April 11, 2002 Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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SEA 8
@ANA 4 BAL 15
TBD 6 KCR 8
@BOS 5 CLE 8
MIN 4 TEX 7
OAK 0 TOR 11
NYY 3 NYM 3
@CHC 2 ARI 8
@COL 4 FLA 7
MON 5 ATL 6
@PHI 2 CIN 3
@PIT 2 LAD 4
@SFG 3 STL 6
MIL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 32,953

Thursday, April 11, 2002
Time of Game: 3:30

Royals

4-4

Won 2

2nd, 4 GB

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

W: J Grimsley (1-0), L: U Urbina (0-2)

Red Sox

4-3

Lost 2

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch LF                5   1   1   2    0   2  .188  .601   17    1   0   2B,SB
N Perez SS                    3   1   0   1    1   0  .212  .593   23    3   2   SF
C Beltran CF                  4   1   2   2    1   0  .267  .824   24    4   0   2·2B,SB
M Sweeney 1B                  4   0   1   0    1   1  .323  .898   22    7   0   
M Tucker RF                   5   0   0   1    0   2  .143  .423   17    3   0   
J Randa 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .296  .814   21    0   0   
R Ibanez DH                   3   2   2   1    1   0  .316  .890   28    0   0   HR
  D Sadler PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         0   0   SB
A Hinch C                     2   2   0   0    1   0  .000  .429   14    9   0   HBP
L Alicea 2B                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .250  .750   24    0   2   
  C Febles 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .635         0   0   

C Durbin P                                                               0   1
  B Stein P                                                              0   0
  J Grimsley P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   8   7   8    6   6              190   27   5

BATTING

2B: C Knoblauch (2, off U Urbina); C Beltran 2 (3, off W Banks, off F Castillo).

HR: R Ibanez (1, off F Castillo; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

SF: N Perez (1, off R Arrojo).

HBP: A Hinch (1, by R Arrojo).

TB: R Ibanez 5; C Beltran 4; C Knoblauch 2; M Sweeney; L Alicea.

RBI: C Beltran 2 (4); C Knoblauch 2 (8); L Alicea (1); N Perez (3); M Tucker (3); R Ibanez (4).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Alicea-N Perez-M Sweeney.

E: C Durbin (); C Knoblauch (2); J Grimsley ().

BASERUNNING

SB: C Knoblauch (4, 3rd base off U Urbina/J Varitek); D Sadler (1, 2nd base off U Urbina/J Varitek); C Beltran (2, 3rd base off F Castillo/J Varitek).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    4   0   1   2    1   0  .286  .846   19    3   0   3B,SB
S Hillenbrand 3B              4   1   1   2    1   3  .370 1.141   26    0   2   HR
N Garciaparra SS              3   0   0   0    2   0  .267  .946   21    1   4   
M Ramirez LF                  3   0   0   0    2   0  .174  .735   27    2   0   
T Clark 1B                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .200  .619   33   13   0   GDP
B Daubach DH                  4   0   0   0    1   4  .375 1.225   25    0   0   
J Varitek C                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .364 1.053   13    6   0   
T Nixon RF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .259  .717   11    1   0   
R Sanchez 2B                  4   2   3   1    0   0  .304  .681    9    1   3   2B,SB

F Castillo P                                                             0   2
  R Arrojo P                                                             0   0
  C Fossum P                                                             0   0
  U Urbina P                                                             0   0
  W Banks P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   5   7   5    8   9              184   27  11

BATTING

2B: R Sanchez (1, off C Durbin).

3B: J Damon (1, off J Grimsley).

HR: S Hillenbrand (3, off C Durbin; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: R Sanchez 4; S Hillenbrand 4; J Damon 3; J Varitek; T Nixon.

GIDP: T Clark (2).

RBI: S Hillenbrand 2 (8); J Damon 2 (4); R Sanchez (3).

2-out RBI: J Damon.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

PB: J Varitek 2 (2).

E: M Ramirez (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Sanchez (1, 3rd base off C Durbin/A Hinch); J Damon (2, 2nd base off C Durbin/A Hinch).

PO: R Sanchez (1st base by J Grimsley); M Ramirez (1st base by C Durbin).

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
C Durbin                       4     5   4   4    4   4   1  11.88   21   87-48   27· 8·13    7· 3· 2· 1     36    -     0.94  -0.23
B Stein                        3     0   0   0    3   2   0   3.00   12   50-29   15· 8· 6    1· 5· 1· 0          0-0    0.77   0.15
J Grimsley, W (1-0)            2     2   1   1    1   3   0   1.80    9   35-23   10· 5· 8    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    1.48  -0.16
Totals                         9     7   5   5    8   9   1          42  172-100  52·21·27    9·10· 5· 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
F Castillo                     6     3   2   2    3   4   1   2.25   24  106-66   38· 6·22    9· 5· 2· 1     59    -     0.84   0.14
R Arrojo, BS (1)               1     1   2   2    1   0   0   4.15    6   28-15    9· 2· 4    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.62  -0.21
C Fossum                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.50    3   10-7     5· 0· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.44   0.11
U Urbina, BS (1), L (0-2)      0.1   2   4   3    2   0   0   8.31    5   21-9     7· 1· 1    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    3.68  -0.70
W Banks                        0.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   14-9     2· 4· 3    0· 0· 1· 0          2-2    0.68  -0.07
Totals                         9     7   8   7    6   6   1          41  179-106  61·13·32   15· 7· 5· 1          2-2

Balks: None.

WP: U Urbina (1).

IBB: None.

PO: C Durbin (0; M Ramirez, 1st base); J Grimsley (0; R Sanchez, 1st base).

HBP: R Arrojo (3; A Hinch).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:30.

Attendance: 32,953.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 49° F, Wind 15mph in from Rightfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Boston Red Sox                       
1. C Knoblauch          LF    1. J Damon              CF 
2. N Perez              SS    2. S Hillenbrand        3B 
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. J Varitek            C  
8. A Hinch              C     8. T Nixon              RF 
9. L Alicea             2B    9. R Sanchez            2B 

   C Durbin             P        F Castillo           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  4-4  -2-  4  -27%  15% J Damon         J Grimsley      Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Sanchez Scores
   t 9   1  5-5  --3  1   18%  84% C Knoblauch     U Urbina        Double to LF (Line Drive); Hinch Scores
   t 9   0  5-4  12-  4   16%  61% L Alicea        U Urbina        Wild Pitch; Sadler to 3B; Hinch to 2B
   b 2   0  1-0  12-  2  -14%  31% R Sanchez       C Durbin        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Varitek Scores; Nixon to 3B
   b 7   0  4-4  1--  6   13%  48% T Clark         B Stein         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Castillo facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  C Knoblauch     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   46%  N Perez         Bunt Groundout: P-1B
          ---  8   48%  C Beltran       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          -2-  5   50%  M Sweeney       Walk, Beltran Steals 3B
   O      1-3  2   45%  M Tucker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Chad Durbin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  J Damon         Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   49%  S Hillenbrand   Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   48%  N Garciaparra   Walk
          1--  5   46%  M Ramirez       Walk; Garciaparra to 2B
          12-      44%  T Clark         Ramirez Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Garciaparra to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
          -23  8   43%  " "             Walk
   O      123  6   50%  B Daubach       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Castillo facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   48%  J Randa         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  6   58%  R Ibanez        Home Run
   O      ---  3   56%  A Hinch         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   57%  L Alicea        Walk
   O      1--  4   55%  C Knoblauch     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Chad Durbin facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   51%  J Varitek       Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--  2   45%  T Nixon         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Varitek to 2B
   R      12-  2   31%  R Sanchez       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Varitek Scores; Nixon to 3B
   RO     -23  2   31%  J Damon         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Nixon Scores; Sanchez to 3B
   RR     --3  4   20%  S Hillenbrand   Home Run; Sanchez Scores
   O      ---  5   21%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  7   22%  M Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Frank Castillo facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   19%  N Perez         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   18%  C Beltran       Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   17%  M Sweeney       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Chad Durbin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   18%  T Clark         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   19%  B Daubach       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   20%  J Varitek       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Frank Castillo facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   17%  M Tucker        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   16%  J Randa         Strikeout Looking
   O      --- 11   15%  R Ibanez        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Chad Durbin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   16%  T Nixon         Flyball: CF
          ---  2   15%  R Sanchez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
          1--  7   13%  J Damon         Walk; Sanchez to 2B
          12-      11%  S Hillenbrand   Sanchez Steals 3B; Damon Steals 2B
   O      -23  7   14%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  1   18%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Frank Castillo facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   15%  A Hinch         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   13%  L Alicea        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  6   12%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Blake Stein facing 4-5-6
                  Blake Stein replaces Chad Durbin pitching
   O      ---  5   13%  M Ramirez       Flyball: RF
          ---  5   12%  T Clark         Reached on E7 (Line Drive)
          1--  4   11%  B Daubach       Walk; Clark to 2B
   O      12-  3   13%  J Varitek       Popfly: SS
   O      12-  3   15%  T Nixon         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Frank Castillo facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   12%  N Perez         Flyball: LF
          ---  5   15%  C Beltran       Walk
          1--  2   24%  M Sweeney       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Beltran to 3B; Sweeney to 2B/Adv on E7 (throw)
   RO     -23  4   21%  M Tucker        Groundout: 2B-1B; Beltran Scores; Sweeney to 3B
   O      --3  7   16%  J Randa         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Blake Stein facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   18%  R Sanchez       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   19%  J Damon         Popfly: SS
          ---  4   18%  S Hillenbrand   Walk
   O      1--  4   20%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Rolando Arrojo facing 7-8-9
                  Rolando Arrojo replaces Frank Castillo pitching
          ---  5   25%  R Ibanez        Walk
          1--  4   35%  A Hinch         Hit By Pitch; Ibanez to 2B
          12-  4   47%  L Alicea        Single (Ground Ball); Ibanez to 3B; Hinch to 2B
   RO     123  2   48%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: SS-1B; Ibanez Scores; Hinch to 3B; Alicea to 2B
   RO     -23  8   47%  N Perez         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Hinch Scores
   O      -2-  5   41%  C Beltran       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Blake Stein facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   35%  M Ramirez       Walk
   OO     1--  6   48%  T Clark         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  B Daubach       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Casey Fossum facing 4-5-6
                  Casey Fossum replaces Rolando Arrojo pitching
   O      ---  4   45%  M Sweeney       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  1   41%  M Tucker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   39%  J Randa         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Jason Grimsley facing 7-8-9
                  Jason Grimsley replaces Blake Stein pitching
   O      ---  4   43%  J Varitek       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   47%  T Nixon         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   45%  R Sanchez       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      42%  J Damon         Sanchez Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Sanchez to 2B
   R      -2-  4   15%  " "             Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Sanchez Scores
   O      --3  4   18%  S Hillenbrand   Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Ugueth Urbina facing 7-8-9
                  Ugueth Urbina replaces Casey Fossum pitching
          ---  6   29%  R Ibanez        Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Donnie Sadler pinch runs for Raul Ibanez batting 7th
          1--      37%  A Hinch         Sadler Steals 2B
          -2-  4   45%  " "             Walk
          12-      61%  L Alicea        Wild Pitch; Sadler to 3B; Hinch to 2B
   RO     -23  5   66%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Sadler Scores; Hinch to 3B
   R      --3  1   84%  C Knoblauch     Double to LF (Line Drive); Hinch Scores
          -2-  5   88%  N Perez         Walk, Knoblauch Steals 3B
                  Willie Banks replaces Ugueth Urbina pitching
          1-3      89%  C Beltran       Passed Ball; Perez to 2B
   RR     -23  3   97%  " "             Double to LF (Line Drive); Knoblauch Scores; Perez Scores/unER
          -2-      97%  M Sweeney       Passed Ball; Beltran to 3B
   O      --3  5   96%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  6   95%  M Tucker        Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-8, Jason Grimsley facing 3-4-5
                  Carlos Febles replaces Luis Alicea playing 2B batting 9th
          ---  6   90%  N Garciaparra   Walk
   O      1--  3   95%  M Ramirez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  4   98%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5  100%  B Daubach       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Red Sox 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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