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Standings
CHW
@ANA		7
8
TOR
@DET		0
4
BOS
@KCR		0
9
SEA
@MIL		2
1
NYY
@MIN		11
2
BAL
@OAK		7
3
CLE
@TEX		7
3
FLA
@ATL		11
5
LAD
@CHC		1
2
SFG
@CIN		4
1
SDP
@MON		3
7
HOU
@NYM		3
4
STL
@PHI		2
3
Tuesday, May 13, 1997 7:05
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 13,035, Time of Game: 2:32
Red Sox
0
15-21
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
5th, 10 GB
 at Royals
9
18-17
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 1½ GB
W: Tim Belcher (5-3)
L: Aaron Sele (4-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  2  0
Royals          1  6  0   0  2  0   0  0  X    9 15  0

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Nomar Garciaparra SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .805 15 10 -0.032 0.30 0.000 -0.032 -1.0 2 1
Wil Cordero LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .297 .820 18 8 -0.020 0.21 0.001 -0.021 -0.5 3 0
Mo Vaughn 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .965 9 8 -0.011 0.14 0.002 -0.013 -0.2 3 0
Reggie Jefferson DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 .346 .927 10 7 -0.035 0.44 0.000 -0.035 -1.5 GDP
Tim Naehring 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .278 .908 9 6 -0.022 0.28 0.000 -0.022 -0.6 1 1
Troy O'Leary RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .291 .817 12 5 -0.014 0.17 0.000 -0.014 -0.4 5 0
John Valentin 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .235 .672 8 3 -0.005 0.12 0.003 -0.008 0.3 3 3 HBP
Scott Hatteberg C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .364 1.128 13 8 -0.008 0.10 0.000 -0.008 -0.8 4 0
Darren Bragg CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .297 .889 16 8 -0.006 0.08 0.000 -0.006 -0.3 3 0 GDP
Aaron Sele P
   John Wasdin P
   Ken Grundt P
   Toby Borland P
   Jim Corsi P
Team Totals 27 0 2 0 2 4 .074 .241 110 63 -0.153 0.20 0.006 -0.159 -5.0 24 5
HBP: J Valentin (3, by T Belcher).
TB: M Vaughn; J Valentin.
GIDP: D Bragg (3); R Jefferson (4).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. N Garciaparra-J Valentin-M Vaughn.

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jose Offerman 2B 4 2 3 2 0 0 .278 .796 14 9 0.118 0.66 0.120 -0.002 2.5 0 0 2B,SB
   David Howard 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 .315 .836 6 4 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.6 1 1
Jay Bell SS 4 1 1 1 1 0 .314 .897 24 13 0.073 0.49 0.076 -0.002 0.3 2 3
Bip Roberts LF 3 1 1 2 0 0 .387 .900 4 3 -0.046 0.90 0.055 -0.101 0.2 2 0 2B,GDP
   Jermaine Dye RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .194 .513 2 2 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.7 0 0
Jeff King 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .237 .840 26 15 -0.003 0.34 0.012 -0.015 -0.5 8 2 HBP
Chili Davis DH 3 0 1 1 2 0 .289 .829 18 7 0.087 0.43 0.088 -0.001 0.3 IW
Scott Cooper 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 .205 .589 20 12 -0.059 0.42 0.000 -0.059 -1.6 0 3
Mike Sweeney C 3 1 1 2 1 0 .208 .609 24 11 0.074 0.33 0.076 -0.001 2.0 5 0 HBP
Tom Goodwin CF 5 2 3 0 0 0 .240 .611 11 8 0.041 0.30 0.047 -0.006 -0.3 3 0 2B
Johnny Damon RF-LF 5 2 3 1 0 0 .355 .867 15 10 0.062 0.34 0.064 -0.002 1.8 4 0 3B
Tim Belcher P 2 1
Team Totals 38 9 15 9 5 3 .395 1.015 164 94 0.347 0.42 0.538 -0.189 4.5 27 10
2B: B Roberts (8, off A Sele); J Offerman (4, off K Grundt); T Goodwin (4, off K Grundt).
3B: J Damon (2, off K Grundt).
IBB: C Davis (2, by A Sele).
HBP: J King (2, by T Borland); M Sweeney (1, by A Sele).
TB: J Damon 5; J Offerman 4; T Goodwin 4; B Roberts 2; M Sweeney; J Bell; C Davis; D Howard; S Cooper.
GIDP: B Roberts (4).
RBI: M Sweeney 2 (6); B Roberts 2 (14); J Offerman 2 (10); J Bell (29); J Damon (11); C Davis (18).
2-out RBI: M Sweeney 2; J Damon; C Davis; J Offerman.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 8 for 18.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Howard-J Bell-J King; T Belcher-J Bell-J King.
Baserunning
SB: J Offerman (4, 2nd base off A Sele/S Hatteberg).

Boston Red Sox

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
Aaron Sele, L (4-2) 1.2 8 7 7 3 3 0 5.13 16 59 27 13 4 10 4 5 4 0 11 -0.356 1.11 -6.3
John Wasdin 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.15 7 27 21 12 2 7 2 5 0 0 2 0 0.016 0.09 1.6
Ken Grundt 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 18.00 6 22 14 8 3 3 1 5 4 0 0 0 -0.009 0.04 -1.4
Toby Borland 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 5.28 12 43 24 15 2 7 1 8 5 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 1.1
Jim Corsi 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.04 4 13 8 6 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.6
Team Totals 8 15 9 9 5 3 0 10.12 45 164 94 54 11 29 8 27 14 0 11 2 0 -0.348 0.20 -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
Tim Belcher, W (5-3) 9 2 0 0 2 4 0 1.72 30 110 63 38 13 12 11 12 2 0 85 0.152 0.20 5.0
Team Totals 9 2 0 0 2 4 0 0.00 30 110 63 38 13 12 11 12 2 0 85 0.152 0.42 5.0
Balks: K Grundt (1).
WP: None.
HBP: T Borland (2; J King); T Belcher (1; J Valentin); A Sele (5; M Sweeney).
IBB: A Sele (2; C Davis).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Al Clark.
Time of Game: 2:32.
Attendance: 13,035.
Field Condition: Wet.
Start Time Weather: 67° F, Wind 6mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Kansas City Royals
1 Nomar Garciaparra SS 1 Jose Offerman 2B
2 Wil Cordero LF 2 Jay Bell SS
3 Mo Vaughn 1B 3 Bip Roberts LF
4 Reggie Jefferson DH 4 Jeff King 1B
5 Tim Naehring 3B 5 Chili Davis DH
6 Troy O'Leary RF 6 Scott Cooper 3B
7 John Valentin 2B 7 Mike Sweeney C
8 Scott Hatteberg C 8 Tom Goodwin CF
9 Darren Bragg CF 9 Johnny Damon RF
Aaron Sele P Tim Belcher P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  OO KCR B. Roberts A. Sele -10% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS); Offerman to 3B
b1 0-0 2 1-3 3,(2-0)  R KCR C. Davis A. Sele 9% 64% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Offerman Scores; King to 2B
b2 1-0 0 123 1,(0-0)  R KCR J. Offerman A. Sele 6% 85% Single to RF (Pop Fly to Deep 1B); Sweeney Scores; Goodwin to 3B; Damon to 2B
b2 1-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Damon A. Sele 6% 79% Single to P (Bunt); Sweeney to 3B; Goodwin to 2B
b2 3-0 0 123 2,(1-0)  RR KCR B. Roberts A. Sele 5% 95% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Damon Scores; Offerman Scores; Bell to 3B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O BOS N. Garciaparra T. Belcher 2% 52% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t1 0-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O BOS W. Cordero T. Belcher 2% 54% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS M. Vaughn T. Belcher 1% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Aaron Sele facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR J. Offerman A. Sele 3% 58% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  KCR J. Bell A. Sele 2% 61% Offerman Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  KCR J. Bell A. Sele 3% 64% Walk
b1 0-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  OO KCR B. Roberts A. Sele -10% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS); Offerman to 3B
b1 0-0 2 --3 6,(3-2)  KCR J. King A. Sele 1% 55% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-3 3,(2-0)  R KCR C. Davis A. Sele 9% 64% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Offerman Scores; King to 2B
b1 1-0 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O KCR S. Cooper A. Sele -4% 60% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS R. Jefferson T. Belcher 3% 62% Flyball: RF
t2 0-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS T. Naehring T. Belcher 2% 64% Flyball: RF
t2 0-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O BOS T. O'Leary T. Belcher 1% 65% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Aaron Sele facing 7-8-9
b2 1-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR M. Sweeney A. Sele 3% 68% Hit By Pitch
b2 1-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR T. Goodwin A. Sele 5% 73% Single to 2B (Bunt to Weak 2B); Sweeney to 2B
b2 1-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Damon A. Sele 6% 79% Single to P (Bunt); Sweeney to 3B; Goodwin to 2B
b2 1-0 0 123 1,(0-0)  R KCR J. Offerman A. Sele 6% 85% Single to RF (Pop Fly to Deep 1B); Sweeney Scores; Goodwin to 3B; Damon to 2B
b2 2-0 0 123 4,(1-2)  R KCR J. Bell A. Sele 5% 89% Single to CF (Line Drive); Goodwin Scores; Damon to 3B; Offerman to 2B
b2 3-0 0 123 2,(1-0)  RR KCR B. Roberts A. Sele 5% 95% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Damon Scores; Offerman Scores; Bell to 3B
b2 5-0 0 -23 7,(3-2)  O KCR J. King A. Sele -1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
b2 5-0 1 -23 4,(3-0)  KCR C. Davis A. Sele 0% 94% Intentional Walk
b2 5-0 1 123 5,(2-2)  O KCR S. Cooper A. Sele -2% 92% Strikeout Swinging
b2 5-0 2 123 5,(3-1)  RR KCR M. Sweeney A. Sele 4% 96% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Bell Scores; Roberts Scores; Davis to 2B
John Wasdin replaces Aaron Sele pitching
b2 7-0 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O KCR T. Goodwin J. Wasdin -1% 96% Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 7.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-7, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 7-8-9
t3 0-7 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS J. Valentin T. Belcher 1% 96% Flyball: RF
t3 0-7 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS S. Hatteberg T. Belcher 0% 97% Flyball: CF
t3 0-7 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS D. Bragg T. Belcher 0% 97% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 7.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Red Sox' John Wasdin facing 9-1-2
b3 7-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Damon J. Wasdin -0% 97% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
b3 7-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR J. Offerman J. Wasdin -0% 97% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b3 7-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR J. Bell J. Wasdin -0% 96% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 7.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-7, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 1-2-3
t4 0-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS N. Garciaparra T. Belcher 1% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-7 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS W. Cordero T. Belcher 0% 98% Lineout: CF
t4 0-7 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Vaughn T. Belcher 0% 98% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 7.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Red Sox' John Wasdin facing 3-4-5
b4 7-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR B. Roberts J. Wasdin -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 7-0 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O KCR J. King J. Wasdin -0% 98% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
b4 7-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR C. Davis J. Wasdin -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 7.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-7, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 4-5-6
t5 0-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS R. Jefferson T. Belcher 1% 98% Groundout: 1B-P
t5 0-7 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS T. Naehring T. Belcher 0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
t5 0-7 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O BOS T. O'Leary T. Belcher 0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 7.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Red Sox' Ken Grundt facing 6-7-8
Ken Grundt replaces John Wasdin pitching
b5 7-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR S. Cooper K. Grundt -0% 98% Lineout: CF
b5 7-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney K. Grundt -0% 98% Lineout: LF
b5 7-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR T. Goodwin K. Grundt 0% 98% Double to CF (Line Drive)
b5 7-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  R KCR J. Damon K. Grundt 1% 99% Triple to CF (Line Drive); Goodwin Scores
b5 8-0 2 --3 4,(2-1)  R KCR J. Offerman K. Grundt 0% 100% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Damon Scores
b5 9-0 2 -2- 5,(3-2)  KCR J. Bell K. Grundt 0% 100% Balk; Offerman to 3B
b5 9-0 2 --3 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. Bell K. Grundt -0% 99% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 9.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-9, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 7-8-9
Johnny Damon moves from RF to LF
Jermaine Dye replaces Bip Roberts (LF) playing RF batting 3rd
t6 0-9 0 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS J. Valentin T. Belcher -0% 99% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t6 0-9 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O BOS S. Hatteberg T. Belcher 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t6 0-9 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  OO BOS D. Bragg T. Belcher 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Left)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 9.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-0, Red Sox' Toby Borland facing 3-4-5
Toby Borland replaces Ken Grundt pitching
b6 9-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Dye T. Borland -0% 100% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
b6 9-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. King T. Borland -0% 100% Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
b6 9-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR C. Davis T. Borland 0% 100% Walk
b6 9-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  KCR S. Cooper T. Borland 0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Davis to 2B
b6 9-0 2 12- 6,(3-2)  KCR M. Sweeney T. Borland 0% 100% Walk; Davis to 3B; Cooper to 2B
b6 9-0 2 123 4,(2-1)  O KCR T. Goodwin T. Borland -0% 100% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 9.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-9, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 1-2-3
David Howard replaces Jose Offerman playing 2B batting 1st
t7 0-9 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O BOS N. Garciaparra T. Belcher 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t7 0-9 1 --- 4,(3-0)  BOS W. Cordero T. Belcher -0% 100% Walk
t7 0-9 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  BOS M. Vaughn T. Belcher -0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Cordero to 2B
t7 0-9 1 12- 5,(1-2)  OO BOS R. Jefferson T. Belcher 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 9.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-0, Red Sox' Toby Borland facing 9-1-2
b7 9-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR J. Damon T. Borland 0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
b7 9-0 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  KCR D. Howard T. Borland 0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Damon to 2B
b7 9-0 0 12- 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Bell T. Borland -0% 100% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b7 9-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Dye T. Borland -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Damon to 3B
b7 9-0 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  KCR J. King T. Borland 0% 100% Hit By Pitch; Dye to 2B
b7 9-0 2 123 1,(0-0)  O KCR C. Davis T. Borland -0% 100% Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 9.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-9, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 5-6-7
t8 0-9 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS T. Naehring T. Belcher 0% 100% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
t8 0-9 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS T. O'Leary T. Belcher 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P (Deep 1B)
t8 0-9 2 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS J. Valentin T. Belcher -0% 100% Hit By Pitch
t8 0-9 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O BOS S. Hatteberg T. Belcher 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-0, Red Sox' Jim Corsi facing 6-7-8
Jim Corsi replaces Toby Borland pitching
b8 9-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR S. Cooper J. Corsi 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b8 9-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney J. Corsi 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
b8 9-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR T. Goodwin J. Corsi 0% 100% Single to 1B (Line Drive)
b8 9-0 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. Damon J. Corsi 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 9.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-9, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 9-1-2
t9 0-9 0 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS D. Bragg T. Belcher -0% 100% Walk
t9 0-9 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O BOS N. Garciaparra T. Belcher 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B; Bragg to 2B
t9 0-9 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O BOS W. Cordero T. Belcher 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 0-9 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Vaughn T. Belcher 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 9.

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