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MIL
@ANA		5
6
DET
@KCR		9
2
BOS
@MIN		4
0
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@OAK		7
6
BAL
@SEA		4
3
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@TEX		11
5
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@TOR		8
1
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@ATL		6
11
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@CHC		4
1
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@CIN		6
2
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@MON		8
3
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@NYM		1
3
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@PHI		2
4
FLA
@PIT		11
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Saturday, May 17, 1997 7:06
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 22,891, Time of Game: 2:53
Tigers
9
18-23
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
4th, 9½ GB
 at Royals
2
20-19
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
1st
W: Tim Pugh (1-0)
L: Jim Pittsley (0-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          1  0  4   0  0  1   2  1  0    9 11  0
Royals          0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  1    2  5  0

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brian Hunter CF 5 1 2 2 1 1 .233 .618 21 12 0.077 0.40 0.109 -0.032 1.5 3 0 HR
Damion Easley 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 .261 .787 21 15 -0.008 0.49 0.033 -0.041 -1.6 2 1 SB
Bobby Higginson LF 4 2 2 2 1 0 .260 .792 18 8 0.152 0.42 0.167 -0.015 0.9 1 0 HR
Tony Clark 1B 4 2 2 3 1 0 .279 1.009 22 13 0.101 0.32 0.115 -0.014 2.6 9 0 2·HR
Travis Fryman 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .277 .824 19 10 -0.042 0.37 0.004 -0.046 -0.4 1 4 HBP
Melvin Nieves RF 2 2 0 0 2 2 .287 .893 20 10 -0.004 0.25 0.021 -0.024 0.2 4 0 CS,HBP
Bob Hamelin DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 .222 .767 18 10 0.014 0.28 0.028 -0.014 -0.3
Raul Casanova C 4 0 1 1 1 1 .275 .601 17 8 0.002 0.35 0.030 -0.028 0.7 5 0
Deivi Cruz SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 .214 .526 18 12 -0.011 0.35 0.016 -0.027 0.3 2 5 SH
Tim Pugh P 2
   Mike Myers P
Team Totals 36 9 11 9 7 5 .306 1.083 174 98 0.281 0.36 0.523 -0.241 4.0 27 12
HR: T Clark 2 (16, 1 off J Pittsley, 1 off J Montgomery; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF); B Hunter (3, off J Pittsley; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line); B Higginson (6, off J Pittsley; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
SH: D Cruz (4, off A McDill).
HBP: T Fryman (2, by A McDill); M Nieves (1, by J Pittsley).
TB: T Clark 8; B Hunter 5; B Higginson 5; T Fryman; D Easley; B Hamelin; D Cruz; R Casanova.
RBI: T Clark 3 (45); B Hunter 2 (13); B Higginson 2 (21); D Cruz (9); R Casanova (3).
2-out RBI: B Higginson; B Hunter; D Cruz.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 4 for 9.
Baserunning
SB: D Easley (12, 2nd base off J Pittsley/T Spehr).
CS: M Nieves (3, 2nd base by J Pittsley POCS).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jose Offerman 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .279 .799 19 11 -0.045 0.43 0.001 -0.045 -0.4 2 0
Jay Bell SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 .322 .926 14 10 0.012 0.54 0.038 -0.026 0.3 2 1 2B
   Jermaine Dye RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .501 4 3 -0.002 0.06 0.000 -0.002 -0.5 1 0
Bip Roberts LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .377 .873 9 5 -0.035 0.52 0.000 -0.035 -0.4 4 0
   Joe Vitiello PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .311 .802 1 1 0.001 0.02 0.001 0.000 0.4
Jeff King 1B 3 0 0 1 0 0 .227 .793 12 6 -0.032 0.65 0.000 -0.032 -0.4 5 2
   David Howard SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 .321 .841 2 2 0.002 0.06 0.002 0.000 0.6 0 1
Chili Davis DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .815 12 7 -0.032 0.31 0.000 -0.032 -0.8
Craig Paquette 3B 2 0 1 1 1 1 .205 .596 17 8 0.057 0.34 0.059 -0.002 0.5 1 1 2B,SF
Tim Spehr C 4 0 0 0 0 3 .182 .523 18 11 -0.061 0.68 0.000 -0.061 -1.1 5 0
Tom Goodwin CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .611 3 2 -0.053 0.84 0.000 -0.053 -0.7 3 0
   Scott Cooper 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .613 3 2 0.001 0.03 0.001 0.000 0.3 2 0
Johnny Damon RF-CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .852 9 6 -0.032 0.37 0.000 -0.032 -0.8 2 0
Jim Pittsley P 2
   Allen McDill P 1
   Jeff Montgomery P
   Hipolito Pichardo P
Team Totals 31 2 5 2 2 5 .161 .432 123 74 -0.219 0.45 0.102 -0.320 -3.0 27 8
2B: J Bell (8, off T Pugh); C Paquette (10, off T Pugh).
