April 14, 2001 Kansas City Royals at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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SEA 2
@ANA 1 BAL 6
TBD 5 NYY 3
@BOS 2 DET 1
CLE 0 MIN 9
CHW 4 TEX 9
@OAK 8 TOR 5
KCR 4 PHI 2
@ATL 1 CHC 7
PIT 6 COL 9
ARI 8 MIL 11
SFG 6 MON 8
FLA 2 CIN 1
@NYM 0 SDP 5
LAD 4 HOU 7
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 26,024

Saturday, April 14, 2001, 1:07PM
Time of Game: 2:47

Royals

2-9

Lost 5

5th, 6½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  1   0  1  1   0  0  1    4  9  0
Blue Jays       0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  4    5 10  1

W: B File (1-0), L: R Hernandez (0-2)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Blue Jays

9-3

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Sanchez SS                  3   0   1   1    0   1  .222  .555   13    1   2   3B,SH
C Beltran CF                  3   0   0   1    0   0  .304  .718   13    4   0   SF
M Quinn DH                    4   1   3   0    0   1  .419 1.281   11    0   0   2B,SB
J Dye RF                      4   0   0   1    0   1  .225  .745   23    1   0   
M Sweeney 1B                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .136  .464   14    5   0   HR
  D McCarty 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .611         1   0   
J Randa 3B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .455   13    0   1   HBP
D Brown LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .158  .421   11    3   1   GDP
H Ortiz C                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .375  .881   15    9   0   
C Febles 2B                   3   2   1   0    0   0  .207  .557    5    2   2   2B,GDP

M Suzuki P                                                               0   1
  T Cogan P                                                              0   0
  D Henry P                                                              0   0
  J Grimsley P                                                           0   0
  R Hernandez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       32   4   9   4    0   5              118   26   7

BATTING

2B: C Febles (2, off J Hamilton); M Quinn (3, off J Frascatore).

3B: R Sanchez (2, off J Hamilton).

HR: M Sweeney (2, off J Frascatore; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

SF: C Beltran (1, off J Hamilton).

SH: R Sanchez (1, off J Hamilton).

HBP: J Randa (1, by J Hamilton).

TB: M Quinn 4; M Sweeney 4; R Sanchez 3; C Febles 2; H Ortiz 2; J Randa.

GIDP: D Brown (1); C Febles (2).

RBI: J Dye (7); C Beltran (6); R Sanchez (3); M Sweeney (5).

2-out RBI: R Sanchez.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Quinn (2, 2nd base off J Hamilton/D Fletcher).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  4   1   1   1    1   0  .420 1.222   20    1   0   2B
A Gonzalez SS                 5   0   2   1    0   1  .320  .733   10    2   4   2B
R Mondesi RF                  5   1   3   1    0   1  .261  .787   10    7   0   2B,2·SB
C Delgado 1B                  3   1   2   2    2   1  .297 1.302   31    8   0   HR,IW
B Fullmer DH                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .267  .657   16    0   0   
T Batista 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .160  .612   14    0   3   
D Fletcher C                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .262  .612   18    5   0   
B Simmons CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .250   16    2   0   
J Frye 2B                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .583   12    2   3   
  J Cruz PH                   0   1   0   0    1   0  .302  .868    5    0   0   

J Hamilton P                                                             0   0
  J Frascatore P                                                         0   0
  B File P                                                               0   0
Totals                       35   5  10   5    5   8              152   27  10

BATTING

2B: A Gonzalez (4, off M Suzuki); S Stewart (5, off R Hernandez); R Mondesi (2, off M Suzuki).

HR: C Delgado (6, off M Suzuki; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

IBB: C Delgado (3, by M Suzuki).

TB: C Delgado 5; R Mondesi 4; A Gonzalez 3; S Stewart 2; J Frye; B Fullmer.

RBI: C Delgado 2 (14); R Mondesi (6); A Gonzalez (5); S Stewart (8).

2-out RBI: C Delgado; R Mondesi.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Gonzalez-J Frye-C Delgado; J Frye-A Gonzalez-C Delgado.

E: J Hamilton ().

BASERUNNING

SB: R Mondesi 2 (2, 2nd base off J Grimsley/H Ortiz, 2nd base off R Hernandez/H Ortiz).

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
M Suzuki                       6     5   1   1    2   4   1   1.64   24   86-56   33·13·10    5· 7· 5· 1     60    -     1.38   0.28
T Cogan, H (1)                 0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   5.79    3   13-7     4· 0· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.12   0.05
D Henry, H (1)                 0.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   5.40    2    8-4     1· 2· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.15   0.04
J Grimsley, H (3)              1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   12-9     6· 2· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.30   0.10
R Hernandez, BS (2), L (0-2)   0.2   3   4   4    2   1   0  24.30    7   29-13    6· 4· 3    1· 0· 3· 0          0-0    3.03  -0.95
Totals                         8.2  10   5   5    5   8   1          40  148-89   50·21·18    8· 9· 9· 1          1-0

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
J Hamilton                     7     6   3   2    0   5   0   2.00   27   89-61   37· 7·17    7· 7· 7· 0     60    -     0.94   0.01
J Frascatore                   1.2   3   1   1    0   0   1   2.25    7   20-15   12· 0· 3    1· 3· 2· 1          0-0    0.40  -0.00
B File, W (1-0)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    4-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.00
Totals                         9     9   4   3    0   5   1          35  113-78   50· 7·21    9·10· 9· 1           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Suzuki (1; C Delgado).

HBP: J Hamilton (1; J Randa).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lance Barksdale, 1B - Ron Kulpa, 2B - Wally Bell, 3B - Marty Foster.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 26,024.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. R Sanchez            SS    1. S Stewart            LF 
2. C Beltran            CF    2. A Gonzalez           SS 
3. M Quinn              DH    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. D Brown              LF    7. D Fletcher           C  
8. H Ortiz              C     8. B Simmons            CF 
9. C Febles             2B    9. J Frye               2B 

   M Suzuki             P        J Hamilton           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  4-3  --3  2   40%  57% R Mondesi       R Hernandez     Single to LF (Line Drive); Stewart Scores
   b 9   2  4-4  -2-  6   39% 100% C Delgado       R Hernandez     Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Mondesi Scores
   b 9   1  4-1  12-  5   19%  31% S Stewart       R Hernandez     Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Fletcher Scores; Cruz to 3B
   t 5   2  1-1  1--  2  -15%  38% R Sanchez       J Hamilton      Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Febles Scores
   b 9   1  4-2  -23  2  -13%  17% A Gonzalez      R Hernandez     Groundout: 3B-1B; Cruz Scores; Stewart to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Joey Hamilton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  R Sanchez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   54%  C Beltran       Flyball: RF
          ---  4   53%  M Quinn         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   55%  J Dye           Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Mac Suzuki facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  S Stewart       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   51%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  R Mondesi       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Joey Hamilton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   52%  M Sweeney       Flyball: RF
          ---  2   50%  J Randa         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   52%  D Brown         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Randa to 2B
   O      -2-  2   55%  H Ortiz         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Mac Suzuki facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  6   65%  C Delgado       Home Run
   O      ---  7   63%  B Fullmer       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   62%  T Batista       Lineout: SS
   O      ---  6   61%  D Fletcher      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Joey Hamilton facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   54%  C Febles        Double to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      -2-  2   56%  R Sanchez       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Febles to 3B
   RO     --3  1   55%  C Beltran       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Febles Scores
   O      ---  4   56%  M Quinn         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Mac Suzuki facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   53%  B Simmons       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   51%  J Frye          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   50%  S Stewart       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Joey Hamilton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   53%  J Dye           Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   55%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   56%  J Randa         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Mac Suzuki facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   63%  A Gonzalez      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   58%  R Mondesi       Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  5   61%  C Delgado       Intentional Walk
          12-  1   67%  B Fullmer       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Gonzalez to 3B; Delgado to 2B
   O      123  4   59%  T Batista       Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  3   50%  D Fletcher      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 1, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Joey Hamilton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   53%  D Brown         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   50%  H Ortiz         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   54%  C Febles        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
   R      1--  2   38%  R Sanchez       Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Febles Scores
   O      --3  2   43%  C Beltran       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Mac Suzuki facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   39%  B Simmons       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   37%  J Frye          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3   35%  S Stewart       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Joey Hamilton facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   31%  M Quinn         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--      24%  J Dye           Quinn Steals 2B; Quinn to 3B/Adv on E1 (throw)
   RO     --3  7   25%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Quinn Scores/unER
   O      ---  6   26%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   28%  J Randa         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-3, Mac Suzuki facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   33%  A Gonzalez      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   33%  R Mondesi       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Gonzalez out at Hm/LF-SS-C; Mondesi to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
          --3  5   37%  C Delgado       Walk
   O      1-3  6   27%  B Fullmer       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  3   20%  T Batista       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Joey Hamilton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   21%  D Brown         Flyball: CF
          ---  6   20%  H Ortiz         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   OO     1--  1   24%  C Febles        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-3, Tony Cogan facing 7-8-9
                  Tony Cogan replaces Mac Suzuki pitching
   O      ---  5   19%  D Fletcher      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   17%  B Simmons       Flyball: CF
          ---  6   19%  J Frye          Single (Ground Ball)
                  Doug Henry replaces Tony Cogan pitching
          1--  5   22%  S Stewart       Walk; Frye to 2B
   O      12-  3   15%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, John Frascatore facing 1-2-3
                  John Frascatore replaces Joey Hamilton pitching
   O      ---  5   16%  R Sanchez       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  7   17%  C Beltran       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  1   16%  M Quinn         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   18%  J Dye           Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-3, Jason Grimsley facing 3-4-5
                  Jason Grimsley replaces Doug Henry pitching
          ---  1   26%  R Mondesi       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  5   21%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging, Mondesi Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   14%  B Fullmer       Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  4    8%  T Batista       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, John Frascatore facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  2    4%  M Sweeney       Home Run (LF-CF)
          ---  2    3%  J Randa         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1    5%  D Brown         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  Bob File replaces John Frascatore pitching
   O      ---  4    5%  H Ortiz         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-4, Roberto Hernandez facing 7-8-9
                  Roberto Hernandez replaces Jason Grimsley pitching; David McCarty replaces Mike Sweeney playing 1B batting 5th
          ---  4   10%  D Fletcher      Walk
   O      1--  5    5%  B Simmons       Strikeout Swinging
                  Jose Cruz pinch hits for Jeff Frye batting 9th
          1--  5   11%  J Cruz          Walk; Fletcher to 2B
   R      12-  5   31%  S Stewart       Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Fletcher Scores; Cruz to 3B
   RO     -23  2   17%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B; Cruz Scores; Stewart to 3B
   R      --3  2   57%  R Mondesi       Single to LF (Line Drive); Stewart Scores
          1--      61%  C Delgado       Mondesi Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6  100%  " "             Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Mondesi Scores
        4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR200104140

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