September 3, 2000 Kansas City Royals at Tampa Bay Devil Rays Play by Play and Box Score

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SEA 5
@BOS 0 CHW 13
ANA 12 CLE 12
BAL 11
(13) TEX 4
@DET 1 MIN 2
@NYY 1
(10) KCR 8
@TBD 2 OAK 4
@TOR 3 ARI 10
FLA 5 CIN 8
MON 1 MIL 6
@COL 4
(11) HOU 9
ATL 3 LAD 6
PHI 1 PIT 8
@SDP 6
(13) SFG 5
CHC 2 STL 4
NYM 3
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Tropicana Field, Attendance: 16,998

Sunday, September 3, 2000, 1:15PM
Time of Game: 2:46

Royals

65-71

Won 3

4th, 17 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  6   0  0  2   0  0  0    8 10  0
Devil Rays      0  0  0   0  1  0   0  1  0    2  6  0

W: B Stein (6-3), L: D Eiland (2-3)

Devil Rays

59-77

Lost 3

5th, 18½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    4   1   2   2    1   0  .327  .870   14    4   0   SB,CS
W Delgado SS                  5   0   1   0    0   2  .270  .641   18    2   5   
M Sweeney DH                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .336  .930   16    0   0   2B
J Dye RF                      3   1   0   0    1   0  .323  .975   17    1   0   
M Quinn LF                    4   2   2   4    0   1  .301  .868   12    1   0   HR
J Randa 3B                    3   1   0   0    0   0  .297  .771   10    1   2   HBP
D McCarty 1B                  4   1   1   0    0   2  .265  .801   14    8   0   
H Ortiz C                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .379  .929   15    7   0   2B
C Febles 2B                   4   0   1   2    0   0  .270  .693   11    2   3   

B Stein P                                                                1   0
  K Wilson P                                                             0   1
  A Larkin P                                                             0   0
Totals                       36   8  10   8    2   6              127   27  11

BATTING

2B: H Ortiz (5, off D Eiland); M Sweeney (28, off D Eiland).

HR: M Quinn (20, off D Eiland; 3rd inn, 3 on, 2 outs to LF).

HBP: J Randa (4, by C Lidle).

TB: M Quinn 5; H Ortiz 3; M Sweeney 2; J Damon 2; W Delgado; C Febles; D McCarty.

RBI: M Quinn 4 (67); J Damon 2 (70); C Febles 2 (24).

2-out RBI: M Quinn 4; J Damon.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Febles-W Delgado-D McCarty 2.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Damon (39, 2nd base off D Eiland/J Flaherty).

CS: J Damon (8, 2nd base by D Eiland/J Flaherty).

Tampa Bay Devil Rays         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Williams CF                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .283  .776   16    4   0   2B
B Smith 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .244  .706   17    1   4   
S Cox LF                      2   1   1   0    2   0  .286  .849   23    2   0   
F McGriff 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .808   10    9   1   GDP
G Vaughn DH                   3   1   1   1    1   1  .266  .894   19    0   0   SB
A Huff 3B                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .297  .802   17    1   1   GDP
J Guillen RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .767   19    0   0   
J Flaherty C                  2   0   1   1    1   0  .272  .681   22    6   1   SF
F Martinez SS                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .220  .614   12    3   4   
  D Rolls PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   

D Eiland P                                                               0   2
  C Lidle P                                                              1   0
  T Enders P                                                             0   0
Totals                       30   2   6   2    6   6              158   27  13

BATTING

2B: G Williams (27, off B Stein).

SF: J Flaherty (2, off B Stein).

TB: G Williams 2; F McGriff; G Vaughn; S Cox; A Huff; J Flaherty.

GIDP: A Huff (4); F McGriff (15).

RBI: G Vaughn (62); J Flaherty (31).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Vaughn (8, 3rd base off B Stein/H Ortiz).

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
B Stein, W (6-3)               6.1   4   1   1    5   5   0   5.42   27  113-63   37· 9·17    7· 8· 2· 0     61    -     0.51   0.15
K Wilson                       1.2   2   1   1    1   0   0   2.74    7   31-20   11· 3· 6    4· 1· 1· 0          3-0    0.41   0.04
A Larkin                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.40    3    9-7     3· 1· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         9     6   2   2    6   6   0          37  153-90   51·13·26   13· 9· 3· 0          3-0

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
D Eiland, L (2-3)              5     7   7   7    2   2   1   7.13   23   70-44   27· 5·12    8· 4· 6· 1     25    -     0.71  -0.29
C Lidle                        3     2   1   1    0   4   0   5.97   12   45-31   14· 6·11    4· 1· 2· 0          1-1    0.16  -0.02
T Enders                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   6.75    4    9-6     4· 0· 2    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    10   8   8    2   6   1          39  124-81   45·11·25   13· 7· 9· 1          1-1

D Eiland faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D Eiland (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: C Lidle (3; J Randa).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 16,998.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Tampa Bay Devil Rays                 
1. J Damon              CF    1. G Williams           CF 
2. W Delgado            SS    2. B Smith              2B 
3. M Sweeney            DH    3. S Cox                LF 
4. J Dye                RF    4. F McGriff            1B 
5. M Quinn              LF    5. G Vaughn             DH 
6. J Randa              3B    6. A Huff               3B 
7. D McCarty            1B    7. J Guillen            RF 
8. H Ortiz              C     8. J Flaherty           C  
9. C Febles             2B    9. F Martinez           SS 

   B Stein              P        D Eiland             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-2  123  1   20%  91% M Quinn         D Eiland        Home Run; Damon Scores; Sweeney Scores; Dye Scores
   t 3   0  0-0  1--  3   11%  64% H Ortiz         D Eiland        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); McCarty to 3B
   t 3   0  0-0  -23  2    7%  72% C Febles        D Eiland        Single to CF (Line Drive); McCarty Scores; Ortiz to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  1   -6%  48% W Delgado       D Eiland        Damon Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   t 3   0  0-0  ---  2    4%  54% D McCarty       D Eiland        Single to CF (Line Drive)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Eiland facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   53%  J Damon         Walk
   O      1--      48%  W Delgado       Damon Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  3   46%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   45%  M Sweeney       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Blake Stein facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  G Williams      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   49%  B Smith         Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  S Cox           Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Eiland facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   48%  J Dye           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   46%  M Quinn         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   44%  J Randa         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Blake Stein facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   47%  F McGriff       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   49%  G Vaughn        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  7   50%  A Huff          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Eiland facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   54%  D McCarty       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   64%  H Ortiz         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); McCarty to 3B
   R      -23  2   72%  C Febles        Single to CF (Line Drive); McCarty Scores; Ortiz to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   70%  J Damon         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Ortiz Scores
   O      1--  4   67%  W Delgado       Strikeout Looking
          1--  2   70%  M Sweeney       Double to LF (Line Drive); Damon to 3B
          -23  8   71%  J Dye           Walk
   RRRR   123  1   91%  M Quinn         Home Run; Damon Scores; Sweeney Scores; Dye Scores
   O      ---  1   91%  J Randa         Flyball: CF
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-6, Blake Stein facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   92%  J Guillen       Flyball: CF
          ---  5   91%  J Flaherty      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   93%  F Martinez      Flyball: RF
   O      1--  4   94%  G Williams      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Dave Eiland facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   93%  D McCarty       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   93%  H Ortiz         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  2   93%  C Febles        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-6, Blake Stein facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   94%  B Smith         Strikeout Looking
          ---  8   93%  S Cox           Walk
   OO     1--  1   95%  F McGriff       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Dave Eiland facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   96%  J Damon         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
          1--      96%  W Delgado       Damon Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   96%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Damon to 3B
   O      --3  6   95%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Damon out at Hm/C; Sweeney to 1B
   O      1--  3   94%  J Dye           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-6, Blake Stein facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   92%  G Vaughn        Walk
          1--  3   89%  A Huff          Single to CF (Line Drive); Vaughn to 2B
   O      12-  8   92%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
          12-      91%  J Flaherty      Vaughn Steals 3B
   RO     1-3  6   93%  " "             Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (LF Line); Vaughn Scores
   O      1--  3   94%  F Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Devil Rays 1.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Dave Eiland facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   95%  M Quinn         Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  Cory Lidle replaces Dave Eiland pitching
          1--  3   96%  J Randa         Hit By Pitch; Quinn to 2B
   O      12-  3   95%  D McCarty       Strikeout Swinging
          12-  4   96%  H Ortiz         Single to LF (Line Drive); Quinn to 3B; Randa to 2B
   RO     123  4   97%  C Febles        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Quinn Scores; Randa to 3B
   R      1-3  3   98%  J Damon         Single to RF (Line Drive); Randa Scores; Febles to 3B
   O      1-3  4   98%  W Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 8, Devil Rays 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 1-8, Blake Stein facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   96%  G Williams      Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      -2-  4   97%  B Smith         Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  7   96%  S Cox           Single (Ground Ball); Williams stays at 2B
   O      12-  3   98%  F McGriff       Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Williams to 3B
   O      1-3  5   99%  G Vaughn        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 8, Devil Rays 1.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-1, Cory Lidle facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   99%  M Sweeney       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   99%  J Dye           Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   99%  M Quinn         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Devil Rays 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 1-8, Blake Stein facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   98%  A Huff          Walk
   O      1--  3   98%  J Guillen       Groundout: P unassisted; Huff to 2B
          -2-  4   98%  J Flaherty      Walk
          12-  8   96%  F Martinez      Walk; Huff to 3B; Flaherty to 2B
                  Kris Wilson replaces Blake Stein pitching
   O      123  2   98%  G Williams      Groundout: P-C/Forceout at Hm; Flaherty to 3B; Martinez to 2B
   O      123  8   99%  B Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 8, Devil Rays 1.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-1, Cory Lidle facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   99%  J Randa         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  D McCarty       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   99%  H Ortiz         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Devil Rays 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 1-8, Kris Wilson facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   99%  S Cox           Walk
          1--  5   98%  F McGriff       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Cox to 2B
   R      12-  3   96%  G Vaughn        Single to CF (Line Drive); Cox Scores; McGriff to 2B
   OO     12-  3   99%  A Huff          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; McGriff to 3B
   O      --3  4  100%  J Guillen       Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Devil Rays 2.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-2, Trevor Enders facing 9-1-2
                  Trevor Enders replaces Cory Lidle pitching
   O      ---  3  100%  C Febles        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4  100%  J Damon         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1  100%  W Delgado       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1  100%  M Sweeney       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Devil Rays 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 2-8, Andy Larkin facing 8-9-1
                  Andy Larkin replaces Kris Wilson pitching
   O      ---  2  100%  J Flaherty      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Damian Rolls pinch hits for Felix Martinez batting 9th
   O      ---  3  100%  D Rolls         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  G Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Devil Rays 2.

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