July 15, 2002 Texas Rangers at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 14,905

Monday, July 15, 2002
Time of Game: 3:01

Rangers

40-52

Lost 3

4th, 17½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         1  0  0   1  0  1   1  0  0    4 11  0
Royals          2  0  0   0  2  0   2  0  X    6 12  0

W: K Wilson (1-0), L: A Telford (2-1), S: R Hernandez (16)

Royals

37-54

Won 4

4th, 15½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Catalanotto 1B              4   0   1   1    1   1  .261  .796   18   10   0   2B
M Young 2B                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .263  .720   24    2   4   
A Rodriguez SS                5   1   1   0    0   0  .306 1.023   22    1   1   
R Palmeiro DH                 5   1   2   2    0   1  .261  .929   18    0   0   HR,2B
I Rodriguez C                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .279  .782   11    7   0   
H Perry 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .279  .819   24    0   2   2B
C Everett LF-CF               3   1   1   0    1   1  .199  .584   19    2   0   2B
K Mench RF-LF                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .292  .949   10    2   0   HR
R Rivera CF                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .227  .579    8    0   0   
  J Gonzalez PH-RF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .802    6    0   0   

R Bell P                                                                 0   1
  A Telford P                                                            0   0
  J Alvarez P                                                            0   0
  C Lewis P                                                              0   1
Totals                       38   4  11   4    2   7              160   24   9

BATTING

2B: H Perry (11, off R Bukvich); F Catalanotto (11, off R Hernandez); C Everett (6, off R Hernandez); R Palmeiro (21, off R Hernandez).

HR: K Mench (11, off K Wilson; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); R Palmeiro (22, off K Wilson; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).

TB: R Palmeiro 6; K Mench 5; C Everett 2; H Perry 2; F Catalanotto 2; A Rodriguez; R Rivera; I Rodriguez; M Young.

RBI: R Palmeiro 2 (57); K Mench (32); F Catalanotto (15).

2-out RBI: R Palmeiro 2; F Catalanotto.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Guiel RF                    5   0   0   0    0   3  .278  .768   24    2   0   
L Alicea 3B                   5   3   4   0    0   0  .222  .606   11    0   7   
C Beltran CF                  4   3   3   0    0   0  .259  .810   22    3   0   2·2B
J Randa DH                    3   0   1   3    1   0  .290  .836   19    0   0   3B
R Ibanez 1B                   4   0   2   3    0   1  .282  .895   16    7   0   2B
M Tucker LF                   3   0   1   0    1   2  .235  .711   17    2   0   2B
N Perez SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .223  .540   13    2   1   
A Hinch C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .716   16    8   0   
M Caruso 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .100   14    3   1   

R Hernandez P                                                            0   1
  K Wilson P                                                             0   0
  R Bukvich P                                                            0   0
  R Hernandez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       36   6  12   6    2   7              152   27  10

BATTING

2B: M Tucker (12, off R Bell); R Ibanez (19, off R Bell); C Beltran 2 (27, 2 off R Bell).

3B: J Randa (2, off R Bell).

TB: C Beltran 5; L Alicea 4; R Ibanez 3; J Randa 3; M Tucker 2; N Perez.

RBI: J Randa 3 (57); R Ibanez 3 (53).

2-out RBI: J Randa 2; R Ibanez.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Bell                         6     9   4   4    0   6   0   5.97   27  108-68   43·10·15    9· 5· 7· 0     44    -     1.03  -0.10
A Telford, L (2-1)             0.1   2   2   2    1   0   0   6.46    4   16-9     7· 0· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.93  -0.14
J Alvarez                      0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   1.62    4   15-7     7· 0· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          3-2    1.78  -0.11
C Lewis                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   7.82    3   10-7     4· 0· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.02
Totals                         8    12   6   6    2   7   0          38  149-91   61·10·20   13· 8· 8· 0          3-2

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
R Hernandez                    5     7   2   2    2   5   0   3.60   24   96-59   31·13·15    7· 4· 6· 0     48    -     1.14   0.10
K Wilson, BS (2), W (1-0)      2     2   2   2    0   0   2   4.26    8   31-22   12· 3· 7    4· 2· 0· 2          0-0    1.06  -0.11
R Bukvich, H (1)               1     2   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5   28-19   10· 2· 7    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.45   0.09
R Hernandez, S (16)            1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.86    3    5-5     3· 1· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.09
Totals                         9    11   4   4    2   7   2          40  160-105  56·19·30   13· 9· 7· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: R Bell (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Kevin Kelley, 1B - Marty Foster, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Andy Fletcher.

Time of Game: 3:01.

Attendance: 14,905.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 82° F, Wind 6mph in from Rightfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Kansas City Royals                   
1. F Catalanotto        1B    1. A Guiel              RF 
2. M Young              2B    2. L Alicea             3B 
3. A Rodriguez          SS    3. C Beltran            CF 
4. R Palmeiro           DH    4. J Randa              DH 
5. I Rodriguez          C     5. R Ibanez             1B 
6. H Perry              3B    6. M Tucker             LF 
7. C Everett            LF    7. N Perez              SS 
8. K Mench              RF    8. A Hinch              C  
9. R Rivera             CF    9. M Caruso             2B 

   R Bell               P        R Hernandez          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  2-2  -23  4   21%  79% J Randa         R Bell          Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Alicea Scores; Beltran Scores
   t 7   2  4-3  ---  5  -18%  57% R Palmeiro      K Wilson        Home Run
   b 7   1  4-4  123  3   18%  91% R Ibanez        J Alvarez       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Alicea Scores; Beltran Scores; Randa to 3B
   t 6   1  4-2  ---  1  -11%  68% K Mench         K Wilson        Home Run
   t 4   2  2-1  --3  2  -11%  52% F Catalanotto   R Hernandez     Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Everett Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Runelvys Hernandez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  F Catalanotto   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   54%  M Young         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   53%  A Rodriguez     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  2   43%  R Palmeiro      Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Rodriguez Scores
   O      -2-  1   46%  I Rodriguez     Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Rob Bell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   44%  A Guiel         Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   46%  L Alicea        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
          1--  6   54%  C Beltran       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Alicea to 3B
   RO     -23  2   54%  J Randa         Groundout: 3B-1B; Alicea Scores; Beltran to 3B
   R      --3  3   62%  R Ibanez        Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Beltran Scores
   O      -2-  5   59%  M Tucker        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 2.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Runelvys Hernandez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   62%  H Perry         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   59%  C Everett       Walk
   O      1--  3   62%  K Mench         Flyball: RF
          1--  2   60%  R Rivera        Single (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF); Everett to 2B
          12-  4   57%  F Catalanotto   Walk; Everett to 3B; Rivera to 2B
   O      123  5   65%  M Young         Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rob Bell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   63%  N Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   61%  A Hinch         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   60%  M Caruso        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Runelvys Hernandez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   63%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   65%  R Palmeiro      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   63%  I Rodriguez     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   O      1--  2   66%  H Perry         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rob Bell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   64%  A Guiel         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   66%  L Alicea        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  6   63%  C Beltran       Flyball: LF
   O      1--  5   61%  J Randa         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 2.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Runelvys Hernandez facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   54%  C Everett       Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   56%  K Mench         Groundout: P-1B; Everett to 3B
   O      --3  3   63%  R Rivera        Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3  2   52%  F Catalanotto   Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Everett Scores
          -2-  2   50%  M Young         Single (Ground Ball); Catalanotto to 3B
   O      1-3  4   56%  A Rodriguez     Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Rob Bell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   54%  R Ibanez        Flyball: RF
          ---  4   58%  M Tucker        Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   55%  N Perez         Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B; Tucker to 3B
   O      --3  4   50%  A Hinch         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 2.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 2-2, Runelvys Hernandez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   53%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   56%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   57%  H Perry         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Rob Bell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   54%  M Caruso        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   52%  A Guiel         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   53%  L Alicea        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  7   58%  C Beltran       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Alicea to 3B
   RR     -23  4   79%  J Randa         Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Alicea Scores; Beltran Scores
   O      --3  5   76%  R Ibanez        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 4.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-4, Kris Wilson facing 7-8-9
                  Kris Wilson replaces Runelvys Hernandez pitching
   O      ---  3   79%  C Everett       Flyball: CF
   R      ---  1   68%  K Mench         Home Run
   O      ---  3   71%  R Rivera        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3   73%  F Catalanotto   Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Rob Bell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   71%  M Tucker        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   73%  N Perez         Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF)
          1--      75%  A Hinch         Wild Pitch; Perez to 2B
   O      -2-  4   71%  " "             Popfly: 2B
   O      -2-  3   67%  M Caruso        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 4.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-4, Kris Wilson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7   72%  M Young         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   75%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  5   57%  R Palmeiro      Home Run
   O      ---  3   60%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Anthony Telford facing 1-2-3
                  Anthony Telford replaces Rob Bell pitching
   O      ---  3   55%  A Guiel         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   60%  L Alicea        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   65%  C Beltran       Single (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF); Alicea to 2B
          12-  8   73%  J Randa         Walk; Alicea to 3B; Beltran to 2B
                  Juan Alvarez replaces Anthony Telford pitching
   RR     123  3   91%  R Ibanez        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Alicea Scores; Beltran Scores; Randa to 3B
          1-3  4   92%  M Tucker        Walk; Ibanez to 2B
   O      123  5   88%  N Perez         Popfly: 2B
   O      123  3   84%  A Hinch         Popfly: SS
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 6.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-6, Ryan Bukvich facing 6-7-8
                  Ryan Bukvich replaces Kris Wilson pitching
          ---  9   75%  H Perry         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  5   82%  C Everett       Strikeout Looking
          -2-  4   77%  K Mench         Single (Ground Ball); Perry stays at 2B
                  Juan Gonzalez pinch hits for Ruben Rivera batting 9th
   O      12-  6   85%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Perry to 3B
   O      1-3  4   93%  F Catalanotto   Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Colby Lewis facing 9-1-2
                  Colby Lewis replaces Juan Alvarez pitching; Kevin Mench moves to LF; Carl Everett moves to CF; Juan Gonzalez moves to RF
   O      ---  2   92%  M Caruso        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   92%  A Guiel         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   91%  L Alicea        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 6.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-6, Roberto Hernandez facing 2-3-4
                  Roberto Hernandez replaces Ryan Bukvich pitching
   O      ---  3   96%  M Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   99%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1  100%  R Palmeiro      Popfly: SS
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 6.

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