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@BOS		9
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@CHW		0
1		 
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@DET		1
3
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@KCR		4
10
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@MIN		1
6
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5
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@PIT		2
9
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@SDP		4
5		 
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@SFG		5
2
Saturday, June 7, 1997, 12:17
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 26,542, Time of Game: 2:45
Rangers
4
31-27
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Royals
10
27-30
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Jim Pittsley (1-4)
L: Darren Oliver (3-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  1   0  0  2   0  1  0    4  5  1
Royals          0  0  0   5  0  5   0  0  X   10 12  0

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Domingo Cedeno 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .257 .758 15 12 0.060 0.76 0.102 -0.043 0.3 0 1 3B
Ivan Rodriguez C 4 1 1 1 0 2 .343 .909 11 9 -0.083 0.60 0.002 -0.085 0.0 7 2 HR
   Henry Mercedes C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .583 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Rusty Greer LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .300 .862 16 11 -0.041 0.50 0.009 -0.050 -0.5 1 0
Juan Gonzalez DH 4 1 2 2 0 1 .246 .820 10 7 0.117 0.61 0.144 -0.026 1.7 HR
Will Clark 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .370 1.025 13 9 0.023 0.68 0.055 -0.033 0.1 7 0
Dean Palmer 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .245 .681 13 9 -0.070 0.61 0.000 -0.070 -1.1 1 1
Lee Stevens RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .287 .850 9 5 -0.112 0.92 0.000 -0.112 -1.4 0 0 GDP
Damon Buford CF 2 1 0 0 1 1 .225 .664 14 7 0.052 0.77 0.065 -0.013 0.3 3 0 SB
Benji Gil SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .219 .582 15 9 -0.027 0.55 0.000 -0.027 -0.6 3 4
Darren Oliver P 0 0
   Matt Whiteside P 0 0
   Ed Vosberg P 0 0
   Julio Santana P 0 0
   Jose Alberro P 0 0
Team Totals 31 4 5 4 2 8 .161 .631 116 78 -0.081 0.66 0.377 -0.459 -1.0 24 8
3B: D Cedeno (3, off J Pittsley).
HR: J Gonzalez (10, off J Pittsley; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line); I Rodriguez (8, off R Veres; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).
TB: J Gonzalez 5; I Rodriguez 4; D Cedeno 3; W Clark.
GIDP: L Stevens (8).
RBI: J Gonzalez 2 (33); D Cedeno (7); I Rodriguez (29).
2-out RBI: J Gonzalez 2; I Rodriguez.
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Cedeno-B Gil-W Clark.
E: R Greer (3).
Baserunning
SB: D Buford (12, 2nd base off J Pittsley/M Macfarlane).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jose Offerman 2B 5 1 3 2 0 0 .317 .836 12 8 0.030 0.64 0.094 -0.064 1.1 1 2 3B,CS
Jay Bell SS 3 1 0 0 2 1 .288 .834 24 8 0.049 0.55 0.071 -0.022 0.3 2 2 IW
Bip Roberts LF 2 0 1 1 0 0 .324 .751 5 3 0.099 1.39 0.110 -0.011 0.9 2 0
   Johnny Damon PR-LF 2 1 0 0 0 1 .323 .852 7 4 -0.006 0.12 0.000 -0.006 -0.8 3 0
Jeff King 1B 3 2 1 1 1 2 .237 .795 14 8 0.134 0.89 0.160 -0.026 1.1 5 1
Chili Davis DH 4 2 3 5 0 0 .287 .868 11 7 0.171 0.67 0.188 -0.017 3.3 2·HR
Joe Vitiello RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 .247 .705 8 7 0.009 0.37 0.020 -0.012 0.5 1 0 2B
   Shane Halter PR-RF 1 1 0 0 1 0 .286 .709 10 4 0.006 0.14 0.007 -0.001 -0.4 2 0 GDP
Mike Macfarlane C 4 1 1 0 0 2 .165 .477 17 10 -0.032 0.43 0.010 -0.043 -0.2 8 0
Craig Paquette 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 .212 .625 17 10 -0.010 0.38 0.022 -0.032 0.7 0 2
Tom Goodwin CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .272 .663 19 13 -0.030 0.42 0.015 -0.046 -0.8 2 0 CS
Jim Pittsley P 1 0
   Randy Veres P 0 0
   Larry Casian P 0 0
   Jose Santiago P 0 0
Team Totals 33 10 12 10 5 9 .364 1.084 144 82 0.420 0.56 0.697 -0.280 5.5 27 7
2B: J Vitiello (5, off D Oliver).
3B: J Offerman (4, off E Vosberg).
HR: C Davis 2 (8, 1 off M Whiteside, 1 off D Oliver; 4th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).
IBB: J Bell (1, by E Vosberg).
TB: C Davis 9; J Offerman 5; J Vitiello 2; J King; C Paquette; T Goodwin; B Roberts; M Macfarlane.
GIDP: S Halter (1).
RBI: C Davis 5 (30); J Offerman 2 (21); J King (32); B Roberts (22); C Paquette (20).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 5 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Offerman-J Bell-J King.
Baserunning
CS: J Offerman (7, 2nd base by D Oliver/I Rodriguez); T Goodwin (7, 2nd base by D Oliver/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
Darren Oliver, L (3-7) 5 7 6 6 2 4 1 4.68 22 85 50 25 11 14 6 10 4 0 31 -0.288 0.83 -2.6
Matt Whiteside 0 3 4 4 1 0 1 8.59 4 8 4 3 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 -0.128 0.42 -4.1
Ed Vosberg 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 6.28 4 17 10 8 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 -0.006 0.12 -0.5
Julio Santana 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.96 4 18 11 4 1 6 1 1 1 0 2 0 0.003 0.04 1.1
Jose Alberro 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 5.95 4 18 9 3 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.6
Team Totals 8 12 10 10 5 9 2 11.25 38 146 84 43 15 26 8 16 8 0 31 5 3 -0.418 0.66 -5.5
D Oliver faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.
M Whiteside faced 4 batters in the 6th inning.

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, W (1-4) 7 4 3 3 2 6 1 6.45 26 97 64 34 14 16 7 11 2 0 61 0.076 0.82 0.9
Randy Veres 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 3.41 5 13 10 5 2 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0.004 0.05 -0.2
Larry Casian 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.03 0.2
Jose Santiago 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.01 0.1
Team Totals 9 5 4 4 2 8 2 4.00 33 116 78 41 16 21 7 16 3 0 61 0 0 0.081 0.56 1.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: E Vosberg (2; J Bell).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Derryl Cousins.
Time of Game: 2:45.
Attendance: 26,542.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 74° F, Wind 3mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Texas Rangers         Kansas City Royals
1 Domingo Cedeno 2B 1 Jose Offerman 2B
2 Ivan Rodriguez C 2 Jay Bell SS
3 Rusty Greer LF 3 Bip Roberts LF
4 Juan Gonzalez DH 4 Jeff King 1B
5 Will Clark 1B 5 Chili Davis DH
6 Dean Palmer 3B 6 Joe Vitiello RF
7 Lee Stevens RF 7 Mike Macfarlane C
8 Damon Buford CF 8 Craig Paquette 3B
9 Benji Gil SS 9 Tom Goodwin CF
Darren Oliver P Jim Pittsley P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 1-1 0 12- 3,(1-1)  R KCR J. King D. Oliver 14% 80% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Bell Scores; Damon to 3B; King to 2B/Adv on E7
b4 0-1 0 12- 2,(1-0)  R KCR B. Roberts D. Oliver 11% 67% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Offerman Scores; Bell to 2B
t6 1-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR TEX J. Gonzalez J. Pittsley -11% 82% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Greer Scores
t3 0-0 1 --3 5,(2-2)  R TEX D. Cedeno J. Pittsley -10% 35% Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Buford Scores
b4 2-1 0 -23 3,(1-1)  RRR KCR C. Davis D. Oliver 10% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Damon Scores; King Scores

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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' Jim Pittsley facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O TEX D. Cedeno J. Pittsley 2% 52% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O TEX I. Rodriguez J. Pittsley 2% 54% Groundout: 1B-P (Deep 1B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX R. Greer J. Pittsley 1% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Darren Oliver facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR J. Offerman D. Oliver 3% 58% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. Bell D. Oliver -6% 53% Offerman Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. Bell D. Oliver -2% 51% Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
b1 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR B. Roberts D. Oliver -1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Jim Pittsley facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  TEX J. Gonzalez J. Pittsley -4% 46% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t2 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  TEX W. Clark J. Pittsley -6% 41% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Gonzalez to 2B
t2 0-0 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O TEX D. Palmer J. Pittsley 5% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 12- 4,(2-1)  OO TEX L. Stevens J. Pittsley 9% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Darren Oliver facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR J. King D. Oliver -2% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR C. Davis D. Oliver -2% 51% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b2 0-0 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O KCR J. Vitiello D. Oliver -1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Jim Pittsley facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  TEX D. Buford J. Pittsley -4% 46% Walk
t3 0-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  TEX B. Gil J. Pittsley -3% 44% Buford Steals 2B
t3 0-0 0 -2- 6,(2-2)  O TEX B. Gil J. Pittsley 2% 45% Flyball: RF; Buford to 3B
t3 0-0 1 --3 5,(2-2)  R TEX D. Cedeno J. Pittsley -10% 35% Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Buford Scores
t3 1-0 1 --3 4,(1-2)  O TEX I. Rodriguez J. Pittsley 6% 41% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-0 2 --3 2,(0-1)  O TEX R. Greer J. Pittsley 4% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Darren Oliver facing 7-8-9
b3 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O KCR M. Macfarlane D. Oliver -3% 42% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR C. Paquette D. Oliver -2% 40% Flyball: CF
b3 0-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR T. Goodwin D. Oliver 2% 41% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
b3 0-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Offerman D. Oliver -3% 38% Goodwin Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Jim Pittsley facing 4-5-6
t4 1-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O TEX J. Gonzalez J. Pittsley 2% 41% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t4 1-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX W. Clark J. Pittsley 2% 43% Lineout: LF
t4 1-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX D. Palmer J. Pittsley 1% 44% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Darren Oliver facing 1-2-3
b4 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR J. Offerman D. Oliver 5% 48% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
b4 0-1 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  KCR J. Bell D. Oliver 7% 56% Walk; Offerman to 2B
b4 0-1 0 12- 2,(1-0)  R KCR B. Roberts D. Oliver 11% 67% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Offerman Scores; Bell to 2B
Johnny Damon pinch runs for Bip Roberts (LF) batting 3rd
b4 1-1 0 12- 3,(1-1)  R KCR J. King D. Oliver 14% 80% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Bell Scores; Damon to 3B; King to 2B/Adv on E7
b4 2-1 0 -23 3,(1-1)  RRR KCR C. Davis D. Oliver 10% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Damon Scores; King Scores
b4 5-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR J. Vitiello D. Oliver 2% 92% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive)
Shane Halter pinch runs for Joe Vitiello (RF) batting 6th
b4 5-1 0 -2- 7,(3-2)  O KCR M. Macfarlane D. Oliver -1% 91% Strikeout Swinging
b4 5-1 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  O KCR C. Paquette D. Oliver -1% 90% Strikeout Swinging
b4 5-1 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O KCR T. Goodwin D. Oliver -1% 89% Flyball: CF
5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 5.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-5, Royals' Jim Pittsley facing 7-8-9
Johnny Damon moves from PR to LF
Shane Halter moves from PR to RF
t5 1-5 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O TEX L. Stevens J. Pittsley 2% 91% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t5 1-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O TEX D. Buford J. Pittsley 1% 92% Flyball: LF
t5 1-5 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX B. Gil J. Pittsley 1% 92% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Rangers' Darren Oliver facing 1-2-3
b5 5-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. Offerman D. Oliver -1% 92% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
b5 5-1 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR J. Bell D. Oliver -1% 91% Flyball: CF
b5 5-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. Damon D. Oliver -0% 91% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 5.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-5, Royals' Jim Pittsley facing 1-2-3
t6 1-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TEX D. Cedeno J. Pittsley 2% 93% Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
t6 1-5 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O TEX I. Rodriguez J. Pittsley 1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
t6 1-5 2 --- 9,(3-2)  TEX R. Greer J. Pittsley -1% 93% Walk
t6 1-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR TEX J. Gonzalez J. Pittsley -11% 82% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Greer Scores
