June 26, 2001 Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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TEX 8
@ANA 1
(11) BOS 7
TBD 6 KCR 12
DET 5 MIN 7
CHW 6 CLE 5
@NYY 3 SEA 7
OAK 3 TOR 3
BAL 1 HOU 10
@ARI 7 CHC 4
NYM 2 SDP 11
@COL 3 FLA 3
MON 0 ATL 4
@PHI 1
(11) PIT 7
MIL 6
(12) LAD 14
@SFG 8 CIN 10
@STL 9

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 13,966

Tuesday, June 26, 2001, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 2:39

Tigers

32-41

Lost 3

4th, 12½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  2  0   0  3  0   0  0  0    5  6  2
Royals          0  4  3   0  0  0   5  0  X   12 13  0

W: D Reichert (7-6), L: W Blair (0-2)

Royals

29-46

Won 1

5th, 16½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Cedeno CF                   2   1   0   0    1   0  .265  .664    8    2   0   
  W Magee CF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .850    6    0   0   
D Easley 2B                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .293  .822   12    0   0   
  J Macias 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .732         0   0   
B Higginson LF                4   0   2   2    0   0  .298  .896   14    2   0   2B
T Clark 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .890   11    8   1   GDP
  R Jackson 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .633         0   0   
R Fick C                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .306  .937   14    5   0   
D Palmer DH                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .233  .772   16    0   0   
J Encarnacion RF              3   1   0   0    1   0  .271  .798   17    6   0   SB
S Halter SS                   3   1   1   2    0   1  .294  .801   13    0   4   HR
J Patterson 3B                3   1   1   0    0   0  .265  .757   10    1   2   

W Blair P                                                                0   0
  D Borkowski P                                                          0   0
  M Anderson P                                                           0   0
  C Nitkowski P                                                          0   0
Totals                       32   5   6   5    2   6              121   24   7

BATTING

2B: B Higginson (13, off D Reichert).

HR: S Halter (2, off D Reichert; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: S Halter 4; B Higginson 3; D Easley 2; J Patterson.

GIDP: T Clark (6).

RBI: S Halter 2 (16); B Higginson 2 (31); D Easley (29).

2-out RBI: S Halter 2; B Higginson 2; D Easley.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 3 for 4.

FIELDING

E: R Fick (3); R Cedeno (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Encarnacion (5, 2nd base off D Reichert/B Mayne).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Chavez LF                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .215  .496   12    3   0   
R Sanchez SS                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .297  .668    9    0   3   
M Sweeney 1B                  5   1   1   0    0   2  .317  .964   19   12   0   
J Randa 3B                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .264  .718   19    0   1   2·2B
  C Febles 2B                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .197  .516    6    1   1   
J Dye RF                      4   3   2   0    1   0  .286  .770   19    0   0   SB,IW
R Ibanez DH                   4   3   2   3    1   1  .217  .533   22    0   0   
C Beltran CF                  3   3   2   3    1   0  .253  .677   12    4   0   2B
B Mayne C                     4   0   3   4    0   0  .341  .783   13    6   0   2B
D Sadler 2B-3B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .185  .507   16    1   6   

D Reichert P                                                             0   1
  T Cogan P                                                              0   0
  J Austin P                                                             0   0
Totals                       38  12  13  10    4   5              147   27  12

BATTING

2B: J Randa 2 (18, off W Blair, off D Borkowski); C Beltran (9, off W Blair); B Mayne (8, off W Blair).

IBB: J Dye (3, by M Anderson).

TB: J Randa 4; B Mayne 4; C Beltran 3; R Ibanez 2; J Dye 2; M Sweeney; R Sanchez.

RBI: B Mayne 4 (24); R Ibanez 3 (10); C Beltran 3 (34).

2-out RBI: B Mayne 3.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 8 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Sadler-C Febles-M Sweeney.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Dye (7, 2nd base off W Blair/R Fick).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Blair, L (0-2)               2.2   7   7   7    2   1   0  10.00   17   55-33   21· 4· 8    4· 4· 6· 0     15    -     0.97  -0.45
D Borkowski                    3.1   3   2   2    0   2   0   6.58   13   38-27   16· 2· 9    3· 6· 2· 0          1-0    0.50   0.06
M Anderson                     0.1   3   3   2    1   0   0   5.87    6   18-9     7· 1· 1    3· 0· 2· 0          2-2    0.47  -0.08
C Nitkowski                    1.2   0   0   0    1   2   0   3.38    6   31-19   10· 3· 6    1· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    13  12  11    4   5   0          42  142-88   54·10·24   11·12·10· 0          5-2

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 (7-6)            7     5   5   5    2   4   1   4.37   28   96-56   31· 8·17   11· 7· 3· 1     49    -     0.72   0.02
T Cogan                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.51    3    8-5     3· 0· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.11   0.00
J Austin                       1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   16-10    4· 3· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9     6   5   5    2   6   1          34  120-71   38·11·22   13· 8· 4· 1           -

D Borkowski faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Anderson 2 (5).

