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NYY
@BOS		8
7
LAA
@CHW		3
5
KCR
@CLE		4
5
DET
@MIN		4
2
TEX
@OAK		9
11
TBD
@SEA		1
2
BAL
@TOR		6
2
FLA
@COL		7
6
PIT
@HOU		4
3
ARI
@LAD		4
7
CIN
@MIL		6
5
PHI
@NYM		3
2		 
(10)
SFG
@SDP		4
5		 
(10)
CHC
@STL		5
3
ATL
@WSN		8
5		 
(13)
Friday, September 14, 2007, 7:07PM
, Jacobs Field
Attendance: 35,230, Time of Game: 3:03
Royals
4
63-83
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Indians
5
86-61
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Joe Borowski (4-5)
L: David Riske (1-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  4  0   0  0  0    4  9  1
Indians         1  0  0   0  0  0   2  1  1    5  6  0
Winning Run scored with 0 outs

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Esteban German 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .266 .732 12 9 -0.154 1.11 0.011 -0.165 -1.3 0 2 CS
   Alex Gordon 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .750 1 1 -0.120 4.53 0.000 -0.120 -0.5 0 0
David DeJesus CF 4 1 1 1 0 3 .268 .739 17 10 0.055 1.22 0.122 -0.067 0.1 4 0
Mark Grudzielanek 2B 3 1 1 2 1 0 .300 .770 15 8 0.186 1.18 0.241 -0.055 1.4 3 1
Mike Sweeney DH 3 0 1 1 0 1 .264 .743 11 8 0.054 0.77 0.098 -0.044 0.7 2B
   Shane Costa PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .232 .576 4 2 -0.019 1.01 0.026 -0.045 -0.2 CS
Billy Butler 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .295 .801 9 6 -0.030 0.73 0.016 -0.046 -0.5 5 2
   Ross Gload 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .296 .766 6 3 -0.014 0.52 0.000 -0.014 -0.1 0 0
Mark Teahen RF 3 0 0 0 1 3 .287 .775 21 14 0.022 1.14 0.082 -0.060 -0.3 2 0
Emil Brown LF 3 1 1 0 0 2 .251 .642 13 7 0.030 0.68 0.051 -0.021 0.1 3 0
   Joey Gathright PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .318 .735 2 2 -0.083 3.41 0.000 -0.083 -0.4 0 0
John Buck C 2 0 0 0 1 2 .232 .781 18 8 -0.013 1.10 0.041 -0.055 -0.1 4 0
   Jason Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .197 .590 3 2 -0.077 3.11 0.000 -0.077 -0.3
   Jason LaRue C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146 .511 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Tony Pena SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 .259 .616 12 8 0.103 1.53 0.136 -0.034 0.4 1 2 SH
Brian Bannister P 2 0
   Joel Peralta P 0 0
   John Bale P 0 0
   David Riske P 0 0
Team Totals 33 4 9 4 3 13 .273 .636 144 88 -0.060 1.28 0.824 -0.886 -1.0 24 7
2B: M Sweeney (15, off C Sabathia).
SH: T Pena (7, off C Sabathia).
TB: T Pena 2; M Sweeney 2; S Costa; B Butler; M Grudzielanek; D DeJesus; E Brown; E German.
RBI: M Grudzielanek 2 (48); D DeJesus (58); M Sweeney (36).
2-out RBI: M Grudzielanek 2; M Sweeney; D DeJesus.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
E: A Gordon (12).
Baserunning
CS: E German (6, 2nd base by C Sabathia/V Martinez); S Costa (1, 2nd base by R Betancourt/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 1 1 0 0 3 0 .277 .854 26 11 0.070 0.84 0.092 -0.022 0.6 0 0 SB
Asdrubal Cabrera 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .300 .821 16 8 -0.033 1.17 0.041 -0.074 -0.6 2 2
Travis Hafner DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 .256 .815 25 16 -0.057 1.56 0.078 -0.135 0.0
Victor Martinez C 3 1 1 1 1 0 .307 .886 17 10 0.277 1.28 0.321 -0.045 0.9 13 2 HR
Ryan Garko 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .295 .840 13 9 -0.069 1.07 0.023 -0.091 -0.5 5 1
Jhonny Peralta SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .266 .752 17 10 -0.054 1.31 0.047 -0.101 -0.8 2 1
Kenny Lofton LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .297 .784 11 8 -0.070 1.19 0.034 -0.104 -0.6 2 0
Franklin Gutierrez RF 4 1 1 2 0 2 .273 .832 12 9 0.090 1.25 0.185 -0.096 1.0 1 0 HR
Casey Blake 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .267 .768 21 16 0.285 1.22 0.352 -0.066 0.5 2 0 HR
CC Sabathia P 0 1
   Rafael Betancourt P 0 1
   Joe Borowski P 0 0
Team Totals 31 5 6 5 5 4 .194 .789 158 97 0.439 1.20 1.173 -0.734 0.6 27 8
HR: V Martinez (22, off D Riske; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); C Blake (16, off D Riske; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); F Gutierrez (12, off J Peralta; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: V Martinez 4; C Blake 4; F Gutierrez 4; R Garko; T Hafner; K Lofton.
RBI: F Gutierrez 2 (31); C Blake (68); T Hafner (91); V Martinez (103).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. V Martinez-J Peralta.
Baserunning
SB: G Sizemore (33, 2nd base off B Bannister/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
Brian Bannister 6 2 1 1 3 2 0 3.39 23 107 67 36 5 26 10 8 2 0 63 0.215 0.87 2.3
Joel Peralta, H (4) 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 1 3.95 4 19 12 8 0 4 0 4 3 0 0 0 -0.152 1.22 -1.6
John Bale, H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 4.15 3 17 7 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.026 2.12 0.1
David Riske, BS (4), L (1-4) 1 2 2 2 0 1 2 2.42 6 15 11 8 0 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 -0.527 2.05 -1.4
Team Totals 8 6 5 5 5 4 3 5.62 36 158 97 54 6 37 11 16 6 0 63 0 0 -0.438 1.28 -0.6

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 7 7 4 4 2 13 0 3.21 29 115 71 40 13 18 8 6 4 0 58 -0.145 1.01 -0.1
Rafael Betancourt 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.54 3 11 6 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.059 0.88 0.6
Joe Borowski, W (4-5) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.31 5 18 11 7 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0.148 3.17 0.6
Team Totals 9 9 4 4 3 13 0 4.00 37 144 88 51 14 23 12 9 4 0 58 0 0 0.062 1.20 1.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Rapuano, 1B - Ed Hickox, 2B - CB Bucknor, 3B - Joe West.
Time of Game: 3:03.
Attendance: 35,230.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 65° F, Wind 16mph from Left to Right, Overcast.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Cleveland Indians
1 Esteban German 3B 1 Grady Sizemore CF
2 David DeJesus CF 2 Asdrubal Cabrera 2B
3 Mark Grudzielanek 2B 3 Travis Hafner DH
4 Mike Sweeney DH 4 Victor Martinez C
5 Billy Butler 1B 5 Ryan Garko 1B
6 Mark Teahen RF 6 Jhonny Peralta SS
7 Emil Brown LF 7 Kenny Lofton LF
8 John Buck C 8 Franklin Gutierrez RF
9 Tony Pena SS 9 Casey Blake 3B
Brian Bannister P CC Sabathia P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 4-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R CLE C. Blake D. Riske 35% 100% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b8 3-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R CLE V. Martinez D. Riske 29% 61% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t5 1-1 2 12- 3,(1-1)  RR KCR M. Grudzielanek C. Sabathia -23% 28% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Pena Scores; DeJesus Scores
b7 1-4 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR CLE F. Gutierrez J. Peralta 19% 33% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Lofton Scores
t5 0-1 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  R KCR D. DeJesus C. Sabathia -12% 51% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Brown Scores; Pena to 2B

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 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR E. German C. Sabathia 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus C. Sabathia 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR M. Grudzielanek C. Sabathia -1% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney C. Sabathia 2% 55% Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Brian Bannister facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 8,(3-2)  CLE G. Sizemore B. Bannister 3% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O CLE A. Cabrera B. Bannister -3% 55% Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  CLE T. Hafner B. Bannister 1% 57% Sizemore Steals 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  R CLE T. Hafner B. Bannister 8% 64% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Sizemore Scores
b1 1-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CLE V. Martinez B. Bannister -2% 62% Flyball: LF
b1 1-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  CLE R. Garko B. Bannister 2% 64% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Hafner to 3B
b1 1-0 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O CLE J. Peralta B. Bannister -4% 60% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 1.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' CC Sabathia facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR B. Butler C. Sabathia 3% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t2 0-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR M. Teahen C. Sabathia 2% 64% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR E. Brown C. Sabathia 1% 65% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Brian Bannister facing 7-8-9
b2 1-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CLE K. Lofton B. Bannister -2% 63% Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B)
b2 1-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CLE F. Gutierrez B. Bannister -2% 62% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-0 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O CLE C. Blake B. Bannister -1% 61% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 1.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' CC Sabathia facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR J. Buck C. Sabathia -4% 56% Walk
t3 0-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR T. Pena C. Sabathia 2% 59% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); Buck to 2B
t3 0-1 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O KCR E. German C. Sabathia 4% 63% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-1 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus C. Sabathia 4% 67% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Brian Bannister facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O CLE G. Sizemore B. Bannister -2% 64% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 1-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CLE A. Cabrera B. Bannister -2% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-0 2 --- 8,(2-2)  O CLE T. Hafner B. Bannister -1% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 1.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' CC Sabathia facing 3-4-5
t4 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek C. Sabathia 3% 65% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
t4 0-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney C. Sabathia 2% 67% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR B. Butler C. Sabathia -2% 65% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t4 0-1 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Teahen C. Sabathia 3% 68% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Brian Bannister facing 4-5-6
b4 1-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CLE V. Martinez B. Bannister 3% 71% Walk
b4 1-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CLE R. Garko B. Bannister -3% 68% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
b4 1-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CLE J. Peralta B. Bannister -3% 65% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b4 1-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CLE K. Lofton B. Bannister -2% 63% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 1.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' CC Sabathia facing 7-8-9
t5 0-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR E. Brown C. Sabathia -5% 58% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t5 0-1 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  O KCR J. Buck C. Sabathia 5% 63% Strikeout Looking
t5 0-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  KCR T. Pena C. Sabathia -9% 54% Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Brown to 3B
t5 0-1 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  O KCR E. German C. Sabathia 9% 63% Strikeout Swinging
t5 0-1 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  R KCR D. DeJesus C. Sabathia -12% 51% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Brown Scores; Pena to 2B
t5 1-1 2 12- 3,(1-1)  RR KCR M. Grudzielanek C. Sabathia -23% 28% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Pena Scores; DeJesus Scores
t5 3-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  R KCR M. Sweeney C. Sabathia -10% 18% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Grudzielanek Scores
t5 4-1 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O KCR B. Butler C. Sabathia 2% 21% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals' Brian Bannister facing 8-9-1
b5 1-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CLE F. Gutierrez B. Bannister -3% 18% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b5 1-4 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O CLE C. Blake B. Bannister -2% 16% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b5 1-4 2 --- 4,(3-0)  CLE G. Sizemore B. Bannister 1% 17% Walk
b5 1-4 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CLE A. Cabrera B. Bannister -3% 15% Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 1.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Indians' CC Sabathia facing 6-7-8
t6 4-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Teahen C. Sabathia 1% 16% Strikeout Swinging
t6 4-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR E. Brown C. Sabathia 1% 17% Strikeout Swinging
t6 4-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. Buck C. Sabathia 1% 18% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals' Brian Bannister facing 3-4-5
b6 1-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CLE T. Hafner B. Bannister -3% 15% Strikeout Swinging
b6 1-4 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O CLE V. Martinez B. Bannister -2% 13% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b6 1-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CLE R. Garko B. Bannister -1% 12% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 1.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Indians' CC Sabathia facing 9-1-2
t7 4-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR T. Pena C. Sabathia 1% 13% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
t7 4-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR E. German C. Sabathia -1% 11% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
t7 4-1 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO KCR D. DeJesus C. Sabathia 2% 14% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, German Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals' Joel Peralta facing 6-7-8
Joel Peralta replaces Brian Bannister pitching
Ross Gload replaces Billy Butler playing 1B batting 5th
Alex Gordon replaces Esteban German playing 3B batting 1st
b7 1-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CLE J. Peralta J. Peralta -3% 11% Lineout: CF
b7 1-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  CLE K. Lofton J. Peralta 3% 14% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b7 1-4 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR CLE F. Gutierrez J. Peralta 19% 33% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Lofton Scores
b7 3-4 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O CLE C. Blake J. Peralta -4% 29% Lineout: 2B
John Bale replaces Joel Peralta pitching
b7 3-4 2 --- 7,(3-2)  CLE G. Sizemore J. Bale 3% 32% Walk
b7 3-4 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  CLE A. Cabrera J. Bale 4% 36% Walk; Sizemore to 2B
b7 3-4 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O CLE T. Hafner J. Bale -9% 27% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 3.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Indians' Rafael Betancourt facing 3-4-5
Rafael Betancourt replaces CC Sabathia pitching
t8 4-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek R. Betancourt 3% 29% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
Shane Costa pinch hits for Mike Sweeney (DH) batting 4th
t8 4-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR S. Costa R. Betancourt -3% 27% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t8 4-3 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR R. Gload R. Betancourt 5% 31% Costa Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t8 4-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR R. Gload R. Betancourt 1% 32% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Royals' David Riske facing 4-5-6
David Riske replaces John Bale pitching
b8 3-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R CLE V. Martinez D. Riske 29% 61% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b8 4-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CLE R. Garko D. Riske -5% 57% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b8 4-4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  CLE J. Peralta D. Riske 5% 61% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b8 4-4 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CLE K. Lofton D. Riske -6% 55% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b8 4-4 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CLE F. Gutierrez D. Riske -5% 50% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 4.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Indians' Joe Borowski facing 6-7-8
Joe Borowski replaces Rafael Betancourt pitching
t9 4-4 0 --- 8,(3-2)  KCR M. Teahen J. Borowski -8% 42% Walk
Joey Gathright pinch hits for Emil Brown (LF) batting 7th
t9 4-4 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Gathright J. Borowski 8% 50% Bunt Popfly: 3B (Front of Home)
Jason Smith pinch hits for John Buck (C) batting 8th
t9 4-4 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Smith J. Borowski 8% 58% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t9 4-4 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  KCR T. Pena J. Borowski -5% 53% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Teahen to 2B
t9 4-4 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR A. Gordon J. Borowski 12% 65% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, Royals' David Riske facing 9-1-2
Jason LaRue replaces Jason Smith (PH) playing C batting 8th
Joey Gathright moves from PH to LF
b9 4-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R CLE C. Blake D. Riske 35% 100% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 5.

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  • 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.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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