May 4, 1995 Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
MIL 2 OAK 9
@CAL 6 DET 4
CLE 3 KCR 6
@MIN 0 NYY 5
BOS 3 PHI 6
@CIN 4 ATL 6
@FLA 3 NYM 5
@MON 1
(10) SFG 5
@SDP 4 HOU 6
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 11,935

Thursday, May 4, 1995, 12:17
Time of Game: 2:43

Royals

4-3

Won 1

2nd, 1½ GB

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

W: K Appier (3-0), L: L Hawkins (0-2)

Twins

3-5

Lost 1

4th, 3 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Tucker LF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .522    0    1   0   
  J Vitiello PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Howard CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
T Goodwin CF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .174  .513    0    0   0   
  P Hiatt PH-LF-RF            1   1   1   2    0   0  .300 1.264    0    0   1   HR
W Joyner 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .346  .914    0    7   0   2B
B Hamelin DH                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .278  .824    0    0   0   2B
G Gaetti 3B                   3   1   1   1    1   1  .333 1.030    0    0   2   
G Gagne SS                    3   1   1   2    1   0  .360 1.048    0    1   4   HR
F Jose RF                     3   0   2   0    1   0  .188  .485    0    0   0   
  J Nunnally PR-LF            0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .968         0   0   
B Mayne C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .566    0   14   1   2·GDP
J Lind 2B                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .304  .724    0    3   0   GDP

K Appier P                                                               0   0
  D Torres P                                                             0   1
Totals                       32   6   8   5    4   4                    27   9

BATTING

2B: B Hamelin (2, off L Hawkins); W Joyner (3, off L Hawkins).

HR: P Hiatt (2, off R Robertson; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); G Gagne (1, off L Hawkins; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF-CF).

TB: P Hiatt 4; G Gagne 4; B Hamelin 2; F Jose 2; W Joyner 2; G Gaetti; J Lind.

GIDP: B Mayne 2 (2); J Lind (1).

RBI: P Hiatt 2 (4); G Gagne 2 (6); G Gaetti (6).

2-out RBI: P Hiatt 2; G Gaetti.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

E: G Gagne (4).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                4   0   0   0    0   3  .250  .726    0    0   3   
A Cole CF                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .348  .814    0    3   0   
K Puckett DH                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .267  .753    0    0   0   
M Cordova LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .207  .695    0    3   0   
M Merullo C                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .300  .741    0    4   0   
J Clark RF                    4   0   2   0    0   2  .467 1.400    0    1   0   2B
S Leius 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .732    0    0   2   
  C Hale PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
D McCarty 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .182  .468    0   12   2   
P Meares SS                   3   0   1   0    0   2  .267  .534    0    3   5   

L Hawkins P                                                              0   1
  R Robertson P                                                          0   0
  K Campbell P                                                           1   0
  V Horsman P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34   0   7   0    1  15                    27  13

BATTING

2B: J Clark (2, off K Appier).

TB: J Clark 3; A Cole 2; M Merullo; K Puckett; P Meares.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 3. D McCarty-P Meares-D McCarty; L Hawkins-P Meares-D McCarty; P Meares-D McCarty.

E: M Cordova (2).

PITCHING

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
K Appier, W (3-0)              7     5   0   0    1  12   0   0.46   27     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 6· 0     78    -     0.78   0.32
D Torres                       2     2   0   0    0   3   0   2.70    8     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.15   0.01
Totals                         9     7   0   0    1  15   0          35     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 8· 0           -

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Hawkins, L (0-2)             5.2   6   4   3    3   2   1  12.27   24     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 6· 1     42    -     0.64  -0.15
R Robertson                    1.1   2   2   2    0   1   1   4.91    6     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 1· 1          2-0    0.27  -0.03
K Campbell                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
V Horsman                      1     0   0   0    1   0   0  27.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     8   6   5    4   4   2          36     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 7· 2          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Larry Barnett.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 11,935.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Minnesota Twins                      
1. M Tucker             LF    1. C Knoblauch          2B 
2. T Goodwin            CF    2. A Cole               CF 
3. W Joyner             1B    3. K Puckett            DH 
4. B Hamelin            DH    4. M Cordova            LF 
5. G Gaetti             3B    5. M Merullo            C  
6. G Gagne              SS    6. J Clark              RF 
7. F Jose               RF    7. S Leius              3B 
8. B Mayne              C     8. D McCarty            1B 
9. J Lind               2B    9. P Meares             SS 

   K Appier             P        L Hawkins            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  12-      17%  66% G Gaetti        L Hawkins       Single to LF (Line Drive); Joyner Scores; Hamelin Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI/unER; Gaetti to 3B
   t 4   1  0-2  1--      14%  85% G Gagne         L Hawkins       Home Run (LF-CF); Gaetti Scores
   b 4   1  4-0  1--      -7%  76% J Clark         K Appier        Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Merullo to 3B
   b 4   1  4-0  -23       7%  83% S Leius         K Appier        Popfly: 2B
   b 3   2  2-0  1-3       6%  72% K Puckett       K Appier        Lineout: LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  M Tucker        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  T Goodwin       Lineout: LF
          ---      48%  W Joyner        Double (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          -2-      49%  B Hamelin       Walk
   RR     12-      66%  G Gaetti        Single to LF (Line Drive); Joyner Scores; Hamelin Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI/unER; Gaetti to 3B
   O      --3      63%  G Gagne         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      66%  C Knoblauch     Strikeout
   O      ---      67%  A Cole          Popfly: SS
          ---      66%  K Puckett       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      69%  M Cordova       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 7-8-9
          ---      71%  F Jose          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      69%  B Mayne         Flyball: CF
   OO     1--      64%  J Lind          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Kevin Appier facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      67%  M Merullo       Strikeout
   O      ---      69%  J Clark         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      70%  S Leius         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      68%  M Tucker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      67%  T Goodwin       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      66%  W Joyner        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Kevin Appier facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      68%  D McCarty       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      65%  P Meares        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      69%  C Knoblauch     Strikeout
          1--      66%  A Cole          Single to CF (Line Drive); Meares to 3B
   O      1-3      72%  K Puckett       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      70%  B Hamelin       Flyball: RF
          ---      72%  G Gaetti        Walk
   RR     1--      85%  G Gagne         Home Run (LF-CF); Gaetti Scores
          ---      86%  F Jose          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--      84%  B Mayne         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Kevin Appier facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      86%  M Cordova       Strikeout Looking
          ---      84%  M Merullo       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      76%  J Clark         Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Merullo to 3B
   O      -23      83%  S Leius         Popfly: 2B
   O      -23      88%  D McCarty       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      87%  J Lind          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      87%  M Tucker        Strikeout
   O      ---      86%  T Goodwin       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Kevin Appier facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      88%  P Meares        Strikeout
   O      ---      90%  C Knoblauch     Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  A Cole          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      90%  W Joyner        Flyball: LF
          ---      91%  B Hamelin       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      90%  G Gaetti        Groundout: SS-1B; Hamelin to 3B
          --3      91%  G Gagne         Walk
                  Rich Robertson replaces LaTroy Hawkins pitching
   O      1-3      89%  F Jose          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Kevin Appier facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      91%  K Puckett       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      92%  M Cordova       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      91%  M Merullo       Walk
   O      1--      93%  J Clark         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 0.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Rich Robertson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      92%  B Mayne         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      93%  J Lind          Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Joe Vitiello pinch hits for Michael Tucker batting 1st
   O      1--      92%  J Vitiello      Strikeout Looking
                  Phil Hiatt pinch hits for Tom Goodwin batting 2nd
   RR     1--      98%  P Hiatt         Home Run; Lind Scores
   O      ---      97%  W Joyner        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Kevin Appier facing 7-8-9
                  Phil Hiatt moves to LF; David Howard replaces Joe Vitiello playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---      98%  S Leius         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  D McCarty       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  P Meares        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 0.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Kevin Campbell facing 4-5-6
                  Kevin Campbell replaces Rich Robertson pitching
   O      ---      99%  B Hamelin       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      99%  G Gaetti        Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  G Gagne         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Dilson Torres facing 1-2-3
                  Dilson Torres replaces Kevin Appier pitching
          ---      98%  C Knoblauch     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Knoblauch to 1B
   O      1--      98%  A Cole          Single to LF (Line Drive); Knoblauch to 3B; Cole out at 2B/LF-SS-2B
   O      --3      99%  K Puckett       Strikeout
   O      --3     100%  M Cordova       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 0.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Vince Horsman facing 7-8-9
                  Vince Horsman replaces Kevin Campbell pitching
          ---     100%  F Jose          Walk
                  Jon Nunnally pinch runs for Felix Jose batting 7th
   OO     1--     100%  B Mayne         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Lind          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Dilson Torres facing 5-6-7
                  Jon Nunnally moves to LF; Phil Hiatt moves to RF
   O      ---     100%  M Merullo       Groundout: P-1B
          ---     100%  J Clark         Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Chip Hale pinch hits for Scott Leius batting 7th
   O      1--     100%  C Hale          Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  D McCarty       Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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