April 8, 2004 Cleveland Indians at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 14,671

Thursday, April 8, 2004, 1:11PM
Time of Game: 2:28

Indians

2-2

Won 2

2nd, 2 GB

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

W: J D'Amico (1-0), L: J Affeldt (0-1)

Royals

1-2

Lost 2

4th, 2½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Belliard 2B                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .500 1.124   15    3   2   2B
O Vizquel SS                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .238  .654   12    0   3   2B
J Gerut DH                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .300  .891   18    0   0   
C Blake 3B-1B                 4   1   2   2    0   0  .286  .794   15    4   0   HR
A Escobar RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .450   11    4   0   
L Merloni 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .661   15    6   0   
  J McDonald 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
M Lawton LF                   3   1   2   0    1   1  .350  .959   23    2   0   
T Laker C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .856   18    5   0   GDP
C Crisp CF                    4   2   1   1    0   0  .222  .596   17    2   0   3B

J D'Amico P                                                              1   1
  J Cressend P                                                           0   0
  R Betancourt P                                                         0   0
Totals                       34   6   9   5    2   3              144   27   7

BATTING

2B: R Belliard (2, off J Affeldt); O Vizquel (3, off J Affeldt).

3B: C Crisp (1, off J Affeldt).

HR: C Blake (1, off J Affeldt; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: C Blake 5; C Crisp 3; M Lawton 2; R Belliard 2; O Vizquel 2; L Merloni; T Laker.

GIDP: T Laker (1).

RBI: C Blake 2 (4); O Vizquel (2); C Crisp (1); R Belliard (3).

2-out RBI: C Blake 2; O Vizquel; R Belliard.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

PB: T Laker (2).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Berroa SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .643   10    4   5   2B
C Beltran CF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .333 1.096   16    1   0   2B
M Sweeney 1B                  3   1   0   0    0   0  .182  .523    9   10   0   HBP
J Gonzalez DH                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .417 1.000   15    0   0   3B
M Stairs RF                   3   0   1   1    0   2  .286  .536   20    1   0   SF
J Randa 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .258   13    2   5   
B Santiago C                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .182  .795   12    3   0   
A Guiel LF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .920    5    5   0   
T Graffanino 2B               3   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .347   11    1   2   

J Affeldt P                                                              0   0
  N Field P                                                              0   0
  C Leskanic P                                                           0   0
  J Cerda P                                                              0   0
Totals                       31   1   5   1    1   5              111   27  12

BATTING

2B: C Beltran (1, off J D'Amico); A Berroa (1, off J D'Amico).

3B: J Gonzalez (1, off R Betancourt).

SF: M Stairs (1, off J D'Amico).

HBP: M Sweeney (1, by J D'Amico).

TB: J Gonzalez 4; A Berroa 2; C Beltran 2; M Stairs.

RBI: M Stairs (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Berroa-M Sweeney; T Graffanino-A Berroa-M Sweeney.

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
J D'Amico, W (1-0)             7     4   1   0    1   4   0   0.00   27   87-57   35· 5·17    6·10· 5· 0     70    -     0.68   0.22
J Cressend                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    8-7     4· 0· 3    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.23   0.02
R Betancourt                   1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   13-11    7· 1· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.01
Totals                         9     5   1   0    1   5   0          34  108-75   46· 6·23   10·12· 5· 0           -

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
J Affeldt, L (0-1)             5.2   9   6   6    2   0   1   9.53   26  101-61   35· 4·22   12·10· 2· 0     25    -     0.54  -0.28
N Field                        2.1   0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    7   22-15    5· 2· 8    1· 3· 1· 0          1-0    0.11   0.02
C Leskanic                     0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2   10-5     3· 1· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
J Cerda                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    9-6     4· 0· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9     9   6   6    2   3   1          36  142-87   47· 7·33   13·15· 3· 0          1-0

Balks: J Affeldt 2 (2).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J D'Amico (1; M Sweeney).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Meals, 1B - Paul Schrieber, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Jerry Layne.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 14,671.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 59° F, Wind 14mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Kansas City Royals                   
1. R Belliard           2B    1. A Berroa             SS 
2. O Vizquel            SS    2. C Beltran            CF 
3. J Gerut              DH    3. M Sweeney            1B 
4. C Blake              3B    4. J Gonzalez           DH 
5. A Escobar            RF    5. M Stairs             RF 
6. L Merloni            1B    6. J Randa              3B 
7. M Lawton             LF    7. B Santiago           C  
8. T Laker              C     8. A Guiel              LF 
9. C Crisp              CF    9. T Graffanino         2B 

   J D'Amico            P        J Affeldt            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-2  1--  4    9%  75% R Belliard      J Affeldt       Double to RF (Line Drive); Crisp Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-  5    8%  56% C Blake         J Affeldt       Single to CF (Fly Ball); Gerut Scores
   t 2   1  0-1  1--  5    8%  67% T Laker         J Affeldt       Single to CF (Fly Ball); Lawton to 3B; Laker to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 2   2  0-3  -2-  3    7%  82% O Vizquel       J Affeldt       Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Belliard Scores
   t 5   2  1-5  ---  3    5%  92% C Blake         J Affeldt       Home Run (Fly Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeremy Affeldt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  R Belliard      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   46%  O Vizquel       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   47%  J Gerut         Walk
          1--      48%  C Blake         Balk; Gerut to 2B
   R      -2-  5   56%  " "             Single to CF (Fly Ball); Gerut Scores
   O      1--  3   54%  A Escobar       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jeff D'Amico facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   57%  A Berroa        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   59%  C Beltran       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   60%  M Sweeney       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jeremy Affeldt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   57%  L Merloni       Flyball: CF
          ---  6   60%  M Lawton        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   67%  T Laker         Single to CF (Fly Ball); Lawton to 3B; Laker to 2B/Adv on throw
   RO     -23  2   66%  C Crisp         Fielder's Choice SS; Lawton Scores; Laker out at 3B/SS-3B
   R      1--  4   75%  R Belliard      Double to RF (Line Drive); Crisp Scores
   R      -2-  3   82%  O Vizquel       Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Belliard Scores
   O      -2-  3   80%  J Gerut         Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Jeff D'Amico facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   82%  J Gonzalez      Lineout: LF
          ---  3   80%  M Stairs        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   82%  J Randa         Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  5   84%  B Santiago      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jeremy Affeldt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   83%  C Blake         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   82%  A Escobar       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   82%  L Merloni       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Jeff D'Amico facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   84%  A Guiel         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   85%  T Graffanino    Flyball: RF
          ---  3   84%  A Berroa        Double to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  3   86%  C Beltran       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jeremy Affeldt facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   88%  M Lawton        Walk
   OO     1--  5   84%  T Laker         Line Drive Double Play: SS; Lawton out at 1B/SS-1B
          ---  4   86%  C Crisp         Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   R      --3      90%  R Belliard      Balk; Crisp Scores
   O      ---  5   89%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Jeff D'Amico facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   87%  M Sweeney       Hit By Pitch
          1--  5   82%  J Gonzalez      Single to CF (Line Drive); Sweeney to 2B
          12-      79%  M Stairs        Passed Ball; Sweeney to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
   RO     -23  4   83%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Sweeney Scores/unER
   O      -2-  6   86%  J Randa         Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  5   85%  B Santiago      Walk
   O      12-  2   88%  A Guiel         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 1.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jeremy Affeldt facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   87%  O Vizquel       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   87%  J Gerut         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   R      ---  3   92%  C Blake         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3   91%  A Escobar       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Jeff D'Amico facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   93%  T Graffanino    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   94%  A Berroa        Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  4   93%  C Beltran       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  1   94%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Royals 1.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-1, Jeremy Affeldt facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   95%  L Merloni       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   96%  M Lawton        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Merloni to 2B
   OO     12-  5   94%  T Laker         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Merloni to 3B
                  Nate Field replaces Jeremy Affeldt pitching
   O      --3  2   93%  C Crisp         Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Jeff D'Amico facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   95%  J Gonzalez      Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
   O      ---  4   96%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   96%  J Randa         Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Royals 1.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-1, Nate Field facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   96%  R Belliard      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   96%  O Vizquel       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   95%  J Gerut         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Jeff D'Amico facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   97%  B Santiago      Bunt Popfly: P (Front of Home)
   O      ---  1   97%  A Guiel         Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  4   98%  T Graffanino    Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Royals 1.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-1, Nate Field facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   98%  C Blake         Popfly: SS (Short CF)
   O      ---  4   97%  A Escobar       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   97%  L Merloni       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Jack Cressend facing 1-2-3
                  Jack Cressend replaces Jeff D'Amico pitching; Casey Blake moves to 1B; John McDonald replaces Lou Merloni playing 3B batting 6th
   O      ---  3   98%  A Berroa        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  C Beltran       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   99%  M Sweeney       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Royals 1.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-1, Curt Leskanic facing 7-8-9
                  Curt Leskanic replaces Nate Field pitching
   O      ---  7   99%  M Lawton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   99%  T Laker         Popfly: SS (Short LF)
                  Jaime Cerda replaces Curt Leskanic pitching
   O      ---  9   99%  C Crisp         Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Rafael Betancourt facing 4-5-6
                  Rafael Betancourt replaces Jack Cressend pitching
          ---  3   98%  J Gonzalez      Triple to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      --3  6   99%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  3  100%  J Randa         Flyball: RF
   O      --3  1  100%  B Santiago      Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Royals 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation