April 4, 1998 Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 18,589

Saturday, April 4, 1998, 7:04
Time of Game: 2:57

Royals

3-2

Won 2

2nd, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   1  0  1   0  0  0   1    3 13  2
Twins           0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0    2  4  0

W: B Bevil (1-0), L: E Guardado (1-1), S: J Montgomery (2)

Twins

1-3

Lost 2

4th, 3 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    4   0   0   0    1   2  .364  .917   20    2   0   CS
J Offerman 2B                 5   1   3   0    0   1  .409 1.026   24    0   4   3B
H Morris LF                   5   0   2   1    0   0  .235  .631   16    2   0   3B
  E Young PR-RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222         0   0   SB
J King 1B                     5   1   2   1    0   1  .313  .853   17   13   0   HR
T Pendleton DH                5   1   2   0    0   1  .278  .667   17    0   0   
D Palmer 3B                   5   0   3   0    0   0  .524 1.476   16    0   3   3·2B,GDP
L Sutton RF-LF                3   0   0   1    0   0  .143  .390   11    1   0   SF
M Sweeney C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .322   11    8   1   
F Martinez SS                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .059    7    2   2   
  J Vitiello PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    4    0   0   
  S Halter SS                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    1    2   2   

H Pichardo P                                                             0   0
  B Bevil P                                                              0   0
  J Montgomery P                                                         0   0
Totals                       40   3  13   3    1   6              144   30  12

BATTING

2B: D Palmer 3 (3, 2 off M Morgan, off M Trombley).

3B: J Offerman (1, off E Guardado); H Morris (1, off M Morgan).

HR: J King (1, off M Morgan; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SF: L Sutton (2, off M Morgan).

TB: D Palmer 6; J Offerman 5; J King 5; H Morris 4; T Pendleton 2; S Halter.

GIDP: D Palmer (1).

RBI: L Sutton (5); J King (4); H Morris (1).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Halter-J King.

E: J Offerman (1); L Sutton (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: E Young (1, 2nd base off R Aguilera/J Valentin).

CS: J Damon (1, 2nd base by M Morgan/J Valentin).

PO: J Offerman (1st base by M Morgan).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    3   0   0   0    2   1  .063  .230   18    4   0   
B Gates 3B                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .451   17    2   0   
P Molitor DH                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .610   14    0   0   GDP
D Ortiz 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .364 1.000   12    6   3   
M Cordova LF                  2   1   0   0    2   2  .250  .855   19    3   0   
M Lawton RF                   4   1   0   0    0   2  .000  .182   11    1   0   
P Meares SS                   3   0   0   1    0   2  .267  .583   12    3   3   SF
T Walker 2B                   4   0   2   1    0   1  .333  .929   13    2   1   2B
J Valentin C                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .286  .661   13    6   1   

M Morgan P                                                               2   2
  M Trombley P                                                           1   1
  E Guardado P                                                           0   0
  R Aguilera P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   2   4   2    5   9              129   30  11

BATTING

2B: T Walker (1, off H Pichardo).

SF: P Meares (1, off H Pichardo).

TB: T Walker 3; D Ortiz; J Valentin.

GIDP: P Molitor (2).

RBI: T Walker (1); P Meares (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Walker-P Meares-D Ortiz.

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
H Pichardo                     7     4   2   0    3   6   0   0.00   29   93-58   37· 7·15   14· 4· 2· 0     68    -     0.96   0.22
B Bevil, W (1-0)               2     0   0   0    1   3   0   2.25    7   25-15    9· 2· 4    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.69   0.27
J Montgomery, S (2)            1     0   0   0    1   0   0  13.50    3   11-7     3· 2· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    4.61   0.22
Totals                        10     4   2   0    5   9   0          39  129-80   49·11·21   16· 7· 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
M Morgan                       7     8   2   2    1   4   1   2.57   28   90-59   34· 8·18    6·10· 7· 0     56    -     1.14   0.22
M Trombley                     1.2   3   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    8   22-18   11· 2· 5    4· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.42   0.14
E Guardado, L (1-1)            0.1   1   1   1    0   1   0   6.75    3   16-12    9· 2· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          2-0    3.06  -0.23
R Aguilera                     1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    8-4     3· 0· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          1-0    1.04   0.07
Totals                        10    13   3   3    1   6   1          42  136-93   57·12·25   13·12·10· 0          3-0

E Guardado faced 2 batters in the 10th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: M Morgan (1; J Offerman, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 18,589.

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. B Gates              3B 
3. H Morris             LF    3. P Molitor            DH 
4. J King               1B    4. D Ortiz              1B 
5. T Pendleton          DH    5. M Cordova            LF 
6. D Palmer             3B    6. M Lawton             RF 
7. L Sutton             RF    7. P Meares             SS 
8. M Sweeney            C     8. T Walker             2B 
9. F Martinez           SS    9. J Valentin           C  

   H Pichardo           P        M Morgan             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t10   0  2-2  ---  8   27%  77% J Offerman      E Guardado      Triple to LF (Line Drive)
   b10   1  3-2  1--  3   23% 100% P Molitor       J Montgomery    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   t 9   0  2-2  -2-  4  -17%  50% L Sutton        M Trombley      Fielder's Choice P; Palmer out at 3B/P-3B
   t 9   0  2-2  ---  4   17%  67% D Palmer        M Trombley      Double to RF (Line Drive)
   t 6   0  2-1  ---  2   15%  50% J King          M Morgan        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Morgan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   50%  J Offerman      Single to SS (Line Drive)
   O      1--      46%  H Morris        Offerman Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---  4   49%  " "             Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      --3  4   45%  J King          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Hipolito Pichardo facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   42%  O Nixon         Walk
   O      1--  4   45%  B Gates         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  6   48%  P Molitor       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   50%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Morgan facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   54%  T Pendleton     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  5   64%  D Palmer        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Pendleton to 3B
   O      -23  1   58%  L Sutton        Popfly: SS
   O      -23  5   51%  M Sweeney       Lineout: 2B
   O      -23  6   45%  F Martinez      Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Hipolito Pichardo facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   41%  M Cordova       Walk
          1--  1   31%  M Lawton        Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball); Cordova to 3B; Lawton to 2B
   RO     -23      31%  P Meares        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Cordova Scores/unER; Lawton to 3B
   R      --3  1   26%  T Walker        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Lawton Scores/unER
          1--  2   22%  J Valentin      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Walker to 3B/Adv on E9
   O      1-3  4   26%  O Nixon         Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3  5   30%  B Gates         Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Morgan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   27%  J Damon         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  4   26%  J Offerman      Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   27%  H Morris        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   24%  J King          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Hipolito Pichardo facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   26%  P Molitor       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   27%  D Ortiz         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   28%  M Cordova       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Morgan facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   33%  T Pendleton     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  3   44%  D Palmer        Double to LF (Line Drive); Pendleton to 3B
   RO     -23      41%  L Sutton        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Pendleton Scores
   O      -2-  4   36%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   32%  F Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Hipolito Pichardo facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   34%  M Lawton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   36%  P Meares        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   34%  T Walker        Double to LF (Fly Ball)
          -2-  4   33%  J Valentin      Walk
   O      12-  1   37%  O Nixon         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 2.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike Morgan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   34%  J Damon         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   31%  J Offerman      Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   30%  H Morris        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Hipolito Pichardo facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   32%  B Gates         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   34%  P Molitor       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   33%  D Ortiz         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  6   35%  M Cordova       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 2.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike Morgan facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  2   50%  J King          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   46%  T Pendleton     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   44%  D Palmer        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   42%  L Sutton        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Hipolito Pichardo facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   46%  M Lawton        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   48%  P Meares        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   50%  T Walker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 2.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Mike Morgan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   46%  M Sweeney       Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  Joe Vitiello pinch hits for Felix Martinez batting 9th
   O      ---  4   43%  J Vitiello      Flyball: CF
          ---  4   45%  J Damon         Walk
   O      1--  2   41%  J Offerman      Damon Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Hipolito Pichardo facing 9-1-2
                  Shane Halter replaces Joe Vitiello playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  6   45%  J Valentin      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   48%  O Nixon         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  2   50%  B Gates         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 2.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Mike Trombley facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Trombley replaces Mike Morgan pitching
          ---  2   57%  J Offerman      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   50%  H Morris        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  3   44%  J King          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  5   38%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Brian Bevil facing 3-4-5
                  Brian Bevil replaces Hipolito Pichardo pitching
   O      ---  2   43%  P Molitor       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   47%  D Ortiz         Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  6   45%  M Cordova       Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  M Lawton        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 2.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Mike Trombley facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   67%  D Palmer        Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   50%  L Sutton        Fielder's Choice P; Palmer out at 3B/P-3B
   O      1--  1   42%  M Sweeney       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          1--  1   47%  S Halter        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Sutton to 2B
                  Eddie Guardado replaces Mike Trombley pitching
   O      12-  5   35%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Brian Bevil facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   41%  P Meares        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   46%  T Walker        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   50%  J Valentin      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 2.

Top of the 10th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Eddie Guardado facing 2-3-4
          ---  8   77%  J Offerman      Triple to LF (Line Drive)
   R      --3  3   85%  H Morris        Fielder's Choice 2B; Offerman Scores
                  Rick Aguilera replaces Eddie Guardado pitching; Ernie Young pinch runs for Hal Morris batting 3rd
          1--      87%  J King          Young Steals 2B
          -2-  4   92%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Young to 3B
   O      1-3  2   88%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1-3  2   78%  D Palmer        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 10th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Jeff Montgomery facing 1-2-3
                  Jeff Montgomery replaces Brian Bevil pitching; Larry Sutton moves to LF; Ernie Young moves to RF
          ---  5   64%  O Nixon         Walk
   O      1--  3   77%  B Gates         Popfly: LF (Deep SS)
   OO     1--  3  100%  P Molitor       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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