September 2, 1997 Kansas City Royals at Cincinnati Reds Box Score and Play by Play

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COL 7
@ANA 2 TEX 13
LAD 12 ATL 5
DET 0 CHC 9
MIN 3 CIN 4
KCR 0 FLA 3
BAL 2
(10) MIL 4
@HOU 2 MON 6
BOS 5 NYM 8
TOR 5 PHI 5
NYY 0 PIT 6
CLE 4 STL 6
CHW 1

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 15,288

Tuesday, September 2, 1997, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:39

Royals

56-79

Lost 1

5th, 15½ GB

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

W: D Burba (7-10), L: J Rosado (9-11), S: J Shaw (29)

Reds

60-76

Won 1

4th, 9 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .281  .746   18    1   0   2B
R Myers LF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .267  .722   13    2   0   
J Bell SS                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .283  .814   19    1   3   
D Palmer 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .257  .740   19    1   5   2B
J King 1B                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .232  .760   12    7   0   SB
J Dye RF                      4   0   1   0    0   2  .220  .635   16    1   0   
M Sweeney C                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .685   10    7   0   HBP,GDP
  L Sutton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .942    5    0   0   
S Halter 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .291  .770   17    4   1   
  S Cooper PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .563    2    0   0   
J Rosado P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   1   
  D Howard PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .608    4    0   0   
  H Carrasco P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Walker P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Bevil P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   0   7   0    2   8              139   24  11

BATTING

2B: D Palmer (27, off D Burba); J Damon (11, off D Burba).

HBP: M Sweeney (6, by S Sullivan).

TB: J Damon 3; D Palmer 2; J Dye; J King; J Bell; R Myers.

GIDP: M Sweeney (7).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Palmer-S Halter.

E: D Palmer (17); M Sweeney (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: J King (13, 2nd base off S Sullivan/J Oliver).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Reese SS                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .238  .593   19    5   3   SB
M Kelly CF                    2   1   1   0    1   0  .282  .873   19    2   0   2B
  J Nunnally PH-CF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .808    6    0   0   
C Stynes LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .406  .972   11    2   0   
E Perez 1B                    3   1   0   0    1   2  .277  .859   15    6   2   
R Sanders RF                  3   1   1   2    1   1  .248  .888   14    0   1   2B,SB
J Oliver C                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .282  .789   14    9   0   
W Greene 3B                   4   1   2   2    0   1  .252  .815   15    0   1   HR
B Boone 2B                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .220  .628   12    1   1   
D Burba P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .379    1    0   1   
  P Rose PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .650    4    0   0   
  S Sullivan P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Fordyce PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .609    2    0   0   
  S Belinda P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Shaw P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    7    2   1   
Totals                       31   4   9   4    5   7              139   27  10

BATTING

2B: M Kelly (10, off J Rosado); R Sanders (14, off J Rosado).

HR: W Greene (21, off J Walker; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out).

TB: W Greene 5; M Kelly 2; J Oliver 2; R Sanders 2; P Reese; B Boone; C Stynes.

RBI: R Sanders 2 (49); W Greene 2 (71).

2-out RBI: R Sanders 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Boone-P Reese-E Perez.

BASERUNNING

SB: P Reese (25, 2nd base off J Rosado/M Sweeney); R Sanders (9, 2nd base off J Walker/M Sweeney).

PO: M Kelly (2nd base by J Rosado); P Reese (1st base by H Carrasco).

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
J Rosado, L (9-11)             6     7   2   2    3   5   0   4.24   27   96-62   39· 9·14   13· 1· 5· 0     52    -     0.82   0.03
H Carrasco                     1.1   1   1   1    2   1   0   4.23    6   23-11    3· 4· 4    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.40   0.03
J Walker                       0     1   1   1    0   0   1   5.11    1    3-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-1    0.37  -0.05
B Bevil                        0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0  12.00    2    8-5     2· 1· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         8     9   4   4    5   7   1          36  130-79   45·14·20   14· 5· 5· 0          1-1

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Burba, W (7-10)              5     6   0   0    2   3   0   5.01   21   90-50   29· 4·17    6· 6· 4· 0     56    -     0.95   0.27
S Sullivan, H (11)             1     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.01    5   15-9     4· 4· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.49   0.07
S Belinda, H (20)              1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.63    3   12-8     3· 3· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.97   0.07
J Shaw, S (29)                 2     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.53    6   22-15    6· 3· 6    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.62   0.09
Totals                         9     7   0   0    2   8   0          35  139-82   42·14·26   10· 9· 5· 0           -

J Walker faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: J Rosado (3; M Kelly, 2nd base); H Carrasco (1; P Reese, 1st base).

HBP: S Sullivan (6; M Sweeney).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rich Rieker, 1B - Paul Nauert, 2B - Jeff Kellogg, 3B - Randy Marsh.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 15,288.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 86° F, Wind 3mph from Left to Right, Night, Drizzle.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Cincinnati Reds                      
1. J Damon              CF    1. P Reese              SS 
2. R Myers              LF    2. M Kelly              CF 
3. J Bell               SS    3. C Stynes             LF 
4. D Palmer             3B    4. E Perez              1B 
5. J King               1B    5. R Sanders            RF 
6. J Dye                RF    6. J Oliver             C  
7. M Sweeney            C     7. W Greene             3B 
8. S Halter             2B    8. B Boone              2B 
9. J Rosado             P     9. D Burba              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  1-3  1   17%  72% R Sanders       J Rosado        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Kelly Scores; Perez Scores
   b 2   0  0-2  12-  1   -7%  74% D Burba         J Rosado        Double Play: Fielder's Choice P; Greene to 3B/Safe on E5 (catch); Boone out at 3B/3B; Burba out at 2B/3B-2B
   t 6   2  2-0  12-  5    6%  84% S Halter        S Sullivan      Strikeout Swinging
   t 5   2  2-0  12-  3    5%  81% J Bell          D Burba         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   t 2   1  2-0  1--  2    5%  75% M Sweeney       D Burba         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Burba facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  J Damon         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   54%  R Myers         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  4   53%  J Bell          Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  7   55%  D Palmer        Double to RF (Pop Fly to Deep 1B); Bell out at Hm/RF-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Rosado facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  P Reese         Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  5   57%  M Kelly         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
   O      -2-  2   53%  C Stynes        Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      54%  E Perez         Kelly Picked off 2B, safe on E2; Kelly to 3B
          --3  4   55%  " "             Walk
   RR     1-3  1   72%  R Sanders       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Kelly Scores; Perez Scores
   O      -2-  4   70%  J Oliver        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Burba facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   72%  J King          Flyball: CF
          ---  3   69%  J Dye           Single to RF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  2   75%  M Sweeney       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jose Rosado facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   77%  W Greene        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  5   81%  B Boone         Walk; Greene to 2B
   OO     12-  1   74%  D Burba         Double Play: Fielder's Choice P; Greene to 3B/Safe on E5 (catch); Boone out at 3B/3B; Burba out at 2B/3B-2B
   O      --3  6   71%  P Reese         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Burba facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   74%  S Halter        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   75%  J Rosado        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  7   73%  J Damon         Double to RF (Line Drive)
          -2-  6   72%  R Myers         Walk
   O      12-  6   76%  J Bell          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jose Rosado facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   75%  M Kelly         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   74%  C Stynes        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   73%  E Perez         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Burba facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   75%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   72%  J King          Walk
   O      1--  4   76%  J Dye           Flyball: LF
   O      1--  6   78%  M Sweeney       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jose Rosado facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   77%  R Sanders       Flyball: CF
          ---  4   79%  J Oliver        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   77%  W Greene        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   75%  B Boone         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Burba facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   78%  S Halter        Lineout: SS
   O      ---  3   80%  J Rosado        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   78%  J Damon         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   76%  R Myers         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Damon to 2B
   O      12-  3   81%  J Bell          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jose Rosado facing 9-1-2
                  Pete Rose pinch hits for Dave Burba batting 9th
   O      ---  4   80%  P Rose          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   81%  P Reese         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--      82%  M Kelly         Reese Steals 2B
          -2-  5   83%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  6   81%  C Stynes        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Deep SS-2B); Reese to 3B
   O      1-3  2   78%  E Perez         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Scott Sullivan facing 4-5-6
                  Scott Sullivan replaces Pete Rose pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   81%  D Palmer        Popfly: 2B
          ---  1   77%  J King          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   80%  J Dye           Strikeout Swinging, King Steals 2B
          -2-  2   79%  M Sweeney       Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  5   84%  S Halter        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jose Rosado facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   83%  R Sanders       Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   84%  J Oliver        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   83%  W Greene        Strikeout Looking
          1--  2   84%  B Boone         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Oliver to 2B
                  Brook Fordyce pinch hits for Scott Sullivan batting 9th
   O      12-  2   81%  B Fordyce       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Stan Belinda facing 9-1-2
                  Stan Belinda replaces Brook Fordyce pitching and batting 9th; David Howard pinch hits for Jose Rosado batting 9th
   O      ---  4   85%  D Howard        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   87%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   89%  R Myers         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Hector Carrasco facing 1-2-3
                  Hector Carrasco replaces David Howard pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   90%  P Reese         Walk
                  Jon Nunnally pinch hits for Mike Kelly batting 2nd
   O      1--      87%  J Nunnally      Reese Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---  4   87%  " "             Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  1   87%  C Stynes        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   86%  E Perez         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Jeff Shaw facing 3-4-5
                  Jeff Shaw replaces Stan Belinda pitching and batting 9th; Jon Nunnally moves to CF
   O      ---  6   90%  J Bell          Popfly: SS
   O      ---  3   92%  D Palmer        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  1   94%  J King          Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Hector Carrasco facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   95%  R Sanders       Walk
   O      1--  5   94%  J Oliver        Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
                  Jamie Walker replaces Hector Carrasco pitching and batting 9th
          1--      94%  W Greene        Sanders Steals 2B
   RR     -2-  3   99%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball); Sanders Scores
                  Brian Bevil replaces Jamie Walker pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   99%  B Boone         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  7   98%  J Shaw          Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Reds 4.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Jeff Shaw facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   99%  J Dye           Strikeout Swinging
                  Larry Sutton pinch hits for Mike Sweeney batting 7th
   O      ---  5  100%  L Sutton        Groundout: 1B-P
                  Scott Cooper pinch hits for Shane Halter batting 8th
   O      ---  2  100%  S Cooper        Groundout: 1B-P
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Reds 4.

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