April 10, 2002 Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 33,376

Wednesday, April 10, 2002
Time of Game: 2:42

Royals

3-4

Won 1

4th, 4 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          1  0  0   1  0  0   0  4  0    6 12  0
Red Sox         0  1  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    2  5  1

W: P Byrd (2-0), L: D Lowe (1-1), S: C Bailey (1)

Red Sox

4-2

Lost 1

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch LF                3   1   2   0    0   0  .185  .600   21    2   0   3·SB,HBP,SH
N Perez SS                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .233  .633   23    3   3   
C Beltran CF                  5   1   2   0    0   1  .231  .699   15    4   0   SB
M Sweeney 1B                  5   2   3   1    0   0  .333  .935   22    8   0   2·2B,GDP
M Tucker RF                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .188  .538   14    2   0   
J Randa 3B                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .348  .950   16    0   2   2·2B
R Ibanez DH                   2   0   0   1    1   0  .250  .591   13    0   0   SF
B Mayne C                     3   0   1   2    0   1  .167  .357    9    7   0   SF
C Febles 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .635   16    1   1   SB

P Byrd P                                                                 0   0
  B Shouse P                                                             0   0
  C Bailey P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35   6  12   6    1   4              149   27   6

BATTING

2B: J Randa 2 (5, off R Garces, off D Lowe); M Sweeney 2 (3, 2 off D Lowe).

SF: R Ibanez (1, off R Garces); B Mayne (2, off R Garces).

SH: C Knoblauch (1, off D Lowe).

HBP: C Knoblauch (1, by S Kim).

TB: M Sweeney 5; J Randa 4; C Beltran 2; C Knoblauch 2; B Mayne; N Perez; M Tucker.

GIDP: M Sweeney (1).

RBI: B Mayne 2 (3); J Randa (5); M Sweeney (6); R Ibanez (3); M Tucker (2).

2-out RBI: B Mayne; M Sweeney.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 7 for 21.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Knoblauch 3 (3, 2nd base off S Kim/J Varitek, 3rd base off D Lowe/J Varitek, 2nd base off D Lowe/J Varitek); C Febles (1, 2nd base off D Lowe/J Varitek); C Beltran (1, 2nd base off R Garces/J Varitek).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .796   17    3   1   HBP
R Sanchez 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .461    7    1   2   
  C Baerga PH-2B              0   0   0   1    0   0  .400  .733    2    0   0   SF
N Garciaparra SS              4   0   0   0    0   1  .296 1.000   15    1   3   
M Ramirez LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .785   19    2   0   
T Clark 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .702   15   10   0   
B Daubach DH                  4   1   2   1    0   1  .500 1.583   21    0   0   HR
S Hillenbrand 3B              3   1   2   0    0   1  .391 1.096   11    1   3   
T Nixon RF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .755   14    3   0   
J Varitek C                   3   0   1   0    0   2  .389 1.172   11    6   1   

D Lowe P                                                                 0   0
  R Garces P                                                             0   0
  S Kim P                                                                0   0
Totals                       31   2   5   2    0   6              132   27  10

BATTING

HR: B Daubach (2, off P Byrd; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: C Baerga (1, off B Shouse).

HBP: J Damon (1, by B Shouse).

TB: B Daubach 5; S Hillenbrand 2; J Varitek.

RBI: C Baerga (1); B Daubach (4).

2-out RBI: B Daubach.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Damon-J Varitek; S Hillenbrand-J Varitek-T Clark.

E: N Garciaparra (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
P Byrd, W (2-0)                7.1   5   2   2    0   3   1   2.70   27  105-75   49· 5·21    7·13· 3· 1     63    -     1.05   0.39
B Shouse                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2    7-5     2· 1· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          2-1    1.38  -0.00
C Bailey, S (1)                1.1   0   0   0    0   3   0  15.00    4   20-14    5· 7· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.46   0.05
Totals                         9     5   2   2    0   6   1          33  132-94   56·13·25    8·14· 3· 1          4-1

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
D Lowe, L (1-1)                7     8   2   2    1   3   0   1.29   29   96-61   36· 5·20   12· 7· 6· 0     55    -     1.24   0.18
R Garces                       1     4   4   4    0   0   0  12.00    7   24-17   12· 0· 5    2· 2· 3· 0          0-0    0.79  -0.24
S Kim                          1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   19-10    6· 1· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.00
Totals                         9    12   6   6    1   4   0          40  139-88   54· 6·28   15·10· 9· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: B Shouse (1; J Damon); S Kim (1; C Knoblauch).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 33,376.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 61° F, Wind 12mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

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  

   P Byrd               P        D Lowe               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   0  1-2  123  2  -15%  64% M Sweeney       D Lowe          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-C-1B; Perez to 3B; Beltran to 2B
   t 4   2  1-1  12-  1   13%  62% B Mayne         D Lowe          Single to RF (Line Drive); Sweeney Scores; Ibanez to 3B; Mayne to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 7   1  1-2  --3  2  -12%  62% N Perez         D Lowe          Fly Ball Double Play: CF-C (Short CF)
   b 2   2  1-0  ---  5  -11%  49% B Daubach       P Byrd          Home Run
   t 1   2  0-0  --3  6    9%  58% M Sweeney       D Lowe          Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Knoblauch Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  7   53%  C Knoblauch     Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   52%  N Perez         Groundout: 3B-1B; Knoblauch to 2B
   O      -2-  1   48%  C Beltran       Popfly: 2B
          -2-      49%  M Sweeney       Knoblauch Steals 3B
   R      --3  6   58%  " "             Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Knoblauch Scores
   O      -2-  6   55%  M Tucker        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Paul Byrd facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   57%  J Damon         Popfly: SS
   O      ---  4   59%  R Sanchez       Popfly: SS
   O      ---  1   60%  N Garciaparra   Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Derek Lowe facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   65%  J Randa         Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   61%  R Ibanez        Popfly: SS
   O      -2-  4   58%  B Mayne         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  2   55%  C Febles        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Paul Byrd facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   58%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   59%  T Clark         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   R      ---  5   49%  B Daubach       Home Run
   O      ---  3   50%  S Hillenbrand   Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   45%  N Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   44%  C Beltran       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Paul Byrd facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   47%  T Nixon         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  4   49%  J Varitek       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   50%  J Damon         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Derek Lowe facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   57%  M Sweeney       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  3   52%  M Tucker        Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  6   48%  J Randa         Strikeout Looking
          -2-  4   49%  R Ibanez        Walk
   R      12-  1   62%  B Mayne         Single to RF (Line Drive); Sweeney Scores; Ibanez to 3B; Mayne to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23  4   56%  C Febles        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Paul Byrd facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   59%  R Sanchez       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   62%  N Garciaparra   Foul Flyball: C (Front of Home)
   O      ---  4   63%  M Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   67%  C Knoblauch     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
          1--      70%  N Perez         Knoblauch Steals 2B
          -2-  4   72%  " "             Single (Ground Ball); Knoblauch stays at 2B
          12-  2   79%  C Beltran       Single to P (Bunt); Knoblauch to 3B; Perez to 2B
   OO     123  2   64%  M Sweeney       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-C-1B; Perez to 3B; Beltran to 2B
   O      -23  4   57%  M Tucker        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Paul Byrd facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   61%  T Clark         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  4   57%  B Daubach       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   52%  S Hillenbrand   Single to RF (Line Drive); Daubach to 2B
   O      12-  4   58%  T Nixon         Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Daubach to 3B
   O      1-3  4   65%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Derek Lowe facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   62%  J Randa         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   60%  R Ibanez        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   59%  B Mayne         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Paul Byrd facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   63%  J Damon         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   66%  R Sanchez       Popfly: SS
   O      ---  4   68%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Derek Lowe facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   72%  C Febles        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      75%  C Knoblauch     Febles Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   74%  " "             Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Febles to 3B
   OO     --3  2   62%  N Perez         Fly Ball Double Play: CF-C (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Paul Byrd facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   67%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   71%  T Clark         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   73%  B Daubach       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rich Garces facing 3-4-5
                  Rich Garces replaces Derek Lowe pitching
          ---  3   77%  C Beltran       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      80%  M Sweeney       Beltran Steals 2B
          -2-  5   86%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Beltran to 3B
   R      1-3  1   90%  M Tucker        Single (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Beltran Scores; Sweeney to 2B
   R      12-  4   96%  J Randa         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Sweeney Scores; Tucker to 3B
   RO     -23  2   97%  R Ibanez        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Tucker Scores; Randa to 3B
   RO     --3  3   98%  B Mayne         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Randa Scores
   O      ---  6   97%  C Febles        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Paul Byrd facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   96%  S Hillenbrand   Single (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  7   97%  T Nixon         Flyball: LF
          1--  3   96%  J Varitek       Single to RF (Line Drive); Hillenbrand to 2B
                  Brian Shouse replaces Paul Byrd pitching
          12-  5   92%  J Damon         Hit By Pitch; Hillenbrand to 3B; Varitek to 2B
                  Carlos Baerga pinch hits for Rey Sanchez batting 2nd
   RO     123  2   95%  C Baerga        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Hillenbrand Scores
                  Cory Bailey replaces Brian Shouse pitching
   O      12-  4   98%  N Garciaparra   Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-2, Sun-Woo Kim facing 1-2-3
                  Sun-Woo Kim replaces Rich Garces pitching; Carlos Baerga moves to 2B
          ---  4   99%  C Knoblauch     Hit By Pitch
          1--      99%  N Perez         Knoblauch Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   98%  " "             Popfly: 3B
   O      -2-  5   98%  C Beltran       Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  5   98%  M Sweeney       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Cory Bailey facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   99%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  T Clark         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7  100%  B Daubach       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Red Sox 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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