September 24, 2002 Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 4
@CHW 2 KCR 17
DET 2 MIN 4
CLE 3 NYY 6
TBD 0 SEA 8
OAK 7 TEX 2
ANA 1 TOR 11
BAL 1 CIN 1
@CHC 0 MIL 3
@HOU 1 COL 1
@LAD 0 FLA 9
@MON 6 PHI 5
ATL 3 PIT 6
NYM 3 SFG 12
SDP 3 STL 3
ARI 2

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 9,878

Tuesday, September 24, 2002
Time of Game: 3:10

Tigers

54-102

Lost 6

5th, 36 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  1   1  0  0   0  0  0    2  6  4
Royals          0  1  3   0  4  5   0  4  X   17 15  0

W: M Asencio (4-7), L: S Loux (0-3)

Royals

61-96

Won 1

4th, 29½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Torres CF                   3   1   0   0    2   2  .192  .517   27    2   0   
O Infante SS                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .370  .885   12    2   3   
R Fick RF                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .270  .763   14    3   0   2B,GDP
  C Monroe PR-RF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
C Pena 1B                     2   0   0   0    2   0  .243  .773   19    8   0   GDP
M Rivera C                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .234  .601   17    7   0   
E Munson DH                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .191  .569   14    0   0   
S Halter 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   2  .241  .705   16    0   2   
D Easley 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .223  .667    9    0   1   
  H Bocachica 2B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .671    1    0   1   
G Lombard LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .718   17    2   0   

S Loux P                                                                 0   1
  B Powell P                                                             0   0
  M Anderson P                                                           0   0
  E Eckenstahler P                                                       0   0
  J Farnsworth P                                                         0   0
Totals                       31   2   6   1    6   9              146   24   8

BATTING

2B: R Fick (36, off M Asencio).

TB: R Fick 3; M Rivera; O Infante; S Halter; E Munson.

GIDP: C Pena (7); R Fick (17).

RBI: S Halter (36).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: M Rivera (2); S Halter (20); O Infante 2 (4).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch LF                5   1   1   1    0   1  .214  .597   16    3   0   HR
  R Bukvich P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Guiel PH-RF               1   1   1   3    0   0  .233  .633    4    0   0   HR
C Beltran CF                  4   3   1   0    2   1  .272  .839   22    2   0   
  J Hill P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Sweeney 1B                  2   2   1   1    1   0  .347 1.001   11    5   0   2B,HBP
  K Pellow 1B                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .713    3    4   0   
R Ibanez RF-LF                3   3   1   2    2   2  .291  .884   29    1   0   HR
J Randa 3B                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .282  .768   16    0   0   
  L Ordaz 3B                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .225  .561    2    0   0   
M Tucker DH-2B                5   2   3   2    0   1  .248  .738   15    0   0   
A Berroa SS                   5   1   0   1    0   0  .228  .681   19    3   3   
B Mayne C                     3   0   2   2    0   0  .237  .622   16    8   0   SF
  D Wathan C                  1   1   1   1    0   0 1.000 3.000    5    1   0   2B
C Febles 2B                   4   0   2   2    0   0  .245  .682   23    0   2   
  B Berger LF-CF              1   1   0   0    0   0  .201  .643    6    0   0   

M Asencio P                                                              0   0
  M MacDougal P                                                          0   0
Totals                       40  17  15  16    5   6              187   27   5

BATTING

2B: D Wathan (1, off J Farnsworth); M Sweeney (31, off S Loux).

HR: C Knoblauch (6, off S Loux; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); R Ibanez (24, off S Loux; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); A Guiel (4, off J Farnsworth; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: B Mayne (4, off M Anderson).

HBP: M Sweeney (6, by M Anderson).

TB: R Ibanez 4; C Knoblauch 4; A Guiel 4; M Tucker 3; C Febles 2; M Sweeney 2; B Mayne 2; D Wathan 2; C Beltran; J Randa; L Ordaz.

RBI: A Guiel 3 (37); B Mayne 2 (30); M Tucker 2 (52); C Febles 2 (26); R Ibanez 2 (103); J Randa (75); C Knoblauch (22); A Berroa (4); D Wathan (1); M Sweeney (86).

2-out RBI: A Guiel 3; C Febles 2; R Ibanez 2; B Mayne.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 7 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Febles-A Berroa-K Pellow; C Febles-A Berroa-M Sweeney.

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Loux, L (0-3)                4     5   6   5    3   1   2   9.00   21   91-45   29· 2·14    8· 5· 2· 2     28    -     0.80  -0.29
B Powell                       1     3   2   2    1   2   0   4.95    7   24-14    5· 5· 4    2· 2· 0· 0          1-1    0.41  -0.07
M Anderson                     0.2   2   5   3    1   0   0   9.00    7   26-18   12· 1· 5    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.07  -0.02
E Eckenstahler                 1.1   1   0   0    0   3   0   2.35    5   17-14    6· 5· 3    0· 1· 1· 0          1-1    0.00   0.00
J Farnsworth                   1     4   4   4    0   0   1   5.87    7   25-17   13· 0· 4    2· 1· 3· 1          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    15  17  14    5   6   3          47  183-108  65·13·30   14·10· 8· 3          2-2

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
M Asencio, W (4-7)             5     5   2   2    5   5   0   5.11   24   88-48   25· 8·15    6· 5· 3· 0     49    -     1.36   0.11
M MacDougal                    2     1   0   0    1   3   0   4.15    7   33-19    9· 3· 7    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.09   0.02
R Bukvich                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   6.00    3   13-8     5· 0· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
J Hill                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.26    3   12-8     4· 1· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     6   2   2    6   9   0          37  146-83   43·12·28    9· 9· 4· 0           -

S Loux faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: S Loux (1); B Powell (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: M Anderson (1; M Sweeney).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Laz Diaz, 1B - Angel Hernandez, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Larry Vanover.

Time of Game: 3:10.

Attendance: 9,878.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 10mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Kansas City Royals                   
1. A Torres             CF    1. C Knoblauch          LF 
2. O Infante            SS    2. C Beltran            CF 
3. R Fick               RF    3. M Sweeney            1B 
4. C Pena               1B    4. R Ibanez             RF 
5. M Rivera             C     5. J Randa              3B 
6. E Munson             DH    6. M Tucker             DH 
7. S Halter             3B    7. A Berroa             SS 
8. D Easley             2B    8. B Mayne              C  
9. G Lombard            LF    9. C Febles             2B 

   S Loux               P        M Asencio            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  1-2  1--  3   17%  80% R Ibanez        S Loux          Home Run; Beltran Scores
   b 3   1  1-1  ---  5   11%  64% C Knoblauch     S Loux          Home Run
   t 3   0  1-0  1--  3   -9%  47% O Infante       M Asencio       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Torres to 3B
   t 4   2  4-2  123  1    9%  77% O Infante       M Asencio       Lineout: SS
   t 4   0  4-1  1--  3   -9%  67% E Munson        M Asencio       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Rivera to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Miguel Asencio facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  A Torres        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   54%  O Infante       Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   52%  R Fick          Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  5   51%  C Pena          Walk
   O      12-  3   55%  M Rivera        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Loux facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   51%  C Beltran       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   52%  M Sweeney       Walk
   O      1--  5   50%  R Ibanez        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Miguel Asencio facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   46%  E Munson        Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  S Halter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   53%  D Easley        Popfly: 1B
   O      1--  3   56%  G Lombard       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Loux facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   53%  J Randa         Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   57%  M Tucker        Reached on E2 (throw to 1B) (Bunt to Front of Home); Tucker to 2B
   R      -2-      63%  A Berroa        Wild Pitch; Tucker Scores/Adv on E5/unER
   O      ---  6   61%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   60%  B Mayne         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Miguel Asencio facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   56%  A Torres        Walk
          1--  3   47%  O Infante       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Torres to 3B
   ROO    1-3  3   55%  R Fick          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Torres Scores
   O      ---  5   56%  C Pena          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Shane Loux facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   53%  C Febles        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  5   64%  C Knoblauch     Home Run
          ---  5   66%  C Beltran       Walk
   O      1--  4   63%  M Sweeney       Popfly: SS
   RR     1--  3   80%  R Ibanez        Home Run; Beltran Scores
   O      ---  7   79%  J Randa         Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 4.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Miguel Asencio facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   76%  M Rivera        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
          1--  3   67%  E Munson        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Rivera to 3B
   R      1-3  2   60%  S Halter        Single to RF (Line Drive); Rivera Scores; Munson to 2B
   O      12-  3   67%  D Easley        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      12-  7   72%  G Lombard       Flyball: LF
          12-  5   68%  A Torres        Walk; Munson to 3B; Halter to 2B
   O      123  1   77%  O Infante       Lineout: SS
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Shane Loux facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   80%  M Tucker        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      1--  2   77%  A Berroa        Popfly: SS
          1--  4   80%  B Mayne         Single to CF (Line Drive); Tucker to 2B
   O      12-  5   78%  C Febles        Groundout: SS-1B; Tucker to 3B; Mayne to 2B
   O      -23  3   73%  C Knoblauch     Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 4.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, Miguel Asencio facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   76%  R Fick          Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   73%  C Pena          Walk
   O      1--  6   77%  M Rivera        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   80%  E Munson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Shane Loux facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   82%  C Beltran       Walk
   R      1--  2   90%  M Sweeney       Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Beltran Scores
                  Brian Powell replaces Shane Loux pitching
          -2-  6   92%  R Ibanez        Walk; Sweeney to 3B/Wild Pitch
   R      1-3  1   94%  J Randa         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Sweeney Scores; Ibanez to 2B
   O      12-  5   93%  M Tucker        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   92%  A Berroa        Flyball: RF
   R      12-  1   95%  B Mayne         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Ibanez Scores; Randa to 2B
   R      12-  6   97%  C Febles        Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short CF); Randa Scores; Mayne to 3B
   O      1-3  3   97%  C Knoblauch     Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 8.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-8, Mike MacDougal facing 7-8-9
                  Mike MacDougal replaces Miguel Asencio pitching
   O      ---  7   97%  S Halter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   98%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   98%  G Lombard       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-2, Matt Anderson facing 2-3-4
                  Matt Anderson replaces Brian Powell pitching
          ---  3   98%  C Beltran       Single (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   99%  M Sweeney       Hit By Pitch; Beltran to 2B
          12- 10   99%  R Ibanez        Walk; Beltran to 3B; Sweeney to 2B
   O      123  3   99%  J Randa         Lineout: RF
   RR     123  1  100%  M Tucker        Single to LF (Line Drive); Beltran Scores; Sweeney Scores; Ibanez to 3B
   R      1-3  3  100%  A Berroa        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Ibanez Scores; Tucker to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw); Berroa to 2B
   RO     -23  5  100%  B Mayne         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Tucker Scores/unER
                  Eric Eckenstahler replaces Matt Anderson pitching
   R      -2-  5  100%  C Febles        Single to LF (Line Drive); Berroa Scores/unER
   O      1--  1  100%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: RF
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 13.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-13, Mike MacDougal facing 1-2-3
                  Kit Pellow replaces Mike Sweeney playing 1B batting 3rd; Luis Ordaz replaces Joe Randa playing 3B batting 5th
   O      ---  5  100%  A Torres        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5  100%  O Infante       Walk
          1--  5  100%  R Fick          Single to RF (Line Drive); Infante to 3B
                  Craig Monroe pinch runs for Robert Fick batting 3rd
   OO     1-3  4  100%  C Pena          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 13.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 13-2, Eric Eckenstahler facing 2-3-4
                  Hiram Bocachica replaces Damion Easley playing 2B batting 8th; Craig Monroe moves to RF
   O      ---  3  100%  C Beltran       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  K Pellow        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  R Ibanez        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 13.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-13, Ryan Bukvich facing 5-6-7
                  Ryan Bukvich replaces Chuck Knoblauch pitching and batting 1st; Dusty Wathan replaces Brent Mayne playing C batting 8th; Michael Tucker moves to 2B (team loses DH); Brandon Berger replaces Carlos Febles playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---  5  100%  M Rivera        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5  100%  E Munson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3  100%  S Halter        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 13.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 13-2, Jeff Farnsworth facing 5-6-7
                  Jeff Farnsworth replaces Eric Eckenstahler pitching
          ---  2  100%  L Ordaz         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3  100%  M Tucker        Single to RF (Line Drive); Ordaz to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  A Berroa        Foul Flyball: LF
   R      12-  5  100%  D Wathan        Double to RF (Line Drive); Ordaz Scores; Tucker to 3B
   O      -23  6  100%  B Berger        Fielder's Choice 3B; Tucker out at Hm/3B-C; Berger to 1B
                  Aaron Guiel pinch hits for Ryan Bukvich batting 1st
   RRR    12-  4  100%  A Guiel         Home Run; Wathan Scores; Berger Scores
   O      ---  3  100%  C Beltran       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 17.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-17, Jeremy Hill facing 8-9-1
                  Jeremy Hill replaces Carlos Beltran pitching and batting 2nd; Raul Ibanez moves to LF; Brandon Berger moves to CF; Aaron Guiel moves to RF
   O      ---  1  100%  H Bocachica     Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  4  100%  G Lombard       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7  100%  A Torres        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 17.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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