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@BAL		1
8
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@BOS		8
5
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@DET		0
14
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1		 
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@OAK		15
6
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@SEA		8
6		 
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@TOR		2
1
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8
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@HOU		6
4
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2
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3
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@STL		1
2
Monday, June 30, 1997 1:32
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 18,724, Time of Game: 3:18
Royals
7
36-41
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
4th, 5 GB
 at Cubs
8
32-49
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 7½ GB
L: Ricky Bones (0-2)
S: Mel Rojas (6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  1  1   0  1  0   3  1  0    7 11  1
Cubs            1  0  1   0  0  0   1  5  X    8 17  0

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 1 1 0 1 2 .312 .805 26 16 -0.073 1.22 0.050 -0.123 -0.4 1 5
   Hipolito Pichardo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ricky Bones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Larry Casian P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Tom Goodwin CF 4 1 1 1 1 2 .292 .694 13 9 0.007 0.88 0.086 -0.079 1.1 1 0 SB
Jay Bell SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 .279 .837 16 10 0.074 0.92 0.120 -0.046 0.0 1 2
Jeff King 1B 4 2 2 3 0 0 .274 .918 16 8 0.183 1.18 0.233 -0.050 1.1 11 1 HR,SF
Johnny Damon LF 4 0 1 1 1 2 .320 .820 24 16 0.039 1.59 0.159 -0.120 0.5 0 0 2B
Jermaine Dye RF 5 1 4 2 0 0 .218 .573 25 17 0.208 1.33 0.262 -0.055 2.8 0 0 HR,2B
Craig Paquette 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .222 .645 14 10 -0.110 1.53 0.108 -0.218 -1.2 1 0 2B,CS
   Chili Davis PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .288 .911 3 3 -0.038 1.44 0.000 -0.038 -0.1
Mike Macfarlane C 1 0 0 0 3 0 .174 .494 14 2 0.095 1.28 0.102 -0.007 1.0 8 1 IW
Tim Belcher P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 6 4 -0.269 2.25 0.000 -0.269 -2.9 1 0 GDP
   David Howard PH-2B 0 1 0 0 1 0 .253 .666 8 4 0.007 0.21 0.007 0.000 0.3 0 0
Team Totals 34 7 11 7 8 9 .324 1.030 165 99 0.123 1.28 1.127 -1.005 2.3 24 9
2B: C Paquette (13, off S Trachsel); J Dye (6, off S Trachsel); J Damon (7, off S Trachsel).
HR: J King (15, off R Tatis; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF); J Dye (2, off R Tatis; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).
SF: J King (5, off S Trachsel).
IBB: M Macfarlane (1, by S Trachsel).
TB: J Dye 8; J King 5; C Paquette 2; J Damon 2; T Goodwin; J Bell; J Offerman.
GIDP: T Belcher (1).
RBI: J King 3 (57); J Dye 2 (9); T Goodwin (15); J Damon (24).
2-out RBI: J Dye; J Damon.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 3. J Offerman-J Bell-J King; J King; M Macfarlane-C Paquette.
E: J Dye (3).
Baserunning
SB: T Goodwin (31, 2nd base off M Pisciotta/S Servais).
CS: C Paquette (2, Home by S Trachsel/S Servais).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Doug Glanville LF 5 0 3 1 0 1 .298 .749 15 11 0.047 0.77 0.097 -0.050 0.9 0 0 3B
Brian McRae CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 .231 .650 14 11 -0.097 0.99 0.036 -0.133 -0.6 3 0 GDP
Mark Grace 1B 4 2 2 1 1 1 .318 .890 19 10 0.095 1.09 0.198 -0.105 1.4 9 0 HR,CS
Sammy Sosa RF 4 0 3 1 0 0 .258 .784 9 7 0.132 1.18 0.161 -0.028 1.1 2 1
Dave Hansen 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .291 .820 17 9 -0.049 1.45 0.059 -0.108 -0.1 3 2 2B
   Kevin Orie 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .834 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Ryne Sandberg 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .245 .637 11 11 -0.166 1.42 0.000 -0.166 -1.6 0 4
Scott Servais C 4 1 2 1 0 2 .257 .696 15 11 0.053 0.81 0.090 -0.037 0.9 10 1
Rey Sanchez SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 .265 .637 11 7 -0.023 0.95 0.054 -0.077 -0.6 0 3
Steve Trachsel P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .094 .296 4 4 -0.059 1.09 0.000 -0.059 -0.5 0 0
   Ramon Tatis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Kent Bottenfield P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jose Hernandez PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .788 5 3 0.013 0.23 0.013 0.000 0.2 2B
   Marc Pisciotta P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dave Clark PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 .314 .886 3 2 0.678 3.26 0.678 0.000 2.7 HR
   Bob Patterson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mel Rojas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 38 8 17 7 1 8 .447 1.172 123 86 0.624 1.09 1.386 -0.763 3.8 27 12
2B: J Hernandez (3, off T Belcher); D Hansen (4, off H Pichardo).
3B: D Glanville (4, off T Belcher).
HR: M Grace (8, off T Belcher; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); D Clark (2, off R Bones; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).
TB: M Grace 5; D Glanville 5; D Clark 4; S Sosa 3; R Sanchez 2; S Servais 2; J Hernandez 2; D Hansen 2; B McRae 2.
GIDP: B McRae (8).
RBI: D Clark 3 (14); D Glanville (14); S Sosa (56); M Grace (35); S Servais (27).
2-out RBI: D Clark 3; D Glanville; S Servais; M Grace.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Hansen-M Grace.
Outfield Assists: S Sosa (J Damon at 3rd base).
Baserunning
CS: M Grace (4, 3rd base by T Belcher/M Macfarlane).

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
Tim Belcher 7 10 3 3 1 7 1 3.63 29 89 63 36 8 19 9 12 8 0 51 0.163 1.06 0.7
Hipolito Pichardo 0.2 3 3 3 0 0 0 5.46 5 16 12 11 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 -0.076 1.07 -1.7
Ricky Bones, BS (1), L (0-2) 0 3 2 2 0 0 1 9.41 3 10 6 4 0 2 1 2 2 0 1 1 -0.727 1.70 -3.0
Larry Casian 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.75 2 8 5 1 1 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.015 0.79 0.2
Team Totals 8 17 8 8 1 8 2 9.00 39 123 86 52 10 24 11 19 13 0 51 2 1 -0.625 1.28 -3.8
R Bones faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Chicago Cubs

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
Steve Trachsel 6 8 3 3 5 6 0 4.76 28 106 61 36 8 17 8 9 8 0 45 -0.027 1.55 0.1
Ramon Tatis 0.2 2 3 3 1 1 2 4.09 5 19 10 6 2 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 -0.240 0.74 -2.6
Kent Bottenfield 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.68 1 6 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.003 0.11 0.1
Marc Pisciotta, W (1-0) 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 9.00 6 26 17 15 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 -0.027 0.33 -0.5
Bob Patterson, H (9) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.98 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.075 2.90 0.2
Mel Rojas, S (6) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.86 2 6 5 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.092 1.80 0.3
Team Totals 9 11 7 7 8 9 2 7.00 43 165 99 62 15 22 12 14 10 0 45 0 0 -0.124 1.09 -2.3
Balks: H Pichardo (1).
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: S Trachsel (4; M Macfarlane).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Brian Gorman, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Sam Holbrook, 3B - Ed Rapuano.
Time of Game: 3:18.
Attendance: 18,724.
Field Condition: Damp.
Start Time Weather: 80° F, Wind 13mph in from Rightfield, Overcast, Rain.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Chicago Cubs
1 Jose Offerman 2B 1 Doug Glanville LF
2 Tom Goodwin CF 2 Brian McRae CF
3 Jay Bell SS 3 Mark Grace 1B
4 Jeff King 1B 4 Sammy Sosa RF
5 Johnny Damon LF 5 Dave Hansen 3B
6 Jermaine Dye RF 6 Ryne Sandberg 2B
7 Craig Paquette 3B 7 Scott Servais C
8 Mike Macfarlane C 8 Rey Sanchez SS
9 Tim Belcher P 9 Steve Trachsel P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 5-7 2 12- 3,(1-1)  RRR CHC D. Clark R. Bones 68% 84% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Servais Scores; Sanchez Scores
t7 3-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR KCR J. King R. Tatis -19% 12% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Bell Scores
t2 1-1 1 123 3,(2-0)  OO KCR T. Belcher S. Trachsel 15% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
b3 1-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  R CHC M. Grace T. Belcher 12% 51% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t6 3-2 1 123 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Offerman S. Trachsel 11% 35% Paquette Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B)

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, Cubs' Steve Trachsel facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR J. Offerman S. Trachsel 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR T. Goodwin S. Trachsel 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. Bell S. Trachsel 1% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC D. Glanville T. Belcher -2% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC B. McRae T. Belcher 2% 55% Single to 1B (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  CHC M. Grace T. Belcher 3% 59% Walk; McRae to 2B
b1 0-0 1 12- 4,(2-1)  R CHC S. Sosa T. Belcher 9% 68% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); McRae Scores; Grace to 2B
b1 1-0 1 12- 6,(3-2)  OO CHC D. Hansen T. Belcher -7% 60% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Grace Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Steve Trachsel facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR J. King S. Trachsel -4% 56% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
t2 0-1 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  KCR J. Damon S. Trachsel -6% 50% Walk; King to 2B
t2 0-1 0 12- 5,(1-2)  R KCR J. Dye S. Trachsel -10% 41% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); King Scores; Damon to 2B
t2 1-1 0 12- 3,(0-2)  O KCR C. Paquette S. Trachsel 5% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-1 1 12- 5,(3-1)  KCR M. Macfarlane S. Trachsel -6% 40% Walk; Damon to 3B; Dye to 2B
t2 1-1 1 123 3,(2-0)  OO KCR T. Belcher S. Trachsel 15% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 6-7-8
