April 9, 2002 Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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SEA 5
@ANA 1 BOS 8
KCR 4 CLE 5
MIN 4 CHW 8
@DET 2 OAK 5
@TEX 4
(11) NYY 5
@TOR 2 CHC 2
NYM 0 COL 10
HOU 5 PHI 7
ATL 4 SDP 5
ARI 2 LAD 3
@SFG 0 STL 6
MIL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 31,115

Tuesday, April 9, 2002
Time of Game: 2:32

Royals

2-4

Lost 1

4th, 4 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  4  0   0  0  0    4  5  1
Red Sox         0  2  3   0  2  1   0  0  X    8 15  1

W: T Wakefield (1-0), L: D Reichert (0-2)

Red Sox

4-1

Won 4

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch LF                4   1   1   4    0   1  .125  .484   10    1   1   HR
N Perez SS                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .240  .680   14    1   2   
C Beltran CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .679   14    1   0   
M Sweeney 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .788   12   10   0   
M Tucker RF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .167  .542   16    1   0   
J Randa 3B                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .316  .838   24    1   2   SB
R Ibanez DH                   2   1   1   0    0   1  .286  .643   11    0   0   
  B Berger PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .393    4    0   0   
  L Alicea PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    2    0   0   
B Mayne C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .309    8    6   0   
C Febles 2B                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .273  .831   12    3   7   

D Reichert P                                                             0   0
  B Stein P                                                              0   0
  J Affeldt P                                                            0   1
Totals                       33   4   5   4    1   8              127   24  13

BATTING

HR: C Knoblauch (1, off T Wakefield; 5th inn, 3 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: C Knoblauch 4; J Randa 2; C Febles; R Ibanez.

RBI: C Knoblauch 4 (6).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 3. C Febles-N Perez-M Sweeney; N Perez-C Febles-M Sweeney; C Febles-M Sweeney.

E: D Reichert ().

BASERUNNING

SB: J Randa (1, 2nd base off T Wakefield/J Varitek).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    3   1   1   0    2   0  .333  .876   18    3   0   IW
R Sanchez 2B                  5   0   2   0    0   1  .250  .544   18    0   5   
N Garciaparra SS              4   2   2   1    0   0  .348 1.174    9    1   3   HR,2B,GDP
M Ramirez LF                  4   3   2   3    0   1  .250  .955   20    2   0   HR,2B
T Clark 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .294  .862   14   13   0   
B Daubach DH                  4   1   3   3    0   1  .500 1.500   18    0   0   HR,2B
S Hillenbrand 3B              4   0   1   0    0   1  .350 1.064   18    0   2   
T Nixon RF                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .300  .864   15    0   0   2B,GDP
J Varitek C                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .400 1.271   11    8   0   HR

T Wakefield P                                                            0   0
  C Fossum P                                                             0   0
  W Banks P                                                              0   0
Totals                       36   8  15   8    2   6              141   27  10

BATTING

2B: N Garciaparra (2, off D Reichert); M Ramirez (1, off B Stein); T Nixon (1, off D Reichert); B Daubach (1, off B Stein).

HR: J Varitek (2, off B Stein; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); N Garciaparra (3, off D Reichert; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); M Ramirez (1, off D Reichert; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); B Daubach (1, off D Reichert; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).

IBB: J Damon (1, by D Reichert).

TB: B Daubach 7; M Ramirez 6; N Garciaparra 6; J Varitek 5; T Nixon 3; R Sanchez 2; S Hillenbrand; J Damon.

GIDP: T Nixon (1); N Garciaparra (1).

RBI: M Ramirez 3 (3); B Daubach 3 (3); J Varitek (3); N Garciaparra (6).

2-out RBI: M Ramirez 3.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

E: S Hillenbrand (3).

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 Reichert, L (0-2)            4     9   6   5    2   1   3   4.91   21   79-46   31· 3·12    8· 2· 5· 3     21    -     0.72  -0.34
B Stein                        2     4   2   2    0   3   1   4.50   10   36-25   14· 4· 7    3· 2· 1· 1          0-0    0.46  -0.08
J Affeldt                      2     2   0   0    0   2   0   2.25    7   26-17    8· 2· 7    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
Totals                         8    15   8   7    2   6   4          38  141-88   53· 9·26   13· 5· 8· 4           -

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Wakefield, W (1-0)           5     5   4   4    0   4   1   7.20   21   78-56   31· 8·17    9· 5· 2· 1     45    -     0.82  -0.04
C Fossum, H (1)                2     0   0   0    1   3   0   1.80    7   26-15    5· 3· 7    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.57   0.09
W Banks                        2     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    6   23-17    8· 5· 4    5· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.04
Totals                         9     5   4   4    1   8   1          34  127-88   44·16·28   17· 5· 2· 1           -

