April 6, 1997 Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 14,325

Sunday, April 6, 1997, 1:09
Time of Game: 2:40

Royals

2-3

Won 1

4th, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  1  0   3  3  0   0  2  3   12 15  1
Twins           2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  5  2

W: G Rusch (1-0), L: B Radke (0-1)

Twins

4-2

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Goodwin CF                  5   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .668   15    7   0   
J Bell SS                     4   2   2   1    1   1  .400  .979   21    2   4   GDP
B Roberts LF                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .429 1.048    8    1   0   2B
  J Dye PH-RF                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .067  .192    2    0   0   
J King 1B                     5   2   2   1    0   2  .167  .516   16    7   0   2B,SB
C Paquette 3B                 5   2   2   1    0   1  .150  .450   14    1   0   3B,2B
  T Spehr C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .200 1.000         1   0   
S Cooper DH                   2   2   1   2    1   0  .333 1.067   19    0   0   2B,SF
  J Vitiello PH               1   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .812    6    0   0   
M Sweeney C                   4   1   2   4    0   0  .333  .968    8    4   0   HR
  S Halter PH-3B              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    7    0   0   
J Damon RF-LF                 5   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   24    4   0   CS
D Howard 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .750   21    0   2   2B

G Rusch P                                                                0   1
  J Montgomery P                                                         0   0
Totals                       41  12  15  11    2  10              161   27   7

BATTING

2B: B Roberts (1, off B Radke); S Cooper (1, off G Olson); J King (2, off G Swindell); C Paquette (1, off G Olson); D Howard (1, off B Radke).

3B: C Paquette (1, off B Radke).

HR: M Sweeney (1, off B Radke; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SF: S Cooper (1, off B Radke).

TB: M Sweeney 5; C Paquette 5; B Roberts 3; J King 3; J Bell 2; S Cooper 2; D Howard 2; J Vitiello; J Dye; T Goodwin.

GIDP: J Bell (1).

RBI: M Sweeney 4 (4); S Cooper 2 (2); J King (4); J Bell (4); C Paquette (1); B Roberts (4); J Vitiello (2).

2-out RBI: M Sweeney 3.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 6 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Howard-J Bell-J King.

E: C Paquette (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: J King (2, 2nd base off B Radke/T Steinbach).

CS: J Damon (1, 2nd base by B Radke/T Steinbach).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .227  .630   18    3   4   
R Becker CF                   4   1   0   0    0   0  .261  .607   16    1   0   SB
P Molitor 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .755   11    6   0   
  D Hocking 3B                1   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .933    4    0   0   
M Cordova LF                  3   1   1   1    0   0  .333 1.059   16    1   0   2B
  B Brede LF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167    1    0   0   
T Steinbach C                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .235  .551    6    7   2   
  G Myers C                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    3    3   0   
G Colbrunn DH                 3   0   1   1    0   1  .235  .751   15    0   0   2B
  T Walker PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .764    4    0   0   
M Lawton RF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .400 1.100   16    1   0   
R Coomer 3B-1B                3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .733    7    2   1   
P Meares SS                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .300 1.014    8    2   0   GDP

B Radke P                                                                1   1
  T Ritchie P                                                            0   1
  G Olson P                                                              0   1
  G Swindell P                                                           0   0
Totals                       32   2   5   2    1   5              125   27  10

BATTING

2B: M Cordova (3, off G Rusch); G Colbrunn (2, off G Rusch).

TB: G Colbrunn 2; M Cordova 2; D Hocking; C Knoblauch; R Coomer.

GIDP: P Meares (2).

RBI: G Colbrunn (4); M Cordova (4).

2-out RBI: G Colbrunn; M Cordova.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Knoblauch-P Molitor.

E: P Meares (1); R Coomer (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Becker (2, 2nd base off G Rusch/M Sweeney).

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
G Rusch, W (1-0)               8     4   2   0    1   4   0   0.00   29  108-67   39· 8·18    9· 9· 6· 0     73    -     0.61   0.11
J Montgomery                   1     1   0   0    0   1   0  13.50    4   12-9     3· 1· 5    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     5   2   0    1   5   0          33  120-76   42· 9·23   10·11· 6· 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 Radke, L (0-1)               4.1   8   7   6    1   5   1  10.61   21   83-59   42· 6·11    6· 5· 4· 0     25    -     0.92  -0.38
T Ritchie                      2.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   1.59   10   21-15   10· 1· 4    4· 3· 1· 0          1-1    0.24   0.01
G Olson                        1     3   2   2    0   2   0  19.29    6   21-16    6· 3· 7    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.05  -0.01
G Swindell                     1     3   3   3    1   1   0  20.25    7   32-19   12· 3· 4    3· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.00  -0.00
Totals                         9    15  12  11    2  10   1          44  157-109  70·13·26   15· 9· 8· 0          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Brian O'Nora.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 14,325.

Weather: 65° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

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

   G Rusch              P        B Radke              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  2-1  12-  1   31%  68% M Sweeney       B Radke         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); King Scores; Cooper Scores
   b 1   2  0-1  12-  5  -10%  27% G Colbrunn      G Rusch         Double to CF (Fly Ball); Cordova Scores/unER; Steinbach to 3B
   b 1   2  0-0  -2-  6   -9%  37% M Cordova       G Rusch         Double to LF (Ground Ball); Becker Scores/unER
   t 2   0  2-0  ---  2    8%  40% C Paquette      B Radke         Triple to CF (Line Drive)
   t 5   1  2-5  1--  2    8%  91% B Roberts       B Radke         Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Bell Scores; Roberts to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   53%  T Goodwin       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  2   46%  J Bell          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  3   47%  B Roberts       Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   45%  J King          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Glendon Rusch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  C Knoblauch     Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   45%  R Becker        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   48%  P Molitor       Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
          1--      47%  M Cordova       Becker Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   37%  " "             Double to LF (Ground Ball); Becker Scores/unER
          -2-  4   36%  T Steinbach     Walk
   R      12-  5   27%  G Colbrunn      Double to CF (Fly Ball); Cordova Scores/unER; Steinbach to 3B
   O      -23  7   31%  M Lawton        Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Brad Radke facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   40%  C Paquette      Triple to CF (Line Drive)
   RO     --3  1   38%  S Cooper        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Paquette Scores
   O      ---  2   36%  M Sweeney       Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   35%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Glendon Rusch facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   32%  R Coomer        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   OO     1--  2   38%  P Meares        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  5   39%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 2.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Brad Radke facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   37%  D Howard        Groundout: 2B-P (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  7   35%  T Goodwin       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   34%  J Bell          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Glendon Rusch facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   36%  R Becker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   37%  P Molitor       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   38%  M Cordova       Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 2.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Brad Radke facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   35%  B Roberts       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  4   39%  J King          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   35%  C Paquette      Strikeout Swinging
          1--      36%  S Cooper        King Steals 2B
          -2-  9   37%  " "             Walk
   RRR    12-  1   68%  M Sweeney       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); King Scores; Cooper Scores
          ---  4   69%  J Damon         Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   67%  D Howard        Damon Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, Glendon Rusch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   70%  T Steinbach     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   73%  G Colbrunn      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   74%  M Lawton        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 2.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Brad Radke facing 9-1-2
          --- 11   79%  D Howard        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  1   75%  T Goodwin       Bunt Groundout: C-1B
   R      -2-  4   83%  J Bell          Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Howard Scores
   R      1--  2   91%  B Roberts       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Bell Scores; Roberts to 3B
                  Todd Ritchie replaces Brad Radke pitching
   O      --3  3   88%  J King          Strikeout Looking
   R      --3  3   92%  C Paquette      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Roberts Scores/No RBI/unER
   O      1--  2   91%  S Cooper        Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-7, Glendon Rusch facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   93%  R Coomer        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   94%  P Meares        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   95%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 2.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-2, Todd Ritchie facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   94%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   94%  J Damon         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   93%  D Howard        Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-7, Glendon Rusch facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   95%  R Becker        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   96%  P Molitor       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   96%  M Cordova       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 2.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-2, Todd Ritchie facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   96%  T Goodwin       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   96%  J Bell          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   96%  B Roberts       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left); Bell to 2B
   O      -2-  3   96%  J King          Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-7, Glendon Rusch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   97%  T Steinbach     Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  3   98%  G Colbrunn      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   98%  M Lawton        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 2.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-2, Gregg Olson facing 5-6-7
                  Gregg Olson replaces Todd Ritchie pitching; Greg Myers replaces Terry Steinbach playing C batting 5th
          ---  2   98%  C Paquette      Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   R      -2-  4   99%  S Cooper        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Paquette Scores
   R      -2-  4  100%  M Sweeney       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Cooper Scores
   O      1--  5   99%  J Damon         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Left)
   O      1--  3   99%  D Howard        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   99%  T Goodwin       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 9, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-9, Glendon Rusch facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3  100%  R Coomer        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2  100%  P Meares        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  3  100%  C Knoblauch     Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  6  100%  R Becker        Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 9, Twins 2.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-2, Greg Swindell facing 2-3-4
                  Greg Swindell replaces Gregg Olson pitching; Ron Coomer moves to 1B; Dennis Hocking replaces Paul Molitor playing 3B batting 3rd; Brent Brede replaces Marty Cordova playing LF batting 4th
          ---  5  100%  J Bell          Walk
                  Jermaine Dye pinch hits for Bip Roberts batting 3rd
          1--  2  100%  J Dye           Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Bell to 2B
   R      12-  2  100%  J King          Double to LF (Line Drive); Bell Scores; Dye to 3B
   RO     -23  3  100%  C Paquette      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Dye Scores; King to 3B
                  Joe Vitiello pinch hits for Scott Cooper batting 6th
   R      --3  6  100%  J Vitiello      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); King Scores
                  Shane Halter pinch hits for Mike Sweeney batting 7th
   O      1--  7  100%  S Halter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  7  100%  J Damon         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 12, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-12, Jeff Montgomery facing 3-4-5
                  Jeff Montgomery replaces Glendon Rusch pitching; Tim Spehr replaces Craig Paquette playing C batting 5th; Shane Halter moves to 3B; Johnny Damon moves to LF; Jermaine Dye moves to RF
          ---  4  100%  D Hocking       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1  100%  B Brede         Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      1--  3  100%  G Myers         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  Todd Walker pinch hits for Greg Colbrunn batting 6th
   O      1--  4  100%  T Walker        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 12, Twins 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN199704060

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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