August 25, 2002 Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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TOR 5
@BAL 2 ANA 8
@BOS 3 CHW 8
TBD 3 SEA 12
@CLE 4 OAK 10
@DET 7 KCR 4
MIN 2 TEX 6
@NYY 2 ARI 7
CHC 0 NYM 7
@COL 4 HOU 1
CIN 0 ATL 7
@LAD 5 PIT 3
@MIL 2 FLA 7
@SDP 6 SFG 8
MON 4 PHI 5
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 13,440

Sunday, August 25, 2002
Time of Game: 2:35

Twins

78-54

Lost 1

1st

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

W: M Asencio (3-4), L: K Lohse (11-8), S: R Hernandez (24)

Royals

53-78

Won 1

4th, 24½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Jones LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .293  .837   15    4   0   
C Guzman SS                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .278  .681   13    0   1   
C Koskie 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .268  .796   18    1   2   
D Ortiz DH                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .282  .865   18    0   0   
B Kielty CF                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .300  .903    9    2   0   
D Mientkiewicz 1B             4   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .775   16    8   1   GDP
D Mohr RF                     4   1   1   2    0   1  .283  .780   14    2   0   HR
T Prince C                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .226  .720   17    5   1   
  A Pierzynski PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .301  .778    2    0   0   
L Rivas 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .678   10    2   1   

K Lohse P                                                                0   1
  J Rincon P                                                             0   0
  T Fiore P                                                              0   1
Totals                       32   2   6   2    3   5              132   24   8

BATTING

HR: D Mohr (10, off M Asencio; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: D Mohr 4; B Kielty 2; J Jones; D Ortiz; C Guzman.

GIDP: D Mientkiewicz (5).

RBI: D Mohr 2 (40).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch LF                5   1   1   1    0   0  .215  .584   32    4   0   HR
C Beltran CF                  4   0   0   0    1   1  .270  .829   15    4   0   CS
M Sweeney DH                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .352 1.009   23    0   0   
R Ibanez 1B                   2   1   2   1    2   0  .287  .899   15    7   0   HR
J Randa 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .775   10    0   2   
M Tucker RF                   4   2   2   1    0   0  .251  .767   15    0   0   HR,2B
B Mayne C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .240  .637    9    5   0   
N Perez SS                    4   0   3   1    0   1  .234  .558   14    3   1   2B,SB
L Ordaz 2B                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .257  .723   17    4   2   SH

M Asencio P                                                              0   0
  S Mullen P                                                             0   0
  R Hernandez P                                                          0   1
Totals                       33   4  11   4    4   4              150   27   6

BATTING

2B: M Tucker (21, off J Rincon); N Perez (19, off J Rincon).

HR: C Knoblauch (4, off K Lohse; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); M Tucker (12, off K Lohse; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); R Ibanez (22, off K Lohse; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).

SH: L Ordaz (3, off T Fiore).

TB: M Tucker 6; R Ibanez 5; C Knoblauch 4; N Perez 4; M Sweeney; J Randa; L Ordaz.

RBI: R Ibanez (89); C Knoblauch (20); M Tucker (46); N Perez (33).

2-out RBI: R Ibanez.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Ordaz-N Perez-R Ibanez.

BASERUNNING

SB: N Perez (8, 3rd base off K Lohse/T Prince).

CS: C Beltran (5, 2nd base by K Lohse/T Prince).

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Lohse, L (11-8)              5     5   3   3    4   3   3   4.35   23   92-53   32· 4·17    5· 6· 2· 3     44    -     0.53  -0.07
J Rincon                       1     2   1   1    0   0   0   5.33    5   20-13   11· 0· 2    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.35  -0.03
T Fiore                        2     4   0   0    0   1   0   2.85   10   31-21   16· 4· 1    5· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.63   0.05
Totals                         8    11   4   4    4   4   3          38  143-87   59· 8·20   11· 9· 7· 3           -

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
M Asencio, W (3-4)             7     5   2   2    2   4   1   5.34   27   96-56   35· 8·13   10· 8· 2· 1     61    -     0.90   0.27
S Mullen, H (5)                1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.37    4   23-14    9· 1· 4    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.86   0.09
R Hernandez, S (24)            1     0   0   0    1   0   0   4.60    4   13-8     5· 2· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.00   0.09
Totals                         9     6   2   2    3   5   1          35  132-78   49·11·18   12·12· 2· 1           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Scott Packard, 1B - Wally Bell, 2B - Mark Carlson, 3B - Jay Klemm.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 13,440.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 83° F, Wind 5mph in from Centerfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Kansas City Royals                   
1. J Jones              LF    1. C Knoblauch          LF 
2. C Guzman             SS    2. C Beltran            CF 
3. C Koskie             3B    3. M Sweeney            DH 
4. D Ortiz              DH    4. R Ibanez             1B 
5. B Kielty             CF    5. J Randa              3B 
6. D Mientkiewicz       1B    6. M Tucker             RF 
7. D Mohr               RF    7. B Mayne              C  
8. T Prince             C     8. N Perez              SS 
9. L Rivas              2B    9. L Ordaz              2B 

   K Lohse              P        M Asencio            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  4-0  1--  2  -10%  83% D Mohr          M Asencio       Home Run; Kielty Scores
   t 4   1  3-0  12-  6    9%  85% D Mientkiewicz  M Asencio       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 1   0  0-0  ---  6    9%  64% C Knoblauch     K Lohse         Home Run
   b 2   0  0-1  ---  4    8%  73% M Tucker        K Lohse         Home Run
   b 3   2  0-2  ---  3    8%  80% R Ibanez        K Lohse         Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Miguel Asencio facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  J Jones         Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  4   54%  C Guzman        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   53%  C Koskie        Walk
   O      1--  2   55%  D Ortiz         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Lohse facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  6   64%  C Knoblauch     Home Run
   O      ---  2   62%  C Beltran       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   60%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   62%  R Ibanez        Walk
   O      1--  4   59%  J Randa         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Miguel Asencio facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   62%  B Kielty        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   64%  D Mientkiewicz  Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   65%  D Mohr          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kyle Lohse facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  4   73%  M Tucker        Home Run
   O      ---  2   72%  B Mayne         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   70%  N Perez         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   71%  L Ordaz         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   69%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Miguel Asencio facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   66%  T Prince        Walk
   O      1--  4   69%  L Rivas         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   72%  J Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B; Rivas to 2B
   O      -2-  5   75%  C Guzman        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Kyle Lohse facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   78%  C Beltran       Walk
   O      1--      73%  M Sweeney       Beltran Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  6   72%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  3   80%  R Ibanez        Home Run
   O      ---  3   79%  J Randa         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 3.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Miguel Asencio facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   82%  C Koskie        Flyball: CF
          ---  5   79%  D Ortiz         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
          1--  1   75%  B Kielty        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Ortiz to 2B
   OO     12-  6   85%  D Mientkiewicz  Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Kyle Lohse facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   83%  M Tucker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   82%  B Mayne         Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   83%  N Perez         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
          1--  4   84%  L Ordaz         Walk; Perez to 2B
          12-      84%  C Knoblauch     Perez Steals 3B
   O      1-3  9   82%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 3.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Miguel Asencio facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   84%  D Mohr          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   86%  T Prince        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  5   87%  L Rivas         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Kyle Lohse facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   86%  C Beltran       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   85%  M Sweeney       Flyball: CF
          ---  4   86%  R Ibanez        Walk
   O      1--  2   84%  J Randa         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 3.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Miguel Asencio facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   87%  J Jones         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  2   84%  C Guzman        Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   88%  C Koskie        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   90%  D Ortiz         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Juan Rincon facing 6-7-8
                  Juan Rincon replaces Kyle Lohse pitching
          ---  4   92%  M Tucker        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  2   91%  B Mayne         Flyball: LF
   R      -2-  5   95%  N Perez         Double to RF (Line Drive); Tucker Scores
   O      -2-  3   94%  L Ordaz         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  6   93%  C Knoblauch     Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 4.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Miguel Asencio facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   90%  B Kielty        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   93%  D Mientkiewicz  Strikeout Swinging
   RR     1--  2   83%  D Mohr          Home Run; Kielty Scores
   O      ---  8   86%  T Prince        Popfly: SS
   O      ---  1   87%  L Rivas         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Tony Fiore facing 2-3-4
                  Tony Fiore replaces Juan Rincon pitching
   O      ---  3   86%  C Beltran       Flyball: LF
          ---  5   87%  M Sweeney       Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  3   89%  R Ibanez        Single to LF (Line Drive); Sweeney to 2B
          12-  1   92%  J Randa         Single to CF (Line Drive); Sweeney to 3B; Ibanez to 2B
   O      123  2   88%  M Tucker        Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm; Ibanez to 3B; Randa to 2B
   O      123  1   84%  B Mayne         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 4.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, Scott Mullen facing 1-2-3
                  Scott Mullen replaces Miguel Asencio pitching
          ---  6   78%  J Jones         Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   84%  C Guzman        Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  8   89%  C Koskie        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  7   93%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Tony Fiore facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   94%  N Perez         Single to SS (Bunt)
   O      1--  4   94%  L Ordaz         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Perez to 2B
   O      -2-  7   93%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: SS-1B; Perez to 3B
   O      --3  4   91%  C Beltran       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 4.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, Roberto Hernandez facing 5-6-7
                  Roberto Hernandez replaces Scott Mullen pitching
          ---  5   83%  B Kielty        Walk
   O      1--  2   90%  D Mientkiewicz  Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   96%  D Mohr          Popfly: 2B
                  A.J. Pierzynski pinch hits for Tom Prince batting 8th
   O      1--  2  100%  A Pierzynski    Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 4.

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