April 3, 1998 Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 6
@ANA 2 BAL 10
DET 2 KCR 9
@MIN 5 SEA 11
BOS 6 CHW 10
@TBD 4 TEX 5
@TOR 0 SFG 8
@ARI 3 ATL 5
PHI 1 CHC 6
MON 2 CIN 6
LAD 3 MIL 7
@FLA 1 HOU 15
COL 2 NYM 2
PIT 1 SDP 13
@STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 43,848

Friday, April 3, 1998, 7:05
Time of Game: 3:15

Royals

2-2

Won 1

3rd, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   1  4  1   0  3  0    9 15  0
Twins           0  2  2   0  0  1   0  0  0    5 10  2

W: C Haney (1-0), L: B Radke (0-1)

Twins

1-2

Lost 1

4th, 2 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    5   3   3   0    1   2  .444 1.085    0    2   0   2B,SB
J Offerman 2B                 6   2   3   1    0   0  .353  .860    0    2   3   2·2B
H Morris LF                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .167  .398    0    1   0   
  E Young PR-RF               0   1   0   0    0   0  .111  .222         0   0   
J King 1B                     5   1   1   3    0   1  .273  .606    0   13   0   GDP
T Pendleton DH                5   1   2   2    0   1  .231  .616    0    0   0   2B
D Palmer 3B                   5   1   4   2    0   1  .500 1.375    0    0   5   HR,SB
L Sutton RF-LF                4   0   0   1    0   0  .182  .504    0    1   0   SF
M Sweeney C                   3   0   1   0    2   0  .143  .476    0    7   0   SB
F Martinez SS                 5   0   0   0    0   4  .000  .067    0    1   5   

C Haney P                                                                0   0
  S Service P                                                            0   0
  M Whisenant P                                                          0   0
  B Bevil P                                                              0   0
Totals                       42   9  15   9    4   9                    27  13

BATTING

2B: J Offerman 2 (2, off G Swindell, off B Radke); T Pendleton (2, off B Radke); J Damon (3, off G Swindell).

HR: D Palmer (2, off B Radke; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line).

SF: L Sutton (1, off B Radke).

TB: D Palmer 7; J Offerman 5; J Damon 4; T Pendleton 3; M Sweeney; J King; H Morris.

GIDP: J King (1).

RBI: J King 3 (3); T Pendleton 2 (2); D Palmer 2 (4); L Sutton (4); J Offerman (3).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 6 for 18.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Martinez-J Offerman-J King.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Palmer (3, 2nd base off B Radke/T Steinbach); J Damon (3, 2nd base off F Rodriguez/T Steinbach); M Sweeney (1, 2nd base off B Radke/T Steinbach).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .154    0    2   0   
P Meares SS                   5   0   2   0    0   1  .333  .750    0    3   2   2B
P Molitor DH                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .273  .878    0    0   0   GDP
M Cordova LF                  3   2   1   1    1   1  .300  .917    0    4   0   2B
A Ochoa RF                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .500 1.333    0    4   0   2·2B
D Ortiz 1B                    4   1   2   2    0   1  .429 1.286    0    5   0   HR
R Coomer 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .167  .417    0    0   0   
T Steinbach C                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .167  .542    0    9   0   
B Gates 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .125  .722    0    0   3   

B Radke P                                                                0   0
  G Swindell P                                                           0   0
  F Rodriguez P                                                          0   0
  E Guardado P                                                           0   0
  T Ritchie P                                                            0   0
Totals                       36   5  10   5    2   7                    27   5

BATTING

2B: M Cordova (2, off C Haney); A Ochoa 2 (2, off C Haney, off S Service); P Meares (1, off S Service).

HR: D Ortiz (1, off C Haney; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

TB: D Ortiz 5; A Ochoa 4; P Meares 3; M Cordova 2; P Molitor; T Steinbach; R Coomer.

GIDP: P Molitor (1).

RBI: D Ortiz 2 (2); M Cordova (1); A Ochoa (1); R Coomer (1).

2-out RBI: D Ortiz.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Gates-P Meares-D Ortiz.

E: B Gates (1); R Coomer (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
C Haney, W (1-0)               5.1   7   5   5    2   2   1   8.44   24     -       ·  ·     11· 4· 5· 0     34    -     0.85  -0.19
S Service, H (2)               1.2   3   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      0· 4· 2· 0          0-0    1.63   0.12
M Whisenant                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.86   0.08
B Bevil                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.50    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.02
Totals                         9    10   5   5    2   7   1          38     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 7· 0          1-0

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)               5     6   5   3    3   5   1   5.40   26     -       ·  ·      5· 6· 7· 0     41    -     1.30  -0.25
G Swindell                     2     4   1   1    0   1   0   3.00    9     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 3· 0          0-0    1.08  -0.01
F Rodriguez                    0.1   3   3   3    1   1   0  81.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.45  -0.21
E Guardado                     0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 0          2-1    0.36  -0.01
T Ritchie                      1     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.09   0.00
Totals                         9    15   9   7    4   9   1          47     -       ·  ·      8·12·14· 0          2-1

S Service faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: T Ritchie (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Brian O'Nora, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Rick Reed.

Time of Game: 3:15.

Attendance: 43,848.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Minnesota Twins                      
1. J Damon              CF    1. O Nixon              CF 
2. J Offerman           2B    2. P Meares             SS 
3. H Morris             LF    3. P Molitor            DH 
4. J King               1B    4. M Cordova            LF 
5. T Pendleton          DH    5. A Ochoa              RF 
6. D Palmer             3B    6. D Ortiz              1B 
7. L Sutton             RF    7. R Coomer             3B 
8. M Sweeney            C     8. T Steinbach          C  
9. F Martinez           SS    9. B Gates              2B 

   C Haney              P        B Radke              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  4-2  12-      18%  49% T Pendleton     B Radke         Double to RF (Line Drive); Offerman Scores; King to 3B
   b 6   1  6-4  ---     -13%  63% D Ortiz         C Haney         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   t 8   1  5-6  123      12%  94% J King          F Rodriguez     Single to CF (Line Drive); Damon Scores; Offerman Scores; Young to 3B
   b 2   0  0-0  1--     -11%  30% A Ochoa         C Haney         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Cordova Scores
   t 6   1  4-5  -2-      11%  78% J Offerman      G Swindell      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Damon Scores

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  J Damon         Walk
   O      1--      50%  J Offerman      Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
   O      1--      47%  H Morris        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--      45%  J King          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Haney facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  O Nixon         Flyball: LF
          ---      45%  P Meares        Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   OO     1--      50%  P Molitor       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Radke facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  T Pendleton     Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
   O      1--      50%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
          1--      54%  L Sutton        Fielder's Choice 2B; Pendleton to 2B/Adv on E4
          12-      60%  M Sweeney       Walk; Pendleton to 3B; Sutton to 2B
   O      123      52%  F Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      123      45%  J Damon         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Haney facing 4-5-6
          ---      41%  M Cordova       Walk
   R      1--      30%  A Ochoa         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Cordova Scores
   O      -2-      33%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-      26%  R Coomer        Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Ochoa Scores
          1--      24%  T Steinbach     Walk; Coomer to 2B
   O      12-      27%  B Gates         Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      30%  O Nixon         Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Brad Radke facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      27%  J Offerman      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      26%  H Morris        Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      24%  J King          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Chris Haney facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      26%  P Meares        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      24%  P Molitor       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   R      1--      16%  M Cordova       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Molitor Scores
   O      -2-      18%  A Ochoa         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   R      -2-      13%  D Ortiz         Single to SS (Ground Ball); Cordova Scores
   O      1--      14%  R Coomer        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 4.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Brad Radke facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      12%  T Pendleton     Strikeout Looking
   R      ---      18%  D Palmer        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---      16%  L Sutton        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---      17%  M Sweeney       Walk
          1--      18%  F Martinez      Sweeney Steals 2B
   O      -2-      15%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Chris Haney facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      16%  T Steinbach     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---      17%  B Gates         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      18%  O Nixon         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 4.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
          ---      22%  J Damon         Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
          1--      33%  J Offerman      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Damon to 3B
   O      -23      26%  H Morris        Flyball: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
   R      -23      31%  J King          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Damon Scores
   R      12-      49%  T Pendleton     Double to RF (Line Drive); Offerman Scores; King to 3B
   R      -23      58%  D Palmer        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); King Scores/unER; Pendleton to 3B
   RO     1-3      60%  L Sutton        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Pendleton Scores/unER
          1--      61%  M Sweeney       Palmer Steals 2B
   O      -2-      57%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-5, Chris Haney facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      61%  P Meares        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      63%  P Molitor       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      65%  M Cordova       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 4.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Greg Swindell facing 9-1-2
                  Greg Swindell replaces Brad Radke pitching
   O      ---      62%  F Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
          ---      67%  J Damon         Double to CF (Line Drive)
   R      -2-      78%  J Offerman      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Damon Scores
          -2-      82%  H Morris        Single to 1B (Fly Ball to Deep 2B-1B); Offerman to 3B
   OO     1-3      72%  J King          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-6, Chris Haney facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      76%  A Ochoa         Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      63%  D Ortiz         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
                  Scott Service replaces Chris Haney pitching
   O      ---      66%  R Coomer        Strikeout Swinging
          ---      64%  T Steinbach     Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--      68%  B Gates         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 5.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-5, Greg Swindell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      65%  T Pendleton     Flyball: RF
          ---      68%  D Palmer        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--      65%  L Sutton        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      62%  M Sweeney       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-6, Scott Service facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      67%  O Nixon         Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
          ---      58%  P Meares        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-      65%  P Molitor       Flyball: CF; Meares to 3B
   O      --3      73%  M Cordova       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 5.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-5, Frank Rodriguez facing 9-1-2
                  Frank Rodriguez replaces Greg Swindell pitching
   O      ---      70%  F Martinez      Strikeout Looking
          ---      73%  J Damon         Single to SS (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
          1--      75%  J Offerman      Damon Steals 2B
          -2-      77%  " "             Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Damon stays at 2B
          12-      82%  H Morris        Walk; Damon to 3B; Offerman to 2B
                  Ernie Young pinch runs for Hal Morris batting 3rd
   RR     123      94%  J King          Single to CF (Line Drive); Damon Scores; Offerman Scores; Young to 3B
                  Eddie Guardado replaces Frank Rodriguez pitching
   RO     1-3      95%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Young Scores
          1--      96%  D Palmer        Single to 3B (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Pendleton to 2B
   O      12-      95%  L Sutton        Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 9, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-9, Scott Service facing 5-6-7
                  Larry Sutton moves to LF; Ernie Young moves to RF
          ---      91%  A Ochoa         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
                  Matt Whisenant replaces Scott Service pitching
   O      -2-      94%  D Ortiz         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      97%  R Coomer        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Ochoa to 3B
   O      --3      98%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 9, Twins 5.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-5, Todd Ritchie facing 8-9-1
                  Todd Ritchie replaces Eddie Guardado pitching
          ---      99%  M Sweeney       Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--      99%  F Martinez      Wild Pitch; Sweeney to 2B
   O      -2-      98%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-      98%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-      98%  J Offerman      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 9, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-9, Brian Bevil facing 9-1-2
                  Brian Bevil replaces Matt Whisenant pitching
   O      ---      99%  B Gates         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---     100%  O Nixon         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  P Meares        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 9, Twins 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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