August 27, 1999 Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 11,176

Friday, August 27, 1999, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:43

Royals

51-77

Lost 1

4th, 27½ GB

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

W: E Milton (6-10), L: J Rosado (7-12), S: M Trombley (22)

Twins

53-73

Won 2

3rd, 24½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon LF                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .303  .851   13    3   0   
R Holbert SS                  4   1   3   0    0   1  .310  .610   13    2   6   
C Beltran CF                  4   0   1   0    0   3  .290  .784   26    0   0   
M Sweeney 1B                  4   0   0   1    0   0  .323  .912   21   10   1   GDP
J Dye RF                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .870   16    3   0   
J Randa 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .323  .879   17    0   2   
J Giambi DH                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .293  .759   22    0   0   
T Spehr C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .217  .757    9    3   0   
J Hansen 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   2  .204  .628   13    3   3   

J Rosado P                                                               0   3
  S Service P                                                            0   0
Totals                       33   1   7   1    1  11              150   24  15

BATTING

TB: R Holbert 3; J Damon 2; C Beltran; J Hansen.

GIDP: M Sweeney (17).

RBI: M Sweeney (90).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Hansen-M Sweeney; J Hansen-R Holbert-M Sweeney.

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Hocking 2B                  3   0   3   1    0   0  .274  .704   16    1   2   CS,HBP
C Guzman SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .247  .588   14    1   3   2B
M Cordova RF                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .296  .840    9    4   0   HR,GDP
R Coomer 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .269  .748   15    7   0   
C Allen LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .718   15    2   0   
T Steinbach C                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .305  .785   13   12   0   2B
M Lawton DH                   2   1   1   0    1   0  .257  .717   11    0   0   
B Gates 3B                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .264  .683    8    0   2   
T Hunter CF                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .251  .676   10    0   0   SB

E Milton P                                                               0   1
  B Wells P                                                              0   0
  M Trombley P                                                           0   0
Totals                       31   4  10   4    1   3              111   27   8

BATTING

2B: C Guzman (12, off J Rosado); T Steinbach (13, off J Rosado).

HR: M Cordova (11, off S Service; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

HBP: D Hocking (3, by J Rosado).

TB: M Cordova 4; D Hocking 3; C Guzman 2; T Steinbach 2; B Gates; M Lawton; T Hunter; R Coomer.

GIDP: M Cordova (19).

RBI: T Hunter (28); B Gates (32); M Cordova (61); D Hocking (34).

2-out RBI: D Hocking.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Hocking-C Guzman-R Coomer.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Hunter (8, 2nd base off J Rosado/T Spehr).

CS: D Hocking (5, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by J Rosado).

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
J Rosado, L (7-12)             7     9   3   3    1   1   0   3.89   29   91-57   38· 4·15   10· 9· 7· 0     47    -     0.71  -0.04
S Service                      1     1   1   1    0   2   1   5.78    4   17-12    4· 3· 5    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.07  -0.01
Totals                         8    10   4   4    1   3   1          33  108-69   42· 7·20   11·10· 7· 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
E Milton, W (6-10)             8     5   0   0    0  11   0   4.61   28  128-93   57·21·15    6· 6· 5· 0     83    -     1.06   0.43
B Wells                        0.1   2   1   1    0   0   0   3.75    3   10-8     6· 0· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.96  -0.03
M Trombley, S (22)             0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.91    3   12-7     3· 1· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.92   0.04
Totals                         9     7   1   1    1  11   0          34  150-108  66·22·20    9· 7· 6· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: J Rosado (3; D Hocking, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: J Rosado (3; D Hocking).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Joe Brinkman.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 11,176.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Minnesota Twins                      
1. J Damon              LF    1. D Hocking            2B 
2. R Holbert            SS    2. C Guzman             SS 
3. C Beltran            CF    3. M Cordova            RF 
4. M Sweeney            1B    4. R Coomer             1B 
5. J Dye                RF    5. C Allen              LF 
6. J Randa              3B    6. T Steinbach          C  
7. J Giambi             DH    7. M Lawton             DH 
8. T Spehr              C     8. B Gates              3B 
9. J Hansen             2B    9. T Hunter             CF 

