September 2, 2003 Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Attendance: 15,119

Tuesday, September 2, 2003, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:04

Royals

70-66

Lost 4

3rd, 2 GB

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

W: I Valdez (8-8), L: J Affeldt (6-6), S: F Cordero (12)

Rangers

64-75

Won 3

4th, 19½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Berroa SS                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .290  .802   10    2   5   SF
J Randa 3B                    5   1   1   1    0   0  .281  .785   19    0   1   2B
M Sweeney DH                  4   2   3   4    1   0  .319  .929   20    0   0   HR
  D Relaford PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .708         0   0   SB
C Beltran CF                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .301  .901   16    1   0   3B,GDP
  D DeJesus CF                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Guiel PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .276  .852    7    0   0   
R Ibanez RF                   4   0   1   0    1   2  .298  .807   19    2   0   
R White LF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .795   12    3   0   HBP
K Harvey 1B                   2   1   1   0    1   0  .267  .727   14    9   0   HBP
M Difelice C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .672   12    7   0   GDP
  D Brown PH                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .242  .633    8    0   0   
J Matos 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .640   14    0   1   
  J Patterson PH              1   1   0   0    0   0  .214  .567    2    0   0   

P Abbott P                                                               0   0
  J Affeldt P                                                            0   0
  A Levine P                                                             0   0
  N Field P                                                              0   0
Totals                       35   7  10   7    3   5              153   24   7

BATTING

2B: J Randa (25, off F Cordero).

3B: C Beltran (8, off I Valdez).

HR: M Sweeney (14, off I Valdez; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).

SF: A Berroa (7, off F Cordero).

HBP: R White (9, by R Drese); K Harvey (5, by R Drese).

TB: M Sweeney 6; C Beltran 3; A Berroa 2; J Randa 2; R Ibanez; D Brown; K Harvey.

GIDP: M Difelice (5); C Beltran (8).

RBI: M Sweeney 4 (69); J Randa (52); A Berroa (62); C Beltran (84).

2-out RBI: C Beltran.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

E: A Berroa (21); P Abbott ().

BASERUNNING

SB: D Relaford (18, 2nd base off F Cordero/E Diaz).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Young 2B                    5   1   1   0    0   2  .297  .767   25    1   4   2B
H Blalock 3B                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .318  .920   25    0   2   2B
A Rodriguez SS                1   2   0   0    4   0  .304 1.010   27    2   5   IW
R Palmeiro DH                 5   1   1   2    0   2  .261  .871   21    0   0   2B
M Teixeira 1B                 4   1   2   3    1   0  .262  .823   17   11   1   2B
L Nix CF-RF                   5   1   1   3    0   2  .262  .775   17    5   0   HR
S Spencer LF                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .258  .738   20    1   0   2B
J Jones RF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .206  .717   18    1   0   
  R Christenson CF            0   0   0   0    0   0  .183  .547         1   0   
E Diaz C                      4   1   1   0    0   0  .256  .635   20    5   0   

I Valdez P                                                               0   0
  R Drese P                                                              0   0
  F Cordero P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34   8   8   8    8   7              190   27  12

BATTING

2B: H Blalock (28, off J Affeldt); M Young (29, off P Abbott); M Teixeira (25, off J Affeldt); R Palmeiro (19, off J Affeldt); S Spencer (16, off J Affeldt).

HR: L Nix (6, off J Affeldt; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF-RF).

IBB: A Rodriguez (8, by J Affeldt).

TB: L Nix 4; M Teixeira 3; H Blalock 2; S Spencer 2; R Palmeiro 2; M Young 2; E Diaz.

RBI: M Teixeira 3 (72); L Nix 3 (23); R Palmeiro 2 (96).

2-out RBI: L Nix 3; M Teixeira.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Young-A Rodriguez-M Teixeira; M Teixeira-A Rodriguez-M Teixeira.

E: A Rodriguez (7).

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
P Abbott                       4.1   1   2   2    6   5   0   5.96   21  101-58   31· 8·19    4· 4· 2· 0     52    -     1.13   0.18
J Affeldt, L (6-6)             1     7   6   6    1   1   1   4.35   11   45-28   17· 2· 9    2· 4· 3· 0          2-2    1.43  -0.62
A Levine                       1.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.92    6   28-18   10· 3· 5    4· 1· 1· 0          1-0    0.12   0.02
N Field                        1     0   0   0    1   1   0   3.79    4   16-7     3· 0· 4    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         8     8   8   8    8   7   1          42  190-111  61·13·37   10·11· 6· 0          3-2

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
I Valdez, W (8-8)              5     6   3   3    2   2   1   6.10   22   80-51   34· 5·12    9· 6· 3· 0     43    -     0.69  -0.05
R Drese, H (1)                 3     2   3   2    1   1   0   9.12   14   53-35   22· 3·10    6· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.77   0.05
F Cordero, S (12)              1     2   1   1    0   2   0   3.08    5   17-11    5· 4· 2    0· 2· 1· 0          3-3    2.83   0.08
Totals                         9    10   7   6    3   5   1          41  150-97   61·12·24   15·11· 5· 0          3-3

R Drese faced 3 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Affeldt (1; A Rodriguez).

HBP: R Drese 2 (3; R White, K Harvey).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marty Foster, 1B - Dan Iassogna, 2B - Rob Drake, 3B - Terry Craft.

Time of Game: 3:04.

Attendance: 15,119.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 80° F, Wind 7mph out to Centerfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Texas Rangers                        
1. A Berroa             SS    1. M Young              2B 
2. J Randa              3B    2. H Blalock            3B 
3. M Sweeney            DH    3. A Rodriguez          SS 
4. C Beltran            CF    4. R Palmeiro           DH 
5. R Ibanez             RF    5. M Teixeira           1B 
6. R White              LF    6. L Nix                CF 
7. K Harvey             1B    7. S Spencer            LF 
8. M Difelice           C     8. J Jones              RF 
9. J Matos              2B    9. E Diaz               C  

   P Abbott             P        I Valdez             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  3-1  12-  3   35%  66% L Nix           J Affeldt       Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Rodriguez Scores; Teixeira Scores
   t 6   1  4-3  12-  3   14%  73% M Difelice      R Drese         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-  2  -14%  35% M Sweeney       I Valdez        Home Run (Fly Ball); Berroa Scores
   t 9   1  8-7  -2-  4   12%  88% A Guiel         F Cordero       Strikeout Swinging
   t 9   2  8-7  -2-  5   12% 100% R Ibanez        F Cordero       Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ismael Valdez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   47%  A Berroa        Single to 3B/Bunt
   O      1--  4   49%  J Randa         Groundout: 2B-1B; Berroa to 2B
   RR     -2-  2   35%  M Sweeney       Home Run (Fly Ball); Berroa Scores
   O      ---  4   36%  C Beltran       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   35%  R Ibanez        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   37%  R White         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Paul Abbott facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   35%  M Young         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   37%  H Blalock       Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 2B)
          1--  7   41%  A Rodriguez     Walk; Blalock to 2B
   O      12-  6   36%  R Palmeiro      Strikeout Swinging
          12-  5   39%  M Teixeira      Walk; Blalock to 3B; Rodriguez to 2B
   O      123  5   32%  L Nix           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ismael Valdez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   34%  K Harvey        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   35%  M Difelice      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   36%  J Matos         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Paul Abbott facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   34%  S Spencer       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   32%  J Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   31%  E Diaz          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ismael Valdez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   33%  A Berroa        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  4   34%  J Randa         Flyball: CF
          ---  6   33%  M Sweeney       Walk
   R      1--  6   24%  C Beltran       Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Sweeney Scores
          --3  6   23%  R Ibanez        Walk
   O      1-3  2   26%  R White         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Paul Abbott facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   24%  M Young         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   27%  H Blalock       Walk
   O      1--  3   23%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   21%  R Palmeiro      Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ismael Valdez facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   19%  K Harvey        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   20%  M Difelice      Groundout: SS-1B; Harvey to 2B
   O      -2-  6   22%  J Matos         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   24%  A Berroa        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Paul Abbott facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   22%  M Teixeira      Popfly: SS
   O      ---  4   20%  L Nix           Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   21%  S Spencer       Walk
          1--  4   23%  J Jones         Walk; Spencer to 2B
   O      12-  5   19%  E Diaz          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ismael Valdez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   20%  J Randa         Flyball: CF
          ---  3   19%  M Sweeney       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   22%  C Beltran       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Paul Abbott facing 1-2-3
          ---  9   29%  M Young         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  5   24%  H Blalock       Flyball: LF
          -2-  7   27%  A Rodriguez     Walk
                  Jeremy Affeldt replaces Paul Abbott pitching
   O      12-  4   22%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: CF; Young to 3B
   R      1-3  7   30%  M Teixeira      Single to RF (Fly Ball); Young Scores; Rodriguez to 2B
   RRR    12-  3   66%  L Nix           Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Rodriguez Scores; Teixeira Scores
          ---  5   68%  S Spencer       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   64%  J Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 4.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Ryan Drese facing 5-6-7
                  Ryan Drese replaces Ismael Valdez pitching
   O      ---  2   68%  R Ibanez        Flyball: CF
          ---  4   64%  R White         Hit By Pitch
          1--  4   59%  K Harvey        Walk; White to 2B
   OO     12-  3   73%  M Difelice      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jeremy Affeldt facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   76%  E Diaz          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS)
   O      1--  4   73%  M Young         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  7   81%  H Blalock       Double to RF (Line Drive); Diaz to 3B
          -23  4   81%  A Rodriguez     Intentional Walk
   RR     123  1   93%  R Palmeiro      Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Diaz Scores; Blalock Scores; Rodriguez to 3B
   RR     -23  1   97%  M Teixeira      Double to LF (Fly Ball); Rodriguez Scores; Palmeiro Scores
                  Alan Levine replaces Jeremy Affeldt pitching
          -2-  2   97%  L Nix           Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      12-  6   97%  S Spencer       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      12-  5   96%  J Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 8.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-8, Ryan Drese facing 9-1-2
                  Ryan Christenson replaces Jason Jones playing CF batting 8th; Laynce Nix moves to RF
   O      ---  2   97%  J Matos         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   96%  A Berroa        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   97%  J Randa         Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
   O      1--  7   98%  M Sweeney       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-3, Alan Levine facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   98%  E Diaz          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   98%  M Young         Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  5   98%  H Blalock       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 8.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-8, Ryan Drese facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   99%  C Beltran       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  R Ibanez        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   99%  R White         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-3, Nate Field facing 3-4-5
                  Nate Field replaces Alan Levine pitching; David DeJesus replaces Carlos Beltran playing CF batting 4th
          ---  6  100%  A Rodriguez     Walk
   O      1--  5   99%  R Palmeiro      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2   99%  M Teixeira      Flyball: LF
   O      1--  3   99%  L Nix           Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 8.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-8, Ryan Drese facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   98%  K Harvey        Hit By Pitch
                  Dee Brown pinch hits for Mike Difelice batting 8th
          1--  8   96%  D Brown         Single to CF (Line Drive); Harvey to 2B
                  Jarrod Patterson pinch hits for Julius Matos batting 9th
          12-  2   92%  J Patterson     Reached on E6/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Harvey to 3B; Brown to 2B
                  Francisco Cordero replaces Ryan Drese pitching
   RO     123  1   96%  A Berroa        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Harvey Scores; Brown to 3B
   R      1-3  5   88%  J Randa         Double to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Brown Scores/unER; Patterson to 3B
   RR     -23  2   81%  M Sweeney       Single to RF (Line Drive); Patterson Scores; Randa Scores
                  Aaron Guiel pinch hits for David DeJesus batting 4th; Desi Relaford pinch runs for Mike Sweeney batting 3rd
          1--      76%  A Guiel         Relaford Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   88%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5  100%  R Ibanez        Strikeout Swinging
        4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Rangers 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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