June 19, 1998 Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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TEX 7
@ANA 3 BAL 7
TOR 4
(15) MIN 10
@CHW 6 CLE 7
NYY 4 KCR 8
@DET 4 SEA 9
OAK 1 BOS 4
@TBD 1 PHI 9
@CHC 8
(12) LAD 4
@COL 3
(10) HOU 4
CIN 2 MIL 2
PIT 1 MON 14
ATL 1 FLA 3
@NYM 2 SDP 9
@SFG 5 STL 5
ARI 0

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 22,680

Friday, June 19, 1998, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:31

Royals

29-42

Won 3

3rd, 11½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          4  0  1   1  0  1   1  0  0    8 11  2
Tigers          3  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    4 11  0

W: G Rusch (5-8), L: S Greisinger (0-3), S: R Bones (1)

Tigers

26-43

Lost 2

5th, 13½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    4   2   2   0    1   0  .298  .796   16    3   0   2B
J Offerman 2B                 4   1   1   0    1   1  .294  .811   22    1   3   2B
H Morris LF                   5   1   2   2    0   0  .335  .819   11    3   0   
J King 1B                     3   2   1   3    1   1  .269  .798   18    9   2   HR,SF
D Palmer 3B                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .283  .855   15    0   0   
S Mack DH                     5   1   1   0    0   3  .291  .789   17    0   0   2B
L Sutton RF                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .238  .663   14    4   0   
L Rivera SS                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .240  .576   12    0   4   
M Sweeney C                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .216  .599   12    5   1   HR

G Rusch P                                                                2   1
  R Bones P                                                              0   1
Totals                       37   8  11   8    4   7              137   27  12

BATTING

2B: J Offerman (12, off S Greisinger); J Damon (16, off F Castillo); S Mack (10, off F Castillo).

HR: J King (13, off S Greisinger; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); M Sweeney (4, off F Castillo; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).

SF: J King (6, off F Castillo).

TB: M Sweeney 4; J King 4; J Damon 3; S Mack 2; J Offerman 2; H Morris 2; L Rivera; D Palmer; L Sutton.

RBI: J King 3 (56); H Morris 2 (21); L Rivera (3); M Sweeney (11); L Sutton (21).

2-out RBI: L Rivera.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Rusch-M Sweeney-J King.

E: J Offerman (10); D Palmer (19).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   5   2   2   0    0   1  .278  .711   10    1   0   2·2B,SB
K Bartee LF                   5   1   1   1    0   0  .241  .740   18    5   0   SB
B Higginson RF                5   1   3   1    0   0  .323  .952   18    1   0   2B
T Clark 1B                    5   0   2   1    0   1  .287  .868   11    9   0   
D Easley 2B                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .288  .898   12    1   5   
L Gonzalez DH                 4   0   1   1    1   1  .304  .854   18    0   0   
J Randa 3B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .246  .672   22    2   3   GDP
J Oliver C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .671   16    7   0   
D Cruz SS                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .263  .626   13    1   1   

S Greisinger P                                                           0   0
  F Castillo P                                                           0   0
Totals                       39   4  11   4    3   4              138   27   9

BATTING

2B: B Hunter 2 (14, 2 off G Rusch); B Higginson (18, off R Bones).

TB: B Higginson 4; B Hunter 4; T Clark 2; L Gonzalez; K Bartee; D Easley; J Randa.

GIDP: J Randa (7).

RBI: L Gonzalez (28); B Higginson (40); T Clark (49); K Bartee (11).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Bartee (4, 2nd base off G Rusch/M Sweeney); B Hunter (20, 3rd base off G Rusch/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
G Rusch, W (5-8)               5     9   4   4    3   0   0   4.96   28   86-55   44· 1·10   14· 5· 6· 0     30    -     1.39  -0.03
R Bones, S (1)                 4     2   0   0    0   4   0   0.00   14   48-34   17· 3·14    5· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.59   0.16
Totals                         9    11   4   4    3   4   0          42  134-89   61· 4·24   19· 9· 7· 0           -

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Greisinger, L (0-3)          3.1   7   6   6    4   4   1   6.04   21   69-40   22· 5·13    6· 3· 4· 0     22    -     0.97  -0.34
F Castillo                     5.2   4   2   2    0   3   1   9.53   21   68-45   20· 5·20    6· 7· 5· 0          2-1    0.45  -0.03
Totals                         9    11   8   8    4   7   2          42  137-85   42·10·33   12·10· 9· 0          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Brian O'Nora, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Eric Cooper.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 22,680.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 84° F, Wind 14mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Detroit Tigers                       
1. J Damon              CF    1. B Hunter             CF 
2. J Offerman           2B    2. K Bartee             LF 
3. H Morris             LF    3. B Higginson          RF 
4. J King               1B    4. T Clark              1B 
5. D Palmer             3B    5. D Easley             2B 
6. S Mack               DH    6. L Gonzalez           DH 
7. L Sutton             RF    7. J Randa              3B 
8. L Rivera             SS    8. J Oliver             C  
9. M Sweeney            C     9. D Cruz               SS 

   G Rusch              P        S Greisinger         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  4-3  123  6   16%  54% J Randa         G Rusch         Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B; Easley to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
   t 1   0  0-2  1--  3   11%  81% J King          S Greisinger    Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Morris Scores
   b 5   2  6-4  123  1   11%  77% B Hunter        G Rusch         Flyball: RF
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  3   10%  63% J Offerman      S Greisinger    Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Damon to 3B
   b 1   0  4-2  123  4   -9%  38% L Gonzalez      G Rusch         Walk; Higginson Scores; Clark to 3B; Easley to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Seth Greisinger facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   53%  J Damon         Single to CF (Fly Ball)
          1--  3   63%  J Offerman      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Damon to 3B
   RR     -23  1   70%  H Morris        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Damon Scores; Offerman Scores
   RR     1--  3   81%  J King          Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Morris Scores
          ---  7   83%  D Palmer        Walk
   O      1--  4   82%  S Mack          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   80%  L Sutton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   79%  L Rivera        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Glendon Rusch facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   74%  B Hunter        Double to RF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  1   68%  K Bartee        Single to P (Bunt); Hunter to 3B
   R      1-3  1   60%  B Higginson     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Hunter Scores; Bartee to 3B
   R      1-3  2   54%  T Clark         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Bartee Scores; Higginson to 2B
          12-  1   47%  D Easley        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Higginson to 3B; Clark to 2B
   R      123  4   38%  L Gonzalez      Walk; Higginson Scores; Clark to 3B; Easley to 2B
   OO     123  6   54%  J Randa         Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B; Easley to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
   O      -23  3   60%  J Oliver        Groundout: 1B-P
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 3.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Seth Greisinger facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   57%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   56%  J Damon         Flyball: LF
          ---  5   57%  J Offerman      Walk
   O      1--  1   55%  H Morris        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Glendon Rusch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   57%  D Cruz          Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      ---  2   59%  B Hunter        Lineout: LF
          ---  4   58%  K Bartee        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--      57%  B Higginson     Bartee Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   60%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 3.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Seth Greisinger facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   64%  J King          Walk
          1--  2   72%  D Palmer        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); King to 3B
   O      1-3  3   67%  S Mack          Strikeout Looking
   R      1-3  2   73%  L Sutton        Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B); King Scores; Palmer to 2B
   O      12-  4   69%  L Rivera        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   66%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 3B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-5, Glendon Rusch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   69%  T Clark         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   70%  D Easley        Lineout: LF (Deep LF Line)
          ---  1   69%  L Gonzalez      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  2   66%  J Randa         Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Gonzalez to 3B
   O      1-3  3   72%  J Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 3.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Seth Greisinger facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   75%  J Damon         Walk
   O      1--  6   72%  J Offerman      Foul Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
          1--  1   77%  H Morris        Single to CF (Line Drive); Damon to 3B
                  Frank Castillo replaces Seth Greisinger pitching
   RO     1-3  3   78%  J King          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Damon Scores
   O      1--  2   77%  D Palmer        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Glendon Rusch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   79%  D Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   75%  B Hunter        Double to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          -2-      73%  K Bartee        Hunter Steals 3B
   RO     --3  3   72%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Hunter Scores
          ---  1   71%  B Higginson     Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--  1   74%  T Clark         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 4.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Frank Castillo facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   72%  S Mack          Popfly: SS
   O      ---  4   70%  L Sutton        Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  4   69%  L Rivera        Foul Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-6, Glendon Rusch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   73%  D Easley        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  3   69%  L Gonzalez      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1-- 10   64%  J Randa         Walk; Gonzalez to 2B
   O      12-  9   71%  J Oliver        Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
          12-  4   66%  D Cruz          Walk; Gonzalez to 3B; Randa to 2B
   O      123  1   77%  B Hunter        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 4.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Frank Castillo facing 9-1-2
   R      ---  3   85%  M Sweeney       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
          ---  2   88%  J Damon         Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   86%  J Offerman      Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  7   84%  H Morris        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B); Damon to 3B
   O      --3  5   82%  J King          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-7, Ricky Bones facing 2-3-4
                  Ricky Bones replaces Glendon Rusch pitching
   O      ---  5   85%  K Bartee        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   87%  B Higginson     Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
          ---  1   86%  T Clark         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   88%  D Easley        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Tigers 4.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-4, Frank Castillo facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   87%  D Palmer        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  4   89%  S Mack          Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   88%  L Sutton        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B); Mack to 3B
   R      --3  3   93%  L Rivera        Single to CF (Line Drive); Mack Scores
   O      1--  2   92%  M Sweeney       Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-8, Ricky Bones facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   94%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   95%  J Randa         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   96%  J Oliver        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Tigers 4.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-4, Frank Castillo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   95%  J Damon         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  4   95%  J Offerman      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   95%  H Morris        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-8, Ricky Bones facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   97%  D Cruz          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   98%  B Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   98%  K Bartee        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Tigers 4.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-4, Frank Castillo facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   98%  J King          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   98%  D Palmer        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   98%  S Mack          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-8, Ricky Bones facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   95%  B Higginson     Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   98%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   99%  D Easley        Groundout: 2B-1B; Higginson to 3B
   O      --3  6  100%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Tigers 4.

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