April 14, 1997 Kansas City Royals at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 4
MIN 2 BOS 10
OAK 1 SEA 6
@CLE 1 MIL 7
DET 0 ANA 5
@NYY 1 TEX 3
CHW 1 KCR 3
@TOR 2 ATL 15
CIN 5 COL 10
MON 8 SFG 3
@NYM 2 HOU 4
@STL 2
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 25,642

Monday, April 14, 1997, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:15

Royals

5-5

Won 2

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: G Rusch (2-0), L: P Quantrill (0-1), S: H Pichardo (2)

Blue Jays

4-5

Lost 2

3rd, 3½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon LF-CF                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .273 1.021   16    1   0   
T Goodwin CF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .171  .505   11    4   0   GDP
  B Roberts PH-LF             1   0   1   1    0   0  .368  .885    4    1   0   
J Bell SS                     4   2   2   2    0   0  .381 1.076   13    2   4   2·HR
J King 1B                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .273  .924   16    8   0   
C Davis DH                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   18    0   0   
C Paquette 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .282  .830    7    0   0   2B,GDP
J Dye RF                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .171  .423    9    2   0   
M Macfarlane C                3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   12    7   0   
D Howard 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .294  .782   14    2   3   

G Rusch P                                                                0   1
  B Bevil P                                                              0   0
  J Walker P                                                             0   0
  H Pichardo P                                                           0   0
Totals                       31   3   6   3    2   6              120   27   8

BATTING

2B: C Paquette (4, off W Williams).

HR: J Bell 2 (4, 2 off W Williams; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).

TB: J Bell 8; C Paquette 2; J King; J Damon; B Roberts.

GIDP: T Goodwin (2); C Paquette (2).

RBI: J Bell 2 (10); B Roberts (6).

2-out RBI: J Bell 2; B Roberts.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .578   15    5   0   
C Garcia 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .118  .285   11    1   2   
O Merced RF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .152  .428   14    3   0   
J Carter 1B                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .303  .802   17    7   0   
E Sprague 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .257  .754    9    0   0   2B
J Samuel DH                   3   0   1   1    0   1  .300  .717    9    0   0   
  C Delgado PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .711    2    0   0   
R Perez LF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .667    8    2   0   2B
  S Green PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .743         0   0   
  S Stewart PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
C O'Brien C                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .400 1.425   13    6   0   2B
A Gonzalez SS                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .269  .887   16    3   5   

W Williams P                                                             0   1
  P Quantrill P                                                          0   0
  D Plesac P                                                             0   0
  L Andujar P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34   2   7   2    3   6              116   27   8

BATTING

2B: C O'Brien (2, off G Rusch); E Sprague (7, off G Rusch); R Perez (2, off G Rusch).

TB: E Sprague 2; C O'Brien 2; R Perez 2; J Carter 2; C Garcia; J Samuel.

RBI: J Samuel (1); J Carter (4).

2-out RBI: J Carter.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Gonzalez-C Garcia-J Carter; C Garcia-A Gonzalez-J Carter.

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
G Rusch, W (2-0)               7     7   2   2    2   4   0   1.20   30   92-61   35·10·16    9· 9· 6· 0     57    -     1.21   0.19
B Bevil, H (1)                 1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.40    3    8-6     2· 3· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.91   0.15
J Walker, H (2)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.00    1    2-2     1· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    3.60   0.09
H Pichardo, S (2)              0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    3   14-7     6· 1· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.80   0.12
Totals                         9     7   2   2    3   6   0          37  116-76   44·14·18   10·11· 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
W Williams                     7     4   2   2    1   5   2   3.46   25   96-64   35·12·17    5·12· 2· 0     65    -     0.89   0.19
P Quantrill, L (0-1)           0.2   1   1   1    0   1   0  10.80    3   12-7     6· 0· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.44   0.06
D Plesac                       0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   1.80    2    5-3     2· 0· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          1-1    1.39  -0.24
L Andujar                      1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3    7-3     3· 0· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.92   0.04
Totals                         9     6   3   3    2   6   2          33  120-77   46·12·19    7·14· 4· 0          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Chuck Meriwether, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Terry Craft.

Time of Game: 2:15.

Attendance: 25,642.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. J Damon              LF    1. O Nixon              CF 
2. T Goodwin            CF    2. C Garcia             2B 
3. J Bell               SS    3. O Merced             RF 
4. J King               1B    4. J Carter             1B 
5. C Davis              DH    5. E Sprague            3B 
6. C Paquette           3B    6. J Samuel             DH 
7. J Dye                RF    7. R Perez              LF 
8. M Macfarlane         C     8. C O'Brien            C  
9. D Howard             2B    9. A Gonzalez           SS 

   G Rusch              P        W Williams           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  2-2  1--  4   26%  71% B Roberts       D Plesac        Single to CF (Line Drive); Damon Scores
   t 6   2  2-1  ---  4   16%  44% J Bell          W Williams      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   b 5   2  1-1  12-  5  -14%  30% J Carter        G Rusch         Single to CF (Line Drive); Garcia Scores; Merced to 2B
   b 4   0  1-0  1--  5  -13%  39% E Sprague       G Rusch         Double to LF (Ground Ball); Carter to 3B
   b 9   2  3-2  1--  5   10% 100% O Nixon         H Pichardo      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Woody Williams facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   53%  J Damon         Walk
   OO     1--  3   46%  T Goodwin       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
   R      ---  5   56%  J Bell          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   55%  J King          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Glendon Rusch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   57%  O Nixon         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   59%  C Garcia        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   60%  O Merced        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Woody Williams facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   58%  C Davis         Flyball: RF
          ---  2   62%  C Paquette      Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  2   58%  J Dye           Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      -2-  6   55%  M Macfarlane    Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Glendon Rusch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   58%  J Carter        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   59%  E Sprague       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  4   58%  J Samuel        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   54%  R Perez         Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Samuel to 3B
          -23  5   53%  C O'Brien       Walk
   O      123  4   61%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 1, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Woody Williams facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   58%  D Howard        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   57%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   56%  T Goodwin       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Glendon Rusch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   58%  O Nixon         Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
   O      ---  4   60%  C Garcia        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   62%  O Merced        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Woody Williams facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   59%  J Bell          Flyball: CF
          ---  2   62%  J King          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   59%  C Davis         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   56%  C Paquette      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Glendon Rusch facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   52%  J Carter        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   39%  E Sprague       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Carter to 3B
   RO     -23  2   42%  J Samuel        Groundout: SS-1B; Carter Scores
   O      -2-  2   46%  R Perez         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  1   50%  C O'Brien       Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Woody Williams facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   47%  J Dye           Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   45%  M Macfarlane    Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   43%  D Howard        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Glendon Rusch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   46%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      ---  3   48%  O Nixon         Flyball: RF
          ---  2   47%  C Garcia        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   44%  O Merced        Walk; Garcia to 2B
   R      12-  5   30%  J Carter        Single to CF (Line Drive); Garcia Scores; Merced to 2B
   O      12-  1   35%  E Sprague       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Woody Williams facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   31%  J Damon         Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   28%  T Goodwin       Flyball: LF
   R      ---  4   44%  J Bell          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  4   42%  J King          Bunt Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Glendon Rusch facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   46%  J Samuel        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   48%  R Perez         Flyball: CF
          ---  3   45%  C O'Brien       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   50%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Woody Williams facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   46%  C Davis         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   43%  C Paquette      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   41%  J Dye           Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Glendon Rusch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   45%  O Nixon         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   48%  C Garcia        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   50%  O Merced        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Paul Quantrill facing 8-9-1
                  Paul Quantrill replaces Woody Williams pitching
   O      ---  4   45%  M Macfarlane    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   41%  D Howard        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  4   44%  J Damon         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
                  Dan Plesac replaces Paul Quantrill pitching; Bip Roberts pinch hits for Tom Goodwin batting 2nd
   R      1--  4   71%  B Roberts       Single to CF (Line Drive); Damon Scores
   O      1--  1   68%  J Bell          Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-3, Brian Bevil facing 4-5-6
                  Brian Bevil replaces Glendon Rusch pitching; Bip Roberts moves to LF; Johnny Damon moves to CF
   O      ---  5   74%  J Carter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   79%  E Sprague       Lineout: SS
                  Carlos Delgado pinch hits for Juan Samuel batting 6th
   O      ---  2   83%  C Delgado       Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Luis Andujar facing 4-5-6
                  Luis Andujar replaces Dan Plesac pitching
          ---  4   85%  J King          Walk
   O      1--  2   83%  C Davis         Flyball: RF
   OO     1--  1   78%  C Paquette      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-3, Jamie Walker facing 7-8-9
                  Jamie Walker replaces Brian Bevil pitching; Shawn Green pinch hits for Robert Perez batting 7th; Shannon Stewart pinch hits for Shawn Green batting 7th
   O      ---  2   88%  S Stewart       Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  Hipolito Pichardo replaces Jamie Walker pitching
   O      ---  4   95%  C O'Brien       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   90%  A Gonzalez      Walk
   O      1--  5  100%  O Nixon         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR199704140

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