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@BOS		6
5
CHW
@CLE		5
1
DET
@MIN		3
2
TOR
@NYY		1
6
TEX
@OAK		0
6
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@SEA		5
6
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@TBD		2
7
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@ATL		5
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@CHC		1
12
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@FLA		6
0
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@LAD		4
5
ARI
@MIL		5
2
COL
@PIT		5
3
NYM
@SDP		4
5
HOU
@WSN		6
7
Wednesday, July 18, 2007 7:07PM
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 36,681, Time of Game: 3:08
Royals
6
41-53
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
5th, 16 GB
 at Red Sox
5
56-38
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
1st
W: Odalis Perez (5-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   2  4  0   0  0  0    6  9  0
Red Sox         0  0  0   4  1  0   0  0  0    5 10  1

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David DeJesus CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .272 .748 10 6 -0.032 0.81 0.033 -0.064 -0.4 2 0
Mark Grudzielanek 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 .281 .742 11 7 0.131 1.01 0.169 -0.038 1.2 3 3 2B
Mark Teahen RF 4 2 1 0 0 0 .284 .761 15 11 0.100 1.08 0.126 -0.026 0.9 0 0
Billy Butler 1B 3 1 2 2 1 0 .311 .832 13 6 0.254 1.58 0.260 -0.006 2.2 11 1 2B
   Esteban German PR-3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .767 -0.047 1.48 0.000 -0.047 -0.5 0 0 CS
Ross Gload DH 3 0 0 1 0 2 .256 .680 18 11 -0.109 1.48 0.000 -0.109 -1.3 SF
Alex Gordon 3B-1B 4 0 2 2 0 1 .240 .688 13 8 0.138 1.04 0.195 -0.057 1.1 3 2 CS
Emil Brown LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .236 .631 10 8 -0.066 0.92 0.016 -0.082 -0.7 2 0
Jason Smith SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .203 .547 18 12 -0.100 0.94 0.000 -0.100 -1.1 0 5
Jason LaRue C 4 0 0 0 0 3 .173 .576 14 10 -0.076 0.71 0.000 -0.076 -0.7 5 0
Odalis Perez P 1
   David Riske P 1
   Jimmy Gobble P
   Joakim Soria P
   Octavio Dotel P
Team Totals 34 6 9 6 1 8 .265 .601 122 79 0.193 1.06 0.799 -0.605 0.7 27 12
2B: B Butler (9, off J Tavarez); M Grudzielanek (19, off J Tavarez).
SF: R Gload (2, off J Tavarez).
TB: B Butler 3; M Grudzielanek 3; A Gordon 2; M Teahen; D DeJesus; E Brown.
RBI: B Butler 2 (21); A Gordon 2 (31); R Gload (26); M Grudzielanek (30).
2-out RBI: A Gordon 2.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Baserunning
CS: E German (5, 2nd base by M Delcarmen/J Varitek); A Gordon (3, 2nd base by M Timlin/J Varitek).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
J.D. Drew RF 4 0 0 1 0 0 .252 .740 17 9 -0.188 1.70 0.004 -0.192 -1.1 3 0 SF
Dustin Pedroia 2B 5 0 3 0 0 1 .316 .847 16 11 0.001 1.27 0.102 -0.101 0.2 2 4 2B
David Ortiz DH 5 0 2 0 0 1 .321 1.001 19 12 -0.046 1.64 0.089 -0.135 -0.4
   Alex Cora PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .776 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Manny Ramirez LF 4 2 2 1 1 0 .292 .878 19 12 0.053 1.89 0.207 -0.153 0.8 3 0 HR
Kevin Youkilis 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .313 .885 21 14 -0.093 1.98 0.070 -0.163 -0.5 9 1
Mike Lowell 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .306 .868 19 12 -0.019 1.62 0.090 -0.109 0.2 0 1
Jason Varitek C 4 1 0 1 0 1 .270 .792 12 11 -0.125 1.73 0.000 -0.125 -0.8 8 2
Coco Crisp CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .266 .722 19 10 0.079 1.29 0.121 -0.043 0.4 0 0 3B
Julio Lugo SS 4 0 1 2 0 0 .218 .602 15 12 0.031 2.22 0.194 -0.163 1.0 1 2 2B
Julian Tavarez P 1
   Mike Timlin P
   Manny Delcarmen P
   Jonathan Papelbon P
Team Totals 36 5 10 5 3 5 .278 .797 157 103 -0.307 1.69 0.877 -1.184 -0.3 27 10
2B: D Pedroia (22, off O Perez); J Lugo (16, off O Perez).
3B: C Crisp (6, off J Soria).
HR: M Ramirez (14, off O Perez; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).
SF: J Drew (3, off O Perez).
TB: M Ramirez 5; D Pedroia 4; C Crisp 3; D Ortiz 2; J Lugo 2; M Lowell.
RBI: J Lugo 2 (42); M Ramirez (54); J Varitek (39); J Drew (34).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Varitek-J Lugo.
E: M Lowell (14).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Odalis Perez, W (5-8) 5 7 5 5 2 2 1 5.84 24 95 61 39 7 15 12 8 4 0 33 -0.282 1.29 -2.1
David Riske, H (10) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.47 3 8 7 4 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.093 1.16 0.6
Jimmy Gobble, H (8) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.67 3 8 6 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.061 1.96 0.3
Joakim Soria, H (9) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.98 6 33 21 15 3 3 1 3 0 0 1 0 0.208 2.53 0.8
Octavio Dotel, S (10) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.15 4 13 8 5 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.228 3.08 0.6
Team Totals 9 10 5 5 3 5 1 5.00 40 157 103 65 18 20 18 14 6 0 33 1 0 0.308 1.06 0.3

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Julian Tavarez, L (5-8) 4.2 9 6 4 0 3 0 5.27 24 76 51 30 9 12 13 8 3 0 29 -0.450 1.21 -3.3
Mike Timlin 2.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.56 6 20 13 10 2 1 2 3 2 0 1 0 0.148 0.78 1.4
Manny Delcarmen 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.23 3 17 8 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.062 1.01 0.6
Jonathan Papelbon 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.82 3 11 8 3 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.048 0.60 0.6
Team Totals 9 9 6 4 1 8 0 4.00 36 124 80 46 19 15 15 12 5 0 29 1 0 -0.192 1.69 -0.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Vanover, 1B - Tony Randazzo, 2B - Charlie Reliford, 3B - Greg Gibson.
Time of Game: 3:08.
Attendance: 36,681.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 66° F, Wind 7mph out to Leftfield, Overcast.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Boston Red Sox
1 David DeJesus CF 1 J.D. Drew RF
2 Mark Grudzielanek 2B 2 Dustin Pedroia 2B
3 Mark Teahen RF 3 David Ortiz DH
4 Billy Butler 1B 4 Manny Ramirez LF
5 Ross Gload DH 5 Kevin Youkilis 1B
6 Alex Gordon 3B 6 Mike Lowell 3B
7 Emil Brown LF 7 Jason Varitek C
8 Jason Smith SS 8 Coco Crisp CF
9 Jason LaRue C 9 Julio Lugo SS
Odalis Perez P Julian Tavarez P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 1-2 1 123 1,(0-0)  RR BOS J. Lugo O. Perez -19% 24% Double to LF (Line Drive); Youkilis Scores; Varitek Scores; Crisp to 3B
t5 3-4 1 1-3 4,(2-1)  RR KCR B. Butler J. Tavarez 19% 65% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Grudzielanek Scores; Teahen Scores/unER
t5 2-4 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  R KCR M. Grudzielanek J. Tavarez 13% 39% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); DeJesus Scores
b5 4-6 1 --- 7,(2-2)  R BOS M. Ramirez O. Perez -12% 60% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
b8 5-6 2 --3 5,(1-2)  O BOS J. Lugo J. Soria 12% 82% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Julian Tavarez facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR D. DeJesus J. Tavarez -2% 48% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek J. Tavarez -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Teahen J. Tavarez -1% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Odalis Perez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS J. Drew O. Perez 2% 47% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
b1 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  BOS D. Pedroia O. Perez -2% 45% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  BOS D. Ortiz O. Perez -3% 41% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Pedroia to 2B
b1 0-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O BOS M. Ramirez O. Perez 4% 46% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
b1 0-0 2 12- 4,(0-2)  O BOS K. Youkilis O. Perez 4% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Julian Tavarez facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR B. Butler J. Tavarez 4% 54% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t2 0-0 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  O KCR R. Gload J. Tavarez -4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR A. Gordon J. Tavarez -2% 48% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Butler to 2B
