May 7, 2002 Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 12,229

Tuesday, May 7, 2002
Time of Game: 2:37

Royals

9-21

Won 1

5th, 10 GB

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

W: P Byrd (5-2), L: M Kinney (1-2), S: R Hernandez (1)

Twins

21-13

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch LF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .193  .533   12    4   0   2B
M Tucker RF                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .209  .729   21    1   0   3B
M Sweeney 1B                  2   0   0   1    1   0  .327  .844   12   11   0   SF
C Beltran CF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .248  .796   25    3   0   2B,SB
J Randa 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .276  .758    7    1   1   
B Berger DH                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .278  .649   18    0   0   
N Perez SS                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .212  .531   18    0   3   
A Hinch C                     2   0   1   2    2   0  .133  .478   15    5   0   
C Febles 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .764   13    2   3   SH

P Byrd P                                                                 0   2
  J Grimsley P                                                           0   0
  R Hernandez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       30   4   6   3    4   5              141   27   9

BATTING

2B: C Knoblauch (4, off M Kinney); C Beltran (8, off B Wells).

3B: M Tucker (3, off M Kinney).

SF: M Sweeney (1, off M Kinney).

SH: C Febles (4, off B Wells).

TB: M Tucker 3; C Beltran 2; C Knoblauch 2; A Hinch; B Berger; N Perez.

RBI: A Hinch 2 (3); M Sweeney (15).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Beltran (8, 3rd base off L Hawkins/A Pierzynski).

PO: A Hinch (1st base by M Kinney); B Berger (2nd base by B Wells).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Jones LF                    3   0   1   0    1   2  .307  .842   16    2   0   
C Guzman SS                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .237  .531   13    0   3   HR
D Mientkiewicz 1B             4   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .783   12   14   0   
C Koskie 3B                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .311  .914   17    1   3   
  D Hocking PR-3B             0   0   0   0    0   0  .194  .469         0   0   
T Hunter CF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .354 1.034   15    2   0   
B Kielty DH                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .261  .915   19    0   0   
B Buchanan RF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .830   13    3   0   HBP
A Pierzynski C                4   0   0   0    0   1  .302  .773    8    5   0   
J Canizaro 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .210  .596   15    0   4   

M Kinney P                                                               0   1
  B Wells P                                                              0   0
  L Hawkins P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   1   5   1    3   5              128   27  11

BATTING

HR: C Guzman (1, off J Grimsley; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).

HBP: B Buchanan (2, by P Byrd).

TB: C Guzman 5; C Koskie 2; J Jones.

RBI: C Guzman (9).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

E: C Guzman (5); A Pierzynski (2).

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
P Byrd, W (5-2)                7     3   0   0    3   4   0   2.92   28   97-64   38·12·14    9· 8· 3· 0     72    -     1.14   0.44
J Grimsley                     1     2   1   1    0   0   1   6.17    5   17-10    6· 0· 4    3· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.02   0.01
R Hernandez, S (1)             1     0   0   0    0   1   0   9.00    3   13-7     2· 2· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.60   0.05
Totals                         9     5   1   1    3   5   1          36  127-81   46·14·21   13· 9· 4· 1           -

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 Kinney, L (1-2)              6     2   1   1    4   4   0   2.95   23   97-56   38· 8·10    6· 7· 2· 0     64    -     1.02   0.19
B Wells                        1.1   4   3   2    0   1   0   7.20    8   23-15   12· 1· 2    5· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.89  -0.19
L Hawkins                      1.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.77    5   15-12    9· 0· 3    3· 2· 0· 0          1-1    0.22  -0.01
Totals                         9     6   4   3    4   5   0          36  135-83   59· 9·15   14· 9· 4· 0          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: J Grimsley (3); M Kinney (2).

IBB: None.

PO: M Kinney (1; A Hinch, 1st base); B Wells (0; B Berger, 2nd base).

HBP: P Byrd (2; B Buchanan).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Vanvleet, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B - Ed Montague.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 12,229.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Minnesota Twins                      
1. C Knoblauch          LF    1. J Jones              LF 
2. M Tucker             RF    2. C Guzman             SS 
3. M Sweeney            1B    3. D Mientkiewicz       1B 
4. C Beltran            CF    4. C Koskie             3B 
5. J Randa              3B    5. T Hunter             CF 
6. B Berger             DH    6. B Kielty             DH 
7. N Perez              SS    7. B Buchanan           RF 
8. A Hinch              C     8. A Pierzynski         C  
9. C Febles             2B    9. J Canizaro           2B 

   P Byrd               P        M Kinney             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   0  0-0  ---  2   14%  64% M Tucker        M Kinney        Triple to RF (Line Drive)
   t 5   0  0-0  1--  1   -8%  47% C Febles        M Kinney        Hinch Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   b 6   2  1-0  12-  3    8%  68% B Buchanan      P Byrd          Lineout: 2B
   t 7   0  0-1  -23  3    7%  90% A Hinch         B Wells         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Berger Scores; Perez Scores/unER
   b 5   2  0-0  12-  3    6%  50% C Guzman        P Byrd          Groundout: P-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Kinney facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   56%  C Knoblauch     Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  7   52%  M Tucker        Foul Flyball: 3B
          -2-  4   54%  M Sweeney       Walk
   O      12-  4   49%  C Beltran       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   45%  J Randa         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Byrd facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   42%  J Jones         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  1   45%  C Guzman        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  5   48%  D Mientkiewicz  Flyball: CF
          1--  4   46%  C Koskie        Single (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Jones to 2B
   O      12-  6   50%  T Hunter        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Kinney facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   48%  B Berger        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   46%  N Perez         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  5   47%  A Hinch         Walk
   O      1--  4   45%  C Febles        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Byrd facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   47%  B Kielty        Lineout: RF
   O      ---  4   49%  B Buchanan      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   50%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Kinney facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   47%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: LF
          ---  6   50%  M Tucker        Walk
   O      1--  2   47%  M Sweeney       Flyball: CF
          1--      48%  C Beltran       Wild Pitch; Tucker to 2B
   O      -2-  6   44%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Byrd facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   47%  J Canizaro      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   49%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   47%  C Guzman        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   50%  D Mientkiewicz  Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Kinney facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   47%  J Randa         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7   45%  B Berger        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  5   44%  N Perez         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Byrd facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   47%  C Koskie        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   49%  T Hunter        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---  6   50%  B Kielty        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Kinney facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   55%  A Hinch         Walk
   O      1--      47%  C Febles        Hinch Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---  4   45%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   43%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Byrd facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   39%  B Buchanan      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   41%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: 2B-1B; Buchanan to 2B
   O      -2-  6   45%  J Canizaro      Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  5   44%  J Jones         Walk
   O      12-  3   50%  C Guzman        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Kinney facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   64%  M Tucker        Triple to RF (Line Drive)
   RO     --3  3   63%  M Sweeney       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Tucker Scores
   O      ---  7   61%  C Beltran       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   59%  J Randa         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Paul Byrd facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   64%  D Mientkiewicz  Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   67%  C Koskie        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   64%  T Hunter        Walk
          1--  5   61%  B Kielty        Walk; Hunter to 2B
   O      12-  3   68%  B Buchanan      Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Wells facing 6-7-8
                  Bob Wells replaces Matt Kinney pitching
          ---  1   72%  B Berger        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   78%  N Perez         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Berger to 2B
          12-      83%  A Hinch         Berger Picked off 2B, safe on E6; Berger to 3B; Perez to 2B
   RR     -23  3   90%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Berger Scores; Perez Scores/unER
   O      1--  1   90%  C Febles        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Hinch to 2B
   O      -2-  1   88%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 2B-1B; Hinch to 3B
   O      --3  6   86%  M Tucker        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Paul Byrd facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   89%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   91%  J Canizaro      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   92%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 0.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bob Wells facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   92%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   93%  C Beltran       Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
                  LaTroy Hawkins replaces Bob Wells pitching
   O      -2-  1   92%  J Randa         Flyball: RF
   R      -2-      95%  B Berger        Beltran Steals 3B; Beltran Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 3B)
   O      ---  4   95%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Jason Grimsley facing 2-3-4
                  Jason Grimsley replaces Paul Byrd pitching
   R      ---  4   91%  C Guzman        Home Run (CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   94%  D Mientkiewicz  Popfly: 1B
          ---  7   90%  C Koskie        Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   93%  T Hunter        Groundout: 2B-1B; Koskie to 2B
                  Dennis Hocking pinch runs for Corey Koskie batting 4th
          -2-      93%  B Kielty        Wild Pitch; Hocking to 3B
   O      --3  3   96%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 1.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, LaTroy Hawkins facing 7-8-9
                  Dennis Hocking moves to 3B
   O      ---  5   96%  N Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   96%  A Hinch         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   95%  C Febles        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Roberto Hernandez facing 7-8-9
                  Roberto Hernandez replaces Jason Grimsley pitching
   O      ---  5   98%  B Buchanan      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  A Pierzynski    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  J Canizaro      Lineout: 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN200205070

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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