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7
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9
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1
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8
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11
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5
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@WSN		12
2
Wednesday, May 21, 2008, 7:06PM
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 37,674, Time of Game: 3:19
Royals
3
21-25
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Red Sox
6
30-19
⇐ Won 6 ⇒
W: Bartolo Colon (1-0)
L: Brett Tomko (2-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  1   0  1  0   0  0  1    3  7  0
Red Sox         1  0  0   0  4  0   1  0  X    6 12  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David DeJesus RF 5 0 3 1 0 2 .282 .734 20 10 0.030 1.26 0.111 -0.081 1.2 2 0
Mark Grudzielanek 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .307 .745 12 9 -0.121 1.34 0.000 -0.121 -1.4 7 3 SH
Alex Gordon 3B 2 0 1 1 2 1 .296 .829 16 5 0.114 1.25 0.145 -0.031 1.0 0 4
Jose Guillen LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .235 .683 14 11 -0.017 1.54 0.112 -0.129 -0.4 0 0
Mark Teahen 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255 .691 15 11 -0.163 1.45 0.000 -0.163 -1.7 7 1
Billy Butler DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .262 .685 17 11 -0.084 0.79 0.000 -0.084 -0.9
John Buck C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .248 .671 11 8 -0.067 0.64 0.000 -0.067 -0.8 6 0
Tony Pena SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .162 .393 13 8 -0.041 0.38 0.000 -0.041 -0.5 1 3
Joey Gathright CF 2 3 2 0 2 0 .250 .577 21 12 0.145 0.79 0.145 0.000 1.6 1 0 SB
Brett Tomko P 0 0
   Ron Mahay P 0 0
   Joel Peralta P 0 0
   Jimmy Gobble P 0 0
   Joakim Soria P 0 0
Team Totals 33 3 7 3 4 7 .212 .509 139 85 -0.204 1.05 0.513 -0.717 -2.1 24 11
SH: M Grudzielanek (2, off B Colon).
TB: D DeJesus 3; J Gathright 2; A Gordon; J Guillen.
RBI: J Guillen (31); D DeJesus (17); A Gordon (21).
2-out RBI: J Guillen; D DeJesus.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 2. T Pena-M Grudzielanek-M Teahen; A Gordon-M Grudzielanek-M Teahen.
Baserunning
SB: J Gathright (11, 2nd base off J Lopez/J Varitek).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jacoby Ellsbury RF 4 3 3 1 1 0 .290 .818 21 13 0.189 0.67 0.208 -0.019 3.0 2 0 HR,SB
Dustin Pedroia 2B 5 0 3 1 0 0 .304 .744 21 13 0.083 0.70 0.101 -0.018 0.9 3 3
David Ortiz DH 3 0 0 1 0 1 .249 .822 21 11 -0.048 1.16 0.014 -0.062 -1.1 SF
Manny Ramirez LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .287 .876 16 8 -0.038 0.63 0.030 -0.067 -1.0 0 0 GDP
Mike Lowell 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .267 .792 17 9 -0.004 0.68 0.065 -0.068 0.2 1 5 2B,GDP
Kevin Youkilis 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .320 .970 19 11 -0.087 0.73 0.000 -0.087 -1.4 12 2
Jason Varitek C 3 1 2 1 1 0 .295 .892 13 7 0.132 0.64 0.159 -0.027 1.3 7 0 HR
Coco Crisp CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .295 .781 16 10 0.042 0.89 0.092 -0.050 -0.5 1 0 2B
Julio Lugo SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 .285 .689 17 13 0.026 0.88 0.073 -0.047 -0.0 0 3
   Alex Cora SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .409 .935 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Bartolo Colon P 0 0
   Craig Hansen P 0 0
   Javier Lopez P 1 0
   Manny Delcarmen P 0 0
   Mike Timlin P 0 1
Team Totals 33 6 12 5 4 6 .364 1.027 161 95 0.295 0.77 0.742 -0.445 1.4 27 14
2B: C Crisp (9, off B Tomko); M Lowell (9, off B Tomko).
HR: J Varitek (6, off B Tomko; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); J Ellsbury (4, off B Tomko; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: D Ortiz (1, off R Mahay).
TB: J Ellsbury 6; J Varitek 5; D Pedroia 3; C Crisp 2; J Lugo 2; M Lowell 2.
GIDP: M Lowell (4); M Ramirez (5).
RBI: J Lugo (12); J Varitek (18); D Ortiz (38); J Ellsbury (17); D Pedroia (24).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Baserunning
SB: J Ellsbury (19, 2nd base off J Peralta/J Buck).

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
Brett Tomko, L (2-5) 4.1 7 5 5 1 2 2 5.76 19 91 52 30 5 17 7 9 3 0 30 -0.183 1.05 -1.1
Ron Mahay 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 2.70 6 22 12 6 2 4 2 2 1 0 2 2 -0.127 1.02 -1.4
Joel Peralta 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 6.14 4 10 8 5 0 3 2 2 1 0 2 0 -0.002 0.46 -0.4
Jimmy Gobble 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.48 3 10 7 3 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.013 0.17 1.0
Joakim Soria 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0.98 6 28 16 9 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.004 0.08 0.6
Team Totals 8 12 6 6 4 6 2 6.75 38 161 95 53 9 33 13 15 5 0 30 5 2 -0.295 1.05 -1.4
J Peralta faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

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
Bartolo Colon, W (1-0) 5 6 2 2 2 4 0 3.60 23 74 46 30 2 14 12 5 1 0 49 0.052 1.35 0.9
Craig Hansen, H (2) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.14 3 10 6 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.054 0.67 0.6
Javier Lopez, H (6) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.00 4 24 13 4 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.053 1.28 0.6
Manny Delcarmen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 3 15 11 8 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.028 0.35 0.6
Mike Timlin 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 8.25 5 16 9 6 0 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0.018 0.25 -0.4
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 4 7 0 3.00 38 139 85 50 7 28 18 9 2 0 49 0 0 0.205 0.77 2.1
Balks: None.
WP: B Tomko (4); R Mahay (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tom Hallion, 1B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 2B - Brian Knight, 3B - Marvin Hudson.
Time of Game: 3:19.
Attendance: 37,674.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 65° F, Wind 15mph out to Centerfield.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Boston Red Sox
1 David DeJesus RF 1 Jacoby Ellsbury RF
2 Mark Grudzielanek 2B 2 Dustin Pedroia 2B
3 Alex Gordon 3B 3 David Ortiz DH
4 Jose Guillen LF 4 Manny Ramirez LF
5 Mark Teahen 1B 5 Mike Lowell 3B
6 Billy Butler DH 6 Kevin Youkilis 1B
7 John Buck C 7 Jason Varitek C
8 Tony Pena SS 8 Coco Crisp CF
9 Joey Gathright CF 9 Julio Lugo SS
Brett Tomko P Bartolo Colon P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 1-2 1 --- 4,(0-2)  R BOS J. Varitek B. Tomko 14% 54% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t3 0-1 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R KCR J. Guillen B. Colon -11% 50% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Gathright Scores; Gordon to 3B
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  R BOS J. Ellsbury B. Tomko 9% 64% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t5 1-1 1 -23 2,(1-0)  R KCR A. Gordon B. Colon -9% 30% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Gathright Scores; DeJesus to 3B
b5 2-2 1 --3 6,(1-2)  R BOS J. Lugo B. Tomko 7% 70% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Crisp Scores

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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' Bartolo Colon facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR D. DeJesus B. Colon -3% 47% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek B. Colon 3% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  KCR A. Gordon B. Colon -3% 46% Walk; Grudzielanek to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- 4,(0-2)  O KCR J. Guillen B. Colon 4% 51% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O KCR M. Teahen B. Colon 4% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Brett Tomko facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  R BOS J. Ellsbury B. Tomko 9% 64% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b1 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS D. Pedroia B. Tomko 3% 67% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
b1 1-0 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O BOS D. Ortiz B. Tomko -3% 64% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
b1 1-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO BOS M. Ramirez B. Tomko -5% 60% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Bartolo Colon facing 6-7-8
t2 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR B. Butler B. Colon 3% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t2 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Buck B. Colon 2% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR T. Pena B. Colon 1% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Brett Tomko facing 5-6-7
b2 1-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS M. Lowell B. Tomko 5% 70% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b2 1-0 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  O BOS K. Youkilis B. Tomko -4% 67% Strikeout Looking
b2 1-0 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  O BOS J. Varitek B. Tomko -3% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B; Lowell to 3B
b2 1-0 2 --3 6,(3-2)  O BOS C. Crisp B. Tomko -3% 60% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Bartolo Colon facing 9-1-2
t3 0-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  KCR J. Gathright B. Colon -4% 56% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t3 0-1 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus B. Colon 4% 60% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek B. Colon 3% 64% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t3 0-1 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  KCR A. Gordon B. Colon -2% 61% Walk; Gathright to 2B
t3 0-1 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R KCR J. Guillen B. Colon -11% 50% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Gathright Scores; Gordon to 3B
t3 1-1 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Teahen B. Colon 6% 56% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Brett Tomko facing 9-1-2
b3 1-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O BOS J. Lugo B. Tomko -3% 53% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
b3 1-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O BOS J. Ellsbury B. Tomko -2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b3 1-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS D. Pedroia B. Tomko -1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Bartolo Colon facing 6-7-8
t4 1-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR B. Butler B. Colon 3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
t4 1-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Buck B. Colon 2% 55% Strikeout Swinging
t4 1-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR T. Pena B. Colon 1% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Brett Tomko facing 3-4-5
b4 1-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O BOS D. Ortiz B. Tomko -3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS M. Ramirez B. Tomko 3% 56% Walk
b4 1-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO BOS M. Lowell B. Tomko -6% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Bartolo Colon facing 9-1-2
t5 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Gathright B. Colon -5% 45% Single to 1B/Bunt (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B)
t5 1-1 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  KCR D. DeJesus B. Colon -7% 39% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Gathright to 2B
t5 1-1 0 12- 2,(0-1)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek B. Colon 1% 39% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (P's Left); Gathright to 3B; DeJesus to 2B
t5 1-1 1 -23 2,(1-0)  R KCR A. Gordon B. Colon -9% 30% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Gathright Scores; DeJesus to 3B
t5 2-1 1 1-3 3,(2-0)  O KCR J. Guillen B. Colon 7% 37% Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B)
t5 2-1 2 1-3 5,(1-2)  O KCR M. Teahen B. Colon 6% 43% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Brett Tomko facing 6-7-8
b5 1-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O BOS K. Youkilis B. Tomko -4% 39% Popfly: 2B
b5 1-2 1 --- 4,(0-2)  R BOS J. Varitek B. Tomko 14% 54% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b5 2-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS C. Crisp B. Tomko 5% 59% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b5 2-2 1 -2- 5,(0-2)  BOS J. Lugo B. Tomko 4% 63% Wild Pitch; Crisp to 3B
b5 2-2 1 --3 6,(1-2)  R BOS J. Lugo B. Tomko 7% 70% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Crisp Scores
b5 3-2 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  BOS J. Ellsbury B. Tomko 3% 74% Single to LF (Line Drive); Lugo to 2B
Ron Mahay replaces Brett Tomko pitching
b5 3-2 1 12- 3,(1-1)  BOS D. Pedroia R. Mahay 5% 79% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Lugo to 3B; Ellsbury to 2B
b5 3-2 1 123 3,(1-1)  RO BOS D. Ortiz R. Mahay 1% 80% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Lugo Scores; Ellsbury to 3B
b5 4-2 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  R BOS M. Ramirez R. Mahay 7% 87% Wild Pitch; Ellsbury Scores; Pedroia to 2B
b5 5-2 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O BOS M. Ramirez R. Mahay -2% 85% Strikeout Swinging
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Red Sox' Craig Hansen facing 6-7-8
Craig Hansen replaces Bartolo Colon pitching
t6 2-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR B. Butler C. Hansen 3% 88% Strikeout Swinging
t6 2-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Buck C. Hansen 2% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t6 2-5 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR T. Pena C. Hansen 1% 90% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Royals' Ron Mahay facing 5-6-7
b6 5-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS M. Lowell R. Mahay 1% 92% Walk
b6 5-2 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O BOS K. Youkilis R. Mahay -1% 90% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b6 5-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  BOS J. Varitek R. Mahay 1% 92% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Youkilis to 2B
Joel Peralta replaces Ron Mahay pitching
b6 5-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O BOS C. Crisp J. Peralta -1% 90% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Youkilis to 3B; Crisp to 1B
b6 5-2 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Lugo J. Peralta -2% 88% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Red Sox' Javier Lopez facing 9-1-2
Javier Lopez replaces Craig Hansen pitching
t7 2-5 0 --- 7,(3-2)  KCR J. Gathright J. Lopez -4% 84% Walk
t7 2-5 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus J. Lopez 4% 88% Strikeout Looking
t7 2-5 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  KCR M. Grudzielanek J. Lopez -1% 87% Gathright Steals 2B
t7 2-5 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek J. Lopez 4% 90% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Gathright to 3B
t7 2-5 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O KCR A. Gordon J. Lopez 3% 94% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Royals' Joel Peralta facing 1-2-3
b7 5-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS J. Ellsbury J. Peralta 1% 94% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b7 5-2 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  BOS D. Pedroia J. Peralta 1% 95% Ellsbury Steals 2B
b7 5-2 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  R BOS D. Pedroia J. Peralta 2% 97% Single to CF (Line Drive); Ellsbury Scores
Jimmy Gobble replaces Joel Peralta pitching
b7 6-2 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  O BOS D. Ortiz J. Gobble -0% 97% Groundout: 1B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B)
b7 6-2 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O BOS M. Ramirez J. Gobble -0% 96% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b7 6-2 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O BOS M. Lowell J. Gobble -0% 96% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 6.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-6, Red Sox' Manny Delcarmen facing 4-5-6
Manny Delcarmen replaces Javier Lopez pitching
t8 2-6 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O KCR J. Guillen M. Delcarmen 2% 97% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t8 2-6 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR M. Teahen M. Delcarmen 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 2-6 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR B. Butler M. Delcarmen 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-2, Royals' Joakim Soria facing 6-7-8
Joakim Soria replaces Jimmy Gobble pitching
b8 6-2 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O BOS K. Youkilis J. Soria -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b8 6-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS J. Varitek J. Soria 0% 99% Walk
b8 6-2 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O BOS C. Crisp J. Soria -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b8 6-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  BOS J. Lugo J. Soria 0% 99% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Varitek to 2B
b8 6-2 2 12- 7,(3-2)  BOS J. Ellsbury J. Soria 0% 99% Walk; Varitek to 3B; Lugo to 2B
b8 6-2 2 123 7,(3-2)  O BOS D. Pedroia J. Soria -0% 98% Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 6.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-6, Red Sox' Mike Timlin facing 7-8-9
Mike Timlin replaces Manny Delcarmen pitching
Alex Cora replaces Julio Lugo playing SS batting 9th
t9 2-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Buck M. Timlin 1% 99% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t9 2-6 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR T. Pena M. Timlin 1% 100% Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
t9 2-6 2 --- 8,(3-2)  KCR J. Gathright M. Timlin -0% 100% Walk
t9 2-6 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  KCR D. DeJesus M. Timlin -0% 99% Defensive Indifference; Gathright to 2B
t9 2-6 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  R KCR D. DeJesus M. Timlin -1% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Gathright Scores
t9 3-6 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek M. Timlin 1% 100% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 6.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

  • 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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