May 25, 2003 Kansas City Royals at Oakland Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 6
TBD 1 CLE 6
@BOS 4 CHW 8
DET 5
(12) TOR 5
@NYY 3 OAK 4
KCR 3
(10) MIN 3
@SEA 1 BAL 13
@TEX 10 ARI 9
SDP 5 ATL 3
NYM 1 FLA 6
@CIN 2 COL 5
SFG 1 CHC 7
@HOU 3 LAD 5
@MIL 1 MON 5
PHI 3 PIT 8
STL 7

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 37,705

Sunday, May 25, 2003, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 2:41

Royals

26-22

Lost 1

2nd, 2½ GB

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

W: K Foulke (3-0), L: D Carrasco (3-3)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Athletics

29-20

Won 1

2nd, 2 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Relaford 2B                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .289  .773   20    0   1   
J Randa 3B                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .226  .705   18    3   1   
M Sweeney 1B                  5   0   3   0    0   0  .292  .913   14    7   1   2B
R Ibanez LF                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .288  .832   29    2   0   2B
C Beltran CF                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .257  .841   10    6   0   SB
M Tucker RF                   3   0   1   1    1   2  .257  .754   24    5   0   2B
K Harvey DH                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .236  .687   12    0   0   
B Mayne C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .731   11    4   0   
A Berroa SS                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .258  .705   21    0   3   

D May P                                                                  1   2
  D Carrasco P                                                           0   0
Totals                       38   3   8   3    2   7              159   28   8

BATTING

2B: M Tucker (10, off T Hudson); R Ibanez (11, off T Hudson); M Sweeney (6, off K Foulke).

TB: M Sweeney 4; R Ibanez 3; M Tucker 2; C Beltran; J Randa.

RBI: C Beltran (18); R Ibanez (24); M Tucker (19).

2-out RBI: C Beltran; R Ibanez.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: A Berroa (13).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Beltran (7, 2nd base off T Hudson/R Hernandez).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Byrnes CF                   4   0   1   0    1   1  .350  .974   19    5   0   
M Ellis 2B                    5   0   1   1    0   2  .259  .727   16    6   0   
E Chavez 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .812    9    0   4   
M Tejada SS                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .218  .665   11    3   3   2B
E Durazo 1B                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .269  .852   18    7   2   HR
R Hernandez C                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .289  .819    8    7   0   HR
R Gant DH                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .146  .402   15    0   0   
  S Hatteberg PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .721    3    0   0   
T Long RF                     4   1   0   0    0   0  .249  .722   11    1   0   
A Piatt LF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .428   11    1   0   2B
  C Singleton PH              0   0   0   0    1   0  .308  .758    4    0   0   IW

T Hudson P                                                               0   1
  J Mecir P                                                              0   0
  R Rincon P                                                             0   0
  K Foulke P                                                             0   0
Totals                       36   4   7   4    2   4              125   30  10

BATTING

2B: A Piatt (2, off D May); M Tejada (6, off D May).

HR: R Hernandez (5, off D May; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); E Durazo (8, off D May; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

IBB: C Singleton (2, by D Carrasco).

TB: E Durazo 5; R Hernandez 4; A Piatt 2; M Tejada 2; M Ellis; E Byrnes.

RBI: E Durazo 2 (36); R Hernandez (18); M Ellis (19).

2-out RBI: E Durazo 2; R Hernandez.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Tejada-M Ellis.

E: E Durazo (2).

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                          9     6   3   3    0   4   2   4.09   33  106-77   45· 9·23    7·16· 6· 0     67    -     0.96   0.01
D Carrasco, L (3-3)            0.1   1   1   0    2   0   0   3.38    5   19-9     4· 2· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    3.41  -0.35
Totals                         9.1   7   4   3    2   4   2          38  125-86   49·11·26    9·16· 7· 0           -

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Hudson                       7     5   3   2    1   4   0   2.68   28  108-76   48· 7·21    9· 7· 7· 0     60    -     0.69  -0.04
J Mecir                        0.2   2   0   0    0   1   0   5.14    4   18-12    6· 2· 4    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.70   0.00
R Rincon                       0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.24    1    5-3     1· 2· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.13   0.03
K Foulke, W (3-0)              2     1   0   0    1   1   0   2.10    7   23-15    9· 2· 4    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    1.24   0.16
Totals                        10     8   3   2    2   7   0          40  154-106  64·13·29   11· 9·11· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: T Hudson (2).

IBB: D Carrasco (1; C Singleton).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - Brian Runge, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Brian Gorman.

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 37,705.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 63° F, Wind 6mph in unknown direction, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Oakland Athletics                    
1. D Relaford           2B    1. E Byrnes             CF 
2. J Randa              3B    2. M Ellis              2B 
3. M Sweeney            1B    3. E Chavez             3B 
4. R Ibanez             LF    4. M Tejada             SS 
5. C Beltran            CF    5. E Durazo             1B 
6. M Tucker             RF    6. R Hernandez          C  
7. K Harvey             DH    7. R Gant               DH 
8. B Mayne              C     8. T Long               RF 
9. A Berroa             SS    9. A Piatt              LF 

   D May                P        T Hudson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  3-1  -2-  4   49%  54% E Durazo        D May           Home Run (Fly Ball); Tejada Scores
   t10   1  3-3  -2-  5   20%  64% R Ibanez        K Foulke        Line Drive Double Play: SS; Sweeney out at 2B/SS-2B
   b10   1  3-3  123  4   16% 100% M Ellis         D Carrasco      Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Long Scores/unER; Singleton to 3B; Byrnes to 2B
   b10   1  3-3  12-  5   12%  84% E Byrnes        D Carrasco      Walk; Long to 3B; Singleton to 2B
   b10   1  3-3  ---  3   12%  70% T Long          D Carrasco      Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Long to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Hudson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   52%  D Relaford      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   54%  J Randa         Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
          ---  5   53%  M Sweeney       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   55%  R Ibanez        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Darrell May facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  E Byrnes        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   55%  M Ellis         Lineout: 3B
   O      1--  4   52%  E Chavez        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   50%  M Tejada        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Hudson facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   46%  C Beltran       Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to P)
          1--      44%  M Tucker        Wild Pitch; Beltran to 2B
   R      -2-  4   34%  " "             Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Beltran Scores/unER
   O      -2-  3   36%  K Harvey        Groundout: SS-1B; Tucker to 3B
   O      --3  4   41%  B Mayne         Lineout: 1B-2B
   O      --3  5   45%  A Berroa        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Darrell May facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   42%  E Durazo        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   40%  R Hernandez     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   39%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tim Hudson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   41%  D Relaford      Flyball: CF
          ---  1   39%  J Randa         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   42%  M Sweeney       Lineout: CF
   R      1--  7   31%  R Ibanez        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Randa Scores
   R      -2-  4   23%  C Beltran       Single to LF (Line Drive); Ibanez Scores
          1--      22%  M Tucker        Beltran Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   24%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Darrell May facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   22%  T Long          Groundout: P-1B
          ---  2   26%  A Piatt         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   22%  E Byrnes        Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  3   19%  M Ellis         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tim Hudson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   21%  K Harvey        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   22%  B Mayne         Lineout: RF
   O      ---  4   22%  A Berroa        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Darrell May facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   20%  E Chavez        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  3   18%  M Tejada        Flyball: CF
          ---  5   19%  E Durazo        Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   17%  R Hernandez     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tim Hudson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   18%  D Relaford      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   19%  J Randa         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   20%  M Sweeney       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Darrell May facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   17%  R Gant          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   15%  T Long          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   14%  A Piatt         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 0.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tim Hudson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  8   16%  R Ibanez        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   16%  C Beltran       Lineout: SS
          ---  6   16%  M Tucker        Walk
   O      1--  3   17%  K Harvey        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Darrell May facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   14%  E Byrnes        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   12%  M Ellis         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  2   11%  E Chavez        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 0.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tim Hudson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   12%  B Mayne         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   13%  A Berroa        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   14%  D Relaford      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Darrell May facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   11%  M Tejada        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6    9%  E Durazo        Flyball: CF
   R      ---  1   16%  R Hernandez     Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  6   14%  R Gant          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 1.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jim Mecir facing 2-3-4
                  Jim Mecir replaces Tim Hudson pitching
   O      ---  7   16%  J Randa         Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   14%  M Sweeney       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   12%  R Ibanez        Single to LF (Line Drive); Sweeney to 2B
   O      12-  3   14%  C Beltran       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Sweeney to 3B
                  Ricardo Rincon replaces Jim Mecir pitching
   O      1-3  5   17%  M Tucker        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Darrell May facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   13%  T Long          Lineout: LF
   O      ---  6   10%  A Piatt         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4    8%  E Byrnes        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 1.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Keith Foulke facing 7-8-9
                  Keith Foulke replaces Ricardo Rincon pitching
   O      ---  1    9%  K Harvey        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4    9%  B Mayne         Strikeout Looking
          ---  7    9%  A Berroa        Walk
   O      1--  1   10%  D Relaford      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Darrell May facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4    5%  M Ellis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1    2%  E Chavez        Flyball: CF
          ---  3    5%  M Tejada        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   RR     -2-  4   54%  E Durazo        Home Run (Fly Ball); Tejada Scores
   O      ---  1   50%  R Hernandez     Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 3.

Top of the 10th, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Keith Foulke facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   56%  J Randa         Popfly: 2B
          ---  2   44%  M Sweeney       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   OO     -2-  5   64%  R Ibanez        Line Drive Double Play: SS; Sweeney out at 2B/SS-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, D.J. Carrasco facing 7-8-9
                  D.J. Carrasco replaces Darrell May pitching; Scott Hatteberg pinch hits for Ron Gant batting 7th
   O      ---  3   59%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   70%  T Long          Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Long to 2B
                  Chris Singleton pinch hits for Adam Piatt batting 9th
          -2-  4   71%  C Singleton     Intentional Walk
          12-  5   84%  E Byrnes        Walk; Long to 3B; Singleton to 2B
   R      123  4  100%  M Ellis         Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Long Scores/unER; Singleton to 3B; Byrnes to 2B
        1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 4.

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