April 8, 1999 Boston Red Sox at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 9
@ANA 1 TBD 6
@BAL 3 BOS 4
@KCR 1 MIN 11
TOR 9 PHI 6
@ATL 3 CHC 2
@HOU 1 COL 4
@LAD 2 MON 5
NYM 1 SFG 12
SDP 4 STL 9
MIL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 13,356

Thursday, April 8, 1999, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 2:24

Red Sox

3-0

Won 3

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         1  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  2    4 10  0
Royals          0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  4  1

W: T Wakefield (1-0), L: J Suppan (0-1), S: T Gordon (2)

Royals

0-3

Lost 3

5th, 2 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Offerman DH                 5   1   2   1    0   0  .533 1.466   12    0   0   2·2B
D Lewis CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286   14    2   0   
J Valentin 3B                 3   0   0   1    0   0  .333  .953   18    1   2   SF
M Stanley 1B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .583 1.282    7   10   0   
T O'Leary LF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .308  .742    9    4   0   GDP
J Frye 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .606   12    1   3   
J Varitek C                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .125  .250   17    8   1   
D Sadler SS                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .500 1.500   13    0   2   3B
T Nixon RF                    3   1   1   2    1   0  .143  .821   17    1   0   HR,GDP

T Wakefield P                                                            0   0
  D Lowe P                                                               0   0
  T Gordon P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35   4  10   4    1   1              119   27   8

BATTING

2B: J Offerman 2 (4, off J Suppan, off D Wengert).

3B: D Sadler (1, off D Wengert).

HR: T Nixon (1, off D Wengert; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

SF: J Valentin (2, off J Suppan).

TB: J Offerman 4; T Nixon 4; D Sadler 4; M Stanley 2; J Frye; J Varitek; T O'Leary.

GIDP: T O'Leary (2); T Nixon (2).

RBI: T Nixon 2 (2); J Offerman (1); J Valentin (6).

2-out RBI: T Nixon 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Valentin-J Frye.

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Beltran CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .750   11    4   0   
J Randa 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .416   14    1   1   
J Damon LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .258   14    0   0   
J King 1B                     2   1   1   0    2   0  .111  .444   14   11   1   SB
M Sweeney DH                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .833   26    0   0   
J Dye RF                      3   0   0   0    1   3  .091  .258   23    1   1   
R Sanchez SS                  4   0   2   1    0   2  .273  .637   10    5   4   
T Spehr C                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    7    2   0   
  L Sutton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .715    3    0   0   
  C Kreuter C                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .250    5    0   0   
C Febles 2B                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .125   11    3   5   SB

J Suppan P                                                               0   0
  D Wengert P                                                            0   1
Totals                       30   1   4   1    5   8              138   27  13

BATTING

TB: R Sanchez 2; M Sweeney; J King.

RBI: R Sanchez (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J King-T Spehr; R Sanchez-J King.

E: J Dye (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J King (2, 2nd base off T Wakefield/J Varitek); C Febles (1, 2nd base off T Wakefield/J Varitek).

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Wakefield, W (1-0)           6.1   3   1   1    4   4   0   1.42   25   84-49   31· 7·11    7· 7· 3· 0     63    -     1.25   0.24
D Lowe, H (2)                  1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5   14-11    6· 1· 4    2· 1· 1· 0          2-0    2.66   0.35
T Gordon, S (2)                1     1   0   0    1   3   0   0.00    5   25-17   11· 2· 4    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.18   0.05
Totals                         9     4   1   1    5   8   0          35  123-77   48·10·19   10· 8· 4· 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
J Suppan, L (0-1)              6     6   2   2    1   1   0   3.00   25   76-46   27· 3·16    9· 8· 6· 0     52    -     1.29   0.14
D Wengert                      3     4   2   2    0   0   1   3.86   12   39-24   14· 5· 5    4· 4· 4· 0          0-0    0.82   0.00
Totals                         9    10   4   4    1   1   1          37  115-70   41· 8·21   13·12·10· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Suppan (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Johnson, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Mike Reilly.

Time of Game: 2:24.

Attendance: 13,356.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 25mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Kansas City Royals                   
1. J Offerman           DH    1. C Beltran            CF 
2. D Lewis              CF    2. J Randa              3B 
3. J Valentin           3B    3. J Damon              LF 
4. M Stanley            1B    4. J King               1B 
5. T O'Leary            LF    5. M Sweeney            DH 
6. J Frye               2B    6. J Dye                RF 
7. J Varitek            C     7. R Sanchez            SS 
8. D Sadler             SS    8. T Spehr              C  
9. T Nixon              RF    9. C Febles             2B 

   T Wakefield          P        J Suppan             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  1-2  --3  5   14%  95% T Nixon         D Wengert       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Sadler Scores
   t 2   1  0-1  123  4  -13%  54% T Nixon         J Suppan        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B; O'Leary out at Hm/1B-C
   b 2   1  1-0  12-  2  -10%  41% R Sanchez       T Wakefield     Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); King Scores; Sweeney to 2B
   b 7   2  2-1  12-  2    9%  72% C Febles        D Lowe          Groundout: 2B-1B
   b 9   0  4-1  -2- 11   -9%  79% M Sweeney       T Gordon        Walk

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Suppan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   55%  J Offerman      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  4   51%  D Lewis         Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
          -2-      54%  J Valentin      Wild Pitch; Offerman to 3B
   RO     --3  5   55%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Offerman Scores
   O      ---  2   54%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   56%  C Beltran       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   58%  J Randa         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   59%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jeff Suppan facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   63%  T O'Leary       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   67%  J Frye          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); O'Leary to 2B
   O      12-  5   63%  J Varitek       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
          12-  2   68%  D Sadler        Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); O'Leary to 3B; Frye to 2B
   OO     123  4   54%  T Nixon         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B; O'Leary out at Hm/1B-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Wakefield facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   50%  J King          Walk
          1--  1   45%  M Sweeney       Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B); King to 2B
   O      12-  5   50%  J Dye           Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  2   41%  R Sanchez       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); King Scores; Sweeney to 2B
   OO     12-  5   50%  T Spehr         Line Drive Double Play: 3B-2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Jeff Suppan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  J Offerman      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   45%  D Lewis         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   44%  J Valentin      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Tim Wakefield facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   47%  C Febles        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   49%  C Beltran       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   50%  J Randa         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Jeff Suppan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   47%  M Stanley       Lineout: SS
   O      ---  3   45%  T O'Leary       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   44%  J Frye          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Tim Wakefield facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   46%  J Damon         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  5   43%  J King          Walk
   O      1--  1   47%  M Sweeney       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          1--      46%  J Dye           King Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Jeff Suppan facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   55%  J Varitek       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   61%  D Sadler        Single to LF (Line Drive); Varitek to 2B
          12-  5   69%  T Nixon         Walk; Varitek to 3B; Sadler to 2B
   RO     123  1   69%  J Offerman      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Varitek Scores; Sadler to 3B
   O      1-3  3   62%  D Lewis         Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      1-3  4   56%  J Valentin      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Tim Wakefield facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   60%  R Sanchez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   63%  T Spehr         Flyball: LF
          ---  6   61%  C Febles        Walk
          1--      59%  C Beltran       Febles Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   64%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 1.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jeff Suppan facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   68%  M Stanley       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   64%  T O'Leary       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   61%  J Frye          Flyball: RF-SS/Forceout at 2B (Short RF Line)
   O      1--  4   58%  J Varitek       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Tim Wakefield facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   62%  J Randa         Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  3   65%  J Damon         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   67%  J King          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 1.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Don Wengert facing 8-9-1
                  Don Wengert replaces Jeff Suppan pitching
   O      ---  6   64%  D Sadler        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  3   62%  T Nixon         Flyball: CF
          ---  3   65%  J Offerman      Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3   61%  D Lewis         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Tim Wakefield facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   66%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  5   60%  J Dye           Walk
          1--  1   53%  R Sanchez       Single to CF (Line Drive); Dye to 2B
                  Derek Lowe replaces Tim Wakefield pitching; Larry Sutton pinch hits for Tim Spehr batting 8th
   O      12-  3   63%  L Sutton        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      12-  2   72%  C Febles        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 1.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Don Wengert facing 3-4-5
                  Chad Kreuter replaces Larry Sutton playing C batting 8th
   O      ---  4   70%  J Valentin      Popfly: 2B
          ---  3   72%  M Stanley       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   66%  T O'Leary       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   73%  C Beltran       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   78%  J Randa         Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   82%  J Damon         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 1.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Don Wengert facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   79%  J Frye          Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   78%  J Varitek       Flyball: CF
          ---  2   81%  D Sadler        Triple to CF (Line Drive)
   RR     --3  5   95%  T Nixon         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Sadler Scores
   O      ---  1   95%  J Offerman      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Tom Gordon facing 4-5-6
                  Tom Gordon replaces Derek Lowe pitching
          ---  1   89%  J King          Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--      89%  M Sweeney       Defensive Indifference; King to 2B
          -2- 11   79%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  4   88%  J Dye           Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   95%  R Sanchez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5  100%  C Kreuter       Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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