July 24, 2002 Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 18,848

Wednesday, July 24, 2002
Time of Game: 1:41

Royals

43-57

Lost 2

4th, 16½ GB

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

W: J Lima (2-4), L: P Byrd (13-7), S: J Acevedo (17)

Tigers

37-62

Won 2

5th, 22 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Guiel RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .682   13    1   0   
L Alicea DH                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .622   10    0   0   GDP
C Beltran CF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .827   14    5   0   
J Randa 3B                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .288  .836   11    0   1   
R Ibanez 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .282  .898   10    4   0   
M Tucker LF                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .232  .715   11    4   1   
N Perez SS                    3   0   2   0    0   0  .231  .555    5    2   0   
B Mayne C                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .222  .567   16    7   0   
C Febles 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .215  .642    8    1   3   

P Byrd P                                                                 0   0
Totals                       28   0   3   0    1   8               98   24   5

BATTING

TB: N Perez 2; C Febles.

GIDP: L Alicea (4).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Lombard CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .298  .893    7    6   0   
D Easley 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .191  .612   12    0   2   
B Higginson LF                3   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .789   16    1   0   
R Simon DH                    3   2   2   1    0   0  .291  .753    4    0   0   HR
R Fick RF                     3   1   1   0    0   1  .283  .791    6    1   0   
C Pena 1B                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .766    9   10   0   
S Halter SS                   2   0   0   1    0   1  .263  .745    9    1   1   SF
C Paquette 3B                 3   0   1   1    0   1  .202  .556   15    0   1   
M Walbeck C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .163  .405    7    8   0   2B

J Lima P                                                                 0   1
  O Henriquez P                                                          0   0
  J Acevedo P                                                            0   0
Totals                       28   3   6   3    0   6               85   27   5

BATTING

2B: M Walbeck (2, off P Byrd).

HR: R Simon (12, off P Byrd; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: S Halter (3, off P Byrd).

TB: R Simon 5; M Walbeck 2; C Paquette; R Fick; G Lombard.

RBI: C Paquette (19); R Simon (56); S Halter (25).

2-out RBI: C Paquette.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Easley-S Halter-C Pena; C Pena.

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
P Byrd, L (13-7)               8     6   3   3    0   6   1   3.64   29   83-59   36·10·13    4·13· 5· 1     64    -     0.74   0.04
Totals                         8     6   3   3    0   6   1          29   83-59   36·10·13    4·13· 5· 1           -

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Lima, W (2-4)                7     2   0   0    1   5   0   7.36   23   78-57   31· 9·17    8· 7· 2· 0     77    -     1.01   0.46
O Henriquez, H (1)             1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.38    3   12-9     4· 1· 4    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.61   0.04
J Acevedo, S (17)              1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.60    3    8-6     3· 0· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.15   0.03
Totals                         9     3   0   0    1   8   0          29   98-72   38·10·24    9· 8· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: P Byrd (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Ed Rapuano, 2B - Tony Randazzo, 3B - Mike Fichter.

Time of Game: 1:41.

Attendance: 18,848.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 71° F, Wind 7mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Detroit Tigers                       
1. A Guiel              RF    1. G Lombard            CF 
2. L Alicea             DH    2. D Easley             2B 
3. C Beltran            CF    3. B Higginson          LF 
4. J Randa              3B    4. R Simon              DH 
5. R Ibanez             1B    5. R Fick               RF 
6. M Tucker             LF    6. C Pena               1B 
7. N Perez              SS    7. S Halter             SS 
8. B Mayne              C     8. C Paquette           3B 
9. C Febles             2B    9. M Walbeck            C  

   P Byrd               P        J Lima               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  0-0  ---  1   11%  66% R Simon         P Byrd          Home Run
   b 7   0  0-1  1--  2    7%  89% R Fick          P Byrd          Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Simon to 3B
   t 5   1  1-0  1--  6    7%  71% B Mayne         J Lima          Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
   b 3   1  0-1  -23  2   -7%  68% D Easley        P Byrd          Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
   b 3   1  0-1  -2-  1    6%  75% G Lombard       P Byrd          Single to RF (Line Drive); Walbeck to 3B; Lombard to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Lima facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  A Guiel         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   54%  L Alicea        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   55%  C Beltran       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Byrd facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  G Lombard       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   51%  D Easley        Popfly: SS
   O      ---  3   50%  B Higginson     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Lima facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   52%  J Randa         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   54%  R Ibanez        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   55%  M Tucker        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Byrd facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  1   66%  R Simon         Home Run
   O      ---  3   64%  R Fick          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   62%  C Pena          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   61%  S Halter        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose Lima facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   57%  N Perez         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   61%  B Mayne         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   64%  C Febles        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   67%  A Guiel         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Paul Byrd facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   65%  C Paquette      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   69%  M Walbeck       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-  1   75%  G Lombard       Single to RF (Line Drive); Walbeck to 3B; Lombard to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -23  2   68%  D Easley        Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
   O      -23  8   62%  B Higginson     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose Lima facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   65%  L Alicea        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  7   67%  C Beltran       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  5   66%  J Randa         Walk
   O      1--  3   69%  R Ibanez        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Paul Byrd facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   67%  R Simon         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   65%  R Fick          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   64%  C Pena          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose Lima facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   67%  M Tucker        Flyball: RF
          ---  1   64%  N Perez         Single to 3B (Bunt)
   OO     1--  6   71%  B Mayne         Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Paul Byrd facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   69%  S Halter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   67%  C Paquette      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   66%  M Walbeck       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose Lima facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   70%  C Febles        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   73%  A Guiel         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   74%  L Alicea        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Paul Byrd facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   72%  G Lombard       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   71%  D Easley        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   70%  B Higginson     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose Lima facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   74%  C Beltran       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   77%  J Randa         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   79%  R Ibanez        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Paul Byrd facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   82%  R Simon         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   89%  R Fick          Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Simon to 3B
   O      1-3  5   85%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
   RO     1-3  1   88%  S Halter        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Simon Scores
          1--      88%  C Paquette      Wild Pitch; Fick to 2B
   RO     -2-  4   93%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive); Fick Scores; Paquette out at 2B/LF-2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Oscar Henriquez facing 6-7-8
                  Oscar Henriquez replaces Jose Lima pitching
   O      ---  4   95%  M Tucker        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   97%  N Perez         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   97%  B Mayne         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Paul Byrd facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   97%  M Walbeck       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   97%  G Lombard       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   97%  D Easley        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Juan Acevedo facing 9-1-2
                  Juan Acevedo replaces Oscar Henriquez pitching
          ---  2   93%  C Febles        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   96%  A Guiel         Strikeout Looking
   OO     1--  1  100%  L Alicea        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET200207240

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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