August 8, 2001 Baltimore Orioles at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 15
@ANA 1 BAL 4
@KCR 1 CLE 8
@MIN 2
(10) OAK 6
BOS 1 SEA 12
TOR 4 NYY 16
@TBD 1 DET 19
@TEX 6 HOU 2
@ATL 1
(12) CHC 2
COL 1 CIN 11
SFG 9 ARI 7
@FLA 1 MON 6
STL 5
(11) NYM 5
MIL 4 PHI 4
SDP 3 LAD 9
@PIT 4

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 17,885

Wednesday, August 8, 2001, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 2:46

Orioles

48-67

Won 3

4th, 20½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         1  1  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    4  8  0
Royals          0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  0

W: J Mercedes (6-13), L: C Durbin (7-10), S: B Groom (11)

Royals

44-70

Lost 3

5th, 20½ GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Anderson RF                 5   0   0   0    0   0  .194  .599   20    3   0   GDP
M Mora SS                     3   1   1   1    1   1  .265  .741   16    1   3   HR
D Segui 1B                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .291  .837   18   11   0   2·2B
J Conine LF                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .306  .840   17    3   0   3B
C Richard CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .262  .776   11    4   0   2B
C Ripken 3B                   2   1   1   2    1   1  .262  .693   15    0   3   HR,SF
T Batista DH                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .220  .662   13    0   0   GDP
F Lunar C                     2   0   0   0    2   1  .265  .624   18    5   0   
J Hairston 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .673    4    0   0   
  B Roberts 2B                3   0   1   0    0   0  .270  .648   11    0   4   

J Mercedes P                                                             0   0
  B Ryan P                                                               0   0
  A Mills P                                                              0   0
  B Groom P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32   4   8   4    4   6              143   27  10

BATTING

2B: C Richard (16, off C Durbin); D Segui 2 (13, 2 off C Durbin).

3B: J Conine (2, off C Durbin).

HR: C Ripken (10, off C Durbin; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); M Mora (6, off C Durbin; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF).

SF: C Ripken (6, off C Durbin).

TB: M Mora 4; C Ripken 4; D Segui 4; J Conine 3; C Richard 2; B Roberts; T Batista.

GIDP: B Anderson (2); T Batista (6).

RBI: C Ripken 2 (45); J Conine (61); M Mora (42).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Roberts-M Mora-D Segui.

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Sadler 2B                   2   0   0   1    0   1  .181  .494   11    2   3   SF
  L Alicea PH-2B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .677    1    0   0   
N Perez SS                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .739   13    1   4   HBP
C Beltran CF                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .280  .778   12    2   0   SB
M Sweeney 1B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .311  .946   17   12   0   
R Ibanez LF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .291  .847    9    1   0   
  D McCarty PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .214  .661    3    0   0   
J Randa 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .251  .665   16    0   0   GDP
D Brown DH                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .279  .707   10    0   0   
M Quinn RF                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .281  .782   14    3   0   SB
G Zaun C                      3   0   1   0    0   0  .206  .645   16    6   0   2B

C Durbin P                                                               0   2
  D Henry P                                                              0   0
  J Grimsley P                                                           0   1
Totals                       31   1   6   1    1   4              122   27  10

BATTING

2B: G Zaun (3, off A Mills).

SF: D Sadler (1, off J Mercedes).

HBP: N Perez (1, by A Mills).

TB: G Zaun 2; M Sweeney 2; C Beltran; M Quinn; D McCarty.

GIDP: J Randa (13).

RBI: D Sadler (4).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Grimsley-N Perez-M Sweeney; N Perez-D Sadler-M Sweeney.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Beltran (16, 2nd base off J Mercedes/F Lunar); M Quinn (6, 2nd base off J Mercedes/F Lunar).

PITCHING

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Mercedes, W (6-13)           6.2   3   1   1    1   3   0   5.79   24   86-56   31· 3·22   11· 8· 1· 0     66    -     1.11   0.29
B Ryan, H (9)                  0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   5.09    1    4-3     1· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.02   0.06
A Mills, H (1)                 0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.52    4   16-11    6· 1· 4    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.09   0.01
B Groom, S (11)                1.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   3.27    5   13-9     6· 1· 2    2· 1· 2· 0          2-0    1.84   0.11
Totals                         9     6   1   1    1   4   0          34  119-79   44· 6·29   13·11· 4· 0          4-0

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, L (7-10)             7     7   4   4    3   4   2   4.74   30  109-69   38· 7·24    9· 7· 5· 2     48    -     0.80  -0.07
D Henry                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   6.32    3   13-8     5· 2· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.23   0.02
J Grimsley                     1     1   0   0    1   1   0   3.05    4   19-9     4· 3· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.20   0.01
Totals                         9     8   4   4    4   6   2          37  141-86   47·12·27   11· 8· 6· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: C Durbin (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: A Mills (1; N Perez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Miller, 1B - Matt Hollowell, 2B - Jim Joyce, 3B - Tim Timmons.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 17,885.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 84° F, Wind 7mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Kansas City Royals                   
1. B Anderson           RF    1. D Sadler             2B 
2. M Mora               SS    2. N Perez              SS 
3. D Segui              1B    3. C Beltran            CF 
4. J Conine             LF    4. M Sweeney            1B 
5. C Richard            CF    5. R Ibanez             LF 
6. C Ripken             3B    6. J Randa              3B 
7. T Batista            DH    7. D Brown              DH 
8. F Lunar              C     8. M Quinn              RF 
9. J Hairston           2B    9. G Zaun               C  

   J Mercedes           P        C Durbin             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   0  4-1  12-  2   18%  98% J Randa         B Groom         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Sweeney to 3B
   t 6   0  1-2  -2-  5   12%  84% J Conine        C Durbin        Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Segui Scores
   t 4   0  1-2  12-  3  -10%  60% T Batista       C Durbin        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Richard to 3B
   b 9   0  4-1  1--  3  -10%  80% D McCarty       B Groom         Single to LF (Line Drive); Sweeney to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  ---  2    9%  57% M Mora          C Durbin        Home Run (LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Chad Durbin facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  B Anderson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  2   57%  M Mora          Home Run (LF-CF)
          ---  7   60%  D Segui         Double (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   57%  J Conine        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  2   54%  C Richard       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose Mercedes facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   57%  D Sadler        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   58%  N Perez         Flyball: CF
          ---  5   57%  C Beltran       Walk
          1--      56%  M Sweeney       Beltran Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   60%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chad Durbin facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  3   68%  C Ripken        Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   66%  T Batista       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2   65%  F Lunar         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  4   64%  J Hairston      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Jose Mercedes facing 5-6-7
                  Brian Roberts replaces Jerry Hairston playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---  3   67%  R Ibanez        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   68%  J Randa         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   70%  D Brown         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Chad Durbin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   68%  B Anderson      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  4   70%  M Mora          Walk
   O      1--  8   68%  D Segui         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Mora to 2B
   O      -2-  5   65%  J Conine        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Jose Mercedes facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   61%  M Quinn         Single (Ground Ball)
          1--      59%  G Zaun          Quinn Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   61%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Quinn to 3B
   RO     --3  3   60%  D Sadler        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Short RF); Quinn Scores
   O      ---  3   61%  N Perez         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Royals 1.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Chad Durbin facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   67%  C Richard       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
          -2-  6   70%  C Ripken        Walk
   OO     12-  3   60%  T Batista       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Richard to 3B
   O      --3  5   56%  F Lunar         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Jose Mercedes facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   59%  C Beltran       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   61%  M Sweeney       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   63%  R Ibanez        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Royals 1.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Chad Durbin facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   60%  B Roberts       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   58%  B Anderson      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   57%  M Mora          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Jose Mercedes facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   60%  J Randa         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   63%  D Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  8   65%  M Quinn         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Royals 1.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Chad Durbin facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   71%  D Segui         Double (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   R      -2-  5   84%  J Conine        Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Segui Scores
   O      --3  3   80%  C Richard       Groundout: 2B-1B
   RO     --3  2   82%  C Ripken        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Conine Scores
          ---  3   83%  T Batista       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   84%  F Lunar         Walk; Batista to 2B
          12-      85%  B Roberts       Wild Pitch; Batista to 3B; Lunar to 2B
   O      -23  3   81%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Jose Mercedes facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   85%  G Zaun          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   87%  D Sadler        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   88%  N Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 1.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-1, Chad Durbin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   87%  B Anderson      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   86%  M Mora          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  2   85%  D Segui         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Jose Mercedes facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   80%  C Beltran       Single (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   72%  M Sweeney       Single to RF (Line Drive); Beltran to 2B
   O      12-  3   80%  R Ibanez        Flyball: LF
   O      12-  4   86%  J Randa         Strikeout Looking
                  B.J. Ryan replaces Jose Mercedes pitching
   O      12-  4   92%  D Brown         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 1.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-1, Doug Henry facing 4-5-6
                  Doug Henry replaces Chad Durbin pitching
   O      ---  5   91%  J Conine        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   90%  C Richard       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   90%  C Ripken        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Alan Mills facing 8-9-1
                  Alan Mills replaces B.J. Ryan pitching
   O      ---  3   93%  M Quinn         Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
          ---  8   88%  G Zaun          Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
                  Luis Alicea pinch hits for Donnie Sadler batting 1st
   O      -2-  1   93%  L Alicea        Flyball: CF
          -2-  4   90%  N Perez         Hit By Pitch
                  Buddy Groom replaces Alan Mills pitching
   O      12-  3   96%  C Beltran       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 1.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jason Grimsley facing 7-8-9
                  Jason Grimsley replaces Doug Henry pitching; Luis Alicea moves to 2B
   O      ---  6   95%  T Batista       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   96%  F Lunar         Walk
          1--  3   97%  B Roberts       Single to RF (Line Drive); Lunar to 2B
   OO     12-  4   95%  B Anderson      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Buddy Groom facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   90%  M Sweeney       Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  David McCarty pinch hits for Raul Ibanez batting 5th
          1--  3   80%  D McCarty       Single to LF (Line Drive); Sweeney to 2B
   OO     12-  2   98%  J Randa         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Sweeney to 3B
   O      --3  2  100%  D Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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