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Sunday, June 14, 1998 1:06
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 18,720, Time of Game: 2:00
Tigers
0
24-40
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 13½ GB
 at Royals
2
25-41
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 13½ GB
W: Glendon Rusch (4-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  1
Royals          1  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  X    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 4 0 1 0 0 1 .271 .689 15 10 -0.018 1.30 0.073 -0.091 -0.3 2 0
Joe Randa 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .251 .685 13 9 -0.211 1.46 0.032 -0.243 -1.4 0 2 GDP
Bobby Higginson RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .314 .931 17 11 -0.113 1.08 0.000 -0.113 -0.9 4 0
Tony Clark 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .287 .865 16 12 -0.031 0.86 0.038 -0.069 -0.2 4 2
Damion Easley DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 .301 .948 10 6 -0.095 1.12 0.020 -0.115 -1.0 GDP
Luis Gonzalez LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .295 .845 12 7 -0.071 0.85 0.000 -0.071 -0.6 4 0
Joe Oliver C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .260 .703 12 8 -0.084 1.05 0.000 -0.084 -0.7 5 2
Billy Ripken 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .675 7 4 -0.085 1.08 0.000 -0.085 -0.6 2 0
Deivi Cruz SS 3 0 3 0 0 0 .263 .634 9 6 0.074 0.75 0.101 -0.027 0.4 2 2 2B,CS
Seth Greisinger P 1
   Sean Runyan P
   Doug Brocail P
Team Totals 31 0 7 0 0 5 .226 .484 111 73 -0.634 1.06 0.264 -0.898 -5.1 24 8
2B: D Cruz (7, off G Rusch).
TB: D Cruz 4; D Easley; J Randa; B Hunter; T Clark.
GIDP: D Easley (5); J Randa (6).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 2.
Fielding
E: J Randa (3).
Baserunning
CS: D Cruz (3, 2nd base by G Rusch POCS).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Damon CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .286 .777 16 8 0.047 0.69 0.108 -0.061 0.5 3 0 HR,CS
Jose Offerman 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .296 .827 18 13 -0.041 0.63 0.013 -0.053 -0.7 3 2
Hal Morris DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .339 .828 14 7 -0.006 0.52 0.026 -0.033 -0.1
Jeff King 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .269 .781 21 11 -0.071 0.82 0.011 -0.082 -0.9 9 1
Dean Palmer 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .839 12 8 -0.011 0.61 0.039 -0.050 -0.3 1 0
Larry Sutton LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .233 .662 10 5 0.065 0.70 0.103 -0.038 0.6 1 0 3B
Jermaine Dye RF 2 1 0 0 1 1 .246 .627 12 6 -0.087 1.25 0.009 -0.096 -0.9 3 0
Luis Rivera SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .583 9 6 0.033 1.28 0.102 -0.069 0.1 2 5
Mike Sweeney C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .215 .578 11 7 -0.061 0.72 0.000 -0.061 -0.8 5 0
Glendon Rusch P 2
Team Totals 29 2 5 2 4 5 .172 .618 123 71 -0.132 0.78 0.411 -0.543 -2.6 27 10
3B: L Sutton (2, off S Greisinger).
HR: J Damon (6, off S Greisinger; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).
TB: J Damon 4; L Sutton 3; H Morris; L Rivera; J Offerman.
RBI: L Rivera (2); J Damon (20).
2-out RBI: L Rivera.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Offerman-J King; L Rivera-J King.
Baserunning
CS: J Damon (8, 2nd base by S Runyan/J Oliver).

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
Seth Greisinger, L (0-2) 6 5 2 2 3 4 1 4.26 27 95 54 27 7 20 7 13 2 0 55 0.086 0.88 1.4
Sean Runyan 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.15 3 17 9 6 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.029 0.50 0.6
Doug Brocail 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.26 3 11 8 4 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.018 0.22 0.6
Team Totals 8 5 2 2 4 5 1 2.25 33 123 71 37 9 25 8 16 2 0 55 0 0 0.133 1.06 2.6

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
Glendon Rusch, W (4-8) 9 7 0 0 0 5 0 4.84 31 113 75 41 11 23 11 15 5 0 78 0.633 1.06 5.1
Team Totals 9 7 0 0 0 5 0 0.00 31 113 75 41 11 23 11 15 5 0 78 0.633 0.78 5.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: G Rusch (1; D Cruz, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Fieldin Culbreth.
Time of Game: 2:00.
Attendance: 18,720.
Field Condition: Wet.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 23mph from Left to Right, Overcast, Showers.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Kansas City Royals
1 Brian Hunter CF 1 Johnny Damon CF
2 Joe Randa 3B 2 Jose Offerman 2B
3 Bobby Higginson RF 3 Hal Morris DH
4 Tony Clark 1B 4 Jeff King 1B
5 Damion Easley DH 5 Dean Palmer 3B
6 Luis Gonzalez LF 6 Larry Sutton LF
7 Joe Oliver C 7 Jermaine Dye RF
8 Billy Ripken 2B 8 Luis Rivera SS
9 Deivi Cruz SS 9 Mike Sweeney C
Seth Greisinger P Glendon Rusch P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 0-1 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  OO DET J. Randa G. Rusch 18% 73% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b6 1-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  R KCR L. Rivera S. Greisinger 10% 82% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Dye Scores
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R KCR J. Damon S. Greisinger 9% 64% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t2 0-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO DET D. Easley G. Rusch 8% 64% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
t6 0-1 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  DET B. Hunter G. Rusch -7% 55% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Cruz to 3B

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' Glendon Rusch facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET B. Hunter G. Rusch 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O DET J. Randa G. Rusch 2% 54% Popfly: 2B
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET B. Higginson G. Rusch 1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Seth Greisinger facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R KCR J. Damon S. Greisinger 9% 64% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b1 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Offerman S. Greisinger -2% 62% Flyball: CF
b1 1-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR H. Morris S. Greisinger -1% 61% Groundout: 1B-P
b1 1-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  KCR J. King S. Greisinger 1% 62% Walk
b1 1-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O KCR D. Palmer S. Greisinger -2% 60% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Glendon Rusch facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  DET T. Clark G. Rusch -4% 56% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t2 0-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO DET D. Easley G. Rusch 8% 64% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
t2 0-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET L. Gonzalez G. Rusch 1% 65% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Seth Greisinger facing 6-7-8
b2 1-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR L. Sutton S. Greisinger 3% 68% Walk
b2 1-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Dye S. Greisinger -3% 65% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR L. Rivera S. Greisinger -3% 63% Flyball: CF
b2 1-0 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O KCR M. Sweeney S. Greisinger -2% 60% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Glendon Rusch facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET J. Oliver G. Rusch 3% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET B. Ripken G. Rusch 2% 65% Popfly: 1B
t3 0-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  DET D. Cruz G. Rusch -1% 64% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t3 0-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O DET B. Hunter G. Rusch 3% 66% Cruz Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Seth Greisinger facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Damon S. Greisinger -2% 64% Popfly: 2B
b3 1-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Offerman S. Greisinger -2% 63% Strikeout Looking
b3 1-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR H. Morris S. Greisinger -1% 61% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Glendon Rusch facing 1-2-3
t4 0-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET B. Hunter G. Rusch 3% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  DET J. Randa G. Rusch -3% 61% Single to P (Line Drive)
t4 0-1 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O DET B. Higginson G. Rusch 4% 65% Strikeout Looking
t4 0-1 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O DET T. Clark G. Rusch 3% 68% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Seth Greisinger facing 4-5-6
b4 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. King S. Greisinger -2% 66% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR D. Palmer S. Greisinger 4% 70% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Palmer to 2B
b4 1-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O KCR L. Sutton S. Greisinger -3% 66% Flyball: LF
b4 1-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  KCR J. Dye S. Greisinger 1% 67% Walk
b4 1-0 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O KCR L. Rivera S. Greisinger -4% 63% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Glendon Rusch facing 5-6-7
t5 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET D. Easley G. Rusch 3% 66% Flyball: CF
t5 0-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET L. Gonzalez G. Rusch 2% 69% Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
t5 0-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET J. Oliver G. Rusch 2% 70% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Seth Greisinger facing 9-1-2
b5 1-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney S. Greisinger -2% 68% Strikeout Looking
b5 1-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Damon S. Greisinger -2% 66% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 1-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR J. Offerman S. Greisinger 1% 67% Single to CF (Fly Ball)
b5 1-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR H. Morris S. Greisinger 3% 70% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole); Offerman to 3B
b5 1-0 2 1-3 3,(2-0)  O KCR J. King S. Greisinger -5% 65% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Glendon Rusch facing 8-9-1
t6 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET B. Ripken G. Rusch 4% 69% Flyball: CF
t6 0-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  DET D. Cruz G. Rusch -6% 62% Double to RF (Line Drive)
t6 0-1 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  DET B. Hunter G. Rusch -7% 55% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Cruz to 3B
t6 0-1 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  OO DET J. Randa G. Rusch 18% 73% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Seth Greisinger facing 5-6-7
b6 1-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR D. Palmer S. Greisinger -2% 71% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR L. Sutton S. Greisinger 7% 78% Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b6 1-0 1 --3 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. Dye S. Greisinger -7% 72% Fielder's Choice 1B; Sutton out at Hm/1B-C-3B-1B; Dye to 2B/Adv on throw
b6 1-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  R KCR L. Rivera S. Greisinger 10% 82% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Dye Scores
b6 2-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney S. Greisinger -2% 80% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 2.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Glendon Rusch facing 3-4-5
t7 0-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET B. Higginson G. Rusch 4% 84% Strikeout Swinging
t7 0-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET T. Clark G. Rusch 3% 86% Strikeout Swinging
t7 0-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  DET D. Easley G. Rusch -2% 84% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t7 0-2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O DET L. Gonzalez G. Rusch 4% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Sean Runyan facing 1-2-3
Sean Runyan replaces Seth Greisinger pitching
b7 2-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR J. Damon S. Runyan 2% 90% Walk
b7 2-0 0 1-- 6,(1-2)  O KCR J. Offerman S. Runyan -2% 88% Flyball: RF
b7 2-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O KCR H. Morris S. Runyan -2% 86% Damon Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b7 2-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR H. Morris S. Runyan -1% 85% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 2.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Glendon Rusch facing 7-8-9
t8 0-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET J. Oliver G. Rusch 4% 89% Strikeout Swinging
t8 0-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET B. Ripken G. Rusch 3% 92% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 0-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  DET D. Cruz G. Rusch -2% 89% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t8 0-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O DET B. Hunter G. Rusch 4% 93% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Doug Brocail facing 4-5-6
Doug Brocail replaces Sean Runyan pitching
b8 2-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR J. King D. Brocail -1% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 2-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR D. Palmer D. Brocail -1% 92% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b8 2-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR L. Sutton D. Brocail -0% 92% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 2.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Glendon Rusch facing 2-3-4
t9 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET J. Randa G. Rusch 4% 96% Flyball: RF
t9 0-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET B. Higginson G. Rusch 3% 99% Flyball: LF
t9 0-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET T. Clark G. Rusch 1% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 2.

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