April 15, 2004 Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park II, Attendance: 15,150

Thursday, April 15, 2004, 1:06PM
Time of Game: 2:36

Royals

4-5

Lost 3

4th, 2 GB

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

W: D Marte (1-1), L: D Carrasco (1-1)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

White Sox

6-3

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Berroa SS                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .216  .580   18    2   5   GDP
C Beltran CF                  4   2   1   1    1   2  .333 1.192   21    3   0   HR
M Sweeney DH                  5   1   3   0    0   0  .270  .776   18    0   0   
J Gonzalez RF                 5   1   1   1    0   0  .250  .671   15    4   0   HR,GDP
J Randa 3B                    3   1   2   1    1   0  .344  .885   19    1   3   
K Harvey 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .409  .955   18   10   0   
  R Thompson PR               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Graffanino 2B             0   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .656         0   0   
B Santiago C                  4   0   1   2    0   0  .226  .766   13    3   0   2B,GDP
A Guiel LF                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .258  .942   23    1   0   
M Lopez 2B-1B                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .125  .722   17    3   1   

B Anderson P                                                             1   1
  J Grimsley P                                                           0   0
  S Sullivan P                                                           0   0
  D Carrasco P                                                           0   0
Totals                       36   5   9   5    4   9              162   28  10

BATTING

2B: B Santiago (3, off M Buehrle).

HR: J Gonzalez (1, off M Buehrle; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); C Beltran (4, off M Buehrle; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: J Gonzalez 4; C Beltran 4; M Sweeney 3; J Randa 2; B Santiago 2; K Harvey.

GIDP: B Santiago (2); A Berroa (2); J Gonzalez (2).

RBI: B Santiago 2 (7); C Beltran (8); J Gonzalez (2); J Randa (3).

2-out RBI: B Santiago 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Lopez-A Berroa-K Harvey.

PB: B Santiago (1).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Uribe 2B                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .412 1.121   16    1   2   2B
  W Harris PH-2B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .568    8    1   0   
J Valentin SS                 4   1   2   1    1   1  .275  .876   20    2   6   2B
M Ordonez RF                  4   2   2   1    1   0  .351 1.145   14    0   0   HR,GDP,IW
F Thomas DH                   3   1   1   2    1   1  .226  .740   12    0   0   HR
C Lee LF                      3   0   0   1    0   0  .294  .901   12    1   0   SF
P Konerko 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .353  .921   14   11   0   
J Crede 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .613   14    0   0   
A Rowand CF                   3   1   1   1    0   0  .231  .709    6    3   0   HR
  T Perez PH-CF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .762    5    0   0   
S Alomar C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .846    9   10   0   
  R Gload PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    1    0   0   
  M Olivo C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .412 1.209         1   0   

M Buehrle P                                                              0   2
  M Jackson P                                                            0   1
  D Marte P                                                              0   1
Totals                       33   6   8   6    5   2              131   30  12

BATTING

2B: J Valentin (3, off B Anderson); J Uribe (1, off B Anderson).

HR: A Rowand (1, off B Anderson; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); M Ordonez (4, off D Carrasco; 10th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); F Thomas (1, off B Anderson; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: C Lee (1, off B Anderson).

IBB: M Ordonez (1, by J Grimsley).

TB: M Ordonez 5; A Rowand 4; F Thomas 4; J Valentin 3; J Uribe 3.

GIDP: M Ordonez (2).

RBI: F Thomas 2 (4); J Valentin (7); A Rowand (1); M Ordonez (11); C Lee (6).

2-out RBI: F Thomas 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 3. D Marte-J Valentin-P Konerko; J Valentin-J Uribe-P Konerko; J Valentin-P Konerko.

BASERUNNING

PO: J Uribe (1st base by B Anderson).

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
B Anderson                     6.2   7   5   5    4   0   2   8.62   29   91-53   35· 2·16    8·15· 2· 0     36    -     0.91  -0.12
J Grimsley                     1.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    5   18-9     5· 0· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.81   0.16
S Sullivan                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.59    3   14-9     6· 1· 2    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.15
D Carrasco, L (1-1)            0.1   1   1   1    0   1   1   8.31    2    7-6     2· 1· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.10  -0.35
Totals                         9.1   8   6   6    5   2   3          39  130-77   48· 4·25   10·20· 2· 0          1-0

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
M Buehrle                      6     7   5   5    2   7   2   3.05   26  110-66   32·16·18    6·11· 0· 0     43    -     1.22  -0.17
M Jackson                      2     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    6   22-13    7· 2· 4    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.50   0.21
D Marte, W (1-1)               2     2   0   0    1   1   0   9.00    8   30-18   11· 3· 4    2· 3· 1· 0          0-0    2.21   0.30
Totals                        10     9   5   5    4   9   2          40  162-97   50·21·26   11·15· 1· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Grimsley (2; M Ordonez).

PO: B Anderson (1; J Uribe, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Chuck Meriwether, 1B - CB Bucknor, 2B - Eric Cooper, 3B - Mike Reilly.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 15,150.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 20mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Chicago White Sox                    
1. A Berroa             SS    1. J Uribe              2B 
2. C Beltran            CF    2. J Valentin           SS 
3. M Sweeney            DH    3. M Ordonez            RF 
4. J Gonzalez           RF    4. F Thomas             DH 
5. J Randa              3B    5. C Lee                LF 
6. K Harvey             1B    6. P Konerko            1B 
7. B Santiago           C     7. J Crede              3B 
8. A Guiel              LF    8. A Rowand             CF 
9. M Lopez              2B    9. S Alomar             C  

   B Anderson           P        M Buehrle            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b10   1  5-5  ---  3   41% 100% M Ordonez       D Carrasco      Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 6   2  5-3  12-  3  -25%  53% B Santiago      M Buehrle       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Sweeney Scores; Randa Scores
   t 9   0  5-5  1--  2   20%  61% B Santiago      D Marte         Bunt Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt P-SS-1B
   b 5   2  2-3  1--  3   18%  86% F Thomas        B Anderson      Home Run (Fly Ball); Ordonez Scores
   t 7   0  5-5  1--  2   13%  57% A Berroa        M Jackson       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Buehrle facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  A Berroa        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  3   43%  C Beltran       Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  3   41%  M Sweeney       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  6   46%  J Gonzalez      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Brian Anderson facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   52%  J Uribe         Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line)
   R      -2-  5   61%  J Valentin      Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Uribe Scores
   O      -2-  1   59%  M Ordonez       Flyball: RF; Valentin to 3B
          --3  4   61%  F Thomas        Walk
   RO     1-3  1   62%  C Lee           Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Valentin Scores
          1--  6   63%  P Konerko       Walk; Thomas to 2B
   O      12-  4   60%  J Crede         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 2.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Mark Buehrle facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   56%  J Randa         Single to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  5   60%  K Harvey        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2   63%  B Santiago      Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      1--  7   65%  A Guiel         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Brian Anderson facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  3   74%  A Rowand        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4   72%  S Alomar        Popfly: P
          ---  5   74%  J Uribe         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   76%  J Valentin      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Uribe to 2B
   OO     12-  4   70%  M Ordonez       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 3.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Mark Buehrle facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   73%  M Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   74%  A Berroa        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   76%  C Beltran       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Brian Anderson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   74%  F Thomas        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   73%  C Lee           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   72%  P Konerko       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 3.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Mark Buehrle facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   74%  M Sweeney       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  4   64%  J Gonzalez      Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  5   61%  J Randa         Walk
   O      1--  4   65%  K Harvey        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   68%  B Santiago      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Brian Anderson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   66%  J Crede         Popfly: 2B (CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   64%  A Rowand        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   63%  S Alomar        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 3.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Mark Buehrle facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   66%  A Guiel         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   69%  M Lopez         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   70%  A Berroa        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Brian Anderson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   68%  J Uribe         Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   O      ---  4   66%  J Valentin      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  1   67%  M Ordonez       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  3   86%  F Thomas        Home Run (Fly Ball); Ordonez Scores
   O      ---  6   85%  C Lee           Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 5.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Mark Buehrle facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   81%  C Beltran       Walk
          1--  5   74%  M Sweeney       Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Beltran to 2B
   O      12-  3   78%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Beltran to 3B
   R      1-3  5   71%  J Randa         Single to CF (Fly Ball); Beltran Scores; Sweeney to 2B
   O      12-  4   78%  K Harvey        Flyball: CF
   RR     12-  3   53%  B Santiago      Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Sweeney Scores; Randa Scores
   O      -2-  4   58%  A Guiel         Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Tied 5-5, Brian Anderson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   54%  P Konerko       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   52%  J Crede         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  2   50%  A Rowand        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, White Sox 5.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Mike Jackson facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Jackson replaces Mark Buehrle pitching
          ---  5   44%  M Lopez         Walk
   OO     1--  2   57%  A Berroa        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   59%  C Beltran       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Tied 5-5, Brian Anderson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   55%  S Alomar        Flyball: LF
          ---  5   59%  J Uribe         Walk
   O      1--      52%  J Valentin      Uribe Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---  5   54%  " "             Walk
                  Jason Grimsley replaces Brian Anderson pitching
          1--      56%  M Ordonez       Passed Ball; Valentin to 2B
          -2-  4   58%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-  4   50%  F Thomas        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, White Sox 5.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Mike Jackson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   55%  M Sweeney       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   59%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   62%  J Randa         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Tied 5-5, Jason Grimsley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   57%  C Lee           Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  5   53%  P Konerko       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  J Crede         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, White Sox 5.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Damaso Marte facing 6-7-8
                  Damaso Marte replaces Mike Jackson pitching
          ---  5   42%  K Harvey        Single to 2B (Pop Fly)
                  Rich Thompson pinch runs for Ken Harvey batting 6th
   OO     1--  2   61%  B Santiago      Bunt Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt P-SS-1B
          ---  8   58%  A Guiel         Walk
   O      1--  4   65%  M Lopez         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Tied 5-5, Scott Sullivan facing 8-9-1
                  Scott Sullivan replaces Jason Grimsley pitching; Mendy Lopez moves to 1B; Tony Graffanino replaces Rich Thompson playing 2B batting 6th; Timo Perez pinch hits for Aaron Rowand batting 8th
   O      ---  5   59%  T Perez         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  Ross Gload pinch hits for Sandy Alomar batting 9th
   O      ---  1   54%  R Gload         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  Willie Harris pinch hits for Juan Uribe batting 1st
   O      ---  8   50%  W Harris        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, White Sox 5.

Top of the 10th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Damaso Marte facing 1-2-3
                  Miguel Olivo replaces Ross Gload playing C batting 9th; Willie Harris moves to 2B; Timo Perez moves to CF
   O      ---  5   56%  A Berroa        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  3   61%  C Beltran       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   58%  M Sweeney       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   65%  J Gonzalez      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 10th, White Sox Batting, Tied 5-5, D.J. Carrasco facing 2-3-4
                  D.J. Carrasco replaces Scott Sullivan pitching
   O      ---  4   59%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  3  100%  M Ordonez       Home Run (Fly Ball)
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, White Sox 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA200404150

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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