IBB: M Anderson (4; J Dye).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lance Barksdale, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Jay Klemm, 3B - Ed Rapuano.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 13,966.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 86° F, Wind 15mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Kansas City Royals                   
1. R Cedeno             CF    1. E Chavez             LF 
2. D Easley             2B    2. R Sanchez            SS 
3. B Higginson          LF    3. M Sweeney            1B 
4. T Clark              1B    4. J Randa              3B 
5. R Fick               C     5. J Dye                RF 
6. D Palmer             DH    6. R Ibanez             DH 
7. J Encarnacion        RF    7. C Beltran            CF 
8. S Halter             SS    8. B Mayne              C  
9. J Patterson          3B    9. D Sadler             2B 

   W Blair              P        D Reichert           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-0  -2-  2  -17%  35% S Halter        D Reichert      Home Run; Encarnacion Scores
   b 3   2  2-4  123  1   15%  92% B Mayne         W Blair         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Dye Scores; Ibanez Scores; Beltran Scores
   t 5   2  7-3  -23  3  -11%  76% B Higginson     D Reichert      Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Cedeno Scores; Easley Scores
   b 2   0  2-0  1-3  6   11%  60% R Ibanez        W Blair         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Randa Scores; Dye to 3B/Adv on E8; Ibanez to 2B
   b 2   0  2-1  -23  1   10%  70% C Beltran       W Blair         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Dye Scores; Ibanez Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Reichert facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  R Cedeno        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   54%  D Easley        Popfly: 2B
          ---  2   53%  B Higginson     Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   55%  T Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Blair facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  E Chavez        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   51%  R Sanchez       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   50%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Reichert facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   52%  R Fick          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   54%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   53%  J Encarnacion   Walk
          1--      52%  S Halter        Encarnacion Steals 2B
   RR     -2-  2   35%  " "             Home Run; Encarnacion Scores
   O      ---  4   36%  J Patterson     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Willie Blair facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   42%  J Randa         Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-  2   49%  J Dye           Single to CF (Line Drive); Randa to 3B
   R      1-3  6   60%  R Ibanez        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Randa Scores; Dye to 3B/Adv on E8; Ibanez to 2B
   RR     -23  1   70%  C Beltran       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Dye Scores; Ibanez Scores
   R      -2-  4   76%  B Mayne         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Beltran Scores
   O      1--  7   74%  D Sadler        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   72%  E Chavez        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B; Mayne to 2B
   O      -2-  1   70%  R Sanchez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 4.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, Dan Reichert facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   72%  R Cedeno        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   74%  D Easley        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  5   75%  B Higginson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Willie Blair facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   74%  M Sweeney       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   72%  J Randa         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  3   73%  J Dye           Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--      74%  R Ibanez        Dye Steals 2B
          -2-  4   75%  " "             Walk
          12-  6   77%  C Beltran       Walk; Dye to 3B; Ibanez to 2B
   RRR    123  1   92%  B Mayne         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Dye Scores; Ibanez Scores; Beltran Scores
                  Dave Borkowski replaces Willie Blair pitching
   O      -2-  1   91%  D Sadler        Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 7.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-7, Dan Reichert facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   92%  T Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   93%  R Fick          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   94%  D Palmer        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-2, Dave Borkowski facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   93%  E Chavez        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   93%  R Sanchez       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   92%  M Sweeney       Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 7.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-7, Dan Reichert facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   94%  J Encarnacion   Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   95%  S Halter        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   94%  J Patterson     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
          1--  5   93%  R Cedeno        Walk; Patterson to 2B
   R      12-  2   88%  D Easley        Single to CF (Line Drive); Patterson Scores; Cedeno to 3B; Easley to 2B/Adv on throw
   RR     -23  3   76%  B Higginson     Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Cedeno Scores; Easley Scores
   O      -2-  5   80%  T Clark         Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-5, Dave Borkowski facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   84%  J Randa         Double to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      -2-  3   83%  J Dye           Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Randa to 3B
   O      --3  3   79%  R Ibanez        Flyball: LF
   O      --3  3   76%  C Beltran       Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 7.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-7, Dan Reichert facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   79%  R Fick          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   82%  D Palmer        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   83%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-5, Dave Borkowski facing 8-9-1
                  Wendell Magee replaces Roger Cedeno playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---  5   82%  B Mayne         Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  4   81%  D Sadler        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   80%  E Chavez        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 7.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-7, Dan Reichert facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   83%  S Halter        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   86%  J Patterson     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6   88%  W Magee         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-5, Dave Borkowski facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   89%  R Sanchez       Single (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   92%  M Sweeney       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Sanchez to 2B
                  Matt Anderson replaces Dave Borkowski pitching
          12-      94%  J Randa         Wild Pitch; Sanchez to 3B; Sweeney to 2B
   O      -23  4   92%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
          -23  4   92%  J Dye           Intentional Walk
   RR     123  1   98%  R Ibanez        Single to RF (Line Drive); Sanchez Scores; Sweeney Scores; Dye to 3B
   R      1-3  2   98%  C Beltran       Single to RF (Line Drive); Dye Scores; Ibanez to 2B
          12-  3   99%  B Mayne         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Ibanez to 3B; Beltran to 2B
   R      123  4   99%  D Sadler        Fielder's Choice 1B; Ibanez Scores/Safe on E2 (catch)/unER; Beltran to 3B; Mayne to 2B
   R      123     100%  E Chavez        Wild Pitch; Beltran Scores; Mayne to 3B; Sadler to 2B
                  C.J. Nitkowski replaces Matt Anderson pitching
   O      -23  3  100%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -23  4   99%  R Sanchez       Flyball: RF
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 12.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-12, Tony Cogan facing 2-3-4
                  Tony Cogan replaces Dan Reichert pitching; Carlos Febles replaces Joe Randa playing 2B batting 4th; Donnie Sadler moves to 3B
          ---  2   99%  D Easley        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4  100%  B Higginson     Flyball: CF
   OO     1--  2  100%  T Clark         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 12.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 12-5, C.J. Nitkowski facing 3-4-5
                  Ryan Jackson replaces Tony Clark playing 1B batting 4th; Jose Macias replaces Damion Easley playing 2B batting 2nd
   O      ---  4  100%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6  100%  C Febles        Walk
   O      1--  7  100%  J Dye           Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      1--  7  100%  R Ibanez        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 12.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-12, Jeff Austin facing 5-6-7
                  Jeff Austin replaces Tony Cogan pitching
   O      ---  5  100%  R Fick          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7  100%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 12.

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