July 22, 2000 Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 8
CHW 6 KCR 8
@DET 5 DET 10
KCR 6 MIN 10
CLE 6 TBD 12
@NYY 4 OAK 10
ANA 3 SEA 13
TEX 5 BAL 8
@TOR 2 NYM 4
@ATL 0 CHC 3
MIL 2
(13) CIN 7
ARI 3 COL 9
SDP 4 MON 17
@FLA 7 HOU 10
STL 5 SFG 5
@LAD 2 PIT 2
PHI 1

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Comerica Park, Attendance: 35,046

Saturday, July 22, 2000, 5:00PM
Time of Game: 3:08

Royals

45-51

Lost 1

3rd, 15½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  3   0  2  0   1  0  0    6  8  0
Tigers          0  0  0   1  4  0   5  0  X   10 14  1

W: N Cruz (3-0), L: D Bochtler (0-2)

Tigers

44-51

Won 1

4th, 16 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    2   1   2   2    0   0  .302  .824   14    6   0   SF,SH
R Sanchez SS                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .248  .584   15    1   3   GDP
M Sweeney DH                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .347  .951   15    0   0   
J Dye RF                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .315  .972   19    1   0   
J Randa 3B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .327  .857   15    0   0   
M Quinn LF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .278  .822   17    2   0   
D McCarty 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .287  .910   13    7   0   GDP
H Ortiz C                     4   3   3   0    0   0  .750 2.000   14    5   1   2·2B
J Reboulet 2B                 2   2   1   1    1   0  .273  .680   17    2   2   
  S Pose PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .184  .463    5    0   0   

C Durbin P                                                               0   0
  D Bochtler P                                                           0   0
  T Byrdak P                                                             0   0
  A Larkin P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   6   8   3    2   8              144   24   6

BATTING

2B: H Ortiz 2 (2, off S Sparks, off N Cruz).

SF: J Damon (9, off N Cruz).

SH: J Damon (6, off S Sparks).

TB: H Ortiz 5; J Randa 2; J Damon 2; J Reboulet.

GIDP: R Sanchez (10); D McCarty (3).

RBI: J Damon 2 (45); J Reboulet (12).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Reboulet-D McCarty.

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Polonia RF                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .276  .747   14    1   0   SB
  B Ausmus PH-C               0   1   0   0    1   0  .239  .679    6    4   0   
J Macias 2B                   4   2   2   4    1   0  .277  .694   18    2   2   HR,2B
B Higginson DH                3   1   1   2    2   0  .300  .956   20    0   0   SB,IW
D Palmer 3B                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .265  .835   16    0   3   
D Cruz SS                     5   1   3   2    0   1  .296  .748   23    1   7   2·2B
W Magee LF                    5   0   2   0    0   0  .291  .830   22    1   0   
J Encarnacion CF              5   1   2   1    0   2  .297  .759   23    3   0   
H Morris 1B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .221  .688   15   11   0   GDP
J Cardona C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .462   12    4   0   
  R Becker PH-RF              1   1   1   1    0   0  .253  .783    4    0   0   

S Sparks P                                                               0   0
  W Blair P                                                              0   0
  N Cruz P                                                               0   0
Totals                       37  10  14  10    6   5              173   27  12

BATTING

2B: J Macias (2, off C Durbin); D Cruz 2 (25, 2 off C Durbin).

HR: J Macias (1, off T Byrdak; 7th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to LF).

IBB: B Higginson (4, by D Bochtler).

TB: J Macias 6; D Cruz 5; W Magee 2; J Encarnacion 2; H Morris; B Higginson; L Polonia; D Palmer; R Becker.

GIDP: H Morris (4).

RBI: J Macias 4 (12); B Higginson 2 (62); D Cruz 2 (43); J Encarnacion (36); R Becker (27).

2-out RBI: J Macias 4; R Becker.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 6 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Cruz-J Macias-H Morris; J Macias-D Cruz-H Morris.

PB: J Cardona (1).

E: S Sparks ().

BASERUNNING

SB: B Higginson (8, 2nd base off D Bochtler/H Ortiz); L Polonia (7, 3rd base off D Bochtler/H Ortiz).

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
C Durbin                       4.1   8   5   5    2   2   0   8.22   23   82-54   37· 6·11    3· 8· 8· 0     27    -     1.23  -0.19
D Bochtler, L (0-2)            2.1   5   3   3    2   0   0   6.48   13   50-26   17· 0· 9    3· 4· 4· 0          1-1    2.00  -0.17
T Byrdak                       0     1   2   2    2   0   1  13.50    3   15-5     4· 0· 1    0· 0· 0· 1          2-2    2.58  -0.37
A Larkin                       1.1   0   0   0    0   3   0   4.50    4   19-14    6· 7· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.07   0.01
Totals                         8    14  10  10    6   5   1          43  166-99   64·13·22    7·12·12· 1          4-3

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 Sparks                       5     6   5   2    2   3   0   6.89   23   97-57   36·10·11    9· 4· 5· 0     42    -     0.79  -0.28
W Blair                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.88    2    6-3     2· 1· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.91   0.13
N Cruz, W (3-0)                3     2   1   1    0   5   0   2.11   11   38-28   14· 6· 8    3· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.76  -0.07
Totals                         9     8   6   3    2   8   0          36  141-88   52·17·19   13· 7· 6· 0          1-0

T Byrdak faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.
S Sparks faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: C Durbin (6); S Sparks (2).

IBB: D Bochtler (4; B Higginson).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ron Kulpa, 1B - Mike Vanvleet, 2B - Angel Hernandez, 3B - Lance Barksdale.

Time of Game: 3:08.

Attendance: 35,046.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 69° F, Wind 9mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Detroit Tigers                       
1. J Damon              CF    1. L Polonia            RF 
2. R Sanchez            SS    2. J Macias             2B 
3. M Sweeney            DH    3. B Higginson          DH 
4. J Dye                RF    4. D Palmer             3B 
5. J Randa              3B    5. D Cruz               SS 
6. M Quinn              LF    6. W Magee              LF 
7. D McCarty            1B    7. J Encarnacion        CF 
8. H Ortiz              C     8. H Morris             1B 
9. J Reboulet           2B    9. J Cardona            C  

   C Durbin             P        S Sparks             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  6-6  123  4   34%  96% J Macias        T Byrdak        Home Run; Morris Scores; Becker Scores; Ausmus Scores
   b 7   2  6-5  1-3  4   21%  59% R Becker        D Bochtler      Single to RF (Line Drive); Encarnacion Scores; Morris to 3B
   t 3   0  0-0  12-  3  -18%  23% J Damon         S Sparks        Reached on E1 (throw)/Sacrifice Bunt; Ortiz Scores/unER; Reboulet Scores/unER/No RBI; Damon to 3B
   b 5   1  5-5  1-3  6  -15%  50% H Morris        D Bochtler      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   b 5   1  5-3  1--  5   14%  45% D Cruz          C Durbin        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Higginson Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Sparks facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   47%  J Damon         Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   50%  R Sanchez       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  2   52%  M Sweeney       Groundout: SS-1B; Damon to 2B
   O      -2-  5   55%  J Dye           Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Chad Durbin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  L Polonia       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   51%  J Macias        Popfly: SS
   O      ---  3   50%  B Higginson     Foul Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Sparks facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   52%  J Randa         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   54%  M Quinn         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   55%  D McCarty       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Chad Durbin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   53%  D Palmer        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   56%  D Cruz          Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--  3   59%  W Magee         Single to LF (Line Drive); Cruz to 2B
   O      12-  6   55%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1   50%  H Morris        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Sparks facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   46%  H Ortiz         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  7   40%  J Reboulet      Walk; Ortiz to 2B
   RR     12-  3   23%  J Damon         Reached on E1 (throw)/Sacrifice Bunt; Ortiz Scores/unER; Reboulet Scores/unER/No RBI; Damon to 3B
   R      --3      22%  R Sanchez       Passed Ball; Damon Scores/unER
   O      ---  5   23%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   25%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   25%  J Dye           Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Chad Durbin facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   23%  J Cardona       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   21%  L Polonia       Flyball: LF
          ---  4   22%  J Macias        Walk
   O      1--  4   20%  B Higginson     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Steve Sparks facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   21%  J Randa         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   23%  M Quinn         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   23%  D McCarty       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Chad Durbin facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   27%  D Palmer        Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--      30%  D Cruz          Wild Pitch; Palmer to 2B
   R      -2-  6   40%  " "             Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Palmer Scores
   O      -2-  4   35%  W Magee         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      -2-  3   30%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-  7   32%  H Morris        Walk
   O      12-  3   26%  J Cardona       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Steve Sparks facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   21%  H Ortiz         Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   R      -2-  7   16%  J Reboulet      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Ortiz Scores
          1--      14%  J Damon         Wild Pitch; Reboulet to 2B
   R      -2-  6   10%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Reboulet Scores
   OO     1--  2   13%  R Sanchez       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---  4   13%  M Sweeney       Walk
   O      1--  4   14%  J Dye           Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, Chad Durbin facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   17%  L Polonia       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   27%  J Macias        Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Polonia to 3B
   RR     -23  4   36%  B Higginson     Single to CF (Line Drive); Polonia Scores; Macias Scores
   O      1--  3   31%  D Palmer        Flyball: RF
   R      1--  5   45%  D Cruz          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Higginson Scores
                  Doug Bochtler replaces Chad Durbin pitching
          -2-  5   52%  W Magee         Single (Ground Ball); Cruz to 3B
   R      1-3  4   65%  J Encarnacion   Single to LF (Line Drive); Cruz Scores; Magee to 3B
   OO     1-3  6   50%  H Morris        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 5.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Steve Sparks facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   45%  J Randa         Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  Willie Blair replaces Steve Sparks pitching
   O      1--  3   50%  M Quinn         Flyball: CF
   OO     1--  3   58%  D McCarty       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 5-5, Doug Bochtler facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   54%  J Cardona       Popfly: 2B
          ---  6   58%  L Polonia       Walk
   O      1--  4   55%  J Macias        Groundout: 2B-1B; Polonia to 2B
          -2-  4   57%  B Higginson     Intentional Walk
          12-      59%  D Palmer        Polonia Steals 3B; Higginson Steals 2B
   O      -23  4   50%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 5.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Nelson Cruz facing 8-9-1
                  Nelson Cruz replaces Willie Blair pitching
          ---  2   40%  H Ortiz         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   41%  J Reboulet      Groundout: SS-1B; Ortiz to 3B
   RO     --3  1   37%  J Damon         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Ortiz Scores
   O      ---  4   38%  R Sanchez       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-6, Doug Bochtler facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   33%  D Cruz          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   30%  W Magee         Foul Flyball: C (Front of Home)
          ---  5   32%  J Encarnacion   Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   38%  H Morris        Single to CF (Line Drive); Encarnacion to 3B
                  Rich Becker pinch hits for Javier Cardona batting 9th
   R      1-3  4   59%  R Becker        Single to RF (Line Drive); Encarnacion Scores; Morris to 3B
                  Tim Byrdak replaces Doug Bochtler pitching; Brad Ausmus pinch hits for Luis Polonia batting 1st
          1-3  6   62%  B Ausmus        Walk; Becker to 2B
   RRRR   123  4   96%  J Macias        Home Run; Morris Scores; Becker Scores; Ausmus Scores
          ---  5   96%  B Higginson     Walk
                  Andy Larkin replaces Tim Byrdak pitching
   O      1--  3   96%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 10.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-10, Nelson Cruz facing 3-4-5
                  Brad Ausmus moves to C; Rich Becker moves to RF
   O      ---  3   97%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   98%  J Dye           Flyball: CF
          ---  4   98%  J Randa         Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   99%  M Quinn         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 10-6, Andy Larkin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   98%  D Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   98%  W Magee         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   98%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 10.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-10, Nelson Cruz facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   99%  D McCarty       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5  100%  H Ortiz         Groundout: SS-1B
                  Scott Pose pinch hits for Jeff Reboulet batting 9th
   O      ---  5  100%  S Pose          Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 10.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation