X FACTOR BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
05/09/2000
 
X FACTOR BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 488 - TUESDAY, MAY 9TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (26-7) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 6 13 0
Detroit Tigers (8-25) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 0
Royals Run Win Streak to 9
Kansas City Royals starter Rodolfo de Leon kept the Detroit Tigers hitters in check, leading his team to a comfortable 6-2 win. Bobby Witt picked up his 2nd save of the season. Kansas City is now 26-7, 3½ games up in the American League Central Division.

In the top of the sixth, Kansas City designated hitter Reggie Jefferson had a productive at-bat. With a runner on 2nd and one out, Jefferson stroked a run-scoring single to center. It made the score 3-1, Kansas City. For the game, he went 2 for 5 with 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"This team is playing at a high level right now," said Royals manager Gamma KC.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Garciaparra 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .259 5 21
D. Lee 3B 4 1 2 2 1 2 2 .362 10 29
F. Thomas 1B 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .320 5 27
A. Rodriguez SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .288 11 29
R. Jefferson DH 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .341 7 23
I. Rodriguez C 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .353 7 34
J. Burnitz LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .333 4 20
C. Hatcher RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .357 6 23
C. Floyd CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 4 20
Totals 39 6 13 6 3 4 19      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Garciaparra (11, 1st Inning off S. Militello, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Thomas (11, 6th Inning off S. Militello, 0 on, 0 outs) , I. Rodriguez (9, 6th Inning off S. Militello, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Rodriguez (11, 4th Inning off S. Militello, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Lee (10, 9th Inning off J. Martinez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Garciaparra 2 , D. Lee 5 , F. Thomas 3 , A. Rodriguez 5 , R. Jefferson 2 , I. Rodriguez 3 , J. Burnitz , C. Floyd
2-out RBI: D. Lee , R. Jefferson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Jefferson , I. Rodriguez , C. Floyd
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Lee (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Garciaparra-Rodriguez-Thomas, Rodriguez-Garciaparra-Thomas)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cust LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 .240 5 13
G. Tartaglia SS 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .276 3 14
J. Cirillo 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .298 5 26
D. Brown DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .265 8 19
M. Sanchez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245 5 17
W. Clark 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .243 1 10
J. Leyva CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .175 1 10
A. Melhuse C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .200 2 8
J. Bass RF 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .185 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2 3 4 16      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Tartaglia (9, 3rd Inning off R. de Leon, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Cirillo (8, 6th Inning off R. de Leon, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Tartaglia 4 , J. Cirillo 2 , W. Clark , J. Bass 2
2-out RBI: G. Tartaglia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Tartaglia , J. Cirillo , W. Clark
GIDP: J. Cust , J. Leyva
Team LOB: 6
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. de Leon W (5-0) 7.0 7 2 2 3 3 0 103 3.98   
B. Witt SV (2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 5.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. de Leon 55
Batters Faced: R. de Leon 29, B. Witt 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. de Leon 10-6, B. Witt 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. de Leon 103-62, B. Witt 20-17
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Militello L (2-2) 8.0 10 4 4 2 4 1 110 4.21   
J. Martinez 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 1 23 8.45   
K. Vining 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Militello 48
Batters Faced: S. Militello 35, J. Martinez 5, K. Vining 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Militello 10-9, J. Martinez 0-2, K. Vining 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Militello 110-73, J. Martinez 23-13, K. Vining 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Vining 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rodolfo de Leon
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium 1980
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 19514
Thursday, December 19th , 2024 - OOTP Baseball 25.11 Build 100