May 21, 2003 Kansas City Royals at Seattle Mariners Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 7
@ANA 6 NYY 4
@BOS 2 CHW 6
TOR 5 CLE 4
DET 0 MIN 4
@OAK 3 KCR 14
@SEA 5 TEX 8
TBD 7 SFG 6
@ARI 0 CIN 9
ATL 3 STL 7
@HOU 4 LAD 3
COL 2 MIL 10
SDP 0 MON 7
FLA 2 NYM 5
PHI 4 PIT 5
CHC 2

Standings at end of play this day

Safeco Field, Attendance: 31,251

Wednesday, May 21, 2003, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:51

Royals

25-19

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          4  2  0   0  0  0   1  4  3   14 12  1
Mariners        1  0  3   0  1  0   0  0  0    5 10  0

W: C George (5-3), L: F Garcia (3-6)

Mariners

29-16

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Tucker RF                   4   2   1   2    1   1  .254  .746   23    1   0   HR
J Randa 3B                    5   2   2   1    0   1  .236  .727   18    0   4   HR
M Sweeney 1B                  3   1   0   0    2   0  .285  .892   14   10   1   
  M Lopez PR-1B               0   1   0   0    0   0  .231  .605         2   0   
R Ibanez LF                   5   2   3   2    0   0  .304  .876   22    0   0   HR
C Beltran CF                  4   2   2   6    1   0  .265  .899   15    3   0   2·HR,SB
K Harvey DH                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .243  .701    8    0   0   
  D Brown PH                  2   1   0   0    1   1  .247  .688   13    0   0   
D Relaford 2B                 5   1   2   0    0   0  .310  .834   17    5   6   
M Difelice C                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .273  .801   20    5   0   GDP
A Berroa SS                   4   2   2   3    0   0  .255  .713   16    0   3   HR,GDP

C George P                                                               0   0
  S Lowe P                                                               0   0
  J Grimsley P                                                           1   0
  M MacDougal P                                                          0   0
Totals                       37  14  12  14    6   5              166   27  14

BATTING

HR: J Randa (6, off F Garcia; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF); M Tucker (6, off F Garcia; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF); R Ibanez (8, off G Carrara; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF); C Beltran 2 (8, off J Mateo, off F Garcia; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to CF-RF; 9th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF); A Berroa (3, off G Carrara; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF-RF).

TB: C Beltran 8; R Ibanez 6; A Berroa 5; J Randa 5; M Tucker 4; D Relaford 2.

GIDP: A Berroa (5); M Difelice (1).

RBI: C Beltran 6 (17); A Berroa 3 (15); R Ibanez 2 (23); M Tucker 2 (17); J Randa (20).

2-out RBI: A Berroa 3; J Randa.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 5 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Berroa-D Relaford-M Lopez.

E: D Relaford (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Beltran (6, 2nd base off G Carrara/D Wilson).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I Suzuki RF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .315  .788   21    0   0   IW
  W Bloomquist PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .195  .529    3    0   0   
C Guillen SS                  5   3   3   0    0   0  .314  .837   15    3   1   2B
B Boone 2B                    5   1   2   4    0   1  .305  .951   18    1   4   HR,GDP
E Martinez DH                 3   0   1   1    1   2  .333 1.069   22    0   0   2B
J Olerud 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .278  .788   17   11   1   
M Cameron CF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .277  .905   17    2   0   
R Winn LF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .743   13    3   0   
M McLemore 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .212  .635   18    0   4   
D Wilson C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .646   19    6   1   
  J Mabry PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .156  .563    2    0   0   
  B Davis C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .789         0   0   

F Garcia P                                                               1   0
  G Carrara P                                                            0   0
  J Mateo P                                                              0   0
Totals                       37   5  10   5    2   5              165   27  11

BATTING

2B: E Martinez (8, off C George); C Guillen (8, off C George).

HR: B Boone (11, off C George; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to CF).

IBB: I Suzuki (4, by S Lowe).

TB: B Boone 5; C Guillen 4; E Martinez 2; I Suzuki; M McLemore; M Cameron; J Olerud.

GIDP: B Boone (7).

RBI: B Boone 4 (34); E Martinez (36).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M McLemore-D Wilson-J Olerud; M McLemore-B Boone-J Olerud.

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
C George, W (5-3)              5     7   5   4    1   3   1   5.11   24  103-66   39· 5·22   10· 7· 3· 0     37    -     1.03  -0.14
S Lowe, H (2)                  2     2   0   0    1   2   0   7.71    9   45-26   11· 5·10    2· 3· 1· 0          0-0    1.61   0.17
J Grimsley                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.60    3    7-5     3· 0· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.12   0.01
M MacDougal                    1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.66    3   10-6     5· 0· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    10   5   4    2   5   1          39  165-103  58·10·35   18·10· 4· 0           -

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Garcia, L (3-6)              7     7   7   7    3   4   3   5.90   30  109-64   37· 9·18   11·10· 2· 0     36    -     0.83  -0.33
G Carrara                      1     3   4   4    2   1   2   6.17    7   31-18   13· 0· 5    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.41  -0.13
J Mateo                        1     2   3   3    1   0   1   4.91    6   22-11    9· 1· 1    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         9    12  14  14    6   5   6          43  162-93   59·10·24   13·14· 5· 0           -

Balks: J Mateo (1).

WP: F Garcia (5).

IBB: S Lowe (3; I Suzuki).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dana DeMuth, 1B - Marvin Hudson, 2B - Greg Gibson, 3B - Jerry Layne.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 31,251.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 67° F, Wind 5mph in unknown direction, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Seattle Mariners                     
1. M Tucker             RF    1. I Suzuki             RF 
2. J Randa              3B    2. C Guillen            SS 
3. M Sweeney            1B    3. B Boone              2B 
4. R Ibanez             LF    4. E Martinez           DH 
5. C Beltran            CF    5. J Olerud             1B 
6. K Harvey             DH    6. M Cameron            CF 
7. D Relaford           2B    7. R Winn               LF 
8. M Difelice           C     8. M McLemore           3B 
9. A Berroa             SS    9. D Wilson             C  

   C George             P        F Garcia             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  6-1  12-  3  -16%  70% B Boone         C George        Home Run (Fly Ball); Suzuki Scores; Guillen Scores
   t 1   1  0-1  1-3  2   16%  82% C Beltran       F Garcia        Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Sweeney Scores; Ibanez Scores
   b 5   1  6-4  1--  7  -15%  56% E Martinez      C George        Double to CF (Fly Ball); Guillen Scores/unER
   t 7   2  5-6  ---  3   14%  79% J Randa         F Garcia        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  6   12%  65% R Ibanez        F Garcia        Single to CF (Line Drive); Tucker Scores; Sweeney to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Freddy Garcia facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   53%  M Tucker        Walk
   O      1--  6   50%  J Randa         Strikeout Looking
          1--  4   54%  M Sweeney       Walk; Tucker to 2B
   R      12-  6   65%  R Ibanez        Single to CF (Line Drive); Tucker Scores; Sweeney to 3B
   RRR    1-3  2   82%  C Beltran       Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Sweeney Scores; Ibanez Scores
   O      ---  5   81%  K Harvey        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   80%  D Relaford      Popfly: SS
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-4, Chris George facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   82%  I Suzuki        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   79%  C Guillen       Double to RF (Line Drive)
   R      -2-  5   72%  B Boone         Single to LF (Line Drive); Guillen Scores; Boone to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  5   75%  E Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   78%  J Olerud        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 1.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Freddy Garcia facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   76%  M Difelice      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   78%  A Berroa        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  3   88%  M Tucker        Home Run (Fly Ball); Berroa Scores
   O      ---  3   88%  J Randa         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   87%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-6, Chris George facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   89%  M Cameron       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   90%  R Winn          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   91%  M McLemore      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Mariners 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Freddy Garcia facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   90%  R Ibanez        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   89%  C Beltran       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  3   89%  K Harvey        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-6, Chris George facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   90%  D Wilson        Popfly: 2B
          ---  6   89%  I Suzuki        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   86%  C Guillen       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Suzuki to 2B
   RRR    12-  3   70%  B Boone         Home Run (Fly Ball); Suzuki Scores; Guillen Scores
          ---  5   67%  E Martinez      Walk
   O      1--  2   70%  J Olerud        Flyball: CF
          1--  7   68%  M Cameron       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Martinez to 2B
   O      12-  1   73%  R Winn          Popfly: 2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Mariners 4.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Freddy Garcia facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   71%  D Relaford      Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  6   73%  M Difelice      Walk
   OO     1--  3   69%  A Berroa        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Mariners 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 4-6, Chris George facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   72%  M McLemore      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   74%  D Wilson        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  7   75%  I Suzuki        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Mariners 4.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Freddy Garcia facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   73%  M Tucker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   72%  J Randa         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   71%  M Sweeney       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Mariners 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 4-6, Chris George facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   66%  C Guillen       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   71%  B Boone         Flyball: CF
   R      1--  7   56%  E Martinez      Double to CF (Fly Ball); Guillen Scores/unER
   O      -2-  4   61%  J Olerud        Lineout: CF
   O      -2-  1   66%  M Cameron       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Mariners 5.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-5, Freddy Garcia facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   70%  R Ibanez        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   66%  C Beltran       Flyball: LF
                  Dee Brown pinch hits for Ken Harvey batting 6th
   O      1--  4   63%  D Brown         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1   65%  D Relaford      Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Ibanez to 2B
          12-      67%  M Difelice      Wild Pitch; Ibanez to 3B; Relaford to 2B
   O      -23  4   60%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Mariners 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 5-6, Sean Lowe facing 7-8-9
                  Sean Lowe replaces Chris George pitching
   O      ---  3   64%  R Winn          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  5   60%  M McLemore      Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  7   63%  D Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B; McLemore to 2B
          -2-  4   61%  I Suzuki        Intentional Walk
   O      12-  6   69%  C Guillen       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Mariners 5.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-5, Freddy Garcia facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   67%  A Berroa        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   65%  M Tucker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---  3   79%  J Randa         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  2   78%  M Sweeney       Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Mariners 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 5-7, Sean Lowe facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   82%  B Boone         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   85%  E Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   82%  J Olerud        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   86%  M Cameron       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Mariners 5.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-5, Giovanni Carrara facing 4-5-6
                  Giovanni Carrara replaces Freddy Garcia pitching
   R      ---  3   93%  R Ibanez        Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
          ---  7   94%  C Beltran       Walk
          1--      95%  D Brown         Beltran Steals 2B
          -2-  4   95%  " "             Walk
          12-  4   97%  D Relaford      Single to RF (Line Drive); Beltran to 3B; Brown to 2B
   OO     123  1   93%  M Difelice      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-C-1B; Brown to 3B; Relaford to 2B
   RRR    -23  4   99%  A Berroa        Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Brown Scores; Relaford Scores
   O      ---  8   99%  M Tucker        Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 11, Mariners 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 5-11, Jason Grimsley facing 7-8-9
                  Jason Grimsley replaces Sean Lowe pitching
   O      ---  3   99%  R Winn          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  M McLemore      Groundout: SS-1B
                  John Mabry pinch hits for Dan Wilson batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  J Mabry         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 11, Mariners 5.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 11-5, Julio Mateo facing 2-3-4
                  Julio Mateo replaces Giovanni Carrara pitching; Ben Davis replaces John Mabry playing C batting 9th
          ---  3  100%  J Randa         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  5  100%  M Sweeney       Walk; Randa to 2B
                  Mendy Lopez pinch runs for Mike Sweeney batting 3rd
   O      12-  5  100%  R Ibanez        Popfly: SS
          12-     100%  C Beltran       Balk; Randa to 3B; Lopez to 2B
   RRR    -23  1  100%  " "             Home Run (Line Drive); Randa Scores; Lopez Scores
   O      ---  3  100%  D Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  D Relaford      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 14, Mariners 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 5-14, Mike MacDougal facing 1-2-3
                  Mike MacDougal replaces Jason Grimsley pitching; Mendy Lopez moves to 1B; Willie Bloomquist pinch hits for Ichiro Suzuki batting 1st
   O      ---  3  100%  W Bloomquist    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4  100%  C Guillen       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  3  100%  B Boone         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 14, Mariners 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation