September 2, 2000 Kansas City Royals at Tampa Bay Devil Rays Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Tropicana Field, Attendance: 23,129

Saturday, September 2, 2000, 4:15PM
Time of Game: 2:57

Royals

64-71

Won 2

4th, 17 GB

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

W: J Santiago (7-4), L: R Hernandez (3-5), S: R Bottalico (15)

Devil Rays

59-76

Lost 2

5th, 18½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .326  .868   20    0   0   2B
R Sanchez SS                  4   0   0   1    0   1  .267  .624   16    4   5   GDP
  D McCarty PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .807    4    0   0   
  C Febles PR-2B              0   1   0   0    0   0  .270  .696         0   0   
M Sweeney 1B                  4   0   0   1    0   1  .337  .933   16   17   0   SF
J Dye RF                      2   0   1   0    3   1  .325  .980   31    0   0   
M Quinn DH                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .299  .860   16    0   0   GDP
J Randa 3B                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .298  .775   11    1   3   
T Dunwoody LF                 3   1   1   1    0   0  .219  .540    6    0   0   SH
G Zaun C                      0   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .726    5    1   0   HBP
  J Fabregas C                2   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .641   13    2   1   SH
W Delgado 2B-SS               3   2   2   2    1   0  .274  .653   20    2  10   2B

D Reichert P                                                             0   0
  J Santiago P                                                           0   1
  R Bottalico P                                                          0   0
Totals                       33   7   8   5    5   3              158   27  20

BATTING

2B: J Damon (37, off B Rekar); W Delgado (2, off R Hernandez).

SF: M Sweeney (9, off R Hernandez).

SH: J Fabregas (2, off T Enders); T Dunwoody (2, off T Enders).

HBP: G Zaun (2, by B Rekar).

TB: W Delgado 3; J Randa 2; J Damon 2; J Dye; T Dunwoody; M Quinn.

GIDP: R Sanchez (13); M Quinn (9).

RBI: W Delgado 2 (9); M Sweeney (124); R Sanchez (33); T Dunwoody (23).

2-out RBI: T Dunwoody.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 3. W Delgado-R Sanchez-M Sweeney 2; W Delgado-M Sweeney.

E: W Delgado (4).

BASERUNNING

PO: W Delgado (2nd base by R Hernandez).

Tampa Bay Devil Rays         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Williams CF                 4   0   2   0    1   0  .284  .777   19    4   0   
J Tyner LF                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .217  .518   17    2   0   SB
S Cox RF                      4   0   1   1    0   0  .284  .844   15    2   0   
F McGriff 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .811   12   13   0   GDP
G Vaughn DH                   3   2   3   1    1   0  .266  .894   18    0   0   HR
A Huff 3B                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .296  .799   11    0   2   GDP
B Smith 2B                    3   1   0   1    1   1  .252  .729   16    0   5   
M Difelice C                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .230  .658   20    3   0   2B
F Martinez SS                 3   1   1   1    0   0  .222  .615   12    3   6   2B,HBP

B Rekar P                                                                0   0
  T Enders P                                                             0   1
  T Fiore P                                                              0   0
  R Hernandez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       33   5   8   5    4   3              140   27  14

BATTING

2B: F Martinez (9, off D Reichert); M Difelice (10, off D Reichert).

HR: G Vaughn (24, off D Reichert; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

HBP: F Martinez (7, by D Reichert).

TB: G Vaughn 6; F Martinez 2; M Difelice 2; G Williams 2; S Cox.

GIDP: F McGriff (14); A Huff (3).

RBI: G Vaughn (61); M Difelice (15); B Smith (22); F Martinez (16); S Cox (29).

2-out RBI: M Difelice; G Vaughn; F Martinez.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Smith-F Martinez-F McGriff 2.

E: B Smith 2 (6); R Hernandez (); M Difelice (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Tyner (5, 2nd base off J Santiago/J Fabregas).

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
D Reichert                     5     6   5   5    4   1   1   4.19   24   85-43   31· 4· 8   13· 1· 3· 1     32    -     0.95  -0.25
J Santiago, W (7-4)            3     2   0   0    0   2   0   4.07   11   36-24   13· 5· 6    7· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.95   0.29
R Bottalico, S (15)            1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.48    3   13-9     6· 0· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.02   0.11
Totals                         9     8   5   5    4   3   1          38  134-76   50· 9·17   22· 1· 6· 1           -

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
B Rekar                        5     4   3   3    3   3   0   4.57   23   90-51   27·10·14    6· 6· 4· 0     47    -     1.17   0.01
T Enders, BS (1)               0.1   2   2   1    0   0   0  27.00    4   12-8     8· 0· 0    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    2.12  -0.26
T Fiore                        2.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   1.35    8   19-10    9· 0· 1    7· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.70   0.29
R Hernandez, L (3-5)           1     2   2   0    1   0   0   2.95    7   31-19   11· 4· 4    3· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.74  -0.39
Totals                         9     8   7   4    5   3   0          42  152-88   55·14·19   18· 8· 7· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: D Reichert 2 (17); B Rekar (5).

IBB: None.

PO: R Hernandez (0; W Delgado, 2nd base).

HBP: B Rekar (4; G Zaun); D Reichert (7; F Martinez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marty Foster, 1B - Ron Kulpa, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Angel Hernandez.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 23,129.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Tampa Bay Devil Rays                 
1. J Damon              CF    1. G Williams           CF 
2. R Sanchez            SS    2. J Tyner              LF 
3. M Sweeney            1B    3. S Cox                RF 
4. J Dye                RF    4. F McGriff            1B 
5. M Quinn              DH    5. G Vaughn             DH 
6. J Randa              3B    6. A Huff               3B 
7. T Dunwoody           LF    7. B Smith              2B 
8. G Zaun               C     8. M Difelice           C  
9. W Delgado            2B    9. F Martinez           SS 

   D Reichert           P        B Rekar              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  5-5  --3  4   20%  86% D McCarty       R Hernandez     Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball); Delgado Scores/No RBI/unER; McCarty to 3B
   t 9   0  5-5  --- 11   17%  67% W Delgado       R Hernandez     Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   t 6   1  5-3  -23  4   15%  50% W Delgado       T Enders        Single to CF (Line Drive); Randa Scores/unER; Dunwoody Scores
   t 6   1  5-5  12-  4  -13%  42% R Sanchez       T Fiore         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 9   1  7-5  1--  5   12% 100% J Tyner         R Bottalico     Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bryan Rekar facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  J Damon         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   46%  R Sanchez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   45%  M Sweeney       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, Dan Reichert facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  G Williams      Popfly: SS
   O      ---  6   49%  J Tyner         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   50%  S Cox           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bryan Rekar facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   48%  J Dye           Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   50%  M Quinn         Walk
   O      1--  2   47%  J Randa         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   44%  T Dunwoody      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Reichert facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   47%  F McGriff       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   44%  G Vaughn        Walk
          1--  5   41%  A Huff          Walk; Vaughn to 2B
          12-      36%  B Smith         Wild Pitch; Vaughn to 3B; Huff to 2B
   RO     -23  3   36%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Vaughn Scores; Huff to 3B
   O      --3  7   40%  M Difelice      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Devil Rays 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Bryan Rekar facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   44%  G Zaun          Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  1   40%  W Delgado       Flyball: LF
   O      1--  5   37%  J Damon         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Zaun to 2B
   O      -2-  5   34%  R Sanchez       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Devil Rays 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dan Reichert facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   31%  F Martinez      Hit By Pitch
          1--  1   26%  G Williams      Single to 3B (Bunt); Martinez to 2B
                  Jorge Fabregas replaces Gregg Zaun playing C batting 8th
          12-      22%  J Tyner         Wild Pitch; Martinez to 3B; Williams to 2B
   O      -23  2   26%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      -23  4   20%  S Cox           Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Martinez Scores; Williams to 3B
   OO     1-3  2   29%  F McGriff       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Devil Rays 2.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Bryan Rekar facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   26%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   29%  J Dye           Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   25%  M Quinn         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  2   28%  J Randa         Single to LF (Line Drive); Quinn to 2B
   R      12-  1   38%  T Dunwoody      Single to CF (Line Drive); Quinn Scores; Randa to 2B
   O      12-  7   32%  J Fabregas      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Devil Rays 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dan Reichert facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   29%  G Vaughn        Single (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  1   36%  A Huff          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  5   35%  B Smith         Walk
   R      1--  5   24%  M Difelice      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Smith Scores
   R      -2-  3   16%  F Martinez      Double to RF (Line Drive); Difelice Scores
          -2-  5   16%  G Williams      Walk
   O      12-  2   18%  J Tyner         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Martinez to 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Devil Rays 4.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Bryan Rekar facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   22%  W Delgado       Walk
          1--  4   33%  J Damon         Double to RF (Line Drive); Delgado to 3B
   RO     -23  1   31%  R Sanchez       Groundout: SS-1B; Delgado Scores; Damon to 3B
   O      --3  1   24%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      --3      32%  J Dye           Wild Pitch; Damon Scores
          ---  6   33%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  3   30%  M Quinn         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Devil Rays 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 4-3, Dan Reichert facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   32%  S Cox           Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   34%  F McGriff       Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  4   23%  G Vaughn        Home Run
   O      ---  4   24%  A Huff          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Devil Rays 5.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Trevor Enders facing 6-7-8
                  Trevor Enders replaces Bryan Rekar pitching
          ---  2   29%  J Randa         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   37%  T Dunwoody      Fielder's Choice 3B/Sacrifice Bunt; Randa to 2B/Safe on E4 (catch)
   O      12-  4   36%  J Fabregas      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Randa to 3B; Dunwoody to 2B
   RR     -23  4   50%  W Delgado       Single to CF (Line Drive); Randa Scores/unER; Dunwoody Scores
                  Tony Fiore replaces Trevor Enders pitching
          1--  2   55%  J Damon         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Delgado to 2B
   OO     12-  4   42%  R Sanchez       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Devil Rays 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 5-5, Jose Santiago facing 7-8-9
                  Jose Santiago replaces Dan Reichert pitching
   O      ---  3   45%  B Smith         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   48%  M Difelice      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   50%  F Martinez      Bunt Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Devil Rays 5.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Tony Fiore facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   46%  M Sweeney       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   50%  J Dye           Walk
   OO     1--  1   40%  M Quinn         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Devil Rays 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 5-5, Jose Santiago facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   35%  G Williams      Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   40%  J Tyner         Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B (Front of Home)
          1--      37%  S Cox           Tyner Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   44%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  4   50%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Devil Rays 5.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Tony Fiore facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   45%  J Randa         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   41%  T Dunwoody      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   38%  J Fabregas      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Devil Rays 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 5-5, Jose Santiago facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   32%  G Vaughn        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   34%  A Huff          Groundout: 2B-1B; Vaughn to 2B
   O      -2-  3   40%  B Smith         Groundout: SS-1B; Vaughn to 3B
   O      --3  3   50%  M Difelice      Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Devil Rays 5.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Roberto Hernandez facing 9-1-2
                  Roberto Hernandez replaces Tony Fiore pitching
          --- 11   67%  W Delgado       Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          -2-      77%  J Damon         Delgado Picked off 2B, safe on E2; Delgado to 3B
   O      --3  4   66%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  David McCarty pinch hits for Rey Sanchez batting 2nd
   R      --3  4   86%  D McCarty       Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball); Delgado Scores/No RBI/unER; McCarty to 3B
                  Carlos Febles pinch runs for David McCarty batting 2nd
   RO     --3  2   89%  M Sweeney       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Febles Scores/unER
          ---  5   90%  J Dye           Walk
          1--  2   91%  M Quinn         Single (Ground Ball); Dye to 2B
   O      12-  3   89%  J Randa         Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Devil Rays 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 5-7, Ricky Bottalico facing 9-1-2
                  Ricky Bottalico replaces Jose Santiago pitching; Carlos Febles moves to 2B; Wilson Delgado moves to SS
   O      ---  5   94%  F Martinez      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   88%  G Williams      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  5  100%  J Tyner         Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Devil Rays 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation