June 2, 2000 Kansas City Royals at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 12
LAD 5 OAK 5
SFG 4 SEA 7
SDP 4 ARI 5
@TEX 4 NYY 5
@ATL 2 CHC 2
DET 0 CIN 4
MIN 3 FLA 11
TOR 10 CHW 7
@HOU 4 COL 8
@MIL 6 MON 5
BAL 3 NYM 5
TBD 3 PHI 2
BOS 1
(11) PIT 9
KCR 3 STL 5
CLE 1

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 23,527

Friday, June 2, 2000, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:29

Royals

27-26

Lost 1

3rd, 4 GB

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

W: T Ritchie (3-3), L: M Batista (2-5)

Pirates

24-28

Won 4

3rd, 6 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon LF                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .267  .732   13    1   0   CS
C Febles 2B                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .269  .707   16    2   2   GDP
  S Pose PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .571    1    0   0   
M Sweeney 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .341  .984   13    4   0   GDP
J Dye RF                      3   1   1   1    0   0  .330 1.077    6    3   0   HR
C Beltran CF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .265  .710    7    4   0   
J Randa 3B                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .327  .867    8    4   1   
G Zaun C                      3   1   1   2    0   1  .321  .942   15    6   1   HR
R Sanchez SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .560   15    0   1   
M Batista P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .250    6    0   1   
  M Quinn PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .794    6    0   0   
  J Rakers P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       28   3   4   3    2   6              106   24   6

BATTING

HR: G Zaun (2, off T Ritchie; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF); J Dye (15, off T Ritchie; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: J Dye 4; G Zaun 4; J Damon; J Randa.

GIDP: M Sweeney (4); C Febles (5).

RBI: G Zaun 2 (8); J Dye (45).

Team LOB: 0.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Zaun-J Randa.

E: J Randa (7).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Damon (3, 2nd base by T Ritchie/J Kendall).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Morris 2B                   5   1   2   2    0   1  .251  .680   16    2   4   HR
J Kendall C                   5   1   2   1    0   1  .353  .961   22    6   1   SB
W Cordero LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .283  .820   16    2   0   
  J Christiansen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  I Cruz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .222   10    0   0   
  M Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
B Giles CF                    1   1   0   0    3   0  .342 1.109   25    1   0   
K Young 1B                    1   2   0   0    3   0  .247  .718   23    9   1   
J Vander Wal RF               3   1   1   3    1   0  .326 1.012   19    2   0   2B,SB
P Meares SS                   4   2   2   3    0   1  .247  .693   12    3   2   HR
L Sojo 3B                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .278  .766   12    0   2   2B
T Ritchie P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .500    4    0   1   
  B Aven PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .713    3    0   0   CS
  A Brown LF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .751    4    1   0   
Totals                       32   9   8   9    7   6              166   27  11

BATTING

2B: L Sojo (7, off J Rakers); J Vander Wal (10, off J Rakers).

HR: W Morris (2, off M Batista; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); P Meares (5, off M Batista; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: P Meares 5; W Morris 5; L Sojo 2; J Vander Wal 2; J Kendall 2.

RBI: P Meares 3 (25); J Vander Wal 3 (26); W Morris 2 (12); J Kendall (18).

2-out RBI: J Vander Wal.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. P Meares-W Morris-K Young; P Meares-K Young.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Kendall (10, 2nd base off M Batista/G Zaun); J Vander Wal (4, 3rd base off J Rakers/G Zaun).

CS: B Aven (1, 3rd base by M Batista/G Zaun).

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
M Batista, L (2-5)             7     4   4   4    5   5   2   7.43   30  125-74   45·14·15    7·11· 0· 2     53    -     1.03  -0.09
J Rakers                       1     4   5   5    2   1   0   9.45    9   36-22   16· 2· 4    2· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.29  -0.14
Totals                         8     8   9   9    7   6   2          39  161-96   61·16·19    9·12· 3· 2           -

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Ritchie, W (3-3)             7     4   3   3    2   5   2   4.59   24   79-52   30· 9·13    9· 4· 2· 2     60    -     0.90   0.14
J Christiansen, H (7)          1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.77    3   16-10    5· 1· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.61   0.13
M Williams                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.52    3    7-5     3· 1· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     4   3   3    2   6   2          30  102-67   38·11·18   11· 7· 2· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Alfonso Marquez, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Jeff Nelson, 3B - Rocky Roe.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 23,527.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 3mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. J Damon              LF    1. W Morris             2B 
2. C Febles             2B    2. J Kendall            C  
3. M Sweeney            1B    3. W Cordero            LF 
4. J Dye                RF    4. B Giles              CF 
5. C Beltran            CF    5. K Young              1B 
6. J Randa              3B    6. J Vander Wal         RF 
7. G Zaun               C     7. P Meares             SS 
8. R Sanchez            SS    8. L Sojo               3B 
9. M Batista            P     9. T Ritchie            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  3-1  1--  2   21%  53% P Meares        M Batista       Home Run; Young Scores
   t 2   1  1-1  1--  4  -17%  33% G Zaun          T Ritchie       Home Run; Randa Scores
   b 5   0  3-3  ---  2   13%  70% W Morris        M Batista       Home Run
   t 6   0  4-3  1--  5   12%  72% C Febles        T Ritchie       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   t 2   0  1-0  ---  1  -10%  50% J Dye           T Ritchie       Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Ritchie facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   54%  C Febles        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   55%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Miguel Batista facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  W Morris        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   55%  J Kendall       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  5   52%  W Cordero       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          1--      53%  B Giles         Kendall Steals 2B
          -2-  6   54%  " "             Walk
          12-  5   57%  K Young         Walk; Kendall to 3B; Giles to 2B
   R      123  4   66%  J Vander Wal    Walk; Kendall Scores; Giles to 3B; Young to 2B
   O      123  4   60%  P Meares        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Todd Ritchie facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  1   50%  J Dye           Home Run
   O      ---  2   52%  C Beltran       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  2   50%  J Randa         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  4   33%  G Zaun          Home Run; Randa Scores
   O      ---  7   34%  R Sanchez       Groundout: P-2B-1B
   O      ---  3   35%  M Batista       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Miguel Batista facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   33%  L Sojo          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   31%  T Ritchie       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   30%  W Morris        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Todd Ritchie facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   27%  J Damon         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--      32%  C Febles        Damon Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  5   30%  " "             Walk
   OO     1--  2   34%  M Sweeney       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Miguel Batista facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   31%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   29%  W Cordero       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   28%  B Giles         Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Todd Ritchie facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   30%  J Dye           Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2   31%  C Beltran       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   32%  J Randa         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Miguel Batista facing 5-6-7
          ---  9   37%  K Young         Walk
   O      1--  7   33%  J Vander Wal    Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   RR     1--  2   53%  P Meares        Home Run; Young Scores
   O      ---  5   51%  L Sojo          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   50%  T Ritchie       Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Pirates 3.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Todd Ritchie facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   53%  G Zaun          Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   55%  R Sanchez       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   57%  M Batista       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Miguel Batista facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  2   70%  W Morris        Home Run
   O      ---  5   68%  J Kendall       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   66%  W Cordero       Flyball: RF
          ---  5   68%  B Giles         Walk
   O      1--  4   65%  K Young         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Pirates 4.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Todd Ritchie facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   59%  J Damon         Walk
   OO     1--  5   72%  C Febles        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   74%  M Sweeney       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Miguel Batista facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   71%  J Vander Wal    Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   70%  P Meares        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   68%  L Sojo          Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Pirates 4.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Todd Ritchie facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   73%  J Dye           Lineout: SS
   O      ---  3   76%  C Beltran       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   78%  J Randa         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Miguel Batista facing 9-1-2
                  Bruce Aven pinch hits for Todd Ritchie batting 9th
          ---  3   81%  B Aven          Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   80%  W Morris        Groundout: P-1B; Aven to 2B
          -2-  6   81%  J Kendall       Single (Ground Ball); Aven stays at 2B
   OO     12-  7   73%  W Cordero       Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Aven Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Pirates 4.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Jason Christiansen facing 7-8-9
                  Jason Christiansen replaces Wil Cordero pitching and batting 3rd; Adrian Brown replaces Bruce Aven playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---  5   79%  G Zaun          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   83%  R Sanchez       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Mark Quinn pinch hits for Miguel Batista batting 9th
   O      ---  6   86%  M Quinn         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jason Rakers facing 4-5-6
                  Jason Rakers replaces Mark Quinn pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6   88%  B Giles         Walk
          1--  5   91%  K Young         Walk; Giles to 2B
   RR     12-  1   98%  J Vander Wal    Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Giles Scores; Young Scores
          -2-      98%  P Meares        Vander Wal Steals 3B
   R      --3  3   99%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive); Vander Wal Scores
          1--  3  100%  L Sojo          Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Meares to 3B
   O      -23  4   99%  A Brown         Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
   R      -23  1  100%  W Morris        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Meares Scores; Sojo to 3B
   RO     1-3  3  100%  J Kendall       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Sojo Scores
                  Ivan Cruz pinch hits for Jason Christiansen batting 3rd
   O      1-- 10  100%  I Cruz          Strikeout Looking
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Pirates 9.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-9, Mike Williams facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Williams replaces Ivan Cruz pitching and batting 3rd
   O      ---  2  100%  J Damon         Flyball: LF
                  Scott Pose pinch hits for Carlos Febles batting 2nd
   O      ---  1  100%  S Pose          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4  100%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 1B-P
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Pirates 9.

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