September 3, 1996 Kansas City Royals at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 10
BAL 2 CHW 6
DET 4 MIL 8
CLE 2 OAK 10
NYY 9 SEA 11
BOS 9 TEX 9
MIN 7 KCR 5
@TOR 2 CIN 5
ATL 1 CHC 11
@FLA 3 MON 9
SFG 2 LAD 7
@NYM 6 PHI 8
SDP 2 STL 12
HOU 3

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 25,729

Tuesday, September 3, 1996, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:30

Royals

65-75

Won 4

5th, 17 GB

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

W: K Appier (12-10), L: P Hentgen (17-8)

Blue Jays

63-76

Lost 5

4th, 14½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Offerman 1B                 4   0   1   0    1   1  .290  .776   20    6   0   
T Goodwin LF                  5   1   2   0    0   1  .280  .660   18    1   0   CS
K Lockhart 2B                 5   0   1   0    0   2  .275  .722   24    4   4   
M Macfarlane C                4   1   1   0    0   0  .264  .814   16   11   0   
C Paquette SS                 4   1   1   0    0   2  .268  .781   14    2   3   
J Nunnally RF                 4   1   2   4    0   1  .184  .737   13    0   0   HR,2B
M Sweeney DH                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .282  .740   14    0   0   
J Damon CF                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .272  .688    8    3   0   2B
J Randa 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .289  .751   16    0   1   

K Appier P                                                               0   0
Totals                       38   5  12   5    1   7              143   27   8

BATTING

2B: J Nunnally (2, off P Hentgen); J Damon (20, off P Hentgen).

HR: J Nunnally (4, off P Hentgen; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

TB: J Nunnally 6; J Damon 3; T Goodwin 2; M Sweeney; C Paquette; M Macfarlane; J Randa; K Lockhart; J Offerman.

RBI: J Nunnally 4 (13); J Damon (48).

2-out RBI: J Nunnally.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Randa-K Lockhart-J Offerman; C Paquette-K Lockhart-J Offerman; K Lockhart-J Offerman.

BASERUNNING

CS: T Goodwin (19, 2nd base by P Hentgen/C O'Brien).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    3   1   2   0    1   1  .276  .680   15    4   0   2·SB
S Green RF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .282  .802   12    2   0   
J Carter LF                   4   0   2   1    0   2  .254  .797   18    1   0   2B
J Olerud 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .896   19   11   0   GDP
E Sprague 3B                  3   0   0   1    0   2  .246  .833   19    0   1   SF
C Delgado DH                  4   0   1   0    0   3  .276  .861   14    0   0   
C O'Brien C                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .239  .757   11    7   1   GDP
A Gonzalez SS                 2   0   0   0    1   1  .246  .707   15    2   2   
T Perez 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .618    7    0   1   

P Hentgen P                                                              0   3
  P Quantrill P                                                          0   1
Totals                       31   2   7   2    2  12              130   27   9

BATTING

2B: J Carter (32, off K Appier).

SF: E Sprague (7, off K Appier).

TB: J Carter 3; O Nixon 2; C Delgado; S Green; J Olerud.

GIDP: C O'Brien (8); J Olerud (10).

RBI: J Carter (98); E Sprague (86).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

BASERUNNING

SB: O Nixon 2 (51, 3rd base off K Appier/M Macfarlane, 2nd base off K Appier/M Macfarlane).

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
K Appier, W (12-10)            9     7   2   2    2  12   0   3.31   34  123-89   43·25·21    6· 7· 7· 0     75    -     1.07   0.34
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2  12   0          34  123-89   43·25·21    6· 7· 7· 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, L (17-8)            8    11   5   5    1   6   1   3.41   35  120-72   45·11·16   10· 9· 9· 0     45    -     1.44  -0.17
P Quantrill                    1     1   0   0    0   1   0   5.29    4   20-13    9· 1· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.19   0.01
Totals                         9    12   5   5    1   7   1          39  140-85   54·12·19   11·10·10· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: K Appier (6).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian O'Nora, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Gary Cederstrom, 3B - Rich Garcia.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 25,729.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 79° F, Wind 9mph in from Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. J Offerman           1B    1. O Nixon              CF 
2. T Goodwin            LF    2. S Green              RF 
3. K Lockhart           2B    3. J Carter             LF 
4. M Macfarlane         C     4. J Olerud             1B 
5. C Paquette           SS    5. E Sprague            3B 
6. J Nunnally           RF    6. C Delgado            DH 
7. M Sweeney            DH    7. C O'Brien            C  
8. J Damon              CF    8. A Gonzalez           SS 
9. J Randa              3B    9. T Perez              2B 

   K Appier             P        P Hentgen            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  2-2  12-  4   34%  91% J Nunnally      P Hentgen       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Macfarlane Scores; Paquette Scores
   t 6   2  2-1  1-3  3   16%  51% J Nunnally      P Hentgen       Ground-rule Double (Line Drive); Goodwin Scores; Lockhart to 3B
   b 8   1  5-2  1-3  4   14%  96% J Olerud        K Appier        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 5   1  2-0  1--  2   13%  40% J Damon         P Hentgen       Double to RF (Line Drive); Sweeney Scores
   t 6   1  2-1  1-3  4  -10%  35% C Paquette      P Hentgen       Strikeout Swinging

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      ---  2   48%  J Offerman      Flyball: CF
          ---  3   50%  T Goodwin       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--      46%  K Lockhart      Goodwin Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  5   45%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   42%  O Nixon         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--  2   34%  S Green         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Nixon to 3B
   R      1-3  4   25%  J Carter        Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Nixon Scores; Green to 3B
   O      -23  1   29%  J Olerud        Popfly: 2B
   RO     -23  3   29%  E Sprague       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Green Scores
   O      -2-  4   32%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Pat Hentgen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   29%  M Macfarlane    Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   28%  C Paquette      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   26%  J Nunnally      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Kevin Appier facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   28%  C O'Brien       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   30%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   31%  T Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Pat Hentgen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   28%  M Sweeney       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   26%  J Damon         Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
          ---  3   27%  J Randa         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  4   29%  J Offerman      Walk; Randa to 2B
   O      12-  4   25%  T Goodwin       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   22%  O Nixon         Walk
   O      1--  4   25%  S Green         Strikeout Looking
          1--      24%  J Carter        Nixon Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   26%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-      26%  J Olerud        Nixon Steals 3B
   O      --3  7   29%  " "             Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Pat Hentgen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   26%  K Lockhart      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   24%  M Macfarlane    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   23%  C Paquette      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Kevin Appier facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   25%  E Sprague       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   23%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Delgado to 1B
   O      1--  4   25%  C O'Brien       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   27%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Pat Hentgen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   24%  J Nunnally      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   27%  M Sweeney       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   R      1--  2   40%  J Damon         Double to RF (Line Drive); Sweeney Scores
   O      -2-  2   35%  J Randa         Flyball: RF
   O      -2-  6   30%  J Offerman      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Kevin Appier facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   33%  T Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   34%  O Nixon         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   36%  S Green         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Pat Hentgen facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   41%  T Goodwin       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  3   50%  K Lockhart      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Goodwin to 2B
   O      12-  1   45%  M Macfarlane    Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF); Goodwin to 3B
   O      1-3  4   35%  C Paquette      Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3  3   51%  J Nunnally      Ground-rule Double (Line Drive); Goodwin Scores; Lockhart to 3B
   O      -23  3   42%  M Sweeney       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Kevin Appier facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   45%  J Carter        Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   42%  J Olerud        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  9   46%  E Sprague       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   50%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Pat Hentgen facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   56%  J Damon         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  7   53%  J Randa         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left); Damon to 2B
   O      -2-  1   47%  J Offerman      Flyball: RF
   O      -2-  7   40%  T Goodwin       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Kevin Appier facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   45%  C O'Brien       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          ---  6   40%  A Gonzalez      Walk
   OO     1--  1   50%  T Perez         Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Pat Hentgen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   45%  K Lockhart      Lineout: 1B
          ---  5   50%  M Macfarlane    Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
          1--  4   57%  C Paquette      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Macfarlane to 2B
   RRR    12-  4   91%  J Nunnally      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Macfarlane Scores; Paquette Scores
   O      ---  6   90%  M Sweeney       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   89%  J Damon         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-5, Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   84%  O Nixon         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   89%  S Green         Flyball: LF
          1--  3   81%  J Carter        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Nixon to 3B
   OO     1-3  4   96%  J Olerud        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Paul Quantrill facing 9-1-2
                  Paul Quantrill replaces Pat Hentgen pitching
   O      ---  4   95%  J Randa         Flyball: CF
          ---  7   96%  J Offerman      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   96%  T Goodwin       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left); Offerman to 2B
   O      -2-  7   95%  K Lockhart      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-5, Kevin Appier facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   98%  E Sprague       Flyball: CF
          ---  3   94%  C Delgado       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   OO     1--  3  100%  C O'Brien       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Blue Jays 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR199609030

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