June 27, 2002 Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 16,373

Thursday, June 27, 2002
Time of Game: 2:31

Tigers

26-50

Lost 3

5th, 16½ GB

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

W: P Byrd (10-5), L: S Sparks (3-8), S: R Hernandez (13)

Royals

29-46

Won 3

4th, 13 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Santiago SS                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .261  .768   11    3   3   3B
D Jackson CF-2B               3   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .713   14    3   1   HBP
D Young DH                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .290  .785   16    0   0   
R Simon 1B                    3   1   3   1    0   0  .284  .743    7   11   1   2B,SF
R Fick RF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .290  .838   19    0   0   GDP
C Paquette LF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .198  .580   17    1   0   
S Halter 3B                   2   0   1   1    1   0  .237  .653   15    0   0   SF
D Easley 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .526    8    0   4   
  W Magee PR-CF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .717    1    2   0   
M Walbeck C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .152  .376    9    4   2   GDP

S Sparks P                                                               0   1
  J Farnsworth P                                                         0   0
  J Lima P                                                               0   0
Totals                       29   2   6   2    3   5              117   24  12

BATTING

2B: R Simon (11, off P Byrd).

3B: R Santiago (5, off P Byrd).

SF: R Simon (4, off P Byrd); S Halter (2, off R Hernandez).

HBP: D Jackson (2, by P Byrd).

TB: R Simon 4; R Santiago 3; S Halter; D Easley.

GIDP: M Walbeck (1); R Fick (10).

RBI: S Halter (18); R Simon (45).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. S Sparks-M Walbeck-R Simon; R Simon-R Santiago-R Simon.

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Alicea 2B                   4   1   3   2    0   0  .200  .596   14    1   4   3B,2B
A Guiel RF                    3   0   1   2    0   1  .333  .940   13    3   0   SF
C Beltran DH                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .261  .815   21    0   0   2B,GDP
M Sweeney 1B                  2   1   1   1    2   0  .365 1.020   15    7   0   HR,IW
J Randa 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .294  .831   19    1   2   GDP
R Ibanez LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .739   16    2   0   
M Tucker CF                   3   1   2   0    0   0  .221  .665   14    5   0   CS
N Perez SS                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .228  .551   10    3   3   
B Mayne C                     2   1   0   0    1   1  .222  .571   14    5   0   

P Byrd P                                                                 0   1
  B Voyles P                                                             0   0
  R Hernandez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       29   5   9   5    3   3              136   27  10

BATTING

2B: L Alicea (4, off S Sparks); C Beltran (18, off S Sparks).

3B: L Alicea (2, off S Sparks).

HR: M Sweeney (13, off S Sparks; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: A Guiel (1, off J Farnsworth).

IBB: M Sweeney (4, by S Sparks).

TB: L Alicea 6; M Sweeney 4; C Beltran 2; M Tucker 2; A Guiel; N Perez.

GIDP: C Beltran (8); J Randa (6).

RBI: A Guiel 2 (7); L Alicea 2 (8); M Sweeney (38).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. P Byrd-N Perez-M Sweeney; L Alicea-N Perez-M Sweeney.

BASERUNNING

CS: M Tucker (4, 2nd base by S Sparks/M Walbeck).

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
S Sparks, L (3-8)              6.1   9   5   5    3   3   1   6.02   28  110-64   37· 6·21   13· 4· 4· 1     35    -     0.70  -0.12
J Farnsworth                   0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.40    2   10-7     6· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          2-1    0.29   0.00
J Lima                         1     0   0   0    0   0   0  11.12    3   12-9     5· 2· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8     9   5   5    3   3   1          33  132-80   48· 8·24   15· 7· 4· 1          2-1

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, W (10-5)               6.1   5   1   1    2   4   0   4.08   26   98-68   41·13·14    8· 8· 3· 0     61    -     1.14   0.20
B Voyles, H (1)                1.2   1   1   1    1   1   0   6.38    6   15-8     5· 3· 0    1· 2· 1· 0          2-0    0.89   0.11
R Hernandez, S (13)            1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.13    3    4-3     3· 0· 0    0· 3· 0· 0          2-1    1.04   0.08
Totals                         9     6   2   2    3   5   0          35  117-79   49·16·14    9·13· 4· 0          4-1

B Voyles faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: S Sparks (4).

IBB: S Sparks (2; M Sweeney).

HBP: P Byrd (4; D Jackson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian O'Nora, 1B - Alfonso Marquez, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Gary Cederstrom.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 16,373.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 88° F, Wind 5mph out to Rightfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Kansas City Royals                   
1. R Santiago           SS    1. L Alicea             2B 
2. D Jackson            CF    2. A Guiel              RF 
3. D Young              DH    3. C Beltran            DH 
4. R Simon              1B    4. M Sweeney            1B 
5. R Fick               RF    5. J Randa              3B 
6. C Paquette           LF    6. R Ibanez             LF 
7. S Halter             3B    7. M Tucker             CF 
8. D Easley             2B    8. N Perez              SS 
9. M Walbeck            C     9. B Mayne              C  

   S Sparks             P        P Byrd               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  3-1  12-  2   14%  87% M Walbeck       B Voyles        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 3   1  0-1  1--  3   12%  78% L Alicea        S Sparks        Triple (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Perez Scores
   b 2   0  0-0  ---  2    9%  65% M Sweeney       S Sparks        Home Run
   t 6   0  3-0  ---  2   -8%  76% R Santiago      P Byrd          Triple (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   b 3   1  0-3  123  5   -8%  79% J Randa         S Sparks        Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Byrd facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  R Santiago      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   54%  D Jackson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   55%  D Young         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Sparks facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   58%  L Alicea        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   55%  A Guiel         Strikeout Looking
   OO     1--  3   50%  C Beltran       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Byrd facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   44%  R Simon         Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   48%  R Fick          Popfly: SS
   O      -2-  7   52%  C Paquette      Strikeout Looking
          -2-  5   51%  S Halter        Walk
   O      12-  5   56%  D Easley        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Sparks facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  2   65%  M Sweeney       Home Run
   O      ---  3   63%  J Randa         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   61%  R Ibanez        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   60%  M Tucker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Paul Byrd facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   63%  M Walbeck       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   65%  R Santiago      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   66%  D Jackson       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Sparks facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   69%  N Perez         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      1--  4   66%  B Mayne         Strikeout Looking
   R      1--  3   78%  L Alicea        Triple (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Perez Scores
   R      --3  6   82%  A Guiel         Single to RF (Line Drive); Alicea Scores
          1--  7   87%  C Beltran       Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Guiel to 3B
          -23  4   87%  M Sweeney       Intentional Walk
   OO     123  5   79%  J Randa         Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 3.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Paul Byrd facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   82%  D Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   79%  R Simon         Single (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  6   85%  R Fick          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Steve Sparks facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   83%  R Ibanez        Flyball: CF
          ---  5   85%  M Tucker        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   O      1--  1   83%  N Perez         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   82%  B Mayne         Tucker Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 3.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Paul Byrd facing 6-7-8
          ---  8   78%  C Paquette      Walk
   O      1--  6   81%  S Halter        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      1--  2   85%  D Easley        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   87%  M Walbeck       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Steve Sparks facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   86%  B Mayne         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   85%  L Alicea        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   84%  A Guiel         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 3.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Paul Byrd facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   76%  R Santiago      Triple (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          --3  4   71%  D Jackson       Hit By Pitch
   O      1-3  5   78%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
   RO     1-3  2   80%  R Simon         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Santiago Scores
   O      1--  5   83%  R Fick          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Steve Sparks facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   82%  C Beltran       Flyball: CF
          ---  6   83%  M Sweeney       Walk
   O      1--  5   81%  J Randa         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   80%  R Ibanez        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 3.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Paul Byrd facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   83%  C Paquette      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   79%  S Halter        Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF)
          1--  1   73%  D Easley        Single to LF (Line Drive); Halter to 2B
                  Brad Voyles replaces Paul Byrd pitching; Wendell Magee pinch runs for Damion Easley batting 8th
   OO     12-  2   87%  M Walbeck       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Steve Sparks facing 7-8-9
                  Damian Jackson moves to 2B; Wendell Magee moves to CF
          ---  5   89%  M Tucker        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
          1--      91%  N Perez         Wild Pitch; Tucker to 2B
   O      -2-  5   88%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-  7   89%  B Mayne         Walk
   R      12-  2   96%  L Alicea        Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Tucker Scores; Mayne to 3B
                  Jeff Farnsworth replaces Steve Sparks pitching
   RO     -23  1   96%  A Guiel         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Mayne Scores
   O      -2-  9   96%  C Beltran       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 5.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, Brad Voyles facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   97%  R Santiago      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---  1   98%  D Jackson       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   99%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jose Lima facing 4-5-6
                  Jose Lima replaces Jeff Farnsworth pitching
   O      ---  3   98%  M Sweeney       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   98%  J Randa         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   98%  R Ibanez        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 5.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, Brad Voyles facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   96%  R Simon         Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
          1--  5   92%  R Fick          Walk; Simon to 2B
                  Roberto Hernandez replaces Brad Voyles pitching
   O      12-  1   96%  C Paquette      Flyball: CF; Simon to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   99%  S Halter        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Simon Scores
   O      1--  1  100%  W Magee         Flyball: RF
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 5.

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