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NYY  4
@BOS  3

CHW  9
LAA  7

KCR  4
@CLE  3
DET  6
@MIN  4

TEX 11
@OAK  9

TBD  9
@SEA  2

BAL  8
@TOR  6

(12)
COL 13
FLA  0

HOU 15
PIT  3

ARI  6
@LAD  1

MIL  5
CIN  2

PHI 10
@NYM  6

SDP  5
SFG  1

CHC  4
@STL  2

ATL  3
@WSN  0

Standings at end of play this day

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 30,112

Sunday, September 16, 2007, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 2:59
Royals
4
64-84
Won 1
4th, 22½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  2  0   0  0  1   1  0  0    4  9  0
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  1   2  0  0    3  8  0
W: Billy Buckner (1-1), L: Aaron Laffey (3-2), S: Joakim Soria (15)
Indians
3
87-62
Lost 1
1st

Batting Stats

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF                  4   0   0   0    1   1  .266  .735   17    9    1   0   
E German 2B                   5   1   2   0    0   3  .269  .733   22   15    3   1   SB,CS
  M Grudzielanek 2B           0   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .763              1   0   
M Teahen RF                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .285  .768   13    6    2   0   
B Butler 1B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .296  .800   13    7    6   0   
  R Gload 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .758              1   0   
A Gordon 3B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .256  .749   20   13    1   5   2B
E Brown LF                    4   0   3   2    0   0  .257  .652   10    8    5   0   
J Buck C                      3   0   0   1    0   1  .230  .773    8    6    6   0   SF
J Huber DH                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   12    7    0   0   
  S Costa PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .553    6    4    0   0   
T Pena SS                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .259  .615   14   10    1   4   

B Buckner P                                                                   0   0
  J Bale P                                                                    0   0
  B Duckworth P                                                               0   0
  J Gobble P                                                                  0   0
  J Soria P                                                                   0   1
Totals                       34   4   9   0    3   8              135   85   27  11
Batting Events
2B: A Gordon (35, off A Laffey).
SF: J Buck (6, off A Laffey).
TB: E Brown 3; E German 2; A Gordon 2; M Teahen; T Pena; B Butler.
RBI: E Brown 2 (59); M Teahen (57); J Buck (48).
2-out RBI: M Teahen; E Brown.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. T Pena-B Butler.
Baserunning Events
SB: E German (11, 2nd base off A Laffey/V Martinez).
CS: E German (7, 2nd base by A Laffey/V Martinez).
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
G Sizemore CF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .275  .847   14    7    4   0   
A Cabrera 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .288  .798   23   14    0   2   
T Hafner DH                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .253  .814   18   10    0   0   
V Martinez C                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .307  .890   17   11    8   1   HR
R Garko 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .295  .841   21   13    8   1   
J Peralta SS                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .269  .756   17    9    2   5   
  J Barfield PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .599              0   0   
K Lofton LF                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .296  .781    5    3    2   0   GDP
  J Michaels PH-LF            1   1   1   0    0   0  .272  .727    4    3    0   0   SH
F Gutierrez RF                4   0   1   1    0   1  .269  .814   18   14    2   0   
C Blake 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .267  .766   16   10    0   0   

A Laffey P                                                                    0   0
  J Lewis P                                                                   0   0
  A Fultz P                                                                   1   0
  R Betancourt P                                                              0   0
  T Mastny P                                                                  0   0
Totals                       33   3   8   0    2   6              153   94   27   9
Batting Events
HR: V Martinez (23, off B Buckner; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF-RF).
SH: J Michaels (2, off J Soria).
TB: V Martinez 4; F Gutierrez; G Sizemore; R Garko; J Peralta; K Lofton; C Blake; J Michaels.
GIDP: K Lofton (6).
RBI: F Gutierrez (33); V Martinez (104); C Blake (71).
2-out RBI: V Martinez.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 7.

Pitching Stats

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Buckner, W (1-1)             6     5   1   1    1   3   1   4.30   23   98-61   38· 6·17    8·11· 4· 0     60    -     1.10   0.29
J Bale                         0     1   2   2    1   0   0   4.67    2    9-4     1· 1· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.58  -0.14
B Duckworth, H (5)             0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.15    2    6-4     2· 0· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          2-2    2.95  -0.14
J Gobble, H (14)               1.1   0   0   0    0   2   0   3.04    4   18-11    4· 2· 5    0· 2· 0· 0          1-0    2.40   0.27
J Soria, S (15)                1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.57    5   19-12    6· 3· 3    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    3.78   0.26
Totals                         9     8   3   3    2   6   1          36  150-92   51·12·29   13·15· 5· 0          3-2 
J Bale faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Laffey, L (3-2)              6.1   8   4   4    2   3   0   4.42   28   83-51   35· 2·14   11·12· 5· 0     50    -     0.82  -0.04
J Lewis                        0.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   2.86    3   12-8     4· 3· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          2-1    1.16  -0.06
A Fultz                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.06    1    7-5     3· 1· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          3-0    1.22   0.03
R Betancourt                   1     0   0   0    0   2   0   1.52    3   14-11    7· 3· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.06
T Mastny                       1     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.30    3   14-8     4· 3· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.57   0.05
Totals                         9     9   4   4    3   8   0          38  130-83   53·12·18   14·13· 5· 0          5-1 
Balks: None.
WP: B Duckworth (5); A Laffey (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - CB Bucknor, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Ed Rapuano, 3B - Ed Hickox.
Time of Game: 2:59.
Attendance: 30,112.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 62° F, Wind 4mph from Left to Right.

Lineups

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

   Billy Buckner                 P          Aaron Laffey                  P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b9 1 -2- O 3,(1-1)  19% 89% 3-4 CLE F. Gutierrez J. Soria Fielder's Choice SS; Barfield out at 3B/SS-3B-SS-3B
b9 0 --- 7,(3-2)  -14% 64% 3-4 CLE J. Peralta J. Soria Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b7 0 -23 R 4,(1-2)  -12% 55% 1-4 CLE F. Gutierrez B. Duckworth Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Peralta Scores; Michaels to 3B
b9 2 1-- O 4,(1-2)  11% 100% 3-4 CLE C. Blake J. Soria Strikeout Looking
t2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  10% 64% 0-0 KCR A. Gordon A. Laffey Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Butler to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Aaron Laffey facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 48% 0-0 KCR D. DeJesus A. Laffey Strikeout Swinging
t1 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  -2% 46% 0-0 KCR E. German A. Laffey Strikeout Looking
t1 2 --- O 5,(2-2)  -1% 45% 0-0 KCR M. Teahen A. Laffey Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Billy Buckner facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2,(1-0)  2% 47% 0-0 CLE G. Sizemore B. Buckner Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
b1 1 --- O 6,(2-2)  2% 49% 0-0 CLE A. Cabrera B. Buckner Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
b1 2 --- 8,(3-2)  -1% 48% 0-0 CLE T. Hafner B. Buckner Walk
b1 2 1-- O 3,(1-1)  2% 50% 0-0 CLE V. Martinez B. Buckner Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Aaron Laffey facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  4% 54% 0-0 KCR B. Butler A. Laffey Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  10% 64% 0-0 KCR A. Gordon A. Laffey Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Butler to 3B
t2 0 -23 R 2,(0-1)  8% 72% 0-0 KCR E. Brown A. Laffey Single to RF (Line Drive); Butler Scores; Gordon to 3B; Brown to 2B/Adv on throw
t2 0 -23 RO 3,(2-0)  -2% 70% 1-0 KCR J. Buck A. Laffey Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Gordon Scores
t2 1 -2- O 1,(0-0)  -3% 68% 2-0 KCR J. Huber A. Laffey Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Brown to 3B
t2 2 --3 O 1,(0-0)  -3% 65% 2-0 KCR T. Pena A. Laffey Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Billy Buckner facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- 6,(2-2)  -4% 61% 0-2 CLE R. Garko B. Buckner Single to CF (Line Drive)
b2 0 1-- O 3,(1-1)  4% 64% 0-2 CLE J. Peralta B. Buckner Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
b2 1 1-- OO 4,(2-1)  6% 70% 0-2 CLE K. Lofton B. Buckner Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Aaron Laffey facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  -2% 68% 2-0 KCR D. DeJesus A. Laffey Flyball: RF
t3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  2% 70% 2-0 KCR E. German A. Laffey Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
t3 1 1-- O 2,(1-0)  -3% 67% 2-0 KCR M. Teahen A. Laffey German Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t3 2 --- O 3,(2-0)  -1% 66% 2-0 KCR M. Teahen A. Laffey Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Billy Buckner facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- O 6,(1-2)  3% 69% 0-2 CLE F. Gutierrez B. Buckner Strikeout Looking
b3 1 --- 5,(1-2)  -3% 66% 0-2 CLE C. Blake B. Buckner Single to RF (Line Drive)
b3 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  -4% 61% 0-2 CLE G. Sizemore B. Buckner Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Blake to 2B
b3 1 12- O 5,(2-2)  5% 67% 0-2 CLE A. Cabrera B. Buckner Strikeout Looking
b3 2 12- O 2,(1-0)  5% 72% 0-2 CLE T. Hafner B. Buckner Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Aaron Laffey facing 4-5-6
t4 0 --- O 2,(1-0)  -2% 70% 2-0 KCR B. Butler A. Laffey Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
t4 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  -1% 68% 2-0 KCR A. Gordon A. Laffey Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
t4 2 --- 2,(1-0)  1% 69% 2-0 KCR E. Brown A. Laffey Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t4 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 67% 2-0 KCR J. Buck A. Laffey Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Billy Buckner facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  3% 70% 0-2 CLE V. Martinez B. Buckner Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b4 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  2% 72% 0-2 CLE R. Garko B. Buckner Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  1% 74% 0-2 CLE J. Peralta B. Buckner Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Aaron Laffey facing 8-9-1
t5 0 --- O 8,(3-2)  -2% 72% 2-0 KCR J. Huber A. Laffey Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
t5 1 --- O 2,(1-0)  -2% 70% 2-0 KCR T. Pena A. Laffey Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-2B)
t5 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 69% 2-0 KCR D. DeJesus A. Laffey Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Billy Buckner facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  -5% 64% 0-2 CLE K. Lofton B. Buckner Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b5 0 1-- O 2,(0-1)  5% 69% 0-2 CLE F. Gutierrez B. Buckner Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
b5 1 1-- O 5,(3-1)  4% 73% 0-2 CLE C. Blake B. Buckner Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b5 2 1-- O 4,(2-1)  3% 77% 0-2 CLE G. Sizemore B. Buckner Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Aaron Laffey facing 2-3-4
t6 0 --- 4,(2-1)  3% 79% 2-0 KCR E. German A. Laffey Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t6 0 1-- O 2,(1-0)  -3% 77% 2-0 KCR M. Teahen A. Laffey Lineout: SS (Weak 3B)
t6 1 1-- O 2,(1-0)  -2% 74% 2-0 KCR B. Butler A. Laffey Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t6 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  1% 75% 2-0 KCR A. Gordon A. Laffey German Steals 2B
t6 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  2% 77% 2-0 KCR A. Gordon A. Laffey Walk, Wild Pitch; German to 3B; Gordon to 2B
t6 2 -23 R 1,(0-0)  8% 85% 2-0 KCR E. Brown A. Laffey Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B); German Scores; Gordon to 3B
t6 2 1-3 O 1,(0-0)  -3% 82% 3-0 KCR J. Buck A. Laffey Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Billy Buckner facing 2-3-4
b6 0 --- O 6,(3-2)  3% 85% 0-3 CLE A. Cabrera B. Buckner Strikeout Swinging
b6 1 --- O 4,(2-1)  2% 87% 0-3 CLE T. Hafner B. Buckner Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
b6 2 --- R 6,(3-2)  -9% 78% 0-3 CLE V. Martinez B. Buckner Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b6 2 --- O 7,(3-2)  2% 80% 1-3 CLE R. Garko B. Buckner Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Indians 1.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Indians' Aaron Laffey facing 8-9-1
t7 0 --- O 3,(2-0)  -2% 78% 3-1 KCR J. Huber A. Laffey Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
t7 1 --- 7,(2-2)  2% 80% 3-1 KCR T. Pena A. Laffey Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t7 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  3% 83% 3-1 KCR D. DeJesus A. Laffey Walk; Pena to 2B
Jensen Lewis replaces Aaron Laffey pitching
t7 1 12- O 3,(0-2)  -3% 80% 3-1 KCR E. German J. Lewis Strikeout Looking
t7 2 12- R 1,(0-0)  9% 88% 3-1 KCR M. Teahen J. Lewis Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Pena Scores; DeJesus to 3B; Teahen to 2B/Adv on throw
t7 2 -23 8,(3-2)  1% 89% 4-1 KCR B. Butler J. Lewis Walk
Aaron Fultz replaces Jensen Lewis pitching
t7 2 123 O 7,(2-2)  -3% 86% 4-1 KCR A. Gordon A. Fultz Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals' John Bale facing 6-7-8
John Bale replaces Billy Buckner pitching; Ross Gload replaces Billy Butler playing 1B batting 4th
b7 0 --- 6,(3-2)  -5% 81% 1-4 CLE J. Peralta J. Bale Walk
Jason Michaels pinch hits for Kenny Lofton (LF) batting 7th
b7 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  -8% 72% 1-4 CLE J. Michaels J. Bale Single to LF (Line Drive); Peralta to 2B
Brandon Duckworth replaces John Bale pitching
b7 0 12- 3,(0-2)  -5% 67% 1-4 CLE F. Gutierrez B. Duckworth Wild Pitch; Peralta to 3B; Michaels to 2B
b7 0 -23 R 4,(1-2)  -12% 55% 1-4 CLE F. Gutierrez B. Duckworth Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Peralta Scores; Michaels to 3B
b7 0 1-3 RO 2,(1-0)  3% 58% 2-4 CLE C. Blake B. Duckworth Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Michaels Scores; Gutierrez to 2B
Jimmy Gobble replaces Brandon Duckworth pitching
b7 1 -2- O 3,(2-0)  8% 66% 3-4 CLE G. Sizemore J. Gobble Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b7 2 -2- O 6,(2-2)  8% 73% 3-4 CLE A. Cabrera J. Gobble Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 3.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Indians' Rafael Betancourt facing 6-7-8
Rafael Betancourt replaces Aaron Fultz pitching; Jason Michaels moves from PH to LF
t8 0 --- O 5,(1-2)  -3% 71% 4-3 KCR E. Brown R. Betancourt Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
t8 1 --- O 3,(0-2)  -2% 69% 4-3 KCR J. Buck R. Betancourt Strikeout Swinging
Shane Costa pinch hits for Justin Huber (DH) batting 8th
t8 2 --- O 6,(2-2)  -1% 67% 4-3 KCR S. Costa R. Betancourt Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Royals' Jimmy Gobble facing 3-4-5
b8 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  7% 74% 3-4 CLE T. Hafner J. Gobble Strikeout Swinging
b8 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  5% 79% 3-4 CLE V. Martinez J. Gobble Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
Joakim Soria replaces Jimmy Gobble pitching
b8 2 --- O 4,(2-1)  3% 82% 3-4 CLE R. Garko J. Soria Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 3.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Indians' Tom Mastny facing 9-1-2
Tom Mastny replaces Rafael Betancourt pitching
t9 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 80% 4-3 KCR T. Pena T. Mastny Strikeout Swinging
t9 1 --- O 3,(2-0)  -1% 79% 4-3 KCR D. DeJesus T. Mastny Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t9 2 --- O 7,(3-2)  -1% 78% 4-3 KCR E. German T. Mastny Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Royals' Joakim Soria facing 6-7-8
Mark Grudzielanek replaces Esteban German playing 2B batting 2nd
b9 0 --- 7,(3-2)  -14% 64% 3-4 CLE J. Peralta J. Soria Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
Josh Barfield pinch runs for Jhonny Peralta (SS) batting 6th
b9 0 1-- O 1,(0-0)  6% 70% 3-4 CLE J. Michaels J. Soria Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Barfield to 2B
b9 1 -2- O 3,(1-1)  19% 89% 3-4 CLE F. Gutierrez J. Soria Fielder's Choice SS; Barfield out at 3B/SS-3B-SS-3B
b9 2 1-- O 4,(1-2)  11% 100% 3-4 CLE C. Blake J. Soria Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE200709160

Play-by-Play Explanation

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • 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.
  • 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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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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