May 10, 2002 Cleveland Indians at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 19
CHW 0 KCR 9
CLE 0 NYY 5
@MIN 3 TOR 6
@OAK 2 SEA 7
BOS 2 BAL 6
@TBD 5 TEX 2
DET 0 ATL 7
SDP 3 MIL 6
@CHC 4 STL 4
@CIN 2 FLA 4
LAD 3 MON 6
SFG 3 COL 9
@NYM 5 PHI 4
ARI 0 PIT 5
HOU 1

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 24,279

Friday, May 10, 2002
Time of Game: 2:35

Indians

17-19

Lost 2

3rd, 5 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  0
Royals          0  0  0   0  3  3   0  3  X    9 11  0

W: D Reichert (1-3), L: C Sabathia (3-4)

Royals

11-22

Won 2

4th, 9½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Vizquel SS                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .325  .949   14    1   7   
R Gutierrez 2B                4   0   3   0    0   0  .269  .643   17    3   5   
M Lawton RF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .829   22    5   0   GDP
E Burks DH                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .324  .919   10    0   0   
J Thome 1B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .210  .805   12   11   0   HBP
T Fryman 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .615   10    0   1   
R Branyan LF                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .231  .786   22    2   0   
E Diaz C                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .663   15    2   0   GDP
J Cabrera CF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .107  .276   10    0   0   

C Sabathia P                                                             0   0
  C Paronto P                                                            0   0
  C Nagy P                                                               0   0
Totals                       32   0   7   0    2   3              132   24  13

BATTING

HBP: J Thome (3, by C George).

TB: R Gutierrez 3; R Branyan 2; J Thome; O Vizquel.

GIDP: E Diaz (4); M Lawton (5).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 3. O Vizquel-R Gutierrez-J Thome 2; O Vizquel-J Thome.

PB: E Diaz (2).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch LF                4   0   2   0    0   0  .192  .522   16    3   0   GDP
  D Sadler LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .594         0   0   
N Perez SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .532   15    2   3   GDP
M Sweeney DH                  3   2   0   0    1   1  .325  .891   17    0   0   
C Beltran CF                  4   2   3   0    0   0  .274  .824   12    3   0   2·SB
J Randa 3B                    4   2   2   4    0   1  .283  .767   26    1   2   2B
B Berger RF                   4   1   3   1    0   0  .364  .846   18    3   0   2B
D McCarty 1B                  3   1   0   1    1   1  .094  .366   16   10   0   
A Hinch C                     4   1   1   3    0   0  .162  .673    7    3   1   HR,GDP
C Febles 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .262  .742   21    2   5   

C George P                                                               0   0
  D Reichert P                                                           0   0
  C Bailey P                                                             0   0
  J Grimsley P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   9  11   9    3   3              148   27  11

BATTING

2B: J Randa (10, off C Nagy); B Berger (2, off C Nagy).

HR: A Hinch (2, off C Sabathia; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF-CF).

TB: B Berger 4; A Hinch 4; C Beltran 3; J Randa 3; C Knoblauch 2.

GIDP: C Knoblauch (2); A Hinch (1); N Perez (2).

RBI: J Randa 4 (22); A Hinch 3 (7); B Berger (1); D McCarty (2).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 6 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Febles-N Perez-D McCarty; N Perez-C Febles-D McCarty.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Beltran 2 (11, 2nd base off C Sabathia/E Diaz 2).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Sabathia, L (3-4)            6     8   6   5    2   3   1   6.31   26  104-62   39· 6·17   10· 5· 5· 1     35    -     0.81  -0.12
C Paronto                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   6.75    3   14-12    9· 1· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
C Nagy                         1     3   3   3    1   0   0   7.30    7   20-10    6· 1· 3    1· 2· 3· 0          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         8    11   9   8    3   3   1          36  138-84   54· 8·22   13· 8· 8· 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
C George                       3     2   0   0    1   1   0   4.07   13   52-29   20· 3· 6    2· 6· 2· 0     55    -     1.03   0.17
D Reichert, W (1-3)            3     1   0   0    1   1   0   6.37   11   33-21   12· 3· 6    4· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.81   0.19
C Bailey                       2     3   0   0    0   1   0   5.03    7   32-20   10· 4· 6    3· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.28   0.02
J Grimsley                     1     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.68    4   14-9     6· 0· 3    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     7   0   0    2   3   0          35  131-79   48·10·21   12·11· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: C Sabathia (2); C George (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: C George (1; J Thome).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Mike Everitt, 2B - Mike Fichter, 3B - Chris Guccione.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 24,279.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 67° F, Wind 13mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Kansas City Royals                   
1. O Vizquel            SS    1. C Knoblauch          LF 
2. R Gutierrez          2B    2. N Perez              SS 
3. M Lawton             RF    3. M Sweeney            DH 
4. E Burks              DH    4. C Beltran            CF 
5. J Thome              1B    5. J Randa              3B 
6. T Fryman             3B    6. B Berger             RF 
7. R Branyan            LF    7. D McCarty            1B 
8. E Diaz               C     8. A Hinch              C  
9. J Cabrera            CF    9. C Febles             2B 

   C Sabathia           P        C George             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  0-0  12-  1   24%  86% A Hinch         C Sabathia      Home Run (LF-CF); Berger Scores; McCarty Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  6   -7%  51% N Perez         C Sabathia      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   b 3   1  0-0  1--  4   -6%  50% C Knoblauch     C Sabathia      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 3   2  0-0  12-  2    5%  56% E Burks         C George        Groundout: 2B-1B
   b 5   1  0-0  1--  5    4%  62% D McCarty       C Sabathia      Walk; Berger to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris George facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  O Vizquel       Flyball: CF
          ---  1   50%  R Gutierrez     Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  7   52%  M Lawton        Groundout: 2B-1B; Gutierrez to 2B
   O      -2-  3   55%  E Burks         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, C.C. Sabathia facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   58%  C Knoblauch     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  6   51%  N Perez         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  M Sweeney       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris George facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   46%  J Thome         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   50%  T Fryman        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  5   53%  R Branyan       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   56%  E Diaz          Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, C.C. Sabathia facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   59%  C Beltran       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  2   56%  J Randa         Flyball: RF
          1--      57%  B Berger        Beltran Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   54%  " "             Popfly: 1B
   O      -2-  6   50%  D McCarty       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris George facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   53%  J Cabrera       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   55%  O Vizquel       Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---  6   53%  R Gutierrez     Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      52%  M Lawton        Wild Pitch; Gutierrez to 2B
          -2-  7   51%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  2   56%  E Burks         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, C.C. Sabathia facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   53%  A Hinch         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   56%  C Febles        Walk
   OO     1--  4   50%  C Knoblauch     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Reichert facing 5-6-7
                  Dan Reichert replaces Chris George pitching
   O      ---  1   53%  J Thome         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   55%  T Fryman        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  5   56%  R Branyan       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, C.C. Sabathia facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   54%  N Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   51%  M Sweeney       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   50%  C Beltran       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Reichert facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   53%  E Diaz          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   56%  J Cabrera       Flyball: LF
          ---  5   54%  O Vizquel       Walk
   O      1--  5   57%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, C.C. Sabathia facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   54%  J Randa         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   57%  B Berger        Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  5   62%  D McCarty       Walk; Berger to 2B
   RRR    12-  1   86%  A Hinch         Home Run (LF-CF); Berger Scores; McCarty Scores
   O      ---  1   85%  C Febles        Flyball: RF
          ---  8   86%  C Knoblauch     Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   84%  N Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 3.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Dan Reichert facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   87%  M Lawton        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   89%  E Burks         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   88%  J Thome         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   90%  T Fryman        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, C.C. Sabathia facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   91%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging, Passed Ball; Sweeney to 1B
          1--      92%  C Beltran       Wild Pitch; Sweeney to 2B
          -2-  3   95%  " "             Single (Ground Ball); Sweeney to 3B
          1-3      95%  J Randa         Beltran Steals 2B
   RR     -23  7   98%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive); Sweeney Scores/unER; Beltran Scores; Randa to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
          -2-  8   98%  B Berger        Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Randa to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   98%  D McCarty       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Randa Scores
   OO     1--  2   98%  A Hinch         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 6.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-6, Cory Bailey facing 7-8-9
                  Cory Bailey replaces Dan Reichert pitching
          ---  7   97%  R Branyan       Single (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  4   99%  E Diaz          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  J Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Chad Paronto facing 9-1-2
                  Chad Paronto replaces C.C. Sabathia pitching
   O      --- 11   99%  C Febles        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   99%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   99%  N Perez         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 6.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-6, Cory Bailey facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   98%  O Vizquel       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   96%  R Gutierrez     Single to CF (Line Drive); Vizquel to 2B
   OO     12-  4   99%  M Lawton        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Vizquel to 3B
   O      --3  4  100%  E Burks         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Charles Nagy facing 3-4-5
                  Charles Nagy replaces Chad Paronto pitching
          ---  5  100%  M Sweeney       Walk
          1--  1  100%  C Beltran       Single to CF (Line Drive); Sweeney to 3B
          1-3     100%  J Randa         Defensive Indifference; Beltran to 2B
   RR     -23  4  100%  " "             Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Sweeney Scores; Beltran Scores
   R      -2-  2  100%  B Berger        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Randa Scores
   O      -2-  2  100%  D McCarty       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  2  100%  A Hinch         Flyball: RF
   O      -2-  4  100%  C Febles        Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 9.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-9, Jason Grimsley facing 5-6-7
                  Jason Grimsley replaces Cory Bailey pitching; Donnie Sadler replaces Chuck Knoblauch playing LF batting 1st
   O      ---  4  100%  J Thome         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3  100%  T Fryman        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5  100%  R Branyan       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  2  100%  E Diaz          Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 9.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation