September 3, 1997 Kansas City Royals at Cincinnati Reds Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 16,285

Wednesday, September 3, 1997, 7:34
Time of Game: 2:50

Royals

56-80

Lost 2

5th, 16½ GB

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

W: B Tomko (10-5), L: R Bones (3-6), S: J Shaw (30)

Reds

61-76

Won 2

4th, 9 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    5   0   0   1    0   2  .277  .738   20    2   0   
R Myers RF                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .211  .611   22    2   1   
J Bell SS                     3   0   2   2    1   0  .285  .820   17    1   2   2B
D Palmer 3B                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .256  .737    7    2   0   
  S Cooper 3B                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .208  .568    7    0   0   
  J King PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .758    1    0   0   
  G Olson P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Whisenant P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Bevil P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
L Sutton 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .296  .877   16    5   1   
Y Benitez LF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .276  .785   11    2   0   2B
M Sweeney C                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .237  .682   12    8   1   
J Hansen 2B                   3   1   0   0    1   2  .270  .778   18    2   2   
R Bones P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   2   
  F Martinez PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    7    0   0   
  C Haney P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Halter PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .761    2    0   0   
  S Service P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Howard PH-3B              1   1   0   0    1   1  .241  .608   12    0   0   
Totals                       33   3   5   3    5  10              152   24   9

BATTING

2B: J Bell (21, off B Tomko); Y Benitez (7, off B Tomko).

TB: J Bell 3; Y Benitez 2; M Sweeney; L Sutton.

RBI: J Bell 2 (81); J Damon (45).

2-out RBI: J Bell 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Sutton-J Bell.

E: J Damon (4).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Sanders LF                  5   0   1   1    0   0  .275  .699   16    2   0   CS
P Reese SS                    3   2   1   1    1   0  .239  .605   21    1   1   HR
C Stynes 2B                   3   1   0   0    1   2  .394  .948   17    0   6   
E Perez 1B                    4   0   3   2    0   1  .285  .877   16    7   1   2·2B
W Greene 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .811   15    0   0   HBP,GDP
R Sanders RF                  2   1   1   0    2   0  .250  .896   17    3   0   2B
E Taubensee C                 3   1   1   2    0   1  .258  .784   16   10   0   HR,HBP
J Nunnally CF                 2   1   1   0    1   1  .264  .814   21    3   0   
  M Kelly PH-CF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .867    2    0   0   
B Tomko P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .115  .302    8    1   0   SH
  P Martinez P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Sullivan P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  L Harris PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .629    6    0   0   
  J Shaw P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       29   6   8   6    5   7              155   27   8

BATTING

2B: E Perez 2 (17, 2 off R Bones); R Sanders (15, off C Haney).

HR: E Taubensee (10, off R Bones; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); P Reese (3, off R Bones; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SH: B Tomko (3, off R Bones).

HBP: E Taubensee (1, by M Whisenant); W Greene (1, by M Whisenant).

TB: E Perez 5; E Taubensee 4; P Reese 4; R Sanders 2; D Sanders; J Nunnally.

GIDP: W Greene (9).

RBI: E Taubensee 2 (27); E Perez 2 (49); P Reese (23); D Sanders (23).

2-out RBI: E Perez 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

E: P Reese (14).

BASERUNNING

CS: D Sanders (13, 3rd base by R Bones/M Sweeney).

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
R Bones, L (3-6)               2     5   6   6    4   1   2   7.70   13   54-27   14· 5· 8    2· 3· 3· 0     19    -     0.70  -0.34
C Haney                        2     1   0   0    0   1   0   5.12    8   26-17    8· 0· 9    1· 3· 3· 0          0-0    0.16   0.01
S Service                      2     2   0   0    0   2   0   6.30    7   27-17    9· 5· 3    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.07   0.01
G Olson                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   6.38    3   14-9     2· 3· 4    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.19   0.01
M Whisenant                    0     0   0   0    1   0   0   4.96    3   16-5     1· 2· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.17  -0.02
B Bevil                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0  10.29    3   12-8     4· 1· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          3-0    0.29   0.03
Totals                         8     8   6   6    5   7   2          37  149-83   38·16·29    9· 8· 6· 0          3-0

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Tomko, W (10-5)              6.2   5   3   3    5   9   0   3.38   30  129-79   40·13·26    9· 3· 4· 0     56    -     0.54   0.08
P Martinez, H (2)              0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.75    2    5-3     2· 0· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          2-0    1.35   0.07
S Sullivan, H (12)             0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.99    2    4-4     3· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.44   0.02
J Shaw, S (30)                 1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.50    4   14-12    7· 0· 5    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.46   0.04
Totals                         9     5   3   3    5  10   0          38  152-98   52·13·33   11· 7· 5· 0          2-0

