April 4, 1997 Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 8
CLE 6
(11) DET 8
@CHW 7
(10) KCR 2
@MIN 1 OAK 4
NYY 2 BOS 10
@SEA 5 BAL 5
@TEX 4 TOR 6
MIL 2 ATL 5
CHC 4 CIN 9
@FLA 7 HOU 3
STL 2
(11) LAD 5
PIT 3 COL 5
@MON 4 SDP 13
PHI 3 SFG 6
NYM 4

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 16,588

Friday, April 4, 1997, 7:06
Time of Game: 2:37

Royals

1-2

Won 1

2nd, 1½ GB

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

W: T Belcher (1-0), L: B Tewksbury (0-1), S: H Pichardo (1)

Twins

3-1

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Offerman 2B                 3   1   0   0    1   1  .167  .453   18    1   4   
T Goodwin CF                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .400 1.100   22    2   0   SB
B Roberts LF                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .385  .770   19    0   0   
J King 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .083   11   12   0   
J Bell SS                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .417 1.084   13    2   7   
J Vitiello DH                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .697   15    0   0   
J Dye RF                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .091    6    2   0   GDP
C Paquette 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .182   11    1   1   
M Sweeney C                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .286  .661    8    7   0   SB

T Belcher P                                                              0   1
  H Pichardo P                                                           0   0
Totals                       32   2   7   1    1   3              123   27  13

BATTING

TB: B Roberts 2; M Sweeney 2; T Goodwin 2; J Vitiello.

GIDP: J Dye (1).

RBI: B Roberts (2).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Offerman-J Bell-J King.

E: J Dye (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Goodwin (2, 2nd base off B Tewksbury/T Steinbach); M Sweeney (1, 2nd base off B Tewksbury/T Steinbach).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                3   0   0   0    2   0  .071  .443   21    3   3   GDP
R Becker CF                   4   0   0   0    1   2  .200  .533   19    1   1   
P Molitor DH                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .375 1.069   13    0   0   
M Cordova LF                  4   1   2   1    0   1  .286 1.015   11    0   0   HR,2B
M Lawton RF                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .538 1.493   10    4   0   2B
T Steinbach C                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .432   12    3   0   
B Brede 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250   16   13   0   
P Meares SS                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .429 1.396   16    3   7   2B
T Walker 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .844   17    0   2   

B Tewksbury P                                                            0   1
  G Olson P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   1   8   1    4   7              135   27  14

BATTING

2B: M Cordova (1, off T Belcher); P Meares (2, off T Belcher); M Lawton (1, off T Belcher).

HR: M Cordova (1, off T Belcher; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

TB: M Cordova 6; P Meares 3; M Lawton 3; P Molitor; T Walker.

GIDP: C Knoblauch (2).

RBI: M Cordova (2).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Tewksbury-P Meares-B Brede.

E: M Cordova (1).

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
T Belcher, W (1-0)             7.2   7   1   1    4   6   1   1.17   34  119-80   44· 9·27   13·10· 1· 0     63    -     1.45   0.33
H Pichardo, S (1)              1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   14-11    5· 2· 4    3· 0· 0· 0          2-0    4.01   0.37
Totals                         9     8   1   1    4   7   1          38  133-91   49·11·31   16·10· 1· 0          2-0

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Tewksbury, L (0-1)           8     7   2   1    1   3   0   1.13   30  102-71   45· 4·22   12· 9· 5· 0     64    -     0.68   0.15
G Olson                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0  20.25    3   13-9     6· 0· 3    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.57   0.05
Totals                         9     7   2   1    1   3   0          33  115-80   51· 4·25   15· 9· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Jim Joyce, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Ted Hendry.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 16,588.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Minnesota Twins                      
1. J Offerman           2B    1. C Knoblauch          2B 
2. T Goodwin            CF    2. R Becker             CF 
3. B Roberts            LF    3. P Molitor            DH 
4. J King               1B    4. M Cordova            LF 
5. J Bell               SS    5. M Lawton             RF 
6. J Vitiello           DH    6. T Steinbach          C  
7. J Dye                RF    7. B Brede              1B 
8. C Paquette           3B    8. P Meares             SS 
9. M Sweeney            C     9. T Walker             3B 

   T Belcher            P        B Tewksbury          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   0  2-1  1--  1   30%  95% C Knoblauch     H Pichardo      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 8   2  2-1  1-3  6   15%  82% P Meares        H Pichardo      Strikeout Swinging
   b 9   0  2-1  ---  3  -14%  64% T Walker        H Pichardo      Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  5   13%  67% T Goodwin       B Tewksbury     Single to LF (Line Drive); Offerman Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI; Goodwin to 3B
   b 8   1  2-0  ---  4  -13%  74% M Cordova       T Belcher       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Tewksbury facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  7   53%  J Offerman      Walk
   R      1--  5   67%  T Goodwin       Single to LF (Line Drive); Offerman Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI; Goodwin to 3B
   R      --3  5   70%  B Roberts       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Goodwin Scores/unER
   O      1--  2   68%  J King          Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   66%  J Bell          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      1--  5   64%  J Vitiello      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Tim Belcher facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   66%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: CF
          ---  4   64%  R Becker        Walk
   O      1--  1   67%  P Molitor       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   69%  M Cordova       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Tewksbury facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   67%  J Dye           Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   66%  C Paquette      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   65%  M Sweeney       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Sweeney out at 2B/CF-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Tim Belcher facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   67%  M Lawton        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   69%  T Steinbach     Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   70%  B Brede         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Tewksbury facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   68%  J Offerman      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   67%  T Goodwin       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  4   68%  B Roberts       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   66%  J King          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Tim Belcher facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   69%  P Meares        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   71%  T Walker        Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
          ---  7   69%  C Knoblauch     Walk
   O      1--  3   72%  R Becker        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Tewksbury facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   70%  J Bell          Popfly: SS (Short LF)
          ---  1   72%  J Vitiello      Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  1   67%  J Dye           Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Tim Belcher facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   70%  P Molitor       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   66%  M Cordova       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4   70%  M Lawton        Strikeout Looking
          -2-      70%  T Steinbach     E9 on Foul Ball
   O      -2-  3   74%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Tewksbury facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   72%  C Paquette      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   74%  M Sweeney       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   72%  J Offerman      Strikeout Looking
          1--      73%  T Goodwin       Sweeney Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   70%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Tim Belcher facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   73%  B Brede         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
          ---  4   67%  P Meares        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   72%  T Walker        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   77%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Tewksbury facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   75%  B Roberts       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   73%  J King          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  2   72%  J Bell          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Tim Belcher facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   76%  R Becker        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  7   72%  P Molitor       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   77%  M Cordova       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  3   73%  M Lawton        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Cordova to 3B
   O      1-3  3   80%  T Steinbach     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Tewksbury facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   79%  J Vitiello      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   77%  J Dye           Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  2   76%  C Paquette      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Tim Belcher facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   81%  B Brede         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  3   76%  P Meares        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--  5   80%  T Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B; Meares to 2B
          -2-  5   77%  C Knoblauch     Walk
   O      12-  4   85%  R Becker        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Tewksbury facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   84%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   83%  J Offerman      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
          ---  4   83%  T Goodwin       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--      84%  B Roberts       Goodwin Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   82%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Tim Belcher facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   87%  P Molitor       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   R      ---  4   74%  M Cordova       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  2   62%  M Lawton        Double to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  3   71%  T Steinbach     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Lawton to 3B
          --3  6   68%  B Brede         Walk
                  Hipolito Pichardo replaces Tim Belcher pitching
   O      1-3  6   82%  P Meares        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 1.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Gregg Olson facing 4-5-6
                  Gregg Olson replaces Bob Tewksbury pitching
   O      ---  4   80%  J King          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   79%  J Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   78%  J Vitiello      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Hipolito Pichardo facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   64%  T Walker        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  1   95%  C Knoblauch     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  R Becker        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 1.

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