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TEX
@LAA		8
5
OAK
@BOS		2
5
CLE
@CHW		6
10
KCR
@DET		5
8
NYY
@MIN		10
2
BAL
@SEA		12
4
TOR
@TBR		1
3		 
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SDP
@ARI		3
4
ATL
@CHC		2
1
WSN
@COL		4
5
PIT
@HOU		6
3
STL
@MIL		5
0
LAD
@NYM		8
0
CIN
@PHI		4
3
FLA
@SFG		0
3
Tuesday, July 7, 2009, 7:08PM
, Comerica Park
Attendance: 29,751, Time of Game: 3:03
Royals
5
36-47
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Tigers
8
45-38
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
L: Bruce Chen (0-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  3  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    5 10  0
Tigers          1  0  2   0  4  1   0  0  X    8  8  2

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David DeJesus LF 5 0 3 3 0 1 .258 .723 25 16 0.213 1.40 0.314 -0.101 2.2 0 0 2B,CS
Willie Bloomquist SS-RF 4 0 1 0 1 2 .283 .720 24 15 0.036 1.04 0.112 -0.076 0.2 2 2
Billy Butler 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 .287 .782 13 11 -0.111 1.25 0.078 -0.189 -0.8 8 0 HR,2B,GDP
Mark Teahen 3B 4 1 0 0 1 3 .288 .793 22 13 0.022 0.97 0.103 -0.081 0.0 0 3
Jose Guillen RF 3 1 2 1 0 0 .250 .706 7 5 0.106 0.93 0.116 -0.009 1.0 2 0
   Tony Pena PR-SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 .089 .239 3 3 -0.040 1.71 0.000 -0.040 -0.4 0 0
Mike Jacobs DH 3 0 0 0 0 3 .223 .708 16 11 -0.114 1.57 0.000 -0.114 -1.0
   Brayan Pena PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .326 .903 3 2 -0.031 1.21 0.000 -0.031 -0.3
Alberto Callaspo 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .300 .802 18 11 0.028 1.08 0.089 -0.061 0.4 2 2
Miguel Olivo C 4 0 0 0 0 3 .249 .771 23 17 -0.157 1.26 0.000 -0.157 -1.5 8 0
Ryan Freel CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 .152 .430 16 11 0.010 1.21 0.066 -0.057 0.2 2 0
Bruce Chen P 0 0
   Rob Tejeda P 0 0
   Jamey Wright P 0 0
   Ron Mahay P 0 0
Team Totals 36 5 10 5 3 15 .278 .750 170 115 -0.038 1.20 0.878 -0.916 0.1 24 7
2B: D DeJesus (17, off J Verlander); B Butler (23, off J Verlander).
HR: B Butler (8, off J Verlander; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).
TB: B Butler 6; D DeJesus 4; J Guillen 2; A Callaspo; W Bloomquist; R Freel.
GIDP: B Butler (11).
RBI: D DeJesus 3 (39); J Guillen (35); B Butler (35).
2-out RBI: D DeJesus 3.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Teahen-A Callaspo-B Butler.
Baserunning
CS: D DeJesus (4, 2nd base by J Verlander/G Laird).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Curtis Granderson CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 .257 .801 22 14 -0.054 0.91 0.041 -0.095 -0.1 1 0
Placido Polanco 2B 5 2 3 4 0 0 .262 .710 22 15 0.382 0.78 0.402 -0.020 3.3 2 2 HR
Miguel Cabrera 1B 2 2 1 1 2 0 .324 .933 17 6 0.088 0.69 0.120 -0.032 0.3 4 0 HR,GDP,IW
Marcus Thames DH 4 1 1 3 0 1 .257 .857 18 11 0.177 0.79 0.219 -0.042 2.0 HR
Ryan Raburn LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .279 .865 19 11 -0.055 0.58 0.004 -0.058 -0.6 2 0
Brandon Inge 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .267 .867 18 10 -0.029 0.45 0.009 -0.038 -0.0 1 1 HBP
Magglio Ordonez RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .260 .673 13 9 -0.045 0.41 0.000 -0.045 -0.9 0 0
   Josh Anderson RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .604 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Gerald Laird C 3 1 0 0 1 0 .237 .687 17 9 -0.041 0.72 0.020 -0.062 -0.4 15 1
Adam Everett SS 2 2 0 0 2 2 .265 .677 18 9 0.040 0.64 0.062 -0.022 -0.0 1 3
Justin Verlander P 0 0
   Brandon Lyon P 0 0
   Bobby Seay P 0 0
   Joel Zumaya P 0 0
   Fernando Rodney P 0 0
Team Totals 31 8 8 8 6 7 .258 .943 164 94 0.463 0.67 0.877 -0.414 3.6 27 7
HR: P Polanco (6, off B Chen; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); M Cabrera (17, off B Chen; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); M Thames (8, off B Chen; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).
IBB: M Cabrera (5, by B Chen).
HBP: B Inge (9, by R Tejeda).
TB: P Polanco 6; M Cabrera 4; M Thames 4; C Granderson 2; B Inge.
GIDP: M Cabrera (14).
RBI: P Polanco 4 (40); M Thames 3 (18); M Cabrera (48).
2-out RBI: P Polanco 3; M Thames 3; M Cabrera.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 2. G Laird-P Polanco; P Polanco-A Everett-M Cabrera.
E: B Inge (9); G Laird (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
Bruce Chen, L (0-3) 4.2 4 7 7 5 3 3 6.88 23 92 48 23 8 17 3 12 1 0 26 -0.445 0.86 -4.5
Rob Tejeda 0.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 4.79 6 29 19 9 4 6 1 1 1 0 1 0 -0.072 0.65 -1.2
Jamey Wright 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.05 5 26 15 10 2 3 4 0 0 0 2 0 0.047 0.28 1.5
Ron Mahay 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.33 4 17 12 8 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.008 0.10 0.5
Team Totals 8 8 8 8 6 7 3 9.00 38 164 94 50 17 27 9 15 2 0 26 3 0 -0.462 1.20 -3.6

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
Justin Verlander, W (9-4) 6 7 5 3 0 11 1 3.59 26 114 86 45 16 24 5 9 6 0 53 -0.098 1.15 -1.7
Brandon Lyon, H (5) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.83 4 12 8 6 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0.051 1.27 0.5
Bobby Seay, H (18) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.12 3 10 5 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.028 1.29 0.3
Joel Zumaya, H (7) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.20 2 9 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.020 1.11 0.2
Fernando Rodney, S (18) 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.14 5 25 13 6 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.037 1.40 0.5
Team Totals 9 10 5 3 3 15 1 3.00 40 170 115 58 22 34 8 13 8 0 53 1 0 0.038 0.67 -0.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: R Tejeda (3; B Inge).
IBB: B Chen (1; M Cabrera).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Fieldin Culbreth, 1B - Adrian Johnson, 2B - Jim Wolf, 3B - Brian O'Nora.
Time of Game: 3:03.
Attendance: 29,751.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 15mph out to Rightfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Detroit Tigers
1 David DeJesus LF 1 Curtis Granderson CF
2 Willie Bloomquist SS 2 Placido Polanco 2B
3 Billy Butler 1B 3 Miguel Cabrera 1B
4 Mark Teahen 3B 4 Marcus Thames DH
5 Jose Guillen RF 5 Ryan Raburn LF
6 Mike Jacobs DH 6 Brandon Inge 3B
7 Alberto Callaspo 2B 7 Magglio Ordonez RF
8 Miguel Olivo C 8 Gerald Laird C
9 Ryan Freel CF 9 Adam Everett SS
Bruce Chen P Justin Verlander P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-1 2 123 7,(2-2)  RRR KCR D. DeJesus J. Verlander -25% 32% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Guillen Scores; Callaspo Scores; Freel Scores/unER
b5 4-3 2 12- 1,(0-0)  RRR DET M. Thames B. Chen 22% 92% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Polanco Scores; Cabrera Scores
b3 1-3 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR DET P. Polanco B. Chen 21% 51% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Everett Scores
b5 3-3 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  R DET P. Polanco B. Chen 16% 69% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Everett Scores; Polanco to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t7 5-8 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  OO KCR B. Butler B. Lyon 12% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

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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 Verlander facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR D. DeJesus J. Verlander -3% 47% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 8,(3-2)  OO KCR W. Bloomquist J. Verlander 7% 54% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, DeJesus Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR B. Butler J. Verlander -2% 52% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
t1 0-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Teahen J. Verlander 3% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bruce Chen facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET C. Granderson B. Chen -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET P. Polanco B. Chen -2% 51% Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
b1 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  R DET M. Cabrera B. Chen 10% 61% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b1 1-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET M. Thames B. Chen -1% 60% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Guillen J. Verlander -4% 56% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t2 0-1 0 1-- 8,(3-2)  O KCR M. Jacobs J. Verlander 4% 60% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  KCR A. Callaspo J. Verlander -7% 53% Single to RF (Line Drive); Guillen to 3B
t2 0-1 1 1-3 10,(2-2)  O KCR M. Olivo J. Verlander 7% 60% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-1 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  KCR R. Freel J. Verlander -3% 57% Reached on Interference on C; Callaspo to 2B
t2 0-1 2 123 7,(2-2)  RRR KCR D. DeJesus J. Verlander -25% 32% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Guillen Scores; Callaspo Scores; Freel Scores/unER
t2 3-1 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O KCR W. Bloomquist J. Verlander 3% 35% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Bruce Chen facing 5-6-7
b2 1-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET R. Raburn B. Chen -3% 32% Popfly: 1B
b2 1-3 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O DET B. Inge B. Chen -2% 31% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b2 1-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET M. Ordonez B. Chen -1% 30% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 1.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 3-4-5
t3 3-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR B. Butler J. Verlander 2% 31% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t3 3-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Teahen J. Verlander 1% 33% Strikeout Looking
t3 3-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Guillen J. Verlander 1% 34% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Bruce Chen facing 8-9-1
b3 1-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET G. Laird B. Chen -3% 31% Lineout: SS (Weak SS-2B)
b3 1-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  DET A. Everett B. Chen 3% 34% Walk
b3 1-3 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O DET C. Granderson B. Chen -3% 31% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-3 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR DET P. Polanco B. Chen 21% 51% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Everett Scores
b3 3-3 2 --- 5,(3-1)  DET M. Cabrera B. Chen 1% 53% Walk
b3 3-3 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O DET M. Thames B. Chen -3% 50% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 3.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 6-7-8
t4 3-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Jacobs J. Verlander 3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
t4 3-3 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O KCR A. Callaspo J. Verlander 2% 55% Strikeout Swinging
t4 3-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Olivo J. Verlander 1% 56% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Royals' Bruce Chen facing 5-6-7
b4 3-3 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O DET R. Raburn B. Chen -3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b4 3-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET B. Inge B. Chen -2% 51% Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
b4 3-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET M. Ordonez B. Chen -1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 3.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 9-1-2
t5 3-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR R. Freel J. Verlander 3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
t5 3-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR D. DeJesus J. Verlander 2% 55% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t5 3-3 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O KCR W. Bloomquist J. Verlander 2% 57% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Royals' Bruce Chen facing 8-9-1
b5 3-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET G. Laird B. Chen -3% 54% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
b5 3-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  DET A. Everett B. Chen 3% 57% Walk
b5 3-3 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O DET C. Granderson B. Chen -4% 53% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
b5 3-3 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  R DET P. Polanco B. Chen 16% 69% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Everett Scores; Polanco to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b5 4-3 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  DET M. Cabrera B. Chen 1% 70% Intentional Walk
b5 4-3 2 12- 1,(0-0)  RRR DET M. Thames B. Chen 22% 92% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Polanco Scores; Cabrera Scores
b5 7-3 2 --- 5,(3-1)  DET R. Raburn B. Chen 0% 92% Walk
Rob Tejeda replaces Bruce Chen pitching
b5 7-3 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  DET B. Inge R. Tejeda 1% 92% Hit By Pitch; Raburn to 2B
b5 7-3 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O DET M. Ordonez R. Tejeda -1% 91% Strikeout Swinging
4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 7.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-7, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 3-4-5
t6 3-7 0 --- 3,(0-2)  R KCR B. Butler J. Verlander -6% 85% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t6 4-7 0 --- 5,(1-2)  KCR M. Teahen J. Verlander -6% 79% Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Teahen to 2B
t6 4-7 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  R KCR J. Guillen J. Verlander -8% 72% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Teahen Scores/unER
Tony Pena pinch runs for Jose Guillen (RF) batting 5th
t6 5-7 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Jacobs J. Verlander 5% 77% Strikeout Swinging
t6 5-7 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR A. Callaspo J. Verlander 4% 81% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t6 5-7 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Olivo J. Verlander 3% 84% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-5, Royals' Rob Tejeda facing 8-9-1
Tony Pena moves from PR to SS
Willie Bloomquist moves from SS to RF
b6 7-5 0 --- 7,(3-2)  DET G. Laird R. Tejeda 2% 86% Walk
b6 7-5 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O DET A. Everett R. Tejeda -2% 84% Strikeout Swinging
b6 7-5 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  DET C. Granderson R. Tejeda 4% 88% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Laird to 3B
b6 7-5 1 1-3 3,(0-2)  R DET P. Polanco R. Tejeda 4% 92% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Laird Scores; Granderson to 2B
Jamey Wright replaces Rob Tejeda pitching
b6 8-5 1 12- 4,(1-2)  OO DET M. Cabrera J. Wright -3% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 8.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-8, Tigers' Brandon Lyon facing 9-1-2
Brandon Lyon replaces Justin Verlander pitching
t7 5-8 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR R. Freel B. Lyon 3% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 5-8 1 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR D. DeJesus B. Lyon -3% 88% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t7 5-8 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR W. Bloomquist B. Lyon -6% 82% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); DeJesus to 3B
t7 5-8 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  OO KCR B. Butler B. Lyon 12% 94% 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' Jamey Wright facing 4-5-6
b7 8-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET M. Thames J. Wright -1% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b7 8-5 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O DET R. Raburn J. Wright -0% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
b7 8-5 2 --- 3,(2-0)  DET B. Inge J. Wright 0% 93% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b7 8-5 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  O DET M. Ordonez J. Wright -1% 92% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 8.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-8, Tigers' Bobby Seay facing 4-5-6
Bobby Seay replaces Brandon Lyon pitching
Josh Anderson replaces Magglio Ordonez playing RF batting 7th
t8 5-8 0 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR M. Teahen B. Seay -4% 88% Walk
t8 5-8 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR T. Pena B. Seay 4% 92% Strikeout Swinging
Brayan Pena pinch hits for Mike Jacobs (DH) batting 6th
t8 5-8 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR B. Pena B. Seay 3% 95% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
Joel Zumaya replaces Bobby Seay pitching
t8 5-8 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  KCR A. Callaspo J. Zumaya -2% 93% Walk; Teahen to 2B
t8 5-8 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Olivo J. Zumaya 4% 97% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-5, Royals' Ron Mahay facing 8-9-1
Ron Mahay replaces Jamey Wright pitching
b8 8-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET G. Laird R. Mahay -0% 97% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b8 8-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET A. Everett R. Mahay -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
b8 8-5 2 --- 5,(1-2)  DET C. Granderson R. Mahay 0% 97% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b8 8-5 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O DET P. Polanco R. Mahay -0% 96% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 8.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-8, Tigers' Fernando Rodney facing 9-1-2
Fernando Rodney replaces Joel Zumaya pitching
t9 5-8 0 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR R. Freel F. Rodney -4% 92% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t9 5-8 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus F. Rodney 4% 96% Strikeout Looking
t9 5-8 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  KCR W. Bloomquist F. Rodney -5% 91% Walk; Freel to 2B
t9 5-8 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O KCR B. Butler F. Rodney 5% 96% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t9 5-8 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Teahen F. Rodney 4% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 8.

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  • 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.
  • 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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