September 12, 2003 Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 18,042

Friday, September 12, 2003, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:28

Royals

74-72

Lost 2

3rd, 3½ GB

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

W: M Maroth (7-20), L: P Abbott (1-1), S: F Rodney (2)

Tigers

38-108

Won 1

5th, 39½ 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  .294  .881   18    2   0   
J Randa 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .284  .785   12    0   0   
M Sweeney DH                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .309  .892   21    0   0   
C Beltran CF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .300  .882   22    1   0   
R White LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .795   14    4   0   2B
  D DeJesus PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
K Harvey 1B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .273  .733   18    8   0   
A Berroa SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .283  .787   12    2   4   GDP
M Lopez 2B                    3   0   2   0    0   1  .276  .712   13    3   2   
  R Ibanez PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .789    2    0   0   
B Mayne C                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .651    2    4   1   SH
  M Difelice PH-C             0   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .676    7    0   0   

P Abbott P                                                               0   0
  D Carrasco P                                                           0   1
Totals                       31   0   6   0    3   7              141   24   8

BATTING

2B: R White (19, off M Maroth).

SH: B Mayne (4, off M Maroth).

TB: R White 2; M Lopez 2; A Berroa; J Randa; K Harvey.

GIDP: A Berroa (12).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Berroa-M Lopez-K Harvey.

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Sanchez CF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .280  .673   14    3   0   2·SB
W Morris 2B                   4   2   2   2    0   0  .275  .702   20    2   2   HR
B Higginson RF                2   0   1   0    2   0  .240  .691   17    0   0   CS
D Young DH                    3   0   1   1    0   1  .288  .902   18    0   0   2B,SF
C Monroe LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .224  .697   14    4   1   
K Witt 1B                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .269  .715   20   10   0   SB
S Halter 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .218  .617   16    0   3   
B Inge C                      3   0   1   0    1   0  .204  .616   14    8   0   GDP
R Santiago SS                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .223  .569    8    0   4   

M Maroth P                                                               0   1
  M Anderson P                                                           0   0
  J Walker P                                                             0   0
  F Rodney P                                                             0   0
Totals                       30   3   9   3    4   4              141   27  11

BATTING

2B: D Young (29, off D Carrasco).

HR: W Morris (5, off P Abbott; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

SF: D Young (4, off P Abbott).

TB: W Morris 5; D Young 2; C Monroe; B Higginson; R Santiago; B Inge; A Sanchez; K Witt.

GIDP: B Inge (7).

RBI: W Morris 2 (31); D Young (75).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Santiago-W Morris-K Witt.

E: R Santiago (17).

BASERUNNING

SB: K Witt (1, 2nd base off P Abbott/B Mayne); A Sanchez 2 (43, 3rd base off P Abbott/B Mayne, 2nd base off P Abbott/B Mayne).

CS: B Higginson (8, 2nd base by P Abbott/B Mayne).

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 Abbott, L (1-1)              6     8   3   3    3   3   1   4.66   28  104-62   35· 7·20    6·10· 6· 0     44    -     0.82  -0.06
D Carrasco                     2     1   0   0    1   1   0   3.79    7   30-17    7· 4· 6    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.20   0.02
Totals                         8     9   3   3    4   4   1          35  134-79   42·11·26   10·11· 6· 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
M Maroth, W (7-20)             6     5   0   0    2   4   0   5.55   24   96-56   34· 9·13   11· 4· 3· 0     64    -     1.08   0.30
M Anderson, H (3)              1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.32    2    9-5     2· 1· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.03   0.09
J Walker, H (11)               0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.39    3   15-8     5· 0· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.30   0.03
F Rodney, S (2)                1.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   7.36    6   21-16    6· 6· 4    1· 2· 1· 0          1-0    0.78   0.05
Totals                         9     6   0   0    3   7   0          35  141-85   47·16·22   13· 8· 4· 0          2-0

M Maroth faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Mark Carlson, 2B - Ed Rapuano, 3B - Paul Nauert.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 18,042.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 77° F, Wind 12mph in unknown direction, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Detroit Tigers                       
1. A Guiel              RF    1. A Sanchez            CF 
2. J Randa              3B    2. W Morris             2B 
3. M Sweeney            DH    3. B Higginson          RF 
4. C Beltran            CF    4. D Young              DH 
5. R White              LF    5. C Monroe             LF 
6. K Harvey             1B    6. K Witt               1B 
7. A Berroa             SS    7. S Halter             3B 
8. M Lopez              2B    8. B Inge               C  
9. B Mayne              C     9. R Santiago           SS 

