April 11, 1990 Baltimore Orioles at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 3
DET 2
(10) CAL 1
SEA 0 KCR 2
BAL 1 MIN 3
@OAK 0 TEX 11
@TOR 5 SFG 8
@ATL 0 ATL 4
SFG 3 CIN 5
@HOU 0 NYM 3
PIT 0 SDP 3
LAD 1 MON 6
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 18,892

Wednesday, April 11, 1990, 7:30
Time of Game: 2:51

Orioles

1-1

Lost 1

2nd, 1½ GB

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

W: M Gubicza (1-0), L: J Ballard (0-1), S: M Davis (1)

Royals

1-1

Won 1

5th, 1 GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Bradley LF                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .500   13    2   0   2B
S Finley RF                   2   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .333   11    2   0   
  J Orsulak PH-RF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .715    6    1   0   
  S Jefferson PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    7    0   0   
C Ripken SS                   1   0   0   0    3   0  .200  .800   21    2   2   IW
M Tettleton C                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .111  .311   19    4   0   
R Milligan 1B                 4   0   1   1    0   2  .333  .666   10    7   2   
S Horn DH                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .667 2.000   14    0   0   
  B Anderson PR               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
C Worthington 3B              4   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .555   14    0   1   2B
M Devereaux CF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .222   12    3   0   
B Ripken 2B                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .167  .542   15    3   2   
  B Melvin PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   

J Ballard P                                                              0   3
  K Hickey P                                                             0   0
  J Bautista P                                                           0   0
Totals                       32   1   5   1    6   8              145   24  10

BATTING

2B: C Worthington (1, off M Gubicza); P Bradley (1, off S Crawford).

IBB: C Ripken (2, by M Gubicza).

TB: S Horn 2; P Bradley 2; C Worthington 2; R Milligan.

RBI: R Milligan (1).

2-out RBI: R Milligan.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Perry DH                    3   0   2   1    1   0  .500 1.100   16    0   0   CS,IW
K Seitzer 3B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .100  .200    8    1   2   
G Brett 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .100  .200   18   11   0   
B Jackson LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .889   10    2   0   
J Eisenreich RF               4   0   2   0    0   1  .222  .778   15    2   0   3B,2B
K Stillwell SS                3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .625   13    0   2   SH
W Wilson CF                   3   1   2   0    0   0  .667 1.667   12    2   0   2B,SB
F White 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .286 1.000   10    1   5   
B Boone C                     2   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .125    9    8   0   

M Gubicza P                                                              0   0
  S Crawford P                                                           0   0
  L McWilliams P                                                         0   1
  J Montgomery P                                                         0   0
  M Davis P                                                              0   0
Totals                       30   2   8   2    2   4              111   27  10

BATTING

2B: W Wilson (1, off J Ballard); J Eisenreich (1, off J Ballard).

3B: J Eisenreich (1, off J Bautista).

SH: K Stillwell (1, off J Ballard).

IBB: G Perry (1, by J Bautista).

TB: J Eisenreich 5; W Wilson 3; G Perry 2; K Seitzer; G Brett.

RBI: K Seitzer (1); G Perry (1).

2-out RBI: K Seitzer; G Perry.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: W Wilson (1, 2nd base off J Bautista/M Tettleton).

CS: G Perry (1, 2nd base by J Ballard/M Tettleton).

PITCHING

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Ballard, L (0-1)             4.2   6   2   2    1   1   0   3.86   20   71-44   26· 5·13    8· 7· 3· 0     44    -     1.24  -0.09
K Hickey                       1.1   0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    4   19-10    5· 1· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.94   0.09
J Bautista                     2     2   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    9   21-13    8· 3· 2    1· 4· 2· 0          0-0    0.95   0.07
Totals                         8     8   2   2    2   4   0          33  111-67   39· 9·19   10·12· 5· 0          2-0

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 Gubicza, W (1-0)             5     3   1   1    5   4   0   1.80   23   84-45   25· 7·13    8· 4· 2· 0     56    -     1.20   0.13
S Crawford, H (1)              1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    5   20-14    8· 2· 4    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    1.23   0.04
L McWilliams, H (1)            0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    6-4     3· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.33   0.07
J Montgomery, H (1)            1.1   1   0   0    1   3   0   0.00    6   23-14    3· 4· 7    1· 0· 1· 0          1-0    2.35   0.18
M Davis, S (1)                 1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   12-7     4· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.16
Totals                         9     5   1   1    6   8   0          38  145-84   43·14·27   12· 7· 5· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Gubicza (1; C Ripken); J Bautista (1; G Perry).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Tim McClelland, 3B - Don Denkinger.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 18,892.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 45° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Kansas City Royals                   
1. P Bradley            LF    1. G Perry              DH 
2. S Finley             RF    2. K Seitzer            3B 
3. C Ripken             SS    3. G Brett              1B 
4. M Tettleton          C     4. B Jackson            LF 
5. R Milligan           1B    5. J Eisenreich         RF 
6. S Horn               DH    6. K Stillwell          SS 
7. C Worthington        3B    7. W Wilson             CF 
8. M Devereaux          CF    8. F White              2B 
9. B Ripken             2B    9. B Boone              C  

   J Ballard            P        M Gubicza            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  1-0  1-3  5   16%  57% G Perry         J Ballard       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Wilson Scores; Boone to 3B
   b 5   2  1-1  1-3  2   15%  72% K Seitzer       J Ballard       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Boone Scores; Perry to 3B
   t 1   2  0-0  12-  2  -11%  40% R Milligan      M Gubicza       Single to RF (Line Drive); Finley Scores; Ripken to 3B
   t 7   2  2-1  12-  5    8%  80% M Tettleton     J Montgomery    Groundout: 2B-1B
   t 7   1  2-1  ---  4   -8%  66% P Bradley       S Crawford      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Gubicza facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  P Bradley       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   50%  S Finley        Walk
          1--  5   46%  C Ripken        Walk; Finley to 2B
   O      12-  6   50%  M Tettleton     Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  2   40%  R Milligan      Single to RF (Line Drive); Finley Scores; Ripken to 3B
   O      1-3  3   44%  S Horn          Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jeff Ballard facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   48%  G Perry         Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   44%  K Seitzer       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      40%  G Brett         Perry Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS)
          ---  5   41%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   39%  B Jackson       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Gubicza facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   33%  C Worthington   Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   34%  M Devereaux     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Worthington to 3B
   O      --3  5   40%  B Ripken        Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  3   43%  P Bradley       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jeff Ballard facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   50%  J Eisenreich    Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   O      -2-  2   49%  K Stillwell     Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Eisenreich to 3B
   O      --3  6   42%  W Wilson        Popfly: SS (Short LF Line)
   O      --3  8   38%  F White         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Gubicza facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   40%  S Finley        Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  7   42%  C Ripken        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   43%  M Tettleton     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jeff Ballard facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   40%  B Boone         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  4   38%  G Perry         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  2   37%  K Seitzer       Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Gubicza facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   39%  R Milligan      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   37%  S Horn          Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   40%  C Worthington   Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      1--  4   42%  M Devereaux     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jeff Ballard facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   39%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   37%  B Jackson       Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   35%  J Eisenreich    Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Gubicza facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   32%  B Ripken        Walk
   O      1--  3   35%  P Bradley       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   37%  S Finley        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Bradley to 2B
          -2-  4   36%  C Ripken        Intentional Walk
          12-  4   33%  M Tettleton     Walk; Bradley to 3B; Ripken to 2B
   O      123  2   40%  R Milligan      Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jeff Ballard facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   37%  K Stillwell     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   43%  W Wilson        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  1   39%  F White         Groundout: 2B-1B; Wilson to 3B
          --3  5   41%  B Boone         Walk
   R      1-3  5   57%  G Perry         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Wilson Scores; Boone to 3B
   R      1-3  2   72%  K Seitzer       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Boone Scores; Perry to 3B
                  Kevin Hickey replaces Jeff Ballard pitching
   O      1-3  5   67%  G Brett         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 2.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Steve Crawford facing 6-7-8
                  Steve Crawford replaces Mark Gubicza pitching
   O      ---  6   71%  S Horn          Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   73%  C Worthington   Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   75%  M Devereaux     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Kevin Hickey facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   73%  B Jackson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   71%  J Eisenreich    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   70%  K Stillwell     Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 2.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Steve Crawford facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   75%  B Ripken        Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
          ---  4   66%  P Bradley       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
                  Larry McWilliams replaces Steve Crawford pitching; Joe Orsulak pinch hits for Steve Finley batting 2nd
   O      -2-  6   73%  J Orsulak       Groundout: P-1B
                  Jeff Montgomery replaces Larry McWilliams pitching
          -2-  5   71%  C Ripken        Walk
   O      12-  5   80%  M Tettleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jose Bautista facing 7-8-9
                  Jose Bautista replaces Kevin Hickey pitching; Joe Orsulak moves to RF
          ---  5   82%  W Wilson        Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short CF)
   O      1--  1   80%  F White         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--      81%  B Boone         Wilson Steals 2B
   O      -2-  1   79%  " "             Flyball: CF; Wilson to 3B
          --3  4   80%  G Perry         Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  1   76%  K Seitzer       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 2.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Jeff Montgomery facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   81%  R Milligan      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   75%  S Horn          Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
                  Brady Anderson pinch runs for Sam Horn batting 6th
   O      1--  4   82%  C Worthington   Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   87%  M Devereaux     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jose Bautista facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   86%  G Brett         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   85%  B Jackson       Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   87%  J Eisenreich    Triple to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      --3  2   84%  K Stillwell     Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 2.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Mark Davis facing 9-1-2
                  Mark Davis replaces Jeff Montgomery pitching; Bob Melvin pinch hits for Billy Ripken batting 9th
   O      ---  3   91%  B Melvin        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   97%  P Bradley       Flyball: RF
                  Stan Jefferson pinch hits for Joe Orsulak batting 2nd
   O      ---  7  100%  S Jefferson     Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 2.

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