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CLE
@BAL		9
0
MIL
@CAL		7
4
TOR
@CHW		4
2
KCR
@DET		5
11
BOS
@OAK		5
7
NYY
@SEA		5
3
MIN
@TEX		2
3
SFG
@ATL		7
2
LAD
@CIN		5
9
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@HOU		3
2
PIT
@MON		6
11
STL
@NYM		3
2
CHC
@PHI		1
9
Wednesday, September 6, 1989 7:51
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 12,903, Time of Game: 2:59
Royals
5
80-59
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
2nd, 4½ GB
 at Tigers
11
53-89
⇐ Won 6 ⇒
7th, 25 GB
W: Ed Nunez (3-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          2  0  2   1  0  0   0  0  0    5 10  3
Tigers          0  4  2   0  0  2   3  0  X   11 14  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Kevin Seitzer 3B 4 1 2 0 1 1 .278 .714 17 9 0.015 0.92 0.123 -0.107 0.1 1 0 2B
Kurt Stillwell SS 4 0 2 0 1 1 .281 .762 22 11 0.028 0.82 0.081 -0.053 0.3 0 1
George Brett 1B 5 2 2 2 0 0 .267 .778 17 10 0.102 1.11 0.220 -0.119 0.7 8 1 HR,2B,GDP
Bo Jackson LF 2 1 1 2 2 1 .259 .825 14 4 0.192 0.86 0.204 -0.012 2.2 3 0 HR,IW
Jim Eisenreich CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .301 .796 16 10 -0.013 1.16 0.062 -0.074 -0.3 2 0 SB
Danny Tartabull DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .279 .823 20 12 -0.097 1.02 0.000 -0.097 -1.1
Pat Tabler RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .263 .637 14 7 -0.006 0.76 0.031 -0.037 0.1 4 0
Frank White 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .263 .646 8 6 0.083 0.90 0.112 -0.029 0.4 1 3
Bob Boone C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .670 12 7 -0.160 1.13 0.000 -0.160 -1.6 5 1 GDP
Charlie Leibrandt P
   Terry Leach P
   Larry McWilliams P
   Rick Luecken P
   Luis Aquino P
Team Totals 34 5 10 5 5 6 .294 .914 140 76 0.144 0.95 0.833 -0.688 0.8 24 6
2B: G Brett (21, off F Tanana); K Seitzer (16, off F Tanana).
HR: B Jackson (30, off F Tanana; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF); G Brett (11, off F Tanana; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
IBB: B Jackson (5, by B Dubois).
TB: G Brett 6; B Jackson 4; K Seitzer 3; K Stillwell 2; J Eisenreich; P Tabler; F White.
GIDP: B Boone (15); G Brett (15).
RBI: B Jackson 2 (88); G Brett 2 (62); F White (34).
2-out RBI: B Jackson 2; G Brett 2.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Brett-B Boone.
E: F White (9); B Jackson (6); K Stillwell (13).
Baserunning
SB: J Eisenreich (24, 2nd base off F Tanana/M Heath).
Pickoffs: K Seitzer (1st base by B Dubois).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gary Pettis CF 3 2 1 0 2 1 .255 .689 26 15 0.089 0.85 0.119 -0.030 1.2 0 0 2·SB
Mike Heath C 5 2 2 0 0 0 .279 .754 20 14 0.039 0.85 0.095 -0.057 0.1 7 0
Lou Whitaker 2B 4 2 2 3 1 0 .258 .839 17 8 0.229 0.94 0.239 -0.010 4.9 1 4 HR,2B,IW
Gary Ward 1B 2 0 1 2 0 0 .260 .726 2 2 0.081 1.27 0.105 -0.024 0.9 2 0 2B
   Dave Bergman PH-1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .254 .683 12 5 0.018 0.84 0.018 0.000 0.4 8 0 HBP,IW
Chet Lemon RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .240 .678 19 14 -0.097 0.99 0.027 -0.124 -1.9 2 0
Rick Schu DH 3 1 2 1 0 1 .217 .632 10 6 0.207 1.13 0.228 -0.021 2.0 2B
   Fred Lynn PH 2 0 1 1 0 0 .229 .688 4 3 0.018 0.66 0.018 0.000 0.3
Ken Williams LF 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200 .560 6 2 0.026 0.66 0.026 0.000 0.3 1 0
   Scott Lusader PH-LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .267 .712 15 7 0.039 0.63 0.057 -0.018 -0.1 2 0 2B
Mike Brumley SS 5 1 2 2 0 1 .217 .555 14 9 0.055 0.78 0.203 -0.148 -0.6 4 5 HR,CS,GDP
Doug Strange 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .216 .532 9 6 -0.058 0.64 0.005 -0.064 -0.4 0 1
Frank Tanana P
   Ed Nunez P
   Brian Dubois P 2
Team Totals 37 11 14 9 6 4 .378 1.126 154 91 0.646 0.86 1.140 -0.496 7.2 27 12
2B: G Ward (10, off C Leibrandt); R Schu (9, off C Leibrandt); S Lusader (4, off T Leach); L Whitaker (16, off C Leibrandt).
HR: M Brumley (1, off C Leibrandt; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF); L Whitaker (27, off R Luecken; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
IBB: D Bergman (3, by T Leach); L Whitaker (6, by T Leach).
HBP: D Bergman (2, by L McWilliams).
TB: L Whitaker 6; M Brumley 5; R Schu 3; S Lusader 2; G Ward 2; M Heath 2; D Strange; C Lemon; F Lynn; G Pettis.
GIDP: M Brumley (4).
RBI: L Whitaker 3 (79); M Brumley 2 (9); G Ward 2 (28); R Schu (20); F Lynn (42).
2-out RBI: L Whitaker 3.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 2. L Whitaker-M Brumley-D Bergman; D Strange-L Whitaker-G Ward.
Baserunning
SB: G Pettis 2 (36, 2nd base off T Leach/B Boone 2).
CS: M Brumley (4, 3rd base by R Luecken/B Boone).

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
Charlie Leibrandt, L (5-11) 2 6 6 6 1 1 1 5.23 13 43 28 20 4 3 3 8 4 0 20 -0.609 0.95 -5.7
Terry Leach 3 4 2 0 4 2 0 3.96 16 59 34 19 4 11 4 6 1 0 1 0 0.053 1.18 0.7
Larry McWilliams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.17 2 6 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 -0.073 0.90 -1.5
Rick Luecken 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 3.07 9 32 18 13 2 3 5 2 1 0 3 1 -0.015 0.46 -1.2
Luis Aquino 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.54 4 14 8 5 0 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 8 14 11 9 6 4 2 10.12 44 154 91 58 11 21 14 19 7 0 20 6 2 -0.644 0.95 -7.2
C Leibrandt faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning.
T Leach faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
L McWilliams faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Detroit Tigers

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
Frank Tanana 3.1 6 5 5 1 6 2 3.67 17 65 39 20 5 14 1 9 3 0 33 -0.455 0.95 -4.0
Ed Nunez, W (3-3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.82 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.112 2.60 0.9
Brian Dubois, S (1) 5 4 0 0 4 0 0 0.75 21 74 36 21 4 11 11 6 1 0 0 0 0.198 0.87 2.4
Team Totals 9 10 5 5 5 6 2 5.00 39 140 76 42 9 25 13 15 4 0 33 2 0 -0.145 0.86 -0.8
Balks: T Leach (1).
WP: C Leibrandt (9).
HBP: L McWilliams (6; D Bergman).
IBB: B Dubois (2; B Jackson); T Leach 2 (8; L Whitaker, D Bergman).
Pickoffs: B Dubois (2; K Seitzer, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Jim Evans.
Time of Game: 2:59.
Attendance: 12,903.
Field Condition: Soaked.
Start Time Weather: 65° F, Night, Rain.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Detroit Tigers
1 Kevin Seitzer 3B 1 Gary Pettis CF
2 Kurt Stillwell SS 2 Mike Heath C
3 George Brett 1B 3 Lou Whitaker 2B
4 Bo Jackson LF 4 Gary Ward 1B
5 Jim Eisenreich CF 5 Chet Lemon RF
6 Danny Tartabull DH 6 Rick Schu DH
7 Pat Tabler RF 7 Ken Williams LF
8 Frank White 2B 8 Mike Brumley SS
9 Bob Boone C 9 Doug Strange 3B
Charlie Leibrandt P Frank Tanana P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 2-4 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  RR KCR G. Brett F. Tanana -20% 54% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Seitzer Scores
b2 2-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR DET M. Brumley C. Leibrandt 19% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Williams Scores
t1 0-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  RR KCR B. Jackson F. Tanana -18% 33% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Brett Scores
b2 0-2 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  R DET R. Schu C. Leibrandt 16% 49% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Lemon Scores; Schu to 3B/Adv on E7 (throw)
b3 4-4 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  DET L. Whitaker C. Leibrandt 12% 71% Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Heath to 3B

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, Tigers' Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR K. Seitzer F. Tanana 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR K. Stillwell F. Tanana 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR G. Brett F. Tanana -2% 51% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t1 0-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  RR KCR B. Jackson F. Tanana -18% 33% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Brett Scores
t1 2-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Eisenreich F. Tanana 1% 34% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET G. Pettis C. Leibrandt -2% 32% Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
b1 0-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET M. Heath C. Leibrandt -2% 30% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b1 0-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET L. Whitaker C. Leibrandt -1% 29% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Frank Tanana facing 6-7-8
t2 2-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR D. Tartabull F. Tanana 2% 31% Strikeout Swinging
t2 2-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR P. Tabler F. Tanana 1% 32% Strikeout Looking
t2 2-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR F. White F. Tanana 1% 33% Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET G. Ward C. Leibrandt -2% 30% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  DET C. Lemon C. Leibrandt 3% 33% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b2 0-2 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  R DET R. Schu C. Leibrandt 16% 49% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Lemon Scores; Schu to 3B/Adv on E7 (throw)
b2 1-2 1 --3 1,(0-0)  R DET K. Williams C. Leibrandt 4% 53% Wild Pitch; Schu Scores
b2 2-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  DET K. Williams C. Leibrandt 3% 55% Walk
b2 2-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR DET M. Brumley C. Leibrandt 19% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Williams Scores
b2 4-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET D. Strange C. Leibrandt -1% 73% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 4-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET G. Pettis C. Leibrandt -1% 72% Strikeout
4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 4.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Tigers' Frank Tanana facing 9-1-2
t3 2-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR B. Boone F. Tanana 2% 75% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 2-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR K. Seitzer F. Tanana -4% 70% Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t3 2-4 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O KCR K. Stillwell F. Tanana 4% 74% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
t3 2-4 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  RR KCR G. Brett F. Tanana -20% 54% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Seitzer Scores
t3 4-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR B. Jackson F. Tanana 1% 55% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 4-4, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 2-3-4
b3 4-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  DET M. Heath C. Leibrandt 4% 59% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
b3 4-4 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  DET L. Whitaker C. Leibrandt 12% 71% Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Heath to 3B
b3 4-4 0 -23 1,(0-0)  RR DET G. Ward C. Leibrandt 11% 82% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Heath Scores; Whitaker Scores
Terry Leach replaces Charlie Leibrandt pitching
b3 6-4 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  O DET C. Lemon T. Leach -3% 79% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b3 6-4 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  DET R. Schu T. Leach 3% 82% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Ward to 3B
Scott Lusader pinch hits for Ken Williams (LF) batting 7th
b3 6-4 1 1-3 6,(3-2)  DET S. Lusader T. Leach 2% 84% Walk; Schu to 2B
b3 6-4 1 123 1,(0-0)  OO DET M. Brumley T. Leach -10% 74% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-C
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 6.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-6, Tigers' Frank Tanana facing 5-6-7
Scott Lusader moves from PH to LF
t4 4-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR J. Eisenreich F. Tanana -4% 70% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
t4 4-6 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O KCR D. Tartabull F. Tanana 2% 72% Strikeout Swinging, Eisenreich Steals 2B
t4 4-6 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  KCR P. Tabler F. Tanana -3% 69% Walk
t4 4-6 1 12- 3,(1-1)  R KCR F. White F. Tanana -11% 58% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Eisenreich Scores; Tabler to 2B
Ed Nunez replaces Frank Tanana pitching
t4 5-6 1 12- 1,(0-0)  OO KCR B. Boone E. Nunez 11% 69% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-5, Royals' Terry Leach facing 9-1-2
b4 6-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET D. Strange T. Leach -2% 67% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b4 6-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  DET G. Pettis T. Leach 2% 69% Walk
b4 6-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET M. Heath T. Leach 2% 71% Pettis Steals 2B
b4 6-5 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O DET M. Heath T. Leach -3% 68% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
b4 6-5 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  DET L. Whitaker T. Leach 1% 69% Intentional Walk
Dave Bergman pinch hits for Gary Ward (1B) batting 4th
b4 6-5 2 12- 3,(2-1)  DET D. Bergman T. Leach 1% 70% Balk; Pettis to 3B; Whitaker to 2B
b4 6-5 2 -23 5,(3-1)  DET D. Bergman T. Leach 1% 71% Intentional Walk
b4 6-5 2 123 4,(1-2)  O DET C. Lemon T. Leach -7% 65% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 6.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-6, Tigers' Brian Dubois facing 1-2-3
Brian Dubois replaces Ed Nunez pitching
Dave Bergman moves from PH to 1B
t5 5-6 0 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR K. Seitzer B. Dubois -5% 59% Walk
t5 5-6 0 1-- 1,(1-0)  O KCR K. Stillwell B. Dubois 8% 68% Seitzer Picked off 1B (P-1B)
t5 5-6 1 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR K. Stillwell B. Dubois -4% 64% Walk
t5 5-6 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR G. Brett B. Dubois 3% 67% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Stillwell to 2B
t5 5-6 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  KCR B. Jackson B. Dubois -1% 65% Intentional Walk
t5 5-6 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. Eisenreich B. Dubois 6% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-5, Royals' Terry Leach facing 6-7-8
b5 6-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET R. Schu T. Leach -2% 69% Strikeout Swinging
b5 6-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  DET S. Lusader T. Leach 4% 73% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b5 6-5 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O DET M. Brumley T. Leach -3% 70% Strikeout Swinging
b5 6-5 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O DET D. Strange T. Leach -3% 67% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 6.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-6, Tigers' Brian Dubois facing 6-7-8
t6 5-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR D. Tartabull B. Dubois 4% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 5-6 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR P. Tabler B. Dubois 3% 73% Popfly: RF (Short RF)
t6 5-6 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR F. White B. Dubois 2% 75% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-5, Royals' Terry Leach facing 1-2-3
b6 6-5 0 --- 5,(1-2)  DET G. Pettis T. Leach 3% 78% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
b6 6-5 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  DET M. Heath T. Leach 3% 81% Pettis Steals 2B
b6 6-5 0 -2- 8,(3-2)  DET M. Heath T. Leach 6% 86% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Pettis to 3B
Larry McWilliams replaces Terry Leach pitching
b6 6-5 0 1-3 3,(1-1)  R DET L. Whitaker L. McWilliams 7% 93% Fielder's Choice SS; Pettis Scores/Adv on E6 (throw to Hm)/No RBI/unER; Heath to 3B; Whitaker to 2B
b6 7-5 0 -23 3,(1-1)  DET D. Bergman L. McWilliams 1% 93% Hit By Pitch
Rick Luecken replaces Larry McWilliams pitching
b6 7-5 0 123 5,(1-2)  O DET C. Lemon R. Luecken -3% 90% Strikeout Swinging
Fred Lynn pinch hits for Rick Schu (DH) batting 6th
b6 7-5 1 123 1,(0-0)  RO DET F. Lynn R. Luecken 2% 92% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Heath Scores/unER; Whitaker to 3B; Bergman to 2B
b6 8-5 2 -23 2,(1-0)  O DET S. Lusader R. Luecken -2% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 8.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-8, Tigers' Brian Dubois facing 9-1-2
t7 5-8 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR B. Boone B. Dubois 2% 93% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t7 5-8 1 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR K. Seitzer B. Dubois -3% 90% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t7 5-8 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  KCR K. Stillwell B. Dubois -4% 86% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B); Seitzer to 2B
t7 5-8 1 12- 2,(0-1)  OO KCR G. Brett B. Dubois 9% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-5, Royals' Rick Luecken facing 8-9-1
b7 8-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  DET M. Brumley R. Luecken 1% 96% Single to 2B (Bunt to Weak 2B); Brumley to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B)
b7 8-5 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O DET D. Strange R. Luecken -2% 94% Brumley Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
b7 8-5 1 --- 3,(2-0)  DET D. Strange R. Luecken 1% 95% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b7 8-5 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  DET G. Pettis R. Luecken 1% 95% Walk; Strange to 2B
b7 8-5 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O DET M. Heath R. Luecken -1% 95% Lineout: RF
b7 8-5 2 12- 4,(3-0)  RRR DET L. Whitaker R. Luecken 5% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Strange Scores; Pettis Scores
b7 11-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET D. Bergman R. Luecken -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 11.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-11, Tigers' Brian Dubois facing 4-5-6
t8 5-11 0 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR B. Jackson B. Dubois -1% 99% Walk
t8 5-11 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Eisenreich B. Dubois 1% 99% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t8 5-11 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O KCR D. Tartabull B. Dubois 0% 100% Popfly: SS
t8 5-11 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR P. Tabler B. Dubois -0% 99% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Jackson to 2B
t8 5-11 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O KCR F. White B. Dubois 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 11.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 11-5, Royals' Luis Aquino facing 5-6-7
Luis Aquino replaces Rick Luecken pitching
b8 11-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET C. Lemon L. Aquino -0% 100% Lineout: LF
b8 11-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  DET F. Lynn L. Aquino 0% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b8 11-5 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O DET S. Lusader L. Aquino -0% 100% Flyball: RF
b8 11-5 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O DET M. Brumley L. Aquino -0% 100% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 11.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-11, Tigers' Brian Dubois facing 9-1-2
t9 5-11 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR B. Boone B. Dubois 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 5-11 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR K. Seitzer B. Dubois 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-2B)
t9 5-11 2 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR K. Stillwell B. Dubois -0% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t9 5-11 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR G. Brett B. Dubois 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 11.

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