April 7, 2000 Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 7
BOS 3 BAL 14
DET 10 KCR 10
MIN 6 CHW 7
@OAK 6 SEA 7
NYY 5 CLE 14
@TBD 5 TEX 11
TOR 5 PIT 7
@ARI 2 SFG 6
@ATL 2 CHC 10
@CIN 6 FLA 4
COL 3 PHI 4
@HOU 1 SDP 10
@MON 5 NYM 2
LAD 1 MIL 9
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 40,474

Friday, April 7, 2000, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 3:11

Twins

2-3

Lost 2

4th, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  4  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    6 12  2
Royals          0  0  0   0  1  1   4  4  X   10 15  1

W: C Fussell (1-0), L: T Miller (0-1)

Royals

3-2

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Walker 2B                   5   0   2   0    0   1  .263  .526   17    3   5   GDP
C Guzman SS                   5   0   2   3    0   2  .409 1.000   21    1   3   3B
M Lawton RF                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .742   17    1   0   
B Huskey DH                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .063  .243   23    0   0   
C Koskie 3B                   3   2   1   0    2   1  .286  .875   17    0   4   2B
R Coomer 1B                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .188  .466   17    6   1   
J Jones LF                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .500 1.200   12    3   0   HR
M LeCroy C                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .222  .633   14    6   1   
T Hunter CF                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .286  .732   17    3   0   

J Santana P                                                              0   1
  B Wells P                                                              0   0
  H Carrasco P                                                           0   0
  T Miller P                                                             1   0
  E Guardado P                                                           0   0
Totals                       38   6  12   5    4   7              155   24  15

BATTING

2B: C Koskie (3, off C Fussell).

3B: C Guzman (1, off M Suzuki).

HR: J Jones (1, off C Fussell; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).

TB: J Jones 5; C Guzman 4; C Koskie 2; T Hunter 2; T Walker 2; M LeCroy; M Lawton; R Coomer.

GIDP: T Walker (2).

RBI: C Guzman 3 (5); J Jones 2 (5).

2-out RBI: C Guzman 3; J Jones.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Santana-T Walker-R Coomer-T Walker-R Coomer-C Koskie-M LeCroy.

E: C Koskie (1); M LeCroy (1).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon LF                    5   1   2   0    0   1  .160  .360   17    1   0   2B
C Febles 2B                   4   2   3   0    1   0  .316  .803   18    2   1   2B
C Beltran CF                  5   1   0   0    0   1  .182  .444   19    2   0   
J Dye RF                      5   3   3   3    0   0  .400 1.378   16    4   1   HR,2B
M Sweeney 1B                  5   2   3   4    0   0  .500 1.524   24    6   3   2·HR
  D McCarty 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         2   0   
J Randa 3B                    3   0   1   1    2   0  .500 1.480   25    1   1   
M Quinn DH                    4   0   1   0    1   1  .278  .714   19    0   0   
B Johnson C                   3   1   1   1    0   1  .250  .731    7    5   1   HR
  G Zaun PH-C                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .375  .819    3    1   0   
R Sanchez SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .188  .466   13    0   2   

M Suzuki P                                                               3   0
  C Fussell P                                                            0   0
  D Reichert P                                                           0   2
Totals                       40  10  15   9    4   5              161   27  11

BATTING

2B: J Dye (4, off J Santana); C Febles (1, off J Santana); J Damon (1, off T Miller).

HR: J Dye (2, off B Wells; 7th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF); B Johnson (1, off J Santana; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); M Sweeney 2 (3, off B Wells, off T Miller; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out to CF).

TB: M Sweeney 9; J Dye 7; C Febles 4; B Johnson 4; J Damon 3; M Quinn; R Sanchez; J Randa.

RBI: M Sweeney 4 (7); J Dye 3 (5); J Randa (7); B Johnson (2).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 18.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Sanchez-C Febles-M Sweeney.

E: J Randa (1).

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
J Santana                      5     5   1   1    2   2   1   1.50   21   72-48   34· 3·11    7· 3· 6· 1     53    -     0.79   0.19
B Wells                        1.1   6   5   5    0   3   2  13.50   11   45-32   18· 5· 9    2· 0· 4· 2          0-0    1.46  -0.46
H Carrasco                     0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   14-8     5· 1· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.34   0.05
T Miller, L (0-1)              0.1   3   4   3    1   0   1  13.50    6   24-14   11· 0· 3    3· 0· 1· 1          0-0    1.63  -0.36
E Guardado                     0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2    6-4     4· 0· 0    0· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.07   0.00
Totals                         8    15  10   9    4   5   4          44  161-106  72· 9·25   14· 5·12· 4          1-0

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 Suzuki                       4     6   4   4    3   5   0   9.00   21   95-59   34·11·14    8· 1· 4· 0     36    -     1.01  -0.18
C Fussell, W (1-0)             4     6   2   0    0   2   1   0.00   17   45-30   19· 5· 6    1· 8· 5· 1          0-0    0.52   0.09
D Reichert                     1     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.00    4   12-6     3· 0· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.19   0.02
Totals                         9    12   6   4    4   7   1          42  152-95   56·16·23   11·10· 9· 1           -

Balks: None.

WP: C Fussell (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Gibson, 1B - Steve Rippley, 2B - Tim Tschida, 3B - Chuck Meriwether.

Time of Game: 3:11.

Attendance: 40,474.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 63° F, Wind 15mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Kansas City Royals                   
1. T Walker             2B    1. J Damon              LF 
2. C Guzman             SS    2. C Febles             2B 
3. M Lawton             RF    3. C Beltran            CF 
4. B Huskey             DH    4. J Dye                RF 
5. C Koskie             3B    5. M Sweeney            1B 
6. R Coomer             1B    6. J Randa              3B 
7. J Jones              LF    7. M Quinn              DH 
8. M LeCroy             C     8. B Johnson            C  
9. T Hunter             CF    9. R Sanchez            SS 

   J Santana            P        M Suzuki             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  6-2  12-  3   22%  35% J Dye           B Wells         Home Run; Damon Scores; Febles Scores
   b 7   1  6-5  --- 12   21%  56% M Sweeney       B Wells         Home Run (LF-CF)
   t 2   2  0-1  123  5  -20%  19% C Guzman        M Suzuki        Triple to CF (Line Drive); Coomer Scores; LeCroy Scores; Hunter Scores
   t 8   0  6-6  1--  3   16%  59% T Walker        C Fussell       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 8   0  6-6  ---  2   12%  74% J Damon         T Miller        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mac Suzuki facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  T Walker        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  8   50%  C Guzman        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   52%  M Lawton        Groundout: 3B-1B; Guzman to 2B
   O      -2-  3   55%  B Huskey        Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Johan Santana facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  J Damon         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   51%  C Febles        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  4   50%  C Beltran       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mac Suzuki facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   46%  C Koskie        Walk
          1--  3   38%  R Coomer        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Koskie to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   39%  J Jones         Groundout: 1B-P; Koskie Scores; Coomer to 2B
          -2-  6   38%  M LeCroy        Walk
          12-  7   32%  T Hunter        Walk; Coomer to 3B; LeCroy to 2B
   O      123  5   39%  T Walker        Strikeout Swinging
   RRR    123  5   19%  C Guzman        Triple to CF (Line Drive); Coomer Scores; LeCroy Scores; Hunter Scores
   O      --3  4   21%  M Lawton        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Johan Santana facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   19%  J Dye           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   17%  M Sweeney       Flyball: LF
          ---  7   19%  J Randa         Walk
          1--  2   20%  M Quinn         Single (Ground Ball to Weak 2B); Randa to 2B
   O      12-  2   17%  B Johnson       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mac Suzuki facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   18%  B Huskey        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   19%  C Koskie        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   19%  R Coomer        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Johan Santana facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   23%  R Sanchez       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  5   20%  J Damon         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  5   23%  C Febles        Walk; Damon to 2B
   OO     12-  1   15%  C Beltran       Double Play: Groundout: P-2B-1B (Weak 2B); Damon out at Hm/2B-1B-3B-C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mac Suzuki facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   16%  J Jones         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  4   15%  M LeCroy        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   13%  T Hunter        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); LeCroy to 2B
          12-  2   11%  T Walker        Single to LF (Line Drive); LeCroy to 3B; Hunter to 2B
   O      123  4   14%  C Guzman        Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  5   17%  M Lawton        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Johan Santana facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   22%  J Dye           Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   19%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  2   16%  J Randa         Groundout: SS-1B; Dye to 3B
   O      --3  3   12%  M Quinn         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Chris Fussell facing 4-5-6
                  Chris Fussell replaces Mac Suzuki pitching
   O      ---  7   14%  B Huskey        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  1   12%  C Koskie        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  4   13%  R Coomer        Flyball: RF; Koskie to 3B/Safe on E5 (catch)
   R      --3       9%  J Jones         Wild Pitch; Koskie Scores/unER
   R      ---  3    6%  " "             Home Run; Jones Scores/unER
   O      ---  3    6%  M LeCroy        Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-6, Johan Santana facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  1   10%  B Johnson       Home Run
   O      ---  2    8%  R Sanchez       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3    7%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6    8%  C Febles        Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  6    6%  C Beltran       Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 1.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-1, Chris Fussell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3    7%  T Hunter        Popfly: 2B
          ---  1    6%  T Walker        Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  1    7%  C Guzman        Flyball: LF
          1--  2    6%  M Lawton        Single to LF (Line Drive); Walker to 2B
   O      12-  5    8%  B Huskey        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Bob Wells facing 4-5-6
                  Bob Wells replaces Johan Santana pitching
          ---  3   10%  J Dye           Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   16%  M Sweeney       Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Dye to 3B
   R      1-3  3   22%  J Randa         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Dye Scores; Sweeney to 2B
   O      12-  4   16%  M Quinn         Lineout: CF
   O      12-  4   11%  B Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5    7%  R Sanchez       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 2.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-2, Chris Fussell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2    8%  C Koskie        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1    9%  R Coomer        Flyball: RF
          ---  1    8%  J Jones         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1    9%  M LeCroy        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-6, Bob Wells facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   13%  J Damon         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  1   19%  C Febles        Single to 3B (Bunt); Damon to 2B
   O      12-  6   13%  C Beltran       Strikeout Swinging
   RRR    12-  3   35%  J Dye           Home Run; Damon Scores; Febles Scores
   R      --- 12   56%  M Sweeney       Home Run (LF-CF)
                  Hector Carrasco replaces Bob Wells pitching
          ---  3   60%  J Randa         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   65%  M Quinn         Walk; Randa to 2B
                  Gregg Zaun pinch hits for Brian Johnson batting 8th
   O      12-  2   59%  G Zaun          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Randa to 3B
   O      1-3  4   50%  R Sanchez       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 6.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Tied 6-6, Chris Fussell facing 9-1-2
                  Gregg Zaun moves to C
          ---  4   43%  T Hunter        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   OO     1--  3   59%  T Walker        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  3   62%  C Guzman        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Tied 6-6, Travis Miller facing 1-2-3
                  Travis Miller replaces Hector Carrasco pitching
          ---  2   74%  J Damon         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
          -2-  1   84%  C Febles        Single to 3B (Bunt); Damon to 3B
   O      1-3  2   78%  C Beltran       Fielder's Choice 2B; Damon out at Hm/2B-C-3B-P; Febles to 3B; Beltran to 2B
   R      -23  6   90%  J Dye           Fielder's Choice SS; Febles Scores/Safe on E2 (catch); Beltran to 3B; Dye to 1B
   RRR    1-3  3   98%  M Sweeney       Home Run; Beltran Scores; Dye Scores/unER
          --- 10   98%  J Randa         Walk
                  Eddie Guardado replaces Travis Miller pitching
   O      1--  5   98%  M Quinn         Flyball: RF
   O      1--  1   98%  G Zaun          Popfly: 2B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 10.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 6-10, Dan Reichert facing 3-4-5
                  Dan Reichert replaces Chris Fussell pitching; David McCarty replaces Mike Sweeney playing 1B batting 5th
   O      ---  3   99%  M Lawton        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  B Huskey        Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   99%  C Koskie        Walk
          1--      99%  R Coomer        Defensive Indifference; Koskie to 2B
   O      -2-  3  100%  " "             Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 10.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation