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BAL
@BOS		6
1
TOR
@CLE		4
3
KCR
@DET		5
10
CHW
@MIN		6
3		 
(10)
TBD
@NYY		3
4
OAK
@SEA		13
3
ANA
@TEX		5
9
PIT
@CHC		1
2
STL
@CIN		0
1
ATL
@FLA		0
2
ARI
@HOU		7
4
COL
@LAD		5
4
PHI
@MIL		7
0
NYM
@MON		7
3
SDP
@SFG		2
10
Wednesday, July 21, 1999 7:05PM
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 19,064, Time of Game: 3:23
Royals
5
38-56
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 20 GB
 at Tigers
10
39-56
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 19½ GB
L: Kevin Appier (8-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  1   3  1  0    5 11  2
Tigers          0  0  3   0  0  0   4  3  X   10 12  1

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Damon LF 4 0 3 1 0 0 .299 .851 16 9 0.047 1.16 0.078 -0.031 0.8 1 0 2·2B,SF
Carlos Febles 2B 5 1 1 2 0 1 .274 .789 26 15 0.163 1.39 0.341 -0.178 -0.4 3 1 HR,GDP
Carlos Beltran CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .306 .817 17 12 -0.015 0.72 0.037 -0.053 -0.1 1 0
Mike Sweeney DH 4 2 2 2 0 0 .325 .915 18 14 0.087 1.02 0.148 -0.061 1.3 2·HR
Jermaine Dye RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .301 .884 20 13 -0.112 1.07 0.000 -0.112 -1.0 2 0
Joe Randa 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .328 .887 11 9 -0.039 0.70 0.027 -0.065 -0.3 1 4 2B
Jeremy Giambi 1B 4 0 0 0 0 4 .259 .686 18 14 -0.117 1.07 0.000 -0.117 -1.1 10 0
Tim Spehr C 2 1 1 0 1 0 .223 .767 11 6 0.042 0.88 0.068 -0.026 0.3 5 0
   Scott Pose PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .733 12 9 -0.005 0.19 0.000 -0.005 -0.3
Rey Sanchez SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .266 .652 18 12 0.083 0.98 0.116 -0.034 0.4 1 2
Kevin Appier P 2
   Ken Ray P
   Matt Whisenant P
Team Totals 36 5 11 5 1 7 .306 .955 167 113 0.134 0.99 0.815 -0.682 -0.3 24 9
2B: J Randa (20, off J Thompson); J Damon 2 (26, 1 off J Thompson, 1 off N Cruz).
HR: C Febles (7, off J Thompson; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); M Sweeney 2 (14, 1 off J Thompson, 1 off D Brocail; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).
SF: J Damon (2, off J Thompson).
TB: M Sweeney 8; J Damon 5; C Febles 4; R Sanchez 2; J Randa 2; C Beltran; T Spehr.
GIDP: C Febles (9).
RBI: C Febles 2 (39); M Sweeney 2 (68); J Damon (51).
2-out RBI: C Febles 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
E: R Sanchez (8); K Appier ().

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Luis Polonia LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .358 .934 9 6 0.086 1.11 0.143 -0.057 0.6 3 0 SB
   Brad Ausmus C 1 1 1 1 0 0 .289 .813 4 2 0.039 0.39 0.039 0.000 1.3 1 0 3B
Deivi Cruz SS 4 2 3 4 0 0 .271 .666 12 9 0.123 1.13 0.143 -0.021 2.0 1 4 HR,2B,SH
Bobby Higginson RF 3 2 1 1 2 1 .241 .730 17 6 0.104 0.97 0.124 -0.020 1.1 1 0 2B,IW
Dean Palmer 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .271 .872 21 13 -0.109 1.17 0.012 -0.121 -1.2 1 1
Tony Clark DH 4 1 2 4 0 0 .249 .758 16 10 0.365 1.48 0.414 -0.049 2.8 HR
Damion Easley 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .258 .793 10 5 -0.050 0.57 0.007 -0.058 -0.7 2 1 2B
Frank Catalanotto 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .273 .770 18 12 -0.048 0.43 0.000 -0.048 -0.9 7 0
Juan Encarnacion CF-LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .266 .748 16 10 0.038 0.49 0.063 -0.026 0.1 2 0 2B
Bill Haselman C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .295 .806 8 5 0.071 1.13 0.124 -0.053 0.0 6 0
   Gabe Kapler PR-CF 0 2 0 0 1 0 .232 .751 4 0 0.014 0.30 0.014 0.000 0.4 3 0 SB
Justin Thompson P
   Doug Brocail P
   Nelson Cruz P
Team Totals 36 10 12 10 3 4 .333 1.051 135 78 0.633 0.91 1.083 -0.453 5.3 27 6
2B: J Encarnacion (20, off K Appier); B Higginson (17, off K Appier); D Cruz (18, off K Appier); D Easley (24, off K Ray).
3B: B Ausmus (5, off K Ray).
HR: T Clark (13, off K Appier; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF); D Cruz (4, off K Ray; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
SH: D Cruz (7, off K Appier).
IBB: B Higginson (2, by K Appier).
TB: D Cruz 7; T Clark 5; B Ausmus 3; L Polonia 2; D Easley 2; J Encarnacion 2; B Higginson 2; B Haselman.
RBI: T Clark 4 (48); D Cruz 4 (24); B Ausmus (38); B Higginson (39).
2-out RBI: T Clark 4; B Higginson; D Cruz.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 7 for 16.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Palmer-F Catalanotto.
E: J Encarnacion (7).
Baserunning
SB: L Polonia (7, 2nd base off K Appier/T Spehr); G Kapler (6, 2nd base off K Ray/T Spehr).

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
Kevin Appier, L (8-9) 6.2 9 7 6 2 3 1 5.00 32 105 64 38 14 12 15 12 7 0 31 -0.576 1.09 -3.0
Ken Ray 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 1 4.76 6 23 10 6 1 3 1 4 3 0 0 0 -0.057 0.29 -2.6
Matt Whisenant 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.02 2 7 4 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.001 0.02 0.3
Team Totals 8 12 10 9 3 4 2 10.12 40 135 78 46 16 16 16 17 11 0 31 0 0 -0.632 0.99 -5.3

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
Justin Thompson, W (9-8) 7 9 4 4 1 6 2 4.42 30 124 83 53 10 20 10 13 5 0 48 -0.154 1.11 0.1
Doug Brocail, H (10) 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 3.00 4 18 14 11 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.015 1.04 -0.4
Nelson Cruz 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.05 4 25 16 10 2 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0.008 0.09 0.6
Team Totals 9 11 5 5 1 7 3 5.00 38 167 113 74 12 27 11 19 9 0 48 0 0 -0.131 0.91 0.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: K Appier (2; B Higginson).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Terry Craft, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Eric Cooper, 3B - Mike DiMuro.
Time of Game: 3:23.
Attendance: 19,064.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 82° F, Wind 5mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 4-4 2 12- 3,(1-1)  RRR DET T. Clark K. Appier 34% 92% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Polonia Scores; Higginson Scores
t7 2-3 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  RR KCR C. Febles J. Thompson -34% 37% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Sanchez Scores
b7 3-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  DET B. Haselman K. Appier 12% 51% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Haselman to 2B/Adv on E6
b7 3-4 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  DET L. Polonia K. Appier 12% 63% Single to 3B (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Kapler to 3B
b3 0-0 2 --3 3,(0-2)  R DET D. Cruz K. Appier 10% 65% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Encarnacion Scores

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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' Justin Thompson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Damon J. Thompson 2% 52% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR C. Febles J. Thompson 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR C. Beltran J. Thompson 1% 55% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET L. Polonia K. Appier -2% 53% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
b1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  DET D. Cruz K. Appier 2% 55% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O DET B. Higginson K. Appier -2% 53% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left); Cruz to 2B
b1 0-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O DET D. Palmer K. Appier -3% 50% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Justin Thompson facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney J. Thompson 2% 52% Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
t2 0-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR J. Dye J. Thompson 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
t2 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR J. Randa J. Thompson -3% 52% Double to CF (Line Drive); Randa to 3B/Adv on E8
t2 0-0 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Giambi J. Thompson 4% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET T. Clark K. Appier -2% 53% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET D. Easley K. Appier -2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O DET F. Catalanotto K. Appier -1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Justin Thompson facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR T. Spehr J. Thompson 3% 53% Popfly: LF (Short LF Line)
t3 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR R. Sanchez J. Thompson -3% 50% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
t3 0-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  KCR J. Damon J. Thompson -4% 46% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Sanchez to 2B
t3 0-0 1 12- 5,(2-2)  OO KCR C. Febles J. Thompson 10% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  DET J. Encarnacion K. Appier 6% 62% Double to CF (Line Drive)
b3 0-0 0 -2- 3,(2-0)  O DET B. Haselman K. Appier -5% 58% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b3 0-0 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O DET L. Polonia K. Appier -3% 54% Lineout: CF; Encarnacion to 3B
b3 0-0 2 --3 3,(0-2)  R DET D. Cruz K. Appier 10% 65% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Encarnacion Scores
b3 1-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  R DET B. Higginson K. Appier 9% 74% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Cruz Scores
b3 2-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  DET D. Palmer K. Appier 1% 75% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball to Weak 1B); Higginson to 3B
b3 2-0 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  R DET T. Clark K. Appier 7% 82% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Higginson Scores/unER; Palmer to 2B
b3 3-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O DET D. Easley K. Appier -2% 80% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 3.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Justin Thompson facing 3-4-5
t4 0-3 0 --- 6,(2-2)  KCR C. Beltran J. Thompson -4% 76% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
t4 0-3 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR M. Sweeney J. Thompson 4% 79% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
t4 0-3 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Dye J. Thompson 3% 82% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
t4 0-3 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O KCR J. Randa J. Thompson 2% 85% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 7-8-9
b4 3-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET F. Catalanotto K. Appier -1% 84% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
b4 3-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET J. Encarnacion K. Appier -1% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 3-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET B. Haselman K. Appier -1% 82% Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 3.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Justin Thompson facing 7-8-9
t5 0-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Giambi J. Thompson 3% 84% Strikeout Looking
t5 0-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR T. Spehr J. Thompson -3% 82% Walk
t5 0-3 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O KCR R. Sanchez J. Thompson 3% 85% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t5 0-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Damon J. Thompson -4% 81% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Sanchez to 3B
t5 0-3 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O KCR C. Febles J. Thompson 6% 87% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
b5 3-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  DET L. Polonia K. Appier 2% 89% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b5 3-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O DET D. Cruz K. Appier -2% 87% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
b5 3-0 1 1-- DET B. Higginson K. Appier 1% 88% Polonia Steals 2B
b5 3-0 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  DET B. Higginson K. Appier 1% 89% Walk
b5 3-0 1 12- 6,(2-2)  O DET D. Palmer K. Appier -2% 87% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Polonia to 3B
b5 3-0 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O DET T. Clark K. Appier -2% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 3.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Justin Thompson facing 3-4-5
t6 0-3 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR C. Beltran J. Thompson 3% 87% Strikeout Swinging
t6 0-3 1 --- 6,(2-2)  R KCR M. Sweeney J. Thompson -8% 80% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t6 1-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Dye J. Thompson 2% 82% Strikeout Swinging
t6 1-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Randa J. Thompson 1% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 6-7-8
b6 3-1 0 --- 4,(3-0)  O DET D. Easley K. Appier -2% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b6 3-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET F. Catalanotto K. Appier -1% 81% Strikeout Swinging
b6 3-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET J. Encarnacion K. Appier -1% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 3.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Tigers' Justin Thompson facing 7-8-9
t7 1-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR J. Giambi J. Thompson 4% 84% Strikeout Looking
t7 1-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR T. Spehr J. Thompson -4% 79% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t7 1-3 1 1-- 11,(3-2)  KCR R. Sanchez J. Thompson -9% 71% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Spehr to 3B
t7 1-3 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  RO KCR J. Damon J. Thompson 1% 71% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Spehr Scores; Sanchez to 2B
t7 2-3 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  RR KCR C. Febles J. Thompson -34% 37% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Sanchez Scores
t7 4-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR C. Beltran J. Thompson 2% 39% Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 9-1-2
b7 3-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  DET B. Haselman K. Appier 12% 51% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Haselman to 2B/Adv on E6
Gabe Kapler pinch runs for Bill Haselman (C) batting 9th
b7 3-4 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  DET L. Polonia K. Appier 12% 63% Single to 3B (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Kapler to 3B
b7 3-4 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  RO DET D. Cruz K. Appier -1% 63% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Kapler Scores; Polonia to 2B
b7 4-4 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  DET B. Higginson K. Appier 2% 65% Intentional Walk
b7 4-4 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O DET D. Palmer K. Appier -7% 58% Strikeout Swinging
b7 4-4 2 12- 3,(1-1)  RRR DET T. Clark K. Appier 34% 92% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Polonia Scores; Higginson Scores
Ken Ray replaces Kevin Appier pitching
b7 7-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  DET D. Easley K. Ray 1% 93% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
b7 7-4 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O DET F. Catalanotto K. Ray -1% 92% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 7.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-7, Tigers' Doug Brocail facing 4-5-6
Doug Brocail replaces Justin Thompson pitching
Brad Ausmus replaces Luis Polonia (LF) playing C batting 1st
Juan Encarnacion moves from CF to LF
Gabe Kapler moves from PR to CF
t8 4-7 0 --- 6,(1-2)  R KCR M. Sweeney D. Brocail -7% 85% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t8 5-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Dye D. Brocail 4% 89% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 5-7 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Randa D. Brocail 3% 92% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t8 5-7 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O KCR J. Giambi D. Brocail 2% 93% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-5, Royals' Ken Ray facing 8-9-1
b8 7-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET J. Encarnacion K. Ray -1% 92% Popfly: 2B
b8 7-5 1 --- 4,(3-0)  DET G. Kapler K. Ray 1% 93% Walk
b8 7-5 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  DET B. Ausmus K. Ray 1% 94% Kapler Steals 2B
b8 7-5 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  R DET B. Ausmus K. Ray 4% 98% Triple to CF (Line Drive); Kapler Scores
b8 8-5 1 --3 3,(2-0)  RR DET D. Cruz K. Ray 2% 99% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Ausmus Scores
Matt Whisenant replaces Ken Ray pitching
b8 10-5 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET B. Higginson M. Whisenant -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b8 10-5 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET D. Palmer M. Whisenant -0% 99% Lineout: SS
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 10.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-10, Tigers' Nelson Cruz facing 8-9-1
Nelson Cruz replaces Doug Brocail pitching
Scott Pose pinch hits for Tim Spehr (C) batting 8th
t9 5-10 0 --- 12,(3-2)  O KCR S. Pose N. Cruz 0% 100% Lineout: CF
t9 5-10 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR R. Sanchez N. Cruz 0% 100% Lineout: CF
t9 5-10 2 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR J. Damon N. Cruz -0% 100% Double to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
t9 5-10 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O KCR C. Febles N. Cruz 0% 100% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 10.

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  • 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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