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TEX
@ANA		8
4
KCR
@CHW		2
7
MIN
@CLE		2
7
NYY
@DET		8
2
BAL
@MIL		2
4
OAK
@SEA		8
5
BOS
@TOR		0
3
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@COL		10
4
PIT
@HOU		0
2
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@MON		7
1
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@NYM		7
6		 
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FLA
@PHI		3
5
SDP
@SFG		4
17
CHC
@STL		5
2
Friday, September 26, 1997 7:05
, Comiskey Park II
Attendance: 17,167, Time of Game: 2:36
Royals
2
66-93
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 19½ GB
 at White Sox
7
79-80
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
2nd, 6½ GB
W: Mike Sirotka (3-0)
L: Kevin Appier (9-13)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    2  7  1
White Sox       0  3  0   0  3  1   0  0  X    7  9  1

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jose Offerman 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .298 .753 21 12 -0.085 0.88 0.035 -0.120 -0.7 0 2
Shane Halter CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .284 .743 12 8 -0.056 1.30 0.053 -0.110 -0.4 2 0
Jay Bell SS 2 1 0 0 1 1 .291 .826 12 6 -0.098 0.97 0.034 -0.132 -1.2 1 1 SB,GDP
   Scott Cooper PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .201 .592 4 3 -0.004 0.17 0.000 -0.004 -0.2
Jeff King 1B 3 1 1 2 0 0 .236 .783 12 6 0.114 0.90 0.157 -0.043 1.2 8 0 HR
   Larry Sutton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .751 4 3 -0.002 0.07 0.000 -0.002 -0.2
Dean Palmer 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .255 .750 9 8 -0.051 0.50 0.000 -0.051 -0.6 0 4
Jermaine Dye RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .232 .652 11 8 -0.040 0.69 0.026 -0.066 -0.5 5 0
Mike Sweeney DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 .242 .664 17 11 0.034 0.64 0.051 -0.017 0.1
Yamil Benitez LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .265 .741 11 9 0.119 1.00 0.144 -0.025 0.7 2 0
Mike Macfarlane C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .237 .717 9 6 -0.097 0.96 0.000 -0.097 -1.0 6 0
Kevin Appier P
   Roland DeLaMaza P
   Hector Carrasco P 1
Team Totals 31 2 7 2 1 7 .226 .573 122 80 -0.166 0.83 0.500 -0.667 -2.8 24 8
HR: J King (26, off M Sirotka; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).
TB: J King 4; M Sweeney; J Dye; S Halter; Y Benitez; D Palmer; J Offerman.
GIDP: J Bell (13).
RBI: J King 2 (106).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
PB: M Macfarlane (9).
E: Y Benitez (4).
Baserunning
SB: J Bell (8, 2nd base off M Sirotka/R Karkovice).
Pickoffs: J Dye (1st base by R Karkovice).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ray Durham 2B 5 2 1 1 0 0 .272 .723 15 9 0.002 0.43 0.041 -0.039 0.6 1 2 HR
Mike Cameron CF 4 0 1 0 1 3 .255 .784 18 12 -0.002 0.29 0.029 -0.032 0.7 4 0 2B
Frank Thomas DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 .352 1.081 13 6 -0.040 0.69 0.014 -0.054 -0.7
   Jeff Abbott PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .263 .632 3 3 -0.001 0.04 0.000 -0.001 -0.4
Albert Belle LF 5 1 3 1 0 0 .273 .818 17 9 0.113 0.56 0.117 -0.005 0.8 2 0
   Lyle Mouton LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .681 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Robin Ventura 3B 2 1 1 0 2 0 .268 .815 15 6 0.040 0.93 0.064 -0.024 0.5 2 5
Magglio Ordonez RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 .306 .909 15 9 0.084 1.20 0.172 -0.088 0.8 2 0 2B
Dave Martinez 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .283 .762 18 10 0.034 0.44 0.044 -0.010 0.2 9 0 IW
Ron Karkovice C 3 1 1 3 0 1 .181 .582 16 10 0.155 0.60 0.163 -0.007 1.2 5 2 HR,SF
   Jorge Fabregas C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .636 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Norberto Martin SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .297 .685 18 13 -0.051 0.47 0.000 -0.051 -1.0 0 1
Mike Sirotka P
   Nelson Cruz P
Team Totals 34 7 9 7 5 7 .265 .850 148 87 0.334 0.60 0.644 -0.311 2.7 27 10
2B: M Ordonez (5, off K Appier); M Cameron (18, off H Carrasco).
HR: R Durham (11, off R DeLaMaza; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); R Karkovice (6, off K Appier; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).
SF: R Karkovice (5, off K Appier).
IBB: D Martinez (7, by K Appier).
TB: R Karkovice 4; R Durham 4; A Belle 3; M Ordonez 2; M Cameron 2; R Ventura; D Martinez.
RBI: R Karkovice 3 (18); M Ordonez 2 (9); A Belle (113); R Durham (53).
2-out RBI: A Belle.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Ventura-R Durham.
E: R Ventura (7).

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
Kevin Appier, L (9-13) 5 7 6 5 4 5 1 3.40 27 108 63 41 11 11 8 10 6 0 32 -0.321 0.86 -3.3
Roland DeLaMaza 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 4.50 9 32 18 7 4 7 0 7 2 0 0 0 -0.014 0.08 0.1
Hector Carrasco 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.40 4 8 6 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.001 0.03 0.5
Team Totals 8 9 7 6 5 7 2 6.75 40 148 87 51 16 20 10 18 9 0 32 0 0 -0.334 0.83 -2.7

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
Mike Sirotka, W (3-0) 7 7 2 2 1 5 1 2.25 26 103 66 43 7 16 10 10 2 0 59 0.146 0.98 1.7
Nelson Cruz 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.49 6 19 14 8 1 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0.020 0.13 1.1
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 1 7 1 2.00 32 122 80 51 8 21 12 12 2 0 59 0 0 0.166 0.60 2.8
Balks: None.
WP: K Appier 2 (14); R DeLaMaza (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: K Appier (2; D Martinez).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mark Johnson, 1B - Drew Coble, 2B - Tim McClelland, 3B - Gary Cederstrom.
Time of Game: 2:36.
Attendance: 17,167.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 61° F, Wind 9mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Chicago White Sox
1 Jose Offerman 2B 1 Ray Durham 2B
2 Shane Halter CF 2 Mike Cameron CF
3 Jay Bell SS 3 Frank Thomas DH
4 Jeff King 1B 4 Albert Belle LF
5 Dean Palmer 3B 5 Robin Ventura 3B
6 Jermaine Dye RF 6 Magglio Ordonez RF
7 Mike Sweeney DH 7 Dave Martinez 1B
8 Yamil Benitez LF 8 Ron Karkovice C
9 Mike Macfarlane C 9 Norberto Martin SS
Kevin Appier P Mike Sirotka P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 0-3 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  RR KCR J. King M. Sirotka -16% 65% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Bell Scores
b2 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR CHW R. Karkovice K. Appier 16% 74% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Martinez Scores
b5 3-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  RR CHW M. Ordonez K. Appier 15% 89% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Belle Scores; Ventura Scores
t5 2-3 0 1-- 6,(1-2)  KCR Y. Benitez M. Sirotka -14% 44% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Sweeney to 3B/Adv on E5 (throw); Benitez to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- 3,(2-0)  OO KCR J. Bell M. Sirotka 11% 53% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B

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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' Mike Sirotka facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR J. Offerman M. Sirotka -3% 47% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  KCR S. Halter M. Sirotka -5% 41% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Offerman to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- 3,(2-0)  OO KCR J. Bell M. Sirotka 11% 53% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B
t1 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. King M. Sirotka -1% 52% Bell Steals 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. King M. Sirotka 3% 55% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW R. Durham K. Appier -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  CHW M. Cameron K. Appier 2% 55% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHW F. Thomas K. Appier -3% 52% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b1 0-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  CHW A. Belle K. Appier 2% 54% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Cameron to 2B
b1 0-0 2 12- 7,(3-2)  CHW R. Ventura K. Appier 3% 57% Walk; Cameron to 3B; Belle to 2B
b1 0-0 2 123 5,(2-2)  O CHW M. Ordonez K. Appier -7% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Mike Sirotka facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR D. Palmer M. Sirotka 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Dye M. Sirotka -3% 50% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
t2 0-0 1 1-- 1,(1-0)  O KCR M. Sweeney M. Sirotka 4% 54% Dye Picked off 1B (C-1B)
t2 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR M. Sweeney M. Sirotka 1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 7-8-9
b2 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  CHW D. Martinez K. Appier 4% 59% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b2 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR CHW R. Karkovice K. Appier 16% 74% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Martinez Scores
b2 2-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHW N. Martin K. Appier -2% 73% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b2 2-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  CHW R. Durham K. Appier 2% 75% Reached on E7 (Pop Fly to Deep SS)
b2 2-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHW M. Cameron K. Appier -2% 73% Strikeout Looking
b2 2-0 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  CHW F. Thomas K. Appier 1% 74% Walk; Durham to 2B
b2 2-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R CHW A. Belle K. Appier 7% 81% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Durham Scores/unER; Thomas to 2B
b2 3-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHW R. Ventura K. Appier -2% 79% Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 3.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' Mike Sirotka facing 8-9-1
t3 0-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR Y. Benitez M. Sirotka 2% 81% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t3 0-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Macfarlane M. Sirotka 1% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t3 0-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Offerman M. Sirotka 1% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 6-7-8
b3 3-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHW M. Ordonez K. Appier -1% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 3-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW D. Martinez K. Appier -1% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 3-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW R. Karkovice K. Appier -1% 81% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 3.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' Mike Sirotka facing 2-3-4
t4 0-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR S. Halter M. Sirotka 2% 83% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t4 0-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR J. Bell M. Sirotka -3% 81% Walk
t4 0-3 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  RR KCR J. King M. Sirotka -16% 65% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Bell Scores
t4 2-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR D. Palmer M. Sirotka 2% 67% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole); Palmer out at 1B/C-1B
t4 2-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Dye M. Sirotka 1% 68% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 9-1-2
b4 3-2 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O CHW N. Martin K. Appier -2% 66% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b4 3-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHW R. Durham K. Appier -2% 65% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b4 3-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW M. Cameron K. Appier -1% 64% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 3.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, White Sox' Mike Sirotka facing 7-8-9
t5 2-3 0 --- 8,(2-2)  KCR M. Sweeney M. Sirotka -5% 58% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
t5 2-3 0 1-- 6,(1-2)  KCR Y. Benitez M. Sirotka -14% 44% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Sweeney to 3B/Adv on E5 (throw); Benitez to 2B
t5 2-3 0 -23 7,(3-2)  O KCR M. Macfarlane M. Sirotka 7% 51% Strikeout Swinging
t5 2-3 1 -23 6,(2-2)  O KCR J. Offerman M. Sirotka 11% 62% Strikeout Swinging
t5 2-3 2 -23 4,(2-1)  O KCR S. Halter M. Sirotka 8% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 3-4-5
b5 3-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHW F. Thomas K. Appier -2% 68% Popfly: SS (Weak 2B)
b5 3-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  CHW A. Belle K. Appier 2% 71% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b5 3-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  CHW R. Ventura K. Appier 3% 74% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Belle to 2B
b5 3-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  RR CHW M. Ordonez K. Appier 15% 89% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Belle Scores; Ventura Scores
b5 5-2 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  CHW D. Martinez K. Appier 1% 90% Intentional Walk
b5 5-2 1 12- 3,(1-1)  CHW R. Karkovice K. Appier 2% 92% Wild Pitch; Ordonez to 3B; Martinez to 2B
b5 5-2 1 -23 6,(3-2)  RO CHW R. Karkovice K. Appier 1% 92% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Ordonez Scores
b5 6-2 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  CHW N. Martin K. Appier 0% 93% Wild Pitch; Martinez to 3B
b5 6-2 2 --3 6,(2-2)  O CHW N. Martin K. Appier -1% 91% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 6.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-6, White Sox' Mike Sirotka facing 3-4-5
t6 2-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR J. Bell M. Sirotka 2% 93% Strikeout Swinging
t6 2-6 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O KCR J. King M. Sirotka 1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 2-6 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR D. Palmer M. Sirotka 1% 95% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 6.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-2, Royals' Roland DeLaMaza facing 1-2-3
Roland DeLaMaza replaces Kevin Appier pitching
b6 6-2 0 --- 3,(2-0)  R CHW R. Durham R. DeLaMaza 2% 97% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b6 7-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  CHW M. Cameron R. DeLaMaza 0% 98% Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Cameron to 1B
b6 7-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHW F. Thomas R. DeLaMaza -0% 97% Flyball: CF
b6 7-2 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O CHW A. Belle R. DeLaMaza -0% 97% Flyball: RF
b6 7-2 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  CHW R. Ventura R. DeLaMaza 0% 97% Walk; Cameron to 2B
b6 7-2 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O CHW M. Ordonez R. DeLaMaza -1% 97% Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 7.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-7, White Sox' Mike Sirotka facing 6-7-8
t7 2-7 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR J. Dye M. Sirotka 1% 98% Flyball: CF
t7 2-7 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney M. Sirotka 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
t7 2-7 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR Y. Benitez M. Sirotka 0% 98% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 7.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-2, Royals' Roland DeLaMaza facing 7-8-9
b7 7-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW D. Martinez R. DeLaMaza -0% 98% Flyball: LF
b7 7-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW R. Karkovice R. DeLaMaza -0% 98% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b7 7-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW N. Martin R. DeLaMaza -0% 98% Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 7.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-7, White Sox' Nelson Cruz facing 9-1-2
Nelson Cruz replaces Mike Sirotka pitching
Jorge Fabregas replaces Ron Karkovice playing C batting 8th
t8 2-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Macfarlane N. Cruz 1% 99% Popfly: 3B
t8 2-7 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Offerman N. Cruz 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
t8 2-7 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR S. Halter N. Cruz 0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 7.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-2, Royals' Hector Carrasco facing 1-2-3
Hector Carrasco replaces Roland DeLaMaza pitching
b8 7-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHW R. Durham H. Carrasco -0% 99% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
b8 7-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CHW M. Cameron H. Carrasco 0% 100% Double to CF (Line Drive)
Jeff Abbott pinch hits for Frank Thomas (DH) batting 3rd
b8 7-2 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O CHW J. Abbott H. Carrasco -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b8 7-2 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  CHW A. Belle H. Carrasco 0% 99% Passed Ball; Cameron to 3B
b8 7-2 2 --3 2,(1-0)  O CHW A. Belle H. Carrasco -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 7.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-7, White Sox' Nelson Cruz facing 3-4-5
Lyle Mouton replaces Albert Belle playing LF batting 4th
Scott Cooper pinch hits for Jay Bell (SS) batting 3rd
t9 2-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR S. Cooper N. Cruz 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
Larry Sutton pinch hits for Jeff King (1B) batting 4th
t9 2-7 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR L. Sutton N. Cruz 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t9 2-7 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR D. Palmer N. Cruz 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 7.

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  • 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.

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