April 22, 2001 Toronto Blue Jays at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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MIN 4
@CHW 2 CLE 11
DET 3 KCR 5
TOR 1 NYY 4
BOS 3
(10) SEA 5
ANA 0 BAL 10
@TBD 8
(11) TEX 11
OAK 2 COL 2
@ARI 1 NYM 5
@CIN 1 MON 6
@FLA 2 HOU 4
STL 3 SDP 7
@LAD 6
(11) PHI 3
ATL 2 PIT 4
CHC 3
(10) SFG 6
MIL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 17,371

Sunday, April 22, 2001, 1:06PM
Time of Game: 2:37

Blue Jays

12-7

Lost 2

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  2  0
Royals          0  0  0   3  0  0   0  2  X    5  9  1

W: D Reichert (2-1), L: E Loaiza (3-1), S: R Hernandez (4)

Royals

6-12

Won 2

4th, 8½ GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .373 1.040   13    1   0   GDP
A Gonzalez SS                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .304  .742   16    3   1   
R Mondesi RF                  1   0   0   0    3   1  .263  .828   26    4   0   
C Delgado 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .281 1.253   16    7   0   GDP
J Cruz CF                     4   1   1   0    0   2  .343 1.025   19    1   0   
B Fullmer DH                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .605   13    0   0   
T Batista 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .173  .595    8    1   1   
D Fletcher C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .230  .583    7    6   1   
J Frye 2B                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .226  .559   18    1   3   

E Loaiza P                                                               0   2
  K Escobar P                                                            0   0
Totals                       28   1   2   0    5   8              136   24   8

BATTING

TB: J Cruz; A Gonzalez.

GIDP: S Stewart (2); C Delgado (1).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Batista-J Frye-C Delgado.

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Alicea 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .143  .310   23    3   6   
C Beltran CF                  3   1   2   0    1   0  .288  .751   16    1   0   2B
M Quinn LF                    4   1   1   2    0   1  .351 1.115    9    1   0   HR
J Dye RF                      4   1   1   0    0   0  .232  .713    9    1   0   2B
M Sweeney 1B                  4   2   2   2    0   0  .229  .795   13   11   0   HR,2B
D Brown DH                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .278  .658   10    0   0   CS
J Randa 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .197  .546   20    1   2   
H Ortiz C                     1   0   0   0    2   1  .282  .711   18    8   0   
R Sanchez SS                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .186  .454    6    1   4   SH,GDP

D Reichert P                                                             0   0
  R Hernandez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       30   5   9   5    3   5              124   27  12

BATTING

2B: J Dye (4, off K Escobar); C Beltran (2, off E Loaiza); M Sweeney (4, off E Loaiza).

HR: M Quinn (8, off E Loaiza; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); M Sweeney (5, off K Escobar; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF-CF).

SH: R Sanchez (4, off E Loaiza).

TB: M Sweeney 6; M Quinn 4; C Beltran 3; D Brown 2; J Dye 2; L Alicea.

GIDP: R Sanchez (3).

RBI: M Quinn 2 (18); M Sweeney 2 (11); D Brown (4).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Sanchez-L Alicea-M Sweeney 2.

E: J Dye (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: D Brown (1, 2nd base by E Loaiza/D Fletcher).

PITCHING

Toronto Blue Jays             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Loaiza, L (3-1)              7     7   3   3    3   4   1   2.81   29  105-69   43· 6·20    8· 7· 6· 1     52    -     0.78  -0.02
K Escobar                      1     2   2   2    0   1   1   2.53    5   17-10    5· 3· 2    1· 1· 1· 1          0-0    0.19  -0.05
Totals                         8     9   5   5    3   5   2          34  122-79   48· 9·22    9· 8· 7· 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
D Reichert, W (2-1)            8     2   1   0    5   6   0   2.73   30  118-71   41·13·17   13· 4· 2· 0     77    -     0.97   0.35
R Hernandez, S (4)             1     0   0   0    0   2   0  11.00    3   12-8     5· 1· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.22   0.08
Totals                         9     2   1   0    5   8   0          33  130-79   46·14·19   13· 5· 2· 0          2-0

D Reichert faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D Reichert (1); R Hernandez (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 2B - Scott Higgins, 3B - Angel Hernandez.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 17,371.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 25mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Kansas City Royals                   
1. S Stewart            LF    1. L Alicea             2B 
2. A Gonzalez           SS    2. C Beltran            CF 
3. R Mondesi            RF    3. M Quinn              LF 
4. C Delgado            1B    4. J Dye                RF 
5. J Cruz               CF    5. M Sweeney            1B 
6. B Fullmer            DH    6. D Brown              DH 
7. T Batista            3B    7. J Randa              3B 
8. D Fletcher           C     8. H Ortiz              C  
9. J Frye               2B    9. R Sanchez            SS 

