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5
SEA
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3
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4
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2
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6
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8
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6
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9
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@STL		1
3
Friday, May 17, 2002
, Jacobs Field
Attendance: 32,593, Time of Game: 3:07
Royals
6
14-25
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 9 GB
 at Indians
2
19-21
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 4½ GB
W: Paul Byrd (7-2)
L: Chuck Finley (2-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          2  0  1   1  0  0   0  1  1    6  6  1
Indians         1  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  5  1

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Chuck Knoblauch LF 4 1 1 2 1 2 .198 .582 23 14 0.116 0.79 0.161 -0.045 1.0 5 0 HR
Neifi Perez SS 5 1 0 0 0 1 .229 .596 15 13 0.063 0.98 0.125 -0.062 0.4 0 2
Mike Sweeney 1B 5 2 2 1 0 0 .324 .930 11 8 -0.054 0.74 0.032 -0.086 0.1 8 0 HR
Joe Randa 3B 2 1 2 2 3 0 .287 .794 20 6 0.255 0.69 0.255 0.000 3.3 1 0 HR
Mark Quinn RF 3 0 1 0 2 0 .190 .558 25 12 0.065 0.73 0.073 -0.008 0.4 0 0 SB
Carlos Beltran CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 .250 .766 28 15 -0.101 0.95 0.019 -0.120 -1.6 3 0 SB
Brandon Berger DH 5 0 0 0 0 3 .286 .753 24 16 -0.141 1.07 0.000 -0.141 -2.1
A.J. Hinch C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .727 13 9 -0.070 0.68 0.000 -0.070 -0.9 7 1
Carlos Febles 2B 2 1 0 0 1 0 .265 .737 15 7 0.038 0.56 0.065 -0.027 0.7 3 4 2·SB,HBP
Paul Byrd P
   Jason Grimsley P
Team Totals 34 6 6 5 8 8 .176 .790 174 100 0.171 0.80 0.730 -0.559 1.3 27 7
HR: C Knoblauch (3, off C Finley; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); J Randa (2, off C Finley; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF); M Sweeney (6, off D Riske; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).
HBP: C Febles (3, by M Wohlers).
TB: M Sweeney 5; J Randa 5; C Knoblauch 4; M Quinn.
RBI: J Randa 2 (24); C Knoblauch 2 (13); M Sweeney (20).
2-out RBI: J Randa 2; C Knoblauch.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 0 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 2. N Perez-C Febles-M Sweeney 2.
E: C Beltran (2).
Baserunning
SB: C Febles 2 (6, 2nd base off M Wohlers/E Diaz, 3rd base off M Wohlers/E Diaz); C Beltran (13, 2nd base off C Paronto/E Diaz); M Quinn (1, 2nd base off C Finley/E Diaz).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Omar Vizquel SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 .333 .976 26 15 -0.026 1.08 0.063 -0.090 -0.3 1 4 CS
Ricky Gutierrez 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .255 .620 13 7 -0.155 1.25 0.015 -0.170 -1.2 2 3 GDP
Matt Lawton RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .275 .879 18 11 0.136 0.84 0.172 -0.036 1.3 2 0 SB
Jim Thome 1B 3 0 1 1 1 1 .235 .858 18 10 0.051 1.22 0.126 -0.075 0.5 10 0
Ellis Burks DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 .303 .857 14 12 -0.017 1.15 0.059 -0.076 -0.3
Russell Branyan 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .217 .744 16 10 -0.096 1.35 0.023 -0.119 -0.5 0 0
Bruce Aven LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .250 13 9 -0.121 1.19 0.000 -0.121 -1.1 1 0
Brady Anderson CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .176 .604 12 6 0.009 0.95 0.082 -0.072 -0.3 1 0 2B,GDP
Einar Diaz C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .234 .630 9 6 -0.113 1.31 0.000 -0.113 -0.9 10 0
Chuck Finley P 4
   Chad Paronto P 1
   Mark Wohlers P
   David Riske P
Team Totals 30 2 5 1 5 6 .167 .486 139 86 -0.332 1.14 0.540 -0.872 -2.7 27 12
2B: B Anderson (4, off P Byrd).
TB: M Lawton 2; B Anderson 2; J Thome; E Burks.
GIDP: R Gutierrez (11); B Anderson (5).
RBI: J Thome (31).
2-out RBI: J Thome.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
PB: E Diaz 2 (5).
E: R Branyan (2).
Baserunning
SB: M Lawton (5, 2nd base off P Byrd/A Hinch).
CS: O Vizquel (5, 2nd base by P Byrd/A Hinch).

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
Paul Byrd, W (7-2) 8 5 2 1 4 6 0 2.56 32 127 81 51 10 20 5 17 7 0 68 0.312 1.18 2.2
Jason Grimsley 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.76 3 12 5 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.020 0.66 0.5
Team Totals 9 5 2 1 5 6 0 1.00 35 139 86 53 10 23 6 18 7 0 68 0 0 0.332 0.80 2.7

Cleveland Indians

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
Chuck Finley, L (2-5) 5.2 5 4 3 6 6 2 5.19 29 111 63 34 14 15 11 4 2 2 45 -0.174 0.94 -1.3
Chad Paronto 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.79 5 25 14 9 1 4 2 1 0 0 2 0 0.071 0.89 1.0
Mark Wohlers 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 7.64 4 15 10 7 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 -0.050 0.56 -0.5
David Riske 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4.34 5 23 13 6 3 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 -0.016 0.09 -0.5
Team Totals 9 6 6 5 8 8 3 5.00 43 174 100 56 18 26 15 8 2 3 45 2 0 -0.169 1.14 -1.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: M Wohlers (2; C Febles).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dana DeMuth, 1B - Marvin Hudson, 2B - Charlie Reliford, 3B - Lance Barksdale.
Time of Game: 3:07.
Attendance: 32,593.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 47° F, Wind 12mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Cleveland Indians
1 Chuck Knoblauch LF 1 Omar Vizquel SS
2 Neifi Perez SS 2 Ricky Gutierrez 2B
3 Mike Sweeney 1B 3 Matt Lawton RF
4 Joe Randa 3B 4 Jim Thome 1B
5 Mark Quinn RF 5 Ellis Burks DH
6 Carlos Beltran CF 6 Russell Branyan 3B
7 Brandon Berger DH 7 Bruce Aven LF
8 A.J. Hinch C 8 Brady Anderson CF
9 Carlos Febles 2B 9 Einar Diaz C
Paul Byrd P Chuck Finley P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  RR KCR J. Randa C. Finley 18% 65% Home Run; Sweeney Scores
b5 2-4 1 12- 2,(0-1)  OO CLE R. Gutierrez P. Byrd 13% 78% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b3 1-3 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  R CLE M. Lawton P. Byrd -12% 58% Reached on E8 (Line Drive); Gutierrez Scores/unER/No RBI; Lawton to 2B
t4 3-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  R KCR C. Knoblauch C. Finley 11% 69% Home Run
b1 0-2 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  R CLE J. Thome P. Byrd -9% 58% Single to RF (Line Drive); Lawton Scores

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' Chuck Finley facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O KCR C. Knoblauch C. Finley -2% 48% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR N. Perez C. Finley -2% 46% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  KCR M. Sweeney C. Finley 1% 47% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  RR KCR J. Randa C. Finley 18% 65% Home Run; Sweeney Scores
t1 2-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR M. Quinn C. Finley 1% 66% Walk
t1 2-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR C. Beltran C. Finley 1% 67% Quinn Steals 2B
t1 2-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O KCR C. Beltran C. Finley -3% 65% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Paul Byrd facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O CLE O. Vizquel P. Byrd 2% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CLE R. Gutierrez P. Byrd 2% 68% Flyball: CF
b1 0-2 2 --- 8,(3-2)  CLE M. Lawton P. Byrd -1% 67% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
b1 0-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  CLE J. Thome P. Byrd -1% 66% Lawton Steals 2B
b1 0-2 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  R CLE J. Thome P. Byrd -9% 58% Single to RF (Line Drive); Lawton Scores
b1 1-2 2 1-- 7,(2-2)  O CLE E. Burks P. Byrd 2% 60% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 1.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Indians' Chuck Finley facing 7-8-9
t2 2-1 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O KCR B. Berger C. Finley -2% 58% Strikeout Swinging
t2 2-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR A. Hinch C. Finley -2% 57% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 2-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR C. Febles C. Finley -1% 55% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Paul Byrd facing 6-7-8
b2 1-2 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O CLE R. Branyan P. Byrd 3% 58% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CLE B. Aven P. Byrd 2% 60% Flyball: CF
b2 1-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CLE B. Anderson P. Byrd 1% 61% Lineout: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 1.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Indians' Chuck Finley facing 1-2-3
t3 2-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR C. Knoblauch C. Finley -2% 59% Strikeout Swinging
t3 2-1 1 --- 6,(1-2)  KCR N. Perez C. Finley 4% 63% Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Perez to 2B
t3 2-1 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Sweeney C. Finley -3% 59% Groundout: P-1B
t3 2-1 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  KCR J. Randa C. Finley 1% 60% Walk
t3 2-1 2 12- 7,(3-2)  KCR M. Quinn C. Finley 3% 63% Walk; Perez to 3B; Randa to 2B
t3 2-1 2 123 1,(0-0)  R KCR C. Beltran C. Finley 8% 72% Passed Ball; Perez Scores/unER; Randa to 3B; Quinn to 2B
t3 3-1 2 -23 5,(3-1)  KCR C. Beltran C. Finley 1% 73% Walk
t3 3-1 2 123 2,(0-1)  O KCR B. Berger C. Finley -6% 67% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Paul Byrd facing 9-1-2
b3 1-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CLE E. Diaz P. Byrd 3% 70% Flyball: LF
b3 1-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  CLE O. Vizquel P. Byrd -3% 67% Walk
b3 1-3 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O CLE R. Gutierrez P. Byrd 5% 71% Vizquel Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b3 1-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  CLE R. Gutierrez P. Byrd -1% 70% Walk
b3 1-3 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  R CLE M. Lawton P. Byrd -12% 58% Reached on E8 (Line Drive); Gutierrez Scores/unER/No RBI; Lawton to 2B
b3 2-3 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O CLE J. Thome P. Byrd 4% 62% Flyball: LF
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 2.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Indians' Chuck Finley facing 8-9-1
t4 3-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR A. Hinch C. Finley -2% 60% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 3-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR C. Febles C. Finley -2% 58% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 3-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  R KCR C. Knoblauch C. Finley 11% 69% Home Run
t4 4-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR N. Perez C. Finley -1% 69% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Royals' Paul Byrd facing 5-6-7
b4 2-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CLE E. Burks P. Byrd 3% 71% Popfly: 1B
b4 2-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CLE R. Branyan P. Byrd 2% 74% Lineout: 1B
b4 2-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CLE B. Aven P. Byrd 1% 75% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 2.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Indians' Chuck Finley facing 3-4-5
t5 4-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney C. Finley -2% 73% Groundout: P-1B
t5 4-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR J. Randa C. Finley 2% 75% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
t5 4-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  KCR M. Quinn C. Finley 3% 78% Single (Ground Ball); Randa to 2B
t5 4-2 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O KCR C. Beltran C. Finley -3% 74% Strikeout Swinging
t5 4-2 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O KCR B. Berger C. Finley -3% 71% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Royals' Paul Byrd facing 8-9-1
b5 2-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CLE B. Anderson P. Byrd -8% 63% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
b5 2-4 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CLE E. Diaz P. Byrd 6% 68% Flyball: LF
b5 2-4 1 -2- 10,(3-2)  CLE O. Vizquel P. Byrd -3% 65% Walk
b5 2-4 1 12- 2,(0-1)  OO CLE R. Gutierrez P. Byrd 13% 78% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 2.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Indians' Chuck Finley facing 8-9-1
t6 4-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR A. Hinch C. Finley -2% 76% Popfly: 1B
t6 4-2 1 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR C. Febles C. Finley 2% 78% Walk
t6 4-2 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  KCR C. Knoblauch C. Finley 3% 80% Walk; Febles to 2B
t6 4-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR N. Perez C. Finley -3% 77% Flyball: LF
Chad Paronto replaces Chuck Finley pitching
t6 4-2 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O KCR M. Sweeney C. Paronto -3% 74% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Royals' Paul Byrd facing 3-4-5
b6 2-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CLE M. Lawton P. Byrd 4% 77% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 2-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  CLE J. Thome P. Byrd -4% 73% Walk
b6 2-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  CLE E. Burks P. Byrd -6% 67% Single to LF (Line Drive); Thome to 2B
b6 2-4 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O CLE R. Branyan P. Byrd 7% 75% Strikeout Swinging
b6 2-4 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O CLE B. Aven P. Byrd 7% 81% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 2.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Indians' Chad Paronto facing 4-5-6
t7 4-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR J. Randa C. Paronto 2% 84% Walk
t7 4-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  KCR M. Quinn C. Paronto 2% 86% Passed Ball; Randa to 2B
t7 4-2 0 -2- 6,(2-2)  O KCR M. Quinn C. Paronto -1% 85% Flyball: CF; Randa to 3B
t7 4-2 1 --3 6,(2-2)  O KCR C. Beltran C. Paronto -6% 79% Fielder's Choice P; Randa out at Hm/P-C; Beltran to 1B
t7 4-2 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  KCR B. Berger C. Paronto 1% 80% Beltran Steals 2B
t7 4-2 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O KCR B. Berger C. Paronto -3% 78% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Royals' Paul Byrd facing 8-9-1
b7 2-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CLE B. Anderson P. Byrd 4% 82% Flyball: CF
b7 2-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CLE E. Diaz P. Byrd 3% 84% Flyball: LF
b7 2-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CLE O. Vizquel P. Byrd 2% 86% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 2.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Indians' Mark Wohlers facing 8-9-1
Mark Wohlers replaces Chad Paronto pitching
t8 4-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR A. Hinch M. Wohlers -1% 85% Flyball: RF
t8 4-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR C. Febles M. Wohlers 1% 86% Hit By Pitch
t8 4-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR C. Knoblauch M. Wohlers 1% 87% Febles Steals 2B
t8 4-2 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  KCR C. Knoblauch M. Wohlers 2% 89% Febles Steals 3B
t8 4-2 1 --3 6,(2-2)  RO KCR C. Knoblauch M. Wohlers 2% 91% Groundout: SS-1B; Febles Scores
t8 5-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR N. Perez M. Wohlers -0% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, Royals' Paul Byrd facing 2-3-4
b8 2-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CLE R. Gutierrez P. Byrd 3% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 2-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  CLE M. Lawton P. Byrd -3% 91% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b8 2-5 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CLE J. Thome P. Byrd 4% 94% Strikeout Swinging
b8 2-5 2 1-- 5,(0-2)  O CLE E. Burks P. Byrd 2% 96% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Indians 2.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Indians' David Riske facing 3-4-5
David Riske replaces Mark Wohlers pitching
t9 5-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R KCR M. Sweeney D. Riske 2% 98% Home Run (CF-RF)
t9 6-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR J. Randa D. Riske 0% 99% Walk
t9 6-2 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Quinn D. Riske -0% 98% Flyball: RF
t9 6-2 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  O KCR C. Beltran D. Riske -0% 98% Foul Flyball: C (Front of Home)
t9 6-2 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O KCR B. Berger D. Riske -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-6, Royals' Jason Grimsley facing 6-7-8
Jason Grimsley replaces Paul Byrd pitching
b9 2-6 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CLE R. Branyan J. Grimsley -2% 96% Walk
b9 2-6 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O CLE B. Aven J. Grimsley 2% 98% Foul Flyball: C (Front of Home)
b9 2-6 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO CLE B. Anderson J. Grimsley 2% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Indians 2.

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