September 21, 2003 Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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TOR 7
@BAL 4 KCR 10
@CHW 4 BOS 2
@CLE 0 MIN 6
DET 4 OAK 12
SEA 0 NYY 6
@TBD 0 ANA 11
@TEX 6 ATL 8
FLA 0 COL 5
SDP 3 LAD 7
SFG 5 MIL 6
ARI 4 MON 4
@NYM 2 CIN 4
@PHI 3 CHC 4
@PIT 1 STL 6
HOU 4

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park II, Attendance: 31,539

Sunday, September 21, 2003, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 2:31

Royals

81-74

Won 2

2nd, 5½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          4  0  3   0  0  2   1  0  0   10 10  0
White Sox       1  0  1   0  0  0   0  2  0    4  6  3

W: D May (10-7), L: J Garland (11-13)

White Sox

81-74

Lost 2

2nd, 5½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Berroa SS                   4   1   0   0    1   0  .290  .794   21    2   1   SB
C Beltran CF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .306  .898   18    2   0   
  D DeJesus CF                0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    8    0   0   
M Sweeney DH                  2   3   1   1    2   1  .298  .865   17    0   0   
  J Patterson PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .176  .476    5    0   0   
R Ibanez 1B                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .296  .801   23    9   3   2·2B
J Randa 3B                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .287  .793   14    0   1   
  M Lopez PR-3B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .703    9    0   2   
A Guiel RF                    3   1   1   3    0   0  .292  .874   13    4   0   2B,HBP,SF
R White LF                    4   2   1   2    0   0  .279  .805   16    3   0   HR,GDP
D Relaford 2B                 3   0   1   2    0   1  .260  .706    7    2   2   
  J Matos PH-2B               1   0   1   0    0   0  .265  .668    3    0   2   
B Mayne C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .650   15    2   0   

D May P                                                                  1   0
  M MacDougal P                                                          2   0
Totals                       36  10  10   9    4   6              169   27  11

BATTING

2B: R Ibanez 2 (33, off J Adkins, off J Garland); A Guiel (29, off J Garland).

HR: R White (21, off J Garland; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: A Guiel (4, off J Adkins).

HBP: A Guiel (13, by S Schoeneweis).

TB: R Ibanez 4; R White 4; J Randa 2; A Guiel 2; M Sweeney; C Beltran; J Matos; D Relaford.

GIDP: R White (13).

RBI: A Guiel 3 (51); R White 2 (81); D Relaford 2 (57); M Sweeney (81); J Randa (71).

2-out RBI: R White 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 7 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Randa-D Relaford-R Ibanez.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Berroa (20, 2nd base off J Garland/M Olivo).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Graffanino 2B-SS            3   2   2   0    1   0  .263  .773   18    1   8   
A Rowand CF-RF                4   1   2   3    0   0  .274  .759    8    3   0   HR
F Thomas DH                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .262  .937   17    0   0   2B,GDP
M Ordonez RF                  2   0   0   1    0   1  .321  .938   11    0   0   SF
  A Miles 2B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.000    3    1   1   
C Lee LF                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .830    6    1   0   
  A Rios LF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .549    4    1   1   
P Konerko 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .723   16   10   0   
  W Harris CF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .448    4    1   0   
J Crede 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .726   11    1   1   
J Valentin SS                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .763    6    0   4   
  J Burke 1B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    5    1   1   
M Olivo C                     3   1   1   0    0   0  .233  .639   12    6   0   2B,SB

J Garland P                                                              0   1
  S Schoeneweis P                                                        0   0
  J Adkins P                                                             1   0
Totals                       31   4   6   4    1   2              121   27  17

BATTING

2B: M Olivo (18, off D May); F Thomas (31, off D May).

HR: A Rowand (6, off D May; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: M Ordonez (4, off D May).

TB: A Rowand 5; F Thomas 2; M Olivo 2; T Graffanino 2.

GIDP: F Thomas (11).

RBI: A Rowand 3 (23); M Ordonez (93).

2-out RBI: A Rowand 2.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Crede-T Graffanino-P Konerko.

E: J Valentin (19); T Graffanino 2 (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Olivo (5, 3rd base off D May/B Mayne).

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 May, W (10-7)                8     6   4   4    1   2   1   3.68   30  108-76   49· 3·24   11·13· 3· 0     55    -     0.46   0.10
M MacDougal                    1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.28    3   11-8     5· 1· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         9     6   4   4    1   2   1          33  119-84   54· 4·26   14·13· 3· 0           -

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Garland, L (11-13)           2.2   6   7   7    2   1   1   4.66   16   61-37   27· 3· 7    7· 0· 6· 0     17    -     0.88  -0.40
S Schoeneweis                  3.1   1   2   0    0   4   0   4.24   13   45-29   14· 5·10    4· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.16   0.00
J Adkins                       3     3   1   1    2   1   0   8.44   13   62-39   27· 4· 8    4· 3· 3· 0          0-0    0.03  -0.00
Totals                         9    10  10   8    4   6   1          42  168-105  68·12·25   15· 6·10· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: S Schoeneweis (4; A Guiel).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Doug Eddings, 2B - Ron Kulpa, 3B - Bruce Froemming.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 31,539.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 13mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Chicago White Sox                    
1. A Berroa             SS    1. T Graffanino         2B 
2. C Beltran            CF    2. A Rowand             CF 
3. M Sweeney            DH    3. F Thomas             DH 
4. R Ibanez             1B    4. M Ordonez            RF 
5. J Randa              3B    5. C Lee                LF 
6. A Guiel              RF    6. P Konerko            1B 
7. R White              LF    7. J Crede              3B 
8. D Relaford           2B    8. J Valentin           SS 
9. B Mayne              C     9. M Olivo              C  