   E Loaiza             P        D Reichert           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  1-0  1--  1   19%  68% M Quinn         E Loaiza        Home Run (LF-CF); Beltran Scores
   t 4   2  0-0  1--  1  -13%  41% B Fullmer       D Reichert      Reached on E9 (Line Drive); Cruz Scores/unER/No RBI; Fullmer to 2B
   t 4   0  0-0  1--  1    9%  55% C Delgado       D Reichert      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 3   0  0-0  1--  5    8%  55% S Stewart       D Reichert      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 3   0  0-0  1--  3   -8%  51% R Sanchez       E Loaiza        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Reichert facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  S Stewart       Popfly: 2B
          ---  4   50%  A Gonzalez      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
          1--      49%  R Mondesi       Wild Pitch; Gonzalez to 2B
          -2-  6   47%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  6   51%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   55%  J Cruz          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Esteban Loaiza facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  L Alicea        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   57%  C Beltran       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      -2-  3   53%  M Quinn         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  2   50%  J Dye           Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Reichert facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   52%  B Fullmer       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   54%  T Batista       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   55%  D Fletcher      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Esteban Loaiza facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   53%  M Sweeney       Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  2   51%  D Brown         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  7   50%  J Randa         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Reichert facing 9-1-2
          ---  7   46%  J Frye          Walk
   OO     1--  5   55%  S Stewart       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  3   56%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Esteban Loaiza facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   60%  H Ortiz         Walk
   OO     1--  3   51%  R Sanchez       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  7   50%  L Alicea        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Reichert facing 3-4-5
          ---  7   46%  R Mondesi       Walk
   OO     1--  1   55%  C Delgado       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---  5   53%  J Cruz          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   R      1--  1   41%  B Fullmer       Reached on E9 (Line Drive); Cruz Scores/unER/No RBI; Fullmer to 2B
   O      -2-  1   44%  T Batista       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Esteban Loaiza facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   49%  C Beltran       Walk
   RR     1--  1   68%  M Quinn         Home Run (LF-CF); Beltran Scores
   O      ---  2   66%  J Dye           Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   69%  M Sweeney       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   R      -2-  3   77%  D Brown         Single to LF (Line Drive); Sweeney Scores
   O      1--  3   75%  J Randa         Flyball: RF
   O      1--  2   73%  H Ortiz         Brown Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 3.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-3, Dan Reichert facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   76%  D Fletcher      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   79%  J Frye          Popfly: SS
   O      ---  4   80%  S Stewart       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Esteban Loaiza facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   78%  H Ortiz         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   77%  R Sanchez       Flyball: RF
          ---  5   78%  L Alicea        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   80%  C Beltran       Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Alicea to 3B
   O      1-3  4   76%  M Quinn         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 3.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-3, Dan Reichert facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   79%  A Gonzalez      Lineout: RF
   O      ---  6   82%  R Mondesi       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   83%  C Delgado       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Esteban Loaiza facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   82%  J Dye           Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   81%  M Sweeney       Flyball: RF
          ---  3   81%  D Brown         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      1--  4   80%  J Randa         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 3.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-3, Dan Reichert facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   83%  J Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   86%  B Fullmer       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   88%  T Batista       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Esteban Loaiza facing 8-9-1
          ---  7   89%  H Ortiz         Walk
   O      1--  1   89%  R Sanchez       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Ortiz to 2B
   O      -2-  6   87%  L Alicea        Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  4   85%  C Beltran       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 3.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-3, Dan Reichert facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   89%  D Fletcher      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   92%  J Frye          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   93%  S Stewart       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Kelvim Escobar facing 3-4-5
                  Kelvim Escobar replaces Esteban Loaiza pitching
   O      ---  1   92%  M Quinn         Popfly: SS
          ---  4   94%  J Dye           Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   RR     -2-  4   98%  M Sweeney       Home Run (LF-CF); Dye Scores
   O      ---  2   98%  D Brown         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   98%  J Randa         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 5.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-5, Dan Reichert facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   96%  A Gonzalez      Walk
          1--  4   92%  R Mondesi       Walk; Gonzalez to 2B
                  Roberto Hernandez replaces Dan Reichert pitching
          12-      91%  C Delgado       Wild Pitch; Gonzalez to 3B; Mondesi to 2B
   O      -23  4   95%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  6   98%  J Cruz          Strikeout Looking
   O      -23  2  100%  B Fullmer       Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation