April 15, 2000 Kansas City Royals at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 14
OAK 2 ANA 3
@CHW 1 TEX 6
@CLE 4 TBD 7
@DET 0 BAL 6
@MIN 4 NYY 7
KCR 1 SEA 17
@TOR 6 CHC 4
FLA 2 CIN 5
@LAD 4 MIL 6
ATL 3 PIT 2
NYM 0 SDP 5
HOU 3 ARI 7
@SFG 4

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 34,056

Saturday, April 15, 2000, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 2:33

Royals

8-5

Lost 2

1st

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

W: R Mendoza (2-0), L: J Rosado (1-1)

Yankees

7-3

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon LF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .602    9    4   0   
  D McCarty PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334    2    0   0   
C Febles 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .302  .720   15    2   1   
C Beltran CF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .218  .618   12    2   0   
J Dye RF                      3   0   1   1    0   0  .319 1.141   10    1   0   2B
M Sweeney 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .288 1.019    9    5   1   
J Randa 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .373 1.006   13    0   0   
M Quinn DH                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .350  .947   13    0   0   
B Johnson C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .219  .663    7    8   0   
R Sanchez SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .757   13    2   2   

J Rosado P                                                               0   2
  J Santiago P                                                           0   1
Totals                       29   1   2   1    0   5              103   24   7

BATTING

2B: J Dye (6, off R Mendoza).

TB: J Dye 2; C Febles.

RBI: J Dye (10).

2-out RBI: J Dye.

Team LOB: 1.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Febles-R Sanchez-M Sweeney.

E: J Randa (2).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                5   2   3   1    0   0  .256  .699   23    1   0   HR
D Jeter SS                    5   2   2   0    0   2  .318  .780   20    2   2   
B Williams CF                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .289  .943   13    6   0   CS,HBP
S Spencer RF                  4   1   2   4    0   0  .250  .939   20    4   0   HR
T Martinez 1B                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .265  .947   20    5   0   HBP
J Posada C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .822   12    5   0   GDP
J Leyritz DH                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000   20    0   0   
R Kelly LF                    4   1   1   1    0   2  .158  .568   17    2   0   HR
C Bellinger 3B                2   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .846   11    2   1   2·HBP

R Mendoza P                                                              0   1
  D Einertson P                                                          0   0
  A Watson P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   7  11   6    0   8              156   27   4

BATTING

HR: R Kelly (1, off J Rosado; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); C Knoblauch (1, off J Rosado; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); S Spencer (4, off J Rosado; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF-CF).

HBP: B Williams (1, by J Rosado); T Martinez (1, by J Rosado); C Bellinger 2 (2, by J Rosado, by J Santiago).

TB: C Knoblauch 6; S Spencer 5; R Kelly 4; D Jeter 2; C Bellinger; T Martinez; B Williams.

GIDP: J Posada (1).

RBI: S Spencer 4 (9); C Knoblauch (1); R Kelly (1).

2-out RBI: S Spencer.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

BASERUNNING

CS: B Williams (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by J Rosado).

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 Rosado, L (1-1)              6     7   5   5    0   5   3   5.00   26  105-68   44·12·12    3· 7· 5· 3     43    -     0.48  -0.18
J Santiago                     2     4   2   1    0   3   0   0.90   12   48-31   16· 6· 9    5· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.10  -0.02
Totals                         8    11   7   6    0   8   3          38  153-99   60·18·21    8· 9· 6· 3           -

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Mendoza, W (2-0)             6.2   2   1   1    0   5   0   1.74   22   86-66   42· 7·17    6·10· 1· 0     71    -     0.53   0.27
D Einertson                    1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   11-6     5· 0· 1    0· 3· 1· 0          1-0    0.21   0.03
A Watson                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   6.75    3    6-5     4· 0· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     2   1   1    0   5   0          29  103-77   51· 7·19    7·15· 2· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: J Rosado (1; B Williams, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: J Rosado 3 (4; C Bellinger, B Williams, T Martinez); J Santiago (1; C Bellinger).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Mark Wegner, 2B - Jim Reynolds, 3B - Charlie Williams.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 34,056.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 55° F, Wind 5mph from Right to Left, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            New York Yankees                     
1. J Damon              LF    1. C Knoblauch          2B 
2. C Febles             2B    2. D Jeter              SS 
3. C Beltran            CF    3. B Williams           CF 
4. J Dye                RF    4. S Spencer            RF 
5. M Sweeney            1B    5. T Martinez           1B 
6. J Randa              3B    6. J Posada             C  
7. M Quinn              DH    7. J Leyritz            DH 
8. B Johnson            C     8. R Kelly              LF 
9. R Sanchez            SS    9. C Bellinger          3B 

   J Rosado             P        R Mendoza            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  12-  1   19%  78% S Spencer       J Rosado        Home Run (LF-CF); Knoblauch Scores; Jeter Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  4    5%  64% D Jeter         J Rosado        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Knoblauch to 2B
   b 1   0  0-0  12-  5   -5%  59% B Williams      J Rosado        Flyball: RF
   b 5   0  0-3  ---  2    5%  92% R Kelly         J Rosado        Home Run
   b 5   1  0-4  ---  5    3%  95% C Knoblauch     J Rosado        Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ramiro Mendoza facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  J Damon         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   54%  C Febles        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  9   55%  C Beltran       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Rosado facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   58%  C Knoblauch     Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   64%  D Jeter         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Knoblauch to 2B
   O      12-  5   59%  B Williams      Flyball: RF
   RRR    12-  1   78%  S Spencer       Home Run (LF-CF); Knoblauch Scores; Jeter Scores
          ---  3   79%  T Martinez      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   OO     1--  5   76%  J Posada        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Ramiro Mendoza facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   78%  J Dye           Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   80%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   81%  J Randa         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jose Rosado facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   79%  J Leyritz       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   78%  R Kelly         Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  3   79%  C Bellinger     Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  4   78%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Ramiro Mendoza facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   80%  M Quinn         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   82%  B Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   83%  R Sanchez       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jose Rosado facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   81%  D Jeter         Flyball: LF
          ---  3   83%  B Williams      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  8   81%  S Spencer       Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  3   79%  T Martinez      Williams Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Ramiro Mendoza facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   82%  J Damon         Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  5   84%  C Febles        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   85%  C Beltran       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jose Rosado facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   83%  T Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   82%  J Posada        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   82%  J Leyritz       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Ramiro Mendoza facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   84%  J Dye           Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   86%  M Sweeney       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   87%  J Randa         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jose Rosado facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  2   92%  R Kelly         Home Run
   O      ---  4   91%  C Bellinger     Flyball: CF
   R      ---  5   95%  C Knoblauch     Home Run
   O      ---  7   94%  D Jeter         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   95%  B Williams      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   94%  S Spencer       Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 5.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Ramiro Mendoza facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   95%  M Quinn         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   96%  B Johnson       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  6   97%  R Sanchez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jose Rosado facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   97%  T Martinez      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   97%  J Posada        Lineout: LF
   O      1--  5   96%  J Leyritz       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   96%  R Kelly         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 5.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Ramiro Mendoza facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   97%  J Damon         Flyball: CF
          ---  2   96%  C Febles        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      1--  1   97%  C Beltran       Flyball: LF
   R      1--  5   95%  J Dye           Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Febles Scores
                  Darrell Einertson replaces Ramiro Mendoza pitching
   O      -2-  4   97%  M Sweeney       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jose Santiago facing 9-1-2
                  Jose Santiago replaces Jose Rosado pitching
          ---  3   97%  C Bellinger     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      1--  6   97%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: LF
          1--  2   97%  D Jeter         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Bellinger to 2B
   O      12-  1   96%  B Williams      Flyball: LF
   R      12-  5   98%  S Spencer       Single to LF (Line Drive); Bellinger Scores; Jeter to 3B; Spencer to 2B/Adv on throw
   R      -23  7   99%  T Martinez      Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Jeter Scores/No RBI/unER; Spencer to 3B
   O      1-3  2   99%  J Posada        Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 7.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-7, Darrell Einertson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   99%  J Randa         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  1  100%  M Quinn         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3  100%  B Johnson       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-1, Jose Santiago facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5  100%  J Leyritz       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6  100%  R Kelly         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1  100%  C Bellinger     Hit By Pitch
          1--  6  100%  C Knoblauch     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Bellinger to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  D Jeter         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 7.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-7, Allen Watson facing 9-1-2
                  Allen Watson replaces Darrell Einertson pitching
   O      ---  2  100%  R Sanchez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  David McCarty pinch hits for Johnny Damon batting 1st
   O      ---  2  100%  D McCarty       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2  100%  C Febles        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:NYA200004150

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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