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CAL  2
BOS  1

KCR  3
BAL  2

TEX  6
@MIL  1

DET 16
@MIN  5

CLE  6
@OAK  0

NYY 10
@SEA  9

TOR  1
CHW  0

CHC  2
CIN  1

FLA 11
@COL  1

SFG  4
@MON  1

SDP  9
@NYM  8

PHI  5
LAD  2

PIT  7
HOU  2

STL  7
ATL  3

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 21,248

Sunday, April 25, 1993, 1:36
Time of Game: 3:03
Orioles
2
5-11
Lost 1
7th, 6½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    2  8  1
Royals          3  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    3  9  1
W: K Appier (2-2), L: B McDonald (1-2), S: J Montgomery (5)
Royals
3
7-11
Won 1
6th, 6 GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Anderson LF                 5   0   0   0    0   0  .328  .975   21    5   0   GDP
M Devereaux CF                4   1   3   0    0   0  .240  .620   16    2   0   3B,2B
C Ripken SS                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .257  .730   17    1   0   3B
H Baines DH                   4   0   1   0    0   3  .227  .579   18    0   0   
  H Reynolds PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .406         0   0   
C Hoiles C                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .231  .748   22    5   1   
L Gomez 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .325  .876   13    1   1   
M McLemore 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .267  .690   17    1   3   
D Segui 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .263  .756   12    7   1   
L Mercedes RF                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .286  .781   16    1   0   

B McDonald P                                                             0   1
  J Poole P                                                              1   1
Totals                       34   2   8   1    3   8              152   24   8
BATTING
2B: M Devereaux (4, off K Appier).
3B: C Ripken (2, off K Appier); M Devereaux (1, off K Appier).
TB: M Devereaux 6; C Ripken 3; L Gomez; H Baines; M McLemore; L Mercedes.
GIDP: B Anderson (1).
RBI: C Ripken (8).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
FIELDING
E: C Hoiles (1).
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McRae CF                    4   1   3   0    1   0  .296  .793   25    4   0   3B
W Joyner 1B                   3   1   1   0    2   0  .220  .674   16    6   1   
G Brett DH                    5   1   0   0    0   1  .234  .558   17    0   0   
F Jose RF                     1   0   1   1    2   0  .226  .663   15    3   0   SB
  K McReynolds PH-LF          1   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .947    2    1   0   
C Gwynn LF-RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .645   21    1   0   
B Mayne C                     4   0   2   1    0   2  .293  .667   16    8   0   
P Hiatt 3B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .275  .799    5    0   3   HBP
  K Miller 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .398         0   0   
J Lind 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .747   16    2   1   
C Wilkerson SS                4   0   1   0    0   1  .077  .220   16    1   1   
  G Gagne SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .558         1   0   

K Appier P                                                               0   0
  J Montgomery P                                                         0   0
Totals                       33   3   9   2    5   5              149   27   6
BATTING
3B: B McRae (2, off B McDonald).
HBP: P Hiatt (1, by B McDonald).
TB: B McRae 5; B Mayne 2; W Joyner; P Hiatt; F Jose; C Wilkerson.
RBI: B Mayne (5); F Jose (7).
2-out RBI: B Mayne.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 2 for 14.
FIELDING
DP: 2. W Joyner; W Joyner-G Gagne.
E: K Miller (1).
BASERUNNING
SB: F Jose (3, 2nd base off B McDonald/C Hoiles).
PO: F Jose (1st base by B McDonald).

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
B McDonald, L (1-2)            5     8   3   1    4   4   0   4.43   28  110-57   36· 7·14    8· 4· 7· 0     43    -     0.88  -0.13
J Poole                        3     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00   11   34-20   15· 2· 3    3· 2· 4· 0          2-0    0.64   0.15
Totals                         8     9   3   1    5   5   0          39  144-77   51· 9·17   11· 6·11· 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
K Appier, W (2-2)              7.1   8   2   1    2   7   0   3.03   31  124-77   43·10·24    9· 8· 5· 0     61    -     1.17   0.23
J Montgomery, S (5)            1.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   2.45    6   27-14    6· 1· 7    2· 2· 0· 0          2-1    3.26   0.28
Totals                         9     8   2   1    3   8   0          37  151-91   49·11·31   11·10· 5· 0          2-1 
B McDonald faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: K Appier (2).
IBB: None.
PO: B McDonald (1; F Jose, 1st base).
HBP: B McDonald (1; P Hiatt).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mark Johnson.
Time of Game: 3:03.
Attendance: 21,248.
Field Condition: Dry.
Weather: 69° F, Wind 10mph out to Rightfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Kansas City Royals                   
1. B Anderson           LF    1. B McRae              CF 
2. M Devereaux          CF    2. W Joyner             1B 
3. C Ripken             SS    3. G Brett              DH 
4. H Baines             DH    4. F Jose               RF 
5. C Hoiles             C     5. C Gwynn              LF 
6. L Gomez              3B    6. B Mayne              C  
7. M McLemore           2B    7. P Hiatt              3B 
8. D Segui              1B    8. J Lind               2B 
9. L Mercedes           RF    9. C Wilkerson          SS 

   B McDonald           P        K Appier             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  3-2  1--  6   18% 100% B Anderson      J Montgomery    Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
   t 8   2  3-2  1-3  4   12%  86% M McLemore      J Montgomery    Flyball: CF
   t 8   2  3-1  1-3  3  -12%  74% L Gomez         J Montgomery    Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Ripken Scores/No RBI/unER; Reynolds to 3B; Gomez to 1B
   t 8   1  3-1  1-3  5   10%  85% C Hoiles        J Montgomery    Popfly: LF (Short LF Line)
   b 1   0  1-0  1-3  3   10%  68% G Brett         B McDonald      Fielder's Choice 1B; McRae Scores/Adv on E2/No RBI; Joyner to 3B; Brett to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  B Anderson      Flyball: RF
          ---  5   46%  M Devereaux     Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   R      --3  8   37%  C Ripken        Triple to RF (Line Drive); Devereaux Scores
   O      --3  5   42%  H Baines        Strikeout Swinging
          --3  8   41%  C Hoiles        Walk
   O      1-3  3   45%  L Gomez         Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Ben McDonald facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   54%  B McRae         Triple to CF (Line Drive)
          --3  4   58%  W Joyner        Walk
   R      1-3  3   68%  G Brett         Fielder's Choice 1B; McRae Scores/Adv on E2/No RBI; Joyner to 3B; Brett to 2B
   R      -23  2   74%  F Jose          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Joyner Scores/unER; Brett to 3B
   O      1-3      68%  C Gwynn         Jose Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      --3  3   63%  " "             Popfly: 3B (Weak SS)
   R      --3  5   71%  B Mayne         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Brett Scores/unER
          1--  2   72%  P Hiatt         Hit By Pitch; Mayne to 2B
   O      12-  4   69%  J Lind          Popfly: 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Kevin Appier facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   71%  M McLemore      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   73%  D Segui         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   72%  L Mercedes      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   74%  B Anderson      Popfly: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ben McDonald facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   72%  C Wilkerson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   71%  B McRae         Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
          ---  5   72%  W Joyner        Walk
   O      1--  6   70%  G Brett         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Kevin Appier facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   64%  M Devereaux     Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   69%  C Ripken        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      -2-  3   72%  H Baines        Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  6   76%  C Hoiles        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ben McDonald facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   78%  F Jose          Walk
          1--      80%  C Gwynn         Jose Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   79%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Jose to 3B
   O      --3  4   75%  B Mayne         Strikeout Looking
   O      --3  1   72%  P Hiatt         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Kevin Appier facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   75%  L Gomez         Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
          ---  1   72%  M McLemore      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   75%  D Segui         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      1--  3   78%  L Mercedes      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ben McDonald facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   76%  J Lind          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   75%  C Wilkerson     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   76%  B McRae         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  2   78%  W Joyner        Single to RF (Line Drive); McRae to 3B
   O      1-3  1   74%  G Brett         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   77%  B Anderson      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   79%  M Devereaux     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   80%  C Ripken        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ben McDonald facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   83%  F Jose          Walk
   O      1--  3   80%  C Gwynn         Lineout: LF (Short LF)
          1--  2   83%  B Mayne         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Jose to 2B
   O      12-  1   81%  P Hiatt         Groundout: 3B-1B; Jose to 3B; Mayne to 2B
   O      -23  5   77%  J Lind          Popfly: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Kevin Appier facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  9   80%  H Baines        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   82%  C Hoiles        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   81%  L Gomez         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      80%  M McLemore      Wild Pitch; Gomez to 2B
   O      -2-  6   84%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ben McDonald facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   86%  C Wilkerson     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  6   89%  B McRae         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Wilkerson to 2B
                  Jim Poole replaces Ben McDonald pitching
   O      12-  3   88%  W Joyner        Lineout: RF; Wilkerson to 3B
   O      1-3  2   84%  G Brett         Popfly: SS
                  Kevin McReynolds pinch hits for Felix Jose batting 4th
   O      1-3  2   80%  K McReynolds    Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Kevin Appier facing 8-9-1
                  Kevin McReynolds moves to LF; Chris Gwynn moves to RF
          ---  5   75%  D Segui         Walk
   O      1--  2   80%  L Mercedes      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Mercedes to 1B
   OO     1--  2   88%  B Anderson      Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted; Mercedes out at 1B/1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jim Poole facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   87%  C Gwynn         Groundout: 1B-P (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  5   86%  B Mayne         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   87%  P Hiatt         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  2   85%  J Lind          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Kevin Appier facing 2-3-4
                  Keith Miller replaces Phil Hiatt playing 3B batting 7th
          ---  4   79%  M Devereaux     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   85%  C Ripken        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Ripken to 1B
          1--  1   75%  H Baines        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ripken to 3B
                  Jeff Montgomery replaces Kevin Appier pitching; Harold Reynolds pinch runs for Harold Baines batting 4th
   O      1-3  5   85%  C Hoiles        Popfly: LF (Short LF Line)
   R      1-3  3   74%  L Gomez         Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Ripken Scores/No RBI/unER; Reynolds to 3B; Gomez to 1B
   O      1-3  4   86%  M McLemore      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jim Poole facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   85%  C Wilkerson     Flyball: CF
          ---  5   86%  B McRae         Walk
   O      1--  2   84%  W Joyner        Lineout: LF
   O      1--  5   82%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Royals 3.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Jeff Montgomery facing 8-9-1
                  Greg Gagne replaces Curtis Wilkerson playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  4   90%  D Segui         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   82%  L Mercedes      Walk
   OO     1--  6  100%  B Anderson      Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Royals 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:KCA199304250

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