September 5, 2004 Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 6
TEX 5 CHW 6
SEA 2 ANA 2
@CLE 1 KCR 12
@MIN 3 NYY 4
BAL 3 TOR 13
OAK 5 HOU 10
PIT 5 CIN 9
@MIL 2 MON 4
ATL 3
(12) PHI 4
NYM 2 COL 5
@SDP 2 SFG 4
ARI 1 STL 6
LAD 5
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 33,885

Sunday, September 5, 2004, 1:10PM
Time of Game: 2:50

Royals

48-87

Won 1

5th, 28½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  2   4  0  2   3  1  0   12 13  0
Twins           0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  2    3  6  2

W: J Gobble (7-8), L: K Lohse (7-11)

Twins

77-59

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF                  3   4   1   2    1   1  .282  .745   19    0   0   HR,HBP
  A Gomez CF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .308    7    0   0   
D Relaford 2B                 5   1   1   2    0   0  .240  .638   17    0   3   
  W Guerrero 2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .539         0   1   
A Nunez RF                    5   2   2   2    0   1  .239  .671   21    1   0   
M Stairs DH                   5   0   2   2    0   1  .267  .790   21    0   0   
J Randa 3B                    5   1   4   2    0   0  .282  .748   14    1   3   HR
C Pickering 1B                5   0   0   0    0   1  .191  .794   22   19   0   
A Berroa SS                   5   2   2   0    0   2  .249  .658   19    2  12   2B
D Brown LF                    4   1   1   0    1   2  .250  .604   22    0   0   
J Buck C                      3   1   0   0    2   1  .207  .620   27    4   0   

J Gobble P                                                               0   0
Totals                       41  12  13  10    4   9              189   27  19

BATTING

2B: A Berroa (23, off K Lohse).

HR: J Randa (7, off M Guerrier; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF); D DeJesus (4, off K Lohse; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

HBP: D DeJesus (7, by J Roa).

TB: J Randa 7; D DeJesus 4; A Berroa 3; M Stairs 2; A Nunez 2; D Brown; D Relaford.

RBI: J Randa 2 (43); D DeJesus 2 (23); A Nunez 2 (26); D Relaford 2 (32); M Stairs 2 (56).

2-out RBI: A Nunez 2; M Stairs; J Randa; D Relaford.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Relaford-A Berroa-C Pickering.

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .320  .868   21    1   0   
J Jones DH                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .264  .768   13    0   0   
T Hunter CF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .798   13    3   0   GDP
  J Kubel RF                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .715    2    1   0   
J Morneau 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .262  .891   14    7   1   
L Ford RF-CF                  4   0   0   1    0   0  .302  .859   15    0   1   
C Guzman SS                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .279  .696   11    3   1   2B
M Cuddyer 2B                  2   0   0   0    2   0  .249  .738   20    0   2   
T Tiffee 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .375 1.000   10    3   1   
P Borders C                   2   0   1   1    0   0  .197  .505    2    6   1   2B
  M LeCroy C                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .709    3    3   0   

K Lohse P                                                                0   1
  J Roa P                                                                0   0
  A Fultz P                                                              0   0
  M Guerrier P                                                           0   0
Totals                       32   3   6   3    2   4              124   27   8

BATTING

2B: C Guzman (27, off J Gobble); P Borders (3, off J Gobble).

TB: C Guzman 3; J Jones 2; P Borders 2; J Kubel.

GIDP: T Hunter (19).

RBI: P Borders (6); L Ford (62); C Guzman (40).

2-out RBI: C Guzman; P Borders.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

E: T Tiffee (1); S Stewart (3).

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, W (7-8)              9     6   3   3    2   4   0   5.40   34  124-83   51· 8·24   23· 3· 2· 0     65    -     0.44   0.20
Totals                         9     6   3   3    2   4   0          34  124-83   51· 8·24   23· 3· 2· 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
K Lohse, L (7-11)              3.2   7   6   3    2   4   1   5.52   22   92-55   36· 5·14    6· 4· 6· 0     31    -     0.94  -0.27
J Roa                          1.2   2   2   2    0   1   0   3.80    8   23-15   10· 1· 4    1· 5· 0· 0          1-0    0.17   0.00
A Fultz                        0.2   2   2   2    1   0   0   4.91    5   26-14   12· 1· 1    3· 0· 1· 0          2-2    0.14  -0.02
M Guerrier                     3     2   2   2    1   4   1   6.14   11   48-27   14· 5· 8    2· 3· 1· 0          2-2    0.03  -0.01
Totals                         9    13  12   9    4   9   2          46  189-111  72·12·27   12·12· 8· 0          5-4

A Fultz faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Roa (5; D DeJesus).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 33,885.

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           2B    2. J Jones              DH 
3. A Nunez              RF    3. T Hunter             CF 
4. M Stairs             DH    4. J Morneau            1B 
5. J Randa              3B    5. L Ford               RF 
6. C Pickering          1B    6. C Guzman             SS 
7. A Berroa             SS    7. M Cuddyer            2B 
8. D Brown              LF    8. T Tiffee             3B 
9. J Buck               C     9. P Borders            C  

   J Gobble             P        K Lohse              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   0  0-0  1--  7   16%  70% D DeJesus       K Lohse         Home Run (Fly Ball); Buck Scores
   t 4   2  0-3  12-  4   11%  90% A Nunez         K Lohse         Reached on E7 (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); DeJesus Scores/unER/No RBI; Relaford Scores/unER/No RBI; Nunez to 2B
   t 4   2  0-2  1-3  1    8%  79% D Relaford      K Lohse         Single to P (Line Drive); Berroa Scores; DeJesus to 2B
   t 2   2  0-0  1-3  1   -5%  45% D Brown         K Lohse         Lineout: 1B
   t 4   0  0-2  ---  3    5%  76% A Berroa        K Lohse         Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Lohse facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  D DeJesus       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   46%  D Relaford      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   45%  A Nunez         Flyball: CF
                  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      ---  5   47%  S Stewart       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   49%  J Jones         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   50%  T Hunter        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Lohse facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   48%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   50%  J Randa         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   47%  C Pickering     Lineout: 3B
          1--  1   50%  A Berroa        Reached on E5 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Randa to 3B; Berroa to 1B
   O      1-3  1   45%  D Brown         Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Gobble facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   47%  J Morneau       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   49%  L Ford          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  C Guzman        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Lohse facing 9-1-2
          --- 10   54%  J Buck          Walk
   RR     1--  7   70%  D DeJesus       Home Run (Fly Ball); Buck Scores
   O      ---  5   68%  D Relaford      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   66%  A Nunez         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   67%  M Stairs        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   69%  J Randa         Single to CF (Line Drive); Stairs to 2B
   O      12-  5   65%  C Pickering     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Jimmy Gobble facing 7-8-9
          ---  8   61%  M Cuddyer       Walk
   O      1--  2   65%  T Tiffee        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   69%  P Borders       Popfly: 1B
   O      1--  7   72%  S Stewart       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Kyle Lohse facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   76%  A Berroa        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
   O      -2-  6   73%  D Brown         Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  6   74%  J Buck          Walk
   O      12-  1   71%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Berroa to 3B
   R      1-3  1   79%  D Relaford      Single to P (Line Drive); Berroa Scores; DeJesus to 2B
   RR     12-  4   90%  A Nunez         Reached on E7 (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); DeJesus Scores/unER/No RBI; Relaford Scores/unER/No RBI; Nunez to 2B
   R      -2-  4   94%  M Stairs        Single to CF (Line Drive); Nunez Scores/unER
                  Joe Roa replaces Kyle Lohse pitching
   O      1--  1   93%  J Randa         Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Jimmy Gobble facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   91%  J Jones         Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  8   95%  T Hunter        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  4   95%  J Morneau       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Joe Roa facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   95%  C Pickering     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   95%  A Berroa        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   95%  D Brown         Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  5   94%  J Buck          Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Jimmy Gobble facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   96%  L Ford          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   94%  C Guzman        Ground-rule Double (Line Drive)
          -2-  5   93%  M Cuddyer       Walk
   O      12-  5   95%  T Tiffee        Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  1   91%  P Borders       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Guzman Scores; Cuddyer to 3B
   O      -23  3   94%  S Stewart       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 1.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Joe Roa facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   95%  D DeJesus       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   94%  D Relaford      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          1--  2   96%  A Nunez         Single to RF (Ground Ball); DeJesus to 3B
                  Aaron Fultz replaces Joe Roa pitching
   RO     1-3  5   96%  M Stairs        Groundout: 1B unassisted; DeJesus Scores; Nunez to 2B
   R      -2-  4   98%  J Randa         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Nunez Scores
   O      1--  2   98%  C Pickering     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-8, Jimmy Gobble facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   98%  J Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   99%  T Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  J Morneau       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Twins 1.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-1, Aaron Fultz facing 7-8-9
          ---  8   99%  A Berroa        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  7   99%  D Brown         Walk; Berroa to 2B
                  Matt Guerrier replaces Aaron Fultz pitching
   O      12-  4   99%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
          12-  4   99%  D DeJesus       Walk; Berroa to 3B; Brown to 2B
   RO     123  4   99%  D Relaford      Groundout: 3B-1B; Berroa Scores; Brown to 3B; DeJesus to 2B
   RRO    -23  5  100%  A Nunez         Single to RF (Line Drive); Brown Scores; DeJesus Scores; Nunez out at 2B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 11, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-11, Jimmy Gobble facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6  100%  L Ford          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  C Guzman        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  M Cuddyer       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 11, Twins 1.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 11-1, Matt Guerrier facing 4-5-6
                  Matt LeCroy replaces Pat Borders playing C batting 9th; Lew Ford moves to CF; Jason Kubel replaces Torii Hunter playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---  4  100%  M Stairs        Flyball: LF
   R      ---  5  100%  J Randa         Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      ---  5  100%  C Pickering     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  A Berroa        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 12, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-12, Jimmy Gobble facing 8-9-1
                  Wilton Guerrero replaces Desi Relaford playing 2B batting 2nd; Alexis Gomez replaces David DeJesus playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---  3  100%  T Tiffee        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3  100%  M LeCroy        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6  100%  S Stewart       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 12, Twins 1.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 12-1, Matt Guerrier facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4  100%  D Brown         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2  100%  J Buck          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7  100%  A Gomez         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 12, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-12, Jimmy Gobble facing 2-3-4
          ---  4  100%  J Jones         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  2  100%  J Kubel         Single to RF (Line Drive); Jones to 2B
   O      12-  3  100%  J Morneau       Groundout: 2B-1B; Jones to 3B; Kubel to 2B
   RO     -23  1  100%  L Ford          Groundout: SS-1B; Jones Scores; Kubel to 3B
   R      --3  3  100%  C Guzman        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Kubel Scores
   O      1--  5  100%  M Cuddyer       Groundout: SS-1B
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 12, Twins 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN200409050

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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