April 5, 1997 Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 7
@ANA 5 DET 15
@CHW 12 MIN 7
KCR 5 NYY 10
@OAK 5 BOS 8
@SEA 6 BAL 9
@TEX 7 MIL 5
@TOR 2 ATL 11
CHC 5 FLA 4
CIN 3
(11) HOU 6
STL 2 PIT 3
@LAD 1 COL 15
@MON 3 SDP 4
PHI 1 SFG 2
NYM 0

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 25,711

Saturday, April 5, 1997, 7:05
Time of Game: 3:12

Royals

1-3

Lost 1

4th, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  1   3  1  0   0  0  0    5  9  0
Twins           0  0  4   1  2  0   0  0  X    7 12  1

W: R Robertson (1-0), L: C Haney (0-1), S: R Aguilera (2)

Twins

4-1

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Offerman 2B                 5   0   3   0    0   0  .294  .839   16    3   3   3B,2B
  D Howard PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
T Goodwin CF                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .267  .753   17    2   0   
B Roberts LF                  4   2   2   1    0   1  .412 1.000   13    0   0   HR
J King 1B                     3   1   1   1    1   0  .077  .342   13    6   0   2B
J Bell SS                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .375  .938    8    1   5   
J Vitiello DH                 3   0   1   1    1   0  .286  .732   17    0   0   
J Dye RF                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .067    8    4   0   
C Paquette 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .067  .134   15    0   1   
T Spehr C                     2   1   1   1    0   0  .200 1.000   11    5   0   HR
  S Cooper PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    7    0   0   
  M Sweeney C                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .583    4    3   0   

C Haney P                                                                0   1
  R Veres P                                                              0   0
  J Jacome P                                                             0   0
  B Bevil P                                                              0   0
Totals                       36   5   9   4    2   5              129   24  10

BATTING

2B: J King (1, off R Robertson); J Offerman (1, off R Robertson).

3B: J Offerman (1, off R Aguilera).

HR: B Roberts (1, off R Robertson; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line); T Spehr (1, off R Robertson; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: J Offerman 6; B Roberts 5; T Spehr 4; J King 2; J Vitiello; J Bell.

RBI: J Vitiello (1); J King (3); T Spehr (1); B Roberts (3).

2-out RBI: J King; T Spehr.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Offerman-J Bell-J King; J Bell-J Offerman-J King.

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                4   1   3   2    0   0  .222  .653   20    3   3   
M Lawton RF                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .471 1.277   10    3   0   
P Molitor DH                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .864   18    0   0   
M Cordova LF                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .333 1.066   10    0   0   2B
T Steinbach C                 4   1   2   3    0   1  .267  .580   11    5   0   
G Colbrunn 1B                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .214  .700   17    5   0   2B
  B Brede PH-1B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200    5    3   0   GDP
R Coomer 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .333  .762   12    0   5   IW
  D Hocking 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
R Becker CF                   4   1   3   1    0   0  .316  .725   15    5   0   SB
P Meares SS                   3   2   0   0    0   1  .353 1.186   17    3   3   SB,HBP,GDP

R Robertson P                                                            0   0
  D Naulty P                                                             0   0
  E Guardado P                                                           0   0
  M Trombley P                                                           0   0
  R Aguilera P                                                           0   0
Totals                       34   7  12   7    1   7              135   27  11

BATTING

2B: M Cordova (2, off C Haney); G Colbrunn (1, off C Haney).

IBB: R Coomer (1, by C Haney).

HBP: P Meares (1, by C Haney).

TB: R Becker 3; M Cordova 3; C Knoblauch 3; G Colbrunn 2; T Steinbach 2; M Lawton.

GIDP: P Meares (1); B Brede (1).

RBI: T Steinbach 3 (4); C Knoblauch 2 (4); R Becker (4); M Cordova (3).

2-out RBI: T Steinbach 2; C Knoblauch.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

FIELDING

E: G Colbrunn (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Becker (1, 2nd base off R Veres/T Spehr); P Meares (1, 2nd base off C Haney/T Spehr).

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
C Haney, L (0-1)               4.2  10   7   7    1   3   0  13.50   26   92-52   31· 8·13   10· 6· 5· 0     18    -     1.30  -0.55
R Veres                        1.2   1   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    6   22-15    7· 3· 4    1· 1· 1· 0          2-0    0.71   0.07
J Jacome                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.86    1    5-4     3· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.59   0.03
B Bevil                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   12-8     4· 2· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.28   0.02
Totals                         8    12   7   7    1   7   0          36  131-79   45·13·20   13· 8· 6· 0          3-0

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Robertson, W (1-0)           5     7   5   4    1   2   2   7.20   23   75-45   28· 5·12    8· 7· 5· 0     36    -     1.08  -0.25
D Naulty, H (1)                1     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    4   21-11    5· 1· 5    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.51   0.07
E Guardado, H (2)              0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3    8-5     3· 1· 1    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.84   0.04
M Trombley, H (1)              1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   12-7     5· 2· 0    2· 2· 0· 0          1-0    1.07   0.12
R Aguilera, S (2)              1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.00    4   13-9     3· 2· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.13   0.08
Totals                         9     9   5   4    2   5   2          38  129-77   44·11·22   12·11· 8· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: C Haney (1; R Coomer).

HBP: C Haney (1; P Meares).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:12.

Attendance: 25,711.

Weather: 69° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

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

   C Haney              P        R Robertson          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  5-4  1--  1  -15%  52% J King          R Robertson     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Roberts Scores
   b 3   2  1-2  -23  4   14%  82% T Steinbach     C Haney         Single to CF (Line Drive); Knoblauch Scores; Lawton Scores
   b 4   2  4-4  -2-  5   11%  65% C Knoblauch     C Haney         Single to CF (Line Drive); Meares Scores
   t 3   2  0-0  ---  5  -11%  43% T Spehr         R Robertson     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   b 5   1  5-5  -2-  1   11%  70% T Steinbach     C Haney         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Cordova Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Robertson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  J Offerman      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   54%  T Goodwin       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   55%  B Roberts       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Haney facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   58%  C Knoblauch     Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   57%  M Lawton        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left); Knoblauch to 2B
   O      -2-  5   53%  P Molitor       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   50%  M Cordova       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Robertson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   52%  J King          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   54%  J Bell          Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  5   55%  J Vitiello      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Haney facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   53%  T Steinbach     Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  7   51%  G Colbrunn      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   50%  R Coomer        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Robertson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   53%  J Dye           Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   55%  C Paquette      Lineout: CF
   R      ---  5   43%  T Spehr         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  1   41%  J Offerman      Double to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  5   45%  T Goodwin       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Chris Haney facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   49%  R Becker        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--  4   55%  P Meares        Hit By Pitch; Becker to 2B
   R      12-  3   65%  C Knoblauch     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Becker Scores; Meares to 2B
          12-  1   73%  M Lawton        Single to P (Bunt); Meares to 3B; Knoblauch to 2B
   O      123  5   66%  P Molitor       Strikeout Looking
   RO     123  6   67%  M Cordova       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Meares Scores; Knoblauch to 3B; Lawton to 2B
   RR     -23  4   82%  T Steinbach     Single to CF (Line Drive); Knoblauch Scores; Lawton Scores
   O      1--  6   80%  G Colbrunn      Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 4.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Rich Robertson facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  3   72%  B Roberts       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          ---  5   68%  J King          Walk
          1--  1   57%  J Bell          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); King to 3B
   R      1-3  4   50%  J Vitiello      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); King Scores; Bell to 2B
   O      12-  1   54%  J Dye           Flyball: RF; Bell to 3B
   RO     1-3  6   52%  C Paquette      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Bell Scores/No RBI/unER; Paquette to 2B/Safe on E3 (catch)
   O      -2-  6   56%  T Spehr         Flyball: SS
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 4-4, Chris Haney facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   53%  R Coomer        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  5   56%  R Becker        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   53%  P Meares        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      54%  C Knoblauch     Meares Steals 2B
   R      -2-  5   65%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Meares Scores
   O      1--  4   63%  M Lawton        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 5.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Rich Robertson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   66%  J Offerman      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   69%  T Goodwin       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  1   67%  B Roberts       Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 1B)
   R      1--  1   52%  J King          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Roberts Scores
   O      -2-  1   57%  J Bell          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 5-5, Chris Haney facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   54%  P Molitor       Foul Popfly: C
          ---  1   59%  M Cordova       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   R      -2-  1   70%  T Steinbach     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Cordova Scores
          1--  4   78%  G Colbrunn      Double to CF (Line Drive); Steinbach to 3B
          -23  4   79%  R Coomer        Intentional Walk
   RO     123  1   80%  R Becker        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Steinbach Scores; Colbrunn to 3B
                  Randy Veres replaces Chris Haney pitching
          1-3      81%  P Meares        Becker Steals 2B
   O      -23  4   77%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 7.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-7, Dan Naulty facing 6-7-8
                  Dan Naulty replaces Rich Robertson pitching
          ---  7   71%  J Vitiello      Walk
   O      1--  4   76%  J Dye           Lineout: CF
   O      1--  3   81%  C Paquette      Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  Scott Cooper pinch hits for Tim Spehr batting 9th
   O      1--  7   84%  S Cooper        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-5, Randy Veres facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Sweeney replaces Scott Cooper playing C batting 9th
   O      ---  4   82%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   81%  M Lawton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   80%  P Molitor       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 7.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-7, Eddie Guardado facing 1-2-3
                  Eddie Guardado replaces Dan Naulty pitching
          ---  1   75%  J Offerman      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   80%  T Goodwin       Lineout: SS
   O      1--  4   85%  B Roberts       Strikeout Swinging
                  Mike Trombley replaces Eddie Guardado pitching
   O      1--  4   88%  J King          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-5, Randy Veres facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   90%  M Cordova       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   88%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
                  Jason Jacome replaces Randy Veres pitching; Brent Brede pinch hits for Greg Colbrunn batting 6th
   OO     1--  5   85%  B Brede         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 7.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-7, Mike Trombley facing 5-6-7
                  Brent Brede moves to 1B
   O      ---  5   89%  J Bell          Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   92%  J Vitiello      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   93%  J Dye           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-5, Brian Bevil facing 7-8-9
                  Brian Bevil replaces Jason Jacome pitching
   O      ---  3   93%  R Coomer        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   93%  R Becker        Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   OO     1--  3   92%  P Meares        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 7.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-7, Rick Aguilera facing 8-9-1
                  Rick Aguilera replaces Mike Trombley pitching; Dennis Hocking replaces Ron Coomer playing 3B batting 7th
   O      ---  3   96%  C Paquette      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   99%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   96%  J Offerman      Triple to CF (Fly Ball)
                  David Howard pinch runs for Jose Offerman batting 1st
   O      --3  3  100%  T Goodwin       Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation