May 20, 2004 Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 6
@ANA 2 CHW 10
@MIN 3 OAK 3
DET 2 SEA 11
BAL 0 TBD 9
BOS 6 TEX 6
KCR 3 ATL 5
ARI 1 SFG 5
@CHC 3
(10) CIN 3
COL 1 FLA 6
HOU 2 MIL 3
@MON 2 STL 11
@NYM 4 PHI 4
LAD 0 PIT 9
SDP 7

Standings at end of play this day

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Attendance: 25,149

Thursday, May 20, 2004, 7:07PM
Time of Game: 2:50

Royals

13-25

Lost 1

5th, 10 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          2  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    3 11  1
Rangers         0  5  1   0  0  0   0  0  X    6 12  1

W: K Rogers (6-2), L: D May (1-6), S: F Cordero (13)

Rangers

23-17

Won 1

2nd, 2½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Berroa SS                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .215  .542   16    3   5   SF
C Beltran CF                  5   0   1   0    0   2  .284  .978   14    2   0   2B
M Sweeney DH                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .788   24    0   0   
J Gonzalez RF                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .280  .779   17    2   0   
K Harvey 1B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .320  .816    8    5   1   
J Randa 3B                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .284  .761   14    1   0   HBP
B Santiago C                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .252  .665   11    7   1   
M Lopez 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .121  .406   15    1   0   
A Brown LF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .273  .546   11    2   0   

D May P                                                                  0   0
  S Sullivan P                                                           1   0
  C Leskanic P                                                           0   1
  S Camp P                                                               0   0
  D Reyes P                                                              0   0
  N Field P                                                              0   0
Totals                       36   3  11   3    1   5              130   24   8

BATTING

2B: C Beltran (10, off K Rogers).

SF: A Berroa (1, off K Rogers).

HBP: J Randa (3, by K Rogers).

TB: K Harvey 2; C Beltran 2; A Brown 2; M Sweeney; B Santiago; J Gonzalez; A Berroa; M Lopez; J Randa.

RBI: J Randa (16); A Berroa (7); B Santiago (11).

2-out RBI: B Santiago; J Randa.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Harvey-A Berroa-S Sullivan.

E: J Randa (6).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Young SS                    4   0   2   0    1   1  .360  .995   32    1   5   2B
H Blalock 3B                  4   1   1   2    1   2  .292  .948   18    0   1   HR
A Soriano 2B                  4   0   1   0    1   0  .297  .802   18    4   1   2B
H Perry 1B                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .254  .698   20    7   0   
K Mench DH                    4   2   2   1    0   0  .294  .824   10    0   0   HR
E Young LF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .297  .760    9    2   1   SB,CS,GDP
B Jordan RF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .109  .400   18    3   0   
L Nix CF                      4   1   1   0    0   1  .315  .963   12    4   0   
G Laird C                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .307  .726         1   0   
  R Barajas C                 4   1   3   3    0   0  .326 1.006   12    5   0   2·2B

K Rogers P                                                               0   0
  C Almanzar P                                                           0   1
  F Cordero P                                                            0   0
Totals                       35   6  12   6    5   5              149   27   9

BATTING

2B: M Young (10, off D May); R Barajas 2 (6, off S Camp, off D May); A Soriano (12, off D May).

HR: H Blalock (12, off D May; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); K Mench (5, off D May; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: R Barajas 5; K Mench 5; H Blalock 4; M Young 3; E Young 2; A Soriano 2; L Nix.

GIDP: E Young (3).

RBI: R Barajas 3 (11); H Blalock 2 (32); K Mench (20).

2-out RBI: H Blalock 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 15.

FIELDING

E: M Young (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: E Young (4, 2nd base off C Leskanic/B Santiago).

CS: E Young (5, 2nd base by D May/B Santiago).

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 (1-6)                 4     8   6   3    2   3   2   5.76   22   78-48   31· 5·12    4· 9· 4· 0     29    -     0.91  -0.40
S Sullivan                     2     2   0   0    1   1   0   3.72    8   27-18   12· 4· 2    3· 2· 1· 0          2-0    0.53   0.09
C Leskanic                     1     1   0   0    1   0   0  10.45    5   22-12    9· 0· 3    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.27   0.02
S Camp                         0     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.97    2    7-3     2· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.14  -0.02
D Reyes                        0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.18    1    4-3     1· 2· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.14   0.01
N Field                        0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.76    2    5-4     3· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.26   0.02
Totals                         8    12   6   3    5   5   2          40  143-88   58·11·19   10·14· 6· 0          6-0

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Rogers, W (6-2)              6.2  10   3   3    1   4   0   3.38   31  105-63   42· 4·17    9·11· 5· 0     45    -     1.18   0.10
C Almanzar, H (5)              1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.74    5   14-11    6· 0· 5    3· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.85   0.08
F Cordero, S (13)              1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.30    3   11-8     2· 2· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.04
Totals                         9    11   3   3    1   5   0          39  130-82   50· 6·26   14·13· 5· 0          1-0

D May faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.
S Camp faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: S Camp (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: K Rogers (5; J Randa).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - Mike Fichter, 2B - Ted Barrett, 3B - Alfonso Marquez.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 25,149.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 85° F, Wind 16mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Texas Rangers                        
1. A Berroa             SS    1. M Young              SS 
2. C Beltran            CF    2. H Blalock            3B 
3. M Sweeney            DH    3. A Soriano            2B 
4. J Gonzalez           RF    4. H Perry              1B 
5. K Harvey             1B    5. K Mench              DH 
6. J Randa              3B    6. E Young              LF 
7. B Santiago           C     7. B Jordan             RF 
8. M Lopez              2B    8. L Nix                CF 
9. A Brown              LF    9. G Laird              C  

   D May                P        K Rogers             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  2-0  123  3   20%  66% R Barajas       D May           Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Mench Scores; Young Scores/unER; Nix Scores
   b 2   2  2-3  -2-  1   15%  78% H Blalock       D May           Home Run (Fly Ball); Barajas Scores/unER; Blalock Scores/unER
   t 1   2  0-0  123  2   -8%  40% J Randa         K Rogers        Hit By Pitch; Berroa Scores; Gonzalez to 3B; Harvey to 2B
   t 4   2  6-3  123  4    8%  84% M Sweeney       K Rogers        Popfly: 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  123  1    7%  48% K Harvey        K Rogers        Single/runner struck by batted ball and is out (Ground Ball); Berroa stays at 3B; Sweeney out at 3B/SS; Gonzalez to 2B; Harvey to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kenny Rogers facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   47%  A Berroa        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   50%  C Beltran       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  3   47%  M Sweeney       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Berroa to 2B
          12-  4   41%  J Gonzalez      Walk; Berroa to 3B; Sweeney to 2B
   O      123  1   48%  K Harvey        Single/runner struck by batted ball and is out (Ground Ball); Berroa stays at 3B; Sweeney out at 3B/SS; Gonzalez to 2B; Harvey to 1B
   R      123  2   40%  J Randa         Hit By Pitch; Berroa Scores; Gonzalez to 3B; Harvey to 2B
   RO     123  6   37%  B Santiago      Single to LF (Line Drive); Gonzalez Scores; Harvey out at Hm/LF-C; Randa to 2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Darrell May facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   43%  M Young         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  4   39%  H Blalock       Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  2   36%  A Soriano       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Young to 3B
   O      --3  4   32%  H Perry         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Kenny Rogers facing 8-9-1
                  Rod Barajas replaces Gerald Laird playing C batting 9th
   O      ---  5   34%  M Lopez         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   35%  A Brown         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   36%  A Berroa        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Darrell May facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   40%  K Mench         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   46%  E Young         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Mench to 2B
   O      12-  2   40%  B Jordan        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          12-  1   47%  L Nix           Single to RF (Line Drive); Mench to 3B; Young to 2B
   RRR    123  3   66%  R Barajas       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Mench Scores; Young Scores/unER; Nix Scores
   O      -2-  6   63%  M Young         Strikeout Swinging
   RR     -2-  1   78%  H Blalock       Home Run (Fly Ball); Barajas Scores/unER; Blalock Scores/unER
          ---  6   79%  A Soriano       Walk
   O      1--  1   77%  H Perry         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 5.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Kenny Rogers facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   72%  C Beltran       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  6   76%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   79%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
   O      -2-  4   82%  K Harvey        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Darrell May facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  2   88%  K Mench         Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  1   89%  E Young         Single to P/Bunt
   O      1--  4   88%  B Jordan        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--      86%  L Nix           Young Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  4   86%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 6.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-6, Kenny Rogers facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   83%  J Randa         Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   86%  B Santiago      Flyball: CF
          1--  1   82%  M Lopez         Single to LF (Line Drive); Randa to 2B
          12-  2   77%  A Brown         Single to RF (Line Drive); Randa to 3B; Lopez to 2B
   RO     123  2   80%  A Berroa        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Randa Scores
          12-  2   77%  C Beltran       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Lopez to 3B; Brown to 2B
   O      123  4   84%  M Sweeney       Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Darrell May facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   83%  R Barajas       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  5   82%  M Young         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   81%  H Blalock       Popfly: SS (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 6.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-6, Kenny Rogers facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  8   84%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   86%  K Harvey        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   87%  J Randa         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Darrell May facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   90%  A Soriano       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          -2-  7   91%  H Perry         Walk
                  Scott Sullivan replaces Darrell May pitching
   O      12-  2   90%  K Mench         Lineout: RF; Soriano to 3B
   OO     1-3  1   84%  E Young         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 6.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-6, Kenny Rogers facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   87%  B Santiago      Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
   O      ---  6   89%  M Lopez         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   87%  A Brown         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   90%  A Berroa        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Scott Sullivan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   89%  B Jordan        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   88%  L Nix           Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   89%  R Barajas       Single to LF (Fly Ball)
          1--  8   89%  M Young         Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Barajas to 2B
          12-  6   90%  H Blalock       Walk; Barajas to 3B; Young to 2B
   O      123  3   88%  A Soriano       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 6.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-6, Kenny Rogers facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   90%  C Beltran       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   92%  M Sweeney       Popfly: 2B (Short RF Line)
          ---  4   91%  J Gonzalez      Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  Carlos Almanzar replaces Kenny Rogers pitching
          1--  2   88%  K Harvey        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Gonzalez to 2B
   O      12-  5   93%  J Randa         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Curt Leskanic facing 4-5-6
                  Curt Leskanic replaces Scott Sullivan pitching
   O      ---  5   92%  H Perry         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   92%  K Mench         Flyball: CF
          ---  5   92%  E Young         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      93%  B Jordan        Young Steals 2B
          -2-  8   93%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1   91%  L Nix           Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 6.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-6, Carlos Almanzar facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   94%  B Santiago      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   96%  M Lopez         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   97%  A Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Shawn Camp facing 9-1-2
                  Shawn Camp replaces Curt Leskanic pitching
          ---  1   98%  R Barajas       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  6   99%  M Young         Walk, Wild Pitch; Barajas to 3B
                  Dennys Reyes replaces Shawn Camp pitching
   O      1-3  4   98%  H Blalock       Strikeout Swinging
                  Nate Field replaces Dennys Reyes pitching
   O      1-3  2   97%  A Soriano       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      1-3  3   96%  H Perry         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 6.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-6, Francisco Cordero facing 1-2-3
                  Francisco Cordero replaces Carlos Almanzar pitching
   O      ---  2   98%  A Berroa        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  C Beltran       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  M Sweeney       Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation