June 17, 1998 Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 43,196

Wednesday, June 17, 1998, 7:38
Time of Game: 3:04

Royals

27-42

Won 1

4th, 12½ GB

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

W: J Rosado (3-5), L: D Gooden (1-3), S: J Montgomery (12)

Indians

39-29

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .293  .788   22    3   0   
J Offerman 2B                 5   0   2   0    0   0  .297  .817   14    1   2   SB
H Morris LF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .819   21    2   0   2B,HBP
J King 1B                     2   1   0   0    2   0  .265  .781   21    8   0   
D Palmer 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .280  .844   16    0   2   2B
S Mack DH                     4   1   2   1    0   1  .288  .790   14    0   0   SB
L Sutton RF                   4   0   2   2    0   0  .238  .668   23    0   0   
  J Dye RF                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .590         0   0   
S Halter SS                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .679   20    3   2   CS,HBP
S Fasano C                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .161  .448   13    9   0   

J Rosado P                                                               1   2
  M Whisenant P                                                          0   0
  S Service P                                                            0   0
  J Montgomery P                                                         0   1
Totals                       35   4  10   4    2   2              164   27   9

BATTING

2B: D Palmer (15, off D Gooden); H Morris (15, off D Gooden).

HBP: S Halter (1, by D Gooden); H Morris (1, by D Gooden).

TB: S Mack 2; D Palmer 2; J Offerman 2; H Morris 2; L Sutton 2; S Fasano; J Damon.

RBI: L Sutton 2 (20); S Mack (18); S Fasano (8).

2-out RBI: L Sutton 2; S Fasano; S Mack.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Offerman-S Halter-J King.

E: D Palmer (17).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Offerman (15, 2nd base off A Morman/P Borders); S Mack (5, 2nd base off D Gooden/P Borders).

CS: S Halter (3, Home by A Morman/P Borders).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   5   1   3   3    0   1  .284  .791   18    1   0   HR
O Vizquel SS                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .302  .765   17    3   3   
M Ramirez RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .299  .890   13    4   1   
J Thome 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .325 1.072   20   11   1   
T Fryman 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .753   16    1   1   
D Justice LF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .288  .863   13    2   0   
G Berroa DH                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .213  .589   19    0   0   
P Borders C                   2   1   2   0    1   0  .253  .602   10    3   1   
  M Whiten PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .785    6    0   0   
D Bell 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .712    8    2   6   GDP
  S Alomar PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .712    1    0   0   

D Gooden P                                                               0   0
  A Morman P                                                             0   0
  J Mesa P                                                               0   0
  P Shuey P                                                              0   0
  P Assenmacher P                                                        0   0
Totals                       35   3   9   3    2   9              141   27  13

BATTING

HR: K Lofton (6, off M Whisenant; 7th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

TB: K Lofton 6; P Borders 2; O Vizquel 2; D Justice; G Berroa.

GIDP: D Bell (3).

RBI: K Lofton 3 (37).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

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, W (3-5)              6.1   8   2   2    1   5   0   4.32   27   90-58   34· 5·19   12· 6· 3· 0     53    -     1.02   0.26
M Whisenant, H (5)             0.1   1   1   1    0   0   1   5.92    2   12-7     4· 2· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          2-2    1.57  -0.14
S Service, H (8)               1.1   0   0   0    1   3   0   3.66    5   29-16    5· 7· 4    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.63   0.18
J Montgomery, S (12)           1     0   0   0    0   1   0   7.77    3   10-7     2· 1· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.23
Totals                         9     9   3   3    2   9   1          37  141-88   45·15·28   14· 9· 3· 0          2-2

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Gooden, L (1-3)              5.2   8   4   4    1   2   0   4.85   27  102-59   34· 2·23   12· 7· 3· 0     38    -     0.86  -0.12
A Morman                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.31    3   15-8     5· 1· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          2-0    0.33   0.02
J Mesa                         0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   4.17    2   11-6     5· 1· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.44   0.01
P Shuey                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   15-9     7· 1· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.06
P Assenmacher                  1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.18    4   10-7     6· 0· 1    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.61   0.05
Totals                         9    10   4   4    2   2   0          39  153-89   57· 5·27   17·11· 5· 0          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: D Gooden 2 (4; H Morris, S Halter).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Dale Scott, 3B - Dave Phillips.

Time of Game: 3:04.

