May 4, 2004 Kansas City Royals at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 20,011

Tuesday, May 4, 2004, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 2:13

Royals

8-17

Lost 1

5th, 7½ GB

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

W: P Hentgen (1-2), L: D May (0-4), S: J Frasor (1)

Blue Jays

9-18

Won 1

5th, 6½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Guiel LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .191  .683   13    3   0   GDP
J Randa 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .294  .794   14    2   2   
C Beltran CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .309 1.092   18    3   0   
M Sweeney DH                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .294  .819    9    0   0   
K Harvey 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .354  .896   14    9   0   
J Gonzalez RF                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .274  .778   13    0   0   
  D DeJesus PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .050  .224         0   0   
B Santiago C                  3   1   1   0    0   1  .253  .669   11    6   0   
  M Stairs PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .843    6    0   0   
D Relaford 2B                 3   1   1   1    0   1  .174  .391    7    1   5   2B
A Berroa SS                   3   1   2   2    0   0  .212  .549    9    0   1   2B

D May P                                                                  0   0
  S Sullivan P                                                           0   0
Totals                       34   4   7   4    0   6              114   24   8

BATTING

2B: A Berroa (2, off P Hentgen); D Relaford (1, off P Hentgen).

TB: A Berroa 3; J Gonzalez 2; D Relaford 2; B Santiago; J Randa.

GIDP: A Guiel (2).

RBI: A Berroa 2 (4); D Relaford (1); J Randa (9).

2-out RBI: J Randa.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 3 for 4.

FIELDING

E: A Berroa (1).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Johnson RF                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .230  .695   13    5   0   HR,2B
F Catalanotto LF              3   0   0   1    0   0  .322  .788   17    2   0   SF
V Wells CF                    3   0   2   0    1   0  .228  .635   14    2   0   2B
C Delgado 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .836   10    8   0   
J Phelps DH                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .262  .661    9    0   0   
E Hinske 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   3  .240  .696   16    0   1   2B
K Cash C                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .718   12    6   0   
O Hudson 2B                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .250  .775   17    2   3   
C Gomez SS                    4   1   1   2    0   0  .316  .816   12    2   3   

P Hentgen P                                                              0   0
  M Nakamura P                                                           0   0
  J Frasor P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   5   9   5    2   6              120   27   7

BATTING

2B: E Hinske (4, off D May); V Wells (9, off D May); R Johnson (2, off D May).

HR: R Johnson (3, off D May; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: F Catalanotto (3, off D May).

TB: R Johnson 6; V Wells 3; E Hinske 2; J Phelps 2; C Gomez; O Hudson.

RBI: R Johnson 2 (12); C Gomez 2 (8); F Catalanotto (12).

2-out RBI: R Johnson.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Hudson-C Gomez-C Delgado.

E: O Hudson (3).

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 May, L (0-4)                 7     7   5   5    2   5   1   7.09   31  104-69   39·11·19   13· 9· 2· 0     46    -     0.81  -0.08
S Sullivan                     1     2   0   0    0   1   0   4.76    5   16-12    8· 2· 2    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.77   0.04
Totals                         8     9   5   5    2   6   1          36  120-81   47·13·21   16· 9· 3· 0           -

Toronto Blue Jays             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Hentgen, W (1-2)             5     6   4   4    0   2   0   6.16   21   67-45   26· 5·14    6· 8· 5· 0     41    -     0.83  -0.04
M Nakamura, H (2)              3     0   0   0    0   3   0   3.00    9   31-22   12· 2· 8    3· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.31   0.32
J Frasor, S (1)                1     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.69    4   16-9     4· 2· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.38   0.18
Totals                         9     7   4   4    0   6   0          34  114-76   42· 9·25   11·10· 7· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Wally Bell, 2B - Laz Diaz, 3B - Matt Hollowell.

Time of Game: 2:13.

Attendance: 20,011.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. A Guiel              LF    1. R Johnson            RF 
2. J Randa              3B    2. F Catalanotto        LF 
3. C Beltran            CF    3. V Wells              CF 
4. M Sweeney            DH    4. C Delgado            1B 
5. K Harvey             1B    5. J Phelps             DH 
6. J Gonzalez           RF    6. E Hinske             3B 
7. B Santiago           C     7. K Cash               C  
8. D Relaford           2B    8. O Hudson             2B 
9. A Berroa             SS    9. C Gomez              SS 

   D May                P        P Hentgen            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  0-0  123  4   11%  76% C Gomez         D May           Single to LF (Line Drive); Phelps Scores; Hinske Scores; Hudson to 2B
   t 5   1  5-1  -23  2  -10%  72% A Berroa        P Hentgen       Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Santiago Scores; Relaford Scores
   b 2   0  0-0  1--  2   10%  69% E Hinske        D May           Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Phelps to 3B
   b 2   1  0-2  12-  3    9%  85% R Johnson       D May           Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Hudson Scores; Gomez to 3B
   t 5   2  5-3  --3  3   -9%  67% J Randa         P Hentgen       Single to LF (Line Drive); Berroa Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Hentgen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  A Guiel         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   54%  J Randa         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   55%  C Beltran       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Darrell May facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  R Johnson       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   51%  F Catalanotto   Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   52%  V Wells         Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   50%  C Delgado       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Hentgen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   52%  M Sweeney       Lineout: SS
          ---  3   50%  K Harvey        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   53%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
   O      1--  1   55%  B Santiago      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Darrell May facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   59%  J Phelps        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   69%  E Hinske        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Phelps to 3B
   O      -23  3   64%  K Cash          Strikeout Looking
          -23  6   65%  O Hudson        Walk
   RR     123  4   76%  C Gomez         Single to LF (Line Drive); Phelps Scores; Hinske Scores; Hudson to 2B
   R      12-  3   85%  R Johnson       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Hudson Scores; Gomez to 3B
   RO     -23  9   86%  F Catalanotto   Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Gomez Scores
          -2-  4   86%  V Wells         Walk
   O      12-  2   84%  C Delgado       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Pat Hentgen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   86%  D Relaford      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   84%  A Berroa        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4   88%  A Guiel         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-0, Darrell May facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   87%  J Phelps        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   87%  E Hinske        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   86%  K Cash          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Pat Hentgen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   88%  J Randa         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   89%  C Beltran       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   90%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-0, Darrell May facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   89%  O Hudson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   89%  C Gomez         Flyball: CF
   R      ---  4   93%  R Johnson       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  2   92%  F Catalanotto   Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Pat Hentgen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   94%  K Harvey        Flyball: RF
          ---  1   92%  J Gonzalez      Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  6   90%  B Santiago      Single to CF (Line Drive); Gonzalez to 2B
   R      12-  3   82%  D Relaford      Double to RF (Ground Ball); Gonzalez Scores; Santiago to 3B
   RR     -23  2   72%  A Berroa        Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Santiago Scores; Relaford Scores
   O      -2-  2   76%  A Guiel         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Berroa to 3B
   R      --3  3   67%  J Randa         Single to LF (Line Drive); Berroa Scores
   O      1--  4   70%  C Beltran       Flyball: RF
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-4, Darrell May facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   73%  V Wells         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   72%  C Delgado       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Wells to 2B
   O      -2-  5   69%  J Phelps        Groundout: 2B-1B; Wells to 3B
   O      --3  4   65%  E Hinske        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Mike Nakamura facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Nakamura replaces Pat Hentgen pitching
   O      ---  2   69%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   71%  K Harvey        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   73%  J Gonzalez      Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-4, Darrell May facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   71%  K Cash          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   69%  O Hudson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   68%  C Gomez         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Mike Nakamura facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   72%  B Santiago      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   76%  D Relaford      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   78%  A Berroa        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-4, Darrell May facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   76%  R Johnson       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   74%  F Catalanotto   Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   76%  V Wells         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  5   73%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Mike Nakamura facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   79%  A Guiel         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   83%  J Randa         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   86%  C Beltran       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-4, Scott Sullivan facing 5-6-7
                  Scott Sullivan replaces Darrell May pitching
          ---  1   88%  J Phelps        Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   86%  E Hinske        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   84%  K Cash          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  3   85%  O Hudson        Single to CF (Line Drive); Cash to 2B
   O      12-  2   82%  C Gomez         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Jason Frasor facing 4-5-6
                  Jason Frasor replaces Mike Nakamura pitching
   O      ---  1   90%  M Sweeney       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   96%  K Harvey        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   91%  J Gonzalez      Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Matt Stairs pinch hits for Benito Santiago batting 7th; David DeJesus pinch runs for Juan Gonzalez batting 6th
   O      1--  6  100%  M Stairs        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR200405040

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