April 6, 2000 Kansas City Royals at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 6
CLE 2 TBD 7
@MIN 6 SEA 5
BOS 2 CHW 6
@TEX 2 KCR 9
@TOR 3 ARI 3
PHI 2
(11) CIN 5
MIL 1 FLA 5
SFG 4 MON 11
LAD 3 SDP 8
@NYM 5 PIT 10
HOU 1 STL 13
CHC 3

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 14,336

Thursday, April 6, 2000, 12:35PM
Time of Game: 3:00

Royals

2-2

Won 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  9   0  0  0    9 17  0
Blue Jays       0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  2    3  5  3

W: C Durbin (1-0), L: K Escobar (0-1), S: B Rigby (1)

Blue Jays

2-2

Lost 2

3rd, ½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon LF                    6   1   2   1    0   1  .100  .200   19    4   0   
C Febles 2B                   4   1   1   1    2   0  .200  .533   26    2   5   SB
C Beltran CF                  5   1   1   0    1   1  .235  .572   22    2   0   2B
J Dye RF                      5   1   2   0    1   2  .333 1.177   37    1   0   2·2B
M Sweeney 1B                  4   2   3   2    0   0  .467 1.233   12    9   0   SB
  D McCarty PH-1B             1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    5   1   
J Randa 3B                    5   0   3   2    0   1  .533 1.588   18    0   3   
M Quinn DH                    3   1   1   0    1   2  .286  .732   20    0   0   
  S Pose PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   GDP
G Zaun C                      4   1   2   0    1   0  .500 1.071   24    2   0   
R Sanchez SS                  3   1   2   0    1   0  .167  .453   16    0   5   
  L Ordaz PR-SS               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    1   1   

C Durbin P                                                               0   0
  B Rigby P                                                              1   0
Totals                       42   9  17   6    7   8              204   27  15

BATTING

2B: J Dye 2 (3, off P Munro, off K Escobar); C Beltran (1, off K Escobar).

TB: J Dye 4; M Sweeney 3; J Randa 3; G Zaun 2; R Sanchez 2; C Beltran 2; J Damon 2; C Febles; M Quinn.

GIDP: S Pose (1).

RBI: J Randa 2 (6); M Sweeney 2 (3); J Damon (1); C Febles (2).

2-out RBI: M Sweeney 2; J Randa.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 7 for 21.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Febles (2, 2nd base off K Escobar/D Fletcher); M Sweeney (1, 3rd base off K Escobar/D Fletcher).

PO: G Zaun (1st base by K Escobar).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .214 1.170   10    0   0   HBP
H Bush 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .259   19    3   5   
R Mondesi RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .583   17    2   0   2B
C Delgado 1B                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .067  .258   19   10   1   2B
B Fullmer DH                  4   1   1   2    0   0  .273  .974   14    0   0   HR
T Batista 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.375   18    1   2   
D Fletcher C                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .154  .616    9    8   0   HR
J Cruz CF                     1   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .885    6    1   0   
  D Wise CF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    1   0   
A Gonzalez SS                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .385  .967    8    1   0   
  C Woodward SS               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   

K Escobar P                                                              0   2
  P Borbon P                                                             0   0
  P Munro P                                                              0   1
Totals                       32   3   5   3    1   2              125   27  11

BATTING

2B: C Delgado (1, off B Rigby); R Mondesi (2, off B Rigby).

HR: D Fletcher (1, off C Durbin; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); B Fullmer (1, off B Rigby; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

HBP: S Stewart (2, by B Rigby).

TB: B Fullmer 4; D Fletcher 4; C Delgado 2; R Mondesi 2; A Gonzalez.

RBI: B Fullmer 2 (3); D Fletcher (3).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Batista-H Bush-C Delgado; H Bush-C Delgado.

E: D Fletcher (1); C Delgado (1); R Mondesi (1).

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
C Durbin, W (1-0)              6     1   1   1    1   2   1   1.50   20   79-46   27· 5·14    9· 7· 0· 1     67    -     0.56   0.18
B Rigby, S (1)                 3     4   2   2    0   0   1   6.00   14   46-28   22· 1· 5    6· 2· 4· 1          0-0    0.05   0.01
Totals                         9     5   3   3    1   2   2          34  125-74   49· 6·19   15· 9· 4· 2           -

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
K Escobar, L (0-1)             5.1   7   3   3    4   5   0   5.06   25  102-55   33·11·11    5· 2· 9· 0     43    -     1.29   0.03
P Borbon                       0     3   4   1    1   0   0    inf    4   15-7     4· 0· 3    0· 0· 3· 0          1-1    1.95  -0.25
P Munro                        3.2   7   2   0    2   3   0   0.00   20   78-47   24· 6·17    5· 3· 7· 0          3-3    0.17  -0.09
Totals                         9    17   9   4    7   8   0          49  195-109  61·17·31   10· 5·19· 0          4-4

P Borbon faced 4 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: K Escobar (1; G Zaun, 1st base).

HBP: B Rigby (1; S Stewart).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 14,336.

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. G Zaun               C     8. J Cruz               CF 
9. R Sanchez            SS    9. A Gonzalez           SS 

   C Durbin             P        K Escobar            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  0-0  ---  1  -10%  34% D Fletcher      C Durbin        Home Run
   t 6   0  1-0  -2-  4    9%  54% M Sweeney       K Escobar       Single to LF (Line Drive); Dye to 3B
   t 6   1  1-1  -2-  2    9%  61% M Quinn         K Escobar       Sweeney Steals 3B; Sweeney Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 3B)
   t 6   0  1-0  ---  6    9%  45% J Dye           K Escobar       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   t 6   1  1-2  123  3    9%  83% J Damon         P Borbon        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Quinn Scores; Zaun to 3B; Sanchez to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kelvim Escobar facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   50%  C Febles        Walk
   O      1--  3   47%  C Beltran       Strikeout Swinging
          1--      48%  J Dye           Febles Steals 2B
          -2-  7   49%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  2   45%  M Sweeney       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Chad Durbin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  S Stewart       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  9   49%  H Bush          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  R Mondesi       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kelvim Escobar facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   54%  J Randa         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   59%  M Quinn         Single to RF (Line Drive); Randa to 2B
   O      12-  4   56%  G Zaun          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Randa to 3B
   O      1-3      48%  R Sanchez       Zaun Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          --3  6   50%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  5   44%  J Damon         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Chad Durbin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   47%  C Delgado       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   49%  B Fullmer       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   50%  T Batista       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kelvim Escobar facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   47%  C Febles        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   52%  C Beltran       Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  5   48%  J Dye           Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  1   50%  M Sweeney       Single to RF (Line Drive); Beltran to 3B
   O      1-3  7   44%  J Randa         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Chad Durbin facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  1   34%  D Fletcher      Home Run
   O      ---  1   36%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   38%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   39%  S Stewart       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Kelvim Escobar facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   36%  M Quinn         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   39%  G Zaun          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   32%  R Sanchez       Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chad Durbin facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   35%  H Bush          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   37%  R Mondesi       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  6   38%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Kelvim Escobar facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   34%  J Damon         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  1   32%  C Febles        Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   30%  C Beltran       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chad Durbin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   33%  B Fullmer       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   35%  T Batista       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   36%  D Fletcher      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Kelvim Escobar facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   45%  J Dye           Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
          -2-  4   54%  M Sweeney       Single to LF (Line Drive); Dye to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   52%  J Randa         Groundout: 3B-1B; Dye Scores; Sweeney to 2B
   R      -2-      61%  M Quinn         Sweeney Steals 3B; Sweeney Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 3B)
          ---  6   64%  " "             Walk
                  Pedro Borbon replaces Kelvim Escobar pitching
          1--  5   68%  G Zaun          Single to RF (Line Drive); Quinn to 2B
          12-  2   74%  R Sanchez       Single to LF (Line Drive); Quinn to 3B; Zaun to 2B
   R      123  3   83%  J Damon         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Quinn Scores; Zaun to 3B; Sanchez to 2B
   R      123  5   89%  C Febles        Walk; Zaun Scores; Sanchez to 3B; Damon to 2B
                  Peter Munro replaces Pedro Borbon pitching
   R      123  4   93%  C Beltran       Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball); Sanchez Scores/No RBI/unER; Damon to 3B; Febles to 2B
   O      123  4   90%  J Dye           Strikeout Looking
   RR     123  5   96%  M Sweeney       Single to CF (Line Drive); Damon Scores/unER; Febles Scores/unER; Beltran to 2B
   RR     12-  1   99%  J Randa         Single to RF (Line Drive); Beltran Scores/unER; Sweeney Scores/Adv on E9 (throw)/unER; Randa to 2B
   O      -2-  4   98%  M Quinn         Strikeout Swinging
                  9 runs, 7 hits, 3 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 9, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-9, Chad Durbin facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   98%  J Cruz          Walk
   O      1--  5   99%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
   O      1--  4   99%  S Stewart       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      1--  1   99%  H Bush          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 9, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-1, Peter Munro facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   99%  G Zaun          Popfly: 3B
          ---  3   99%  R Sanchez       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
                  Luis Ordaz pinch runs for Rey Sanchez batting 9th
   O      1--  1   99%  J Damon         Lineout: CF
          1--  5   99%  C Febles        Single to RF (Line Drive); Ordaz to 2B
   O      12-  1   99%  C Beltran       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 9, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-9, Brad Rigby facing 3-4-5
                  Brad Rigby replaces Chad Durbin pitching; Luis Ordaz moves to SS
          ---  4   99%  R Mondesi       Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   99%  C Delgado       Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  1   99%  B Fullmer       Lineout: SS
   O      -2-  2  100%  T Batista       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 9, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-1, Peter Munro facing 4-5-6
                  Dewayne Wise replaces Jose Cruz playing CF batting 8th
          ---  6  100%  J Dye           Double to CF (Line Drive)
                  David McCarty pinch hits for Mike Sweeney batting 5th
   O      -2-  5  100%  D McCarty       Strikeout Looking
          -2-  2  100%  J Randa         Single (Ground Ball); Dye to 3B
                  Scott Pose pinch hits for Mark Quinn batting 7th
   OO     1-3  1  100%  S Pose          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 9, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-9, Brad Rigby facing 7-8-9
                  David McCarty moves to 1B
   O      ---  2  100%  D Fletcher      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  D Wise          Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  1  100%  A Gonzalez      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  1  100%  S Stewart       Hit By Pitch; Gonzalez to 2B
   O      12-  6  100%  H Bush          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 9, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-1, Peter Munro facing 8-9-1
                  Chris Woodward replaces Alex Gonzalez playing SS batting 9th
          ---  7  100%  G Zaun          Walk
   O      1--  4  100%  L Ordaz         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          1--  4  100%  J Damon         Single to CF (Line Drive); Zaun to 2B
   O      12-  6  100%  C Febles        Groundout: P-1B; Zaun to 3B; Damon to 2B
          -23  4  100%  C Beltran       Walk
   O      123  5  100%  J Dye           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 9, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-9, Brad Rigby facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  7  100%  R Mondesi       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5  100%  C Delgado       Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   RR     -2-  3  100%  B Fullmer       Home Run; Delgado Scores
   O      ---  5  100%  T Batista       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  D Fletcher      Groundout: 2B-1B
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 9, Blue Jays 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR200004060

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