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BOS 11
TBD  4

DET 10
@CHW  9

(10)
CLE  4
BAL  3

MIN  6
@KCR  2

TOR 13
@NYY  4

ANA  5
@OAK  4

SEA  9
@TEX  7

(10)
STL 12
@ARI  9

SDP 10
@COL  6

ATL  7
@FLA  5

HOU  4
PIT  1

LAD 10
SFG  1

MIL  5
CIN  4

MON 10
NYM  6

CHC  3
@PHI  2

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 40,150

Friday, April 6, 2001, 1:07PM
Time of Game: 2:54
Twins
6
3-0
Won 3
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  1   2  3  0   0  0  0    6 11  0
Royals          0  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    2  5  1
W: J Mays (1-0), L: B Meadows (0-1)
Royals
2
0-4
Lost 4
5th, 3½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Guzman SS                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .231  .824   18    1   2   3B
D Hocking CF                  4   1   1   1    1   0  .286  .904   24    5   0   2B
M Lawton RF                   4   2   1   0    1   0  .182  .539   14    3   0   GDP
C Koskie 3B                   4   1   2   2    0   1  .364 1.021   13    1   1   HR
D Ortiz DH                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .455 1.227   22    0   0   
J Maxwell 2B                  4   0   2   2    0   0  .500 1.250   14    0   5   2B
J Jones LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .885   10    2   0   GDP
D Mientkiewicz 1B             4   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .777   12    8   1   
T Prince C                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .250 1.250   13    6   0   HR

J Mays P                                                                 1   1
  H Carrasco P                                                           0   0
Totals                       37   6  11   6    2   4              140   27  10
BATTING
2B: J Maxwell (1, off D Henry); D Hocking (2, off B Meadows).
3B: C Guzman (2, off B Meadows).
HR: C Koskie (1, off B Meadows; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF); T Prince (1, off B Meadows; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: C Koskie 5; T Prince 4; C Guzman 3; J Maxwell 3; D Hocking 2; J Jones; D Ortiz; M Lawton; D Mientkiewicz.
GIDP: J Jones (1); M Lawton (1).
RBI: C Koskie 2 (3); J Maxwell 2 (2); T Prince (1); D Hocking (4).
2-out RBI: J Maxwell 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Alicea 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   14    0   8   
C Beltran CF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .313  .626   10    4   0   
M Sweeney 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .067  .192    9   12   0   
J Dye RF                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .357 1.000   16    1   0   
J Randa 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .063   10    1   0   
M Quinn LF                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .200  .800   21    0   0   HR
D Brown DH                    3   1   1   0    0   1  .300  .800   10    0   0   2B
H Ortiz C                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .125  .347   11    4   0   
R Sanchez SS                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .500    8    5   4   

B Meadows P                                                              0   1
  T Cogan P                                                              0   0
  D Henry P                                                              0   1
  J Santiago P                                                           0   0
Totals                       32   2   5   2    1   6              109   27  14
BATTING
2B: D Brown (2, off J Mays).
HR: M Quinn (2, off J Mays; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: M Quinn 4; D Brown 2; C Beltran; J Dye; R Sanchez.
RBI: M Quinn (3); R Sanchez (1).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
FIELDING
DP: 2. D Henry-R Sanchez-M Sweeney; L Alicea-R Sanchez-M Sweeney.
E: M Quinn (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 Mays, W (1-0)                7     5   2   2    1   4   1   2.57   27   90-58   37· 8·13   11· 7· 3· 1     62    -     0.74   0.28
H Carrasco                     2     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    6   19-13    5· 4· 4    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.34   0.06
Totals                         9     5   2   2    1   6   1          33  109-71   42·12·17   12·10· 3· 1           -  
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 Meadows, L (0-1)             4     8   5   5    0   1   2  11.25   20   64-51   36· 1·14    7· 6· 4· 2     27    -     0.87  -0.18
T Cogan                        0.2   0   1   1    1   1   0  10.80    3   17-10    4· 4· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.59   0.03
D Henry                        2.1   2   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    9   34-22   10· 1·11    3· 1· 2· 0          2-2    0.28  -0.03
J Santiago                     2     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    7   25-14   10· 0· 4    7· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.02
Totals                         9    11   6   6    2   4   2          39  140-97   60· 6·31   17· 8· 6· 2          3-2 
B Meadows faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Joyce, 1B - Terry Craft, 2B - Bill Miller, 3B - Rob Drake.
Time of Game: 2:54.
Attendance: 40,150.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 73° F, Wind 15mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Kansas City Royals                   
1. C Guzman             SS    1. L Alicea             2B 
2. D Hocking            CF    2. C Beltran            CF 
3. M Lawton             RF    3. M Sweeney            1B 
4. C Koskie             3B    4. J Dye                RF 
5. D Ortiz              DH    5. J Randa              3B 
6. J Maxwell            2B    6. M Quinn              LF 
7. J Jones              LF    7. D Brown              DH 
8. D Mientkiewicz       1B    8. H Ortiz              C  
9. T Prince             C     9. R Sanchez            SS 

   J Mays               P        B Meadows            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   0  0-1  1--  1   15%  80% C Koskie        B Meadows       Home Run; Lawton Scores
   t 3   1  0-0  ---  2   11%  58% T Prince        B Meadows       Home Run
   t 5   2  0-4  12-  6    7%  95% J Maxwell       D Henry         Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Hocking Scores; Lawton Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  1--  1   -6%  45% J Jones         B Meadows       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 5   0  0-3  ---  1    6%  87% C Guzman        B Meadows       Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Meadows facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  C Guzman        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   51%  D Hocking       Reached on E7 (Line Drive); Hocking to 2B
   O      -2-  2   48%  M Lawton        Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-  3   45%  C Koskie        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Mays facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  L Alicea        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   49%  C Beltran       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Meadows facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   54%  D Ortiz         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   O      1--  3   50%  J Maxwell       Flyball: CF
   OO     1--  1   45%  J Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Mays facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   47%  J Dye           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   49%  J Randa         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  6   50%  M Quinn         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Meadows facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   47%  D Mientkiewicz  Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  2   58%  T Prince        Home Run
   O      ---  7   56%  C Guzman        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   55%  D Hocking       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Mays facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   58%  D Brown         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   55%  H Ortiz         Walk
   O      1--  3   58%  R Sanchez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  4   61%  L Alicea        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brian Meadows facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   65%  M Lawton        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  1   80%  C Koskie        Home Run; Lawton Scores
   O      ---  3   78%  D Ortiz         Flyball: CF
          ---  3   80%  J Maxwell       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
          1--  3   82%  J Jones         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Maxwell to 2B
   O      12-  3   79%  D Mientkiewicz  Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
   O      12-  3   76%  T Prince        Popfly: SS
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Joe Mays facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   79%  C Beltran       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   81%  M Sweeney       Flyball: LF
          ---  2   79%  J Dye           Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      1--  2   82%  J Randa         Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Brian Meadows facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   87%  C Guzman        Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   R      --3  2   91%  D Hocking       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Guzman Scores
                  Tony Cogan replaces Brian Meadows pitching
          -2-  6   91%  M Lawton        Walk
   O      12-  5   89%  C Koskie        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6   88%  D Ortiz         Popfly: SS
                  Doug Henry replaces Tony Cogan pitching
   RR     12-  6   95%  J Maxwell       Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Hocking Scores; Lawton Scores
   O      -2-  3   94%  J Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-6, Joe Mays facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  6   91%  M Quinn         Home Run
          ---  3   87%  D Brown         Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4   89%  H Ortiz         Groundout: 1B-P; Brown to 3B
   R      --3  4   86%  R Sanchez       Single to CF (Line Drive); Brown Scores
   O      1--  5   88%  L Alicea        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   87%  C Beltran       Single (Ground Ball); Sanchez to 2B
   O      12-  2   90%  M Sweeney       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 2.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-2, Doug Henry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   90%  D Mientkiewicz  Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   89%  T Prince        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   88%  C Guzman        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-6, Joe Mays facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   91%  J Dye           Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   92%  J Randa         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   93%  M Quinn         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 2.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-2, Doug Henry facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   94%  D Hocking       Walk
   OO     1--  3   92%  M Lawton        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
          ---  4   92%  C Koskie        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   91%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-6, Joe Mays facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   94%  D Brown         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   95%  H Ortiz         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   96%  R Sanchez       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 2.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jose Santiago facing 6-7-8
                  Jose Santiago replaces Doug Henry pitching
   O      ---  2   95%  J Maxwell       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   95%  J Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   95%  D Mientkiewicz  Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   O      1--  5   95%  T Prince        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-6, Hector Carrasco facing 1-2-3
                  Hector Carrasco replaces Joe Mays pitching
   O      ---  3   96%  L Alicea        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   98%  C Beltran       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   98%  M Sweeney       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 2.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jose Santiago facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   98%  C Guzman        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   98%  D Hocking       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   98%  M Lawton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-6, Hector Carrasco facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   99%  J Dye           Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4  100%  J Randa         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5  100%  M Quinn         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:KCA200104060

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