b2 1-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC R. Sandberg T. Belcher -2% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC S. Servais T. Belcher -2% 51% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC R. Sanchez T. Belcher 1% 52% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
b2 1-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHC S. Trachsel T. Belcher -2% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Cubs 1.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Cubs' Steve Trachsel facing 1-2-3
t3 1-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR J. Offerman S. Trachsel -4% 46% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
t3 1-1 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR T. Goodwin S. Trachsel 4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Bell S. Trachsel -9% 40% Single to RF (Line Drive); Offerman to 3B; Bell to 2B/Adv on throw
t3 1-1 1 -23 3,(2-0)  RO KCR J. King S. Trachsel -0% 40% Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Offerman Scores; Bell to 3B/Adv on throw
t3 2-1 2 --3 8,(2-2)  O KCR J. Damon S. Trachsel 4% 44% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 1-2-3
b3 1-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC D. Glanville T. Belcher -3% 41% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b3 1-2 1 --- 5,(0-2)  O CHC B. McRae T. Belcher -2% 39% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  R CHC M. Grace T. Belcher 12% 51% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b3 2-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC S. Sosa T. Belcher 3% 54% Single to RF (Line Drive); Sosa to 2B/Adv on E9
b3 2-2 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O CHC D. Hansen T. Belcher -4% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Cubs 2.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Cubs' Steve Trachsel facing 6-7-8
t4 2-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR J. Dye S. Trachsel -7% 43% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
t4 2-2 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  O KCR C. Paquette S. Trachsel 5% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS); Dye stays at 2B
t4 2-2 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  KCR M. Macfarlane S. Trachsel -2% 46% Walk
t4 2-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR T. Belcher S. Trachsel 5% 51% Lineout: CF
t4 2-2 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. Offerman S. Trachsel 5% 56% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 6-7-8
b4 2-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC R. Sandberg T. Belcher -3% 53% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b4 2-2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC S. Servais T. Belcher -2% 51% Strikeout Looking
b4 2-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC R. Sanchez T. Belcher -1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Cubs 2.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Cubs' Steve Trachsel facing 2-3-4
t5 2-2 0 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR T. Goodwin S. Trachsel -5% 45% Walk
t5 2-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Bell S. Trachsel 2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B; Goodwin to 2B
t5 2-2 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. King S. Trachsel 4% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B; Goodwin to 3B
t5 2-2 2 --3 6,(1-2)  RO KCR J. Damon S. Trachsel -10% 42% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Goodwin Scores; Damon out at 3B/RF-2B-3B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 9-1-2
b5 2-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC S. Trachsel T. Belcher -3% 38% Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
b5 2-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC D. Glanville T. Belcher 4% 42% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b5 2-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO CHC B. McRae T. Belcher -8% 34% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Cubs 2.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cubs' Steve Trachsel facing 6-7-8
t6 3-2 0 --- 8,(3-2)  KCR J. Dye S. Trachsel -4% 30% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
t6 3-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR C. Paquette S. Trachsel -11% 20% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Dye to 3B
t6 3-2 0 -23 4,(3-0)  KCR M. Macfarlane S. Trachsel -2% 18% Intentional Walk
t6 3-2 0 123 2,(0-1)  O KCR T. Belcher S. Trachsel 6% 24% Groundout: SS-C/Forceout at Hm (SS-3B Hole); Paquette to 3B; Macfarlane to 2B; Belcher to 1B
t6 3-2 1 123 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Offerman S. Trachsel 11% 35% Paquette Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B)
t6 3-2 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Offerman S. Trachsel 5% 40% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 3-4-5
b6 2-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC M. Grace T. Belcher -4% 36% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 2-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC S. Sosa T. Belcher 4% 40% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b6 2-3 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O CHC D. Hansen T. Belcher -3% 37% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Sosa to 2B
b6 2-3 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O CHC R. Sandberg T. Belcher -6% 31% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Cubs 2.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cubs' Ramon Tatis facing 2-3-4
Ramon Tatis replaces Steve Trachsel pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR T. Goodwin R. Tatis 3% 34% Lineout: CF
t7 3-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR J. Bell R. Tatis -3% 31% Walk
t7 3-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR KCR J. King R. Tatis -19% 12% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Bell Scores
t7 5-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Damon R. Tatis 1% 13% Strikeout Swinging
t7 5-2 2 --- 7,(3-2)  R KCR J. Dye R. Tatis -5% 7% Home Run (Fly Ball)
Kent Bottenfield replaces Ramon Tatis pitching and batting 9th
t7 6-2 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR C. Paquette K. Bottenfield 0% 7% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-6, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 7-8-9
b7 2-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  CHC S. Servais T. Belcher 3% 11% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b7 2-6 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO CHC R. Sanchez T. Belcher -6% 4% Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Servais out at 1B/1B
Jose Hernandez pinch hits for Kent Bottenfield (P) batting 9th
b7 2-6 2 --- 5,(2-2)  CHC J. Hernandez T. Belcher 1% 6% Double to CF (Fly Ball)
b7 2-6 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  R CHC D. Glanville T. Belcher 5% 11% Triple to RF (Line Drive); Hernandez Scores
b7 3-6 2 --3 2,(1-0)  O CHC B. McRae T. Belcher -3% 7% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Cubs 3.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Cubs' Marc Pisciotta facing 8-9-1
Marc Pisciotta replaces Jose Hernandez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 6-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Macfarlane M. Pisciotta 1% 8% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
David Howard pinch hits for Tim Belcher (P) batting 9th
t8 6-3 1 --- 8,(3-2)  KCR D. Howard M. Pisciotta -1% 7% Walk
t8 6-3 1 1-- 8,(3-2)  KCR J. Offerman M. Pisciotta -1% 6% Walk; Howard to 2B
t8 6-3 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R KCR T. Goodwin M. Pisciotta -4% 3% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Howard Scores; Offerman to 3B
t8 7-3 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Bell M. Pisciotta -0% 2% Goodwin Steals 2B
t8 7-3 1 -23 6,(1-2)  O KCR J. Bell M. Pisciotta 1% 4% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 7-3 2 -23 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. King M. Pisciotta 1% 5% Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-7, Royals' Hipolito Pichardo facing 3-4-5
Hipolito Pichardo replaces Jose Offerman (2B) pitching and batting 1st
David Howard moves from PH to 2B
b8 3-7 0 --- 3,(0-2)  CHC M. Grace H. Pichardo 3% 8% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b8 3-7 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC S. Sosa H. Pichardo -3% 5% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b8 3-7 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  CHC D. Hansen H. Pichardo 6% 11% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Grace to 3B
b8 3-7 1 -23 4,(0-2)  O CHC R. Sandberg H. Pichardo -5% 5% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b8 3-7 2 -23 R CHC S. Servais H. Pichardo 1% 6% Balk; Grace Scores; Hansen to 3B
b8 4-7 2 --3 3,(1-1)  R CHC S. Servais H. Pichardo 6% 12% Single to CF (Line Drive); Hansen Scores
Ricky Bones replaces Hipolito Pichardo pitching and batting 1st
b8 5-7 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  CHC R. Sanchez R. Bones 4% 16% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Servais to 2B
Dave Clark pinch hits for Marc Pisciotta (P) batting 9th
b8 5-7 2 12- 3,(1-1)  RRR CHC D. Clark R. Bones 68% 84% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Servais Scores; Sanchez Scores
b8 8-7 2 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC D. Glanville R. Bones 1% 85% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
Larry Casian replaces Ricky Bones pitching and batting 1st
b8 8-7 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  CHC B. McRae L. Casian 1% 86% Single to CF (Line Drive); Glanville to 2B
b8 8-7 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O CHC M. Grace L. Casian -3% 83% Strikeout Swinging
5 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Cubs 8.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 7-8, Cubs' Bob Patterson facing 5-6-7
Bob Patterson replaces Dave Clark (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Kevin Orie replaces Dave Hansen playing 3B batting 5th
t9 7-8 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Damon B. Patterson 7% 91% Lineout: CF
Mel Rojas replaces Bob Patterson pitching and batting 9th
t9 7-8 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Dye M. Rojas 5% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
Chili Davis pinch hits for Craig Paquette (3B) batting 7th
t9 7-8 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR C. Davis M. Rojas 4% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Cubs 8.

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