   P Abbott             P        M Maroth             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  ---  2   10%  63% W Morris        P Abbott        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 7   0  3-0  1--  3    8%  93% A Berroa        M Anderson      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 4   1  1-0  12-  2    6%  63% A Berroa        M Maroth        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   t 3   2  1-0  1-3  3    6%  67% M Sweeney       M Maroth        Flyball: CF (Deep LF)
   t 4   2  1-0  12-  2    5%  69% M Lopez         M Maroth        Single to LF (Line Drive); White out at Hm/LF-C; Harvey to 2B

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      ---  8   52%  A Guiel         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   54%  J Randa         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   53%  M Sweeney       Walk
   O      1--  6   55%  C Beltran       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Abbott facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  A Sanchez       Flyball: LF
   R      ---  2   63%  W Morris        Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  5   65%  B Higginson     Walk
   O      1--  6   62%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   60%  C Monroe        Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Maroth facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   63%  R White         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   65%  K Harvey        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   66%  A Berroa        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Paul Abbott facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   64%  K Witt          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   62%  S Halter        Popfly: 1B
          ---  5   63%  B Inge          Walk
          1--  3   66%  R Santiago      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Inge to 3B
   O      1-3  4   61%  A Sanchez       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Maroth facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   57%  M Lopez         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   59%  B Mayne         Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Lopez to 2B
   O      -2-  3   63%  A Guiel         Flyball: CF
          -2-  2   61%  J Randa         Single to SS (Ground Ball); Lopez to 3B
   O      1-3  3   67%  M Sweeney       Flyball: CF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Paul Abbott facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   65%  W Morris        Flyball: LF
          ---  6   67%  B Higginson     Walk
   O      1--  1   65%  D Young         Flyball: RF
   O      1--  1   62%  C Monroe        Higginson Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Maroth facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   65%  C Beltran       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  2   60%  R White         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          -2-  6   57%  K Harvey        Walk
   O      12-  2   63%  A Berroa        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      12-  2   69%  M Lopez         Single to LF (Line Drive); White out at Hm/LF-C; Harvey to 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Paul Abbott facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   67%  C Monroe        Lineout: CF
          ---  4   69%  K Witt          Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      70%  S Halter        Witt Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   67%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      -2-  4   64%  B Inge          Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Maroth facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   67%  B Mayne         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   69%  A Guiel         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   71%  J Randa         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Paul Abbott facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   69%  R Santiago      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   71%  A Sanchez       Single to C/Bunt (Bunt to Front of Home)
          1--      73%  W Morris        Sanchez Steals 2B
          -2-      76%  " "             Sanchez Steals 3B
   R      --3  4   81%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive); Sanchez Scores
          1--  4   86%  B Higginson     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Morris to 3B
   RO     1-3  6   87%  D Young         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (LF Line); Morris Scores
          1--  1   89%  C Monroe        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Higginson to 3B; Monroe to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23  5   87%  K Witt          Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Maroth facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  8   89%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   90%  C Beltran       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   91%  R White         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Paul Abbott facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   90%  S Halter        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   91%  B Inge          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   91%  R Santiago      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Inge to 2B
   O      -2-  3   90%  A Sanchez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Maroth facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   85%  K Harvey        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
                  Matt Anderson replaces Mike Maroth pitching
   OO     1--  3   93%  A Berroa        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  6   94%  M Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, D.J. Carrasco facing 2-3-4
                  D.J. Carrasco replaces Paul Abbott pitching
   O      ---  6   94%  W Morris        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   93%  B Higginson     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   94%  D Young         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  5   93%  C Monroe        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Jamie Walker facing 9-1-2
                  Jamie Walker replaces Matt Anderson pitching; Mike Difelice pinch hits for Brent Mayne batting 9th
          ---  7   89%  M Difelice      Walk
   O      1--  3   93%  A Guiel         Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
   O      1--  5   96%  J Randa         Flyball: LF
                  Fernando Rodney replaces Jamie Walker pitching
   O      1--  4   97%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, D.J. Carrasco facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Difelice moves to C
          ---  7   98%  K Witt          Walk
   O      1--  1   97%  S Halter        Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (Front of Home)
   OO     1--  4   97%  B Inge          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Fernando Rodney facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   99%  C Beltran       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  5   96%  R White         Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); White to 1B
                  David DeJesus pinch runs for Rondell White batting 5th
   O      1--  4   99%  K Harvey        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   96%  A Berroa        Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); DeJesus to 3B
                  Raul Ibanez pinch hits for Mendy Lopez batting 8th
   O      1-3  2  100%  R Ibanez        Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET200309120

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation