July 18, 2000 Chicago Cubs at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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FLA 7
@BAL 0 BOS 3
MON 1 CHW 7
MIL 5 CLE 8
HOU 2 CIN 5
@DET 4 KCR 12
CHC 4 MIN 3
STL 2 NYY 3
PHI 1 ATL 8
@TBD 2 NYM 11
@TOR 7 SEA 5
@ARI 2 COL 18
OAK 3 PIT 8
@LAD 6 ANA 3
@SDP 2
(11) SFG 5
TEX 3

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 28,898

Tuesday, July 18, 2000, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:51

Cubs

39-53

Lost 1

3rd, 14½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  1  1   0  1  0   0  1  0    4  8  1
Royals          3  1  0   0  5  0   2  1  X   12 20  0

W: B Stein (1-2), L: I Valdez (1-4)

Royals

41-50

Won 1

4th, 17 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Huson 2B                    3   2   1   0    1   0  .190  .553   22    2   5   
R Gutierrez SS                3   0   2   0    0   0  .279  .775    6    3   2   
  J Nieves PH-SS              0   1   0   0    1   0  .235  .716    5    0   1   
M Grace 1B                    2   0   1   2    0   0  .284  .825   13    4   0   SF
  B Brown PH-1B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .185  .579    5    1   0   
S Sosa RF                     4   1   2   2    0   1  .315 1.007   18    1   0   HR
H Rodriguez LF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .866   12    3   0   
  G Matthews LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .619         1   0   
G Hill DH                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .261  .774   12    0   0   
W Greene 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .233  .734   21    0   0   GDP
J Girardi C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .298  .773   12    4   0   
D Buford CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .265  .761   11    5   0   

I Valdez P                                                               0   1
  D Garibay P                                                            0   0
  S Rain P                                                               0   0
Totals                       33   4   8   4    2   6              137   24   9

BATTING

HR: S Sosa (28, off B Stein; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: M Grace (5, off B Stein).

TB: S Sosa 5; R Gutierrez 2; G Hill 2; J Huson; M Grace.

GIDP: W Greene (3).

RBI: S Sosa 2 (83); M Grace 2 (39).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Huson-M Grace; J Huson-R Gutierrez-M Grace.

E: S Sosa (6).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    6   1   5   2    0   0  .288  .801   15    3   0   4·2B
  S Pose RF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .189  .475         0   0   
R Sanchez SS                  5   0   1   1    0   1  .243  .579   19    0   6   
  L Ordaz PR-SS               1   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .472    3    0   0   
M Sweeney 1B                  3   1   1   2    1   0  .356  .969   18   10   0   HR,SF
J Dye DH                      5   2   2   1    0   0  .314  .985   16    0   0   HR
J Randa 3B                    5   2   3   2    0   1  .326  .861   17    1   1   HR
M Quinn LF                    3   1   2   0    2   1  .277  .833   21    1   0   2·2B
T Dunwoody RF-CF              5   1   2   1    0   0  .242  .607   14    2   0   2B,GDP
J Fabregas C                  4   2   1   0    1   0  .248  .652   21    7   0   2B
C Febles 2B                   4   2   3   2    1   0  .280  .723   15    3   3   

B Stein P                                                                0   0
  J Santiago P                                                           0   0
  R Bottalico P                                                          0   0
Totals                       41  12  20  11    5   3              159   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Fabregas (3, off D Garibay); J Damon 4 (19, 2 off I Valdez, 2 off D Garibay); T Dunwoody (2, off I Valdez); M Quinn 2 (15, off I Valdez, off S Rain).

HR: J Randa (11, off I Valdez; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); J Dye (23, off I Valdez; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); M Sweeney (16, off I Valdez; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

SF: M Sweeney (7, off I Valdez).

TB: J Damon 9; J Randa 6; J Dye 5; M Quinn 4; M Sweeney 4; C Febles 3; T Dunwoody 3; J Fabregas 2; R Sanchez.

GIDP: T Dunwoody (1).

RBI: J Damon 2 (38); M Sweeney 2 (82); C Febles 2 (18); J Randa 2 (60); J Dye (67); R Sanchez (20); T Dunwoody (9).

2-out RBI: J Randa 2; C Febles; J Damon.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 4 for 16.

FIELDING

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

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
I Valdez, L (1-4)              4.1  11   8   8    1   3   3   5.70   25   80-50   34· 2·14    4· 5· 9· 3     11    -     0.69  -0.37
D Garibay                      1.2   7   3   3    2   0   0   4.94   13   43-21   17· 0· 4    2· 2· 7· 0          2-2    0.17  -0.06
S Rain                         2     2   1   1    2   0   0   2.95    9   33-20   13· 4· 3    3· 2· 2· 0          2-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    20  12  12    5   3   3          47  156-91   64· 6·21    9· 9·18· 3          4-2

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
B Stein, W (1-2)               7.1   8   4   4    2   5   1   7.36   31  115-71   41· 9·21   11· 7· 5· 1     49    -     0.82   0.07
J Santiago                     0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.14    2    9-6     4· 1· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.06   0.00
R Bottalico                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.34    3   12-7     6· 1· 0    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     8   4   4    2   6   1          36  136-84   51·11·22   12· 9· 6· 1          1-0

D Garibay faced 4 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D Garibay (3); B Stein (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Alfonso Marquez, 2B - Scott Packard, 3B - Jeff Nelson.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 28,898.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 84° F, Wind 8mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Kansas City Royals                   
1. J Huson              2B    1. J Damon              CF 
2. R Gutierrez          SS    2. R Sanchez            SS 
3. M Grace              1B    3. M Sweeney            1B 
4. S Sosa               RF    4. J Dye                DH 
5. H Rodriguez          LF    5. J Randa              3B 
6. G Hill               DH    6. M Quinn              LF 
7. W Greene             3B    7. T Dunwoody           RF 
8. J Girardi            C     8. J Fabregas           C  
9. D Buford             CF    9. C Febles             2B 

   I Valdez             P        B Stein              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-1  1--  2   15%  76% J Randa         I Valdez        Home Run (LF-CF); Dye Scores
   b 5   0  3-4  ---  5   10%  80% M Sweeney       I Valdez        Home Run (LF-CF)
   t 4   0  4-2  1--  4    9%  76% W Greene        B Stein         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 2   0  3-0  ---  3   -8%  68% S Sosa          B Stein         Home Run
   t 5   1  4-2  1--  1   -7%  65% R Gutierrez     B Stein         Single to LF (Line Drive); Huson to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Blake Stein facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      --- 10   52%  J Huson         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  4   54%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   55%  M Grace         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ismael Valdez facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   61%  J Damon         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   59%  R Sanchez       Groundout: 2B-1B; Damon to 3B
   RO     --3  4   60%  M Sweeney       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Damon Scores
          ---  4   61%  J Dye           Single to RF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  2   76%  J Randa         Home Run (LF-CF); Dye Scores
   O      ---  5   75%  M Quinn         Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Royals 3.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Blake Stein facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  3   68%  S Sosa          Home Run
   O      ---  1   70%  H Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
          ---  4   68%  G Hill          Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   71%  W Greene        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  1   73%  J Girardi       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ismael Valdez facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   76%  T Dunwoody      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   73%  J Fabregas      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  2   78%  C Febles        Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Fabregas to 3B
   R      1-3  2   85%  J Damon         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Fabregas Scores; Febles to 3B
   O      -23  3   81%  R Sanchez       Fielder's Choice SS; Febles out at Hm/SS-C; Damon to 3B; Sanchez to 2B
   O      -23  1   77%  M Sweeney       Bunt Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Royals 4.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Blake Stein facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   79%  D Buford        Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   77%  J Huson         Walk
          1--  1   71%  R Gutierrez     Single to CF (Line Drive); Huson to 3B
   R      1-3  3   65%  M Grace         Single (Ground Ball); Huson Scores; Gutierrez to 2B
   O      12-  5   70%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1   75%  H Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ismael Valdez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   73%  J Dye           Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   72%  J Randa         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  1   73%  M Quinn         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  5   71%  T Dunwoody      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Royals 4.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Blake Stein facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   67%  G Hill          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4   76%  W Greene        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  3   77%  J Girardi       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ismael Valdez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   75%  J Fabregas      Lineout: LF
   O      ---  2   74%  C Febles        Flyball: CF
          ---  2   75%  J Damon         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   73%  R Sanchez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Royals 4.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Blake Stein facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   76%  D Buford        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   73%  J Huson         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   65%  R Gutierrez     Single to LF (Line Drive); Huson to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   65%  M Grace         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Huson Scores; Gutierrez to 2B
   O      -2-  5   70%  S Sosa          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Ismael Valdez facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  5   80%  M Sweeney       Home Run (LF-CF)
   R      ---  3   87%  J Dye           Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   86%  J Randa         Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   87%  M Quinn         Walk
          1--  3   91%  T Dunwoody      Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Quinn to 3B
                  Daniel Garibay replaces Ismael Valdez pitching
   R      -23      93%  J Fabregas      Wild Pitch; Quinn Scores; Dunwoody to 3B
   O      --3  5   91%  " "             Lineout: SS
   R      --3  2   94%  C Febles        Single to CF (Line Drive); Dunwoody Scores
   R      1--  2   97%  J Damon         Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Febles Scores
   O      -2-  1   96%  R Sanchez       Flyball: CF
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Royals 9.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-9, Blake Stein facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   97%  H Rodriguez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   98%  G Hill          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  6   98%  W Greene        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Royals 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-3, Daniel Garibay facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   98%  M Sweeney       Walk
   O      1--  4   98%  J Dye           Flyball: CF
          1--  3   98%  J Randa         Single to CF (Line Drive); Sweeney to 2B
          12-  6   99%  M Quinn         Walk; Sweeney to 3B; Randa to 2B
   OO     123  2   98%  T Dunwoody      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Royals 9.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-9, Blake Stein facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   98%  J Girardi       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  D Buford        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   99%  J Huson         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Royals 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-3, Daniel Garibay facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   99%  J Fabregas      Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Fabregas to 3B/Adv on E9 (throw to 2B)
   R      --3  3  100%  C Febles        Single to CF (Line Drive); Fabregas Scores
          1--  1  100%  J Damon         Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Febles to 3B
   R      -23  8  100%  R Sanchez       Single to CF (Line Drive); Febles Scores; Damon to 3B
                  Steve Rain replaces Daniel Garibay pitching; Luis Ordaz pinch runs for Rey Sanchez batting 2nd
   OO     1-3  3  100%  M Sweeney       Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
   O      --3  1  100%  J Dye           Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Royals 11.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-11, Blake Stein facing 2-3-4
                  Luis Ordaz moves to SS; Jose Nieves pinch hits for Ricky Gutierrez batting 2nd
          ---  5   99%  J Nieves        Walk
                  Brant Brown pinch hits for Mark Grace batting 3rd
          1--      99%  B Brown         Wild Pitch; Nieves to 2B
   O      -2-  4  100%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Nieves to 3B
   R      --3  5   99%  S Sosa          Single to CF (Line Drive); Nieves Scores
                  Jose Santiago replaces Blake Stein pitching
   O      1--  6  100%  H Rodriguez     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  3  100%  G Hill          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Royals 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 11-4, Steve Rain facing 5-6-7
                  Brant Brown moves to 1B; Jose Nieves moves to SS; Gary Matthews replaces Henry Rodriguez playing LF batting 5th
          ---  4  100%  J Randa         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  3  100%  M Quinn         Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Randa to 3B
   RO     -23  2  100%  T Dunwoody      Groundout: 2B-1B; Randa Scores; Quinn to 3B
          --3  6  100%  J Fabregas      Walk
          1-3  6  100%  C Febles        Walk; Fabregas to 2B
   O      123  5  100%  J Damon         Flyball: LF
   O      123  3  100%  L Ordaz         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 4, Royals 12.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-12, Ricky Bottalico facing 7-8-9
                  Ricky Bottalico replaces Jose Santiago pitching; Todd Dunwoody moves to CF; Scott Pose replaces Johnny Damon playing RF batting 1st
   O      ---  6  100%  W Greene        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  J Girardi       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  2  100%  D Buford        Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Royals 12.

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