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Standings
CAL
@BOS		8
1
BAL
@CHW		15
6
KCR
@CLE		4
0
OAK
@DET		8
7
SEA
@MIL		8
2
MIN
@NYY		2
0
TOR
@TEX		15
4
NYM
@ATL		4
5
PHI
@CIN		4
2
STL
@LAD		2
4
HOU
@MON		1
3
CHC
@SDP		5
2
PIT
@SFG		4
9
Saturday, May 9, 1987,
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: 12,051, Time of Game: 2:33
Royals
4
15-11
⇐ Won 6 ⇒
1st
 at Indians
0
9-20
⇐ Lost 6 ⇒
7th, 11½ GB
L: Tom Candiotti (1-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          1  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  1    4 10  0
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  2  4

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Juan Beniquez LF 5 2 2 1 0 0 .306 .821 -0.022 0.81 0.055 -0.077 0.5 3 0 HR
Angel Salazar SS 5 0 3 1 0 0 .324 .701 0.126 0.79 0.164 -0.038 1.0 2 3 CS
Kevin Seitzer 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 .354 .984 0.012 0.85 0.064 -0.051 0.7 10 0
Thad Bosley RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 .310 .907 0.046 0.98 0.118 -0.072 -0.5 3 0 GDP
Frank White 2B 5 0 0 1 0 1 .182 .546 -0.093 0.99 0.000 -0.093 -1.5 0 3
Bo Jackson CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .274 .839 -0.082 0.97 0.014 -0.096 -1.0 0 0
Steve Balboni DH 2 1 1 0 2 0 .162 .523 0.102 0.67 0.102 0.000 1.6 2B
Jamie Quirk C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .184 .541 -0.165 1.05 0.000 -0.165 -2.5 9 0 2·GDP
Bill Pecota 3B 3 1 1 0 1 2 .571 1.625 0.092 0.97 0.119 -0.027 0.7 0 1
Team Totals 37 4 10 3 4 7 .270 .720 0.016 0.89 0.636 -0.619 -1.0 27 8
2B: S Balboni (2, off T Candiotti).
HR: J Beniquez (2, off T Candiotti; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
TB: J Beniquez 5; A Salazar 3; S Balboni 2; T Bosley 2; K Seitzer; B Pecota.
GIDP: J Quirk 2 (3); T Bosley (1).
RBI: F White (12); A Salazar (8); J Beniquez (11).
2-out RBI: A Salazar.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Salazar-K Seitzer.
Baserunning
CS: A Salazar (1, 2nd base by T Candiotti/C Bando).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brett Butler CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .263 .732 -0.006 0.82 0.051 -0.056 -0.4 2 0
Tony Bernazard 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .186 .533 -0.135 1.12 0.000 -0.135 -1.2 3 5
Julio Franco SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .327 .902 -0.022 0.41 0.000 -0.022 -0.2 2 4
   Doug Frobel RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .856 -0.011 0.42 0.000 -0.011 -0.1 0 0
Mel Hall LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .256 .703 -0.083 1.06 0.000 -0.083 -0.8 0 0
Pat Tabler DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 .324 .891 -0.056 0.72 0.000 -0.056 -0.5
Joe Carter 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .229 .710 -0.033 0.42 0.000 -0.033 -0.3 9 1
Cory Snyder RF-SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .239 .721 -0.070 0.89 0.000 -0.070 -0.8 2 2
Brook Jacoby 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .235 .710 -0.046 0.59 0.000 -0.046 -0.5 1 2
Chris Bando C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .162 .441 -0.025 0.47 0.000 -0.025 -0.2 8 1
   Andre Thornton PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .157 .424 0.004 0.10 0.004 0.000 0.1
Team Totals 28 0 2 0 0 9 .071 .143 -0.483 0.71 0.055 -0.537 -5.0 27 15
TB: A Thornton; B Butler.
Team LOB: 1.
With RISP: 0 for 0.
Fielding
DP: 3. T Bernazard-J Franco-J Carter; T Bernazard-C Snyder-J Carter; J Carter-J Franco-J Carter.
PB: C Bando (1).
E: C Snyder (4); J Franco 2 (5); B Jacoby (5).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bret Saberhagen, W (6-0) 9 2 0 0 0 9 0 1.59 28 92 0.483 0.71 5.0
Team Totals 9 2 0 0 0 9 0 0.00 28 92 0.483 0.89 5.0

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Candiotti, L (1-5) 8.1 10 4 3 4 6 1 5.88 39 51 -0.022 0.93 0.4
Scott Bailes 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.67 2 1 0 0.005 0.09 0.6
Team Totals 9 10 4 3 4 7 1 3.00 41 51 1 0 -0.017 0.71 1.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Rocky Roe.
Time of Game: 2:33.
Attendance: 12,051.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Cleveland Indians
1 Juan Beniquez LF 1 Brett Butler CF
2 Angel Salazar SS 2 Tony Bernazard 2B
3 Kevin Seitzer 1B 3 Julio Franco SS
4 Thad Bosley RF 4 Mel Hall LF
5 Frank White 2B 5 Pat Tabler DH
6 Bo Jackson CF 6 Joe Carter 1B
7 Steve Balboni DH 7 Cory Snyder RF
8 Jamie Quirk C 8 Brook Jacoby 3B
9 Bill Pecota 3B 9 Chris Bando C
Bret Saberhagen P Tom Candiotti P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 1-0 2 12- R KCR A. Salazar T. Candiotti 10% 71% Single; Balboni Scores; Pecota to 2B
b7 0-3 0 1-- OO CLE T. Bernazard B. Saberhagen 10% 91% Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
t4 2-0 2 123 R KCR T. Bosley T. Candiotti 7% 81% Passed Ball; Pecota Scores/unER; Salazar to 3B; Seitzer to 2B
t2 1-0 0 1-- OO KCR J. Quirk T. Candiotti -7% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
t3 1-0 1 1-3 O KCR F. White T. Candiotti -6% 61% Flyball: C

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, Indians' Tom Candiotti facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- KCR J. Beniquez T. Candiotti 3% 53% Single
t1 0-0 0 1-- KCR A. Salazar T. Candiotti 5% 59% Single; Beniquez to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- O KCR K. Seitzer T. Candiotti -5% 54% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 12- KCR T. Bosley T. Candiotti 6% 59% Single; Beniquez to 3B; Salazar to 2B
t1 0-0 1 123 RO KCR F. White T. Candiotti -1% 59% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Beniquez Scores; Bosley to 2B
t1 1-0 2 12- O KCR B. Jackson T. Candiotti -4% 55% Strikeout
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O CLE B. Butler B. Saberhagen 2% 57% Flyball: LF
b1 0-1 1 --- O CLE T. Bernazard B. Saberhagen 2% 59% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-1 2 --- O CLE J. Franco B. Saberhagen 1% 60% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Tom Candiotti facing 7-8-9
t2 1-0 0 --- KCR S. Balboni T. Candiotti 3% 63% Walk
t2 1-0 0 1-- OO KCR J. Quirk T. Candiotti -7% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
t2 1-0 2 --- KCR B. Pecota T. Candiotti 1% 57% Single
t2 1-0 2 1-- O KCR J. Beniquez T. Candiotti -2% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- O CLE M. Hall B. Saberhagen 3% 58% Strikeout
b2 0-1 1 --- O CLE P. Tabler B. Saberhagen 2% 59% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-1 2 --- O CLE J. Carter B. Saberhagen 1% 61% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Tom Candiotti facing 2-3-4
t3 1-0 0 --- O KCR A. Salazar T. Candiotti -2% 58% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-0 1 --- KCR K. Seitzer T. Candiotti 2% 61% Walk
t3 1-0 1 1-- KCR T. Bosley T. Candiotti 6% 67% Single; Seitzer to 3B
t3 1-0 1 1-3 O KCR F. White T. Candiotti -6% 61% Flyball: C
t3 1-0 2 1-3 O KCR B. Jackson T. Candiotti -5% 56% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 7-8-9
b3 0-1 0 --- O CLE C. Snyder B. Saberhagen 3% 58% Strikeout
b3 0-1 1 --- O CLE B. Jacoby B. Saberhagen 2% 60% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-1 2 --- O CLE C. Bando B. Saberhagen 1% 62% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Tom Candiotti facing 7-8-9
t4 1-0 0 --- KCR S. Balboni T. Candiotti 4% 65% Walk
t4 1-0 0 1-- O KCR J. Quirk T. Candiotti -3% 62% Flyball: CF
t4 1-0 1 1-- KCR B. Pecota T. Candiotti 4% 65% Walk; Balboni to 2B
t4 1-0 1 12- O KCR J. Beniquez T. Candiotti -5% 61% Lineout: CF
t4 1-0 2 12- R KCR A. Salazar T. Candiotti 10% 71% Single; Balboni Scores; Pecota to 2B
t4 2-0 2 12- KCR K. Seitzer T. Candiotti 2% 74% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Pecota to 3B; Salazar to 2B; Seitzer to 1B
t4 2-0 2 123 R KCR T. Bosley T. Candiotti 7% 81% Passed Ball; Pecota Scores/unER; Salazar to 3B; Seitzer to 2B
t4 3-0 2 -23 O KCR T. Bosley T. Candiotti -4% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
b4 0-3 0 --- O CLE B. Butler B. Saberhagen 3% 80% Strikeout Looking
b4 0-3 1 --- O CLE T. Bernazard B. Saberhagen 2% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-3 2 --- O CLE J. Franco B. Saberhagen 1% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 0.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Indians' Tom Candiotti facing 5-6-7
t5 3-0 0 --- O KCR F. White T. Candiotti -1% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 3-0 1 --- KCR B. Jackson T. Candiotti 1% 83% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Jackson to 1B
t5 3-0 1 1-- KCR S. Balboni T. Candiotti 2% 85% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Jackson to 2B; Balboni to 1B
t5 3-0 1 12- OO KCR J. Quirk T. Candiotti -5% 80% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
b5 0-3 0 --- O CLE M. Hall B. Saberhagen 3% 82% Strikeout
b5 0-3 1 --- O CLE P. Tabler B. Saberhagen 2% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 0-3 2 --- O CLE J. Carter B. Saberhagen 1% 85% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 0.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Indians' Tom Candiotti facing 9-1-2
Cory Snyder moves from RF to SS
Doug Frobel replaces Julio Franco (SS) playing RF batting 3rd
t6 3-0 0 --- O KCR B. Pecota T. Candiotti -1% 84% Strikeout
t6 3-0 1 --- O KCR J. Beniquez T. Candiotti -1% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 3-0 2 --- KCR A. Salazar T. Candiotti 1% 84% Single
t6 3-0 2 1-- O KCR K. Seitzer T. Candiotti -1% 83% Salazar Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 7-8-9
b6 0-3 0 --- O CLE C. Snyder B. Saberhagen 3% 86% Foul Flyball: 1B
b6 0-3 1 --- O CLE B. Jacoby B. Saberhagen 2% 87% Flyball: RF
b6 0-3 2 --- O CLE C. Bando B. Saberhagen 1% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 0.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Indians' Tom Candiotti facing 3-4-5
t7 3-0 0 --- KCR K. Seitzer T. Candiotti 1% 90% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Seitzer to 1B
t7 3-0 0 1-- OO KCR T. Bosley T. Candiotti -3% 87% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t7 3-0 2 --- O KCR F. White T. Candiotti -1% 86% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
b7 0-3 0 --- CLE B. Butler B. Saberhagen -5% 81% Single
b7 0-3 0 1-- OO CLE T. Bernazard B. Saberhagen 10% 91% Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
b7 0-3 2 --- O CLE D. Frobel B. Saberhagen 1% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 0.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Indians' Tom Candiotti facing 6-7-8
t8 3-0 0 --- O KCR B. Jackson T. Candiotti -1% 91% Strikeout
t8 3-0 1 --- KCR S. Balboni T. Candiotti 1% 93% Double
t8 3-0 1 -2- O KCR J. Quirk T. Candiotti -1% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B; Balboni to 3B
t8 3-0 2 --3 O KCR B. Pecota T. Candiotti -1% 90% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
b8 0-3 0 --- O CLE M. Hall B. Saberhagen 3% 93% Flyball: RF
b8 0-3 1 --- O CLE P. Tabler B. Saberhagen 2% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 0-3 2 --- O CLE J. Carter B. Saberhagen 1% 96% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 0.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Indians' Tom Candiotti facing 1-2-3
t9 3-0 0 --- R KCR J. Beniquez T. Candiotti 2% 98% Home Run
t9 4-0 0 --- O KCR A. Salazar T. Candiotti -0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 4-0 1 --- KCR K. Seitzer T. Candiotti 0% 98% Single
Scott Bailes replaces Tom Candiotti pitching
t9 4-0 1 1-- O KCR T. Bosley S. Bailes -0% 98% Strikeout
t9 4-0 2 1-- O KCR F. White S. Bailes -0% 98% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 7-8-9
b9 0-4 0 --- O CLE C. Snyder B. Saberhagen 1% 99% Flyball: SS
b9 0-4 1 --- O CLE B. Jacoby B. Saberhagen 1% 100% Strikeout
Andre Thornton pinch hits for Chris Bando (C) batting 9th
b9 0-4 2 --- CLE A. Thornton B. Saberhagen -0% 99% Single
b9 0-4 2 1-- O CLE B. Butler B. Saberhagen 1% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 0.

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