April 3, 2000 Kansas City Royals at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 3
@ANA 2 CLE 4
@BAL 1 TBD 7
@MIN 0 DET 7
@OAK 4 TEX 10
CHW 4 TOR 5
KCR 4 ATL 2
COL 0 MIL 3
@CIN 3
(6) FLA 6
SFG 4 LAD 10
@MON 4 NYM 2
SDP 1 STL 7
CHC 1

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 40,898

Monday, April 3, 2000, 4:05PM
Time of Game: 2:46

Royals

0-1

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

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

W: B Koch (1-0), L: J Spradlin (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Blue Jays

1-0

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon LF                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   14    2   1   
C Febles 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500   19    4   3   SB
C Beltran CF                  4   1   2   0    0   2  .500 1.000   13    2   0   
J Dye RF                      4   1   1   1    0   0  .250  .750   12    1   0   2B
M Sweeney 1B                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .500 1.000   12   10   0   
J Randa 3B                    3   1   1   1    1   1  .333  .833   20    1   1   
M Quinn DH                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .750   18    0   0   2B
B Johnson C                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   13    4   0   
  S Pose PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  J Reboulet SS               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
R Sanchez SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   13    1   6   
  G Zaun PH-C                 1   0   1   2    0   0 1.000 2.000    2    1   0   SB

J Suppan P                                                               0   0
  C Fussell P                                                            0   0
  J Spradlin P                                                           0   0
Totals                       36   4   9   4    1   9              141   26  11

BATTING

2B: J Dye (1, off D Wells); M Quinn (1, off B Koch).

TB: C Beltran 2; M Sweeney 2; M Quinn 2; J Dye 2; G Zaun; C Febles; J Randa.

RBI: G Zaun 2 (2); J Randa (1); J Dye (1).

2-out RBI: G Zaun 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Febles-R Sanchez-M Sweeney.

E: C Fussell ().

BASERUNNING

SB: G Zaun (1, 2nd base off B Koch/D Fletcher); C Febles (1, 2nd base off P Quantrill/D Fletcher).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  3   2   2   2    0   0  .667 3.334   11    2   0   2·HR,SH
H Bush 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   20    1   4   GDP
R Mondesi RF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   18    3   0   
C Delgado 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   18   11   0   
B Fullmer DH                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500   14    0   0   
T Batista 3B                  4   2   3   3    0   0  .750 3.000   10    0   2   2·HR
D Fletcher C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    7    9   1   
J Cruz CF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   15    1   0   
A Gonzalez SS                 3   0   2   0    0   0  .667 1.667   11    0   2   2B

D Wells P                                                                0   0
  P Quantrill P                                                          0   0
  B Koch P                                                               0   1
Totals                       32   5   8   5    0   5              124   27  10

BATTING

2B: A Gonzalez (1, off J Suppan).

HR: T Batista 2 (2, off J Suppan, off J Spradlin; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); S Stewart 2 (2, 2 off J Suppan; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

SH: S Stewart (1, off C Fussell).

TB: T Batista 9; S Stewart 8; A Gonzalez 3; B Fullmer.

GIDP: H Bush (1).

RBI: T Batista 3 (3); S Stewart 2 (2).

2-out RBI: T Batista 3; S Stewart.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

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
J Suppan                       5     5   4   4    0   3   3   7.20   20   80-51   32· 2·17    4· 6· 4· 3     44    -     0.60  -0.11
C Fussell                      3     2   0   0    0   1   0   0.00   10   33-25   17· 4· 4    7· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.31   0.07
J Spradlin, L (0-1)            0.2   1   1   1    0   1   1  13.50    3   11-7     2· 2· 3    0· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.89  -0.34
Totals                         8.2   8   5   5    0   5   4          33  124-83   51· 8·24   11· 8· 5· 4           -

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
D Wells                        6     5   2   2    0   5   0   3.00   23   82-57   36· 8·13    8· 5· 5· 0     59    -     0.85   0.14
P Quantrill, H (1)             2     2   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    8   34-26   13· 4· 9    3· 1· 1· 0          2-1    2.16   0.23
B Koch, BS (1), W (1-0)        1     2   2   2    1   1   0  18.00    6   22-14    8· 2· 4    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.68  -0.25
Totals                         9     9   4   4    1   9   0          37  138-97   57·14·26   13· 7· 7· 0          2-1

D Wells faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Gary Cederstrom, 3B - Marvin Hudson.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 40,898.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. J Damon              LF    1. S Stewart            LF 
2. C Febles             2B    2. H Bush               2B 
3. C Beltran            CF    3. R Mondesi            RF 
4. J Dye                RF    4. C Delgado            1B 
5. M Sweeney            1B    5. B Fullmer            DH 
6. J Randa              3B    6. T Batista            3B 
7. M Quinn              DH    7. D Fletcher           C  
8. B Johnson            C     8. J Cruz               CF 
9. R Sanchez            SS    9. A Gonzalez           SS 

   J Suppan             P        D Wells              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  4-4  ---  2   46% 100% T Batista       J Spradlin      Home Run
   t 9   2  4-2  -23  2  -29%  59% G Zaun          B Koch          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Randa Scores; Quinn Scores
   b 4   2  0-1  1--  4   17%  82% T Batista       J Suppan        Home Run; Fullmer Scores
   t 9   1  4-2  1--  3  -15%  75% M Quinn         B Koch          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Randa to 3B
   t 9   1  4-2  -23  5   13%  87% S Pose          B Koch          Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, David Wells facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  J Damon         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   54%  C Febles        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   55%  C Beltran       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Suppan facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  3   64%  S Stewart       Home Run
   O      ---  5   62%  H Bush          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   60%  R Mondesi       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   59%  C Delgado       Lineout: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, David Wells facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   62%  J Dye           Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   59%  M Sweeney       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  3   62%  J Randa         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  8   65%  M Quinn         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jeff Suppan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   63%  B Fullmer       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   61%  T Batista       Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  2   60%  D Fletcher      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, David Wells facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   63%  B Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   65%  R Sanchez       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   66%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jeff Suppan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   64%  J Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   68%  A Gonzalez      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  5   64%  S Stewart       Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  6   61%  H Bush          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, David Wells facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   64%  C Febles        Flyball: CF
          ---  2   61%  C Beltran       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   64%  J Dye           Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home); Beltran to 2B
   O      -2-  7   68%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jeff Suppan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   65%  R Mondesi       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   63%  C Delgado       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   65%  B Fullmer       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   RR     1--  4   82%  T Batista       Home Run; Fullmer Scores
   O      ---  2   81%  D Fletcher      Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, David Wells facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   84%  J Randa         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   86%  M Quinn         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   87%  B Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jeff Suppan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   86%  J Cruz          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2   85%  A Gonzalez      Lineout: 2B
   R      ---  2   90%  S Stewart       Home Run
   O      ---  5   90%  H Bush          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, David Wells facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   92%  R Sanchez       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   93%  J Damon         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   94%  C Febles        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-0, Chris Fussell facing 3-4-5
                  Chris Fussell replaces Jeff Suppan pitching
   O      ---  6   93%  R Mondesi       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   93%  C Delgado       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   93%  B Fullmer       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, David Wells facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   90%  C Beltran       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   R      1--  1   81%  J Dye           Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Beltran Scores
          -2-  3   73%  M Sweeney       Single to RF (Line Drive); Dye to 3B
                  Paul Quantrill replaces David Wells pitching
   R      1-3  5   64%  J Randa         Single (Ground Ball); Dye Scores; Sweeney to 2B
   O      12-  3   73%  M Quinn         Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  5   80%  B Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   87%  R Sanchez       Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-2, Chris Fussell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   86%  T Batista       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Batista out at 2B/LF-2B
   O      ---  3   85%  D Fletcher      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   84%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Paul Quantrill facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   88%  J Damon         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  7   84%  C Febles        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--      82%  C Beltran       Febles Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   88%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   93%  J Dye           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-2, Chris Fussell facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   94%  A Gonzalez      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
          1--  1   96%  S Stewart       Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Gonzalez to 2B
   OO     12-  4   93%  H Bush          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Gonzalez to 3B
   O      --3  4   91%  R Mondesi       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Billy Koch facing 5-6-7
                  Billy Koch replaces Paul Quantrill pitching
   O      ---  1   96%  M Sweeney       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  7   90%  J Randa         Walk
          1--  3   75%  M Quinn         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Randa to 3B
                  Scott Pose pinch hits for Brian Johnson batting 8th
   O      -23  5   87%  S Pose          Strikeout Swinging
                  Gregg Zaun pinch hits for Rey Sanchez batting 9th
   RR     -23  2   59%  G Zaun          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Randa Scores; Quinn Scores
          1--      55%  J Damon         Zaun Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   66%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 4-4, Jerry Spradlin facing 4-5-6
                  Jerry Spradlin replaces Chris Fussell pitching; Gregg Zaun moves to C; Jeff Reboulet replaces Scott Pose playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---  4   60%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   54%  B Fullmer       Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
   R      ---  2  100%  T Batista       Home Run
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR200004030

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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