April 27, 2002 Baltimore Orioles at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 11
TOR 4 BOS 10
TBD 0 DET 5
MIN 1 BAL 9
@KCR 4 OAK 16
CHW 1 SEA 1
NYY 0 TEX 4
CLE 2 HOU 6
@ATL 3 CIN 8
SFG 4
(8) COL 8
PHI 6 FLA 6
ARI 3 STL 5
@MON 0 NYM 2
MIL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 16,850

Saturday, April 27, 2002
Time of Game: 2:35

Orioles

10-13

Won 2

3rd, 6 GB

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

W: S Ponson (1-2), L: P Byrd (4-1)

Royals

7-14

Lost 2

4th, 6½ GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Mora LF                     3   1   1   1    2   1  .254  .873   22    2   0   HR
C Singleton CF                5   0   0   0    0   2  .147  .362   15    2   0   GDP
J Conine 1B                   4   1   0   0    0   1  .247  .639   20    7   0   HBP
J Gibbons RF                  4   2   1   0    1   1  .268  .899   14    6   0   2B
T Batista 3B                  4   3   3   5    0   0  .273  .870   21    1   1   2·HR,2B
M Cordova DH                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .286  .793    8    0   0   
M Bordick SS                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .134  .526   16    0   0   2B
G Gil C                       4   1   1   2    0   0  .238  .733    7    8   0   HR
J Hairston 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .206  .574   15    1   4   

S Ponson P                                                               0   2
  B Ryan P                                                               0   0
  R Bauer P                                                              0   0
Totals                       35   9   8   9    4   7              138   27   7

BATTING

2B: M Bordick (3, off P Byrd); J Gibbons (4, off N Field); T Batista (8, off P Byrd).

HR: G Gil (4, off N Field; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF); M Mora (2, off P Byrd; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); T Batista 2 (6, off P Byrd, off N Field; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

HBP: J Conine (1, by P Byrd).

TB: T Batista 10; M Mora 4; G Gil 4; M Bordick 2; J Gibbons 2; M Cordova.

GIDP: C Singleton (3).

RBI: T Batista 5 (23); G Gil 2 (10); M Cordova (6); M Mora (8).

2-out RBI: T Batista 5; M Mora; M Cordova.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

PB: G Gil 2 (3).

E: J Conine (2).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Sadler LF                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .231  .594   15    3   0   3B
M Tucker RF                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .230  .758   23    2   0   SH
C Beltran CF                  4   0   1   1    0   2  .250  .841   24    4   0   
M Sweeney 1B                  3   1   1   1    1   1  .333  .880   20    5   0   HR
R Ibanez DH                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .683    6    0   0   
  L Alicea PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .482    4    0   0   
J Randa 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .310  .914   19    2   2   
N Perez SS                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .241  .589   12    2   2   2B
B Mayne C                     2   0   1   0    1   0  .212  .583   11    7   0   2B
  A Hinch PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .235    3    0   0   
C Febles 2B                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .278  .815    9    2   1   2B

P Byrd P                                                                 0   0
  B Shouse P                                                             0   0
  N Field P                                                              0   0
  M Asencio P                                                            0   0
Totals                       33   4   8   4    4   8              146   27   5

BATTING

2B: C Febles (4, off R Bauer); B Mayne (2, off S Ponson); N Perez (5, off S Ponson).

3B: D Sadler (1, off S Ponson).

HR: M Sweeney (2, off S Ponson; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

SH: M Tucker (1, off S Ponson).

TB: M Sweeney 4; D Sadler 4; C Febles 3; B Mayne 2; N Perez 2; C Beltran.

RBI: C Febles (5); D Sadler (1); C Beltran (14); M Sweeney (13).

2-out RBI: C Febles.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Febles-N Perez-M Sweeney.

E: M Sweeney (1).

BASERUNNING

PO: C Beltran (1st base by S Ponson).

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
S Ponson, W (1-2)              7     7   3   2    3   6   1   5.28   30  102-67   36·11·20    7· 8· 5· 1     56    -     1.21   0.18
B Ryan                         1     0   0   0    1   1   0   7.00    4   16-8     6· 2· 0    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.42   0.04
R Bauer                        1     1   1   0    0   1   0   1.64    4   17-10    4· 3· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.07   0.00
Totals                         9     8   4   2    4   8   1          38  135-85   46·16·23    8·11· 6· 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
P Byrd, L (4-1)                7     5   5   5    2   4   2   3.06   28   93-61   32·10·19    4·12· 3· 2     49    -     0.76  -0.16
B Shouse                       0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.70    1    3-3     0· 2· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.55   0.01
N Field                        1     3   4   4    2   1   2   9.00    9   33-19   12· 1· 6    1· 2· 1· 2          0-0    0.28  -0.13
M Asencio                      0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0  27.00    2    6-4     1· 1· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9     8   9   9    4   7   4          40  135-87   45·14·28    6·14· 4· 4          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: N Field (2); M Asencio (2).

IBB: None.

PO: S Ponson (2; C Beltran, 1st base).

HBP: P Byrd (1; J Conine).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian Gorman, 1B - Phil Cuzzi, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Mark Barron.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 16,850.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 20mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Kansas City Royals                   
1. M Mora               LF    1. D Sadler             LF 
2. C Singleton          CF    2. M Tucker             RF 
3. J Conine             1B    3. C Beltran            CF 
4. J Gibbons            RF    4. M Sweeney            1B 
5. T Batista            3B    5. R Ibanez             DH 
6. M Cordova            DH    6. J Randa              3B 
7. M Bordick            SS    7. N Perez              SS 
8. G Gil                C     8. B Mayne              C  
9. J Hairston           2B    9. C Febles             2B 

   S Ponson             P        P Byrd               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  12-  5   23%  72% T Batista       P Byrd          Home Run; Conine Scores; Gibbons Scores
   t 5   2  3-3  ---  5   13%  58% M Mora          P Byrd          Home Run (LF-CF)
   b 4   2  3-2  12-  1  -13%  44% C Febles        S Ponson        Single to RF (Line Drive); Perez Scores; Mayne to 3B
   b 7   2  5-3  -23  7   11%  84% C Beltran       S Ponson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   t 6   2  3-4  -2-  3   11%  73% M Cordova       P Byrd          Single to RF (Line Drive); Batista Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Byrd facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   53%  M Mora          Walk
   OO     1--  2   46%  C Singleton     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  5   47%  J Conine        Hit By Pitch
          1--  5   49%  J Gibbons       Walk; Conine to 2B
   RRR    12-  5   72%  T Batista       Home Run; Conine Scores; Gibbons Scores
   O      ---  3   71%  M Cordova       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Sidney Ponson facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   66%  D Sadler        Single to 1B (Bunt); Sadler to 2B/Adv on E3 (throw to 1B)
   O      -2-  3   68%  M Tucker        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Sadler to 3B
   R      --3  1   63%  C Beltran       Single to LF (Line Drive); Sadler Scores/unER
   O      1--      67%  M Sweeney       Beltran Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---  6   66%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  1   68%  R Ibanez        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Royals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-1, Paul Byrd facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   73%  M Bordick       Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   72%  G Gil           Groundout: 1B unassisted; Bordick to 3B
   O      --3  4   67%  J Hairston      Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  4   64%  M Mora          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Sidney Ponson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   66%  J Randa         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   68%  N Perez         Flyball: LF
          ---  4   66%  B Mayne         Double (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4   69%  C Febles        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Royals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-1, Paul Byrd facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   67%  C Singleton     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   66%  J Conine        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   65%  J Gibbons       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Sidney Ponson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   68%  D Sadler        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---  4   70%  M Tucker        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   71%  C Beltran       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Royals 1.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-1, Paul Byrd facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   69%  T Batista       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  1   68%  M Cordova       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  2   66%  M Bordick       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Sidney Ponson facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  1   55%  M Sweeney       Home Run
   O      ---  2   59%  R Ibanez        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   61%  J Randa         Flyball: RF
          ---  2   58%  N Perez         Double (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          -2-  5   57%  B Mayne         Walk
   R      12-  1   44%  C Febles        Single to RF (Line Drive); Perez Scores; Mayne to 3B
   O      1-3  2   50%  D Sadler        Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Royals 3.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 3-3, Paul Byrd facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   47%  G Gil           Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   44%  J Hairston      Flyball: LF
   R      ---  5   58%  M Mora          Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   56%  C Singleton     Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Sidney Ponson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   60%  M Tucker        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   63%  C Beltran       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   64%  M Sweeney       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 3.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-3, Paul Byrd facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   62%  J Conine        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   60%  J Gibbons       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  2   62%  T Batista       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   R      -2-  3   73%  M Cordova       Single to RF (Line Drive); Batista Scores
   O      1--  5   71%  M Bordick       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Sidney Ponson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   75%  R Ibanez        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   78%  J Randa         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   80%  N Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 3.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-3, Paul Byrd facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   78%  G Gil           Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   76%  J Hairston      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   75%  M Mora          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Sidney Ponson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   79%  B Mayne         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   83%  C Febles        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   78%  D Sadler        Triple (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          --3  5   75%  M Tucker        Walk
          1-3      73%  C Beltran       Passed Ball; Tucker to 2B
   O      -23  7   84%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 3.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-3, Brian Shouse facing 2-3-4
                  Brian Shouse replaces Paul Byrd pitching
   O      ---  3   83%  C Singleton     Strikeout Swinging
                  Nate Field replaces Brian Shouse pitching
   O      ---  3   82%  J Conine        Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   83%  J Gibbons       Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          -2-      84%  T Batista       Wild Pitch; Gibbons to 3B
   RR     --3  6   95%  " "             Home Run; Gibbons Scores
   O      ---  1   94%  M Cordova       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 7, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-7, B.J. Ryan facing 4-5-6
                  B.J. Ryan replaces Sidney Ponson pitching
   O      ---  4   96%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
                  Luis Alicea pinch hits for Raul Ibanez batting 5th
   O      ---  4   98%  L Alicea        Flyball: RF
          ---  4   97%  J Randa         Walk
   O      1--  4   98%  N Perez         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 7, Royals 3.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 7-3, Nate Field facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   98%  M Bordick       Walk
   RR     1--  1  100%  G Gil           Home Run; Bordick Scores
   O      ---  5  100%  J Hairston      Foul Flyball: 2B
          ---  6  100%  M Mora          Walk
          1--  4  100%  C Singleton     Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Mora to 2B
                  Miguel Asencio replaces Nate Field pitching
          12-     100%  J Conine        Wild Pitch; Mora to 3B; Singleton to 2B
   O      -23  2  100%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -23  4  100%  J Gibbons       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Orioles 9, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-9, Rick Bauer facing 8-9-1
                  Rick Bauer replaces B.J. Ryan pitching; A.J. Hinch pinch hits for Brent Mayne batting 8th
   O      ---  3  100%  A Hinch         Flyball: CF
          ---  3  100%  C Febles        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-     100%  D Sadler        Passed Ball; Febles to 3B
   RO     --3  5  100%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Febles Scores/unER
   O      ---  6  100%  M Tucker        Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 9, Royals 4.

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