Attendance: 43,196.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 77° F, Wind 14mph in from Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Cleveland Indians                    
1. J Damon              CF    1. K Lofton             CF 
2. J Offerman           2B    2. O Vizquel            SS 
3. H Morris             LF    3. M Ramirez            RF 
4. J King               1B    4. J Thome              1B 
5. D Palmer             3B    5. T Fryman             3B 
6. S Mack               DH    6. D Justice            LF 
7. L Sutton             RF    7. G Berroa             DH 
8. S Halter             SS    8. P Borders            C  
9. S Fasano             C     9. D Bell               2B 

   J Rosado             P        D Gooden             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  4-0  -23  6  -18%  66% K Lofton        M Whisenant     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Berroa Scores; Borders Scores
   t 4   2  0-1  12-  3   10%  71% S Mack          D Gooden        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Morris Scores; King to 2B
   b 9   0  4-3  ---  6   10%  87% M Whiten        J Montgomery    Strikeout Looking
   b 7   0  4-0  1--  2  -10%  78% P Borders       J Rosado        Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B); Berroa to 3B; Borders to 2B/Adv on E5
   b 8   0  4-3  ---  6   -9%  57% J Thome         S Service       Walk

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  J Damon         Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  2   46%  J Offerman      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   45%  H Morris        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Rosado facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   42%  K Lofton        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--  6   36%  O Vizquel       Single to CF (Line Drive); Lofton to 2B
   O      12-  4   41%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   46%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   50%  T Fryman        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dwight Gooden facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   48%  J King          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   52%  D Palmer        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  7   48%  S Mack          Strikeout Looking
   RO     -2-  4   55%  L Sutton        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Palmer Scores; Sutton out at 2B/RF-1B-SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose Rosado facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   57%  D Justice       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  5   59%  G Berroa        Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   58%  P Borders       Walk
   O      1--  3   60%  D Bell          Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dwight Gooden facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   58%  S Halter        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   56%  S Fasano        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   55%  J Damon         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose Rosado facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   58%  K Lofton        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   60%  O Vizquel       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2   61%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dwight Gooden facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   59%  J Offerman      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  5   63%  H Morris        Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
          -2-  7   65%  J King          Walk
   O      12-  5   60%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  3   71%  S Mack          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Morris Scores; King to 2B
   R      12-  4   80%  L Sutton        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); King Scores; Mack to 3B
   O      1-3  4   76%  S Halter        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Jose Rosado facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   79%  J Thome         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   81%  T Fryman        Flyball: CF
          ---  3   79%  D Justice       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   82%  G Berroa        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dwight Gooden facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   81%  S Fasano        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   82%  J Damon         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   81%  J Offerman      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Offerman to 2B/Adv on throw
          -2-  1   81%  H Morris        Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  3   79%  J King          Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Jose Rosado facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   74%  P Borders       Single to CF (Pop Fly to Deep 2B)
   OO     1--  3   83%  D Bell          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  2   82%  K Lofton        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   80%  O Vizquel       Single to LF (Line Drive); Lofton to 2B
   O      12-  2   85%  M Ramirez       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 0.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dwight Gooden facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   83%  D Palmer        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
          ---  1   85%  S Mack          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      86%  L Sutton        Mack Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   84%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Mack to 3B
          --3  6   85%  S Halter        Hit By Pitch
   R      1-3  5   90%  S Fasano        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Mack Scores; Halter to 3B
                  Alvin Morman replaces Dwight Gooden pitching
   O      1-3  3   89%  J Damon         Halter Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Jose Rosado facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   91%  J Thome         Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   92%  T Fryman        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   93%  D Justice       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 0.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Alvin Morman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   92%  J Damon         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
          ---  5   93%  J Offerman      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--      94%  H Morris        Offerman Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   93%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Offerman to 3B
                  Jose Mesa replaces Alvin Morman pitching
          --3  7   93%  J King          Walk
   O      1-3  4   91%  D Palmer        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Jose Rosado facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   88%  G Berroa        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  2   78%  P Borders       Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B); Berroa to 3B; Borders to 2B/Adv on E5
   O      -23  2   84%  D Bell          Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  Matt Whisenant replaces Jose Rosado pitching
   RRR    -23  6   66%  K Lofton        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Berroa Scores; Borders Scores
   O      ---  6   70%  O Vizquel       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  Scott Service replaces Matt Whisenant pitching
   O      ---  5   73%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 3.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Paul Shuey facing 6-7-8
                  Paul Shuey replaces Jose Mesa pitching
   O      ---  3   70%  S Mack          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   68%  L Sutton        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   67%  S Halter        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Scott Service facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   57%  J Thome         Walk
   O      1--  7   66%  T Fryman        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   75%  D Justice       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   82%  G Berroa        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 3.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Paul Assenmacher facing 9-1-2
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Paul Shuey pitching
   O      ---  2   80%  S Fasano        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   78%  J Damon         Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted (Short 3B Line)
          ---  2   79%  J Offerman      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   77%  H Morris        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Jeff Montgomery facing 8-9-1
                  Jeff Montgomery replaces Scott Service pitching; Jermaine Dye replaces Larry Sutton playing RF batting 7th; Mark Whiten pinch hits for Pat Borders batting 8th
   O      ---  6   87%  M Whiten        Strikeout Looking
                  Sandy Alomar pinch hits for David Bell batting 9th
   O      ---  1   95%  S Alomar        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3  100%  K Lofton        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE199806170

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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