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@CAL		3
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@CHW		6
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@CLE		1
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@MIL		5
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@STL		14
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Saturday, September 24, 1988, 6:08
, Comiskey Park I
Attendance: 15,790, Time of Game: 3:04
Royals
6
81-73
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at White Sox
2
66-87
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Floyd Bannister (12-13)
L: Adam Peterson (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   4  0  0   0  2  0    6  8  0
White Sox       0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  1    2 10  3

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .266 .628 17 14 -0.048 0.38 0.000 -0.048 -0.9 2 0
Kevin Seitzer 3B 4 1 0 0 1 1 .303 .792 24 12 0.049 0.65 0.074 -0.026 0.1 1 1 SB
George Brett 1B 5 1 2 0 0 2 .309 .908 19 13 -0.048 0.45 0.014 -0.062 -0.1 6 0
Danny Tartabull RF 4 0 3 1 0 1 .274 .877 16 11 0.117 0.78 0.140 -0.023 1.9 3 1 2B
   Gary Thurman PR-LF 0 1 0 0 0 0 .137 .322 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Bill Buckner DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 .249 .615 11 10 -0.034 0.71 0.026 -0.059 0.1 SB
Frank White 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .238 .604 14 8 0.188 0.56 0.201 -0.013 0.9 3 4 GDP
Bo Jackson LF-RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .248 .766 16 8 -0.014 0.38 0.018 -0.031 0.1 1 0 2·SB
Brad Wellman SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 .261 .608 16 9 0.028 0.51 0.058 -0.031 0.7 2 0 HBP
Rey Palacios C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .286 13 8 -0.038 0.38 0.000 -0.038 -1.0 8 0
Floyd Bannister P 0 0
   Tom Gordon P 0 0
   Mark Lee P 0 0
Team Totals 36 6 8 4 2 9 .222 .532 146 93 0.200 0.53 0.531 -0.331 1.6 27 6
2B: D Tartabull (37, off K Patterson).
HBP: B Wellman (2, by T McCarthy).
TB: D Tartabull 4; G Brett 2; B Wellman; F White; B Buckner.
GIDP: F White (15).
RBI: F White (56); B Buckner (41); B Wellman (5); D Tartabull (94).
2-out RBI: B Wellman; F White.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 8.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: D Tartabull (O Guillen at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: B Buckner (5, 2nd base off A Peterson/C Fisk); B Jackson 2 (27, 2nd base off A Peterson/C Fisk, 2nd base off T McCarthy/C Fisk); K Seitzer (9, 2nd base off A Peterson/C Fisk).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dave Gallagher CF-LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .305 .770 11 8 -0.098 0.74 0.000 -0.098 -1.2 1 0
Ken Williams RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .164 .542 23 17 -0.061 0.61 0.000 -0.061 -0.7 0 0
Harold Baines DH 4 0 3 0 0 0 .274 .749 12 7 0.049 0.50 0.068 -0.019 0.7 2·2B
Carlton Fisk C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .272 .906 22 9 -0.011 0.78 0.034 -0.045 -0.5 8 1
Mike Diaz 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .205 .549 16 11 -0.093 0.98 0.000 -0.093 -1.1 13 0
Carlos Martinez 3B 4 2 2 0 0 0 .220 .463 12 8 -0.020 0.87 0.045 -0.065 0.4 0 4 2B
Russ Morman LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 .242 .551 9 8 -0.018 0.89 0.013 -0.031 -0.2 1 0
   Lance Johnson PH-CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .494 6 4 -0.037 0.73 0.000 -0.037 -0.4 0 0
Ozzie Guillen SS 4 0 3 1 0 0 .262 .608 12 8 0.008 0.71 0.048 -0.040 0.5 3 4 SB
Fred Manrique 2B 2 0 1 1 0 0 .238 .642 7 4 0.028 0.93 0.053 -0.025 0.6 0 5
   Steve Lyons PH-2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .668 8 4 -0.046 0.94 0.000 -0.046 -0.5 1 2
Adam Peterson P 0 0
   Donn Pall P 0 0
   Ken Patterson P 0 0
   Tom McCarthy P 0 0
Team Totals 36 2 10 2 1 8 .278 .658 138 88 -0.299 0.77 0.261 -0.560 -2.4 27 16
2B: H Baines 2 (35, 1 off T Gordon, 1 off F Bannister); C Martinez (1, off M Lee).
TB: H Baines 5; C Martinez 3; O Guillen 3; R Morman; F Manrique.
RBI: O Guillen (37); F Manrique (34).
2-out RBI: F Manrique.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. O Guillen-S Lyons-M Diaz.
E: O Guillen (20); S Lyons (28); A Peterson (1).
Baserunning
SB: O Guillen (23, 2nd base off T Gordon/R Palacios).

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
Floyd Bannister, W (12-13) 5.2 6 1 1 1 4 0 4.34 23 90 56 38 9 9 6 12 4 0 56 0.179 0.86 1.5
Tom Gordon, H (2) 2.1 2 0 0 0 4 0 2.38 9 34 22 9 6 7 1 4 2 0 2 0 0.115 0.80 1.4
Mark Lee 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.50 5 14 10 8 1 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 0.007 0.30 -0.5
Team Totals 9 10 2 2 1 8 0 2.00 37 138 88 55 16 17 9 19 9 0 56 2 0 0.301 0.53 2.4

Chicago White 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
Adam Peterson, L (0-1) 3.2 3 4 4 2 5 0 9.82 17 72 45 25 9 11 6 4 1 0 42 -0.221 0.86 -2.3
Donn Pall 3.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 3.25 12 36 25 16 5 4 7 2 1 0 1 0 0.069 0.29 1.7
Ken Patterson 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 5.82 3 12 7 4 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 -0.051 0.31 -2.3
Tom McCarthy 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.80 7 26 16 12 1 3 4 1 0 0 2 1 0.005 0.05 1.3
Team Totals 9 8 6 6 2 9 0 6.00 39 146 93 57 17 19 18 9 4 0 42 3 1 -0.198 0.77 -1.6
K Patterson faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: A Peterson (1).
HBP: T McCarthy (2; B Wellman).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Jim Evans.
Time of Game: 3:04.
Attendance: 15,790.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 64° F, Wind 9mph in from Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Chicago White Sox
1 Willie Wilson CF 1 Dave Gallagher CF
2 Kevin Seitzer 3B 2 Ken Williams RF
3 George Brett 1B 3 Harold Baines DH
4 Danny Tartabull RF 4 Carlton Fisk C
5 Bill Buckner DH 5 Mike Diaz 1B
6 Frank White 2B 6 Carlos Martinez 3B
7 Bo Jackson LF 7 Russ Morman LF
8 Brad Wellman SS 8 Ozzie Guillen SS
9 Rey Palacios C 9 Fred Manrique 2B
Floyd Bannister P Adam Peterson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 0-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R KCR D. Tartabull A. Peterson 11% 63% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Seitzer Scores
t4 1-0 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  R KCR F. White A. Peterson 10% 72% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Buckner Scores
t4 2-0 2 1-- 2,(1-1)  R KCR B. Jackson A. Peterson 8% 80% White Picked off 1B, safe on E1; White Scores
t4 3-0 2 --3 6,(3-2)  R KCR B. Wellman A. Peterson 6% 87% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Jackson Scores
b6 1-4 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O CHW M. Diaz F. Bannister 6% 85% Strikeout Swinging

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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, White Sox' Adam Peterson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O KCR W. Wilson A. Peterson -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR K. Seitzer A. Peterson -2% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR G. Brett A. Peterson -1% 45% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW D. Gallagher F. Bannister 2% 47% Flyball: 2B
b1 0-0 1 --- 9,(2-2)  O CHW K. Williams F. Bannister 2% 49% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  CHW H. Baines F. Bannister -1% 48% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b1 0-0 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O CHW C. Fisk F. Bannister 2% 50% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Adam Peterson facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O KCR D. Tartabull A. Peterson -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR B. Buckner A. Peterson -2% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR F. White A. Peterson 1% 47% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
t2 0-0 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O KCR B. Jackson A. Peterson -2% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Floyd Bannister facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW M. Diaz F. Bannister 2% 47% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHW C. Martinez F. Bannister 2% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  CHW R. Morman F. Bannister -1% 48% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b2 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHW O. Guillen F. Bannister 2% 50% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Adam Peterson facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR B. Wellman A. Peterson -3% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR R. Palacios A. Peterson -2% 46% Flyball: LF
t3 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR W. Wilson A. Peterson -1% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Floyd Bannister facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW F. Manrique F. Bannister 2% 47% Lineout: SS
b3 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW D. Gallagher F. Bannister 2% 49% Flyball: CF
b3 0-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHW K. Williams F. Bannister 1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Adam Peterson facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR K. Seitzer A. Peterson 4% 54% Walk
t4 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  KCR G. Brett A. Peterson 3% 57% Seitzer Steals 2B
t4 0-0 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O KCR G. Brett A. Peterson -5% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R KCR D. Tartabull A. Peterson 11% 63% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Seitzer Scores
t4 1-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR B. Buckner A. Peterson -3% 60% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Buckner to 1B
t4 1-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR F. White A. Peterson 1% 61% Buckner Steals 2B
t4 1-0 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  R KCR F. White A. Peterson 10% 72% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Buckner Scores
t4 2-0 2 1-- 2,(1-1)  R KCR B. Jackson A. Peterson 8% 80% White Picked off 1B, safe on E1; White Scores
t4 3-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR B. Jackson A. Peterson 1% 81% Walk
t4 3-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  KCR B. Wellman A. Peterson 1% 81% Jackson Steals 2B
t4 3-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  KCR B. Wellman A. Peterson 0% 82% Wild Pitch; Jackson to 3B
t4 3-0 2 --3 6,(3-2)  R KCR B. Wellman A. Peterson 6% 87% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Jackson Scores
Donn Pall replaces Adam Peterson pitching
t4 4-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR R. Palacios D. Pall -1% 86% Strikeout Swinging
4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Floyd Bannister facing 3-4-5
b4 0-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHW H. Baines F. Bannister 2% 88% Flyball: LF
b4 0-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHW C. Fisk F. Bannister 1% 90% Flyball: 2B
b4 0-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW M. Diaz F. Bannister 1% 90% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 0.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, White Sox' Donn Pall facing 1-2-3
t5 4-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR W. Wilson D. Pall -1% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 4-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR K. Seitzer D. Pall -1% 89% Flyball: CF
t5 4-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR G. Brett D. Pall 0% 89% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t5 4-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR D. Tartabull D. Pall 1% 90% Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Brett to 2B
t5 4-0 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O KCR B. Buckner D. Pall -1% 89% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Floyd Bannister facing 6-7-8
b5 0-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  CHW C. Martinez F. Bannister -3% 85% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
b5 0-4 0 1-- 7,(1-2)  O CHW R. Morman F. Bannister 3% 88% Strikeout Swinging
b5 0-4 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O CHW O. Guillen F. Bannister 2% 90% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Martinez to 3B; Guillen out at 2B/RF-2B
b5 0-4 2 --3 6,(3-2)  R CHW F. Manrique F. Bannister -5% 85% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Martinez Scores
b5 1-4 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHW D. Gallagher F. Bannister 2% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 1.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, White Sox' Donn Pall facing 6-7-8
t6 4-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR F. White D. Pall -1% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 4-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR B. Jackson D. Pall -1% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 4-1 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR B. Wellman D. Pall -1% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals' Floyd Bannister facing 2-3-4
b6 1-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW K. Williams F. Bannister 3% 87% Strikeout Swinging
b6 1-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  CHW H. Baines F. Bannister -4% 83% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b6 1-4 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  CHW C. Fisk F. Bannister -3% 79% Walk
b6 1-4 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O CHW M. Diaz F. Bannister 6% 85% Strikeout Swinging
Tom Gordon replaces Floyd Bannister pitching
b6 1-4 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O CHW C. Martinez T. Gordon 5% 90% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 1.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, White Sox' Donn Pall facing 9-1-2
t7 4-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR R. Palacios D. Pall -1% 89% Strikeout Swinging
t7 4-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR W. Wilson D. Pall -1% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 4-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR K. Seitzer D. Pall -0% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals' Tom Gordon facing 7-8-9
Lance Johnson pinch hits for Russ Morman (LF) batting 7th
b7 1-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW L. Johnson T. Gordon 3% 91% Lineout: SS
b7 1-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  CHW O. Guillen T. Gordon -3% 88% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
Steve Lyons pinch hits for Fred Manrique (2B) batting 9th
b7 1-4 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHW S. Lyons T. Gordon 3% 91% Flyball: CF
b7 1-4 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  CHW D. Gallagher T. Gordon -1% 90% Guillen Steals 2B
b7 1-4 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CHW D. Gallagher T. Gordon 3% 93% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 1.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, White Sox' Ken Patterson facing 3-4-5
Ken Patterson replaces Donn Pall pitching
Steve Lyons moves from PH to 2B
Dave Gallagher moves from CF to LF
Lance Johnson moves from PH to CF
t8 4-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR G. Brett K. Patterson 1% 94% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t8 4-1 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  KCR D. Tartabull K. Patterson 3% 97% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Brett to 3B
Gary Thurman pinch runs for Danny Tartabull (RF) batting 4th
t8 4-1 0 -23 2,(0-1)  R KCR B. Buckner K. Patterson 1% 98% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Brett Scores; Thurman to 3B
Tom McCarthy replaces Ken Patterson pitching
t8 5-1 0 1-3 5,(3-1)  ROO KCR F. White T. McCarthy -0% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Thurman Scores/No RBI
t8 6-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR B. Jackson T. McCarthy 0% 98% Reached on E4 (Fly Ball to 2B-1B)
t8 6-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR B. Wellman T. McCarthy 0% 98% Jackson Steals 2B
t8 6-1 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  KCR B. Wellman T. McCarthy 0% 98% Hit By Pitch
t8 6-1 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR R. Palacios T. McCarthy -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 6, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Royals' Tom Gordon facing 2-3-4
Gary Thurman moves from PR to LF
Bo Jackson moves from LF to RF
b8 1-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW K. Williams T. Gordon 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b8 1-6 1 --- 3,(1-1)  CHW H. Baines T. Gordon -1% 98% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b8 1-6 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O CHW C. Fisk T. Gordon 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b8 1-6 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CHW M. Diaz T. Gordon 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, White Sox 1.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-1, White Sox' Tom McCarthy facing 1-2-3
t9 6-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR W. Wilson T. McCarthy -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 6-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR K. Seitzer T. McCarthy -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 6-1 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR G. Brett T. McCarthy -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Royals' Mark Lee facing 6-7-8
Mark Lee replaces Tom Gordon pitching
b9 1-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CHW C. Martinez M. Lee -1% 98% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b9 1-6 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CHW L. Johnson M. Lee 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B; Martinez to 3B
b9 1-6 1 --3 4,(1-2)  R CHW O. Guillen M. Lee -1% 98% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Martinez Scores
b9 2-6 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O CHW S. Lyons M. Lee 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B; Guillen to 2B
b9 2-6 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CHW D. Gallagher M. Lee 1% 100% Lineout: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, White Sox 2.

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  • 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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