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TEX
@LAA		1
3
CHW
@BOS		0
8
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@CLE		3
2
KCR
@DET		3
6
TOR
@NYY		1
2
MIN
@OAK		12
2
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@TBR		3
14
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@ARI		3
9
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@CHC		2
3
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@CIN		7
11
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@FLA		5
4
STL
@HOU		2
3
MIL
@PIT		3
1
COL
@SDP		9
4
ATL
@WSN		3
7
Friday, August 29, 2008, 7:07PM
, Comerica Park
Attendance: 40,206, Time of Game: 2:52
Royals
3
56-78
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
 at Tigers
6
65-69
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Zach Miner (8-4)
L: Kyle Davies (5-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  1  0   0  0  0   1  0  1    3 11  1
Tigers          0  0  0   0  6  0   0  0  X    6  8  1

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mike Aviles SS 5 0 3 1 0 0 .329 .842 17 13 0.044 0.77 0.091 -0.048 1.2 1 2
Alberto Callaspo 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 .289 .684 20 12 0.017 0.89 0.078 -0.061 0.6 1 1
David DeJesus LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .292 .779 21 17 -0.035 1.04 0.049 -0.084 -0.5 4 0
Jose Guillen RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .247 .704 9 8 -0.178 1.36 0.000 -0.178 -2.3 2 0 GDP
Mark Teahen 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 .244 .688 11 9 0.053 1.05 0.125 -0.071 0.7 3 2 HR
Billy Butler DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 .269 .696 16 9 0.015 0.75 0.075 -0.060 -0.3 2B,GDP
Ross Gload 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .271 .658 17 12 -0.078 0.74 0.000 -0.078 -1.0 4 0
John Buck C 2 1 0 0 2 0 .222 .663 20 7 -0.002 0.66 0.029 -0.031 0.2 5 0
Joey Gathright CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .245 .564 18 11 -0.063 0.92 0.023 -0.086 -0.5 4 0 2B
Kyle Davies P 0 0
   Kip Wells P 0 0
   Juan Carlos Oviedo P 0 0
   Rob Tejeda P 0 0
Team Totals 37 3 11 3 2 4 .297 .766 149 98 -0.227 0.90 0.470 -0.697 -1.9 24 5
2B: J Gathright (3, off B Seay); B Butler (19, off Z Miner).
HR: M Teahen (11, off Z Miner; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
TB: M Teahen 5; M Aviles 3; D DeJesus 2; J Gathright 2; B Butler 2; A Callaspo 2.
GIDP: J Guillen (17); B Butler (19).
RBI: M Teahen (46); A Callaspo (6); M Aviles (36).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Callaspo-M Aviles-R Gload.
E: M Aviles (8).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Curtis Granderson CF 3 1 1 2 1 0 .299 .883 19 9 0.269 1.24 0.298 -0.029 1.4 5 0 3B,GDP
Placido Polanco 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .311 .780 12 7 -0.007 1.07 0.065 -0.071 -0.1 3 5 SB
Magglio Ordonez RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .310 .846 10 9 0.056 0.62 0.070 -0.013 0.5 0 0 SB
Miguel Cabrera 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .287 .861 12 8 -0.100 1.38 0.000 -0.100 -1.1 7 0
   Ryan Raburn LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .710 4 3 -0.002 0.07 0.000 -0.002 -0.1 0 0
Jeff Larish 3B-1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .246 .703 15 8 0.052 0.78 0.111 -0.058 1.0 4 4
Gary Sheffield DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 .226 .706 12 7 -0.014 0.48 0.030 -0.044 0.4
Marcus Thames LF 3 1 0 0 0 0 .243 .828 12 7 0.021 0.86 0.053 -0.032 -0.1 3 0
   Dane Sardinha C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .108 .294 2 1 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.1 2 0
Edgar Renteria SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 .266 .686 10 7 0.057 1.01 0.079 -0.023 0.2 1 0
Brandon Inge C-3B 2 0 1 0 1 1 .220 .716 15 8 -0.059 1.09 0.018 -0.077 -0.2 2 3
Zach Miner P 0 2
   Bobby Seay P 0 0
   Gary Glover P 0 0
   Kyle Farnsworth P 0 0
   Fernando Rodney P 0 0
Team Totals 32 6 8 6 2 3 .250 .607 123 74 0.272 0.87 0.724 -0.450 1.6 27 14
3B: C Granderson (11, off K Davies).
TB: C Granderson 3; M Ordonez 2; J Larish; G Sheffield; B Inge; E Renteria; P Polanco.
GIDP: C Granderson (6).
RBI: C Granderson 2 (52); J Larish 2 (12); P Polanco (51); G Sheffield (43).
2-out RBI: J Larish 2; G Sheffield.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 4 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Inge-P Polanco-J Larish 2.
E: E Renteria (14).
Baserunning
SB: P Polanco (7, 3rd base off K Davies/J Buck); M Ordonez (1, 2nd base off K Davies/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
Kyle Davies, L (5-6) 4.2 8 6 2 1 2 0 4.76 24 83 48 27 5 16 7 14 4 0 33 -0.295 1.18 -3.5
Kip Wells 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.63 4 17 10 7 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0.011 0.15 0.8
Juan Carlos Oviedo 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.16 3 12 9 6 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.007 0.10 0.5
Rob Tejeda 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.75 3 11 7 5 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0.003 0.04 0.5
Team Totals 8 8 6 2 2 3 0 2.25 34 123 74 45 10 19 10 19 5 0 33 1 0 -0.274 0.90 -1.6

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
Zach Miner, W (8-4) 6 6 1 1 1 2 1 3.46 26 104 65 37 7 21 12 11 4 0 57 0.181 0.99 2.3
Bobby Seay 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 3.18 4 13 11 7 0 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 -0.072 1.02 -1.7
Gary Glover, H (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.85 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.075 1.48 1.2
Kyle Farnsworth 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.88 3 11 8 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.026 0.57 0.5
Fernando Rodney 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 4.75 5 20 13 6 1 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.017 0.57 -0.5
Team Totals 9 11 3 3 2 4 1 3.00 39 149 98 55 9 34 18 15 8 0 57 2 0 0.227 0.87 1.9
Balks: None.
WP: K Davies (8).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tom Hallion, 1B - Kevin Causey, 2B - Brian O'Nora, 3B - Paul Nauert.
Time of Game: 2:52.
Attendance: 40,206.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 76° F, Wind 4mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Detroit Tigers
1 Mike Aviles SS 1 Curtis Granderson CF
2 Alberto Callaspo 2B 2 Placido Polanco 2B
3 David DeJesus LF 3 Magglio Ordonez RF
4 Jose Guillen RF 4 Miguel Cabrera 1B
5 Mark Teahen 3B 5 Jeff Larish 3B
6 Billy Butler DH 6 Gary Sheffield DH
7 Ross Gload 1B 7 Marcus Thames LF
8 John Buck C 8 Edgar Renteria SS
9 Joey Gathright CF 9 Brandon Inge C
Kyle Davies P Zach Miner P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 0-1 1 12- 4,(2-1)  RR DET C. Granderson K. Davies 27% 75% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Thames Scores/unER; Renteria Scores
b5 3-1 2 -23 2,(1-0)  RR DET J. Larish K. Davies 11% 92% Single to RF (Line Drive); Polanco Scores/unER; Ordonez Scores/unER
t2 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R KCR M. Teahen Z. Miner -10% 40% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b5 0-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET E. Renteria K. Davies 8% 56% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Thames to 2B
b5 0-1 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O DET B. Inge K. Davies -8% 48% Strikeout Swinging

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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' Zach Miner facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O KCR M. Aviles Z. Miner 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR A. Callaspo Z. Miner 2% 54% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  KCR D. DeJesus Z. Miner -1% 53% Single to LF (Fly Ball)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Guillen Z. Miner 2% 55% Groundout: C-1B (Short 1B Line)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Kyle Davies facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET C. Granderson K. Davies -2% 53% Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O DET P. Polanco K. Davies -2% 51% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET M. Ordonez K. Davies -1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Zach Miner facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R KCR M. Teahen Z. Miner -10% 40% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
t2 1-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  KCR B. Butler Z. Miner -3% 37% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
t2 1-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR R. Gload Z. Miner 3% 40% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
t2 1-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. Buck Z. Miner 3% 43% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t2 1-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Gathright Z. Miner 2% 45% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Kyle Davies facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET M. Cabrera K. Davies -3% 42% Popfly: 3B (P's Right)
b2 0-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O DET J. Larish K. Davies -2% 40% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b2 0-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET G. Sheffield K. Davies -1% 39% Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Zach Miner facing 1-2-3
t3 1-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR M. Aviles Z. Miner -3% 36% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t3 1-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O KCR A. Callaspo Z. Miner 2% 38% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Aviles to 2B
t3 1-0 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus Z. Miner 3% 41% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t3 1-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Guillen Z. Miner 3% 44% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Kyle Davies facing 7-8-9
b3 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET M. Thames K. Davies -3% 41% Popfly: C (Front of Home)
b3 0-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET E. Renteria K. Davies -2% 39% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b3 0-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  DET B. Inge K. Davies 2% 41% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b3 0-1 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  DET C. Granderson K. Davies 2% 43% Walk; Inge to 2B
b3 0-1 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O DET P. Polanco K. Davies -5% 38% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B (Weak 3B); Granderson to 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Zach Miner facing 5-6-7
t4 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Teahen Z. Miner 2% 41% Strikeout Swinging
t4 1-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR B. Butler Z. Miner -4% 36% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t4 1-0 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O KCR R. Gload Z. Miner 4% 40% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t4 1-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  KCR J. Buck Z. Miner -1% 39% Walk
t4 1-0 2 12- 7,(3-2)  O KCR J. Gathright Z. Miner 4% 43% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Kyle Davies facing 3-4-5
b4 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  DET M. Ordonez K. Davies 5% 48% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b4 0-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O DET M. Cabrera K. Davies -4% 44% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b4 0-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O DET J. Larish K. Davies -4% 40% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b4 0-1 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O DET G. Sheffield K. Davies -3% 37% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Zach Miner facing 1-2-3
t5 1-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Aviles Z. Miner 3% 39% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t5 1-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR A. Callaspo Z. Miner -3% 37% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t5 1-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR D. DeJesus Z. Miner -4% 33% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Callaspo to 2B
t5 1-0 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O KCR J. Guillen Z. Miner 5% 38% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
t5 1-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Teahen Z. Miner 5% 42% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Kyle Davies facing 7-8-9
b5 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  DET M. Thames K. Davies 5% 48% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
b5 0-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET E. Renteria K. Davies 8% 56% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Thames to 2B
b5 0-1 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O DET B. Inge K. Davies -8% 48% Strikeout Swinging
b5 0-1 1 12- 4,(2-1)  RR DET C. Granderson K. Davies 27% 75% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Thames Scores/unER; Renteria Scores
b5 2-1 1 --3 1,(0-0)  R DET P. Polanco K. Davies 5% 81% Single to RF (Line Drive); Granderson Scores
b5 3-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  DET M. Ordonez K. Davies 2% 83% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Polanco to 2B
b5 3-1 1 12- 6,(3-2)  O DET M. Cabrera K. Davies -2% 81% Strikeout Swinging, Polanco Steals 3B, Ordonez Steals 2B
b5 3-1 2 -23 2,(1-0)  RR DET J. Larish K. Davies 11% 92% Single to RF (Line Drive); Polanco Scores/unER; Ordonez Scores/unER
b5 5-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET G. Sheffield K. Davies 0% 92% Wild Pitch; Larish to 2B
b5 5-1 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  R DET G. Sheffield K. Davies 3% 95% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Larish Scores/unER
Kip Wells replaces Kyle Davies pitching
b5 6-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O DET M. Thames K. Wells -0% 95% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
6 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 6.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Tigers' Zach Miner facing 6-7-8
Dane Sardinha replaces Marcus Thames (LF) playing C batting 7th
Jeff Larish moves from 3B to 1B
Brandon Inge moves from C to 3B
Ryan Raburn replaces Miguel Cabrera (1B) playing LF batting 4th
t6 1-6 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR B. Butler Z. Miner 1% 96% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t6 1-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR R. Gload Z. Miner 1% 97% Groundout: P-2B-1B
t6 1-6 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. Buck Z. Miner 0% 97% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Royals' Kip Wells facing 8-9-1
b6 6-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET E. Renteria K. Wells -0% 97% Flyball: CF
b6 6-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  DET B. Inge K. Wells 0% 97% Walk
b6 6-1 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  OO DET C. Granderson K. Wells -1% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 6.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Tigers' Bobby Seay facing 9-1-2
Bobby Seay replaces Zach Miner pitching
t7 1-6 0 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR J. Gathright B. Seay -2% 94% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
t7 1-6 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  R KCR M. Aviles B. Seay -3% 91% Single to RF (Line Drive); Gathright Scores
t7 2-6 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  KCR A. Callaspo B. Seay -5% 86% Single to CF (Line Drive); Aviles to 2B
t7 2-6 0 12- 3,(0-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus B. Seay 4% 89% Lineout: CF (Deep CF); Aviles to 3B
Gary Glover replaces Bobby Seay pitching
t7 2-6 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  OO KCR J. Guillen G. Glover 8% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Royals' Juan Carlos Oviedo facing 2-3-4
Juan Carlos Oviedo replaces Kip Wells pitching
b7 6-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET P. Polanco J. Oviedo -0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b7 6-2 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O DET M. Ordonez J. Oviedo -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
b7 6-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET R. Raburn J. Oviedo -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 6.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-6, Tigers' Kyle Farnsworth facing 5-6-7
Kyle Farnsworth replaces Gary Glover pitching
t8 2-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  KCR M. Teahen K. Farnsworth -3% 94% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t8 2-6 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO KCR B. Butler K. Farnsworth 5% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
t8 2-6 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR R. Gload K. Farnsworth 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Royals' Rob Tejeda facing 5-6-7
Rob Tejeda replaces Juan Carlos Oviedo pitching
b8 6-2 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O DET J. Larish R. Tejeda -0% 99% Lineout: LF
b8 6-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET G. Sheffield R. Tejeda -0% 98% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b8 6-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET D. Sardinha R. Tejeda -0% 98% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 6.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-6, Tigers' Fernando Rodney facing 8-9-1
Fernando Rodney replaces Kyle Farnsworth pitching
t9 2-6 0 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR J. Buck F. Rodney -2% 96% Walk
t9 2-6 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Gathright F. Rodney 2% 98% Strikeout Looking
t9 2-6 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  KCR M. Aviles F. Rodney -0% 98% Defensive Indifference; Buck to 2B
t9 2-6 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  KCR M. Aviles F. Rodney -2% 96% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Buck to 3B
t9 2-6 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  RO KCR A. Callaspo F. Rodney 3% 99% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Buck Scores
t9 3-6 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR D. DeJesus F. Rodney -0% 99% Defensive Indifference; Callaspo to 2B
t9 3-6 2 -2- 5,(0-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus F. Rodney 1% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 6.

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  • 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.

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