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3
Thursday, August 14, 2008, 1:07PM
, U.S. Cellular Field
Attendance: 32,788, Time of Game: 3:00
Royals
2
54-67
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at White Sox
9
68-53
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
L: Kyle Davies (5-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  6  0
White Sox       0  3  0   0  0  6   0  0  X    9 13  2

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mitch Maier CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 .333 .695 18 10 0.083 0.87 0.095 -0.012 0.1 1 0 GDP
Mike Aviles SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .327 .863 12 9 0.028 1.21 0.096 -0.068 0.2 0 2 2B
Mark Teahen RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .702 18 10 -0.128 1.03 0.000 -0.128 -1.5 3 0
Jose Guillen LF 3 0 1 2 0 0 .256 .729 7 4 -0.016 1.29 0.098 -0.114 -0.1 0 0 CS
   Jason Smith PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .500 5 3 -0.001 0.04 0.000 -0.001 -0.2 0 0
Billy Butler DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 .267 .700 19 10 -0.024 0.71 0.027 -0.051 -0.1
Alex Gordon 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .766 30 22 -0.076 0.71 0.000 -0.076 -0.9 0 1
Ross Gload 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .272 .656 19 12 0.080 0.56 0.080 0.000 0.6 5 1
John Buck C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .223 .663 19 12 -0.089 0.98 0.000 -0.089 -0.9 11 0
Esteban German 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .558 10 7 -0.048 0.71 0.006 -0.054 -0.2 2 0
Kyle Davies P 0 1
   Joel Peralta P 0 0
   Rob Tejeda P 1 0
   Josh Newman P 1 0
Team Totals 33 2 6 2 2 5 .182 .441 157 99 -0.191 0.88 0.402 -0.593 -3.0 24 5
2B: M Aviles (21, off L Broadway).
TB: M Maier 2; M Aviles 2; R Gload 2; J Guillen.
GIDP: M Maier (2).
RBI: J Guillen 2 (76).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Baserunning
CS: J Guillen (1, 3rd base by L Broadway/T Hall).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Orlando Cabrera SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 .268 .672 13 9 0.002 1.13 0.071 -0.069 -0.0 1 1
   Chris Getz 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .800 4 3 0.000 0.02 0.000 0.000 -0.3 1 1
Ken Griffey CF 2 1 1 0 2 1 .243 .767 15 6 0.095 1.02 0.111 -0.017 1.0 0 0
   Brian Anderson CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 .736 6 2 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 0.3 0 0
Carlos Quentin LF 3 1 1 0 1 2 .285 .948 26 14 -0.004 1.08 0.077 -0.081 -0.2 4 0 HBP
Jermaine Dye RF 4 0 2 2 0 0 .303 .931 8 6 0.138 1.86 0.221 -0.083 1.2 0 0 2·2B
   Dewayne Wise PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .790 3 3 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.3 0 0
Jim Thome DH 4 1 1 3 1 1 .249 .885 22 11 0.132 1.38 0.227 -0.095 1.5 HR
Paul Konerko 1B 5 1 3 1 0 0 .226 .707 13 8 0.034 0.98 0.110 -0.076 1.0 12 0 HR,SB
Alexei Ramirez 2B-SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 .305 .795 17 13 -0.057 0.74 0.016 -0.073 0.0 2 5 HR
Juan Uribe 3B 4 2 2 1 0 1 .238 .667 15 10 -0.031 0.77 0.036 -0.067 0.5 2 5 HR
Toby Hall C 4 1 1 0 0 3 .277 .667 19 15 -0.002 0.90 0.066 -0.068 -0.1 5 0
Lance Broadway P 0 2
   Horacio Ramirez P 0 0
   D.J. Carrasco P 0 1
   Adam Russell P 0 0
Team Totals 37 9 13 9 5 10 .351 1.172 161 100 0.306 1.01 0.935 -0.630 4.6 27 15
2B: J Dye 2 (29, 2 off K Davies).
HR: J Thome (25, off J Peralta; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF-RF); J Uribe (4, off R Tejeda; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); A Ramirez (11, off J Peralta; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); P Konerko (12, off J Peralta; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
HBP: C Quentin (20, by K Davies).
TB: P Konerko 6; J Uribe 5; J Thome 4; J Dye 4; A Ramirez 4; C Quentin; K Griffey; O Cabrera; T Hall.
RBI: J Thome 3 (71); J Dye 2 (76); J Uribe (22); O Cabrera (48); A Ramirez (43); P Konerko (41).
2-out RBI: J Thome 3; J Dye 2; A Ramirez; J Uribe; P Konerko.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 4 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Ramirez-C Getz-P Konerko.
E: O Cabrera (11); A Ramirez (11).
Baserunning
SB: P Konerko (2, 2nd base off K Davies/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
Kyle Davies, L (5-4) 5 9 3 3 2 7 0 4.71 27 100 63 34 18 11 6 11 6 0 42 -0.053 1.36 -0.2
Joel Peralta 0.2 3 5 5 2 0 3 5.64 7 26 13 10 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 -0.247 0.91 -4.6
Rob Tejeda 1.1 1 1 1 1 3 1 3.99 6 25 18 6 9 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 -0.007 0.03 -0.3
Josh Newman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.28 3 10 6 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.6
Team Totals 8 13 9 9 5 10 4 10.12 43 161 100 53 30 17 9 18 6 0 42 0 0 -0.307 0.88 -4.6

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
Lance Broadway, W (1-0) 5.1 5 2 2 2 1 0 3.18 23 100 62 43 7 12 14 6 3 0 49 0.137 1.16 1.0
Horacio Ramirez, H (2) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.63 2 14 9 7 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.007 0.86 0.0
D.J. Carrasco, H (5) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.35 4 18 10 7 1 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0.045 0.44 0.8
Adam Russell 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 5.40 6 25 18 9 4 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.005 0.03 1.1
Team Totals 9 6 2 2 2 5 0 2.00 35 157 99 66 12 21 20 8 3 0 49 1 0 0.194 1.01 3.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: K Davies (1; C Quentin).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dan Iassogna, 1B - Bill Hohn, 2B - Ron Kulpa, 3B - Gary Darling.
Time of Game: 3:00.
Attendance: 32,788.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 75° F, Wind 10mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Chicago White Sox
1 Mitch Maier CF 1 Orlando Cabrera SS
2 Mike Aviles SS 2 Ken Griffey CF
3 Mark Teahen RF 3 Carlos Quentin LF
4 Jose Guillen LF 4 Jermaine Dye RF
5 Billy Butler DH 5 Jim Thome DH
6 Alex Gordon 3B 6 Paul Konerko 1B
7 Ross Gload 1B 7 Alexei Ramirez 2B
8 John Buck C 8 Juan Uribe 3B
9 Esteban German 2B 9 Toby Hall C
Kyle Davies P Lance Broadway P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 3-2 2 12- 5,(3-1)  RRR CHW J. Thome J. Peralta 21% 94% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Griffey Scores; Quentin Scores
b2 1-2 2 123 2,(1-0)  RR CHW J. Dye K. Davies 18% 66% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Hall Scores; Cabrera Scores; Griffey to 3B
t1 0-0 1 -23 1,(0-0)  RR KCR J. Guillen L. Broadway -10% 32% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Maier Scores; Aviles Scores
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR M. Aviles L. Broadway -10% 37% Double to 1B (Ground Ball); Maier to 3B
b2 1-2 1 123 4,(1-2)  O CHW C. Quentin K. Davies -8% 47% 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' Lance Broadway facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR M. Maier L. Broadway -3% 47% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR M. Aviles L. Broadway -10% 37% Double to 1B (Ground Ball); Maier to 3B
t1 0-0 0 -23 3,(1-1)  O KCR M. Teahen L. Broadway 5% 42% Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
t1 0-0 1 -23 1,(0-0)  RR KCR J. Guillen L. Broadway -10% 32% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Maier Scores; Aviles Scores
t1 2-0 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  KCR B. Butler L. Broadway -3% 29% Walk; Guillen to 2B
t1 2-0 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O KCR A. Gordon L. Broadway 5% 34% Guillen Caught Stealing 3B (P-3B)
t1 2-0 2 1-- 13,(3-2)  O KCR A. Gordon L. Broadway 2% 36% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Kyle Davies facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW O. Cabrera K. Davies -2% 34% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-2 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHW K. Griffey K. Davies -2% 32% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  CHW C. Quentin K. Davies 1% 33% Hit By Pitch
b1 0-2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHW J. Dye K. Davies 4% 37% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Quentin to 3B
b1 0-2 2 -23 5,(3-1)  CHW J. Thome K. Davies 2% 39% Walk
b1 0-2 2 123 3,(1-1)  O CHW P. Konerko K. Davies -8% 31% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, White Sox' Lance Broadway facing 7-8-9
t2 2-0 0 --- 7,(2-2)  KCR R. Gload L. Broadway -3% 28% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
t2 2-0 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  O KCR J. Buck L. Broadway 1% 30% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Gload to 2B
t2 2-0 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O KCR E. German L. Broadway 2% 32% Groundout: 2B-1B; Gload to 3B
t2 2-0 2 --3 9,(3-2)  KCR M. Maier L. Broadway -1% 31% Walk
t2 2-0 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O KCR M. Aviles L. Broadway 4% 35% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Kyle Davies facing 7-8-9
b2 0-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHW A. Ramirez K. Davies -3% 33% Bunt Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
b2 0-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CHW J. Uribe K. Davies 3% 35% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b2 0-2 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  CHW T. Hall K. Davies 7% 42% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Uribe to 3B
b2 0-2 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  R CHW O. Cabrera K. Davies 7% 49% Single to LF (Line Drive); Uribe Scores; Hall to 2B
b2 1-2 1 12- 2,(0-1)  CHW K. Griffey K. Davies 6% 56% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Hall to 3B; Cabrera to 2B
b2 1-2 1 123 4,(1-2)  O CHW C. Quentin K. Davies -8% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-2 2 123 2,(1-0)  RR CHW J. Dye K. Davies 18% 66% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Hall Scores; Cabrera Scores; Griffey to 3B
b2 3-2 2 -23 6,(2-2)  O CHW J. Thome K. Davies -5% 61% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 3.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, White Sox' Lance Broadway facing 3-4-5
t3 2-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Teahen L. Broadway 3% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 2-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. Guillen L. Broadway 2% 65% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t3 2-3 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR B. Butler L. Broadway 1% 67% Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Royals' Kyle Davies facing 6-7-8
b3 3-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  CHW P. Konerko K. Davies 3% 70% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b3 3-2 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHW A. Ramirez K. Davies -2% 68% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Konerko to 2B
b3 3-2 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CHW J. Uribe K. Davies -3% 65% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
b3 3-2 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O CHW T. Hall K. Davies -3% 62% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 3.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, White Sox' Lance Broadway facing 6-7-8
t4 2-3 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR A. Gordon L. Broadway 3% 65% Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
t4 2-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR R. Gload L. Broadway -3% 61% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t4 2-3 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Buck L. Broadway 4% 65% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t4 2-3 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR E. German L. Broadway 3% 68% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Royals' Kyle Davies facing 1-2-3
b4 3-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW O. Cabrera K. Davies -2% 66% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b4 3-2 1 --- 4,(3-0)  CHW K. Griffey K. Davies 2% 68% Walk
b4 3-2 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  CHW C. Quentin K. Davies 3% 71% Single to LF (Line Drive); Griffey to 2B
b4 3-2 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O CHW J. Dye K. Davies -4% 67% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b4 3-2 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHW J. Thome K. Davies -4% 63% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 3.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, White Sox' Lance Broadway facing 1-2-3
t5 2-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR M. Maier L. Broadway -5% 58% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t5 2-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Aviles L. Broadway 3% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Maier to 2B
t5 2-3 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  O KCR M. Teahen L. Broadway 5% 66% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t5 2-3 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. Guillen L. Broadway 5% 70% Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Maier out at 3B/3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Royals' Kyle Davies facing 6-7-8
b5 3-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHW P. Konerko K. Davies 3% 74% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b5 3-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHW A. Ramirez K. Davies -3% 70% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b5 3-2 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  CHW J. Uribe K. Davies 2% 72% Konerko Steals 2B
b5 3-2 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O CHW J. Uribe K. Davies -3% 69% Strikeout Swinging
b5 3-2 2 -2- 8,(3-2)  O CHW T. Hall K. Davies -4% 65% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 3.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, White Sox' Lance Broadway facing 5-6-7
t6 2-3 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O KCR B. Butler L. Broadway 4% 69% Strikeout Swinging
Horacio Ramirez replaces Lance Broadway pitching
t6 2-3 1 --- 10,(3-2)  O KCR A. Gordon H. Ramirez 3% 72% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t6 2-3 2 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR R. Gload H. Ramirez -2% 70% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
D.J. Carrasco replaces Horacio Ramirez pitching
t6 2-3 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O KCR J. Buck D. Carrasco 4% 73% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Royals' Joel Peralta facing 1-2-3
Joel Peralta replaces Kyle Davies pitching
b6 3-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW O. Cabrera J. Peralta -2% 71% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b6 3-2 1 --- 4,(3-0)  CHW K. Griffey J. Peralta 2% 74% Walk
b6 3-2 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  CHW C. Quentin J. Peralta 3% 77% Walk; Griffey to 2B
b6 3-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHW J. Dye J. Peralta -4% 73% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
b6 3-2 2 12- 5,(3-1)  RRR CHW J. Thome J. Peralta 21% 94% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Griffey Scores; Quentin Scores
b6 6-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R CHW P. Konerko J. Peralta 3% 97% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b6 7-2 2 --- 6,(1-2)  R CHW A. Ramirez J. Peralta 2% 98% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
Rob Tejeda replaces Joel Peralta pitching
b6 8-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  R CHW J. Uribe R. Tejeda 1% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b6 9-2 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O CHW T. Hall R. Tejeda -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 9.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-9, White Sox' D.J. Carrasco facing 9-1-2
Chris Getz replaces Orlando Cabrera (SS) playing 2B batting 1st
Alexei Ramirez moves from 2B to SS
Brian Anderson replaces Ken Griffey playing CF batting 2nd
t7 2-9 0 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR E. German D. Carrasco -1% 98% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t7 2-9 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO KCR M. Maier D. Carrasco 1% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
t7 2-9 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR M. Aviles D. Carrasco 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 9.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 9-2, Royals' Rob Tejeda facing 1-2-3
b7 9-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW C. Getz R. Tejeda -0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b7 9-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  CHW B. Anderson R. Tejeda 0% 100% Walk
b7 9-2 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHW C. Quentin R. Tejeda -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
Dewayne Wise pinch hits for Jermaine Dye (RF) batting 4th
b7 9-2 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHW D. Wise R. Tejeda -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 9.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-9, White Sox' Adam Russell facing 3-4-5
Adam Russell replaces D.J. Carrasco pitching
Dewayne Wise moves from PH to RF
t8 2-9 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR M. Teahen A. Russell 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
Jason Smith pinch hits for Jose Guillen (LF) batting 4th
t8 2-9 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Smith A. Russell 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t8 2-9 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR B. Butler A. Russell 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 9.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 9-2, Royals' Josh Newman facing 5-6-7
Josh Newman replaces Rob Tejeda pitching
Jason Smith moves from PH to LF
b8 9-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW J. Thome J. Newman -0% 100% Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
b8 9-2 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O CHW P. Konerko J. Newman -0% 100% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b8 9-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHW A. Ramirez J. Newman -0% 100% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 9.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-9, White Sox' Adam Russell facing 6-7-8
t9 2-9 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR A. Gordon A. Russell 0% 100% Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
t9 2-9 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR R. Gload A. Russell 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t9 2-9 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O KCR J. Buck A. Russell 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 9.

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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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