August 17, 1989 Kansas City Royals at Seattle Mariners Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 11
TOR 6 CHW 6
TEX 1 NYY 2
@DET 1 MIL 8
BOS 4 OAK 1
CLE 0 KCR 4
@SEA 2 CHC 3
@CIN 2 HOU 5
PIT 3 SFG 10
@MON 5 SDP 6
@NYM 2 LAD 10
@PHI 4

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 13,720

Thursday, August 17, 1989, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:37

Royals

67-53

Won 3

3rd, 5½ GB

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

W: M Gubicza (11-10), L: M Dunne (3-8), S: J Montgomery (9)

Mariners

57-63

Lost 2

6th, 15½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Stillwell SS                5   1   2   1    0   0  .281  .752    0    2   4   HR
  B Wellman SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .542         1   0   
K Seitzer 3B                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .282  .717    0    0   0   
G Brett 1B                    2   2   1   1    2   0  .259  .740    0   11   2   HR,CS
B Jackson LF                  4   1   1   2    0   2  .261  .809    0    2   0   HR
J Eisenreich CF-RF            4   0   1   0    0   0  .292  .776    0    0   0   2B
D Tartabull RF                4   0   1   0    0   3  .287  .847    0    0   0   
  G Thurman CF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .588         0   0   
P Tabler DH                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .264  .636    0    0   0   
F White 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .248  .609    0    3   4   2B
B Boone C                     1   0   0   0    3   0  .272  .690    0    7   0   

M Gubicza P                                                              1   3
  S Farr P                                                               0   0
  J Montgomery P                                                         0   1
Totals                       33   4   7   4    5   9                    27  14

BATTING

2B: J Eisenreich (21, off M Dunne); F White (17, off J Reed).

HR: B Jackson (24, off M Dunne; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out); G Brett (9, off M Dunne; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out); K Stillwell (5, off M Dunne; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: K Stillwell 5; G Brett 4; B Jackson 4; J Eisenreich 2; F White 2; D Tartabull.

RBI: B Jackson 2 (70); G Brett (50); K Stillwell (39).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

E: B Boone (6); K Seitzer 2 (16).

BASERUNNING

CS: G Brett (2, 2nd base by J Reed/D Valle).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Reynolds 2B                 4   0   0   0    1   1  .293  .707    0    1   3   
G Briley LF                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .287  .849    0    0   0   
A Davis 1B                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .333  .962    0   10   1   
J Leonard DH                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .255  .722    0    0   0   
D Coles RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .679    0    1   0   
M Kingery CF                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .258  .709    0    5   0   2B
D Cochrane 3B                 1   1   0   0    3   1  .207  .678    0    0   2   
D Valle C                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .254  .714    0    9   1   
O Vizquel SS                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .223  .560    0    0   2   
  S Bradley PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .288  .732    0    0   0   
  M Diaz SS                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .149  .429         0   0   
  J Presley PH                1   0   0   1    0   0  .241  .665    0    0   0   

M Dunne P                                                                1   0
  J Reed P                                                               0   0
  T Niedenfuer P                                                         0   0
Totals                       33   2   4   1    6   7                    27   9

BATTING

2B: M Kingery (3, off M Gubicza).

TB: M Kingery 3; G Briley; D Valle.

RBI: J Presley (40).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 0 for 10.

BASERUNNING

PO: D Valle (2nd base by J Montgomery).

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 Gubicza, W (11-10)           8     3   0   0    4   6   0   3.04   32     -       ·  ·     15· 3· 4· 0     78    -     0.82   0.31
S Farr                         0     1   2   1    2   0   0   4.56    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.17  -0.16
J Montgomery, S (9)            1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.31    4     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          3-2    4.59   0.18
Totals                         9     4   2   1    6   7   0          39     -       ·  ·     18· 3· 5· 0          3-2

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Dunne, L (3-8)               4     6   4   4    3   4   3   5.34   21     -       ·  ·      7· 2· 2· 3     35    -     0.49  -0.24
J Reed                         4     1   0   0    1   4   0   3.06   13     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 1· 0          1-0    0.30   0.06
T Niedenfuer                   1     0   0   0    1   1   0   6.75    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.08   0.00
Totals                         9     7   4   4    5   9   3          38     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 3· 3          1-0

S Farr faced 3 batters in the 9th inning.
M Dunne faced 1 batter in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Gubicza 3 (8); J Reed (4).

IBB: None.

PO: J Montgomery (1; D Valle, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Drew Coble, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Tim McClelland.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 13,720.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Seattle Mariners                     
1. K Stillwell          SS    1. H Reynolds           2B 
2. K Seitzer            3B    2. G Briley             LF 
3. G Brett              1B    3. A Davis              1B 
4. B Jackson            LF    4. J Leonard            DH 
5. J Eisenreich         CF    5. D Coles              RF 
6. D Tartabull          RF    6. M Kingery            CF 
7. P Tabler             DH    7. D Cochrane           3B 
8. F White              2B    8. D Valle              C  
9. B Boone              C     9. O Vizquel            SS 

   M Gubicza            P        M Dunne              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-1  1--      15%  76% B Jackson       M Dunne         Home Run; Brett Scores
   b 9   0  4-2  1-3      15%  79% H Reynolds      J Montgomery    Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   b 9   0  4-0  123     -14%  68% J Presley       J Montgomery    Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Kingery Scores; Cochrane Scores/unER/No RBI; Valle to 2B
   b 9   1  4-2  1-3      12%  90% G Briley        J Montgomery    Strikeout
   t 1   0  0-0  ---      10%  60% K Stillwell     M Dunne         Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Dunne facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---      60%  K Stillwell     Home Run
   O      ---      58%  K Seitzer       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      60%  G Brett         Walk
   RR     1--      76%  B Jackson       Home Run; Brett Scores
   O      ---      75%  J Eisenreich    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      75%  D Tartabull     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      74%  P Tabler        Groundout: 1B-P
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-3, Mark Gubicza facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      76%  H Reynolds      Strikeout
   O      ---      77%  G Briley        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      76%  A Davis         Walk
          1--      76%  J Leonard       Wild Pitch; Davis to 2B
          -2-      75%  " "             Wild Pitch; Davis to 3B
   O      --3      78%  " "             Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike Dunne facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      77%  F White         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      76%  B Boone         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      75%  K Stillwell     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-3, Mark Gubicza facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      78%  D Coles         Strikeout
          ---      74%  M Kingery       Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      77%  D Cochrane      Strikeout
   O      -2-      80%  D Valle         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Mariners 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike Dunne facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      79%  K Seitzer       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      85%  G Brett         Home Run
   O      ---      85%  B Jackson       Strikeout
          ---      86%  J Eisenreich    Double to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-      84%  D Tartabull     Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-4, Mark Gubicza facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      86%  O Vizquel       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      87%  H Reynolds      Flyball: LF
          ---      86%  G Briley        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      88%  A Davis         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mike Dunne facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      87%  P Tabler        Strikeout
   O      ---      87%  F White         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      87%  B Boone         Walk
          1--      88%  K Stillwell     Single to LF (Line Drive); Boone to 2B
   O      12-      86%  K Seitzer       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-4, Mark Gubicza facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      88%  J Leonard       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      86%  D Coles         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      88%  M Kingery       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      88%  D Cochrane      Wild Pitch; Kingery to 3B
          --3      86%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      90%  D Valle         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mike Dunne facing 3-4-5
          ---      91%  G Brett         Walk
                  Jerry Reed replaces Mike Dunne pitching
   O      1--      90%  B Jackson       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      89%  J Eisenreich    Flyball: CF
   O      1--      88%  D Tartabull     Brett Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-4, Mark Gubicza facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      90%  O Vizquel       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      91%  H Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      92%  G Briley        Bunt Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 0.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jerry Reed facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      91%  D Tartabull     Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  P Tabler        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      92%  F White         Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-      92%  B Boone         Wild Pitch; White to 3B
          --3      92%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      91%  K Stillwell     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-4, Mark Gubicza facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      93%  A Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  J Leonard       Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  D Coles         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 0.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jerry Reed facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      94%  K Seitzer       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      93%  G Brett         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      93%  B Jackson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-4, Mark Gubicza facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      95%  M Kingery       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      93%  D Cochrane      Walk
          1--      90%  D Valle         Single to LF (Line Drive); Cochrane to 2B
                  Scott Bradley pinch hits for Omar Vizquel batting 9th
   O      12-      94%  S Bradley       Strikeout
          12-      90%  H Reynolds      Walk; Cochrane to 3B; Valle to 2B
   O      123      97%  G Briley        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 0.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jerry Reed facing 5-6-7
                  Mario Diaz replaces Scott Bradley playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  J Eisenreich    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  D Tartabull     Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  P Tabler        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-4, Mark Gubicza facing 3-4-5
                  Gary Thurman replaces Danny Tartabull playing CF batting 6th; Jim Eisenreich moves to RF
   O      ---      97%  A Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  J Leonard       Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  D Coles         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 0.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tom Niedenfuer facing 8-9-1
                  Tom Niedenfuer replaces Jerry Reed pitching
   O      ---      98%  F White         Flyball: RF
          ---      99%  B Boone         Walk
   O      1--      98%  K Stillwell     Flyball: CF
   O      1--      98%  K Seitzer       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-4, Steve Farr facing 6-7-8
                  Steve Farr replaces Mark Gubicza pitching; Brad Wellman replaces Kurt Stillwell playing SS batting 1st
          ---      96%  M Kingery       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      91%  D Cochrane      Walk; Kingery to 2B
          12-      82%  D Valle         Walk; Kingery to 3B; Cochrane to 2B
                  Jeff Montgomery replaces Steve Farr pitching; Jim Presley pinch hits for Mario Diaz batting 9th
   RR     123      68%  J Presley       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Kingery Scores; Cochrane Scores/unER/No RBI; Valle to 2B
          12-      64%  H Reynolds      Valle Picked off 2B, safe on E2; Valle to 3B
   O      1-3      79%  " "             Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1-3      90%  G Briley        Strikeout
   O      1-3     100%  A Davis         Groundout: 1B unassisted
        2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SEA198908170

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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