August 18, 2001 Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 31,897

Saturday, August 18, 2001, 5:06PM
Time of Game: 2:50

Royals

50-73

Won 1

5th, 19½ GB

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

W: J Suppan (7-10), L: C Nitkowski (0-3)

Tigers

50-71

Lost 1

4th, 18½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Febles 2B                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .218  .585   15    0   3   2B
N Perez SS                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .279  .729   21    6   3   
C Beltran CF                  5   2   1   0    0   0  .283  .784   17    4   1   
J Randa 3B                    5   1   3   2    0   0  .252  .670   12    2   3   2B
D McCarty 1B                  3   0   2   1    0   0  .229  .708   15    6   0   2B,GDP
  R Ibanez PH-1B              1   1   1   2    1   0  .292  .889   11    2   0   HR
L Alicea DH                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .274  .675   15    0   0   
G Zaun C                      5   1   2   1    0   0  .255  .755   18    4   0   2·2B
D Brown LF                    4   1   2   1    0   2  .278  .702   18    0   0   2B
D Sadler RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .178  .493   11    3   0   

J Suppan P                                                               0   1
  J Grimsley P                                                           0   0
  R Hernandez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       41   8  14   8    2   3              153   27  11

BATTING

2B: J Randa (26, off D Patterson); G Zaun 2 (5, off A Pettyjohn, off C Nitkowski); D Brown (13, off M Perisho); C Febles (5, off V Santos); D McCarty (6, off A Pettyjohn).

HR: R Ibanez (10, off C Nitkowski; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: R Ibanez 4; J Randa 4; G Zaun 4; C Febles 3; D McCarty 3; D Brown 3; C Beltran; L Alicea.

GIDP: D McCarty (6).

RBI: R Ibanez 2 (41); J Randa 2 (66); C Febles (10); D Brown (33); G Zaun (8); D McCarty (19).

2-out RBI: C Febles; D McCarty; J Randa.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 15.

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Cedeno CF                   4   1   0   0    0   2  .303  .761   14    2   0   SB,HBP
D Easley 2B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .257  .744   22    4   3   
B Higginson LF                4   0   1   1    0   0  .292  .859   19    2   0   
T Clark DH                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .299  .888    8    0   0   
R Fick C                      3   1   1   0    1   0  .282  .870   16    3   1   
R Simon 1B                    4   0   2   2    0   0  .339  .825   15    9   0   2B
D Cruz SS                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .263  .675   16    1   1   
S Halter 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .285  .785   12    0   3   
J Encarnacion RF              3   0   0   0    0   1  .239  .693   11    6   0   
  J Macias PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .721    2    0   0   

A Pettyjohn P                                                            0   0
  M Perisho P                                                            0   0
  D Patterson P                                                          0   0
  C Nitkowski P                                                          0   0
  V Santos P                                                             0   1
Totals                       33   4   7   4    3   4              135   27   9

BATTING

2B: R Simon (10, off J Suppan).

HBP: R Cedeno (2, by J Suppan).

TB: R Simon 3; B Higginson; R Fick; S Halter; D Easley; T Clark.

RBI: R Simon 2 (17); T Clark (66); B Higginson (58).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Halter-D Easley-R Simon.

E: D Cruz (13); S Halter (18).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Cedeno (49, 2nd base off J Suppan/G Zaun).

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 Suppan, W (7-10)             7     6   4   4    3   2   0   4.59   30  107-56   37· 4·15   10· 9· 6· 0     48    -     0.74  -0.14
J Grimsley                     1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.17    4   15-13    8· 2· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.42   0.03
R Hernandez                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.03    3    9-7     2· 1· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.02
Totals                         9     7   4   4    3   4   0          37  131-76   47· 7·22   12·11· 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
A Pettyjohn                    5.2   6   2   0    0   2   0   5.23   23   87-57   37· 5·15    7· 7· 7· 0     55    -     0.87   0.09
M Perisho, H (1)               1.2   2   1   1    0   1   0   6.30    7   20-15   10· 3· 2    0· 3· 3· 0          2-0    1.52   0.13
D Patterson                    0     1   1   1    0   0   0   3.00    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          1-1    2.03  -0.16
C Nitkowski, BS (7), L (0-3)   0     4   4   4    0   0   1   5.56    4   15-8     7· 1· 0    1· 0· 2· 1          1-1    1.47  -0.63
V Santos                       1.2   1   0   0    2   0   0   3.45    8   29-17   13· 0· 4    2· 3· 1· 0          1-1    0.21  -0.02
Totals                         9    14   8   6    2   3   1          43  153-98   68· 9·21   10·13·14· 1          5-3

D Patterson faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
C Nitkowski faced 4 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Suppan (9; R Cedeno).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Everitt, 1B - Jim Reynolds, 2B - Jay Klemm, 3B - John Shulock.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 31,897.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 76° F, Wind 8mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Detroit Tigers                       
1. C Febles             2B    1. R Cedeno             CF 
2. N Perez              SS    2. D Easley             2B 
3. C Beltran            CF    3. B Higginson          LF 
4. J Randa              3B    4. T Clark              DH 
5. D McCarty            1B    5. R Fick               C  
6. L Alicea             DH    6. R Simon              1B 
7. G Zaun               C     7. D Cruz               SS 
8. D Brown              LF    8. S Halter             3B 
9. D Sadler             RF    9. J Encarnacion        RF 

   J Suppan             P        A Pettyjohn          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  4-3  -2-  3   42%  72% R Ibanez        C Nitkowski     Home Run; Randa Scores
   t 8   1  4-2  1--  2   16%  30% J Randa         D Patterson     Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Beltran Scores
   t 8   1  4-5  1--  1   15%  90% G Zaun          C Nitkowski     Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Alicea Scores; Zaun to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw)
   b 3   0  0-0  12-  3  -13%  22% B Higginson     J Suppan        Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Cedeno Scores; Easley to 3B
   b 3   1  0-2  12-  4  -12%   9% R Simon         J Suppan        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Clark Scores; Fick Scores; Simon to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Adam Pettyjohn facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  C Febles        Lineout: RF
   O      ---  2   46%  N Perez         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   45%  C Beltran       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Suppan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  R Cedeno        Flyball: CF
          ---  6   45%  D Easley        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   48%  B Higginson     Popfly: SS
          1--  1   45%  T Clark         Single to LF (Line Drive); Easley to 3B
   O      1-3  4   50%  R Fick          Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Adam Pettyjohn facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   54%  J Randa         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  6   46%  D McCarty       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  4   45%  L Alicea        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Suppan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   47%  R Simon         Flyball: RF
          ---  5   45%  D Cruz          Walk
   O      1--  1   48%  S Halter        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Cruz out at 3B/CF-3B-SS
   O      1--  6   50%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Adam Pettyjohn facing 7-8-9
          ---  7   57%  G Zaun          Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  6   52%  D Brown         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   48%  D Sadler        Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  3   44%  C Febles        Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Suppan facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   40%  R Cedeno        Hit By Pitch
          1--      38%  D Easley        Cedeno Steals 2B
          -2-  5   35%  " "             Walk
   R      12-  3   22%  B Higginson     Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Cedeno Scores; Easley to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   23%  T Clark         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Easley Scores
          1--  4   21%  R Fick          Single to LF (Line Drive); Clark to 2B
   RR     12-  4    9%  R Simon         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Clark Scores; Fick Scores; Simon to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      --3  2   11%  D Cruz          Flyball: RF
   O      --3  2   12%  S Halter        Flyball: RF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Adam Pettyjohn facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   10%  N Perez         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1    9%  C Beltran       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3    9%  J Randa         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jeff Suppan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1    9%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   10%  R Cedeno        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   10%  D Easley        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Adam Pettyjohn facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   15%  D McCarty       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   12%  L Alicea        Groundout: SS-1B; McCarty to 3B
   O      --3  5    9%  G Zaun          Popfly: SS
   O      --3  5    7%  D Brown         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jeff Suppan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4    7%  B Higginson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3    8%  T Clark         Popfly: 3B
          ---  5    7%  R Fick          Walk
   O      1--  4    8%  R Simon         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Adam Pettyjohn facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1    6%  D Sadler        Bunt Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
          ---  4    8%  C Febles        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4    6%  N Perez         Popfly: 2B
          1--  7    8%  C Beltran       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Febles to 2B
   R      12-  2   14%  J Randa         Single to LF (Line Drive); Febles Scores/unER; Beltran to 3B
   R      1-3  7   22%  D McCarty       Single to LF (Line Drive); Beltran Scores/unER; Randa to 3B
                  Matt Perisho replaces Adam Pettyjohn pitching
   O      1-3  1   15%  L Alicea        Lineout: 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jeff Suppan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   17%  D Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   18%  S Halter        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   18%  J Encarnacion   Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 4.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Matt Perisho facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   15%  G Zaun          Flyball: RF
          ---  2   21%  D Brown         Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   15%  D Sadler        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   11%  C Febles        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jeff Suppan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   12%  R Cedeno        Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      ---  4   13%  D Easley        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  8   14%  B Higginson     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 4.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Matt Perisho facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   10%  N Perez         Flyball: LF
          ---  3   14%  C Beltran       Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Danny Patterson replaces Matt Perisho pitching
   R      1--  2   30%  J Randa         Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Beltran Scores
                  C.J. Nitkowski replaces Danny Patterson pitching; Raul Ibanez pinch hits for David McCarty batting 5th
   RR     -2-  3   72%  R Ibanez        Home Run; Randa Scores
          ---  6   75%  L Alicea        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   R      1--  1   90%  G Zaun          Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Alicea Scores; Zaun to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw)
   R      --3  5   93%  D Brown         Single to CF (Line Drive); Zaun Scores
                  Victor Santos replaces C.J. Nitkowski pitching
   O      1--  4   93%  D Sadler        Groundout: P-1B; Brown to 2B
   R      -2-  1   96%  C Febles        Double to LF (Line Drive); Brown Scores
          -2-  7   96%  N Perez         Walk
   O      12-  2   96%  C Beltran       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  6 runs, 7 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 8, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-8, Jason Grimsley facing 4-5-6
                  Jason Grimsley replaces Jeff Suppan pitching; Raul Ibanez moves to 1B
   O      ---  3   97%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   98%  R Fick          Flyball: CF
          ---  5   97%  R Simon         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   99%  D Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Tigers 4.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-4, Victor Santos facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   98%  J Randa         Flyball: RF
          ---  8   99%  R Ibanez        Walk
   O      1--  2   98%  L Alicea        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  2   98%  G Zaun          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-8, Roberto Hernandez facing 8-9-1
                  Roberto Hernandez replaces Jason Grimsley pitching
   O      ---  3   99%  S Halter        Popfly: SS
                  Jose Macias pinch hits for Juan Encarnacion batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  J Macias        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Tigers 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET200108180

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