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OAK
@CAL		3
4
CLE
@CHW		5
6
NYY
@DET		6
7		 
(12)
TEX
@KCR		4
9
BOS
@MIL		1
0
MIN
@SEA		5
4
BAL
@TOR		2
3
SDP
@CHC		2
1
ATL
@COL		13
5
CIN
@HOU		7
5
FLA
@NYM		0
4
STL
@PHI		3
4
MON
@PIT		1
0
LAD
@SFG		5
8
Friday, May 7, 1993, 7:35
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 33,550, Time of Game: 2:54
Rangers
4
15-12
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Royals
9
12-16
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
L: Nolan Ryan (1-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  4   0  0  0   0  0  0    4  9  3
Royals          6  0  0   2  0  1   0  0  X    9 12  0

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David Hulse CF 5 1 2 0 0 2 .273 .662 10 9 -0.025 0.43 0.029 -0.054 -0.3 2 0 CS
Julio Franco DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 .311 .821 20 11 -0.053 0.47 0.005 -0.058 -1.0
Jose Canseco RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 .299 .932 18 12 0.027 0.54 0.064 -0.037 1.1 4 0 2B
Juan Gonzalez LF 4 1 3 2 0 0 .347 1.104 8 5 0.152 0.48 0.164 -0.011 2.6 1 0 HR,2·2B
Rafael Palmeiro 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .210 .626 12 8 -0.039 0.55 0.012 -0.051 -0.4 7 0
Dean Palmer 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .253 .935 16 7 -0.043 0.66 0.011 -0.054 -1.1 0 2
Ivan Rodriguez C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .330 .871 15 8 -0.006 0.61 0.030 -0.036 -0.5 5 0
Manuel Lee SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .196 .496 8 5 -0.023 0.43 0.000 -0.023 -0.4 1 3
   Doug Strange PH-2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .310 .848 3 2 -0.066 1.23 0.000 -0.066 -1.1 2 1
Billy Ripken 2B-SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .207 .534 17 11 -0.001 0.48 0.031 -0.031 0.1 2 1
Nolan Ryan P 0 1
   Brian Bohanon P 0 0
   Matt Whiteside P 0 0
   Craig Lefferts P 0 1
   Robb Nen P 0 0
Team Totals 35 4 9 4 2 5 .257 .726 127 78 -0.077 0.55 0.346 -0.421 -1.0 24 9
2B: J Gonzalez 2 (9, 2 off H Pichardo); J Canseco (10, off H Pichardo).
HR: J Gonzalez (8, off H Pichardo; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).
TB: J Gonzalez 8; J Canseco 2; D Hulse 2; B Ripken; R Palmeiro; I Rodriguez.
RBI: J Gonzalez 2 (17); J Canseco 2 (30).
2-out RBI: J Gonzalez 2; J Canseco 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
E: D Palmer (4); N Ryan (2); B Ripken (1).
Baserunning
CS: D Hulse (2, 2nd base by H Pichardo/B Mayne).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Keith Miller 3B 5 1 0 0 0 1 .097 .248 11 9 -0.066 0.50 0.000 -0.066 -1.5 0 3
Brian McRae CF 5 3 4 0 0 0 .339 .852 12 10 0.079 0.37 0.084 -0.005 1.7 3 0 2B
George Brett DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 .225 .571 13 8 0.112 0.56 0.113 -0.002 2.5 2B
Felix Jose RF 4 1 0 1 1 1 .215 .591 25 15 0.062 0.56 0.069 -0.007 0.2 0 0 SB
Wally Joyner 1B 3 1 1 2 2 0 .253 .719 20 11 0.089 0.70 0.098 -0.009 1.0 12 0
Chris Gwynn LF 3 1 1 2 0 0 .340 .717 10 7 0.077 1.08 0.111 -0.035 0.8 4 0
   Kevin McReynolds PH-LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .245 .843 9 6 -0.010 0.14 0.000 -0.010 -1.2 1 0
Brent Mayne C 4 1 1 2 0 0 .258 .684 20 14 0.055 0.48 0.080 -0.026 0.8 5 1 3B
Jose Lind 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .253 .604 14 10 -0.035 0.26 0.000 -0.035 -1.2 2 1
Greg Gagne SS 4 0 3 1 0 0 .235 .653 19 11 0.063 0.31 0.064 -0.001 1.4 0 7 2·2B
Hipolito Pichardo P 0 1
   Tom Gordon P 0 0
Team Totals 39 9 12 8 3 4 .308 .819 153 101 0.426 0.51 0.619 -0.196 4.5 27 13
2B: G Gagne 2 (3, 1 off B Bohanon, 1 off N Ryan); G Brett (6, off N Ryan); B McRae (7, off B Bohanon).
3B: B Mayne (1, off N Ryan).
TB: B McRae 5; G Gagne 5; G Brett 3; B Mayne 3; W Joyner; C Gwynn.
RBI: B Mayne 2 (8); C Gwynn 2 (10); W Joyner 2 (6); F Jose (9); G Gagne (6).
2-out RBI: G Gagne.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 19.
Fielding
PB: B Mayne (4).
Baserunning
SB: F Jose (6, 3rd base off M Whiteside/I Rodriguez).

Texas Rangers

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
Nolan Ryan, L (1-2) 4 7 8 4 3 1 0 4.50 24 90 59 45 5 9 11 9 4 0 22 -0.428 0.78 -5.8
Brian Bohanon 1.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 2.51 8 26 16 11 2 3 4 4 3 0 0 0 -0.013 0.26 -0.9
Matt Whiteside 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.08 1 8 5 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.004 0.22 0.4
Craig Lefferts 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 7.09 8 28 20 13 2 5 1 5 2 0 2 0 0.011 0.07 1.2
Robb Nen 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.25 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0.001 0.05 0.5
Team Totals 8 12 9 5 3 4 0 5.62 42 153 101 72 10 19 16 19 9 0 22 6 0 -0.425 0.55 -4.5

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
Hipolito Pichardo, W (2-1) 8 9 4 4 2 4 1 4.33 34 118 71 43 7 21 14 14 8 0 50 0.068 0.59 0.5
Tom Gordon 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.85 3 9 7 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.007 0.10 0.6
Team Totals 9 9 4 4 2 5 1 4.00 37 127 78 48 7 23 16 14 8 0 50 0 0 0.075 0.51 1.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Jim Joyce, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - John Shulock.
Time of Game: 2:54.
Attendance: 33,550.
Field Condition: Wet.
Start Time Weather: 78° F, Night, Showers.

Starting Lineups

Texas Rangers         Kansas City Royals
1 David Hulse CF 1 Keith Miller 3B
2 Julio Franco DH 2 Brian McRae CF
3 Jose Canseco RF 3 George Brett DH
4 Juan Gonzalez LF 4 Felix Jose RF
5 Rafael Palmeiro 1B 5 Wally Joyner 1B
6 Dean Palmer 3B 6 Chris Gwynn LF
7 Ivan Rodriguez C 7 Brent Mayne C
8 Manuel Lee SS 8 Jose Lind 2B
9 Billy Ripken 2B 9 Greg Gagne SS
Nolan Ryan P Hipolito Pichardo P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 2-6 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  RR TEX J. Gonzalez H. Pichardo -12% 75% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Canseco Scores
b1 1-0 1 123 1,(0-0)  RR KCR C. Gwynn N. Ryan 11% 83% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Brett Scores/unER; Jose Scores; Joyner to 3B
b1 3-0 1 1-3 8,(2-2)  RR KCR B. Mayne N. Ryan 8% 91% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Joyner Scores; Gwynn Scores
b1 0-0 1 123 8,(3-2)  R KCR W. Joyner N. Ryan 8% 72% Walk; McRae Scores; Brett to 3B; Jose to 2B
b4 6-4 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  R KCR G. Brett N. Ryan 7% 89% Fielder's Choice P; Miller Scores/Adv on E1 (throw)/unER; McRae to 3B; Brett to 2B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Hipolito Pichardo facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TEX D. Hulse H. Pichardo 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX J. Franco H. Pichardo 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O TEX J. Canseco H. Pichardo 1% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR K. Miller N. Ryan -2% 53% Popfly: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  KCR B. McRae N. Ryan 2% 55% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  KCR G. Brett N. Ryan 3% 59% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); McRae to 2B; Brett to 1B
b1 0-0 1 12- 7,(3-2)  KCR F. Jose N. Ryan 6% 64% Walk; McRae to 3B; Brett to 2B
b1 0-0 1 123 8,(3-2)  R KCR W. Joyner N. Ryan 8% 72% Walk; McRae Scores; Brett to 3B; Jose to 2B
b1 1-0 1 123 1,(0-0)  RR KCR C. Gwynn N. Ryan 11% 83% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Brett Scores/unER; Jose Scores; Joyner to 3B
b1 3-0 1 1-3 8,(2-2)  RR KCR B. Mayne N. Ryan 8% 91% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Joyner Scores; Gwynn Scores
b1 5-0 1 --3 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Lind N. Ryan -2% 89% Strikeout Swinging
b1 5-0 2 --3 5,(2-2)  R KCR G. Gagne N. Ryan 3% 93% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Mayne Scores/unER
b1 6-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O KCR K. Miller N. Ryan -1% 92% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
6 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 6.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-6, Royals' Hipolito Pichardo facing 4-5-6
t2 0-6 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O TEX J. Gonzalez H. Pichardo 1% 93% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
t2 0-6 1 --- 3,(1-1)  TEX R. Palmeiro H. Pichardo -1% 92% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
t2 0-6 1 1-- 8,(3-2)  O TEX D. Palmer H. Pichardo 1% 93% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-6 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  O TEX I. Rodriguez H. Pichardo 1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 6.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Rangers' Nolan Ryan facing 2-3-4
b2 6-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR B. McRae N. Ryan -0% 94% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
b2 6-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR G. Brett N. Ryan 1% 94% Double to RF (Line Drive)
b2 6-0 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O KCR F. Jose N. Ryan -1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Brett to 3B
b2 6-0 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O KCR W. Joyner N. Ryan -1% 93% Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 6.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-6, Royals' Hipolito Pichardo facing 8-9-1
t3 0-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX M. Lee H. Pichardo 1% 94% Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
t3 0-6 1 --- 7,(3-2)  TEX B. Ripken H. Pichardo -1% 93% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t3 0-6 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  TEX D. Hulse H. Pichardo -2% 91% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Ripken to 2B
t3 0-6 1 12- 4,(1-2)  TEX J. Franco H. Pichardo -2% 89% Passed Ball; Ripken to 3B; Hulse to 2B
t3 0-6 1 -23 7,(3-2)  O TEX J. Franco H. Pichardo 3% 93% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-6 2 -23 4,(2-1)  RR TEX J. Canseco H. Pichardo -6% 86% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Ripken Scores; Hulse Scores
t3 2-6 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  RR TEX J. Gonzalez H. Pichardo -12% 75% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Canseco Scores
t3 4-6 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O TEX R. Palmeiro H. Pichardo 1% 76% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 6.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Rangers' Nolan Ryan facing 6-7-8
b3 6-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR C. Gwynn N. Ryan -2% 74% Groundout: P-1B
b3 6-4 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O KCR B. Mayne N. Ryan -1% 73% Flyball: RF
b3 6-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Lind N. Ryan -1% 72% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 6.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-6, Royals' Hipolito Pichardo facing 6-7-8
t4 4-6 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O TEX D. Palmer H. Pichardo 3% 75% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 4-6 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX I. Rodriguez H. Pichardo 2% 77% Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t4 4-6 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX M. Lee H. Pichardo 1% 78% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Rangers' Nolan Ryan facing 9-1-2
b4 6-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR G. Gagne N. Ryan 2% 80% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS)
b4 6-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR K. Miller N. Ryan -2% 78% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Miller to 1B
b4 6-4 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR B. McRae N. Ryan 4% 82% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Miller to 3B/Adv on E5 (throw)
b4 6-4 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  R KCR G. Brett N. Ryan 7% 89% Fielder's Choice P; Miller Scores/Adv on E1 (throw)/unER; McRae to 3B; Brett to 2B
b4 7-4 1 -23 7,(3-2)  RO KCR F. Jose N. Ryan 1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B; McRae Scores/unER; Brett to 3B
b4 8-4 2 --3 7,(3-2)  KCR W. Joyner N. Ryan 0% 90% Walk
b4 8-4 2 1-3 6,(2-2)  O KCR C. Gwynn N. Ryan -2% 89% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 8.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-8, Royals' Hipolito Pichardo facing 9-1-2
t5 4-8 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TEX B. Ripken H. Pichardo 2% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 4-8 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX D. Hulse H. Pichardo 1% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 4-8 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX J. Franco H. Pichardo 1% 92% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 8.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-4, Rangers' Brian Bohanon facing 7-8-9
Brian Bohanon replaces Nolan Ryan pitching
b5 8-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR B. Mayne B. Bohanon -1% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 8-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Lind B. Bohanon -1% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 8-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR G. Gagne B. Bohanon 1% 92% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
b5 8-4 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O KCR K. Miller B. Bohanon -1% 91% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 8.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-8, Royals' Hipolito Pichardo facing 3-4-5
t6 4-8 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TEX J. Canseco H. Pichardo 2% 93% Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
t6 4-8 1 --- 3,(1-1)  TEX J. Gonzalez H. Pichardo -3% 90% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t6 4-8 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O TEX R. Palmeiro H. Pichardo 3% 93% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t6 4-8 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  TEX D. Palmer H. Pichardo -1% 91% Walk
t6 4-8 2 12- 3,(2-0)  TEX I. Rodriguez H. Pichardo -3% 88% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole); Gonzalez to 3B; Palmer to 2B
Doug Strange pinch hits for Manuel Lee (SS) batting 8th
t6 4-8 2 123 2,(1-0)  O TEX D. Strange H. Pichardo 6% 95% Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 8.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-4, Rangers' Brian Bohanon facing 2-3-4
Doug Strange moves from PH to 2B
Billy Ripken moves from 2B to SS
b6 8-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR B. McRae B. Bohanon 1% 96% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive)
b6 8-4 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  O KCR G. Brett B. Bohanon -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B; McRae to 3B
b6 8-4 1 --3 4,(2-1)  KCR F. Jose B. Bohanon 0% 96% Fielder's Choice P; Jose to 1B
b6 8-4 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  R KCR W. Joyner B. Bohanon 1% 97% Single to CF (Line Drive); McRae Scores; Jose to 2B
Matt Whiteside replaces Brian Bohanon pitching
Kevin McReynolds pinch hits for Chris Gwynn (LF) batting 6th
b6 9-4 1 12- 3,(1-1)  KCR K. McReynolds M. Whiteside 0% 98% Jose Steals 3B
b6 9-4 1 1-3 8,(3-2)  O KCR K. McReynolds M. Whiteside -1% 97% Strikeout Swinging
Craig Lefferts replaces Matt Whiteside pitching
b6 9-4 2 1-3 5,(3-1)  O KCR B. Mayne C. Lefferts -1% 96% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 9.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-9, Royals' Hipolito Pichardo facing 9-1-2
Kevin McReynolds moves from PH to LF
t7 4-9 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O TEX B. Ripken H. Pichardo 1% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 4-9 1 --- 1,(0-0)  TEX D. Hulse H. Pichardo -1% 96% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
t7 4-9 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TEX J. Franco H. Pichardo 2% 98% Hulse Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t7 4-9 2 --- 6,(3-2)  TEX J. Franco H. Pichardo -0% 98% Walk
t7 4-9 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O TEX J. Canseco H. Pichardo 1% 98% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 9.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-4, Rangers' Craig Lefferts facing 8-9-1
b7 9-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Lind C. Lefferts -0% 98% Groundout: P-1B
b7 9-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR G. Gagne C. Lefferts -0% 98% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
b7 9-4 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR K. Miller C. Lefferts -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 9.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-9, Royals' Hipolito Pichardo facing 4-5-6
t8 4-9 0 --- 1,(0-0)  TEX J. Gonzalez H. Pichardo -2% 96% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
t8 4-9 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  O TEX R. Palmeiro H. Pichardo 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B; Gonzalez to 3B
t8 4-9 1 --3 2,(1-0)  O TEX D. Palmer H. Pichardo 1% 99% Popfly: CF (Short CF)
t8 4-9 2 --3 2,(1-0)  O TEX I. Rodriguez H. Pichardo 1% 99% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-4, Rangers' Craig Lefferts facing 2-3-4
b8 9-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR B. McRae C. Lefferts 0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
b8 9-4 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  KCR G. Brett C. Lefferts 0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive); McRae to 2B
b8 9-4 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O KCR F. Jose C. Lefferts -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b8 9-4 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR W. Joyner C. Lefferts -0% 99% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
Robb Nen replaces Craig Lefferts pitching
b8 9-4 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR K. McReynolds R. Nen -0% 99% Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 9.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-9, Royals' Tom Gordon facing 8-9-1
Tom Gordon replaces Hipolito Pichardo pitching
t9 4-9 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX D. Strange T. Gordon 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 4-9 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX B. Ripken T. Gordon 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 4-9 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX D. Hulse T. Gordon 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 9.

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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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