September 8, 1998 Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 5
@ANA 0 NYY 3
@BOS 2 CHW 12
DET 6 BAL 5
@OAK 2 TBD 10
@SEA 0 TEX 7
KCR 6 LAD 6
@ARI 5
(11) COL 11
FLA 10 HOU 13
CIN 7 MON 6
ATL 3 PHI 16
NYM 4 PIT 8
MIL 7 SFG 5
@SDP 1 STL 6
CHC 3

Standings at end of play this day

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Attendance: 22,336

Tuesday, September 8, 1998, 7:06
Time of Game: 3:05

Royals

65-78

Lost 3

3rd, 14 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  4  1   0  0  1    6 15  0
Rangers         0  2  1   0  0  1   0  0  3    7 14  0

W: D Patterson (2-5), L: J Montgomery (2-5)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Rangers

77-67

Won 2

2nd, 2 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .761   29    4   0   
J Giambi DH                   5   1   3   1    0   0  .333 1.067   15    0   0   HR,2B,CS
J Offerman 2B                 4   2   2   0    1   1  .308  .835   26    3   5   
D Palmer 3B                   5   1   3   0    0   1  .280  .847   15    0   3   
L Sutton LF                   5   0   2   0    0   1  .240  .655   19    1   0   2B,GDP
J Conine RF                   4   1   2   1    1   1  .260  .751   15    1   0   2B
H Morris 1B                   2   1   0   1    3   0  .306  .731   19   10   1   IW
M Sweeney C                   5   0   3   3    0   0  .258  .721   13    6   0   2·2B
M Lopez SS                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .561   13    0   2   

J Rosado P                                                               0   1
  S Service P                                                            0   0
  J Montgomery P                                                         0   0
Totals                       39   6  15   6    5   6              164   25  12

BATTING

2B: J Conine (25, off D Patterson); L Sutton (13, off J Burkett); J Giambi (3, off J Burkett); M Sweeney 2 (15, off T Crabtree, off J Burkett).

HR: J Giambi (1, off T Crabtree; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

IBB: H Morris (6, by D Patterson).

TB: J Giambi 7; M Sweeney 5; J Conine 3; D Palmer 3; L Sutton 3; J Offerman 2.

GIDP: L Sutton (5).

RBI: M Sweeney 3 (31); H Morris (39); J Conine (39); J Giambi (1).

2-out RBI: M Sweeney 3; H Morris; J Conine.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 14.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Giambi (1, 2nd base by J Burkett/I Rodriguez).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M McLemore 2B                 4   1   2   1    1   0  .262  .718   22    3   2   
R Kelly CF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .322  .906   12    3   0   3B
  L Alicea PH                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .284  .807    4    0   0   
R Greer LF                    5   1   3   2    0   1  .307  .843   21    1   0   2·2B
J Gonzalez RF                 4   0   2   0    1   0  .315  .988   21    2   0   IW
W Clark 1B                    5   0   0   0    0   3  .304  .894   22    9   1   
I Rodriguez C                 5   0   1   2    0   0  .328  .877   11    6   1   
T Zeile 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .272  .772   14    0   1   3B
M Simms DH                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .298  .979    8    0   0   2B
  L Stevens PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .796    2    0   0   
R Clayton SS                  3   1   1   2    1   1  .241  .657   18    2   5   HR

J Burkett P                                                              0   1
  G Cadaret P                                                            0   0
  T Crabtree P                                                           0   0
  E Gunderson P                                                          1   0
  D Patterson P                                                          0   0
Totals                       39   7  14   7    3   6              155   27  11

BATTING

2B: R Greer 2 (26, off J Rosado, off J Montgomery); M Simms (7, off J Rosado).

3B: R Kelly (3, off J Rosado); T Zeile (3, off J Rosado).

HR: R Clayton (8, off J Rosado; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line).

IBB: J Gonzalez (8, by J Montgomery).

TB: R Greer 5; R Clayton 4; R Kelly 4; T Zeile 3; J Gonzalez 2; M Simms 2; M McLemore 2; I Rodriguez; L Alicea.

RBI: R Greer 2 (95); I Rodriguez 2 (81); R Clayton 2 (45); M McLemore (50).

2-out RBI: R Clayton 2; M McLemore.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 5 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 3. R Clayton-M McLemore-W Clark; M McLemore-W Clark; I Rodriguez-R Clayton.

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 Rosado                       5.2  10   4   4    1   4   1   4.31   28  107-66   43· 8·15   11· 8· 4· 0     36    -     0.92  -0.11
S Service, H (17)              2.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   3.05    8   24-17   11· 2· 4    4· 2· 1· 0          1-0    1.83   0.31
J Montgomery, BS (5), L (2-5)  0.1   3   3   3    2   1   0   5.58    6   24-12    4· 4· 4    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    4.83  -0.89
Totals                         8.1  14   7   7    3   6   1          42  155-95   58·14·23   15·11· 7· 0          1-0

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Burkett                      4.2   9   3   3    3   4   0   6.08   24   87-54   33· 7·14    8· 4· 5· 0     35    -     1.28   0.19
G Cadaret                      0     0   1   1    1   0   0   4.15    1    5-1     1· 0· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          3-1    3.04  -0.09
T Crabtree, BS (2)             1.1   2   1   1    0   1   1   4.05    6   25-18   15· 3· 0    2· 2· 1· 0          3-3    1.27  -0.34
E Gunderson                    2     2   1   1    0   1   0   4.70    8   32-19   12· 3· 4    4· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.89   0.10
D Patterson, W (2-5)           1     2   0   0    1   0   0   4.77    5   15-6     4· 1· 1    1· 0· 3· 0          1-1    0.93  -0.04
Totals                         9    15   6   6    5   6   1          44  164-98   65·14·19   15· 8·10· 0          7-5

G Cadaret faced 1 batter in the 5th inning.
E Gunderson faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Montgomery (2; J Gonzalez); D Patterson (2; H Morris).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Mike Reilly.

Time of Game: 3:05.

Attendance: 22,336.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 97° F, Wind 7mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Texas Rangers                        
1. J Damon              CF    1. M McLemore           2B 
2. J Giambi             DH    2. R Kelly              CF 
3. J Offerman           2B    3. R Greer              LF 
4. D Palmer             3B    4. J Gonzalez           RF 
5. L Sutton             LF    5. W Clark              1B 
6. J Conine             RF    6. I Rodriguez          C  
7. H Morris             1B    7. T Zeile              3B 
8. M Sweeney            C     8. M Simms              DH 
9. M Lopez              SS    9. R Clayton            SS 

   J Rosado             P        J Burkett            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  6-5  123  1   45% 100% I Rodriguez     J Montgomery    Single to 1B (Pop Fly to Deep 2B-1B); Alicea Scores; Greer Scores; Gonzalez to 2B
   b 9   0  6-4  12-  4   39%  74% R Greer         J Montgomery    Double to LF (Line Drive); McLemore Scores; Alicea to 3B
   t 5   2  3-1  123  2  -31%  39% M Sweeney       T Crabtree      Double to RF (Line Drive); Palmer Scores; Conine Scores; Morris Scores
   b 9   0  6-5  123  4  -20%  55% W Clark         J Montgomery    Strikeout Swinging
   b 2   2  0-0  --3  3   17%  71% R Clayton       J Rosado        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Zeile Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Burkett facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   52%  J Damon         Groundout: P-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  1   49%  J Giambi        Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-  5   47%  J Offerman      Walk
   O      12-  2   51%  D Palmer        Flyball: CF
          12-  5   48%  L Sutton        Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Giambi to 3B; Offerman to 2B
   O      123  2   55%  J Conine        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Rosado facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  M McLemore      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   51%  R Kelly         Flyball: CF
          ---  4   52%  R Greer         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
          1--  6   54%  J Gonzalez      Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole); Greer to 2B
   O      12-  5   50%  W Clark         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Burkett facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   46%  H Morris        Walk
          1--  4   38%  M Sweeney       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Morris to 3B
   O      1-3  3   44%  M Lopez         Strikeout Looking
   OO     1-3  4   55%  J Damon         Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Rosado facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   53%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 1B-P-1B (P's Right)
          ---  6   60%  T Zeile         Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      --3  2   54%  M Simms         Popfly: RF (Short RF)
   RR     --3  3   71%  R Clayton       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Zeile Scores
   O      ---  5   70%  M McLemore      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, John Burkett facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   66%  J Giambi        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  6   74%  J Offerman      Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Giambi Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  2   73%  D Palmer        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  2   69%  L Sutton        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Palmer to 3B
   O      -23  5   75%  J Conine        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jose Rosado facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   82%  R Kelly         Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   R      --3  4   86%  R Greer         Double to RF (Line Drive); Kelly Scores
   O      -2-  3   84%  J Gonzalez      Popfly: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   82%  W Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B; Greer to 3B
   O      --3  2   80%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 3.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, John Burkett facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   82%  H Morris        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   78%  M Sweeney       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   82%  M Lopez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  7   85%  J Damon         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jose Rosado facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   83%  T Zeile         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   82%  M Simms         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   83%  R Clayton       Walk
          1--  2   84%  M McLemore      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Clayton to 2B
   O      12-  3   82%  R Kelly         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 3.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, John Burkett facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   84%  J Giambi        Flyball: LF
          ---  8   82%  J Offerman      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   78%  D Palmer        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Offerman to 2B
   O      12-  4   83%  L Sutton        Strikeout Looking
          12-      79%  J Conine        Walk; Offerman to 3B; Palmer to 2B
                  Greg Cadaret replaces John Burkett pitching
   R      123  5   70%  H Morris        Walk; Offerman Scores; Palmer to 3B; Conine to 2B
                  Tim Crabtree replaces Greg Cadaret pitching
   RRR    123  2   39%  M Sweeney       Double to RF (Line Drive); Palmer Scores; Conine Scores; Morris Scores
   O      -2-  2   43%  M Lopez         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-4, Jose Rosado facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   40%  R Greer         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   43%  J Gonzalez      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   39%  W Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   35%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 3.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Tim Crabtree facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   38%  J Damon         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---  7   26%  J Giambi        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   27%  J Offerman      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  8   28%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-5, Jose Rosado facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   25%  T Zeile         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   31%  M Simms         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  7   25%  R Clayton       Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  2   37%  M McLemore      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Simms Scores
                  Scott Service replaces Jose Rosado pitching
          1--  4   41%  R Kelly         Single to CF (Line Drive); McLemore to 3B
   O      1-3  3   32%  R Greer         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Rangers 4.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Eric Gunderson facing 5-6-7
                  Eric Gunderson replaces Tim Crabtree pitching
   O      ---  6   35%  L Sutton        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  3   32%  J Conine        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   36%  H Morris        Lineout: SS
   O      1--  3   39%  M Sweeney       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-5, Scott Service facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   34%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   30%  W Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   27%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Rangers 4.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Eric Gunderson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   30%  M Lopez         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   32%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   34%  J Giambi        Popfly: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-5, Scott Service facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   27%  T Zeile         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Lee Stevens pinch hits for Mike Simms batting 8th
   O      ---  2   22%  L Stevens       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   18%  R Clayton       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Rangers 4.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Eric Gunderson facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   15%  J Offerman      Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
                  Danny Patterson replaces Eric Gunderson pitching
          1--  2   12%  D Palmer        Single to CF (Line Drive); Offerman to 2B
   OO     12-  2   19%  L Sutton        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Offerman to 3B
   R      --3  5    9%  J Conine        Double to LF (Line Drive); Offerman Scores
          -2-  4    9%  H Morris        Intentional Walk
   O      12-  2   11%  M Sweeney       Lineout: 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-6, Jeff Montgomery facing 1-2-3
                  Jeff Montgomery replaces Scott Service pitching
          ---  7   21%  M McLemore      Walk
                  Luis Alicea pinch hits for Roberto Kelly batting 2nd
          1--  4   35%  L Alicea        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); McLemore to 2B
   R      12-  4   74%  R Greer         Double to LF (Line Drive); McLemore Scores; Alicea to 3B
          -23  4   75%  J Gonzalez      Intentional Walk
   O      123  4   55%  W Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   RR     123  1  100%  I Rodriguez     Single to 1B (Pop Fly to Deep 2B-1B); Alicea Scores; Greer Scores; Gonzalez to 2B
        3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Rangers 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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