September 17, 1996 Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 5
@CAL 1 CLE 9
@CHW 4 BOS 4
@DET 2 KCR 4
MIN 2 MIL 4
TOR 0 SEA 5
TEX 2 ATL 5
HOU 4 LAD 9
@COL 0 MON 7
NYM 1 FLA 11
@PHI 5 PIT 5
CIN 3 SFG 9
SDP 7 STL 5
CHC 3

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 11,809

Tuesday, September 17, 1996, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:37

Twins

74-77

Lost 5

3rd, 17½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  0    2 10  0
Royals          0  0  0   0  3  1   0  0  X    4 11  0

W: C Haney (10-14), L: S Aldred (6-8), S: J Bluma (4)

Royals

71-80

Won 4

5th, 20½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .335  .954   18    3   2   
R Becker CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .289  .800    9    4   1   
R Kelly DH                    3   0   2   2    0   0  .330  .837   11    0   0   2B
  M Lawton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .720    3    0   0   
M Cordova LF                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .310  .844   21    1   0   
R Coomer 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .833    8    4   0   GDP
M Walbeck C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .235  .578   10    8   2   
  C Hale PH                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .765         0   0   
  P Molitor PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .345  .862    4    0   0   
P Meares SS                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .268  .696   16    0   1   
  T Walker PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .622    1    0   0   GDP
D Hocking RF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .194  .507   16    4   0   
J Reboulet 3B                 3   1   2   0    0   1  .219  .554    9    0   1   

S Aldred P                                                               0   0
  M Trombley P                                                           0   2
  E Guardado P                                                           0   0
Totals                       35   2  10   2    0   5              126   24   9

BATTING

2B: R Kelly (17, off C Haney).

TB: R Kelly 3; J Reboulet 2; M Cordova 2; D Hocking; P Molitor; C Knoblauch; M Walbeck.

GIDP: R Coomer (10); T Walker (4).

RBI: R Kelly 2 (41).

2-out RBI: R Kelly 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Offerman 2B                 4   1   1   1    0   2  .290  .777   12    2   5   
J Randa 3B                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .299  .770   11    0   2   
C Stynes LF                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .308  .697   12    1   0   2B,2·CS
  L Norman LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .361         1   0   
C Paquette 1B                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .265  .758   13   12   0   
K Young RF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .761   14    1   0   
  J Nunnally RF               0   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .835    5    0   0   
J Vitiello DH                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .237  .739   18    0   0   
  B Hamelin PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .835    5    0   0   
M Macfarlane C                4   1   1   1    0   1  .271  .836   17    5   0   HR
R Myers CF                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .240  .776   19    4   0   SB
D Howard SS                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .229  .614   25    1   6   

C Haney P                                                                0   0
  B Scanlan P                                                            0   0
  J Jacome P                                                             0   0
  J Bluma P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   4  11   4    3   7              151   27  13

BATTING

2B: C Stynes (5, off S Aldred).

HR: M Macfarlane (18, off S Aldred; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: M Macfarlane 4; C Stynes 3; D Howard 2; C Paquette 2; J Randa 2; R Myers; J Offerman.

RBI: C Stynes (6); J Randa (40); M Macfarlane (50); J Offerman (40).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Howard-J Offerman-C Paquette; J Offerman-D Howard-C Paquette.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Myers (1, 2nd base off S Aldred/M Walbeck).

CS: C Stynes 2 (2, 2nd base by S Aldred/M Walbeck, Home by S Aldred/M Walbeck).

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Aldred, L (6-8)              5.1   9   4   4    2   5   1   6.27   25  101-65   41· 7·17    4· 9· 5· 0     37    -     1.27  -0.18
M Trombley                     2     2   0   0    1   1   0   3.09    9   30-19   10· 2· 7    3· 0· 4· 0          0-0    0.53   0.06
E Guardado                     0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   5.54    2   10-7     4· 2· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.18   0.01
Totals                         8    11   4   4    3   7   1          36  141-91   55·11·25    7·10· 9· 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
C Haney, W (10-14)             7     8   2   2    0   5   0   4.67   29  101-73   43·16·14   12·10· 2· 0     58    -     1.21   0.22
B Scanlan, H (5)               1     1   0   0    0   0   0   7.71    3    8-4     3· 0· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.52   0.09
J Jacome                       0     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.44    1    4-3     1· 1· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.60  -0.08
J Bluma, S (4)                 1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.00    2    9-7     6· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.70   0.17
Totals                         9    10   2   2    0   5   0          35  122-87   53·17·17   16·11· 3· 0          1-0

J Jacome faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: C Haney 2 (7).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Chuck Meriwether, 3B - Jim Evans.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 11,809.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 67° F, Wind 3mph in from Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Kansas City Royals                   
1. C Knoblauch          2B    1. J Offerman           2B 
2. R Becker             CF    2. J Randa              3B 
3. R Kelly              DH    3. C Stynes             LF 
4. M Cordova            LF    4. C Paquette           1B 
5. R Coomer             1B    5. K Young              RF 
6. M Walbeck            C     6. J Vitiello           DH 
7. P Meares             SS    7. M Macfarlane         C  
8. D Hocking            RF    8. R Myers              CF 
9. J Reboulet           3B    9. D Howard             SS 

   S Aldred             P        C Haney              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-0  12-  4  -19%  32% R Kelly         C Haney         Double to CF (Line Drive); Hocking Scores; Reboulet Scores
   b 5   0  2-1  12-  1   16%  72% J Randa         S Aldred        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Howard Scores; Offerman to 3B
   t 9   0  4-2  1--  1   15%  99% T Walker        J Bluma         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 5   0  2-0  12-  1   12%  56% J Offerman      S Aldred        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Myers Scores; Howard to 2B
   b 6   1  2-3  ---  8   11%  82% M Macfarlane    S Aldred        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Haney facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   54%  R Becker        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  5   53%  R Kelly         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  7   55%  M Cordova       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Aldred facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  J Offerman      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   51%  J Randa         Flyball: CF
          ---  4   52%  C Stynes        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   55%  C Paquette      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Stynes to 3B
   O      1-3  3   50%  K Young         Stynes Caught Stealing Hm (C-2B-C)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Haney facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   52%  R Coomer        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   54%  M Walbeck       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   56%  P Meares        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Aldred facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   53%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   51%  J Vitiello      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   50%  M Macfarlane    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Haney facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   46%  D Hocking       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
          1--  4   40%  J Reboulet      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Hocking to 2B
   O      12-  5   46%  C Knoblauch     Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   51%  R Becker        Strikeout Looking
   RR     12-  4   32%  R Kelly         Double to CF (Line Drive); Hocking Scores; Reboulet Scores
   O      -2-  5   35%  M Cordova       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Scott Aldred facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   39%  R Myers         Walk
          1--      42%  D Howard        Myers Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   37%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  5   33%  J Offerman      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   29%  J Randa         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Chris Haney facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   31%  R Coomer        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   32%  M Walbeck       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   34%  P Meares        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Scott Aldred facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   41%  C Stynes        Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  3   35%  C Paquette      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   31%  K Young         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF); Stynes to 3B
          --3  4   33%  J Vitiello      Walk
   O      1-3  3   27%  M Macfarlane    Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Chris Haney facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   29%  D Hocking       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   30%  J Reboulet      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   29%  C Knoblauch     Single to 1B (Pop Fly to Deep 1B)
   O      1--  1   31%  R Becker        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Scott Aldred facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   37%  R Myers         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  1   44%  D Howard        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF); Myers to 2B
   R      12-  1   56%  J Offerman      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Myers Scores; Howard to 2B
   R      12-  1   72%  J Randa         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Howard Scores; Offerman to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   70%  C Stynes        Flyball: CF-2B/Forceout at 2B (Short CF-RF); Offerman Scores
   O      1--      66%  C Paquette      Stynes Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  4   67%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
   O      1--  5   64%  K Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 3.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Chris Haney facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   68%  R Kelly         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  6   64%  M Cordova       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
   O      1--  2   69%  R Coomer        Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
          1--  2   66%  M Walbeck       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Cordova to 2B
          12-      63%  P Meares        Wild Pitch; Cordova to 3B; Walbeck to 2B
   O      -23  4   73%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Scott Aldred facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   71%  J Vitiello      Flyball: RF
   R      ---  8   82%  M Macfarlane    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
                  Mike Trombley replaces Scott Aldred pitching
   O      ---  8   80%  R Myers         Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   81%  D Howard        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   80%  J Offerman      Lineout: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 4.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, Chris Haney facing 8-9-1
                  Jon Nunnally replaces Kevin Young playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  1   83%  D Hocking       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  2   79%  J Reboulet      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      77%  C Knoblauch     Wild Pitch; Reboulet to 2B
   O      -2-  3   82%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Reboulet to 3B
   O      --3  1   88%  R Becker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mike Trombley facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   89%  J Randa         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  2   88%  C Stynes        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Randa to 2B
   O      -2-  1   87%  C Paquette      Groundout: P-1B
          -2-  5   87%  J Nunnally      Walk
                  Bob Hamelin pinch hits for Joe Vitiello batting 6th
   O      12-  5   84%  B Hamelin       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 4.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, Bob Scanlan facing 3-4-5
                  Bob Scanlan replaces Chris Haney pitching; Les Norman replaces Chris Stynes playing LF batting 3rd; Matt Lawton pinch hits for Roberto Kelly batting 3rd
   O      ---  3   89%  M Lawton        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  3   84%  M Cordova       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  2   93%  R Coomer        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mike Trombley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   92%  M Macfarlane    Groundout: P-1B
                  Eddie Guardado replaces Mike Trombley pitching
   O      ---  2   92%  R Myers         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  8   91%  D Howard        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 4.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, Jason Jacome facing 6-7-8
                  Jason Jacome replaces Bob Scanlan pitching; Paul Molitor pinch hits for Chip Hale batting 6th; Chip Hale pinch hits for Matt Walbeck batting 6th
          ---  4   83%  P Molitor       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Jaime Bluma replaces Jason Jacome pitching; Todd Walker pinch hits for Pat Meares batting 7th
   OO     1--  1   99%  T Walker        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  8  100%  D Hocking       Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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