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@ANA		4
1
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@OAK		8
2
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@SEA		6
9
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@ATL		4
2
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@CHC		7
6
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@CIN		7
4
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@FLA		4
10
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2
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@MON		2
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@PIT		7
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@STL		5
4
Monday, September 1, 1997 1:06
, Cinergy Field
Attendance: 31,920, Time of Game: 3:03
Royals
7
56-78
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 15½ GB
 at Reds
4
59-76
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
4th, 10 GB
W: Kevin Appier (8-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          1  0  0   0  0  3   0  1  2    7 10  1
Reds            0  1  2   0  0  0   0  0  1    4  8  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Damon CF 4 2 2 1 1 0 .278 .741 24 15 0.116 0.87 0.160 -0.044 1.2 0 0 HR
Jed Hansen 2B 3 1 0 0 2 2 .283 .805 24 12 0.052 1.02 0.110 -0.058 0.1 1 5
Jay Bell SS 4 2 3 1 1 0 .283 .816 18 11 0.227 1.23 0.254 -0.027 2.1 1 3
Dean Palmer 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 .257 .740 20 10 0.020 1.38 0.103 -0.083 0.4 0 1
Jeff King 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .232 .758 19 10 -0.094 1.45 0.014 -0.109 -0.9 9 1
   Matt Whisenant P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Chili Davis PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .297 .947 7 4 -0.017 0.53 0.000 -0.017 -0.6
   Jeff Montgomery P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Hipolito Pichardo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Jermaine Dye RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .220 .638 13 8 0.189 1.21 0.237 -0.048 2.0 1 0 2·2B,HBP
Yamil Benitez LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .277 .786 22 17 -0.162 1.06 0.000 -0.162 -2.2 4 0 SH
Mike Macfarlane C 3 0 1 3 1 1 .217 .685 18 9 0.072 1.18 0.103 -0.030 1.3 6 0 2B,SF,IW
Kevin Appier P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 7 6 -0.038 0.73 0.000 -0.038 -0.4 1 1
   Scott Cooper PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .209 .567 1 1 -0.078 3.07 0.000 -0.078 -0.8
   Scott Service P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Larry Sutton 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 .318 .984 3 2 0.007 0.28 0.007 0.000 0.1 4 0
Team Totals 34 7 10 7 7 11 .294 .889 176 105 0.294 1.16 0.988 -0.694 2.3 27 12
2B: J Dye 2 (13, 1 off D Graves, 1 off S Belinda); M Macfarlane (11, off F Rodriguez).
HR: J Damon (8, off M Remlinger; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).
SF: M Macfarlane (1, off D Graves).
SH: Y Benitez (2, off D Graves).
IBB: M Macfarlane (3, by S Belinda).
HBP: J Dye (1, by F Rodriguez).
TB: J Damon 5; J Dye 4; J Bell 3; M Macfarlane 2; D Palmer; L Sutton.
RBI: M Macfarlane 3 (30); D Palmer (77); J Damon (44); J Bell (79); J Dye (17).
2-out RBI: M Macfarlane 2.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
Fielding
PB: M Macfarlane (7).
E: Y Benitez (2).

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pokey Reese SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 .237 .590 22 12 -0.041 0.87 0.050 -0.091 -1.0 1 3 2B
Jon Nunnally CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .813 13 9 -0.050 0.65 0.000 -0.050 -0.6 1 0
   Mike Kelly PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .279 .859 5 4 -0.075 2.60 0.000 -0.075 -0.3 1 0
Chris Stynes LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .413 .992 9 7 -0.009 0.77 0.047 -0.056 0.0 0 1 2B
Ed Taubensee 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .257 .768 15 9 0.127 0.99 0.198 -0.071 1.2 6 0 HR
Willie Greene RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .807 17 9 -0.074 0.89 0.009 -0.083 -0.5 3 0
Joe Oliver C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .279 .787 17 10 0.021 0.73 0.068 -0.046 0.4 13 0 2B
   Brook Fordyce PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .228 .616 -0.003 0.63 0.000 -0.003 0.8
Pete Rose 3B 3 0 1 0 1 2 .333 .833 23 13 0.013 0.92 0.072 -0.058 0.5 0 2
Bret Boone 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .220 .625 17 12 -0.009 1.51 0.109 -0.118 -0.2 2 2 2B
Mike Remlinger P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .083 .250 5 4 -0.047 1.01 0.000 -0.047 -0.5 0 0 SH
   Stan Belinda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Deion Sanders PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .702 1 1 -0.036 1.42 0.000 -0.036 -0.2
   Danny Graves P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Felix Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Lenny Harris PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .632 3 2 -0.024 1.29 0.000 -0.024 -0.3
Team Totals 34 4 8 3 2 6 .235 .719 147 92 -0.207 0.99 0.553 -0.758 -0.7 27 8
2B: C Stynes (4, off K Appier); J Oliver (12, off K Appier); P Reese (12, off S Service); B Boone (22, off K Appier).
HR: E Taubensee (9, off K Appier; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
SH: M Remlinger (2, off K Appier).
TB: E Taubensee 4; J Oliver 3; C Stynes 3; B Boone 2; P Reese 2; P Rose.
RBI: E Taubensee 2 (25); B Boone (40).
2-out RBI: E Taubensee 2; B Boone.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: C Stynes (J Dye at home plate).

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, W (8-11) 5 6 3 3 1 2 1 3.24 22 82 52 33 9 10 9 10 5 0 44 -0.106 0.80 -0.4
Scott Service, H (2) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 7.88 6 25 15 3 7 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.124 1.29 0.7
Matt Whisenant, H (3) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.96 4 16 11 5 2 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0.167 1.55 0.9
Jeff Montgomery 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4.10 2 8 4 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.071 0.72 -1.0
Hipolito Pichardo, S (10) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.02 3 16 10 8 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 1 0.090 1.12 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 4 3 2 6 1 3.00 37 147 92 51 18 23 15 14 6 0 44 3 1 0.204 1.16 0.7
J Montgomery faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Cincinnati Reds

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 Remlinger, L (6-7) 5 3 4 4 3 8 1 4.25 21 86 56 23 17 16 5 5 3 0 50 -0.148 0.94 -0.7
Stan Belinda, BS (3) 2 3 0 0 2 1 0 3.67 11 44 25 15 4 6 3 5 1 0 2 2 -0.001 2.00 0.4
Danny Graves 1 3 3 3 2 0 0 5.94 8 31 15 10 2 3 4 2 1 0 0 0 -0.116 0.77 -1.5
Felix Rodriguez 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.74 4 15 9 6 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 -0.030 0.73 -0.5
Team Totals 9 10 7 7 7 11 1 7.00 44 176 105 54 25 26 12 13 6 0 50 4 4 -0.295 0.99 -2.3
M Remlinger faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.
D Graves faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: F Rodriguez (3; J Dye).
IBB: S Belinda (5; M Macfarlane).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Rich Rieker, 2B - Paul Nauert, 3B - Jeff Kellogg.
Time of Game: 3:03.
Attendance: 31,920.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 88° F, Wind 5mph out to Centerfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Cincinnati Reds
1 Johnny Damon CF 1 Pokey Reese SS
2 Jed Hansen 2B 2 Jon Nunnally CF
3 Jay Bell SS 3 Chris Stynes LF
4 Dean Palmer 3B 4 Ed Taubensee 1B
5 Jeff King 1B 5 Willie Greene RF
6 Jermaine Dye RF 6 Joe Oliver C
7 Yamil Benitez LF 7 Pete Rose 3B
8 Mike Macfarlane C 8 Bret Boone 2B
9 Kevin Appier P 9 Mike Remlinger P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 1-1 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  RR CIN E. Taubensee K. Appier -20% 26% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Stynes Scores
t6 1-3 0 12- 2,(0-1)  R KCR J. Bell M. Remlinger 18% 54% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Damon Scores; Hansen to 3B
t6 3-3 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  R KCR J. Dye S. Belinda 15% 75% Double to LF (Line Drive); Bell Scores; King to 3B
b2 0-1 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R CIN B. Boone K. Appier -11% 47% Double to CF (Line Drive); Oliver Scores
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R KCR J. Damon M. Remlinger 10% 60% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)

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, Reds' Mike Remlinger facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R KCR J. Damon M. Remlinger 10% 60% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
t1 1-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR J. Hansen M. Remlinger -2% 58% Strikeout Swinging
t1 1-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  KCR J. Bell M. Remlinger 2% 60% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t1 1-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR D. Palmer M. Remlinger -3% 57% Flyball: CF
t1 1-0 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O KCR J. King M. Remlinger -2% 55% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CIN P. Reese K. Appier 2% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
b1 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN J. Nunnally K. Appier 2% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
b1 0-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  CIN C. Stynes K. Appier -2% 57% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b1 0-1 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CIN E. Taubensee K. Appier 3% 60% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Reds 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Mike Remlinger facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Dye M. Remlinger -2% 58% Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-2B)
t2 1-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR Y. Benitez M. Remlinger -2% 57% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Macfarlane M. Remlinger -1% 56% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CIN W. Greene K. Appier 3% 58% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b2 0-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  CIN J. Oliver K. Appier -4% 54% Double to CF (Fly Ball)
b2 0-1 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  O CIN P. Rose K. Appier 4% 57% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-1 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R CIN B. Boone K. Appier -11% 47% Double to CF (Line Drive); Oliver Scores
b2 1-1 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CIN M. Remlinger K. Appier 3% 50% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Reds 1.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Reds' Mike Remlinger facing 9-1-2
t3 1-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR K. Appier M. Remlinger -3% 47% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. Damon M. Remlinger -2% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
t3 1-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Hansen M. Remlinger -1% 44% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
b3 1-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O CIN P. Reese K. Appier 3% 47% Popfly: 1B
b3 1-1 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O CIN J. Nunnally K. Appier 2% 49% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b3 1-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  CIN C. Stynes K. Appier -3% 46% Single to LF (Line Drive); Stynes to 2B/Adv on E7 (throw)
b3 1-1 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  RR CIN E. Taubensee K. Appier -20% 26% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Stynes Scores
b3 3-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  CIN W. Greene K. Appier -1% 26% Walk
b3 3-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CIN J. Oliver K. Appier 2% 27% Lineout: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Reds 3.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Reds' Mike Remlinger facing 3-4-5
t4 1-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Bell M. Remlinger -3% 25% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 1-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR D. Palmer M. Remlinger -2% 23% Strikeout Swinging
t4 1-3 2 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR J. King M. Remlinger 1% 24% Walk
t4 1-3 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Dye M. Remlinger -3% 22% Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 7-8-9
b4 3-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  CIN P. Rose K. Appier -2% 19% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
b4 3-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CIN B. Boone K. Appier 2% 21% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
b4 3-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CIN M. Remlinger K. Appier 1% 23% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Rose to 2B
b4 3-1 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O CIN P. Reese K. Appier 2% 25% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Reds 3.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Reds' Mike Remlinger facing 7-8-9
t5 1-3 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR Y. Benitez M. Remlinger -3% 22% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
t5 1-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR M. Macfarlane M. Remlinger -2% 20% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 1-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR K. Appier M. Remlinger -1% 19% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 2-3-4
b5 3-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN J. Nunnally K. Appier 2% 20% Groundout: 1B-P
b5 3-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN C. Stynes K. Appier 1% 22% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
b5 3-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CIN E. Taubensee K. Appier 1% 22% Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Reds 3.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Reds' Mike Remlinger facing 1-2-3
t6 1-3 0 --- 7,(3-2)  KCR J. Damon M. Remlinger 5% 28% Walk
t6 1-3 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  KCR J. Hansen M. Remlinger 8% 36% Walk; Damon to 2B
t6 1-3 0 12- 2,(0-1)  R KCR J. Bell M. Remlinger 18% 54% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Damon Scores; Hansen to 3B
Stan Belinda replaces Mike Remlinger pitching and batting 9th
t6 2-3 0 1-3 5,(2-2)  R KCR D. Palmer S. Belinda 9% 63% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Hansen Scores; Bell to 2B
t6 3-3 0 12- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. King S. Belinda -3% 60% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Bell to 3B
t6 3-3 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  R KCR J. Dye S. Belinda 15% 75% Double to LF (Line Drive); Bell Scores; King to 3B
t6 4-3 1 -23 5,(1-2)  O KCR Y. Benitez S. Belinda -9% 67% Strikeout Looking
t6 4-3 2 -23 4,(3-0)  KCR M. Macfarlane S. Belinda 1% 68% Intentional Walk
Scott Cooper pinch hits for Kevin Appier (P) batting 9th
t6 4-3 2 123 1,(0-0)  O KCR S. Cooper S. Belinda -8% 60% Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 4, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-4, Royals' Scott Service facing 5-6-7
Scott Service replaces Scott Cooper (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 3-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN W. Greene S. Service 4% 64% Strikeout Swinging
b6 3-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O CIN J. Oliver S. Service 3% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 3-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN P. Rose S. Service 2% 69% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Reds 3.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Reds' Stan Belinda facing 1-2-3
t7 4-3 0 --- 8,(2-2)  O KCR J. Damon S. Belinda -3% 66% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
t7 4-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR J. Hansen S. Belinda 3% 69% Walk
t7 4-3 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR J. Bell S. Belinda 4% 73% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Hansen to 2B
t7 4-3 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O KCR D. Palmer S. Belinda -4% 69% Flyball: RF; Hansen to 3B
t7 4-3 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. King S. Belinda -6% 63% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-4, Royals' Scott Service facing 8-9-1
b7 3-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CIN B. Boone S. Service 5% 68% Strikeout Swinging
Deion Sanders pinch hits for Stan Belinda (P) batting 9th
b7 3-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN D. Sanders S. Service 4% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b7 3-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  CIN P. Reese S. Service -5% 67% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
Matt Whisenant replaces Jeff King (1B) pitching and batting 5th
Larry Sutton replaces Scott Service (P) playing 1B batting 9th
Mike Kelly pinch hits for Jon Nunnally (CF) batting 2nd
b7 3-4 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  O CIN M. Kelly M. Whisenant 7% 74% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Reds 3.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Reds' Danny Graves facing 6-7-8
Danny Graves replaces Deion Sanders (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Mike Kelly moves from PH to CF
t8 4-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR J. Dye D. Graves 7% 81% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
t8 4-3 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O KCR Y. Benitez D. Graves -1% 80% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Dye to 3B
t8 4-3 1 --3 5,(2-2)  RO KCR M. Macfarlane D. Graves 4% 84% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Dye Scores
t8 5-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR L. Sutton D. Graves 1% 84% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t8 5-3 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  KCR J. Damon D. Graves 1% 86% Single to CF (Line Drive); Sutton to 2B
t8 5-3 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Hansen D. Graves -3% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-5, Royals' Matt Whisenant facing 3-4-5
b8 3-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CIN C. Stynes M. Whisenant 5% 88% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b8 3-5 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN E. Taubensee M. Whisenant 3% 91% Flyball: RF
b8 3-5 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CIN W. Greene M. Whisenant 2% 92% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Reds 3.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Reds' Danny Graves facing 3-4-5
t9 5-3 0 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR J. Bell D. Graves 1% 93% Walk
t9 5-3 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  KCR D. Palmer D. Graves 2% 95% Walk; Bell to 2B
Felix Rodriguez replaces Danny Graves pitching and batting 9th
Chili Davis pinch hits for Matt Whisenant (P) batting 5th
t9 5-3 0 12- 7,(3-2)  O KCR C. Davis F. Rodriguez -2% 93% Strikeout Swinging
t9 5-3 1 12- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Dye F. Rodriguez 2% 95% Hit By Pitch; Bell to 3B; Palmer to 2B
t9 5-3 1 123 6,(2-2)  O KCR Y. Benitez F. Rodriguez -2% 93% Strikeout Swinging
t9 5-3 2 123 1,(0-0)  RRO KCR M. Macfarlane F. Rodriguez 5% 98% Double to LF (Line Drive); Bell Scores; Palmer Scores; Dye out at Hm/LF-SS-C
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-7, Royals' Jeff Montgomery facing 6-7-8
Jeff Montgomery replaces Chili Davis (PH) pitching and batting 5th
b9 3-7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CIN J. Oliver J. Montgomery -2% 96% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
Brook Fordyce pinch runs for Joe Oliver (C) batting 6th
b9 3-7 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  CIN P. Rose J. Montgomery -5% 91% Walk; Fordyce to 2B
Hipolito Pichardo replaces Jeff Montgomery pitching and batting 5th
b9 3-7 0 12- 8,(2-2)  O CIN B. Boone H. Pichardo 5% 96% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
Lenny Harris pinch hits for Felix Rodriguez (P) batting 9th
b9 3-7 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O CIN L. Harris H. Pichardo 2% 98% Groundout: P-1B (Weak 1B); Fordyce to 3B; Rose to 2B
b9 3-7 2 -23 1,(0-0)  R CIN P. Reese H. Pichardo 0% 98% Passed Ball; Fordyce Scores/unER; Rose to 3B
b9 4-7 2 --3 5,(3-1)  O CIN P. Reese H. Pichardo 2% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Reds 4.

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