June 12, 1999 Kansas City Royals at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 4
ARI 3 OAK 4
LAD 3 SFG 15
@SEA 11 COL 8
@TEX 7 BAL 5
@ATL 0 CHW 8
@CHC 2 CLE 4
@CIN 3 NYY 5
@FLA 4 HOU 3
SDP 2 MIN 8
@MIL 6 TBD 5
@MON 3 NYM 4
BOS 2 PHI 7
TOR 2 PIT 9
KCR 8 STL 8
DET 7
(14)

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 29,569

Saturday, June 12, 1999, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:38

Royals

26-33

Lost 1

3rd, 13 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  3   0  3  2   0  0  0    8 13  0
Pirates         2  0  2   0  3  1   0  0  1    9 17  3

W: J Christiansen (2-2), L: M Whisenant (2-2)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Pirates

31-29

Won 1

4th, 6 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Febles 2B                   5   1   2   0    1   1  .290  .847   33    5   4   2B
C Beltran CF                  5   1   1   0    1   1  .292  .796   22    3   0   SB,GDP
  J Montgomery P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Damon LF-CF                 4   1   1   0    1   2  .300  .860   25    2   0   2B
M Sweeney 1B                  4   2   2   1    1   0  .313  .880   17    8   1   2B
J Dye RF                      5   1   2   2    0   0  .290  .873   13    2   0   2·2B
C Kreuter C                   4   1   2   2    0   1  .271  .809   17    4   0   2B,HBP
J Randa 3B                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .284  .796   17    0   0   2·GDP
  M Whisenant P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Giambi LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .944         0   0   
R Sanchez SS                  3   1   2   0    2   0  .261  .667   13    1   2   2·IW
J Suppan P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   1   
  S Pose PH                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .349  .839         0   0   
  S Leius PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .569    5    0   0   
  J Santiago P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Mathews P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  S Service P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Hansen 3B                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   
Totals                       40   8  13   5    6   9              174   25   8

BATTING

2B: J Dye 2 (13, off G Hansell, off J Silva); C Febles (13, off J Silva); J Damon (16, off J Silva); C Kreuter (11, off J Silva); M Sweeney (15, off J Silva).

IBB: R Sanchez 2 (2, by B Clontz, by G Hansell).

HBP: C Kreuter (4, by G Hansell).

TB: J Dye 4; C Febles 3; M Sweeney 3; C Kreuter 3; R Sanchez 2; J Damon 2; C Beltran; J Randa.

GIDP: J Randa 2 (5); C Beltran (7).

RBI: J Dye 2 (43); C Kreuter 2 (21); M Sweeney (33).

2-out RBI: C Kreuter 2; M Sweeney.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 3 for 18.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Beltran (12, 2nd base off G Hansell/J Kendall).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Martin LF                   6   2   4   0    0   0  .276  .813   21    0   0   2B,SB
E Sprague 3B                  6   1   3   3    0   0  .307  .951   24    0   3   HR
B Giles CF                    3   1   2   0    2   0  .302  .983   19    2   0   
  J Christiansen P            0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
K Young 1B                    4   2   2   3    1   2  .339  .972   25   11   1   HR,2B
J Kendall C                   5   2   2   2    0   1  .344  .985   22   11   2   HR,2B,SB
W Morris 2B                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .277  .804   22    0   2   
B Brown RF                    4   0   2   1    1   0  .262  .736   21    1   0   2·2B
A Nunez SS                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .509   15    1   3   
J Silva P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286    2    0   1   SH
  B Clontz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Sauerbeck P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Guillen PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .674    2    0   0   
  J Wallace P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Hansell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  A Brown PH-CF               1   1   1   0    1   0  .213  .540    8    1   0   
Totals                       41   9  17   9    5   4              181   27  14

BATTING

2B: B Brown 2 (14, off J Suppan, off J Santiago); K Young (20, off J Suppan); J Kendall (17, off J Santiago); A Martin (15, off T Mathews).

HR: K Young (6, off J Santiago; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs); E Sprague (10, off J Suppan; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); J Kendall (6, off J Suppan; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SH: J Silva (2, off J Suppan).

TB: J Kendall 6; K Young 6; E Sprague 6; A Martin 5; B Brown 4; B Giles 2; W Morris; A Brown.

RBI: E Sprague 3 (36); K Young 3 (36); J Kendall 2 (32); B Brown (20).

2-out RBI: J Kendall 2.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 5 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 3. K Young-J Kendall-K Young; G Hansell-J Kendall-K Young; J Christiansen-A Nunez-K Young.

E: K Young (8); A Martin 2 (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Kendall (16, 2nd base off J Suppan/C Kreuter); A Martin (7, 2nd base off J Suppan/C Kreuter).

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 Suppan                       4     7   4   4    1   1   2   3.59   20   74-45   34· 6· 5    6· 9· 3· 0     32    -     0.87  -0.22
J Santiago                     0.1   4   3   3    0   0   1   3.96    5   20-9     7· 0· 2    1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    1.56  -0.42
T Mathews                      0.2   2   1   1    2   0   0   4.39    6   19-7     6· 1· 0    2· 1· 1· 0          1-0    1.94  -0.31
S Service                      2     2   0   0    1   2   0   5.60    9   36-22    8· 3·11    2· 2· 2· 0          3-0    2.74   0.38
M Whisenant, L (2-2)           1.1   1   1   1    1   1   0   5.49    6   24-15   11· 3· 1    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.92  -0.07
J Montgomery                   0     1   0   0    0   0   0   6.57    1    3-3     2· 1· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-1    5.01  -0.17
Totals                         8.1  17   9   9    5   4   3          47  176-101  68·14·19   14·17· 7· 0          6-1

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Silva                        4.1   9   5   3    1   5   0   6.41   24   87-54   32· 7·15    8· 6· 4· 0     33    -     1.31  -0.21
B Clontz                       0.1   0   1   0    1   1   0   2.00    2   10-3     0· 3· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.42   0.09
S Sauerbeck, BS (1)            0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.53    2    6-4     3· 1· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          3-3    2.52  -0.29
J Wallace                      0     0   2   2    3   0   0   2.54    3   16-4     1· 1· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.21  -0.25
G Hansell, BS (1)              2     2   0   0    1   2   0   6.00    9   28-15    7· 4· 4    4· 0· 1· 0          3-2    2.05   0.10
J Christiansen, W (2-2)        2     2   0   0    0   1   0   2.82    7   25-15   11· 1· 3    3· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.98   0.26
Totals                         9    13   8   5    6   9   0          47  172-95   54·17·24   16· 8· 7· 0          8-5

T Mathews faced 4 batters in the 6th inning.
J Wallace faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: S Sauerbeck (1).

IBB: B Clontz (3; R Sanchez); G Hansell (1; R Sanchez).

HBP: G Hansell (1; C Kreuter).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Steve Rippley, 1B - Ron Kulpa, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Jerry Meals.

Time of Game: 3:38.

Attendance: 29,569.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 88° F, Wind 5mph from Right to Left, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. C Febles             2B    1. A Martin             LF 
2. C Beltran            CF    2. E Sprague            3B 
3. J Damon              LF    3. B Giles              CF 
4. M Sweeney            1B    4. K Young              1B 
5. J Dye                RF    5. J Kendall            C  
6. C Kreuter            C     6. W Morris             2B 
7. J Randa              3B    7. B Brown              RF 
8. R Sanchez            SS    8. A Nunez              SS 
9. J Suppan             P     9. J Silva              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  4-4  -23  3  -22%  27% S Leius         S Sauerbeck     Reached on E7 (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Kreuter Scores/unER/No RBI; Sanchez Scores/unER/No RBI; Leius to 2B
   b 5   0  6-4  1--  5   21%  57% K Young         J Santiago      Home Run (Fly Ball); Giles Scores
   b 3   2  3-2  -2-  4   20%  63% J Kendall       J Suppan        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Young Scores
   t 6   0  7-6  123  2  -20%  20% J Dye           G Hansell       Double to 3B (Ground Ball); Beltran Scores; Damon Scores; Sweeney to 3B
   t 4   0  4-3  123  4   19%  61% C Beltran       J Silva         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-C-1B; Suppan to 3B; Febles to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Silva facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  C Febles        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   54%  C Beltran       Bunt Groundout: P-1B
          ---  5   52%  J Damon         Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  5   55%  M Sweeney       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Suppan facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   58%  A Martin        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      61%  E Sprague       Martin Steals 2B
   RR     -2-  7   73%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Martin Scores
          ---  3   75%  B Giles         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   73%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   71%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      71%  W Morris        Kendall Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   69%  " "             Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Jose Silva facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   71%  J Dye           Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS)
   O      ---  4   73%  C Kreuter       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   72%  J Randa         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   70%  R Sanchez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Randa to 2B
   O      12-  2   74%  J Suppan        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jeff Suppan facing 7-8-9
          ---  7   76%  B Brown         Walk
   O      1--  3   74%  A Nunez         Popfly: 1B (P's Left)
   O      1--  1   73%  J Silva         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); Brown to 2B
   O      -2-  1   70%  A Martin        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Jose Silva facing 1-2-3
          ---  8   64%  C Febles        Double to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   69%  C Beltran       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   72%  J Damon         Flyball: CF
   R      -2-  3   64%  M Sweeney       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Febles Scores
          1--  1   60%  J Dye           Double to RF (Line Drive); Sweeney to 3B
   RR     -23  4   41%  C Kreuter       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Sweeney Scores; Dye Scores
   O      -2-  5   45%  J Randa         Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Jeff Suppan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   42%  E Sprague       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   40%  B Giles         Flyball: CF
          ---  7   42%  K Young         Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   RR     -2-  4   63%  J Kendall       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Young Scores
          ---  5   64%  W Morris        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B)
          1--  1   67%  B Brown         Double to RF (Line Drive); Morris to 3B
   O      -23  1   62%  A Nunez         Foul Bunt Popfly: 1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Pirates 4.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Jose Silva facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   57%  R Sanchez       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
          1--  1   50%  J Suppan        Reached on E3 (throw) (Bunt to Short 1B Line); Sanchez to 2B
          12- 10   41%  C Febles        Walk; Sanchez to 3B; Suppan to 2B
   OO     123  4   61%  C Beltran       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-C-1B; Suppan to 3B; Febles to 2B
   O      -23  6   68%  J Damon         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jeff Suppan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   66%  J Silva         Popfly: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      ---  7   64%  A Martin        Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   63%  E Sprague       Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Pirates 4.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Jose Silva facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   55%  M Sweeney       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   61%  J Dye           Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          -2-  2   51%  C Kreuter       Reached on E7 (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Sweeney to 3B; Kreuter to 2B
                  Brad Clontz replaces Jose Silva pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23  6   62%  J Randa         Strikeout Swinging
          -23  4   60%  R Sanchez       Intentional Walk
                  Scott Sauerbeck replaces Brad Clontz pitching and batting 9th; Scott Leius pinch hits for Scott Pose batting 9th; Scott Pose pinch hits for Jeff Suppan batting 9th
   R      123      49%  S Leius         Wild Pitch; Sweeney Scores/No RBI/unER; Kreuter to 3B; Sanchez to 2B
   RR     -23  3   27%  " "             Reached on E7 (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Kreuter Scores/unER/No RBI; Sanchez Scores/unER/No RBI; Leius to 2B
   O      -2-  3   30%  C Febles        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-6, Jose Santiago facing 3-4-5
                  Jose Santiago replaces Scott Leius pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   36%  B Giles         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  5   57%  K Young         Home Run (Fly Ball); Giles Scores
          ---  5   65%  J Kendall       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  2   63%  W Morris        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF); Kendall to 3B
   R      --3  3   72%  B Brown         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Kendall Scores
                  Terry Mathews replaces Jose Santiago pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  1   69%  A Nunez         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B); Brown to 3B
                  Jose Guillen pinch hits for Scott Sauerbeck batting 9th
   O      --3  2   65%  J Guillen       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Pirates 7.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-7, Jeff Wallace facing 2-3-4
                  Jeff Wallace replaces Jose Guillen pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   59%  C Beltran       Walk
          1--  6   51%  J Damon         Walk; Beltran to 2B
          12-  5   40%  M Sweeney       Walk; Beltran to 3B; Damon to 2B
                  Greg Hansell replaces Jeff Wallace pitching and batting 9th
   RR     123  2   20%  J Dye           Double to 3B (Ground Ball); Beltran Scores; Damon Scores; Sweeney to 3B
          -23  3   19%  C Kreuter       Hit By Pitch
   OO     123  2   34%  J Randa         Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B (P's Left); Dye to 3B; Kreuter to 2B
          -23  4   33%  R Sanchez       Intentional Walk
   O      123  3   41%  T Mathews       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 8, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 7-8, Terry Mathews facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   51%  A Martin        Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
          -2-  3   62%  E Sprague       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Martin to 3B
          1-3  5   67%  B Giles         Walk; Sprague to 2B
   R      123  4   79%  K Young         Walk; Martin Scores; Sprague to 3B; Giles to 2B
                  Scott Service replaces Terry Mathews pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  5   71%  J Kendall       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      123  4   60%  W Morris        Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  5   50%  B Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 8, Pirates 8.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 8-8, Greg Hansell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   54%  C Febles        Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  3   50%  C Beltran       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  5   53%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging, Beltran Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   59%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Pirates 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 8-8, Scott Service facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   55%  A Nunez         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Adrian Brown pinch hits for Greg Hansell batting 9th
          ---  4   59%  A Brown         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  1   65%  A Martin        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Brown to 2B
   O      12-  3   58%  E Sprague       Popfly: RF (Short RF)
          12-  5   62%  B Giles         Walk; Brown to 3B; Martin to 2B
   O      123  4   50%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 8, Pirates 8.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Tied 8-8, Jason Christiansen facing 5-6-7
                  Jason Christiansen replaces Brian Giles pitching and batting 3rd; Adrian Brown moves to CF
   O      ---  5   55%  J Dye           Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   50%  C Kreuter       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   OO     1--  1   61%  J Randa         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Pirates 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 8-8, Matt Whisenant facing 5-6-7
                  Matt Whisenant replaces Joe Randa pitching and batting 7th; Jed Hansen replaces Scott Service playing 3B batting 9th
   O      ---  3   57%  J Kendall       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   53%  W Morris        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   50%  B Brown         Popfly: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Pirates 8.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Tied 8-8, Jason Christiansen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   56%  R Sanchez       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   61%  J Hansen        Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   58%  C Febles        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   65%  C Beltran       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Pirates 8.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 8-8, Matt Whisenant facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   59%  A Nunez         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   64%  A Brown         Walk
          1--  3   83%  A Martin        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Brown to 3B
                  Jeff Montgomery replaces Carlos Beltran pitching and batting 2nd; Jeremy Giambi replaces Matt Whisenant playing LF batting 7th; Johnny Damon moves to CF
   R      1-3  3  100%  E Sprague       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Brown Scores; Martin to 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 8, Pirates 9.

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