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Standings
CHW
@BOS		3
1
MIN
@CLE		2
0
KCR
@DET		7
0
TBD
@NYY		5
6
TBD
@NYY		3
6
ANA
@SEA		1
5
OAK
@TEX		9
3
BAL
@TOR		1
6
COL
@ARI		6
16
CIN
@CHC		6
9
ATL
@FLA		3
8
STL
@HOU		0
2
SDP
@LAD		0
4
NYM
@MON		5
4
PHI
@PIT		3
5
MIL
@SFG		5
4
Saturday, September 13, 2003 7:05PM
, Comerica Park
Attendance: 15,966, Time of Game: 2:41
Royals
7
75-72
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 3½ GB
 at Tigers
0
38-109
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 40½ GB
W: Jamey Wright (1-1)
L: Chris Mears (0-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          2  0  0   0  2  0   1  0  2    7 12  0
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Angel Berroa SS 5 3 3 0 0 1 .287 .794 19 12 0.020 0.70 0.075 -0.056 1.3 1 2 3B
Carlos Beltran CF 5 2 3 3 0 1 .303 .893 12 8 0.089 0.55 0.117 -0.028 2.4 0 0 HR,2B,SB
Mike Sweeney DH 2 1 0 2 1 0 .308 .887 21 14 0.073 0.80 0.085 -0.013 0.5 SB,2·SF
Raul Ibanez LF 4 0 1 1 1 0 .289 .788 28 18 0.085 0.55 0.096 -0.010 0.7 4 0 SB
Joe Randa 3B 4 0 0 1 0 0 .282 .778 15 9 -0.030 0.54 0.005 -0.035 -1.1 1 5 SF
Aaron Guiel RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .294 .877 15 9 -0.036 0.56 0.019 -0.056 -0.7 0 0 CS
Ken Harvey 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .273 .734 18 10 0.001 0.46 0.028 -0.027 0.1 14 0
Desi Relaford 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 .262 .718 17 8 -0.025 0.68 0.033 -0.059 0.1 1 5 2B,CS
Mike Difelice C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .672 8 6 -0.010 0.60 0.027 -0.037 -0.8 6 2
Jamey Wright P
Team Totals 34 7 12 7 4 3 .353 .949 153 94 0.167 0.58 0.485 -0.321 2.4 27 14
2B: C Beltran (12, off C Mears); D Relaford (27, off F German).
3B: A Berroa (6, off F German).
HR: C Beltran (23, off M Roney; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: J Randa (7, off C Mears); M Sweeney 2 (5, 1 off F German, 1 off C Spurling).
TB: C Beltran 7; A Berroa 5; D Relaford 3; A Guiel; M Difelice; R Ibanez; K Harvey.
RBI: C Beltran 3 (93); M Sweeney 2 (73); R Ibanez (80); J Randa (59).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Relaford-A Berroa-K Harvey; A Berroa-D Relaford-K Harvey.
Baserunning
SB: C Beltran (35, 2nd base off C Spurling/B Inge); R Ibanez (7, 2nd base off C Mears/B Inge); M Sweeney (3, 3rd base off C Mears/B Inge).
CS: A Guiel (5, 2nd base by C Mears/B Inge); D Relaford (4, 3rd base by C Mears/B Inge).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alex Sanchez CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .282 .675 6 6 0.041 0.79 0.076 -0.035 0.4 6 0 2·SB
Warren Morris 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .278 .705 12 7 0.049 0.99 0.090 -0.041 0.6 2 2 SB
Bobby Higginson RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 .239 .691 15 6 -0.052 0.86 0.031 -0.083 -0.4 5 0
Dmitri Young DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .287 .899 18 12 -0.103 1.03 0.022 -0.125 -1.6 GDP
Craig Monroe LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .221 .690 12 8 -0.130 1.04 0.000 -0.130 -1.6 2 0 GDP
Carlos Pena 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .249 .796 18 9 0.010 0.55 0.041 -0.031 0.2 6 0
Shane Halter 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .215 .610 14 10 -0.042 0.60 0.000 -0.042 -0.8 2 1
Brandon Inge C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .206 .619 16 7 -0.052 0.57 0.005 -0.057 -0.3 3 3
Ramon Santiago SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .220 .563 13 8 -0.055 0.50 0.000 -0.055 -1.2 1 2
Chris Mears P
   Chris Spurling P
   Franklyn German P
   Matt Roney P 1
Team Totals 32 0 7 0 4 7 .219 .524 124 73 -0.334 0.75 0.265 -0.599 -4.6 27 9
TB: A Sanchez 2; W Morris 2; D Young; B Inge; C Pena.
GIDP: C Monroe (10); D Young (15).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Inge-W Morris; B Inge-S Halter.
Baserunning
SB: W Morris (4, 2nd base off J Wright/M Difelice); A Sanchez 2 (45, 2nd base off J Wright/M Difelice 2).

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
Jamey Wright, W (1-1) 9 7 0 0 4 7 0 1.59 36 124 73 46 7 20 16 9 3 0 76 0.335 0.75 4.6
Team Totals 9 7 0 0 4 7 0 0.00 36 124 73 46 7 20 16 9 3 0 76 0.335 0.58 4.6

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
Chris Mears, L (0-3) 4.1 6 4 4 2 3 0 6.15 19 83 48 35 4 9 7 7 2 0 36 -0.085 0.96 -0.7
Chris Spurling 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 4.76 8 25 16 12 0 4 1 6 2 0 2 2 -0.059 0.51 -0.3
Franklyn German 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 4.97 9 33 20 17 0 3 3 5 0 0 0 0 -0.016 0.13 0.0
Matt Roney 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 5.34 5 12 10 7 0 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 -0.005 0.01 -1.5
Team Totals 9 12 7 7 4 3 1 7.00 41 153 94 71 4 19 13 21 4 0 36 2 2 -0.165 0.75 -2.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mark Carlson, 1B - Ed Rapuano, 2B - Paul Nauert, 3B - Gerry Davis.
Time of Game: 2:41.
Attendance: 15,966.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 79° F, Wind 10mph in from Centerfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Detroit Tigers
1 Angel Berroa SS 1 Alex Sanchez CF
2 Carlos Beltran CF 2 Warren Morris 2B
3 Mike Sweeney DH 3 Bobby Higginson RF
4 Raul Ibanez LF 4 Dmitri Young DH
5 Joe Randa 3B 5 Craig Monroe LF
6 Aaron Guiel RF 6 Carlos Pena 1B
7 Ken Harvey 1B 7 Shane Halter 3B
8 Desi Relaford 2B 8 Brandon Inge C
9 Mike Difelice C 9 Ramon Santiago SS
Jamey Wright P Chris Mears P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 1 12- 6,(2-2)  R KCR R. Ibanez C. Mears 9% 63% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Beltran Scores; Sweeney to 2B
b1 0-2 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  DET W. Morris J. Wright -7% 52% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Sanchez to 3B
t5 2-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  R KCR C. Beltran C. Spurling 7% 87% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Relaford Scores; Berroa to 3B
t2 2-0 1 12- 3,(0-2)  OO KCR A. Berroa C. Mears -7% 66% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Relaford Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
b1 0-2 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  O DET B. Higginson J. Wright 6% 58% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)

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' Chris Mears facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR A. Berroa C. Mears -2% 48% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR C. Beltran C. Mears 4% 52% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
t1 0-0 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  KCR M. Sweeney C. Mears 2% 54% Walk
t1 0-0 1 12- 6,(2-2)  R KCR R. Ibanez C. Mears 9% 63% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Beltran Scores; Sweeney to 2B
t1 1-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  KCR J. Randa C. Mears 4% 67% Sweeney Steals 3B; Ibanez Steals 2B
t1 1-0 1 -23 5,(3-1)  RO KCR J. Randa C. Mears 0% 68% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Sweeney Scores; Ibanez to 3B
t1 2-0 2 --3 6,(3-2)  O KCR A. Guiel C. Mears -3% 65% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Jamey Wright facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  DET A. Sanchez J. Wright -4% 61% Single to LF (Fly Ball)
b1 0-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET W. Morris J. Wright -2% 59% Sanchez Steals 2B
b1 0-2 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  DET W. Morris J. Wright -7% 52% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Sanchez to 3B
b1 0-2 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  O DET B. Higginson J. Wright 6% 58% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
b1 0-2 1 1-3 7,(3-2)  O DET D. Young J. Wright 6% 64% Strikeout Looking, Morris Steals 2B
b1 0-2 2 -23 3,(0-2)  O DET C. Monroe J. Wright 6% 70% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Chris Mears facing 7-8-9
t2 2-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR K. Harvey C. Mears 3% 73% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t2 2-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR D. Relaford C. Mears -3% 70% Bunt Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B (Front of Home)
t2 2-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR M. Difelice C. Mears 3% 73% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Relaford to 2B
t2 2-0 1 12- 3,(0-2)  OO KCR A. Berroa C. Mears -7% 66% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Relaford Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Jamey Wright facing 6-7-8
b2 0-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  DET C. Pena J. Wright -4% 62% Walk
b2 0-2 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O DET S. Halter J. Wright 2% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B; Pena to 2B
b2 0-2 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O DET B. Inge J. Wright 4% 68% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-2 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O DET R. Santiago J. Wright 3% 71% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Chris Mears facing 2-3-4
t3 2-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR C. Beltran C. Mears -2% 70% Strikeout Swinging
t3 2-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney C. Mears -1% 68% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 2-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR R. Ibanez C. Mears -1% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Jamey Wright facing 1-2-3
b3 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET A. Sanchez J. Wright 3% 70% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b3 0-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET W. Morris J. Wright 2% 72% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 0-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  DET B. Higginson J. Wright -1% 71% Walk
b3 0-2 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O DET D. Young J. Wright 3% 73% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Chris Mears facing 5-6-7
t4 2-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Randa C. Mears -2% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 2-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR A. Guiel C. Mears 2% 73% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t4 2-0 1 1-- 10,(3-2)  OO KCR K. Harvey C. Mears -4% 69% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Guiel Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Jamey Wright facing 5-6-7
b4 0-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET C. Monroe J. Wright 3% 72% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET C. Pena J. Wright 2% 74% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b4 0-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET S. Halter J. Wright 1% 75% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Chris Mears facing 8-9-1
t5 2-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR D. Relaford C. Mears 3% 78% Walk
t5 2-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR M. Difelice C. Mears -3% 75% Flyball: RF
t5 2-0 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  KCR A. Berroa C. Mears 5% 81% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Relaford to 3B
Chris Spurling replaces Chris Mears pitching
t5 2-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  R KCR C. Beltran C. Spurling 7% 87% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Relaford Scores; Berroa to 3B
t5 3-0 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  RO KCR M. Sweeney C. Spurling 1% 89% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Berroa Scores
t5 4-0 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  KCR R. Ibanez C. Spurling 0% 89% Beltran Steals 2B
t5 4-0 2 -2- 8,(3-2)  KCR R. Ibanez C. Spurling 0% 90% Walk
t5 4-0 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. Randa C. Spurling -2% 88% Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Jamey Wright facing 8-9-1
b5 0-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET B. Inge J. Wright 2% 90% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b5 0-4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET R. Santiago J. Wright 1% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 0-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  DET A. Sanchez J. Wright -1% 90% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
b5 0-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET W. Morris J. Wright -1% 90% Sanchez Steals 2B
b5 0-4 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O DET W. Morris J. Wright 2% 92% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 0.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tigers' Chris Spurling facing 6-7-8
t6 4-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR A. Guiel C. Spurling -1% 91% Flyball: CF
t6 4-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR K. Harvey C. Spurling -1% 91% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t6 4-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR D. Relaford C. Spurling 0% 91% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t6 4-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Difelice C. Spurling -1% 90% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Jamey Wright facing 3-4-5
b6 0-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET B. Higginson J. Wright 2% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 0-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  DET D. Young J. Wright -2% 90% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
b6 0-4 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO DET C. Monroe J. Wright 4% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 0.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tigers' Franklyn German facing 1-2-3
Franklyn German replaces Chris Spurling pitching
t7 4-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR A. Berroa F. German 2% 97% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t7 4-0 0 --3 1,(0-0)  O KCR C. Beltran F. German -1% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 4-0 1 --3 4,(1-2)  RO KCR M. Sweeney F. German 1% 96% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Berroa Scores
t7 5-0 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O KCR R. Ibanez F. German -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Royals' Jamey Wright facing 6-7-8
b7 0-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET C. Pena J. Wright 1% 97% Strikeout Looking
b7 0-5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET S. Halter J. Wright 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 0-5 2 --- 5,(3-1)  DET B. Inge J. Wright -0% 97% Walk
b7 0-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O DET R. Santiago J. Wright 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 0.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Tigers' Franklyn German facing 5-6-7
t8 5-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Randa F. German -0% 98% Flyball: RF
t8 5-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR A. Guiel F. German -0% 98% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
t8 5-0 2 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR K. Harvey F. German 0% 98% Walk
t8 5-0 2 1-- 8,(3-2)  KCR D. Relaford F. German 0% 98% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Harvey to 3B
t8 5-0 2 -23 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Difelice F. German -0% 98% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Royals' Jamey Wright facing 1-2-3
b8 0-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET A. Sanchez J. Wright 1% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b8 0-5 1 --- 2,(1-0)  DET W. Morris J. Wright -1% 98% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
b8 0-5 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  DET B. Higginson J. Wright -2% 96% Walk; Morris to 2B
b8 0-5 1 12- 7,(3-2)  OO DET D. Young J. Wright 3% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 0.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Tigers' Matt Roney facing 1-2-3
Matt Roney replaces Franklyn German pitching
t9 5-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR A. Berroa M. Roney 0% 99% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t9 5-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR KCR C. Beltran M. Roney 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball); Berroa Scores
t9 7-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney M. Roney -0% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 7-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR R. Ibanez M. Roney -0% 100% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t9 7-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Randa M. Roney -0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-7, Royals' Jamey Wright facing 5-6-7
b9 0-7 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET C. Monroe J. Wright 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 0-7 1 --- 3,(2-0)  DET C. Pena J. Wright -0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b9 0-7 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O DET S. Halter J. Wright 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b9 0-7 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  DET B. Inge J. Wright -0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive); Pena to 2B
b9 0-7 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O DET R. Santiago J. Wright 0% 100% Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Tigers 0.

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  • 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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