D Reichert faced 1 batter in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Reichert (1; J Damon).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Poncino, 1B - Tony Randazzo, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Ed Rapuano.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 31,115.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 23mph out to Leftfield, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Boston Red Sox                       
1. C Knoblauch          LF    1. J Damon              CF 
2. N Perez              SS    2. R Sanchez            2B 
3. C Beltran            CF    3. N Garciaparra        SS 
4. M Sweeney            1B    4. M Ramirez            LF 
5. M Tucker             RF    5. T Clark              1B 
6. J Randa              3B    6. B Daubach            DH 
7. R Ibanez             DH    7. S Hillenbrand        3B 
8. B Mayne              C     8. T Nixon              RF 
9. C Febles             2B    9. J Varitek            C  

   D Reichert           P        T Wakefield          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  5-0  123  2  -20%  66% C Knoblauch     T Wakefield     Home Run; Randa Scores; Ibanez Scores; Febles Scores
   b 3   2  0-2  -23  7   15%  92% M Ramirez       D Reichert      Home Run (LF-CF); Damon Scores; Garciaparra Scores
   b 2   1  0-0  -2-  4   15%  72% B Daubach       D Reichert      Home Run; Ramirez Scores/unER
   b 5   0  4-5  ---  2   10%  80% N Garciaparra   D Reichert      Home Run
   b 2   0  0-0  ---  4    6%  61% M Ramirez       D Reichert      Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Ramirez to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   54%  N Perez         Flyball: LF
          ---  4   53%  C Beltran       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   55%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Reichert facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   58%  J Damon         Walk
   O      1--  3   55%  R Sanchez       Single to LF (Line Drive); Damon out at 2B/LF-2B
   OO     1--  1   50%  N Garciaparra   Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   52%  M Tucker        Flyball: CF
          ---  7   50%  J Randa         Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  9   52%  R Ibanez        Strikeout Swinging, Randa Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   55%  B Mayne         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Reichert facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   61%  M Ramirez       Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Ramirez to 2B
   O      -2-  3   57%  T Clark         Flyball: CF
   RR     -2-  4   72%  B Daubach       Home Run; Ramirez Scores/unER
          ---  5   74%  S Hillenbrand   Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  5   70%  T Nixon         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Tim Wakefield facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   73%  C Febles        Lineout: SS
   O      ---  4   75%  C Knoblauch     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   76%  N Perez         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dan Reichert facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   74%  J Varitek       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   76%  J Damon         Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   74%  R Sanchez       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   76%  N Garciaparra   Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Damon to 3B
   RRR    -23  7   92%  M Ramirez       Home Run (LF-CF); Damon Scores; Garciaparra Scores
   O      ---  3   91%  T Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Tim Wakefield facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   93%  C Beltran       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   94%  M Sweeney       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   94%  M Tucker        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Dan Reichert facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   95%  B Daubach       Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   94%  S Hillenbrand   Flyball: LF
          1--  1   96%  T Nixon         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Daubach to 3B
   O      -23  3   94%  J Varitek       Groundout: 2B-1B
          -23  4   94%  J Damon         Intentional Walk
   O      123  2   93%  R Sanchez       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Damon to 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Tim Wakefield facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   91%  J Randa         Single (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   87%  R Ibanez        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Randa to 2B
   O      12-  3   91%  B Mayne         Flyball: LF
          12-  6   86%  C Febles        Single to LF (Line Drive); Randa to 3B; Ibanez to 2B
   RRRR   123  2   66%  C Knoblauch     Home Run; Randa Scores; Ibanez Scores; Febles Scores
   O      ---  2   69%  N Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   70%  C Beltran       Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Dan Reichert facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  2   80%  N Garciaparra   Home Run
                  Blake Stein replaces Dan Reichert pitching
          ---  4   85%  M Ramirez       Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4   84%  T Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B; Ramirez to 3B
   R      --3  4   88%  B Daubach       Double to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF); Ramirez Scores
   O      -2-  4   87%  S Hillenbrand   Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  7   85%  T Nixon         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-7, Casey Fossum facing 4-5-6
                  Casey Fossum replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
   O      ---  5   88%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   89%  M Tucker        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   88%  J Randa         Walk
                  Brandon Berger pinch hits for Raul Ibanez batting 7th
   O      1--  4   90%  B Berger        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-4, Blake Stein facing 9-1-2
   R      ---  1   95%  J Varitek       Home Run
   O      ---  2   94%  J Damon         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   95%  R Sanchez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  2   94%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: RF
   O      1--  5   93%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 8.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-8, Casey Fossum facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   95%  B Mayne         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   96%  C Febles        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   97%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-4, Jeremy Affeldt facing 5-6-7
                  Jeremy Affeldt replaces Blake Stein pitching
   O      ---  4   96%  T Clark         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   96%  B Daubach       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   96%  S Hillenbrand   Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 8.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-8, Willie Banks facing 2-3-4
                  Willie Banks replaces Casey Fossum pitching
   O      ---  4   97%  N Perez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   98%  C Beltran       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   99%  M Sweeney       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-4, Jeremy Affeldt facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   99%  T Nixon         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   99%  J Varitek       Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF); Nixon to 3B
   OO     1-3  2   99%  J Damon         Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
   O      --3  5   98%  R Sanchez       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 8.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-8, Willie Banks facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   99%  M Tucker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  J Randa         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Luis Alicea pinch hits for Brandon Berger batting 7th
   O      ---  2  100%  L Alicea        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 8.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation