May 4, 1999 Kansas City Royals at Tampa Bay Devil Rays Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 9
CHW 5
(10) DET 3
ANA 1 MIN 8
NYY 5 KCR 5
@TBD 3 OAK 13
@TOR 4 STL 9
@ATL 1 CHC 13
COL 12 CIN 6
ARI 4 MIL 8
@FLA 1 MON 2
LAD 1 HOU 6
@NYM 1 PHI 3
SDP 0 SFG 7
@PIT 4

Standings at end of play this day

Tropicana Field, Attendance: 15,470

Tuesday, May 4, 1999, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:08

Royals

11-13

Won 2

4th, 6½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  5    5  7  0
Devil Rays      1  0  0   1  0  0   0  1  0    3 11  1

W: T Mathews (2-0), L: R Hernandez (0-2), S: J Montgomery (2)

Devil Rays

14-14

Lost 1

3rd, 3½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Beltran CF                  4   1   1   3    0   2  .305  .787   19    2   0   3B,HBP
J Randa 3B                    3   0   0   0    2   1  .216  .717   23    1   0   CS
J Damon LF                    5   0   2   1    0   0  .242  .698   20    2   0   CS
M Sweeney DH                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .342  .936   26    0   0   
J Dye RF                      4   1   1   0    0   2  .266  .886   18    2   1   
S Leius 1B                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .300  .770   14    8   0   
  S Pose PH                   0   1   0   0    1   0  .375  .851    6    0   0   
  C Kreuter C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .170  .507         1   0   
T Spehr C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .333 1.032   10    3   1   
  L Sutton PH-1B              0   0   0   1    0   0  .268  .774    6    2   0   SF
C Febles 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .259  .829   16    1   7   
R Sanchez SS                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .279  .714   10    5   4   CS

J Suppan P                                                               0   0
  T Mathews P                                                            0   0
  J Montgomery P                                                         0   0
Totals                       31   5   7   5    7   8              168   27  13

BATTING

3B: C Beltran (1, off R Hernandez).

SF: L Sutton (1, off R Hernandez).

HBP: C Beltran (1, by J Mecir).

TB: C Beltran 3; J Damon 2; M Sweeney; J Dye; R Sanchez; T Spehr.

RBI: C Beltran 3 (16); J Damon (10); L Sutton (11).

2-out RBI: C Beltran 3; J Damon.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 3. C Febles-R Sanchez-S Leius 2; R Sanchez-C Febles-S Leius.

BASERUNNING

CS: R Sanchez (3, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by W Alvarez); J Randa (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by W Alvarez); J Damon (1, 2nd base by W Alvarez/J Flaherty).

Tampa Bay Devil Rays         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
Q McCracken CF-LF             3   1   1   0    1   1  .281  .697   15    6   0   
D Martinez RF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .284  .801   22    1   0   
J Canseco DH                  3   1   2   1    1   0  .275  .983   11    0   0   GDP
F McGriff 1B                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .289  .951   12    4   2   HR,2B,GDP
J Flaherty C                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .271  .758   13    8   1   
W Boggs 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .633   12    0   0   
  D Lamb 2B                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .573    3    2   0   
P Sorrento LF                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .240  .675   12    1   0   
  R Winn CF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .713    2    0   0   
B Smith 2B-3B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .156  .510   12    1   1   CS,GDP
K Stocker SS                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .325  .832   16    4   1   SB

W Alvarez P                                                              0   4
  J Mecir P                                                              0   0
  R Hernandez P                                                          0   0
  S Aldred P                                                             0   0
  E Gaillard P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   3  11   3    2   4              130   27   9

BATTING

2B: F McGriff (5, off T Mathews).

HR: F McGriff (7, off J Suppan; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

TB: F McGriff 6; J Canseco 2; J Flaherty 2; K Stocker; B Smith; P Sorrento; D Martinez; Q McCracken.

GIDP: B Smith (2); J Canseco (2); F McGriff (1).

RBI: F McGriff 2 (16); J Canseco (23).

2-out RBI: F McGriff.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

E: B Smith (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: K Stocker (5, 2nd base off J Suppan/T Spehr).

CS: B Smith (2, 2nd base by J Suppan/T Spehr).

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                       7    10   2   2    1   3   1   3.76   27  103-62   39· 6·17   11· 7· 5· 0     51    -     0.82   0.10
T Mathews, W (2-0)             1     1   1   1    1   0   0   3.86    5   16-8     4· 1· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.22  -0.03
J Montgomery, S (2)            1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.25    3    9-8     3· 1· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.11
Totals                         9    11   3   3    2   4   1          35  128-78   46· 8·24   15· 9· 5· 0           -

Tampa Bay Devil Rays          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Alvarez                      7     3   0   0    3   7   0   3.54   25  102-65   35·12·18    5· 9· 1· 0     75    -     1.11   0.45
J Mecir, H (6)                 0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   2.12    4   17-8     4· 0· 4    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.42   0.01
R Hernandez, BS (1), L (0-2)   1     3   5   5    3   0   0   4.70    9   34-17   11· 1· 5    4· 1· 1· 0          2-0    3.06  -0.70
S Aldred                       0     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    2-2     1· 0· 1    0· 0· 1· 0          2-1    1.50  -0.09
E Gaillard                     0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    4-2     2· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.65   0.02
Totals                         9     7   5   5    7   8   0          40  159-94   53·13·28   10·11· 3· 0          6-1

S Aldred faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: W Alvarez 2 (2; J Randa, 2nd base (CS); R Sanchez, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: J Mecir (1; C Beltran).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Mark Johnson.

Time of Game: 3:08.

Attendance: 15,470.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Tampa Bay Devil Rays                 
1. C Beltran            CF    1. Q McCracken          CF 
2. J Randa              3B    2. D Martinez           RF 
3. J Damon              LF    3. J Canseco            DH 
4. M Sweeney            DH    4. F McGriff            1B 
5. J Dye                RF    5. J Flaherty           C  
6. S Leius              1B    6. W Boggs              3B 
7. T Spehr              C     7. P Sorrento           LF 
8. C Febles             2B    8. B Smith              2B 
9. R Sanchez            SS    9. K Stocker            SS 

   J Suppan             P        W Alvarez            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  3-1  123  3   66%  81% C Beltran       R Hernandez     Triple to CF (Ground Ball); Dye Scores; Pose Scores; Sanchez Scores
   t 9   0  3-0  12-  6   12%  28% S Pose          R Hernandez     Walk; Sweeney to 3B; Dye to 2B
   b 3   1  0-1  1-3  3   11%  39% J Canseco       J Suppan        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 9   0  3-0  123  6  -10%  18% L Sutton        R Hernandez     Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Sweeney Scores
   b 4   0  0-1  ---  3   -9%  23% F McGriff       J Suppan        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Wilson Alvarez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  C Beltran       Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   50%  J Randa         Walk
   O      1--      46%  J Damon         Randa Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---  6   45%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Suppan facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   42%  Q McCracken     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  6   34%  D Martinez      Single to CF (Line Drive); McCracken to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   35%  J Canseco       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); McCracken Scores; Martinez out at 3B/RF-3B; Canseco to 2B
   O      -2-  1   37%  F McGriff       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Canseco to 3B
   O      --3  5   41%  J Flaherty      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Devil Rays 1.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Wilson Alvarez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   38%  M Sweeney       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   36%  J Dye           Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   37%  S Leius         Walk
   O      1--  5   35%  T Spehr         Foul Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Devil Rays 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jeff Suppan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   37%  W Boggs         Flyball: CF
          ---  5   35%  P Sorrento      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  4   40%  B Smith         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Devil Rays 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Wilson Alvarez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   37%  C Febles        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   40%  R Sanchez       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      1--  2   36%  C Beltran       Flyball: LF
   O      1--  3   34%  J Randa         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Devil Rays 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jeff Suppan facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   31%  K Stocker       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--      28%  Q McCracken     Stocker Steals 2B
          -2-  4   26%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  5   28%  D Martinez      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Stocker to 3B
   OO     1-3  3   39%  J Canseco       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Devil Rays 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Wilson Alvarez facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   43%  J Damon         Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--      36%  M Sweeney       Damon Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  8   39%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  5   35%  J Dye           Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  6   32%  S Leius         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Devil Rays 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jeff Suppan facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  3   23%  F McGriff       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          ---  5   20%  J Flaherty      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   23%  W Boggs         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  3   25%  P Sorrento      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   27%  B Smith         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Devil Rays 2.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Wilson Alvarez facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   31%  T Spehr         Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  6   27%  C Febles        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2   23%  R Sanchez       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   20%  C Beltran       Sanchez Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Devil Rays 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jeff Suppan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   22%  K Stocker       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  4   23%  Q McCracken     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  9   24%  D Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Devil Rays 2.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Wilson Alvarez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   21%  C Beltran       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   18%  J Randa         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   17%  J Damon         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Devil Rays 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jeff Suppan facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   15%  J Canseco       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3   19%  F McGriff       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  1   19%  J Flaherty      Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   20%  W Boggs         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Devil Rays 2.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Wilson Alvarez facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   26%  M Sweeney       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   21%  J Dye           Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  1   16%  S Leius         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   12%  T Spehr         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Devil Rays 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jeff Suppan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   14%  P Sorrento      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   12%  B Smith         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      15%  K Stocker       Smith Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  5   15%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Devil Rays 2.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Mecir facing 8-9-1
                  Jim Mecir replaces Wilson Alvarez pitching; David Lamb replaces Wade Boggs playing 2B batting 6th; Bobby Smith moves to 3B; Quinton McCracken moves to LF; Randy Winn replaces Paul Sorrento playing CF batting 7th
          ---  5   22%  C Febles        Walk
   O      1--  1   16%  R Sanchez       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
          1--  5   23%  C Beltran       Hit By Pitch; Sanchez to 2B
   O      12-  6   14%  J Randa         Strikeout Looking
                  Roberto Hernandez replaces Jim Mecir pitching
   O      12-  4    7%  J Damon         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Devil Rays 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Terry Mathews facing 1-2-3
                  Terry Mathews replaces Jeff Suppan pitching
   O      ---  3    8%  Q McCracken     Bunt Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  2    8%  D Martinez      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  4    8%  J Canseco       Walk
   R      1--  5    3%  F McGriff       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Canseco Scores
   O      -2-  2    4%  J Flaherty      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Devil Rays 3.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Roberto Hernandez facing 4-5-6
          ---  3    8%  M Sweeney       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  2   16%  J Dye           Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Sweeney to 2B
                  Scott Pose pinch hits for Scott Leius batting 6th
          12-  6   28%  S Pose          Walk; Sweeney to 3B; Dye to 2B
                  Larry Sutton pinch hits for Tim Spehr batting 7th
   RO     123  6   18%  L Sutton        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Sweeney Scores
   O      12-  1   12%  C Febles        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Dye to 3B; Pose to 2B
          -23  5   15%  R Sanchez       Walk
   RRR    123  3   81%  C Beltran       Triple to CF (Ground Ball); Dye Scores; Pose Scores; Sanchez Scores
          --3  4   82%  J Randa         Walk
                  Scott Aldred replaces Roberto Hernandez pitching
   R      1-3  2   91%  J Damon         Single to CF (Line Drive); Beltran Scores; Randa to 2B
                  Eddie Gaillard replaces Scott Aldred pitching
   O      12-  4   89%  M Sweeney       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Devil Rays 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 3-5, Jeff Montgomery facing 6-7-8
                  Jeff Montgomery replaces Terry Mathews pitching; Chad Kreuter replaces Scott Pose playing C batting 6th; Larry Sutton moves to 1B
   O      ---  3   94%  D Lamb          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   98%  R Winn          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  B Smith         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Devil Rays 3.

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