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CHW
@BAL		7
6
OAK
@BOS		3
4
SEA
@CLE		5
3
TOR
@KCR		3
7
ANA
@NYY		3
6
DET
@TEX		3
7
PIT
@ATL		0
7
HOU
@CIN		1
4
PHI
@FLA		2
3
MIL
@MON		3
4
CHC
@NYM		1
2
SDP
@SFG		1
0
Wednesday, April 15, 1998, 7:05
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 11,316, Time of Game: 2:54
Blue Jays
3
5-9
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Royals
7
6-8
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Chris Haney (2-0)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    3  7  2
Royals          0  1  1   0  1  1   3  0  X    7 14  1

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Shannon Stewart LF 4 0 2 1 1 1 .231 .559 21 11 0.121 0.98 0.168 -0.047 1.7 4 0 2B
Tony Fernandez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .195 .595 14 10 -0.099 1.11 0.000 -0.099 -1.1 1 0
   Craig Grebeck 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .881 8 6 0.009 0.26 0.014 -0.005 0.0 0 1 HBP
Shawn Green RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .235 .899 14 7 -0.106 0.83 0.000 -0.106 -1.2 1 0
Jose Canseco DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .228 .798 11 8 -0.102 0.93 0.000 -0.102 -1.2
Mike Stanley 1B 2 1 1 0 2 0 .271 .917 20 9 0.118 0.65 0.118 0.000 1.1 4 1 2B
Ed Sprague 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .286 .745 15 9 -0.127 1.15 0.000 -0.127 -1.5 2 0
Jose Cruz CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 .256 .685 15 8 -0.011 1.07 0.071 -0.082 0.5 1 0
Darrin Fletcher C 3 0 1 1 0 1 .162 .411 14 10 -0.027 1.09 0.030 -0.057 0.5 11 0 SF
Alex Gonzalez SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .160 .488 11 6 -0.053 0.78 0.025 -0.078 -0.8 0 1 GDP
Woody Williams P 0 1
   Kelvim Escobar P 0 1
   Chris Carpenter P 0 0
Team Totals 33 3 7 2 3 7 .212 .562 143 84 -0.277 0.92 0.426 -0.703 -2.1 24 5
2B: M Stanley (3, off C Haney); S Stewart (1, off J Montgomery).
SF: D Fletcher (2, off C Haney).
HBP: C Grebeck (1, by S Service).
TB: S Stewart 3; J Cruz 2; M Stanley 2; D Fletcher; A Gonzalez.
GIDP: A Gonzalez (2).
RBI: D Fletcher (5); S Stewart (1).
2-out RBI: S Stewart.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 11.
Fielding
PB: D Fletcher (1).
E: E Sprague (3); J Cruz (2).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Damon CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 .293 .785 15 11 -0.059 1.14 0.072 -0.132 -0.9 6 0 3B
Jose Offerman 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .339 .802 25 13 -0.011 0.76 0.039 -0.050 -0.3 3 2 2B
Hal Morris 1B 4 1 3 2 0 0 .415 1.032 16 11 0.249 0.88 0.250 -0.001 1.7 8 1 3B,2B,SF
Dean Palmer 3B 5 0 1 1 0 2 .345 1.005 19 14 -0.017 0.96 0.072 -0.088 -0.6 0 2
Jeff King DH 4 1 2 0 1 2 .304 .853 25 15 0.064 0.74 0.091 -0.026 0.8
Shane Mack LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 .450 1.300 9 7 0.202 1.21 0.209 -0.007 2.1 0 0 HR
Larry Sutton RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .147 .519 16 12 -0.095 1.38 0.052 -0.147 -0.6 1 0 2B
Mike Sweeney C 4 1 1 1 0 1 .222 .606 18 13 -0.101 1.42 0.034 -0.135 -0.2 7 0
Felix Martinez SS 3 0 1 1 1 2 .121 .346 19 10 -0.008 0.84 0.043 -0.052 0.5 1 3
Chris Haney P 1 0
   Scott Service P 0 0
   Jeff Montgomery P 0 0
Team Totals 37 7 14 7 3 10 .378 1.063 162 106 0.224 1.01 0.862 -0.638 2.4 27 8
2B: J Offerman (4, off W Williams); L Sutton (2, off K Escobar); H Morris (6, off W Williams).
3B: J Damon (2, off W Williams); H Morris (2, off W Williams).
HR: S Mack (2, off W Williams; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
SF: H Morris (1, off W Williams).
TB: S Mack 6; H Morris 6; J Damon 3; J Offerman 2; L Sutton 2; J King 2; M Sweeney; F Martinez; D Palmer.
RBI: H Morris 2 (3); F Martinez (2); L Sutton (9); D Palmer (7); M Sweeney (3); S Mack (6).
2-out RBI: H Morris.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 6 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 1. F Martinez-J Offerman-H Morris.
E: F Martinez (3).

Toronto Blue Jays

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
Woody Williams, L (1-1) 5.2 11 4 4 2 7 1 3.38 30 116 77 40 12 25 5 16 9 0 36 -0.152 1.30 -1.0
Kelvim Escobar 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 0 18.00 6 23 12 6 1 5 2 3 0 0 1 0 -0.078 0.54 -2.6
Chris Carpenter 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 7.71 5 23 17 8 4 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.006 0.05 1.2
Team Totals 8 14 7 7 3 10 1 7.88 41 162 106 54 17 35 8 20 9 0 36 2 0 -0.224 0.92 -2.4

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
Chris Haney, W (2-0) 7 4 2 2 2 5 0 5.30 28 106 62 40 7 15 9 12 4 0 64 0.253 1.10 2.0
Scott Service 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.35 5 22 11 3 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.015 0.38 0.6
Jeff Montgomery 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 9.64 5 15 11 7 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.008 0.34 -0.4
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 3 7 0 3.00 38 143 84 50 12 22 15 12 4 0 64 0 0 0.276 1.01 2.1
Balks: None.
WP: C Haney 2 (4).
HBP: S Service (3; C Grebeck).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Tim Tschida.
Time of Game: 2:54.
Attendance: 11,316.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 65° F, Wind 15mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Toronto Blue Jays         Kansas City Royals
1 Shannon Stewart LF 1 Johnny Damon CF
2 Tony Fernandez 2B 2 Jose Offerman 2B
3 Shawn Green RF 3 Hal Morris 1B
4 Jose Canseco DH 4 Dean Palmer 3B
5 Mike Stanley 1B 5 Jeff King DH
6 Ed Sprague 3B 6 Shane Mack LF
7 Jose Cruz CF 7 Larry Sutton RF
8 Darrin Fletcher C 8 Mike Sweeney C
9 Alex Gonzalez SS 9 Felix Martinez SS
Woody Williams P Chris Haney P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 1-2 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  R KCR H. Morris W. Williams 11% 54% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Offerman Scores
b2 0-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R KCR S. Mack W. Williams 10% 43% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b5 2-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR H. Morris W. Williams 9% 63% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
b4 2-2 2 123 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Damon W. Williams -9% 50% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
t2 1-0 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  R TOR S. Stewart C. Haney -8% 32% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Cruz Scores; Gonzalez to 2B

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, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Chris Haney facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  TOR S. Stewart C. Haney -3% 47% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  TOR T. Fernandez C. Haney -2% 44% Wild Pitch; Stewart to 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- 6,(1-2)  O TOR T. Fernandez C. Haney 4% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  TOR S. Green C. Haney -2% 46% Wild Pitch; Stewart to 3B
t1 0-0 1 --3 6,(3-2)  O TOR S. Green C. Haney 5% 51% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O TOR J. Canseco C. Haney 4% 55% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Woody Williams facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. Damon W. Williams -2% 53% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Offerman W. Williams -2% 51% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b1 0-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  KCR H. Morris W. Williams 1% 52% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b1 0-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O KCR D. Palmer W. Williams -2% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Chris Haney facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  TOR M. Stanley C. Haney -4% 46% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O TOR E. Sprague C. Haney 4% 50% Lineout: CF
t2 0-0 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  TOR J. Cruz C. Haney -6% 44% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Stanley to 3B
t2 0-0 1 1-3 3,(1-2)  RO TOR D. Fletcher C. Haney -1% 43% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Stanley Scores
t2 1-0 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  TOR A. Gonzalez C. Haney -2% 41% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B); Cruz to 3B
t2 1-0 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  R TOR S. Stewart C. Haney -8% 32% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Cruz Scores; Gonzalez to 2B
t2 2-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O TOR T. Fernandez C. Haney 3% 36% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Blue Jays' Woody Williams facing 5-6-7
b2 0-2 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O KCR J. King W. Williams -3% 33% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R KCR S. Mack W. Williams 10% 43% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b2 1-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR L. Sutton W. Williams -2% 41% Strikeout Looking
b2 1-2 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney W. Williams -1% 40% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Chris Haney facing 3-4-5
t3 2-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O TOR S. Green C. Haney 2% 42% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t3 2-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O TOR J. Canseco C. Haney 2% 44% Lineout: CF
t3 2-1 2 --- 7,(3-2)  TOR M. Stanley C. Haney -1% 42% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
t3 2-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TOR E. Sprague C. Haney 2% 45% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Blue Jays' Woody Williams facing 9-1-2
b3 1-2 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR F. Martinez W. Williams -3% 42% Strikeout Looking
b3 1-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Damon W. Williams -2% 40% Strikeout Looking
b3 1-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR J. Offerman W. Williams 3% 42% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b3 1-2 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  R KCR H. Morris W. Williams 11% 54% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Offerman Scores
b3 2-2 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O KCR D. Palmer W. Williams -4% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 2.
Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Royals' Chris Haney facing 7-8-9
t4 2-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O TOR J. Cruz C. Haney 3% 53% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t4 2-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR D. Fletcher C. Haney 2% 55% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t4 2-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR A. Gonzalez C. Haney 1% 56% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Blue Jays' Woody Williams facing 5-6-7
b4 2-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. King W. Williams 4% 60% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b4 2-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  KCR S. Mack W. Williams 6% 67% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); King to 2B
b4 2-2 0 12- 7,(1-2)  O KCR L. Sutton W. Williams -6% 61% Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
b4 2-2 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney W. Williams -5% 55% Flyball: CF
b4 2-2 2 12- 5,(3-1)  KCR F. Martinez W. Williams 3% 59% Walk; King to 3B; Mack to 2B
b4 2-2 2 123 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Damon W. Williams -9% 50% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 2.
Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Royals' Chris Haney facing 1-2-3
t5 2-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR S. Stewart C. Haney 3% 53% Strikeout Looking
t5 2-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR T. Fernandez C. Haney 2% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 2-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O TOR S. Green C. Haney 2% 57% Flyball: SS (Deep 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Blue Jays' Woody Williams facing 2-3-4
b5 2-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR J. Offerman W. Williams -3% 54% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
b5 2-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR H. Morris W. Williams 9% 63% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
b5 2-2 1 --3 3,(0-2)  R KCR D. Palmer W. Williams 7% 70% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Morris Scores
b5 3-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR J. King W. Williams 3% 74% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Palmer to 2B
b5 3-2 1 12- 2,(1-0)  KCR S. Mack W. Williams 5% 79% Single to CF (Line Drive); Palmer to 3B; King to 2B
b5 3-2 1 123 1,(0-0)  O KCR L. Sutton W. Williams -7% 72% Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm; King to 3B; Mack to 2B
b5 3-2 2 123 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney W. Williams -7% 65% Popfly: 2B
1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 3.
Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Chris Haney facing 4-5-6
t6 2-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR J. Canseco C. Haney 4% 69% Flyball: CF
t6 2-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  TOR M. Stanley C. Haney -6% 62% Double to LF (Line Drive)
t6 2-3 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O TOR E. Sprague C. Haney 6% 68% Strikeout Looking
t6 2-3 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O TOR J. Cruz C. Haney 5% 73% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Blue Jays' Woody Williams facing 9-1-2
Craig Grebeck replaces Tony Fernandez playing 2B batting 2nd
b6 3-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR F. Martinez W. Williams -2% 71% Strikeout Swinging
b6 3-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Damon W. Williams 7% 78% Triple to RF (Line Drive)
b6 3-2 1 --3 6,(3-2)  KCR J. Offerman W. Williams 1% 79% Walk
b6 3-2 1 1-3 1,(0-1)  RO KCR H. Morris W. Williams 3% 83% Foul Popfly: 3B/Sacrifice Fly (3B Foul); Damon Scores; Offerman to 3B/Adv on E5 (throw)
Kelvim Escobar replaces Woody Williams pitching
b6 4-2 2 --3 2,(1-0)  O KCR D. Palmer K. Escobar -3% 80% Flyball: RF (Deep 2B)
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 4.
Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-4, Royals' Chris Haney facing 8-9-1
t7 2-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TOR D. Fletcher C. Haney 4% 84% Strikeout Swinging
t7 2-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR A. Gonzalez C. Haney 3% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t7 2-4 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O TOR S. Stewart C. Haney 2% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Blue Jays' Kelvim Escobar facing 5-6-7
b7 4-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR J. King K. Escobar 2% 90% Walk
b7 4-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR S. Mack K. Escobar -1% 89% Groundout: P-1B; King to 2B
b7 4-2 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  R KCR L. Sutton K. Escobar 5% 94% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); King Scores
b7 5-2 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  R KCR M. Sweeney K. Escobar 3% 97% Single to CF (Fly Ball); Sutton Scores; Sweeney to 3B/Adv on E8 (throw)
b7 6-2 1 --3 4,(2-1)  R KCR F. Martinez K. Escobar 1% 98% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Sweeney Scores
Chris Carpenter replaces Kelvim Escobar pitching
b7 7-2 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR J. Damon C. Carpenter -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b7 7-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Offerman C. Carpenter 0% 98% Passed Ball; Martinez to 2B
b7 7-2 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Offerman C. Carpenter -0% 98% Flyball: LF
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 7.
Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-7, Royals' Scott Service facing 2-3-4
Scott Service replaces Chris Haney pitching
t8 2-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  TOR C. Grebeck S. Service -1% 96% Hit By Pitch
t8 2-7 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TOR S. Green S. Service 1% 98% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Grebeck to 2B
t8 2-7 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O TOR J. Canseco S. Service 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t8 2-7 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  TOR M. Stanley S. Service -1% 98% Walk
t8 2-7 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O TOR E. Sprague S. Service 1% 99% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-2, Blue Jays' Chris Carpenter facing 3-4-5
b8 7-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR H. Morris C. Carpenter -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 7-2 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O KCR D. Palmer C. Carpenter -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b8 7-2 2 --- 8,(3-2)  O KCR J. King C. Carpenter -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 7.
Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-7, Royals' Jeff Montgomery facing 7-8-9
Jeff Montgomery replaces Scott Service pitching
t9 2-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  TOR J. Cruz J. Montgomery -1% 98% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B)
t9 2-7 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  TOR D. Fletcher J. Montgomery -2% 96% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Cruz to 3B
t9 2-7 0 1-3 2,(1-0)  ROO TOR A. Gonzalez J. Montgomery 4% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Cruz Scores/No RBI
t9 3-7 2 --- 1,(0-0)  TOR S. Stewart J. Montgomery -0% 99% Double to RF (Ground Ball)
t9 3-7 2 -2- 4,(0-2)  O TOR C. Grebeck J. Montgomery 1% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Royals 7.

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  • 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.

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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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