May 8, 2001 Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 31,537

Tuesday, May 8, 2001, 7:07PM
Time of Game: 3:06

Royals

11-21

Lost 2

5th, 12 GB

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

W: D Burba (5-1), L: T Cogan (0-2)

Indians

21-9

Won 9

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Beltran CF                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .288  .742   15    4   0   2B
R Sanchez SS                  5   1   2   0    0   1  .264  .596   20    3   4   
M Sweeney 1B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .268  .885   18    7   0   
J Dye RF                      4   1   1   1    0   1  .265  .759   12    0   0   SB
J Randa 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .559   16    1   2   
D Brown DH                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .322  .832   15    0   0   
M Quinn LF                    3   0   0   0    1   3  .296  .910   27    0   0   
L Alicea 2B                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .227  .506   10    2   2   3B
H Ortiz C                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .228  .573    7    7   1   
  T Hubbard PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .667    4    0   0   

M Suzuki P                                                               0   1
  T Cogan P                                                              0   0
  D Henry P                                                              0   0
Totals                       37   4  10   4    1  10              144   24  10

BATTING

2B: C Beltran (3, off D Burba).

3B: L Alicea (1, off D Burba).

TB: L Alicea 4; C Beltran 3; R Sanchez 2; D Brown 2; M Sweeney; J Dye.

RBI: L Alicea (3); D Brown (14); J Dye (18); M Sweeney (20).

2-out RBI: D Brown; L Alicea.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

E: L Alicea (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Dye (2, 2nd base off D Burba/E Diaz).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   3   1   0   0    2   0  .303  .736   20    4   0   SB
O Vizquel SS                  5   1   1   1    0   0  .237  .662   24    0   3   HR
R Alomar 2B                   4   2   3   0    0   0  .342  .821   16    2   1   2B,CS
J Gonzalez RF                 2   2   1   3    2   1  .373 1.147   19    3   0   HR
J Thome 1B                    4   1   2   3    0   2  .221  .768   22    6   0   HR
E Burks DH                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .290  .887   22    0   0   
M Cordova LF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .411 1.161   23    0   0   2B,HBP
R Branyan 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .222  .800   13    1   2   
  J Cabrera 3B                1   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .679    5    1   0   
E Diaz C                      4   1   2   0    0   0  .311  .908   11   10   0   2·2B

D Burba P                                                                0   0
  S Karsay P                                                             0   0
  B Wickman P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   8  10   7    5   7              175   27   6

BATTING

2B: M Cordova (4, off M Suzuki); E Diaz 2 (9, off M Suzuki, off D Henry); R Alomar (6, off D Henry).

HR: J Thome (4, off D Henry; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF); J Gonzalez (10, off M Suzuki; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF-CF); O Vizquel (1, off T Cogan; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

HBP: M Cordova (1, by M Suzuki).

TB: J Thome 5; J Gonzalez 4; E Diaz 4; R Alomar 4; O Vizquel 4; M Cordova 2.

RBI: J Gonzalez 3 (37); J Thome 3 (15); O Vizquel (11).

2-out RBI: J Thome 3; O Vizquel.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Lofton (6, 2nd base off M Suzuki/H Ortiz).

CS: R Alomar (1, 2nd base by M Suzuki/H Ortiz).

PO: O Vizquel (2nd base by M Suzuki).

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
M Suzuki                       6     6   4   3    3   6   1   2.57   26  115-65   37·15·13    5· 6· 4· 1     49    -     1.15   0.02
T Cogan, L (0-2)               0.2   1   1   1    0   0   1   6.97    3   15-9     6· 0· 3    2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    1.18  -0.16
D Henry                        1.1   3   3   3    2   1   1   6.38    9   34-18    9· 3· 6    2· 1· 2· 1          0-0    0.38  -0.21
Totals                         8    10   8   7    5   7   3          38  164-92   52·18·22    9· 7· 6· 3           -

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 Burba, W (5-1)               7     8   4   4    1   7   0   5.01   30  110-73   44·10·19    7· 7· 8· 0     51    -     1.06   0.11
S Karsay                       1     2   0   0    0   1   0   1.31    5   20-15    9· 3· 3    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.90   0.03
B Wickman                      1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.08    3   11-8     2· 2· 4    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.02
Totals                         9    10   4   4    1  10   0          38  141-96   55·15·26    9· 8·10· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Henry (2); D Burba (2).

IBB: None.

PO: M Suzuki (1; O Vizquel, 2nd base).

HBP: M Suzuki (1; M Cordova).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jeff Kellogg, 1B - CB Bucknor, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Dan Iassogna.

Time of Game: 3:06.

Attendance: 31,537.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 3mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Cleveland Indians                    
1. C Beltran            CF    1. K Lofton             CF 
2. R Sanchez            SS    2. O Vizquel            SS 
3. M Sweeney            1B    3. R Alomar             2B 
4. J Dye                RF    4. J Gonzalez           RF 
5. J Randa              3B    5. J Thome              1B 
6. D Brown              DH    6. E Burks              DH 
7. M Quinn              LF    7. M Cordova            LF 
8. L Alicea             2B    8. R Branyan            3B 
9. H Ortiz              C     9. E Diaz               C  

   M Suzuki             P        D Burba              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  4-4  ---  7   23%  75% O Vizquel       T Cogan         Home Run
   b 7   2  4-5  12-  5   19%  96% J Thome         D Henry         Home Run; Alomar Scores; Gonzalez Scores
   b 1   1  4-0  1-3  3   17%  43% J Gonzalez      M Suzuki        Home Run (LF-CF); Lofton Scores; Alomar Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1-3  7   -8%  30% M Sweeney       D Burba         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Beltran Scores; Sanchez to 3B
   t 2   0  3-4  1--  4   -8%  29% R Sanchez       D Burba         Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Beltran to 3B

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   44%  C Beltran       Double to RF (Line Drive)
          -2-  6   38%  R Sanchez       Single to CF (Line Drive); Beltran to 3B
   R      1-3  7   30%  M Sweeney       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Beltran Scores; Sanchez to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   32%  J Dye           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Sanchez Scores
   O      1--  4   33%  J Randa         Strikeout Swinging, Dye Steals 2B
   R      -2-  5   26%  D Brown         Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Dye Scores
          1--  6   25%  M Quinn         Walk; Brown to 2B
   R      12-  2   18%  L Alicea        Single to LF (Line Drive); Brown Scores; Quinn to 2B
   O      12-  3   21%  H Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Mac Suzuki facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   24%  K Lofton        Walk
          1--      25%  O Vizquel       Lofton Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   22%  " "             Flyball: CF
          -2-  3   26%  R Alomar        Single to RF (Line Drive); Lofton to 3B
   RRR    1-3  3   43%  J Gonzalez      Home Run (LF-CF); Lofton Scores; Alomar Scores
          ---  4   45%  J Thome         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   42%  E Burks         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  4   44%  M Cordova       Hit By Pitch; Burks to 2B
   O      12-  6   40%  R Branyan       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 3.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Dave Burba facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   37%  C Beltran       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   29%  R Sanchez       Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Beltran to 3B
   O      1-3  2   34%  M Sweeney       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      1-3  6   40%  J Dye           Strikeout Swinging
          1-3      39%  J Randa         Wild Pitch; Sanchez to 2B
   O      -23  5   45%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Mac Suzuki facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   51%  E Diaz          Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          -2-  6   55%  K Lofton        Walk
   RO     12-  3   57%  O Vizquel       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Diaz Scores/unER/No RBI; Vizquel to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B)
   O      -2-      51%  R Alomar        Vizquel Picked off 2B (P-SS)
   O      ---  5   50%  " "             Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 4.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Dave Burba facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   53%  D Brown         Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  7   54%  M Quinn         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   52%  L Alicea        Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      --3  1   56%  H Ortiz         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, Mac Suzuki facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   60%  J Gonzalez      Walk
   O      1--  4   56%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  7   53%  E Burks         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  5   57%  M Cordova       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Gonzalez to 3B
   O      -23  6   50%  R Branyan       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 4.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Dave Burba facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  C Beltran       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   55%  R Sanchez       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   56%  M Sweeney       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, Mac Suzuki facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   53%  E Diaz          Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  2   51%  K Lofton        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   50%  O Vizquel       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 4.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Dave Burba facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   53%  J Dye           Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   55%  J Randa         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   57%  D Brown         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, Mac Suzuki facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   61%  R Alomar        Single to 1B (Bunt)
   O      1--  6   57%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--      52%  J Thome         Alomar Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  5   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 4.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Dave Burba facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  8   53%  M Quinn         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   56%  L Alicea        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  3   58%  H Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, Mac Suzuki facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  9   54%  E Burks         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   52%  M Cordova       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   50%  R Branyan       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 4.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Dave Burba facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   54%  C Beltran       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   57%  R Sanchez       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   59%  M Sweeney       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, Tony Cogan facing 9-1-2
                  Tony Cogan replaces Mac Suzuki pitching
   O      ---  4   55%  E Diaz          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   52%  K Lofton        Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  7   75%  O Vizquel       Home Run
                  Doug Henry replaces Tony Cogan pitching
          ---  3   77%  R Alomar        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          -2-  6   78%  J Gonzalez      Walk
   RRR    12-  5   96%  J Thome         Home Run; Alomar Scores; Gonzalez Scores
          ---  4   96%  E Burks         Walk
          1--      97%  M Cordova       Wild Pitch; Burks to 2B
   O      -2-  5   96%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 8.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-8, Steve Karsay facing 4-5-6
                  Steve Karsay replaces Dave Burba pitching; Jolbert Cabrera replaces Russell Branyan playing 3B batting 8th
          ---  2   94%  J Dye           Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   96%  J Randa         Flyball: RF
          1--  5   93%  D Brown         Single to LF (Line Drive); Dye to 2B
   O      12-  6   96%  M Quinn         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   99%  L Alicea        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Brown to 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-4, Doug Henry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   99%  J Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   99%  E Diaz          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   99%  K Lofton        Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
   O      -2-  1   98%  O Vizquel       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 8.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-8, Bob Wickman facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Wickman replaces Steve Karsay pitching; Trenidad Hubbard pinch hits for Hector Ortiz batting 9th
   O      ---  4   99%  T Hubbard       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3  100%  C Beltran       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4  100%  R Sanchez       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE200105080

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation