May 6, 2000 Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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TBD 1
@BOS 0 KCR 11
CHW 5 MIN 6
DET 1 NYY 3
BAL 1 SEA 1
ANA 0 TEX 11
OAK 10 CLE 8
@TOR 6 ARI 10
SDP 5 PHI 6
@ATL 0 PIT 11
@CHC 9 STL 3
@CIN 1 FLA 9
NYM 1 LAD 9
HOU 6 MON 3
@MIL 2 SFG 6
COL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 28,300

Saturday, May 6, 2000, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:53

White Sox

18-12

Lost 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  1  1   0  3  0   0  0  0    5 10  0
Royals          0  0  4   6  0  0   0  1  X   11 18  0

W: J Spradlin (1-1), L: M Sirotka (2-3)

Royals

15-15

Won 2

3rd, 3 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Durham 2B                   5   1   1   0    0   3  .276  .803   21    3   0   2B
J Valentin SS                 5   1   2   0    0   0  .284  .865   12    2   6   2·2B
F Thomas DH                   4   1   1   1    1   0  .352 1.041   18    0   0   
P Konerko 1B                  3   1   1   1    1   1  .319 1.006   17    9   1   
C Singleton CF                3   0   2   1    1   0  .283  .829   14    3   0   
C Lee LF                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .901   13    0   1   GDP
G Norton 3B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .329  .939   12    0   4   
J Abbott RF                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .191  .510   20    4   0   2B
M Johnson C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .708   16    3   0   

M Sirotka P                                                              0   0
  S Eyre P                                                               0   0
  J Parque P                                                             0   0
  K Wunsch P                                                             0   0
Totals                       36   5  10   4    3   6              143   24  12

BATTING

2B: R Durham (5, off C Durbin); J Abbott (3, off C Durbin); J Valentin 2 (9, 2 off C Durbin).

TB: J Valentin 4; R Durham 2; J Abbott 2; C Singleton 2; G Norton 2; F Thomas; P Konerko.

GIDP: C Lee (2).

RBI: J Abbott (3); F Thomas (23); C Singleton (23); P Konerko (25).

2-out RBI: J Abbott.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    5   2   4   4    0   0  .289  .803   15    2   0   2·HR
C Febles 2B                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .310  .747   18    1   6   
M Sweeney DH                  4   1   2   0    1   1  .319  .989   17    0   0   
J Dye RF                      5   2   2   2    0   1  .364 1.215   17    1   0   3B
M Quinn LF                    5   2   3   3    0   0  .304  .898   13    0   0   HR
J Randa 3B                    4   0   1   1    1   0  .354  .961   18    1   4   3B
D McCarty 1B                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .267  .790   20   12   2   HR
B Johnson C                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .188  .534   12    6   0   
R Sanchez SS                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .271  .686   11    1   3   

C Durbin P                                                               2   0
  J Spradlin P                                                           1   0
  D Reichert P                                                           0   0
Totals                       41  11  18  11    2   3              141   27  15

BATTING

3B: J Randa (1, off S Eyre); J Dye (1, off M Sirotka).

HR: D McCarty (2, off M Sirotka; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); J Damon 2 (4, 2 off M Sirotka; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF); M Quinn (6, off K Wunsch; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: J Damon 10; M Quinn 6; D McCarty 5; J Dye 4; J Randa 3; C Febles 2; M Sweeney 2; B Johnson; R Sanchez.

RBI: J Damon 4 (13); M Quinn 3 (17); J Dye 2 (31); J Randa (23); D McCarty (2).

2-out RBI: M Quinn 2; J Dye; J Randa.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Randa-C Febles-D McCarty.

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Sirotka, L (2-3)             3.1   9   7   7    0   0   3   6.18   19   58-35   23· 1·11    9· 5· 2· 3     14    -     0.84  -0.40
S Eyre                         1.2   7   3   3    1   0   0   6.75   12   38-25   20· 0· 5    3· 1· 7· 0          0-0    0.20  -0.04
J Parque                       2     1   0   0    1   2   0   4.17    8   30-19   11· 3· 5    4· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.12   0.01
K Wunsch                       1     1   1   1    0   1   1   3.29    4   15-9     4· 1· 4    1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.02  -0.00
Totals                         8    18  11  11    2   3   4          43  141-88   58· 5·25   17· 7·10· 4           -

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 Durbin                       4     8   5   5    3   3   0   5.92   23   84-45   25· 4·16    8· 2· 7· 0     26    -     0.94  -0.06
J Spradlin, W (1-1)            4     2   0   0    0   2   0   2.63   13   50-34   21· 8· 5    6· 3· 2· 0          2-1    0.30   0.12
D Reichert                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.00    3    9-7     5· 1· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9    10   5   5    3   6   0          39  143-86   51·13·22   16· 5· 9· 0          2-1

C Durbin faced 4 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Kerwin Danley, 1B - Andy Fletcher, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Jim McKean.

Time of Game: 2:53.

Attendance: 28,300.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 62° F, Wind 12mph out to Centerfield, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Kansas City Royals                   
1. R Durham             2B    1. J Damon              CF 
2. J Valentin           SS    2. C Febles             2B 
3. F Thomas             DH    3. M Sweeney            DH 
4. P Konerko            1B    4. J Dye                RF 
5. C Singleton          CF    5. M Quinn              LF 
6. C Lee                LF    6. J Randa              3B 
7. G Norton             3B    7. D McCarty            1B 
8. J Abbott             RF    8. B Johnson            C  
9. M Johnson            C     9. R Sanchez            SS 

   M Sirotka            P        C Durbin             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  2-0  1--  3   18%  53% J Damon         M Sirotka       Home Run; Sanchez Scores
   b 3   2  2-2  1--  2   12%  65% J Dye           M Sirotka       Triple (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Sweeney Scores
   t 2   2  0-0  1--  1  -10%  43% J Abbott        C Durbin        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Norton Scores
   b 4   1  2-5  1--  2    9%  93% J Damon         M Sirotka       Home Run; Johnson Scores
   b 3   2  2-3  --3  2    8%  73% M Quinn         M Sirotka       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Dye Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Chad Durbin facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  R Durham        Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   49%  J Valentin      Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   52%  F Thomas        Groundout: SS-1B; Valentin to 3B
   O      --3  6   55%  P Konerko       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Sirotka facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   59%  J Damon         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  4   55%  C Febles        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   52%  M Sweeney       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      1--  2   50%  J Dye           Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Chad Durbin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   53%  C Singleton     Groundout: 2B-P
   O      ---  3   54%  C Lee           Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   53%  G Norton        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   R      1--  1   43%  J Abbott        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Norton Scores
   O      -2-  4   46%  M Johnson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Sirotka facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   43%  M Quinn         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   41%  J Randa         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   40%  D McCarty       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chad Durbin facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   34%  R Durham        Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   36%  J Valentin      Groundout: 2B-1B; Durham to 3B
   R      --3  1   31%  F Thomas        Single to LF (Line Drive); Durham Scores
          1--  5   28%  P Konerko       Walk; Thomas to 2B
          12-  5   24%  C Singleton     Walk; Thomas to 3B; Konerko to 2B
   O      123  3   29%  C Lee           Flyball: CF
   O      123  6   35%  G Norton        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Sirotka facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   33%  B Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   36%  R Sanchez       Single (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  3   53%  J Damon         Home Run; Sanchez Scores
   O      ---  5   51%  C Febles        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   53%  M Sweeney       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   R      1--  2   65%  J Dye           Triple (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Sweeney Scores
   R      --3  2   73%  M Quinn         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Dye Scores
   O      1--  3   71%  J Randa         Popfly: 1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 4.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Chad Durbin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   74%  J Abbott        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   76%  M Johnson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   77%  R Durham        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mike Sirotka facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  2   84%  D McCarty       Home Run
          ---  3   86%  B Johnson       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      1--  2   84%  R Sanchez       Flyball: RF
   RR     1--  2   93%  J Damon         Home Run; Johnson Scores
                  Scott Eyre replaces Mike Sirotka pitching
          ---  4   93%  C Febles        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   94%  M Sweeney       Single to LF (Line Drive); Febles to 2B
   RO     12-  8   96%  J Dye           Single to LF (Line Drive); Febles Scores; Sweeney out at 3B/LF-SS; Dye to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   R      -2-  1   97%  M Quinn         Single to LF (Line Drive); Dye Scores
   R      1--  1   98%  J Randa         Triple to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Quinn Scores
   O      --3  4   98%  D McCarty       Groundout: SS-1B
                  6 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 10.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-10, Chad Durbin facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   97%  J Valentin      Double to RF (Line Drive)
          -2-  5   96%  F Thomas        Walk
   R      12-  2   94%  P Konerko       Single to LF (Line Drive); Valentin Scores; Thomas to 2B
   R      12-  3   90%  C Singleton     Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Thomas Scores; Konerko to 3B
                  Jerry Spradlin replaces Chad Durbin pitching
   ROO    1-3  1   94%  C Lee           Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Konerko Scores
          ---  1   94%  G Norton        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   95%  J Abbott        Popfly: 3B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 10.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-5, Scott Eyre facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   95%  B Johnson       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  3   94%  R Sanchez       Flyball: CF
          ---  2   94%  J Damon         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
          1--  2   95%  C Febles        Single to CF (Line Drive); Damon to 2B
          12-  5   95%  M Sweeney       Walk; Damon to 3B; Febles to 2B
   O      123  2   94%  J Dye           Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 10.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-10, Jerry Spradlin facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   95%  M Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   96%  R Durham        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   97%  J Valentin      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 10.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-5, Jim Parque facing 5-6-7
                  Jim Parque replaces Scott Eyre pitching
   O      ---  3   96%  M Quinn         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   97%  J Randa         Walk
          1--  5   97%  D McCarty       Single to RF (Line Drive); Randa to 2B
   O      12-  1   97%  B Johnson       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Randa to 3B
   O      1-3  4   96%  R Sanchez       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 10.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-10, Jerry Spradlin facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   97%  F Thomas        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   98%  P Konerko       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   97%  C Singleton     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   98%  C Lee           Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 10.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-5, Jim Parque facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   98%  J Damon         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   98%  C Febles        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   98%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 10.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-10, Jerry Spradlin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   99%  G Norton        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  6   99%  J Abbott        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   99%  M Johnson       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-5, Kelly Wunsch facing 4-5-6
                  Kelly Wunsch replaces Jim Parque pitching
   O      ---  3   99%  J Dye           Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  4  100%  M Quinn         Home Run
   O      ---  3  100%  J Randa         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5  100%  D McCarty       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 11.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-11, Dan Reichert facing 1-2-3
                  Dan Reichert replaces Jerry Spradlin pitching
   O      ---  3  100%  R Durham        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  J Valentin      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  F Thomas        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 11.

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