SF: C Paquette (1, off M Myers).
TB: J Bell 2; C Paquette 2; J Vitiello; D Howard; S Cooper.
RBI: C Paquette (11); J King (26).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 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
Tim Pugh, W (1-0) 8 3 1 1 2 4 0 1.13 29 106 63 36 7 20 13 10 2 0 74 0.218 0.51 3.5
Mike Myers 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 5.11 5 17 11 7 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0.001 0.04 -0.4
Team Totals 9 5 2 2 2 5 0 2.00 34 123 74 43 9 22 15 12 3 0 74 0 0 0.219 0.36 3.0

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
Jim Pittsley, L (0-4) 5 6 5 5 2 2 3 7.46 23 78 49 29 1 19 5 13 3 0 35 -0.230 0.51 -2.2
Allen McDill 1.2 1 3 3 5 1 0 18.00 12 55 22 13 1 8 2 3 1 0 0 0 -0.028 0.32 -0.7
Jeff Montgomery 1.1 4 1 1 0 1 1 10.97 8 32 21 12 4 5 3 4 1 0 3 2 -0.023 0.10 -1.6
Hipolito Pichardo 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.45 3 9 6 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.6
Team Totals 9 11 9 9 7 5 4 9.00 46 174 98 57 7 34 11 21 5 0 35 3 2 -0.281 0.45 -4.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Pittsley (2; M Nieves); A McDill (1; T Fryman).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: J Pittsley (1; M Nieves, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Larry Young, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Dale Ford.
Time of Game: 2:53.
Attendance: 22,891.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 83° F, Wind 10mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Kansas City Royals
1 Brian Hunter CF 1 Jose Offerman 2B
2 Damion Easley 2B 2 Jay Bell SS
3 Bobby Higginson LF 3 Bip Roberts LF
4 Tony Clark 1B 4 Jeff King 1B
5 Travis Fryman 3B 5 Chili Davis DH
6 Melvin Nieves RF 6 Craig Paquette 3B
7 Bob Hamelin DH 7 Tim Spehr C
8 Raul Casanova C 8 Tom Goodwin CF
9 Deivi Cruz SS 9 Johnny Damon RF
Tim Pugh P Jim Pittsley P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 3-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR DET T. Clark J. Pittsley 10% 89% Home Run (Fly Ball); Higginson Scores
t3 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R DET B. Hunter J. Pittsley 10% 68% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  R DET B. Higginson J. Pittsley 9% 56% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t3 2-0 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  R DET B. Higginson J. Pittsley 7% 78% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Easley Scores
b4 0-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR J. Bell T. Pugh -4% 86% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep 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, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Jim Pittsley facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET B. Hunter J. Pittsley -2% 48% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O DET D. Easley J. Pittsley -2% 46% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  R DET B. Higginson J. Pittsley 9% 56% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t1 1-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET T. Clark J. Pittsley -1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Tim Pugh facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR J. Offerman T. Pugh 2% 57% Flyball: RF
b1 0-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR J. Bell T. Pugh 2% 59% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b1 0-1 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR B. Roberts T. Pugh 1% 60% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Jim Pittsley facing 5-6-7
t2 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET T. Fryman J. Pittsley -2% 58% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t2 1-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET M. Nieves J. Pittsley -2% 56% Strikeout Looking
t2 1-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  DET B. Hamelin J. Pittsley 1% 57% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t2 1-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O DET R. Casanova J. Pittsley -2% 55% Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Tim Pugh facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. King T. Pugh 3% 58% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR C. Davis T. Pugh 2% 59% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b2 0-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR C. Paquette T. Pugh -2% 57% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b2 0-1 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O KCR T. Spehr T. Pugh 4% 61% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Jim Pittsley facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET D. Cruz J. Pittsley -2% 58% Groundout: P-1B
t3 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R DET B. Hunter J. Pittsley 10% 68% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
t3 2-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  DET D. Easley J. Pittsley 2% 70% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
t3 2-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  DET B. Higginson J. Pittsley 1% 72% Easley Steals 2B
t3 2-0 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  R DET B. Higginson J. Pittsley 7% 78% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Easley Scores
t3 3-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR DET T. Clark J. Pittsley 10% 89% Home Run (Fly Ball); Higginson Scores
t3 5-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET T. Fryman J. Pittsley -1% 88% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t3 5-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  DET M. Nieves J. Pittsley 0% 89% Hit By Pitch
t3 5-0 2 1-- O DET B. Hamelin J. Pittsley -1% 88% Nieves Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Tigers' Tim Pugh facing 8-9-1
b3 0-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR T. Goodwin T. Pugh 2% 89% Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
b3 0-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Damon T. Pugh 1% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-5 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Offerman T. Pugh 1% 91% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Royals' Jim Pittsley facing 7-8-9
t4 5-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET B. Hamelin J. Pittsley -1% 90% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
t4 5-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET R. Casanova J. Pittsley -1% 90% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t4 5-0 2 --- 6,(1-2)  O DET D. Cruz J. Pittsley -0% 90% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Tigers' Tim Pugh facing 2-3-4
b4 0-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR J. Bell T. Pugh -4% 86% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b4 0-5 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O KCR B. Roberts T. Pugh 2% 88% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Bell to 3B
b4 0-5 1 --3 5,(3-1)  RO KCR J. King T. Pugh 0% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B; Bell Scores
b4 1-5 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR C. Davis T. Pugh 1% 89% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 1.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Royals' Jim Pittsley facing 1-2-3
t5 5-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET B. Hunter J. Pittsley -1% 88% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
t5 5-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET D. Easley J. Pittsley -1% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 5-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  DET B. Higginson J. Pittsley 0% 87% Walk
t5 5-1 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  DET T. Clark J. Pittsley 1% 88% Walk; Higginson to 2B
t5 5-1 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O DET T. Fryman J. Pittsley -2% 86% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Tigers' Tim Pugh facing 6-7-8
b5 1-5 0 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR C. Paquette T. Pugh -4% 83% Walk
b5 1-5 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR T. Spehr T. Pugh 2% 85% Groundout: 3B-2B-1B; Paquette to 2B
b5 1-5 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O KCR T. Goodwin T. Pugh 4% 89% Fielder's Choice P; Paquette out at 3B/P-3B; Goodwin to 1B
b5 1-5 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Damon T. Pugh 2% 91% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 1.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Royals' Allen McDill facing 6-7-8
Allen McDill replaces Jim Pittsley pitching
t6 5-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  DET M. Nieves A. McDill 1% 92% Walk
t6 5-1 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  DET B. Hamelin A. McDill 2% 94% Walk; Nieves to 2B
t6 5-1 0 12- 5,(3-1)  R DET R. Casanova A. McDill 3% 96% Single to CF (Line Drive); Nieves Scores; Hamelin to 2B
t6 6-1 0 12- 4,(2-1)  O DET D. Cruz A. McDill 0% 96% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Hamelin to 3B; Casanova to 2B
t6 6-1 1 -23 6,(3-2)  DET B. Hunter A. McDill 0% 96% Walk
t6 6-1 1 123 4,(1-2)  O DET D. Easley A. McDill -1% 95% Strikeout Looking
t6 6-1 2 123 2,(1-0)  O DET B. Higginson A. McDill -1% 93% Popfly: SS
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Tigers' Tim Pugh facing 1-2-3
b6 1-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Offerman T. Pugh 1% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 1-6 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR J. Bell T. Pugh 1% 96% Strikeout Looking
b6 1-6 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR B. Roberts T. Pugh 0% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 1.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Royals' Allen McDill facing 4-5-6
t7 6-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O DET T. Clark A. McDill -0% 96% Groundout: P-1B
t7 6-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  DET T. Fryman A. McDill 0% 96% Hit By Pitch
t7 6-1 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  DET M. Nieves A. McDill 0% 97% Walk; Fryman to 2B
t7 6-1 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O DET B. Hamelin A. McDill -1% 96% Flyball: CF
Jeff Montgomery replaces Allen McDill pitching (change occurred mid-batter)
t7 6-1 2 12- 4,(3-0)  DET R. Casanova A. McDill 0% 97% Walk; Fryman to 3B; Nieves to 2B
t7 6-1 2 123 3,(1-1)  R DET D. Cruz J. Montgomery 2% 98% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Fryman Scores; Nieves to 3B; Casanova to 2B
t7 7-1 2 123 4,(1-2)  R DET B. Hunter J. Montgomery 1% 99% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Nieves Scores; Casanova to 3B; Cruz to 2B
t7 8-1 2 123 7,(2-2)  O DET D. Easley J. Montgomery -0% 99% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 8, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-8, Tigers' Tim Pugh facing 4-5-6
b7 1-8 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. King T. Pugh 0% 99% Flyball: CF
b7 1-8 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR C. Davis T. Pugh 0% 99% Lineout: CF
b7 1-8 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR C. Paquette T. Pugh 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Royals 1.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-1, Royals' Jeff Montgomery facing 3-4-5
Scott Cooper replaces Tom Goodwin (CF) playing 1B batting 8th
David Howard replaces Jeff King (1B) playing SS batting 4th
Johnny Damon moves from RF to CF
Jermaine Dye replaces Jay Bell (SS) playing RF batting 2nd
t8 8-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET B. Higginson J. Montgomery -0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 8-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  R DET T. Clark J. Montgomery 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t8 9-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  DET T. Fryman J. Montgomery 0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t8 9-1 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O DET M. Nieves J. Montgomery -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t8 9-1 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O DET B. Hamelin J. Montgomery -0% 100% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 9, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-9, Tigers' Tim Pugh facing 7-8-9
b8 1-9 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR T. Spehr T. Pugh 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b8 1-9 1 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR S. Cooper T. Pugh -0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
b8 1-9 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. Damon T. Pugh 0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b8 1-9 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  KCR J. Offerman T. Pugh -0% 100% Walk; Damon to 2B
b8 1-9 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Dye T. Pugh 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 9, Royals 1.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 9-1, Royals' Hipolito Pichardo facing 8-9-1
Hipolito Pichardo replaces Jeff Montgomery pitching
t9 9-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET R. Casanova H. Pichardo 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 9-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET D. Cruz H. Pichardo -0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 9-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET B. Hunter H. Pichardo 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 9, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-9, Tigers' Mike Myers facing 3-4-5
Mike Myers replaces Tim Pugh pitching
Joe Vitiello pinch hits for Bip Roberts (LF) batting 3rd
b9 1-9 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Vitiello M. Myers -0% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b9 1-9 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR D. Howard M. Myers -0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Vitiello to 2B
b9 1-9 0 12- 2,(0-1)  O KCR C. Davis M. Myers 0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Vitiello to 3B; Davis to 1B
b9 1-9 1 1-3 6,(3-2)  RO KCR C. Paquette M. Myers 0% 100% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Vitiello Scores
b9 2-9 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O KCR T. Spehr M. Myers 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 9, Royals 2.

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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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