          1--      46%  J Hammonds      Anderson Steals 2B
          -2-      49%  " "             Walk
   OO     12-      38%  R Alomar        Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Anderson Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jimmy Key facing 5-6-7
          ---      35%  J Vitiello      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      38%  E Young         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      40%  M Macfarlane    Groundout: 3B-1B; Vitiello to 2B
   O      -2-      44%  S Halter        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Pat Rapp facing 4-5-6
          ---      48%  H Baines        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--      44%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      1--      41%  C Ripken        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Baines to 2B
   O      -2-      37%  B Surhoff       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jimmy Key facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      39%  F Martinez      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---      35%  J Damon         Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      -2-      39%  J Offerman      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-      43%  J King          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Pat Rapp facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      39%  C Hoiles        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      37%  O Guillen       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
          ---      38%  B Anderson      Walk
   O      1--      35%  J Hammonds      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 0.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Terry Mathews facing 4-5-6
                  Terry Mathews replaces Jimmy Key pitching
   O      ---      37%  D Palmer        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---      39%  J Vitiello      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      41%  E Young         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Pat Rapp facing 3-4-5
          ---      47%  R Alomar        Walk
   OO     1--      34%  H Baines        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      36%  R Palmeiro      Walk
   O      1--      32%  C Ripken        Foul Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 0.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Terry Mathews facing 7-8-9
          ---      28%  M Macfarlane    Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      30%  S Halter        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Macfarlane to 2B
                  Arthur Rhodes replaces Terry Mathews pitching
   O      -2-      33%  F Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B; Macfarlane to 3B
   R      --3      22%  J Damon         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Macfarlane Scores
          1--      21%  J Offerman      Damon Steals 2B
   R      -2-      13%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Damon Scores
   O      1--      14%  J King          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Pat Rapp facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      11%  B Surhoff       Flyball: CF
   O      ---       9%  C Hoiles        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---       8%  O Guillen       Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 0.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Alan Mills facing 4-5-6
                  Alan Mills replaces Arthur Rhodes pitching
   O      ---       9%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---       9%  J Vitiello      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---       9%  E Young         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      10%  M Macfarlane    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Matt Whisenant facing 1-2-3
                  Matt Whisenant replaces Pat Rapp pitching
   O      ---       7%  B Anderson      Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---       5%  J Hammonds      Flyball: RF (Deep 1B)
   O      ---       4%  R Alomar        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 0.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jesse Orosco facing 8-9-1
                  Jesse Orosco replaces Alan Mills pitching
   O      ---       4%  S Halter        Flyball: RF
   O      ---       4%  F Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
          ---       4%  J Damon         Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--       4%  J Offerman      Damon Steals 2B
          -2-       4%  " "             Walk
                  Armando Benitez replaces Jesse Orosco pitching
   O      12-       5%  J King          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Jeff Montgomery facing 4-5-6
                  Jeff Montgomery replaces Matt Whisenant pitching
   R      ---      10%  H Baines        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---       5%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: CF
          ---      12%  C Ripken        Walk
                  Jeff Reboulet pinch runs for Cal Ripken batting 6th
   O      1--       5%  B Surhoff       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          1--      10%  C Hoiles        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Reboulet to 3B
                  Joe Carter pinch hits for Ozzie Guillen batting 9th; Mike Bordick pinch runs for Chris Hoiles batting 8th
          1-3      18%  J Carter        Hit By Pitch; Bordick to 2B
   R      123      28%  B Anderson      Walk; Reboulet Scores; Bordick to 3B; Carter to 2B
   RR     123     100%  J Hammonds      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Bordick Scores; Carter Scores; Anderson to 2B
        4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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