M Whisenant faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: C Haney (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: M Whisenant 2 (3; W Greene, E Taubensee).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 16,285.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 67° F, Wind 12mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Cincinnati Reds                      
1. J Damon              CF    1. D Sanders            LF 
2. R Myers              RF    2. P Reese              SS 
3. J Bell               SS    3. C Stynes             2B 
4. D Palmer             3B    4. E Perez              1B 
5. L Sutton             1B    5. W Greene             3B 
6. Y Benitez            LF    6. R Sanders            RF 
7. M Sweeney            C     7. E Taubensee          C  
8. J Hansen             2B    8. J Nunnally           CF 
9. R Bones              P     9. B Tomko              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  0-1  1--  3   13%  82% E Taubensee     R Bones         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Sanders Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  ---  2   10%  63% P Reese         R Bones         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 2   2  0-4  12-  4    6%  94% E Perez         R Bones         Double to RF (Line Drive); Reese Scores; Stynes Scores; Perez out at 3B/RF-2B-3B
   t 7   2  6-1  123  4   -6%  89% J Bell          B Tomko         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Hansen Scores; Howard Scores; Myers to 3B
   t 7   2  6-3  1-3  1    5%  94% J King          P Martinez      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Brett Tomko facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   54%  R Myers         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  8   53%  J Bell          Walk
   O      1--  3   55%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Ricky Bones facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  D Sanders       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   R      ---  2   63%  P Reese         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   61%  C Stynes        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   63%  E Perez         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
   O      -2-  3   60%  W Greene        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Reds 1.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Brett Tomko facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   63%  L Sutton        Flyball: LF
          ---  2   58%  Y Benitez       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  6   62%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   66%  J Hansen        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ricky Bones facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   69%  R Sanders       Walk
   RR     1--  3   82%  E Taubensee     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Sanders Scores
          ---  7   84%  J Nunnally      Walk
   O      1--  2   83%  B Tomko         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (P's Left); Nunnally to 2B
   R      -2-  6   88%  D Sanders       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Nunnally Scores
          1--  6   89%  P Reese         Walk; Sanders to 2B
   O      12-      87%  C Stynes        Sanders Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Reese to 2B
          -2-  6   87%  " "             Walk
   RRO    12-  4   94%  E Perez         Double to RF (Line Drive); Reese Scores; Stynes Scores; Perez out at 3B/RF-2B-3B
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Reds 6.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-6, Brett Tomko facing 9-1-2
                  Felix Martinez pinch hits for Ricky Bones batting 9th
   O      ---  7   95%  F Martinez      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   95%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   96%  R Myers         Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-0, Chris Haney facing 5-6-7
                  Chris Haney replaces Felix Martinez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   95%  W Greene        Flyball: RF
          ---  2   96%  R Sanders       Ground-rule Double (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   95%  E Taubensee     Lineout: LF
          -2-      96%  J Nunnally      Wild Pitch; Sanders to 3B
   O      --3  5   95%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Reds 6.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-6, Brett Tomko facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   93%  J Bell          Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  4   94%  D Palmer        Strikeout Looking
          -2-  4   92%  L Sutton        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Bell to 3B
   O      1-3  4   95%  Y Benitez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  1   97%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-0, Chris Haney facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   96%  B Tomko         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   97%  D Sanders       Reached on E8 (Line Drive); Sanders to 2B
   O      -2-  7   97%  P Reese         Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B)
   O      -2-  1   96%  C Stynes        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Reds 6.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-6, Brett Tomko facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   97%  J Hansen        Strikeout Swinging
                  Shane Halter pinch hits for Chris Haney batting 9th
   O      ---  2   97%  S Halter        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   98%  J Damon         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-0, Scott Service facing 4-5-6
                  Scott Service replaces Shane Halter pitching and batting 9th; Scott Cooper replaces Dean Palmer playing 3B batting 4th
          ---  4   98%  E Perez         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  2   97%  W Greene        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
   O      ---  3   97%  R Sanders       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Reds 6.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-6, Brett Tomko facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   98%  R Myers         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   98%  J Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7   98%  S Cooper        Walk
   O      1--  3   99%  L Sutton        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-0, Scott Service facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   98%  E Taubensee     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   99%  J Nunnally      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   98%  B Tomko         Strikeout (missed bunt)
   O      1--  2   98%  D Sanders       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Reds 6.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-6, Brett Tomko facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   99%  Y Benitez       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   98%  M Sweeney       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--  8   97%  J Hansen        Walk; Sweeney to 2B
                  David Howard pinch hits for Scott Service batting 9th
          12-  6   95%  D Howard        Walk; Sweeney to 3B; Hansen to 2B
   RO     123  2   96%  J Damon         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B); Sweeney Scores; Hansen to 3B; Howard to 2B
          -23 10   95%  R Myers         Walk
   RR     123  4   89%  J Bell          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Hansen Scores; Howard Scores; Myers to 3B
                  Pedro Martinez replaces Brett Tomko pitching and batting 9th; Jeff King pinch hits for Scott Cooper batting 4th
   O      1-3  1   94%  J King          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-3, Gregg Olson facing 2-3-4
                  Gregg Olson replaces Jeff King pitching and batting 4th; David Howard moves to 3B
   O      ---  6   93%  P Reese         Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   93%  C Stynes        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   93%  E Perez         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Reds 6.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-6, Pedro Martinez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   95%  L Sutton        Flyball: CF
                  Scott Sullivan replaces Pedro Martinez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   96%  Y Benitez       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   97%  M Sweeney       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-3, Matt Whisenant facing 5-6-7
                  Matt Whisenant replaces Gregg Olson pitching and batting 4th
          ---  5   98%  W Greene        Hit By Pitch
          1--  6   98%  R Sanders       Walk; Greene to 2B
          12-  5   99%  E Taubensee     Hit By Pitch; Greene to 3B; Sanders to 2B
                  Brian Bevil replaces Matt Whisenant pitching and batting 4th; Mike Kelly pinch hits for Jon Nunnally batting 8th
   O      123  2   98%  M Kelly         Groundout: SS-C/Forceout at Hm (Weak SS); Sanders to 3B; Taubensee to 2B
                  Lenny Harris pinch hits for Scott Sullivan batting 9th
   O      123  6   97%  L Harris        Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  4   96%  D Sanders       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 3, Reds 6.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-6, Jeff Shaw facing 8-9-1
                  Jeff Shaw replaces Lenny Harris pitching and batting 9th; Mike Kelly moves to CF
   O      ---  2   99%  J Hansen        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6  100%  D Howard        Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   99%  J Damon         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3  100%  R Myers         Lineout: SS
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Reds 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation