July 25, 2002 Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 5
OAK 4 BOS 6
TBD 0 DET 5
KCR 2 SEA 7
TEX 2 ARI 10
SDP 0 PHI 6
@CHC 2 HOU 8
PIT 0 FLA 3
@MON 2 STL 4
@SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 19,540

Thursday, July 25, 2002
Time of Game: 2:38

Royals

43-58

Lost 3

4th, 17 GB

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

W: M Maroth (3-3), L: M Asencio (2-3), S: J Acevedo (18)

Tigers

38-62

Won 3

5th, 21½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Guiel RF                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .241  .669   18    2   0   
C Knoblauch LF                4   1   1   0    0   0  .176  .510   19    1   0   
C Beltran CF                  4   0   2   0    0   2  .269  .837   24    1   0   3B,2B
J Randa 3B                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .292  .848   23    0   4   3B
R Ibanez DH                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .282  .892   14    0   0   
C Perry 1B                    3   0   0   1    0   1  .000  .000   12   10   0   
  M Tucker 1B                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .234  .719    3    1   0   
N Perez SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .554   15    0   3   CS
A Hinch C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .234  .706    9    7   0   
  L Alicea PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .618    6    0   0   
C Febles 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .216  .642    7    2   3   

M Asencio P                                                              0   1
  R Bukvich P                                                            0   0
  J Grimsley P                                                           0   0
  S Mullen P                                                             0   0
  J Austin P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   2   9   2    2   8              150   24  11

BATTING

2B: C Beltran (28, off M Maroth).

3B: J Randa (3, off M Maroth); C Beltran (7, off J Santana).

TB: C Beltran 5; J Randa 4; C Febles; N Perez; C Knoblauch; R Ibanez; M Tucker.

RBI: R Ibanez (65); C Perry (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

BASERUNNING

CS: N Perez (4, 2nd base by M Maroth/B Inge).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Lombard CF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .286  .858   17    0   0   
D Easley 2B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .192  .629   13    2   2   HR
B Higginson LF                3   1   0   0    1   1  .283  .783   17    0   0   
R Simon DH                    4   1   3   1    0   0  .297  .771    6    0   0   HR
  C Monroe PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
R Fick RF                     3   1   2   3    0   0  .286  .805   13    2   1   HR,2B,SF
C Pena 1B                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .240  .757   14   15   0   
S Halter SS                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .264  .751   17    0   5   2B
C Paquette 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .198  .546   17    0   3   
B Inge C                      3   0   1   0    0   1  .254  .759   12    8   1   

M Maroth P                                                               0   1
  J Santana P                                                            0   0
  J Walker P                                                             0   0
  J Acevedo P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31   5   8   5    3   7              126   27  13

BATTING

2B: S Halter (16, off S Mullen); R Fick (25, off M Asencio).

HR: R Simon (13, off M Asencio; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); R Fick (12, off S Mullen; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF); D Easley (5, off M Asencio; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: R Fick (4, off R Bukvich).

TB: R Simon 6; R Fick 6; D Easley 4; S Halter 2; B Inge.

RBI: R Fick 3 (44); R Simon (57); D Easley (14).

2-out RBI: R Simon.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Pena; R Fick-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
M Asencio, L (2-3)             5     5   3   3    2   3   2   5.49   22   78-47   38· 6· 3   11· 1· 3· 2     46    -     0.72  -0.20
R Bukvich                      1     0   0   0    1   0   0   1.23    4   17-9     5· 4· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          2-1    1.56   0.06
J Grimsley                     1     0   0   0    0   3   0   4.02    3   13-9     1· 7· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.62   0.04
S Mullen                       0.2   3   2   2    0   0   1   3.38    5   13-9     6· 0· 3    1· 1· 2· 1          0-0    0.39  -0.10
J Austin                       0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.00    1    5-3     1· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.19   0.00
Totals                         8     8   5   5    3   7   3          35  126-77   51·18· 8   13· 4· 5· 3          3-1

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Maroth, W (3-3)              6     7   2   2    1   6   0   4.53   25  100-63   42· 7·14   12· 0· 6· 0     55    -     1.18   0.06
J Santana, H (4)               1.1   1   0   0    1   2   0   2.36    6   31-17   10· 1· 6    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.80  -0.06
J Walker, H (1)                0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.68    1    3-2     2· 0· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          2-0    4.18   0.28
J Acevedo, S (18)              1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.55    3   13-9     5· 0· 4    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.86   0.03
Totals                         9     9   2   2    2   8   0          35  147-91   59· 8·24   12· 3·10· 0          2-0

M Asencio faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Maroth (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 19,540.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 7mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

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

   M Asencio            P        M Maroth             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  3-2  1-3  3   28%  87% R Ibanez        J Walker        Line Drive Double Play: RF-1B
   t 8   1  3-2  ---  8  -17%  63% C Beltran       J Santana       Triple (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   b 6   0  2-2  1--  1   13%  76% R Simon         M Asencio       Single to RF (Line Drive); Higginson to 3B
   t 6   1  2-0  12-  2  -12%  60% R Ibanez        M Maroth        Single to RF (Line Drive); Knoblauch Scores; Randa to 2B
   b 1   1  0-0  ---  2   10%  63% D Easley        M Asencio       Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Maroth facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  A Guiel         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   54%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   52%  C Beltran       Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   55%  J Randa         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Miguel Asencio facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   53%  G Lombard       Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  2   63%  D Easley        Home Run
   O      ---  7   61%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  2   71%  R Simon         Home Run
   O      ---  4   70%  R Fick          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Maroth facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   72%  R Ibanez        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   74%  C Perry         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   73%  N Perez         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   75%  A Hinch         Perez Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Miguel Asencio facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   73%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   75%  S Halter        Walk
   O      1--  4   73%  C Paquette      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  6   71%  B Inge          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Maroth facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   74%  A Hinch         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   76%  C Febles        Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   74%  A Guiel         Walk
   O      1--  3   77%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Miguel Asencio facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   75%  G Lombard       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   74%  D Easley        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   73%  B Higginson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Maroth facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   76%  C Beltran       Strikeout Looking
          ---  8   69%  J Randa         Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      --3  3   75%  R Ibanez        Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  2   79%  C Perry         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Miguel Asencio facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   77%  R Simon         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   80%  R Fick          Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  1   78%  C Pena          Groundout: 3B-1B; Fick to 3B
   O      --3  8   75%  S Halter        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Maroth facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   78%  N Perez         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   80%  A Hinch         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   79%  C Febles        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   81%  A Guiel         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Miguel Asencio facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   80%  C Paquette      Flyball: RF
          ---  2   82%  B Inge          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   81%  G Lombard       Groundout: 2B-1B; Inge to 2B
   O      -2-  1   78%  D Easley        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Maroth facing 2-3-4
          ---  9   73%  C Knoblauch     Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   78%  C Beltran       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   72%  J Randa         Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Knoblauch to 2B
   R      12-  2   60%  R Ibanez        Single to RF (Line Drive); Knoblauch Scores; Randa to 2B
          12-      52%  C Perry         Wild Pitch; Randa to 3B; Ibanez to 2B
   RO     -23  3   52%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Randa Scores
   O      -2-  8   57%  N Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Miguel Asencio facing 3-4-5
                  Michael Tucker replaces Chan Perry playing 1B batting 6th
          ---  4   63%  B Higginson     Walk
          1--  1   76%  R Simon         Single to RF (Line Drive); Higginson to 3B
                  Ryan Bukvich replaces Miguel Asencio pitching
   RO     1-3  5   74%  R Fick          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Higginson Scores
          1--  6   77%  C Pena          Walk; Simon to 2B
   O      12-  1   74%  S Halter        Flyball: RF
   O      12-  5   70%  C Paquette      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 3.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Julio Santana facing 8-9-1
                  Julio Santana replaces Mike Maroth pitching
   O      ---  1   74%  A Hinch         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   77%  C Febles        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   79%  A Guiel         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jason Grimsley facing 9-1-2
                  Jason Grimsley replaces Ryan Bukvich pitching
   O      ---  4   77%  B Inge          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   76%  G Lombard       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   75%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 3.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Julio Santana facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   80%  C Knoblauch     Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---  8   63%  C Beltran       Triple (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          --3  6   59%  J Randa         Walk
                  Jamie Walker replaces Julio Santana pitching
   OO     1-3  3   87%  R Ibanez        Line Drive Double Play: RF-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Scott Mullen facing 3-4-5
                  Scott Mullen replaces Jason Grimsley pitching
   O      ---  5   86%  B Higginson     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   87%  R Simon         Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Craig Monroe pinch runs for Randall Simon batting 4th
   RR     1--  2   97%  R Fick          Home Run; Monroe Scores
   O      ---  2   97%  C Pena          Flyball: LF
          ---  2   97%  S Halter        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
                  Jeff Austin replaces Scott Mullen pitching
   O      -2-  5   97%  C Paquette      Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 5.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Juan Acevedo facing 6-7-8
                  Juan Acevedo replaces Jamie Walker pitching
          ---  3   93%  M Tucker        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4  100%  N Perez         Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
                  Luis Alicea pinch hits for A.J. Hinch batting 8th
   O      ---  6  100%  L Alicea        Popfly: 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET200207250

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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