t6 3-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX W. Clark J. Pittsley 1% 84% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Rangers' Darren Oliver facing 4-5-6
b6 5-3 0 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR J. King D. Oliver 2% 86% Walk
Matt Whiteside replaces Darren Oliver pitching
b6 5-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR KCR C. Davis M. Whiteside 9% 95% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); King Scores
b6 7-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR S. Halter M. Whiteside 1% 95% Walk
b6 7-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR M. Macfarlane M. Whiteside 1% 96% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Halter to 2B
b6 7-3 0 12- 1,(0-0)  R KCR C. Paquette M. Whiteside 2% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Halter Scores; Macfarlane to 3B; Paquette to 2B/Adv on throw
Ed Vosberg replaces Matt Whiteside pitching
b6 8-3 0 -23 7,(1-2)  O KCR T. Goodwin E. Vosberg -1% 98% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b6 8-3 1 -23 1,(0-0)  RR KCR J. Offerman E. Vosberg 1% 99% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Macfarlane Scores; Paquette Scores
b6 10-3 1 --3 4,(3-0)  KCR J. Bell E. Vosberg 0% 99% Intentional Walk
b6 10-3 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Damon E. Vosberg -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
Julio Santana replaces Ed Vosberg pitching
b6 10-3 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. King J. Santana -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 10.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-10, Royals' Jim Pittsley facing 6-7-8
t7 3-10 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX D. Palmer J. Pittsley 0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 3-10 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O TEX L. Stevens J. Pittsley 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t7 3-10 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O TEX D. Buford J. Pittsley 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 10.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-3, Rangers' Julio Santana facing 5-6-7
b7 10-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR C. Davis J. Santana 0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
b7 10-3 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  OO KCR S. Halter J. Santana -0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b7 10-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Macfarlane J. Santana -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 10.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-10, Royals' Randy Veres facing 9-1-2
Randy Veres replaces Jim Pittsley pitching
t8 3-10 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O TEX B. Gil R. Veres 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t8 3-10 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O TEX D. Cedeno R. Veres 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t8 3-10 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R TEX I. Rodriguez R. Veres -0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t8 4-10 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX R. Greer R. Veres 0% 100% Lineout: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 10.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-4, Rangers' Jose Alberro facing 8-9-1
Jose Alberro replaces Julio Santana pitching
Henry Mercedes replaces Ivan Rodriguez playing C batting 2nd
b8 10-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR C. Paquette J. Alberro -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b8 10-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR T. Goodwin J. Alberro 0% 100% Walk
b8 10-4 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Offerman J. Alberro -0% 100% Lineout: LF (Short LF-CF)
b8 10-4 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. Bell J. Alberro -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 10.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-10, Royals' Randy Veres facing 4-5-6
t9 4-10 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX J. Gonzalez R. Veres 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
Larry Casian replaces Randy Veres pitching
t9 4-10 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX W. Clark L. Casian 0% 100% Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
Jose Santiago replaces Larry Casian pitching
t9 4-10 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX D. Palmer J. Santiago 0% 100% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 10.

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  • 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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