t2 0-0 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O KCR E. Brown J. Tavarez -3% 45% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Odalis Perez facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS M. Lowell O. Perez 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b2 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS J. Varitek O. Perez 2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b2 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS C. Crisp O. Perez 1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Julian Tavarez facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR J. Smith J. Tavarez -3% 47% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. LaRue J. Tavarez -2% 45% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR D. DeJesus J. Tavarez -1% 44% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Odalis Perez facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O BOS J. Lugo O. Perez 3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b3 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O BOS J. Drew O. Perez 2% 49% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b3 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS D. Pedroia O. Perez -2% 46% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b3 0-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O BOS D. Ortiz O. Perez 4% 50% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Julian Tavarez facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR M. Grudzielanek J. Tavarez 4% 54% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t4 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR M. Teahen J. Tavarez 6% 60% Single to LF (Line Drive); Grudzielanek to 2B
t4 0-0 0 12- 3,(1-1)  O KCR B. Butler J. Tavarez -1% 60% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Teahen to 2B; Grudzielanek to 3B
t4 0-0 1 -23 5,(3-1)  RO KCR R. Gload J. Tavarez -0% 59% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Grudzielanek Scores
t4 1-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  R KCR A. Gordon J. Tavarez 10% 69% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Teahen Scores
t4 2-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR E. Brown J. Tavarez 2% 71% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gordon to 2B
t4 2-0 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O KCR J. Smith J. Tavarez -4% 67% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Odalis Perez facing 4-5-6
b4 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS M. Ramirez O. Perez -5% 62% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b4 0-2 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  BOS K. Youkilis O. Perez -7% 55% Walk; Ramirez to 2B
b4 0-2 0 12- 6,(2-2)  BOS M. Lowell O. Perez -9% 46% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Ramirez to 3B; Youkilis to 2B
b4 0-2 0 123 2,(0-1)  RO BOS J. Varitek O. Perez 2% 48% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Ramirez Scores; Youkilis to 3B
b4 1-2 1 1-3 6,(3-2)  BOS C. Crisp O. Perez -4% 44% Walk; Varitek to 2B
b4 1-2 1 123 1,(0-0)  RR BOS J. Lugo O. Perez -19% 24% Double to LF (Line Drive); Youkilis Scores; Varitek Scores; Crisp to 3B
b4 3-2 1 -23 3,(2-0)  RO BOS J. Drew O. Perez -0% 24% Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Crisp Scores
b4 4-2 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  O BOS D. Pedroia O. Perez 3% 27% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Red Sox' Julian Tavarez facing 9-1-2
t5 2-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. LaRue J. Tavarez -3% 23% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t5 2-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR D. DeJesus J. Tavarez 3% 27% Single to C (Ground Ball to Front of Home)
t5 2-4 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  R KCR M. Grudzielanek J. Tavarez 13% 39% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); DeJesus Scores
t5 3-4 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  KCR M. Teahen J. Tavarez 6% 46% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Grudzielanek to 3B
t5 3-4 1 1-3 4,(2-1)  RR KCR B. Butler J. Tavarez 19% 65% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Grudzielanek Scores; Teahen Scores/unER
t5 5-4 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O KCR R. Gload J. Tavarez -3% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Butler to 3B
t5 5-4 2 --3 5,(2-2)  R KCR A. Gordon J. Tavarez 10% 71% Single to CF (Line Drive); Butler Scores/unER
Mike Timlin replaces Julian Tavarez pitching
t5 6-4 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O KCR E. Brown M. Timlin -2% 69% Gordon Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-6, Royals' Odalis Perez facing 3-4-5
b5 4-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS D. Ortiz O. Perez 3% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b5 4-6 1 --- 7,(2-2)  R BOS M. Ramirez O. Perez -12% 60% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
b5 5-6 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O BOS K. Youkilis O. Perez 3% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b5 5-6 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS M. Lowell O. Perez 2% 65% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-5, Red Sox' Mike Timlin facing 7-8-9
t6 6-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR E. Brown M. Timlin -3% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t6 6-5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O KCR J. Smith M. Timlin -2% 60% Lineout: 1B
t6 6-5 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. LaRue M. Timlin -1% 58% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-6, Royals' David Riske facing 7-8-9
David Riske replaces Odalis Perez pitching
b6 5-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Varitek D. Riske 4% 63% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
b6 5-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS C. Crisp D. Riske 3% 66% Lineout: 2B
b6 5-6 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS J. Lugo D. Riske 2% 68% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-5, Red Sox' Mike Timlin facing 1-2-3
t7 6-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR D. DeJesus M. Timlin -3% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t7 6-5 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek M. Timlin -2% 63% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
t7 6-5 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR M. Teahen M. Timlin -2% 61% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-6, Royals' Jimmy Gobble facing 1-2-3
Jimmy Gobble replaces David Riske pitching
b7 5-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS J. Drew J. Gobble 5% 66% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
b7 5-6 1 --- 2,(1-0)  BOS D. Pedroia J. Gobble -5% 61% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b7 5-6 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BOS D. Ortiz J. Gobble 6% 67% Strikeout Swinging
Joakim Soria replaces Jimmy Gobble pitching
b7 5-6 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  BOS M. Ramirez J. Soria -4% 63% Walk; Pedroia to 2B
b7 5-6 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O BOS K. Youkilis J. Soria 9% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-5, Red Sox' Manny Delcarmen facing 4-5-6
Manny Delcarmen replaces Mike Timlin pitching
t8 6-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR B. Butler M. Delcarmen 4% 76% Walk
Esteban German pinch runs for Billy Butler (1B) batting 4th
t8 6-5 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  OO KCR R. Gload M. Delcarmen -8% 68% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, German Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t8 6-5 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR A. Gordon M. Delcarmen -1% 67% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-6, Royals' Joakim Soria facing 6-7-8
Alex Gordon moves from 3B to 1B
Esteban German moves from PR to 3B
b8 5-6 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O BOS M. Lowell J. Soria 7% 73% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b8 5-6 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O BOS J. Varitek J. Soria 5% 78% Strikeout Swinging
b8 5-6 2 --- 7,(3-2)  BOS C. Crisp J. Soria -8% 70% Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b8 5-6 2 --3 5,(1-2)  O BOS J. Lugo J. Soria 12% 82% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-5, Red Sox' Jonathan Papelbon facing 7-8-9
Jonathan Papelbon replaces Manny Delcarmen pitching
t9 6-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR E. Brown J. Papelbon -2% 80% Flyball: RF
t9 6-5 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Smith J. Papelbon -2% 78% Strikeout Swinging
t9 6-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. LaRue J. Papelbon -1% 77% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-6, Royals' Octavio Dotel facing 1-2-3
Octavio Dotel replaces Joakim Soria pitching
b9 5-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS J. Drew O. Dotel 10% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b9 5-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS D. Pedroia O. Dotel 8% 95% Strikeout Swinging
b9 5-6 2 --- 4,(2-1)  BOS D. Ortiz O. Dotel -6% 89% Single to CF (Line Drive)
Alex Cora pinch runs for David Ortiz (DH) batting 3rd
b9 5-6 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O BOS M. Ramirez O. Dotel 11% 100% Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Red Sox 5.

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  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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