   D May                P        J Garland            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-2  12-  3   12%  83% A Guiel         J Garland       Double to LF (Line Drive); Sweeney Scores; Randa Scores
   t 3   0  1-4  1--  4    9%  89% R Ibanez        J Garland       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Sweeney Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/No RBI; Ibanez to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  1-3  2    8%  70% M Sweeney       J Garland       Single to LF (Line Drive); Berroa Scores; Beltran to 3B
   t 3   2  1-5  --3  2    8%  92% R White         J Garland       Home Run (Line Drive); Ibanez Scores
   b 1   1  4-0  1--  6   -7%  72% F Thomas        D May           Double to LF (Ground Ball); Graffanino to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Garland facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   53%  A Berroa        Walk
          1--      56%  C Beltran       Berroa Steals 2B
          -2-  4   62%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive); Berroa to 3B
   R      1-3  2   70%  M Sweeney       Single to LF (Line Drive); Berroa Scores; Beltran to 3B
   O      1-3  4   65%  R Ibanez        Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3  2   71%  J Randa         Single to LF (Line Drive); Beltran Scores; Sweeney to 2B
   RR     12-  3   83%  A Guiel         Double to LF (Line Drive); Sweeney Scores; Randa Scores
   O      -2-  6   81%  R White         Groundout: SS-1B; Guiel to 3B
   O      --3  3   79%  D Relaford      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Darrell May facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   76%  T Graffanino    Walk
   O      1--  1   79%  A Rowand        Bunt Popfly: 1B (1B-C Foul)
          1--  6   72%  F Thomas        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Graffanino to 3B
   RO     -23  4   74%  M Ordonez       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Graffanino Scores; Thomas to 3B
   O      --3  2   77%  C Lee           Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jon Garland facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   75%  B Mayne         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  8   74%  A Berroa        Groundout: P-2B-1B
   O      ---  2   73%  C Beltran       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Darrell May facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   76%  P Konerko       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  7   77%  J Crede         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   78%  J Valentin      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jon Garland facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   81%  M Sweeney       Walk
   R      1--  4   89%  R Ibanez        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Sweeney Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/No RBI; Ibanez to 3B
   O      --3  3   87%  J Randa         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      --3  5   84%  A Guiel         Groundout: 2B-1B
   RR     --3  2   92%  R White         Home Run (Line Drive); Ibanez Scores
                  Scott Schoeneweis replaces Jon Garland pitching
   O      ---  3   92%  D Relaford      Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 7, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-7, Darrell May facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   89%  M Olivo         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  1   91%  T Graffanino    Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          -2-      90%  A Rowand        Olivo Steals 3B
   R      --3  3   88%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive); Olivo Scores
   OO     1--  3   91%  F Thomas        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, White Sox 2.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-2, Scott Schoeneweis facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   91%  B Mayne         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   90%  A Berroa        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   90%  C Beltran       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-7, Darrell May facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   91%  M Ordonez       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   92%  C Lee           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   93%  P Konerko       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, White Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-2, Scott Schoeneweis facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   92%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   92%  R Ibanez        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   91%  J Randa         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-7, Darrell May facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   93%  J Crede         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   94%  J Valentin      Popfly: SS
   O      ---  5   95%  M Olivo         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, White Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-2, Scott Schoeneweis facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   95%  A Guiel         Hit By Pitch
          1--  2   97%  R White         Reached on E6 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Guiel to 3B; White to 2B
   RR     -23  1   99%  D Relaford      Single to LF (Line Drive); Guiel Scores/unER; White Scores/unER; Relaford to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  1   98%  B Mayne         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  3   98%  A Berroa        Fielder's Choice SS; Relaford out at 3B/SS-2B-3B; Berroa to 1B
   O      1--  5   98%  C Beltran       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 9, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-9, Darrell May facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   97%  T Graffanino    Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   98%  A Rowand        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  2   99%  F Thomas        Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  3   99%  M Ordonez       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 9, White Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-2, Jon Adkins facing 3-4-5
                  Jon Adkins replaces Scott Schoeneweis pitching
          ---  5   99%  M Sweeney       Walk
          1--  8   99%  R Ibanez        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Sweeney to 2B
          12-  3  100%  J Randa         Single to LF (Line Drive); Sweeney to 3B; Ibanez to 2B
                  Mendy Lopez pinch runs for Joe Randa batting 5th
   RO     123  1  100%  A Guiel         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Sweeney Scores; Ibanez to 3B
   OO     1-3  6   99%  R White         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 10, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-10, Darrell May facing 5-6-7
                  Mendy Lopez moves to 3B
   O      ---  2  100%  C Lee           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  P Konerko       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  J Crede         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 10, White Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-2, Jon Adkins facing 8-9-1
                  Jamie Burke replaces Jose Valentin playing 1B batting 8th; Aaron Miles replaces Magglio Ordonez playing 2B batting 4th; Tony Graffanino moves to SS; Armando Rios replaces Carlos Lee playing LF batting 5th; Willie Harris replaces Paul Konerko playing CF batting 6th; Aaron Rowand moves to RF; Julius Matos pinch hits for Desi Relaford batting 8th
   O      ---  3  100%  J Matos         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Matos out at 2B/LF-2B
   O      ---  6  100%  B Mayne         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  A Berroa        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 10, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-10, Darrell May facing 8-9-1
                  Julius Matos moves to 2B; David DeJesus replaces Carlos Beltran playing CF batting 2nd
   O      ---  5  100%  J Burke         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  M Olivo         Flyball: LF
          ---  7  100%  T Graffanino    Single to CF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  1  100%  A Rowand        Home Run (Line Drive); Graffanino Scores
   O      ---  6  100%  F Thomas        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 10, White Sox 4.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-4, Jon Adkins facing 2-3-4
          ---  8  100%  D DeJesus       Walk
                  Jarrod Patterson pinch hits for Mike Sweeney batting 3rd
   O      1--  5  100%  J Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2  100%  R Ibanez        Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); DeJesus to 3B
   O      -23  9  100%  M Lopez         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      -23  2  100%  A Guiel         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 10, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-10, Mike MacDougal facing 4-5-6
                  Mike MacDougal replaces Darrell May pitching
   O      ---  3  100%  A Miles         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4  100%  A Rios          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4  100%  W Harris        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 10, White Sox 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA200309210

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