August 21, 2004 Texas Rangers at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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TOR 10
@BAL 4 BOS 10
@CHW 7 DET 11
SEA 10
(11) TEX 5
@KCR 3 MIN 8
CLE 1 ANA 6
@NYY 1 OAK 5
@TBD 0 ARI 2
CIN 1 COL 5
MON 2 HOU 4
CHC 3 LAD 7
ATL 4 PHI 8
@MIL 6 FLA 8
@SDP 2 NYM 11
@SFG 9
(12) STL 10
PIT 6

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 25,035

Saturday, August 21, 2004, 6:10PM
Time of Game: 3:12

Rangers

69-52

Won 8

2nd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         1  0  0   4  0  0   0  0  0    5 10  0
Royals          0  0  0   0  2  0   1  0  0    3 10  1

W: F Francisco (4-1), L: B Anderson (2-11), S: F Cordero (39)

Royals

43-77

Lost 2

5th, 24 GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young DH                    3   1   2   1    0   0  .312  .791   14    0   0   2B
  D Dellucci PH               1   0   0   0    1   0  .267  .857    6    0   0   IW
M Young SS                    5   0   2   0    0   0  .318  .834   11    0   1   2B
A Soriano 2B                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .279  .803   20    1   0   SF
M Teixeira 1B                 4   1   1   1    1   1  .267  .919   20    5   2   HR,IW
K Mench LF                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .840   20    2   0   
B Jordan RF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .187  .616   14    4   0   2B
  L Nix PH-CF                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .270  .827    6    0   0   
G Matthews CF-RF              4   0   0   0    1   0  .266  .805   16    5   0   
R Barajas C                   2   1   1   0    1   0  .239  .732   12    8   0   2B,SH
M Alexander 3B                4   1   2   2    0   0  .167  .417   17    0   0   2B

M Callaway P                                                             1   1
  F Francisco P                                                          1   0
  C Almanzar P                                                           0   0
  R Mahay P                                                              0   0
  F Cordero P                                                            0   0
Totals                       36   5  10   5    5   4              156   27   4

BATTING

2B: M Young (23, off S Sullivan); B Jordan (9, off B Anderson); R Barajas (17, off B Anderson); M Alexander (1, off B Anderson); E Young (16, off B Anderson).

HR: M Teixeira (30, off B Anderson; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: A Soriano (5, off B Anderson).

SH: R Barajas (5, off D Carrasco).

IBB: D Dellucci (3, by D Carrasco); M Teixeira (5, by S Sullivan).

TB: M Teixeira 4; M Young 3; E Young 3; M Alexander 3; B Jordan 2; R Barajas 2; A Soriano.

RBI: M Alexander 2 (2); E Young (16); A Soriano (74); M Teixeira (81).

2-out RBI: M Alexander 2; E Young.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .672   13    5   0   SB
R Gotay 2B                    4   0   0   1    0   2  .205  .560   21    3   0   SF
J Randa 1B                    5   0   2   2    0   2  .278  .726   20    4   1   
M Sweeney DH                  4   0   1   0    1   0  .287  .851   33    0   0   
A Nunez RF                    5   0   2   0    0   1  .214  .580   16    3   0   
D Relaford 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .225  .603   26    1   1   HBP
A Guiel LF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .143  .546   17    3   0   
J Buck C                      3   2   2   0    1   1  .202  .592   13    5   0   
A Blanco SS                   2   1   1   0    1   0  .304  .764   11    2   1   
  R Mateo PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .206  .627    5    0   0   
  W Guerrero SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .588         1   0   

B Anderson P                                                             0   0
  S Sullivan P                                                           0   0
  D Carrasco P                                                           0   1
Totals                       36   3  10   3    4   8              175   27   4

BATTING

SF: R Gotay (1, off M Callaway).

HBP: D Relaford (7, by M Callaway).

TB: J Buck 2; J Randa 2; A Nunez 2; M Sweeney; A Blanco; D DeJesus; D Relaford.

RBI: J Randa 2 (37); R Gotay (5).

2-out RBI: J Randa 2.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

E: D Relaford (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: D DeJesus (5, 2nd base off M Callaway/R Barajas).

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
M Callaway                     4.2   5   2   2    1   4   0   7.94   21   87-53   32· 1·20    6· 7· 2· 0     49    -     0.92   0.12
F Francisco, W (4-1)           2     2   1   1    1   1   0   3.38    9   33-21   13· 3· 5    2· 4· 1· 0          1-0    1.56  -0.00
C Almanzar, H (17)             0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.05    2    7-2     1· 1· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    4.12   0.09
R Mahay, H (11)                1     1   0   0    1   1   0   2.29    5   21-12    7· 4· 1    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    2.58   0.10
F Cordero, S (39)              1     2   0   0    0   2   0   1.68    5   21-14    5· 4· 5    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.86   0.11
Totals                         9    10   3   3    4   8   0          42  169-102  58·13·31    9·14· 6· 0          3-0

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
B Anderson, L (2-11)           5.2   8   5   5    2   2   1   6.06   27  104-63   39· 6·18    1·14· 8· 0     33    -     0.65  -0.20
S Sullivan                     1.1   1   0   0    1   2   0   4.17    6   19-11    5· 3· 3    0· 3· 0· 0          2-0    0.66   0.05
D Carrasco                     2     1   0   0    2   0   0   4.24   10   33-17   13· 2· 2    4· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.65   0.06
Totals                         9    10   5   5    5   4   1          43  156-91   57·11·23    5·20· 9· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Carrasco (1; D Dellucci); S Sullivan (10; M Teixeira).

HBP: M Callaway (1; D Relaford).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Fieldin Culbreth, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Jim Wolf, 3B - Tony Randazzo.

Time of Game: 3:12.

Attendance: 25,035.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 8mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Kansas City Royals                   
1. E Young              DH    1. D DeJesus            CF 
2. M Young              SS    2. R Gotay              2B 
3. A Soriano            2B    3. J Randa              1B 
4. M Teixeira           1B    4. M Sweeney            DH 
5. K Mench              LF    5. A Nunez              RF 
6. B Jordan             RF    6. D Relaford           3B 
7. G Matthews           CF    7. A Guiel              LF 
8. R Barajas            C     8. J Buck               C  
9. M Alexander          3B    9. A Blanco             SS 

   M Callaway           P        B Anderson           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  0-2  12-  6   15%  85% M Alexander     B Anderson      Double to CF (Line Drive); Jordan Scores; Barajas Scores
   b 7   2  5-3  123  2   14%  85% A Nunez         C Almanzar      Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   b 7   2  5-2  12-  4  -10%  76% J Randa         F Francisco     Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Buck Scores; Blanco to 3B
   t 4   0  0-1  ---  3   10%  72% M Teixeira      B Anderson      Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 9   2  5-3  12-  3   10% 100% D Relaford      F Cordero       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Anderson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   56%  E Young         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  5   54%  M Young         Groundout: 3B-1B; Young to 3B
   RO     --3  2   55%  A Soriano       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Young Scores
   O      ---  5   54%  M Teixeira      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mickey Callaway facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   51%  D DeJesus       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   54%  R Gotay         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  4   57%  J Randa         Strikeout Swinging
          1--      56%  M Sweeney       DeJesus Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   60%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brian Anderson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   57%  K Mench         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   56%  B Jordan        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  5   57%  G Matthews      Walk
   O      1--  3   55%  R Barajas       Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mickey Callaway facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   57%  A Nunez         Strikeout Looking
          ---  7   55%  D Relaford      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   57%  A Guiel         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Relaford to 2B
   O      -2-  3   60%  J Buck          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brian Anderson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   58%  M Alexander     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  7   56%  E Young         Flyball: LF
          ---  2   58%  M Young         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  6   55%  A Soriano       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mickey Callaway facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   58%  A Blanco        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   60%  D DeJesus       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      --- 10   61%  R Gotay         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brian Anderson facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  3   72%  M Teixeira      Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3   70%  K Mench         Flyball: CF
          ---  5   73%  B Jordan        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  3   70%  G Matthews      Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          -2-  4   71%  R Barajas       Walk
   RR     12-  6   85%  M Alexander     Double to CF (Line Drive); Jordan Scores; Barajas Scores
   R      -2-  1   90%  E Young         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Alexander Scores
   O      1--  1   89%  M Young         Lineout: SS
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Mickey Callaway facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   91%  J Randa         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   92%  M Sweeney       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  2   91%  A Nunez         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Short RF)
          1--  4   90%  D Relaford      Hit By Pitch; Nunez to 2B
   O      12-  2   93%  A Guiel         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Royals 0.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Brian Anderson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   92%  A Soriano       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  4   92%  M Teixeira      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   91%  K Mench         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Mickey Callaway facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   89%  J Buck          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   84%  A Blanco        Walk; Buck to 2B
   O      12-  2   86%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 1B-P; Buck to 3B; Blanco to 2B
   RO     -23  1   88%  R Gotay         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Buck Scores; Blanco to 3B
   R      --3  4   82%  J Randa         Single to RF (Fly Ball); Blanco Scores
                  Frank Francisco replaces Mickey Callaway pitching
   O      1--  5   85%  M Sweeney       Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Royals 2.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Brian Anderson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   84%  B Jordan        Popfly: 3B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  2   83%  G Matthews      Popfly: 1B
          ---  2   84%  R Barajas       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          -2-  5   85%  M Alexander     Single to LF (Line Drive); Barajas to 3B
                  Scott Sullivan replaces Brian Anderson pitching; David Dellucci pinch hits for Eric Young batting 1st
   O      1-3  2   82%  D Dellucci      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Frank Francisco facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   85%  A Nunez         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   87%  D Relaford      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   88%  A Guiel         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Royals 2.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Scott Sullivan facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   91%  M Young         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  5   89%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   90%  M Teixeira      Intentional Walk
   O      12-  2   88%  K Mench         Popfly: SS (Short CF)
   O      12-  5   86%  B Jordan        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Frank Francisco facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   80%  J Buck          Walk
          1--  2   72%  A Blanco        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Buck to 2B
   O      12-  3   80%  D DeJesus       Flyball: RF
   O      12-  3   86%  R Gotay         Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
   R      12-  4   76%  J Randa         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Buck Scores; Blanco to 3B
                  Carlos Almanzar replaces Frank Francisco pitching
          1-3  5   71%  M Sweeney       Walk; Randa to 2B
   O      123  2   85%  A Nunez         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 5, Royals 3.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-3, D.J. Carrasco facing 7-8-9
                  D.J. Carrasco replaces Scott Sullivan pitching
          ---  1   87%  G Matthews      Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   86%  R Barajas       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Matthews to 2B
   O      -2-  2   84%  M Alexander     Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Matthews to 3B
          --3  4   85%  D Dellucci      Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  2   81%  M Young         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Ron Mahay facing 6-7-8
                  Ron Mahay replaces Carlos Almanzar pitching
   O      ---  8   86%  D Relaford      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  5   81%  A Guiel         Walk
          1--  2   73%  J Buck          Single to CF (Line Drive); Guiel to 2B
                  Ruben Mateo pinch hits for Andres Blanco batting 9th
   O      12-  5   83%  R Mateo         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1   92%  D DeJesus       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Royals 3.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-3, D.J. Carrasco facing 3-4-5
                  Wilton Guerrero replaces Ruben Mateo playing SS batting 9th
          ---  2   93%  A Soriano       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   92%  M Teixeira      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   90%  K Mench         Flyball: RF
                  Laynce Nix pinch hits for Brian Jordan batting 6th
          1--  6   91%  L Nix           Walk; Teixeira to 2B
   O      12-  5   89%  G Matthews      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Francisco Cordero facing 2-3-4
                  Francisco Cordero replaces Ron Mahay pitching; Laynce Nix moves to CF; Gary Matthews moves to RF
   O      ---  4   95%  R Gotay         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   98%  J Randa         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   95%  M Sweeney       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   90%  A Nunez         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Sweeney to 2B
   O      12-  3  100%  D Relaford      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Royals 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation