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Scores
Standings
SEA
@BOS		4
6
TEX
@CHW		1
7
ANA
@DET		6
5
KCR
@MIN		3
2
BAL
@NYY		4
3
CLE
@TBD		8
3
OAK
@TOR		3
6
CHC
@ARI		4
1
ATL
@COL		9
3
CIN
@HOU		4
3
NYM
@LAD		1
2
PIT
@MIL		2
3
MON
@SDP		3
5
FLA
@SFG		4
6
PHI
@STL		9
4
Friday, August 22, 2003 7:05PM
, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 36,101, Time of Game: 2:44
Royals
3
66-61
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
 at Twins
2
66-62
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 1½ GB
W: Darrell May (7-6)
L: Kyle Lohse (10-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  3   0  0  0   0  0  0    3  7  0
Twins           0  0  0   0  1  0   1  0  0    2  8  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Aaron Guiel RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .277 .840 20 12 -0.026 0.84 0.024 -0.050 -0.3 3 1
Joe Randa 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 .270 .754 11 9 0.030 0.87 0.078 -0.047 0.3 1 1
Mike Sweeney DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 .312 .921 16 6 -0.036 0.82 0.028 -0.064 -0.6
Carlos Beltran CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .301 .908 19 13 -0.026 1.03 0.045 -0.070 -0.2 1 0
Raul Ibanez LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 .299 .808 19 14 0.017 1.04 0.054 -0.038 -0.0 0 0 SB,SF
Ken Harvey 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .262 .705 17 12 -0.101 0.88 0.000 -0.101 -1.3 5 3
Desi Relaford 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .727 12 7 -0.065 0.75 0.026 -0.091 -0.8 3 3 CS,HBP
Angel Berroa SS 3 1 0 0 0 0 .290 .803 9 5 0.012 0.94 0.065 -0.053 -0.2 2 1 HBP
Brent Mayne C 4 1 2 1 0 1 .254 .673 14 8 0.100 0.62 0.118 -0.018 1.0 10 0 2B
Darrell May P 1
   Jason Grimsley P
   Jeremy Affeldt P 1 1
Team Totals 32 3 7 3 1 6 .219 .528 137 86 -0.095 0.87 0.438 -0.532 -2.0 27 10
2B: B Mayne (14, off K Lohse).
SF: R Ibanez (9, off K Lohse).
HBP: A Berroa (15, by K Lohse); D Relaford (5, by J Romero).
TB: B Mayne 3; J Randa 2; C Beltran; A Guiel; R Ibanez.
RBI: R Ibanez (75); J Randa (46); B Mayne (31).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: A Guiel (S Stewart at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: R Ibanez (4, 2nd base off K Lohse/A Pierzynski).
CS: D Relaford (3, 2nd base by J Romero POCS).

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Shannon Stewart RF 5 0 3 0 0 1 .313 .844 18 11 0.068 1.72 0.196 -0.128 0.8 3 0 2B
Luis Rivas 2B 2 0 1 1 1 0 .270 .710 11 4 0.023 1.25 0.059 -0.036 0.4 0 3 2B
   Denny Hocking PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .234 .639 3 1 -0.154 3.76 0.000 -0.154 -0.8 1 0
Doug Mientkiewicz 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .297 .841 14 7 -0.096 1.80 0.059 -0.155 -0.7 9 1
Matt LeCroy DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 .288 .842 18 11 -0.121 1.65 0.025 -0.147 -0.6
Corey Koskie 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .291 .856 18 11 -0.161 1.54 0.000 -0.161 -1.2 1 1
Torii Hunter CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .240 .740 16 10 -0.106 0.96 0.000 -0.106 -0.7 3 0
Jacque Jones LF 4 2 2 0 0 0 .307 .794 13 9 0.033 1.73 0.144 -0.112 0.6 2 0 2B
A.J. Pierzynski C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .297 .791 12 9 -0.197 1.83 0.000 -0.197 -1.1 6 0
Cristian Guzman SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 .267 .649 11 6 0.062 1.49 0.121 -0.059 0.3 1 1
   Dustan Mohr PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .266 .750 5 3 0.054 1.94 0.054 0.000 0.1
Kyle Lohse P 1
   Juan Rincon P
   J.C. Romero P 1
Team Totals 35 2 8 2 2 9 .229 .585 139 82 -0.595 1.64 0.658 -1.255 -3.0 27 7
2B: J Jones (29, off D May); L Rivas (11, off D May); S Stewart (32, off D May).
TB: S Stewart 4; J Jones 3; L Rivas 2; C Guzman; M LeCroy.
RBI: L Rivas (34); C Guzman (36).
2-out RBI: L Rivas.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 8.

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Darrell May, W (7-6) 6.1 7 2 2 2 5 0 3.75 27 98 57 34 5 18 6 14 2 0 54 0.114 1.22 1.3
Jason Grimsley, H (27) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 2 5 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.021 3.15 0.1
Jeremy Affeldt, S (2) 2.1 0 0 0 0 4 0 4.00 8 36 23 10 8 5 3 1 0 0 2 0 0.461 2.66 1.6
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 2 9 0 2.00 37 139 82 46 13 23 11 15 2 0 54 3 0 0.596 0.87 3.0

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Kyle Lohse, L (10-10) 6.1 7 3 3 1 3 0 5.00 28 108 70 43 7 20 12 11 2 0 49 -0.069 0.87 -0.1
Juan Rincon 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.76 2 10 5 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0.064 1.28 1.0
J.C. Romero 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.80 6 19 11 6 2 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.101 0.76 1.1
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 1 6 0 3.00 36 137 86 52 9 25 13 14 3 0 49 2 0 0.096 1.64 2.0
Balks: None.
WP: J Affeldt (2); K Lohse 2 (8).
HBP: K Lohse (5; A Berroa); J Romero (6; D Relaford).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: J Romero (1; D Relaford, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jeff Nelson, 1B - Tim Tschida, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Alfonso Marquez.
Time of Game: 2:44.
Attendance: 36,101.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Minnesota Twins
1 Aaron Guiel RF 1 Shannon Stewart RF
2 Joe Randa 3B 2 Luis Rivas 2B
3 Mike Sweeney DH 3 Doug Mientkiewicz 1B
4 Carlos Beltran CF 4 Matt LeCroy DH
5 Raul Ibanez LF 5 Corey Koskie 3B
6 Ken Harvey 1B 6 Torii Hunter CF
7 Desi Relaford 2B 7 Jacque Jones LF
8 Angel Berroa SS 8 A.J. Pierzynski C
9 Brent Mayne C 9 Cristian Guzman SS
Darrell May P Kyle Lohse P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 2-3 1 1-3 3,(2-0)  O MIN D. Hocking J. Grimsley 15% 64% Fielder's Choice 1B; Guzman out at Hm/1B-C; Stewart to 2B
b7 2-3 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  MIN S. Stewart J. Grimsley -13% 49% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 1B); Guzman to 3B
b7 1-3 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R MIN C. Guzman D. May -12% 62% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Jones Scores
b9 2-3 2 1-- 7,(2-2)  O MIN S. Stewart J. Affeldt 11% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-0 0 -2- 3,(2-0)  R KCR B. Mayne K. Lohse 10% 67% Double to CF (Ground Ball thru CF-RF); Berroa Scores

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Kyle Lohse facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR A. Guiel K. Lohse -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Randa K. Lohse -2% 46% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney K. Lohse -1% 45% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Darrell May facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN S. Stewart D. May 2% 47% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(3-0)  MIN L. Rivas D. May -2% 45% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O MIN D. Mientkiewicz D. May 3% 48% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  MIN M. LeCroy D. May -3% 45% Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Rivas to 3B
b1 0-0 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O MIN C. Koskie D. May 5% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Kyle Lohse facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR C. Beltran K. Lohse -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR R. Ibanez K. Lohse 3% 50% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
t2 0-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  KCR K. Harvey K. Lohse 2% 52% Ibanez Steals 2B
t2 0-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O KCR K. Harvey K. Lohse -4% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O KCR D. Relaford K. Lohse -3% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Darrell May facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O MIN T. Hunter D. May 2% 47% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN J. Jones D. May 2% 49% Popfly: SS
b2 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN A. Pierzynski D. May 1% 50% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Kyle Lohse facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR A. Berroa K. Lohse 4% 54% Hit By Pitch
t3 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR B. Mayne K. Lohse 3% 57% Wild Pitch; Berroa to 2B
t3 0-0 0 -2- 3,(2-0)  R KCR B. Mayne K. Lohse 10% 67% Double to CF (Ground Ball thru CF-RF); Berroa Scores
t3 1-0 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  O KCR A. Guiel K. Lohse -1% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B; Mayne to 3B
t3 1-0 1 --3 1,(0-0)  R KCR J. Randa K. Lohse 5% 71% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Mayne Scores
t3 2-0 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  KCR M. Sweeney K. Lohse 3% 73% Walk; Randa to 2B
t3 2-0 1 12- 6,(2-2)  KCR C. Beltran K. Lohse 4% 78% Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Randa to 3B; Sweeney to 2B
t3 2-0 1 123 6,(1-2)  RO KCR R. Ibanez K. Lohse 1% 79% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Randa Scores; Sweeney to 3B; Beltran to 2B
t3 3-0 2 -23 5,(1-2)  O KCR K. Harvey K. Lohse -4% 75% Lineout: P
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Darrell May facing 9-1-2
b3 0-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN C. Guzman D. May 2% 78% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b3 0-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  MIN S. Stewart D. May -4% 74% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
b3 0-3 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O MIN L. Rivas D. May 4% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-3 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O MIN D. Mientkiewicz D. May 3% 80% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Kyle Lohse facing 7-8-9
t4 3-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR D. Relaford K. Lohse -1% 79% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t4 3-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR A. Berroa K. Lohse -1% 78% Popfly: 1B
t4 3-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR B. Mayne K. Lohse -1% 77% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Darrell May facing 4-5-6
b4 0-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN M. LeCroy D. May 3% 80% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN C. Koskie D. May 2% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN T. Hunter D. May 1% 83% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 0.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Kyle Lohse facing 1-2-3
t5 3-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR A. Guiel K. Lohse -1% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 3-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  KCR J. Randa K. Lohse 1% 83% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 1B)
t5 3-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR M. Sweeney K. Lohse 1% 84% Wild Pitch; Randa to 2B
t5 3-0 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Sweeney K. Lohse -2% 82% Flyball: CF
t5 3-0 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  O KCR C. Beltran K. Lohse -2% 80% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Darrell May facing 7-8-9
b5 0-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN J. Jones D. May -4% 75% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b5 0-3 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  O MIN A. Pierzynski D. May 4% 79% Flyball: RF
b5 0-3 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O MIN C. Guzman D. May 3% 83% Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
b5 0-3 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  MIN S. Stewart D. May -2% 80% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Jones to 2B
b5 0-3 2 12- 2,(1-0)  RO MIN L. Rivas D. May -3% 77% Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Jones Scores; Stewart out at Hm/RF-2B-C
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 1.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Twins' Kyle Lohse facing 5-6-7
t6 3-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR R. Ibanez K. Lohse -2% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 3-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR K. Harvey K. Lohse -1% 74% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 3-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR D. Relaford K. Lohse -1% 73% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Darrell May facing 3-4-5
b6 1-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN D. Mientkiewicz D. May -6% 67% Walk
b6 1-3 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O MIN M. LeCroy D. May 5% 72% Flyball: RF
b6 1-3 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O MIN C. Koskie D. May 5% 77% Strikeout Looking
b6 1-3 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O MIN T. Hunter D. May 4% 81% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 1.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Twins' Kyle Lohse facing 8-9-1
t7 3-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR A. Berroa K. Lohse -2% 79% Flyball: RF
t7 3-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR B. Mayne K. Lohse 2% 81% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t7 3-1 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  KCR A. Guiel K. Lohse 2% 83% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Mayne to 2B
Juan Rincon replaces Kyle Lohse pitching
t7 3-1 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Randa J. Rincon -3% 80% Strikeout Looking
t7 3-1 2 12- 5,(3-1)  O KCR M. Sweeney J. Rincon -3% 77% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Darrell May facing 7-8-9
b7 1-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  MIN J. Jones D. May -10% 67% Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line)
b7 1-3 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O MIN A. Pierzynski D. May 7% 74% Popfly: SS (Short LF)
b7 1-3 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R MIN C. Guzman D. May -12% 62% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Jones Scores
Jason Grimsley replaces Darrell May pitching
b7 2-3 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  MIN S. Stewart J. Grimsley -13% 49% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 1B); Guzman to 3B
Denny Hocking pinch hits for Luis Rivas (2B) batting 2nd
b7 2-3 1 1-3 3,(2-0)  O MIN D. Hocking J. Grimsley 15% 64% Fielder's Choice 1B; Guzman out at Hm/1B-C; Stewart to 2B
Jeremy Affeldt replaces Jason Grimsley pitching
b7 2-3 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O MIN D. Mientkiewicz J. Affeldt 9% 74% Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 2.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Twins' J.C. Romero facing 4-5-6
J.C. Romero replaces Juan Rincon pitching
Denny Hocking moves from PH to 2B
t8 3-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR C. Beltran J. Romero -3% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 3-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR R. Ibanez J. Romero -2% 69% Lineout: 2B
t8 3-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR K. Harvey J. Romero -1% 68% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Jeremy Affeldt facing 4-5-6
b8 2-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN M. LeCroy J. Affeldt 7% 74% Strikeout Swinging
b8 2-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN C. Koskie J. Affeldt 5% 79% Flyball: CF
b8 2-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN T. Hunter J. Affeldt 3% 83% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 2.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Twins' J.C. Romero facing 7-8-9
t9 3-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR D. Relaford J. Romero 3% 85% Hit By Pitch
t9 3-2 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  O KCR A. Berroa J. Romero -3% 83% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t9 3-2 1 1-- 1,(0-1)  O KCR B. Mayne J. Romero -3% 79% Relaford Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
t9 3-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR B. Mayne J. Romero -1% 78% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Jeremy Affeldt facing 7-8-9
b9 2-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN J. Jones J. Affeldt 9% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 2-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN A. Pierzynski J. Affeldt 7% 95% Strikeout Looking
Dustan Mohr pinch hits for Cristian Guzman (SS) batting 9th
b9 2-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  MIN D. Mohr J. Affeldt -5% 89% Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Mohr to 1B
b9 2-3 2 1-- 7,(2-2)  O MIN S. Stewart J. Affeldt 11% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 2.

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