September 3, 2004 Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 2
TEX 0 CHW 7
SEA 5 ANA 10
@CLE 5 MIN 2
KCR 0 BAL 3
@NYY 1 DET 4
@TBD 2 OAK 7
@TOR 4 HOU 8
PIT 6 MIL 11
CIN 4 ATL 7
@MON 1 PHI 8
NYM 1 SDP 7
COL 6 SFG 18
ARI 7 STL 3
LAD 0

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 22,239

Friday, September 3, 2004, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 2:40

Royals

47-86

Lost 1

5th, 28½ GB

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

W: J Santana (16-6), L: D May (9-16), S: J Nathan (38)

Twins

76-58

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .741   14    2   0   
D Relaford LF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .237  .637   15    2   0   
J Randa 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .730   20    1   1   
M Stairs DH                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .265  .790   15    0   0   
A Nunez RF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .240  .682   25    4   0   
A Berroa SS                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .245  .648   15    2   2   
C Pickering 1B                3   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .823   12    6   0   
J Buck C                      3   0   0   0    0   2  .211  .622   19    4   0   
R Gotay 2B                    2   0   0   0    1   2  .253  .619   12    3   2   

D May P                                                                  0   1
  S Camp P                                                               0   1
Totals                       30   0   2   0    2  13              147   24   7

BATTING

TB: D DeJesus; D Relaford.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Randa-R Gotay-C Pickering.

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  4   0   3   0    0   0  .324  .878   24    0   0   
J Jones RF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .262  .769   16    2   0   
T Hunter CF                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .273  .803   18    2   0   HR,GDP
J Morneau 1B                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .268  .901   12    7   0   HR
M LeCroy DH                   2   0   1   0    1   0  .256  .711   18    0   0   
  J Kubel PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   0   
C Guzman SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .694   18    0   3   
M Cuddyer 2B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .750   10    2   2   SB
T Tiffee 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .777    8    1   2   
H Blanco C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .195  .586   11   13   0   

J Santana P                                                              0   0
  J Romero P                                                             0   0
  J Nathan P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   2   9   2    1   4              140   27   7

BATTING

HR: J Morneau (16, off D May; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); T Hunter (19, off D May; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: J Morneau 4; T Hunter 4; S Stewart 3; J Jones; C Guzman; M LeCroy; M Cuddyer.

GIDP: T Hunter (18).

RBI: J Morneau (42); T Hunter (72).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

E: M Cuddyer (9).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Cuddyer (4, 2nd base off D May/J Buck).

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
D May, L (9-16)                6     9   2   2    1   2   2   5.61   27  107-71   47· 7·17    7·14· 3· 0     47    -     1.28   0.08
S Camp                         2     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.18    6   32-19   13· 4· 2    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.28   0.05
Totals                         8     9   2   2    1   4   2          33  139-90   60·11·19    9·16· 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 (16-6)            7     1   0   0    1  11   0   2.95   24  106-71   31·17·23    5· 6· 1· 0     85    -     1.14   0.46
J Romero, H (12)               1     1   0   0    1   1   0   2.74    5   25-16   11· 1· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.42   0.08
J Nathan, S (38)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.61    3   16-9     3· 4· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.09
Totals                         9     2   0   0    2  13   0          32  147-96   45·22·29    8· 8· 1· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Greg Gibson, 3B - Larry Poncino.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 22,239.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Minnesota Twins                      
1. D DeJesus            CF    1. S Stewart            LF 
2. D Relaford           LF    2. J Jones              RF 
3. J Randa              3B    3. T Hunter             CF 
4. M Stairs             DH    4. J Morneau            1B 
5. A Nunez              RF    5. M LeCroy             DH 
6. A Berroa             SS    6. C Guzman             SS 
7. C Pickering          1B    7. M Cuddyer            2B 
8. J Buck               C     8. T Tiffee             3B 
9. R Gotay              2B    9. H Blanco             C  

   D May                P        J Santana            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   0  0-0  ---  3   15%  73% T Hunter        D May           Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 7   0  2-0  1--  4  -13%  61% J Randa         J Santana       Fielder's Choice SS; Relaford to 3B/Safe on E4 (catch); Randa to 1B
   b 6   0  0-1  ---  2   10%  83% J Morneau       D May           Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 4   0  0-0  1--  2   10%  70% J Jones         D May           Single to CF (Line Drive); Stewart to 3B
   t 7   0  2-0  1-3  4   10%  71% M Stairs        J Santana       Strikeout Looking

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      ---  4   52%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   54%  D Relaford      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  4   55%  J Randa         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Darrell May facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   58%  S Stewart       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   55%  J Jones         Flyball: LF
   OO     1--  4   50%  T Hunter        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Johan Santana facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   52%  M Stairs        Strikeout Looking
   O      --- 10   54%  A Nunez         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  5   55%  A Berroa        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Darrell May facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   53%  J Morneau       Popfly: SS (Short CF)
   O      ---  4   51%  M LeCroy        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  C Guzman        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Johan Santana facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   53%  C Pickering     Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   55%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   56%  R Gotay         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Darrell May facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   53%  M Cuddyer       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  2   51%  T Tiffee        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  H Blanco        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Johan Santana facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  D DeJesus       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   55%  D Relaford      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   56%  J Randa         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Darrell May facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   60%  S Stewart       Single to CF (Fly Ball)
          1--  2   70%  J Jones         Single to CF (Line Drive); Stewart to 3B
   O      1-3  6   64%  T Hunter        Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
   O      1-3  3   56%  J Morneau       Strikeout Swinging
          1-3 11   59%  M LeCroy        Walk; Jones to 2B
   O      123  2   50%  C Guzman        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Johan Santana facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   53%  M Stairs        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   55%  A Nunez         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  7   54%  A Berroa        Walk
   O      1--  4   57%  C Pickering     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Darrell May facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   61%  M Cuddyer       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   57%  T Tiffee        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  5   53%  H Blanco        Flyball: RF (RF Line)
          1--      55%  S Stewart       Cuddyer Steals 2B
          -2-  5   57%  " "             Single to SS (Ground Ball); Cuddyer to 3B
   O      1-3  4   50%  J Jones         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Johan Santana facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   54%  J Buck          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3   56%  R Gotay         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   58%  D DeJesus       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Darrell May facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  3   73%  T Hunter        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   R      ---  2   83%  J Morneau       Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  3   86%  M LeCroy        Single to P (Pop Fly)
          1--  7   89%  C Guzman        Single to CF (Ground Ball); LeCroy to 2B
   O      12-  1   86%  M Cuddyer       Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B (Front of Home); Guzman to 2B
   O      12-  5   83%  T Tiffee        Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Guzman to 3B
   O      1-3  1   80%  H Blanco        Popfly: SS (Short CF)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Johan Santana facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   74%  D Relaford      Single to LF (Fly Ball)
          1--  4   61%  J Randa         Fielder's Choice SS; Relaford to 3B/Safe on E4 (catch); Randa to 1B
   O      1-3  4   71%  M Stairs        Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3  5   80%  A Nunez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  3   88%  A Berroa        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Shawn Camp facing 1-2-3
                  Shawn Camp replaces Darrell May pitching
   O      ---  7   87%  S Stewart       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  7   86%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   85%  T Hunter        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, J.C. Romero facing 7-8-9
                  J.C. Romero replaces Johan Santana pitching
   O      ---  4   89%  C Pickering     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      --- 13   92%  J Buck          Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   89%  R Gotay         Walk
          1--  1   86%  D DeJesus       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Gotay to 2B
   O      12-  2   93%  D Relaford      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Shawn Camp facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   93%  J Morneau       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  Jason Kubel pinch hits for Matt LeCroy batting 5th
   O      ---  5   92%  J Kubel         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6   91%  C Guzman        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Joe Nathan facing 3-4-5
                  Joe Nathan replaces J.C. Romero pitching
   O      ---  6   96%  J Randa         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   99%  M Stairs        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6  100%  A Nunez         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN200409030

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation