September 21, 2002 Cleveland Indians at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 3
@BAL 0 CHW 14
MIN 4 NYY 3
@DET 2 KCR 3
CLE 2 OAK 6
TEX 3 SEA 6
ANA 4 TBD 4
TOR 3 FLA 6
@ATL 4 PHI 5
@CIN 3
(10) PHI 5
@CIN 4
(11) COL 15
ARI 8 SFG 3
@MIL 1 NYM 6
MON 3
(11) CHC 4
@PIT 2 LAD 5
@SDP 3 HOU 6
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 15,448

Saturday, September 21, 2002
Time of Game: 2:57

Indians

69-86

Lost 1

3rd, 20½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  1   1  0  0    2 12  0
Royals          0  0  0   0  1  0   1  0  1    3  8  0

W: J Grimsley (4-6), L: T Mulholland (3-2)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Royals

60-95

Won 1

4th, 29½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Crisp CF                    4   0   2   0    1   0  .240  .680   15    5   0   3B
B Phillips 2B                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .301   13    2   2   
B Selby LF-3B                 5   2   2   2    0   0  .223  .707   17    2   1   2·HR,GDP
J Thome DH                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .298 1.096   13    0   0   
K Garcia RF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .301  .902   14    2   0   CS,GDP
J Bard C                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .694    6    2   0   
  V Martinez PH-C             1   0   1   0    1   0  .190  .417   24    2   0   
G LaRocca 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .262  .711   10    1   2   
  L Stevens PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .203  .680    4    0   0   
  C Magruder LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .619         0   0   
B Broussard 1B                4   0   2   0    0   0  .245  .694   11    6   0   
J McDonald SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .257  .627   12    4   0   

C Lee P                                                                  0   1
  D Riske P                                                              0   1
  C Sadler P                                                             0   0
  M Wohlers P                                                            0   0
  T Mulholland P                                                         0   0
Totals                       36   2  12   2    3   3              139   26   7

BATTING

3B: C Crisp (2, off R Hernandez).

HR: B Selby 2 (6, 2 off R Hernandez; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: B Selby 8; C Crisp 4; J Thome 2; B Broussard 2; G LaRocca; V Martinez; K Garcia; J McDonald.

GIDP: B Selby (4); K Garcia (6).

RBI: B Selby 2 (20).

2-out RBI: B Selby.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

BASERUNNING

CS: K Garcia (3, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by J Affeldt).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch LF                3   1   1   0    1   1  .216  .593   17    3   0   2B,SH
C Beltran CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .840   13    0   0   SH
M Sweeney DH                  3   1   2   1    2   0  .344  .995   20    0   0   SB,2·IW
R Ibanez RF-1B                5   0   1   0    0   1  .290  .874   13    3   0   SB
J Randa 3B                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .284  .773   22    2   5   IW
K Pellow 1B                   2   0   1   0    1   1  .271  .729   12    9   1   SB
  M Tucker PH-RF              2   0   1   1    0   0  .244  .735    7    0   0   
A Berroa SS                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .250  .741   14    3   5   
N Perez 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .236  .563   10    3   4   2B
  A Guiel PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .229  .614    3    0   0   
  C Febles 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .673         0   0   
A Hinch C                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .246  .720   14    3   0   

R Hernandez P                                                            1   0
  J Affeldt P                                                            0   1
  J Grimsley P                                                           0   0
Totals                       32   3   8   2    8   4              145   27  16

BATTING

2B: C Knoblauch (9, off T Mulholland); N Perez (20, off C Lee).

SH: C Knoblauch (2, off C Lee); C Beltran (3, off T Mulholland).

IBB: J Randa (1, by T Mulholland); M Sweeney 2 (10, by C Lee, by T Mulholland).

TB: M Sweeney 2; N Perez 2; C Knoblauch 2; A Hinch; R Ibanez; M Tucker; K Pellow.

RBI: M Tucker (50); M Sweeney (84).

2-out RBI: M Tucker.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. N Perez-K Pellow; N Perez-A Berroa-K Pellow.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Pellow (1, 2nd base off C Lee/J Bard); R Ibanez (5, 2nd base off M Wohlers/V Martinez); M Sweeney (8, 3rd base off M Wohlers/V Martinez).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Lee                          5     4   1   1    4   2   0   1.74   23   79-47   30· 7·10    5· 8· 4· 0     53    -     1.35   0.16
D Riske                        1.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   5.67    5   21-13    8· 3· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.45   0.13
C Sadler, H (4)                0.1   2   1   1    0   0   0   5.29    3    7-5     3· 0· 2    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.41  -0.03
M Wohlers, BS (4)              1.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   4.87    5   17-9     6· 1· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          2-1    2.28  -0.01
T Mulholland, L (3-2)          0.2   2   1   1    2   0   0   5.70    6   17-7     4· 1· 2    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    4.30  -0.34
Totals                         8.2   8   3   3    8   4   0          42  141-81   51·12·18    9·13· 8· 0          2-1

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
R Hernandez                    6.2  10   2   2    2   0   2   4.41   30   96-59   39· 5·15   15· 6· 5· 2     44    -     1.27   0.12
J Affeldt                      0.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   4.50    3   17-9     5· 1· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.65   0.02
J Grimsley, W (4-6)            1.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   3.78    6   18-15    6· 7· 2    4· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.24   0.27
Totals                         9    12   2   2    3   3   2          39  131-83   50·13·20   20· 6· 5· 2          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: M Wohlers (7); R Hernandez (2).

IBB: C Lee (1; M Sweeney); T Mulholland 2 (3; M Sweeney, J Randa).

PO: J Affeldt (3; K Garcia, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Mike DiMuro, 3B - Ed Montague.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 15,448.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 79° F, Wind 5mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Kansas City Royals                   
1. C Crisp              CF    1. C Knoblauch          LF 
2. B Phillips           2B    2. C Beltran            CF 
3. B Selby              LF    3. M Sweeney            DH 
4. J Thome              DH    4. R Ibanez             RF 
5. K Garcia             RF    5. J Randa              3B 
6. J Bard               C     6. K Pellow             1B 
7. G LaRocca            3B    7. A Berroa             SS 
8. B Broussard          1B    8. N Perez              2B 
9. J McDonald           SS    9. A Hinch              C  

   C Lee                P        R Hernandez          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  2-2  123  4   33% 100% M Tucker        T Mulholland    Single to LF (Line Drive); Knoblauch Scores; Sweeney to 3B; Randa to 2B
   b 7   2  2-1  12-  2   20%  57% J Randa         M Wohlers       Sweeney Steals 3B; Ibanez Steals 2B; Sweeney Scores/Wild Pitch; Ibanez to 3B
   t 7   2  1-1  ---  5  -20%  38% B Selby         R Hernandez     Home Run
   b 9   1  2-2  1-3  2  -18%  65% R Ibanez        T Mulholland    Popfly: 2B
   b 9   0  2-2  ---  2   17%  82% C Knoblauch     T Mulholland    Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Runelvys Hernandez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   47%  C Crisp         Single to P (Bunt)
   O      1--  1   50%  B Phillips      Flyball: LF
   OO     1--  4   55%  B Selby         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cliff Lee facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  C Knoblauch     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   51%  C Beltran       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  M Sweeney       Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Runelvys Hernandez facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   46%  J Thome         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   50%  K Garcia        Popfly: SS
   O      1--  2   52%  J Bard          Groundout: 3B-1B; Thome to 2B
   O      -2-  3   56%  G LaRocca       Lineout: P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cliff Lee facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   53%  R Ibanez        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   51%  J Randa         Flyball: RF
          ---  3   52%  K Pellow        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   50%  A Berroa        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Runelvys Hernandez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   53%  B Broussard     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   55%  J McDonald      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   52%  C Crisp         Triple (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      --3  2   56%  B Phillips      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cliff Lee facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   62%  N Perez         Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          -2-  4   65%  A Hinch         Walk
   O      12-  2   65%  C Knoblauch     Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Perez to 3B; Hinch to 2B
   O      -23  3   57%  C Beltran       Popfly: 2B
          -23  4   58%  M Sweeney       Intentional Walk
   O      123  2   50%  R Ibanez        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Runelvys Hernandez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   53%  B Selby         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   55%  J Thome         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   53%  K Garcia        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      52%  J Bard          Wild Pitch; Garcia to 2B
   O      -2-  3   56%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cliff Lee facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   54%  J Randa         Lineout: SS
          ---  5   57%  K Pellow        Walk
   O      1--  1   53%  A Berroa        Flyball: LF
          1--      54%  N Perez         Pellow Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   50%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Runelvys Hernandez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   53%  G LaRocca       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   56%  B Broussard     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   54%  J McDonald      Single (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   51%  C Crisp         Walk; McDonald to 2B
   O      12-  3   57%  B Phillips      Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Crisp to 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cliff Lee facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   62%  A Hinch         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
          1--  6   68%  C Knoblauch     Walk; Hinch to 2B
   O      12-  5   65%  C Beltran       Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Hinch to 3B
   R      1-3  6   73%  M Sweeney       Single (Ground Ball); Hinch Scores; Knoblauch to 2B
   O      12-  3   69%  R Ibanez        Popfly: SS
   O      12-  3   64%  J Randa         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Runelvys Hernandez facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  3   50%  B Selby         Home Run
          ---  4   45%  J Thome         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   OO     1--  1   56%  K Garcia        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  Victor Martinez pinch hits for Josh Bard batting 6th
          ---  9   54%  V Martinez      Walk
          1--  2   52%  G LaRocca       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Martinez to 2B
          12-  2   47%  B Broussard     Single to RF (Line Drive); Martinez to 3B; LaRocca to 2B
   O      123  1   58%  J McDonald      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, David Riske facing 6-7-8
                  David Riske replaces Cliff Lee pitching; Victor Martinez moves to C
   O      ---  4   55%  K Pellow        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   58%  A Berroa        Walk
   O      1--  4   54%  N Perez         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  5   50%  A Hinch         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 1.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Runelvys Hernandez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   54%  C Crisp         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   57%  B Phillips      Flyball: 3B
   R      ---  5   38%  B Selby         Home Run
                  Jeremy Affeldt replaces Runelvys Hernandez pitching
   O      ---  4   39%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, David Riske facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   34%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: CF
                  Carl Sadler replaces David Riske pitching
   O      ---  1   30%  C Beltran       Popfly: SS
          ---  4   33%  M Sweeney       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   37%  R Ibanez        Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Sweeney to 2B
                  Mark Wohlers replaces Carl Sadler pitching
   R      12-      57%  J Randa         Sweeney Steals 3B; Ibanez Steals 2B; Sweeney Scores/Wild Pitch; Ibanez to 3B
   O      --3  6   50%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 2.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Jeremy Affeldt facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   43%  K Garcia        Walk
   O      1--      55%  V Martinez      Garcia Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
          ---  8   50%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
                  Jason Grimsley replaces Jeremy Affeldt pitching; Lee Stevens pinch hits for Greg LaRocca batting 7th
   O      1--  4   56%  L Stevens       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   52%  B Broussard     Single (Ground Ball); Martinez to 2B
   O      12-  4   62%  J McDonald      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Martinez to 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Mark Wohlers facing 6-7-8
                  Bill Selby moves to 3B; Chris Magruder replaces Lee Stevens playing LF batting 7th; Michael Tucker pinch hits for Kit Pellow batting 6th
   O      ---  3   57%  M Tucker        Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   62%  A Berroa        Walk
                  Aaron Guiel pinch hits for Neifi Perez batting 8th
   O      1--  3   56%  A Guiel         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   50%  A Hinch         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 2.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Jason Grimsley facing 1-2-3
                  Raul Ibanez moves to 1B; Carlos Febles replaces Aaron Guiel playing 2B batting 8th; Michael Tucker moves to RF
   O      ---  2   57%  C Crisp         Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   62%  B Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   66%  B Selby         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Terry Mulholland facing 1-2-3
                  Terry Mulholland replaces Mark Wohlers pitching
          ---  2   82%  C Knoblauch     Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   84%  C Beltran       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Knoblauch to 3B
          --3  4   83%  M Sweeney       Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  2   65%  R Ibanez        Popfly: 2B
          1-3  4   67%  J Randa         Intentional Walk; Sweeney to 2B
   R      123  4  100%  M Tucker        Single to LF (Line Drive); Knoblauch Scores; Sweeney to 3B; Randa to 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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