April 16, 2004 Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 22,553

Friday, April 16, 2004, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 3:02

Royals

4-6

Lost 4

4th, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  1  0   1  0  2   3  0  0    7  9  3
Twins           0  2  2   3  0  0   2  0  X    9 11  2

W: J Rincon (2-0), L: J Cerda (0-1), S: J Nathan (2)

Twins

6-4

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Graffanino 2B               4   0   0   0    0   1  .207  .568   21    0   4   
  M Stairs PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .599    4    0   0   
C Beltran CF                  3   2   1   3    2   1  .333 1.253   26    5   1   HR
M Sweeney DH                  5   1   1   1    0   0  .262  .804   19    0   0   HR
J Gonzalez RF                 4   2   4   3    0   0  .325  .974   12    1   0   2·HR,2B
J Randa 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .306  .794   17    3   2   
K Harvey 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .346  .818   13    6   2   
B Santiago C                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .229  .736    8    5   2   
A Guiel LF                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .229  .839   16    2   0   
M Lopez SS                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .167  .648   15    0   0   

J Gobble P                                                               1   0
  J Cerda P                                                              1   0
  J Grimsley P                                                           0   0
  N Field P                                                              0   0
Totals                       37   7   9   7    2   9              151   24  11

BATTING

2B: J Gonzalez (1, off J Romero).

HR: J Gonzalez 2 (3, 2 off J Santana; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); C Beltran (5, off J Rincon; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF); M Sweeney (3, off J Santana; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: J Gonzalez 11; M Sweeney 4; C Beltran 4; B Santiago; M Stairs; M Lopez.

RBI: C Beltran 3 (11); J Gonzalez 3 (5); M Sweeney (9).

2-out RBI: C Beltran 3.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: K Harvey (1); J Gonzalez (1); J Gobble ().

BASERUNNING

PO: B Santiago (2nd base by J Rincon).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  4   2   1   1    1   0  .325  .931   17    1   0   
L Rivas 2B                    5   1   2   2    0   1  .263  .677   22    0   3   SB
J Offerman 1B                 4   1   1   0    1   2  .324 1.054   25    9   1   
C Koskie 3B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .226  .923   17    0   1   CS
M Cuddyer DH                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .250  .562   11    0   0   
J Jones RF                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .250  .843   12    4   0   SB
L Ford CF                     4   2   3   3    0   0  .409 1.208   12    3   0   HR,3B
H Blanco C                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .321 1.222   17    9   0   
C Guzman SS                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .282  .710   14    0   4   

J Santana P                                                              1   0
  J Rincon P                                                             0   0
  J Romero P                                                             0   0
  J Nathan P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   9  11   8    5   6              147   27   9

BATTING

3B: L Ford (1, off J Grimsley).

HR: L Ford (2, off J Gobble; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: L Ford 8; L Rivas 2; J Jones 2; C Koskie; M Cuddyer; S Stewart; J Offerman.

RBI: L Ford 3 (5); L Rivas 2 (5); J Jones (8); S Stewart (9); M Cuddyer (6).

2-out RBI: L Ford.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 6 for 13.

FIELDING

E: C Koskie (1); J Rincon ().

BASERUNNING

SB: J Jones (1, 2nd base off J Gobble/B Santiago); L Rivas (1, 2nd base off J Gobble/B Santiago).

CS: C Koskie (2, 3rd base by J Gobble/B Santiago).

PO: S Stewart (1st base by J Gobble).

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 Gobble                       5     7   7   5    4   2   1   4.09   26   90-50   33· 6·11    9· 8· 3· 0     27    -     0.73  -0.37
J Cerda, L (0-1)               1     2   1   1    0   0   0   5.06    5   20-14    8· 0· 6    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.91  -0.11
J Grimsley                     1     2   1   1    0   2   0   1.50    4   10-8     4· 3· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          2-1    1.78  -0.12
N Field                        1     0   0   0    1   2   0   1.59    4   18-9     2· 3· 4    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.36   0.02
Totals                         8    11   9   7    5   6   1          39  138-81   47·12·22   12·11· 5· 0          2-1

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Santana                      6.1   6   6   6    1   6   3   6.46   27   94-59   29·13·17    9·10· 1· 0     42    -     0.80  -0.02
J Rincon, BS (1), W (2-0)      0.2   1   1   1    0   1   1   4.76    3   20-12    8· 1· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          2-2    1.80  -0.24
J Romero, H (2)                1.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    5   19-10    5· 1· 4    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.84   0.13
J Nathan, S (2)                0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   5.06    4   13-6     3· 1· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.43   0.04
Totals                         9     9   7   7    2   9   4          39  146-87   45·16·26   13·13· 2· 0          2-2

J Cerda faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Gobble (1).

IBB: None.

PO: J Gobble (0; S Stewart, 1st base); J Rincon (0; B Santiago, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - Tony Randazzo, 2B - Rob Drake, 3B - Fieldin Culbreth.

Time of Game: 3:02.

Attendance: 22,553.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Minnesota Twins                      
1. T Graffanino         2B    1. S Stewart            LF 
2. C Beltran            CF    2. L Rivas              2B 
3. M Sweeney            DH    3. J Offerman           1B 
4. J Gonzalez           RF    4. C Koskie             3B 
5. J Randa              3B    5. M Cuddyer            DH 
6. K Harvey             1B    6. J Jones              RF 
7. B Santiago           C     7. L Ford               CF 
8. A Guiel              LF    8. H Blanco             C  
9. M Lopez              SS    9. C Guzman             SS 

   J Gobble             P        J Santana            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  7-4  -23  5  -30%  57% C Beltran       J Rincon        Home Run (Fly Ball); Santiago Scores; Lopez Scores
   b 2   1  1-0  -2-  2   16%  63% L Ford          J Gobble        Home Run (Fly Ball); Cuddyer Scores/unER
   b 7   2  7-8  1--  2   12%  87% L Ford          J Grimsley      Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Jones Scores
   b 7   1  7-7  12-  1   10%  75% J Jones         J Grimsley      Single to CF (Line Drive); Offerman Scores; Koskie out at 3B/CF-1B-3B
   t 2   0  0-0  ---  4  -10%  40% J Gonzalez      J Santana       Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)

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%  T Graffanino    Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   54%  C Beltran       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   55%  M Sweeney       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Gobble facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  S Stewart       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   51%  L Rivas         Flyball: CF
          ---  6   52%  J Offerman      Walk
   O      1--  1   50%  C Koskie        Groundout: 2B-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 4-5-6
   R      ---  4   40%  J Gonzalez      Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   43%  J Randa         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   44%  K Harvey        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   45%  B Santiago      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Jimmy Gobble facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   49%  M Cuddyer       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   47%  J Jones         Groundout: 2B-P; Cuddyer to 2B
   RR     -2-  2   63%  L Ford          Home Run (Fly Ball); Cuddyer Scores/unER
   O      ---  7   61%  H Blanco        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   60%  C Guzman        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 2.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Johan Santana facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   63%  A Guiel         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   65%  M Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   66%  T Graffanino    Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jimmy Gobble facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   70%  S Stewart       Walk
          1--      75%  L Rivas         Stewart Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Stewart to 3B
   R      --3  2   78%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Stewart Scores
   O      1--  2   75%  J Offerman      Flyball: RF
          1--      77%  C Koskie        Rivas Steals 2B
          -2-  7   78%  " "             Walk
   R      12-  2   85%  M Cuddyer       Single to LF (Line Drive); Rivas Scores; Koskie to 2B
   O      12-      82%  J Jones         Koskie Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Cuddyer to 2B
   O      -2-  4   80%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 4.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Johan Santana facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   82%  C Beltran       Flyball: RF
   R      ---  2   74%  M Sweeney       Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  2   71%  J Gonzalez      Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  4   75%  J Randa         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   71%  K Harvey        Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Gonzalez to 3B; Harvey to 2B
   O      -23  2   78%  B Santiago      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jimmy Gobble facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   80%  L Ford          Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   84%  H Blanco        Walk; Ford to 2B
   O      12-  2   80%  C Guzman        Bunt Popfly: 3B
   R      12-  3   89%  S Stewart       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Ford Scores; Blanco to 3B; Stewart to 2B/Adv on E9 (throw)
   R      -23      92%  L Rivas         Wild Pitch; Blanco Scores/No RBI; Stewart to 3B
   R      --3  5   94%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball); Stewart Scores/unER
   O      1--  5   93%  J Offerman      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   93%  C Koskie        Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 7.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-7, Johan Santana facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   94%  A Guiel         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   95%  M Lopez         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   95%  T Graffanino    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-2, Jimmy Gobble facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   95%  M Cuddyer       Flyball: CF
          ---  3   95%  J Jones         Single to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  3   95%  L Ford          Lineout: LF
          1--      95%  H Blanco        Jones Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   94%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 7.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-7, Johan Santana facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   92%  C Beltran       Walk
   O      1--  3   94%  M Sweeney       Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Beltran to 2B
   RR     -2-  1   87%  J Gonzalez      Home Run (Fly Ball); Beltran Scores
   O      ---  4   89%  J Randa         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   90%  K Harvey        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-4, Jaime Cerda facing 9-1-2
                  Jaime Cerda replaces Jimmy Gobble pitching
   O      ---  5   89%  C Guzman        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   89%  S Stewart       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   88%  L Rivas         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 7.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-7, Johan Santana facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   84%  B Santiago      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   88%  A Guiel         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   83%  M Lopez         Single to LF (Line Drive); Santiago to 2B
                  Juan Rincon replaces Johan Santana pitching
          12-      79%  T Graffanino    Santiago Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Santiago to 3B; Lopez to 2B
   O      -23  6   87%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   RRR    -23  5   57%  C Beltran       Home Run (Fly Ball); Santiago Scores; Lopez Scores
   O      ---  9   59%  M Sweeney       Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 7-7, Jaime Cerda facing 3-4-5
          ---  7   65%  J Offerman      Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   73%  C Koskie        Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Offerman to 2B
                  Jason Grimsley replaces Jaime Cerda pitching
   O      12-  4   65%  M Cuddyer       Strikeout Swinging
   RO     12-  1   75%  J Jones         Single to CF (Line Drive); Offerman Scores; Koskie out at 3B/CF-1B-3B
   R      1--  2   87%  L Ford          Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Jones Scores
   O      --3  3   85%  H Blanco        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 9.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 7-9, J.C. Romero facing 4-5-6
                  J.C. Romero replaces Juan Rincon pitching
          ---  5   76%  J Gonzalez      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  5   83%  J Randa         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  3   88%  K Harvey        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Gonzalez to 3B
   O      --3  2   93%  B Santiago      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-7, Nate Field facing 9-1-2
                  Nate Field replaces Jason Grimsley pitching
          ---  5   94%  C Guzman        Walk
   O      1--  3   94%  S Stewart       Groundout: 2B-1B; Guzman to 2B
   O      -2-  5   93%  L Rivas         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   91%  J Offerman      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 9.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 7-9, J.C. Romero facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   96%  A Guiel         Strikeout Swinging
                  Joe Nathan replaces J.C. Romero pitching
   O      ---  3   99%  M Lopez         Groundout: SS-1B
                  Matt Stairs pinch hits for Tony Graffanino batting 1st
          ---  4   96%  M Stairs        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   92%  C Beltran       Walk; Stairs to 2B
   O      12-  1  100%  M Sweeney       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 9.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation