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Saturday, July 14, 2007, 7:05PM
, Jacobs Field
Attendance: 31,599, Time of Game: 3:12
Royals
6
39-51
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Indians
5
53-37
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Gil Meche (6-6)
L: CC Sabathia (12-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          2  0  3   0  0  0   1  0  0    6 13  0
Indians         0  0  0   1  1  2   1  0  0    5 10  1

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David DeJesus CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .281 .771 13 9 -0.050 0.71 0.027 -0.076 -1.1 3 0 SB
Mark Grudzielanek 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 .281 .752 22 15 -0.060 0.71 0.024 -0.084 -0.9 2 1
Mark Teahen RF 5 3 3 0 0 1 .286 .775 13 11 0.109 0.76 0.137 -0.028 0.9 4 0 2·2B
Billy Butler DH 5 1 3 2 0 0 .315 .825 22 13 0.302 0.99 0.309 -0.007 3.4 2B
   Joey Gathright PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 .774 -0.034 0.95 0.000 -0.034 -0.5 CS
Emil Brown LF 5 1 2 3 0 1 .231 .627 18 11 0.070 0.73 0.139 -0.069 1.2 4 0 HR
Esteban German 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .284 .774 15 10 -0.056 0.59 0.011 -0.067 -0.7 0 1
Alex Gordon 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .230 .673 20 12 -0.062 0.56 0.000 -0.062 -1.2 4 0
John Buck C 2 0 1 0 2 1 .247 .884 15 6 0.030 0.56 0.056 -0.025 1.0 10 0 2B
Tony Pena SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .652 9 9 -0.064 0.68 0.000 -0.064 -1.3 0 3
Gil Meche P 0 0
   Zack Greinke P 0 0
   Jimmy Gobble P 0 0
   Joakim Soria P 0 0
   Octavio Dotel P 0 0
Team Totals 39 6 13 5 2 9 .333 .879 147 96 0.185 0.71 0.703 -0.516 1.0 27 5
2B: M Teahen 2 (16, 2 off C Sabathia); B Butler (6, off C Sabathia); J Buck (13, off C Sabathia).
HR: E Brown (4, off C Sabathia; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: E Brown 5; M Teahen 5; B Butler 4; J Buck 2; E German 2; M Grudzielanek; D DeJesus.
RBI: E Brown 3 (38); B Butler 2 (16).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 14.
Baserunning
SB: D DeJesus (5, 2nd base off T Mastny/V Martinez).
CS: J Gathright (3, 2nd base by T Mastny/V Martinez).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Grady Sizemore CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 .282 .869 31 21 0.101 1.42 0.205 -0.104 -0.1 2 0 2·2B
Casey Blake 3B-1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 .271 .823 23 15 -0.248 1.75 0.000 -0.248 -1.4 3 0
Victor Martinez C 5 1 2 1 0 2 .323 .928 19 14 -0.020 1.71 0.158 -0.179 0.9 9 2 2B
Travis Hafner DH 3 0 0 1 0 0 .260 .841 17 12 -0.064 1.08 0.000 -0.064 -0.6 SF
Jhonny Peralta SS 3 2 2 0 1 1 .284 .822 15 9 0.058 0.75 0.083 -0.025 0.7 0 4
Ryan Garko 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 .300 .850 14 8 0.101 1.54 0.199 -0.098 1.2 8 1 HR
   Mike Rouse 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .349 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Trot Nixon RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .238 .665 10 5 -0.064 1.34 0.052 -0.115 0.3 2 0
Ben Francisco LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .313 1.040 16 11 -0.118 1.12 0.000 -0.118 -1.0 1 0
Josh Barfield 2B 3 0 1 0 1 2 .258 .621 18 10 -0.059 1.41 0.057 -0.116 -0.0 2 2 SB
CC Sabathia P 0 0
   Tom Mastny P 0 1
Team Totals 36 5 10 5 2 10 .278 .752 163 105 -0.313 1.38 0.754 -1.067 -0.0 27 10
2B: V Martinez (24, off J Gobble); G Sizemore 2 (20, 1 off O Dotel, 1 off G Meche).
HR: R Garko (10, off G Meche; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: T Hafner (4, off J Gobble).
TB: R Garko 5; G Sizemore 4; V Martinez 3; J Peralta 2; J Barfield; T Nixon.
RBI: R Garko 2 (33); T Nixon (27); V Martinez (71); T Hafner (58).
2-out RBI: V Martinez; T Nixon.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
E: C Blake (9).
Baserunning
SB: J Barfield (10, 2nd base off Z Greinke/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
Gil Meche, W (6-6) 5 8 4 4 1 5 1 3.69 24 100 68 42 5 21 8 10 2 0 39 -0.115 0.81 -1.2
Zack Greinke, H (6) 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.65 5 19 9 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.133 1.43 0.8
Jimmy Gobble, H (7) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2.93 2 6 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -0.098 1.78 -0.8
Joakim Soria, H (8) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.11 4 19 12 5 4 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.176 1.67 0.7
Octavio Dotel, S (9) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.32 4 19 13 7 3 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0.219 4.13 0.6
Team Totals 9 10 5 5 2 10 1 5.00 39 163 105 60 15 30 9 18 4 0 39 0 0 0.315 0.71 0.0
G Meche faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

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
CC Sabathia, L (12-4) 7 11 6 6 2 6 1 3.78 34 113 72 43 14 15 12 14 6 0 35 -0.289 0.69 -2.1
Tom Mastny 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 4.38 7 34 24 14 1 9 2 2 1 0 0 0 0.103 0.80 1.1
Team Totals 9 13 6 6 2 9 1 6.00 41 147 96 57 15 24 14 16 7 0 35 0 0 -0.186 1.38 -1.0
Balks: None.
WP: J Gobble (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mark Carlson, 1B - Larry Young, 2B - Chad Fairchild, 3B - Ted Barrett.
Time of Game: 3:12.
Attendance: 31,599.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 83° F, Wind 18mph out to Rightfield, Overcast.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Cleveland Indians
1 David DeJesus CF 1 Grady Sizemore CF
2 Mark Grudzielanek 2B 2 Casey Blake 3B
3 Mark Teahen RF 3 Victor Martinez C
4 Billy Butler DH 4 Travis Hafner DH
5 Emil Brown LF 5 Jhonny Peralta SS
6 Esteban German 3B 6 Ryan Garko 1B
7 Alex Gordon 1B 7 Trot Nixon RF
8 John Buck C 8 Ben Francisco LF
9 Tony Pena SS 9 Josh Barfield 2B
Gil Meche P CC Sabathia P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 2-5 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  RR CLE R. Garko G. Meche -19% 59% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Peralta Scores
b9 5-6 1 --- 4,(0-2)  CLE G. Sizemore O. Dotel -17% 70% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
t1 0-0 1 12- 4,(2-1)  RR KCR B. Butler C. Sabathia 16% 69% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Grudzielanek Scores; Teahen Scores
b9 5-6 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  O CLE V. Martinez O. Dotel 15% 100% Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
b9 5-6 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  O CLE C. Blake O. Dotel 14% 85% Flyball: LF

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' CC Sabathia facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus C. Sabathia -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR M. Grudzielanek C. Sabathia 2% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  KCR M. Teahen C. Sabathia 3% 54% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Grudzielanek to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- 4,(2-1)  RR KCR B. Butler C. Sabathia 16% 69% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Grudzielanek Scores; Teahen Scores
t1 2-0 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O KCR E. Brown C. Sabathia -3% 66% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
t1 2-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O KCR E. German C. Sabathia -3% 64% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Gil Meche facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CLE G. Sizemore G. Meche 2% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-2 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O CLE C. Blake G. Meche 2% 68% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CLE V. Martinez G. Meche 1% 69% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' CC Sabathia facing 7-8-9
t2 2-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR A. Gordon C. Sabathia -2% 67% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
t2 2-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR J. Buck C. Sabathia 2% 69% Walk
t2 2-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR T. Pena C. Sabathia -2% 67% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Buck to 2B
t2 2-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O KCR D. DeJesus C. Sabathia -3% 65% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Gil Meche facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- 8,(2-2)  O CLE T. Hafner G. Meche 3% 67% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b2 0-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  CLE J. Peralta G. Meche -3% 65% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b2 0-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CLE R. Garko G. Meche 3% 68% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b2 0-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CLE T. Nixon G. Meche 3% 70% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' CC Sabathia facing 2-3-4
t3 2-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek C. Sabathia -2% 68% Lineout: LF
t3 2-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR M. Teahen C. Sabathia 3% 72% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t3 2-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  KCR B. Butler C. Sabathia 4% 75% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Teahen to 3B
t3 2-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RRR KCR E. Brown C. Sabathia 13% 89% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Teahen Scores; Butler Scores
t3 5-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR E. German C. Sabathia -1% 88% Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
t3 5-0 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O KCR A. Gordon C. Sabathia -0% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Royals' Gil Meche facing 8-9-1
b3 0-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CLE B. Francisco G. Meche 2% 90% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b3 0-5 1 --- 6,(2-2)  CLE J. Barfield G. Meche -2% 88% Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Right)
b3 0-5 1 1-- 8,(3-2)  O CLE G. Sizemore G. Meche 2% 90% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
b3 0-5 2 1-- 4,(0-2)  O CLE C. Blake G. Meche 1% 91% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Indians 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Indians' CC Sabathia facing 8-9-1
t4 5-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Buck C. Sabathia 2% 93% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t4 5-0 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  O KCR T. Pena C. Sabathia -1% 92% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t4 5-0 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus C. Sabathia -1% 91% Strikeout Looking
t4 5-0 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek C. Sabathia -1% 90% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Royals' Gil Meche facing 3-4-5
b4 0-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CLE V. Martinez G. Meche 2% 91% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CLE T. Hafner G. Meche 1% 92% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
b4 0-5 2 --- 7,(3-2)  CLE J. Peralta G. Meche -1% 92% Walk
b4 0-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  CLE R. Garko G. Meche -1% 90% Single to P (Line Drive to Short CF); Peralta to 2B
b4 0-5 2 12- 2,(1-0)  R CLE T. Nixon G. Meche -5% 85% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Peralta Scores; Garko to 2B
b4 1-5 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O CLE B. Francisco G. Meche 4% 89% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Indians 1.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Indians' CC Sabathia facing 3-4-5
t5 5-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Teahen C. Sabathia -1% 88% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t5 5-1 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR B. Butler C. Sabathia -1% 87% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
t5 5-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR E. Brown C. Sabathia 0% 88% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
t5 5-1 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  KCR E. German C. Sabathia 1% 89% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Brown to 3B
t5 5-1 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  O KCR A. Gordon C. Sabathia -2% 87% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, Royals' Gil Meche facing 9-1-2
b5 1-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CLE J. Barfield G. Meche 2% 89% Strikeout Swinging
b5 1-5 1 --- 7,(1-2)  CLE G. Sizemore G. Meche -3% 85% Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line)
b5 1-5 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  O CLE C. Blake G. Meche 3% 89% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b5 1-5 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  R CLE V. Martinez G. Meche -6% 83% Single to CF (Line Drive); Sizemore Scores
b5 2-5 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CLE T. Hafner G. Meche 3% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Indians 2.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Indians' CC Sabathia facing 8-9-1
t6 5-2 0 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR J. Buck C. Sabathia 2% 87% Walk
t6 5-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR T. Pena C. Sabathia -2% 85% Foul Bunt Popfly: C (Behind Home)
t6 5-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR D. DeJesus C. Sabathia -2% 84% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
t6 5-2 2 1-- 6,(1-2)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek C. Sabathia -1% 82% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, Royals' Gil Meche facing 5-6-7
b6 2-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CLE J. Peralta G. Meche -5% 78% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b6 2-5 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  RR CLE R. Garko G. Meche -19% 59% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Peralta Scores
Zack Greinke replaces Gil Meche pitching
b6 4-5 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O CLE T. Nixon Z. Greinke 4% 63% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b6 4-5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CLE B. Francisco Z. Greinke 3% 66% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b6 4-5 2 --- 4,(3-0)  CLE J. Barfield Z. Greinke -2% 64% Walk
b6 4-5 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  CLE G. Sizemore Z. Greinke -2% 62% Barfield Steals 2B
b6 4-5 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O CLE G. Sizemore Z. Greinke 6% 68% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Indians 4.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Indians' CC Sabathia facing 3-4-5
t7 5-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR M. Teahen C. Sabathia 7% 75% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
t7 5-4 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  R KCR B. Butler C. Sabathia 10% 85% Fielder's Choice 3B; Teahen Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)/No RBI; Butler to 2B
t7 6-4 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  O KCR E. Brown C. Sabathia -3% 82% Flyball: CF
t7 6-4 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O KCR E. German C. Sabathia -3% 78% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Butler out at Hm/1B-3B
t7 6-4 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O KCR A. Gordon C. Sabathia -2% 76% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Indians 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-6, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 2-3-4
b7 4-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CLE C. Blake Z. Greinke 4% 81% Strikeout Swinging
Jimmy Gobble replaces Zack Greinke pitching
b7 4-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CLE V. Martinez J. Gobble -7% 74% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b7 4-6 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  CLE T. Hafner J. Gobble -3% 71% Wild Pitch; Martinez to 3B
b7 4-6 1 --3 5,(3-1)  RO CLE T. Hafner J. Gobble 0% 71% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Martinez Scores
Joakim Soria replaces Jimmy Gobble pitching
b7 5-6 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CLE J. Peralta J. Soria 3% 73% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Indians 5.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-5, Indians' Tom Mastny facing 8-9-1
Tom Mastny replaces CC Sabathia pitching
t8 6-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Buck T. Mastny -3% 71% Strikeout Swinging
t8 6-5 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR T. Pena T. Mastny -2% 69% Groundout: P-2B-1B
t8 6-5 2 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR D. DeJesus T. Mastny 1% 70% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t8 6-5 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR M. Grudzielanek T. Mastny 1% 72% DeJesus Steals 2B
t8 6-5 2 -2- 8,(3-2)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek T. Mastny -4% 68% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Indians 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-6, Royals' Joakim Soria facing 6-7-8
b8 5-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CLE R. Garko J. Soria 7% 74% Strikeout Swinging
b8 5-6 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CLE T. Nixon J. Soria 5% 79% Lineout: 2B
b8 5-6 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O CLE B. Francisco J. Soria 3% 83% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Indians 5.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-5, Indians' Tom Mastny facing 3-4-5
Casey Blake moves from 3B to 1B
Mike Rouse replaces Ryan Garko (1B) playing 3B batting 6th
t9 6-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR M. Teahen T. Mastny -2% 81% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t9 6-5 1 --- 10,(3-2)  KCR B. Butler T. Mastny 2% 83% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
Joey Gathright pinch runs for Billy Butler (DH) batting 4th
t9 6-5 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR E. Brown T. Mastny -3% 79% Gathright Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t9 6-5 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR E. Brown T. Mastny -1% 78% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Indians 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-6, Royals' Octavio Dotel facing 9-1-2
Octavio Dotel replaces Joakim Soria pitching
b9 5-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CLE J. Barfield O. Dotel 9% 88% Strikeout Swinging
b9 5-6 1 --- 4,(0-2)  CLE G. Sizemore O. Dotel -17% 70% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b9 5-6 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  O CLE C. Blake O. Dotel 14% 85% Flyball: LF
b9 5-6 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  O CLE V. Martinez O. Dotel 15% 100% Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Indians 5.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

  • 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.

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