August 24, 2003 Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 6
SEA 1 TEX 5
@CHW 0 DET 10
ANA 9 MIN 8
KCR 1 NYY 7
BAL 0 CLE 7
@TBD 5 OAK 17
@TOR 2 CHC 5
@ARI 3 ATL 12
@COL 6 HOU 6
CIN 3 NYM 2
@LAD 1 MIL 10
PIT 9 MON 8
@SDP 4 FLA 7
@SFG 4 STL 3
PHI 0

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 34,265

Sunday, August 24, 2003, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 2:57

Royals

67-62

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: J Santana (8-3), L: G Lloyd (1-4)

Twins

67-63

Won 1

3rd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Guiel RF                    5   0   1   0    0   3  .279  .855   28    1   0   2B
J Randa 3B                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .272  .757   15    1   2   2B
M Sweeney DH                  4   0   1   0    0   3  .307  .907   23    0   0   2B
C Beltran CF                  2   0   0   0    2   1  .299  .903   18    3   0   
R Ibanez LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .300  .807   16    1   0   
K Harvey 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .261  .701   16    7   0   
D Relaford 2B                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .268  .730   11    2   3   HR
A Berroa SS                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .290  .804    9    3   0   3B
  M Lopez PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .283  .728    7    0   0   
B Mayne C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .252  .667   16    6   1   
  D Brown PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .632    3    0   0   

K Appier P                                                               0   0
  G Lloyd P                                                              0   0
  A Levine P                                                             0   0
  J Grimsley P                                                           0   1
  M MacDougal P                                                          0   0
Totals                       35   1   8   1    2  14              162   24   7

BATTING

2B: J Randa (22, off J Romero); A Guiel (21, off J Santana); M Sweeney (15, off J Santana).

3B: A Berroa (4, off J Santana).

HR: D Relaford (8, off J Santana; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: D Relaford 4; J Randa 3; A Berroa 3; M Sweeney 2; A Guiel 2; R Ibanez; K Harvey.

RBI: D Relaford (51).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart RF-LF               4   3   2   0    1   0  .313  .846   31    3   0   2B,SB
L Rivas 2B                    2   1   0   2    1   1  .268  .711   24    2   1   SB,SF,SH
D Mientkiewicz 1B             2   0   1   0    3   1  .300  .855   27    4   0   2B
M LeCroy DH                   5   1   3   3    0   0  .297  .851   20    0   0   
C Koskie 3B                   4   0   0   1    0   2  .293  .853   16    0   0   SF
T Hunter CF                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .239  .741   14    2   0   HR
J Jones LF                    2   0   1   1    1   0  .308  .794   12    0   0   
  D Mohr PR-RF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .748    1    1   0   CS
A Pierzynski C                3   1   1   0    1   1  .299  .793   11   14   0   
C Guzman SS                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .267  .647   23    1   0   SB

J Santana P                                                              0   0
  J Romero P                                                             0   0
  J Rincon P                                                             0   1
Totals                       30   8  10   8    8   6              179   27   2

BATTING

2B: D Mientkiewicz (34, off J Grimsley); S Stewart (34, off M MacDougal).

HR: T Hunter (23, off K Appier; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).

SF: C Koskie (8, off G Lloyd); L Rivas (3, off M MacDougal).

SH: L Rivas (5, off J Grimsley).

TB: T Hunter 4; S Stewart 3; M LeCroy 3; D Mientkiewicz 2; J Jones; C Guzman; A Pierzynski.

RBI: M LeCroy 3 (49); L Rivas 2 (37); C Koskie (62); T Hunter (83); J Jones (53).

2-out RBI: M LeCroy 2; J Jones.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Guzman (14, 2nd base off J Grimsley/B Mayne); S Stewart (4, 3rd base off G Lloyd/B Mayne); L Rivas (13, 2nd base off G Lloyd/B Mayne).

CS: D Mohr (2, 2nd base by A Levine/B Mayne).

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
K Appier                       2     1   1   1    2   1   1   5.40    9   50-24   12· 5· 7    1· 5· 0· 0     49    -     0.75  -0.00
G Lloyd, L (1-4)               1     2   3   3    3   1   0   4.81    8   30-14    9· 1· 4    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.30  -0.25
A Levine                       2     2   1   1    2   2   0   3.03    9   35-20   12· 4· 4    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.43  -0.02
J Grimsley                     2     2   1   1    0   1   0   4.50    8   30-17   12· 1· 4    6· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.16  -0.01
M MacDougal                    1     3   2   2    1   1   0   4.67    7   21-15    6· 1· 8    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.03  -0.00
Totals                         8    10   8   8    8   6   1          41  166-90   51·12·27   12·12· 3· 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
J Santana, W (8-3)             6     6   1   1    2  10   1   2.85   26  105-66   33·18·15    1· 9· 4· 0     64    -     0.94   0.18
J Romero                       1     1   0   0    0   2   0   4.70    4   20-11    5· 3· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.28   0.02
J Rincon                       2     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.66    7   34-24   12· 2·10    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.11   0.01
Totals                         9     8   1   1    2  14   1          37  159-101  50·23·28    6·10· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: K Appier (6); J Romero (7).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Fichter, 1B - Alfonso Marquez, 2B - Jeff Nelson, 3B - Tim Tschida.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 34,265.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Minnesota Twins                      
1. A Guiel              RF    1. S Stewart            RF 
2. J Randa              3B    2. L Rivas              2B 
3. M Sweeney            DH    3. D Mientkiewicz       1B 
4. C Beltran            CF    4. M LeCroy             DH 
5. R Ibanez             LF    5. C Koskie             3B 
6. K Harvey             1B    6. T Hunter             CF 
7. D Relaford           2B    7. J Jones              LF 
8. A Berroa             SS    8. A Pierzynski         C  
9. B Mayne              C     9. C Guzman             SS 

   K Appier             P        J Santana            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  1-0  ---  4   11%  53% T Hunter        K Appier        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 2   1  0-0  ---  2  -10%  42% D Relaford      J Santana       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 3   2  1-3  12-  2    8%  83% J Jones         G Lloyd         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); LeCroy Scores; Hunter to 3B
   b 3   1  1-1  -23  2    8%  72% M LeCroy        G Lloyd         Single to RF (Line Drive); Stewart Scores; Rivas to 3B
   t 2   1  0-1  ---  2   -6%  36% A Berroa        J Santana       Triple to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Johan Santana facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  A Guiel         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   54%  J Randa         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  8   52%  M Sweeney       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          -2-  4   51%  C Beltran       Walk
   O      12-  4   55%  R Ibanez        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   53%  S Stewart       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  7   51%  L Rivas         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  6   52%  D Mientkiewicz  Walk
          1--      53%  M LeCroy        Wild Pitch; Mientkiewicz to 2B
   O      -2-  6   50%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Johan Santana facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   52%  K Harvey        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  2   42%  D Relaford      Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  2   36%  A Berroa        Triple to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      --3  5   41%  B Mayne         Strikeout Looking
   O      --3  6   45%  A Guiel         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Kevin Appier facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   42%  C Koskie        Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  4   53%  T Hunter        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4   51%  J Jones         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  5   52%  A Pierzynski    Walk
   O      1--  6   50%  C Guzman        Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Johan Santana facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   53%  J Randa         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3   54%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   56%  C Beltran       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Graeme Lloyd facing 1-2-3
                  Graeme Lloyd replaces Kevin Appier pitching
          ---  7   60%  S Stewart       Walk
          1--  5   65%  L Rivas         Walk; Stewart to 2B
   O      12-  6   65%  D Mientkiewicz  Strikeout Swinging, Stewart Steals 3B, Rivas Steals 2B
   R      -23  2   72%  M LeCroy        Single to RF (Line Drive); Stewart Scores; Rivas to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   74%  C Koskie        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Rivas Scores
          1--  5   75%  T Hunter        Walk; LeCroy to 2B
   R      12-  2   83%  J Jones         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); LeCroy Scores; Hunter to 3B
   O      1-3  1   80%  A Pierzynski    Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 4.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Johan Santana facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   77%  R Ibanez        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS)
   O      1--  6   80%  K Harvey        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4   83%  D Relaford      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   85%  A Berroa        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Alan Levine facing 9-1-2
                  Alan Levine replaces Graeme Lloyd pitching
   O      ---  5   84%  C Guzman        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  2   85%  S Stewart       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   84%  L Rivas         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  6   85%  D Mientkiewicz  Walk; Stewart to 2B
   R      12-  2   91%  M LeCroy        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru LF-CF); Stewart Scores; Mientkiewicz to 3B
   O      1-3  1   89%  C Koskie        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 5.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Johan Santana facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   91%  B Mayne         Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
          ---  2   88%  A Guiel         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-  1   84%  J Randa         Single to RF (Line Drive); Guiel to 3B
   O      1-3  3   89%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
          1-3  5   87%  C Beltran       Walk; Randa to 2B
   O      123  2   93%  R Ibanez        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Alan Levine facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   92%  T Hunter        Popfly: SS
          ---  6   93%  J Jones         Walk
                  Dustan Mohr pinch runs for Jacque Jones batting 7th
   O      1--  4   92%  A Pierzynski    Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   91%  C Guzman        Mohr Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 5.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Johan Santana facing 6-7-8
                  Shannon Stewart moves to LF; Dustan Mohr moves to RF
   O      ---  4   93%  K Harvey        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   94%  D Relaford      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   95%  A Berroa        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jason Grimsley facing 9-1-2
                  Jason Grimsley replaces Alan Levine pitching
          ---  4   95%  C Guzman        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
          1--      96%  S Stewart       Guzman Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   96%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Guzman to 3B
   RO     --3  2   97%  L Rivas         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Guzman Scores
          ---  5   97%  D Mientkiewicz  Double to RF (Ground Ball thru RF Line)
   O      -2-  2   96%  M LeCroy        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 6.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, J.C. Romero facing 9-1-2
                  J.C. Romero replaces Johan Santana pitching
   O      ---  4   98%  B Mayne         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   98%  A Guiel         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   97%  J Randa         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
          -2-      97%  M Sweeney       Wild Pitch; Randa to 3B
   O      --3  6   98%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-1, Jason Grimsley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   98%  C Koskie        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   98%  T Hunter        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  1   98%  D Mohr          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 6.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Juan Rincon facing 4-5-6
                  Juan Rincon replaces J.C. Romero pitching
   O      ---  6   99%  C Beltran       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   99%  R Ibanez        Flyball: LF
          ---  3   99%  K Harvey        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   99%  D Relaford      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-1, Mike MacDougal facing 8-9-1
                  Mike MacDougal replaces Jason Grimsley pitching
          ---  1  100%  A Pierzynski    Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   99%  C Guzman        Strikeout Looking
          1--  4  100%  S Stewart       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Pierzynski to 3B
   RO     -23  3  100%  L Rivas         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Pierzynski Scores; Stewart to 3B
          --3  4  100%  D Mientkiewicz  Walk
   R      1-3  4  100%  M LeCroy        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Stewart Scores; Mientkiewicz to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  C Koskie        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 8.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-8, Juan Rincon facing 8-9-1
                  Mendy Lopez pinch hits for Angel Berroa batting 8th
   O      ---  7  100%  M Lopez         Strikeout Looking
                  Dee Brown pinch hits for Brent Mayne batting 9th
   O      ---  3  100%  D Brown         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  8  100%  A Guiel         Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 8.

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