   J Rosado             P        E Milton             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  3-0  12-  8    9%  84% M Sweeney       E Milton        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 6   1  3-0  123  5    9%  81% C Beltran       E Milton        Strikeout Swinging
   t 6   2  3-0  123  1    9%  90% M Sweeney       E Milton        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   b 2   1  0-0  123  4    8%  73% B Gates         J Rosado        Single to CF (Fly Ball); Coomer Scores; Steinbach to 3B; Lawton to 2B
   b 2   1  0-0  1--  2    8%  64% T Steinbach     J Rosado        Double to LF (Line Drive); Coomer to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Milton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   54%  R Holbert       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   55%  C Beltran       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Rosado facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  D Hocking       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
   O      1--  3   55%  C Guzman        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--  1   50%  M Cordova       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Milton facing 4-5-6
   O      --- 10   52%  M Sweeney       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   54%  J Dye           Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  2   56%  J Randa         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Rosado facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   59%  R Coomer        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      1--  3   56%  C Allen         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          1--  2   64%  T Steinbach     Double to LF (Line Drive); Coomer to 3B
          -23  4   65%  M Lawton        Walk
   R      123  4   73%  B Gates         Single to CF (Fly Ball); Coomer Scores; Steinbach to 3B; Lawton to 2B
   RO     123  2   73%  T Hunter        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Steinbach Scores; Lawton to 3B
   R      1-3  3   80%  D Hocking       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Lawton Scores; Hunter to 3B
   O      1-3  3   77%  C Guzman        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 3.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Eric Milton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   80%  J Giambi        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   81%  T Spehr         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   82%  J Hansen        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jose Rosado facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   81%  M Cordova       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   80%  R Coomer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   79%  C Allen         Popfly: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 3.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Eric Milton facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   75%  J Damon         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
          1--  4   70%  R Holbert       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Damon to 2B
   O      12-  9   75%  C Beltran       Strikeout Swinging
   OO     12-  8   84%  M Sweeney       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jose Rosado facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   83%  T Steinbach     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   82%  M Lawton        Foul Flyball: LF (Deep LF Foul)
   O      ---  3   81%  B Gates         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 3.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Eric Milton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   84%  J Dye           Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   86%  J Randa         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   87%  J Giambi        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jose Rosado facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   86%  T Hunter        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   87%  D Hocking       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      85%  C Guzman        Hocking Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
          ---  3   86%  " "             Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   84%  M Cordova       Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 3.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Eric Milton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   87%  T Spehr         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   84%  J Hansen        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   80%  J Damon         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Hansen to 2B
          12-  2   73%  R Holbert       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Hansen to 3B; Damon to 2B
   O      123  5   81%  C Beltran       Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  1   90%  M Sweeney       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jose Rosado facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   89%  R Coomer        Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      ---  4   88%  C Allen         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   87%  T Steinbach     Groundout: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 3.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Eric Milton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   90%  J Dye           Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      ---  3   92%  J Randa         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  9   93%  J Giambi        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jose Rosado facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   94%  M Lawton        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   OO     1--  1   92%  B Gates         Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
          ---  3   92%  T Hunter        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      93%  D Hocking       Hunter Steals 2B
          -2-  4   93%  " "             Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Hunter to 3B
   O      1-3  3   91%  C Guzman        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 3.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Eric Milton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   94%  T Spehr         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   96%  J Hansen        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   97%  J Damon         Popfly: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Scott Service facing 3-4-5
                  Scott Service replaces Jose Rosado pitching
   R      ---  3   99%  M Cordova       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   98%  R Coomer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   98%  C Allen         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   98%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 4.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Wells facing 2-3-4
                  Bob Wells replaces Eric Milton pitching
          ---  3   96%  R Holbert       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
          1--  5   91%  C Beltran       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Holbert to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   96%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Holbert Scores
                  Mike Trombley replaces Bob Wells pitching
   O      1--  3   99%  J Dye           Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          1--  7   96%  J Randa         Walk; Sweeney to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  J Giambi        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN199908270

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