June 6, 1998 Kansas City Royals at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 25,516

Saturday, June 6, 1998, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:28

Royals

22-37

Lost 1

5th, 13½ GB

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

W: J Lima (7-2), L: J Rosado (1-5)

Astros

36-24

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .290  .757   14    1   0   
J Offerman 2B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .294  .813   15    3   0   SB
H Morris LF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .348  .863   13    1   0   
J King 1B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .781   20    7   0   2B
D Palmer 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .268  .839   17    0   2   
J Dye RF                      3   0   1   0    0   1  .236  .613    7    3   0   
S Fasano C                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .149  .446   13    4   1   
  L Sutton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .632    5    0   0   
  M Sweeney C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .627         5   0   
L Rivera SS                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .762   16    0   4   
J Rosado P                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    5    0   1   GDP
  B Bevil P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Pendleton PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .698    7    0   0   
  S Service P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   0   5   0    1   7              132   24   8

BATTING

2B: J King (8, off J Lima).

TB: J King 2; J Dye; J Rosado; J Damon; L Rivera.

GIDP: J Rosado (1).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

E: J Rosado (1); L Rivera (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Offerman (13, 2nd base off J Lima/B Ausmus).

PO: J Dye (1st base by J Lima).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   5   1   2   3    0   1  .316  .916   18    1   2   HR
D Bell RF                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .319  .859   17    3   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .252  .832   14    7   2   
M Alou LF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .337 1.038    9    0   0   
S Berry 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .239  .760   30    0   1   
C Everett CF                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .333  .952    8    3   0   2B
R Gutierrez SS                3   0   1   1    1   1  .311  .771   17    4   3   2B
B Ausmus C                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .210  .642   18    7   0   
J Lima P                      3   1   0   0    1   2  .091  .234   19    2   0   
Totals                       34   6   9   6    3   9              150   27   8

BATTING

2B: C Everett (11, off S Service); R Gutierrez (11, off B Bevil).

HR: C Biggio (8, off J Rosado; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).

TB: C Biggio 5; C Everett 3; D Bell 2; R Gutierrez 2; J Bagwell; M Alou.

RBI: C Biggio 3 (31); C Everett 2 (23); R Gutierrez (13).

2-out RBI: C Biggio.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Biggio-R Gutierrez-J Bagwell.

E: J Lima (2).

BASERUNNING

PO: J Bagwell (2nd base by J Rosado).

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 Rosado, L (1-5)              5.1   5   6   5    2   4   1   4.60   24   85-50   28· 7·15   10· 7· 1· 0     38    -     0.66  -0.16
B Bevil                        1.2   3   0   0    0   3   0   5.72    8   33-23   12· 7· 4    1· 2· 2· 0          1-1    0.06  -0.01
S Service                      1     1   0   0    1   2   0   3.90    5   20-12    4· 3· 5    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8     9   6   5    3   9   1          37  138-85   44·17·24   12· 9· 4· 0          1-1

Houston Astros                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 (7-2)                9     5   0   0    1   7   0   2.99   32  127-90   53·19·18   11· 9· 4· 0     83    -     0.74   0.34
Totals                         9     5   0   0    1   7   0          32  127-90   53·19·18   11· 9· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Rosado (2); S Service 2 (3).

IBB: None.

PO: J Lima (0; J Dye, 1st base); J Rosado (1; J Bagwell, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Davidson, 1B - Brian Gorman, 2B - Tom Hallion, 3B - Jerry Crawford.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 25,516.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Houston Astros                       
1. J Damon              CF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. J Offerman           2B    2. D Bell               RF 
3. H Morris             LF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. J King               1B    4. M Alou               LF 
5. D Palmer             3B    5. S Berry              3B 
6. J Dye                RF    6. C Everett            CF 
7. S Fasano             C     7. R Gutierrez          SS 
8. L Rivera             SS    8. B Ausmus             C  
9. J Rosado             P     9. J Lima               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  0-0  1--  1   19%  75% C Biggio        J Rosado        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Lima Scores
   t 5   1  2-0  --3  4    7%  77% S Fasano        J Lima          Strikeout Swinging
   b 5   2  0-2  --3  5    7%  88% C Biggio        J Rosado        Single to SS (Ground Ball); Ausmus Scores
   t 3   1  0-0  1--  2    6%  56% J Rosado        J Lima          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   t 5   1  2-0  1--  3   -4%  71% S Fasano        J Lima          Dye Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Dye to 3B

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      ---  3   52%  J Damon         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   54%  J Offerman      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   55%  H Morris        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Rosado facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  3   55%  D Bell          Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   52%  J Bagwell       Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  4   50%  M Alou          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Lima facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   52%  J King          Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   54%  D Palmer        Flyball: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   55%  J Dye           Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Rosado facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   53%  S Berry         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   51%  C Everett       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  R Gutierrez     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Lima facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   52%  S Fasano        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  5   50%  L Rivera        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   OO     1--  2   56%  J Rosado        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Rosado facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   53%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   56%  J Lima          Walk
   RR     1--  1   75%  C Biggio        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Lima Scores
   O      ---  4   74%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   73%  J Bagwell       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Jose Lima facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   76%  J Damon         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  6   73%  J Offerman      Walk
   O      1--  5   76%  H Morris        Strikeout Swinging
          1--      75%  J King          Offerman Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   79%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jose Rosado facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   77%  M Alou          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   76%  S Berry         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   75%  C Everett       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Jose Lima facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   78%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   75%  J Dye           Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--      71%  S Fasano        Dye Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Dye to 3B
   O      --3  4   77%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  8   81%  L Rivera        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jose Rosado facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   80%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   82%  B Ausmus        Walk
          1--      83%  J Lima          Wild Pitch; Ausmus to 2B
   O      -2-  4   81%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Ausmus to 3B
   R      --3  5   88%  C Biggio        Single to SS (Ground Ball); Ausmus Scores
   O      1--  4   87%  D Bell          Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Jose Lima facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   83%  J Rosado        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   86%  J Damon         Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   89%  J Offerman      Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   91%  H Morris        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jose Rosado facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   92%  J Bagwell       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   94%  M Alou          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Bagwell to 2B
          12-      96%  S Berry         Bagwell Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Bagwell to 3B; Alou to 2B
   O      -23  9   94%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   RR     -23  1   97%  C Everett       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Bagwell Scores; Alou Scores/unER
                  Brian Bevil replaces Jose Rosado pitching and batting 9th
   R      1--  5   99%  R Gutierrez     Double to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Everett Scores
   O      -2-  3   99%  B Ausmus        Foul Flyball: RF; Gutierrez to 3B
   O      --3  4   98%  J Lima          Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 6.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-6, Jose Lima facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   97%  J King          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  4   98%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   99%  J Dye           Strikeout Swinging
                  Larry Sutton pinch hits for Sal Fasano batting 7th
   O      -2-  5   99%  L Sutton        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-0, Brian Bevil facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Sweeney replaces Larry Sutton playing C batting 7th
   O      ---  3   99%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  6   99%  D Bell          Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   99%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   99%  M Alou          Single to CF (Line Drive); Bell to 2B
   O      12-  6   99%  S Berry         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 6.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-6, Jose Lima facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3  100%  L Rivera        Lineout: 2B
                  Terry Pendleton pinch hits for Brian Bevil batting 9th
   O      ---  7  100%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  4  100%  J Damon         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  2  100%  J Offerman      Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-0, Scott Service facing 6-7-8
                  Scott Service replaces Terry Pendleton pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2  100%  C Everett       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
          -2-     100%  R Gutierrez     Wild Pitch; Everett to 3B
          --3  5  100%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  3  100%  B Ausmus        Fielder's Choice SS; Gutierrez to 2B; Everett out at Hm/SS-C
          12-     100%  J Lima          Wild Pitch; Gutierrez to 3B; Ausmus to 2B
   O      -23  4  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  6  100%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 6.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-6, Jose Lima facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4  100%  H Morris        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  J King          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5  100%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199806060

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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