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ANA
@BAL		3
8
DET
@BOS		2
6
CHW
@CLE		3
2
SEA
@KCR		6
3
SEA
@KCR		5
8
OAK
@MIN		3
2
TOR
@NYY		5
4
TEX
@TBD		2
3
FLA
@ATL		2
8
MIL
@CHC		13
11
ARI
@CIN		1
13
STL
@HOU		2
8
NYM
@MON		1
5
PIT
@PHI		6
1
LAD
@SDP		0
1
COL
@SFG		7
6
Friday, September 11, 1998 8:15
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 18,874, Time of Game: 2:35
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Mariners
5
67-79
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 13 GB
 at Royals
8
66-80
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 14½ GB
W: Kevin Appier (1-0)
L: Bill Swift (11-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mariners        3  1  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    5  8  0
Royals          0  2  5   1  0  0   0  0  X    8 13  0

Seattle Mariners

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Carlos Guillen 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .350 .731 11 8 0.048 0.96 0.093 -0.045 0.9 2 5
David Bell 3B-LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .712 17 10 -0.093 0.83 0.000 -0.093 -1.6 1 2 GDP
Ken Griffey CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .287 .981 19 11 -0.098 0.89 0.000 -0.098 -1.2 1 0
Alex Rodriguez DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 .304 .912 17 14 0.082 0.68 0.112 -0.030 0.9 2B
David Segui 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .306 .848 11 7 0.114 0.65 0.150 -0.037 1.3 10 2 HR
Raul Ibanez RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .283 .863 6 5 -0.032 0.60 0.000 -0.032 -0.4 0 0
   Russ Davis PH-3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .760 5 4 -0.042 0.76 0.000 -0.042 -0.6 0 1
Shane Monahan LF-RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .252 .650 7 6 -0.032 0.60 0.000 -0.032 -0.5 2 0
   Charles Gipson PH-RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .553 10 7 -0.030 0.56 0.000 -0.030 -0.5 1 0
John Marzano C 4 2 2 1 0 0 .238 .728 12 9 0.043 0.35 0.058 -0.015 1.0 4 0 HR
Giomar Guevara SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 .250 .750 7 3 0.031 0.71 0.051 -0.019 0.4 1 2
Ken Cloude P
   Bill Swift P 1 1
   Paul Spoljaric P 1
   Bobby Ayala P
Team Totals 34 5 8 5 1 3 .235 .698 122 84 -0.009 0.70 0.464 -0.473 -0.1 24 13
2B: A Rodriguez (31, off K Appier).
HR: J Marzano (4, off G Rusch; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); D Segui (19, off K Appier; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs).
TB: J Marzano 5; D Segui 4; A Rodriguez 3; C Guillen 2; G Guevara.
GIDP: D Bell (9).
RBI: D Segui 2 (82); J Marzano (11); C Guillen (3); A Rodriguez (114).
2-out RBI: D Segui 2; A Rodriguez.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 3 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Davis-C Guillen-D Segui.

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Damon CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 .274 .750 18 9 0.025 0.63 0.057 -0.032 -0.0 2 0
Larry Sutton RF-LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 .243 .662 12 7 0.020 0.80 0.074 -0.054 0.2 2 0
Jose Offerman 2B 5 1 3 1 0 1 .311 .838 18 12 0.107 0.68 0.126 -0.019 1.0 3 2 2B
Dean Palmer 3B 4 2 2 1 1 0 .280 .852 18 10 0.100 0.77 0.142 -0.042 0.7 0 5 HR,GDP
Jeremy Giambi LF 3 0 0 1 1 0 .280 .877 11 6 -0.007 0.94 0.020 -0.027 -0.0 1 0
   Jeff Conine RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .739 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Terry Pendleton DH 4 1 1 3 0 0 .251 .627 15 10 0.133 0.71 0.167 -0.034 0.7 HR
Hal Morris 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .308 .734 12 8 -0.013 0.30 0.010 -0.023 -0.6 15 0
Tim Spehr C 4 1 2 2 0 2 .161 .520 19 12 0.134 0.33 0.144 -0.010 1.6 3 0 HR
Mendy Lopez SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .224 .553 13 10 -0.009 0.29 0.010 -0.019 -0.1 1 3
Kevin Appier P 1
   Glendon Rusch P 1
Team Totals 36 8 13 8 4 4 .361 1.064 136 84 0.490 0.62 0.750 -0.260 3.4 27 12
2B: J Offerman (28, off K Cloude).
HR: D Palmer (33, off P Spoljaric; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); T Pendleton (3, off B Swift; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF); T Spehr (1, off K Cloude; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).
TB: D Palmer 5; T Spehr 5; T Pendleton 4; J Offerman 4; L Sutton 2; H Morris; J Damon; M Lopez.
GIDP: D Palmer (18).
RBI: T Pendleton 3 (28); T Spehr 2 (5); J Offerman (59); D Palmer (105); J Giambi (2).
2-out RBI: T Spehr 2.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Palmer-J Offerman-H Morris.

Seattle Mariners

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
Ken Cloude 1.2 3 2 2 0 0 1 6.55 8 32 20 13 1 6 2 6 2 0 41 -0.065 0.64 -1.0
Bill Swift, L (11-9) 1 6 5 5 1 0 1 5.85 10 29 17 13 1 3 5 4 3 0 0 0 -0.468 1.25 -4.8
Paul Spoljaric 3.1 3 1 1 2 3 1 5.81 15 51 34 21 5 8 6 4 1 0 2 0 0.018 0.39 1.2
Bobby Ayala 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 7.13 7 24 13 6 3 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 0.024 0.17 1.1
Team Totals 8 13 8 8 4 4 3 9.00 40 136 84 53 10 21 15 17 7 0 41 2 0 -0.491 0.70 -3.4

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
Kevin Appier, W (1-0) 5 6 4 4 0 2 1 7.20 20 66 48 26 8 14 9 9 2 0 41 -0.121 0.74 -1.1
Glendon Rusch, S (1) 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 6.14 15 56 36 23 2 11 7 6 0 0 0 0 0.129 0.66 1.3
Team Totals 9 8 5 5 1 3 2 5.00 35 122 84 49 10 25 16 15 2 0 41 0 0 0.008 0.62 0.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Terry Craft, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Jim Joyce.
Time of Game: 2:35.
Attendance: 18,874.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 75° F, Wind 10mph from Right to Left, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Seattle Mariners         Kansas City Royals
1 Carlos Guillen 2B 1 Johnny Damon CF
2 David Bell 3B 2 Larry Sutton RF
3 Ken Griffey CF 3 Jose Offerman 2B
4 Alex Rodriguez DH 4 Dean Palmer 3B
5 David Segui 1B 5 Jeremy Giambi LF
6 Raul Ibanez RF 6 Terry Pendleton DH
7 Shane Monahan LF 7 Hal Morris 1B
8 John Marzano C 8 Tim Spehr C
9 Giomar Guevara SS 9 Mendy Lopez SS
Ken Cloude P Kevin Appier P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 4-4 1 -23 1,(0-0)  RRR KCR T. Pendleton B. Swift 17% 82% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Offerman Scores; Palmer Scores
t1 1-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  RR SEA D. Segui K. Appier -15% 28% Home Run (Fly Ball); Rodriguez Scores
b2 0-4 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  RR KCR T. Spehr K. Cloude 14% 31% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Morris Scores
b3 2-4 0 12- 4,(2-1)  R KCR J. Offerman B. Swift 10% 55% Single to LF (Line Drive); Damon Scores; Sutton to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- 6,(1-2)  R SEA A. Rodriguez K. Appier -9% 43% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Guillen Scores

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  SEA C. Guillen K. Appier -3% 47% Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Deep 2B)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O SEA D. Bell K. Appier 2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B; Guillen to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  O SEA K. Griffey K. Appier 3% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 -2- 6,(1-2)  R SEA A. Rodriguez K. Appier -9% 43% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Guillen Scores
t1 1-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  RR SEA D. Segui K. Appier -15% 28% Home Run (Fly Ball); Rodriguez Scores
t1 3-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O SEA R. Ibanez K. Appier 1% 28% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Mariners' Ken Cloude facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. Damon K. Cloude -2% 26% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
b1 0-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR L. Sutton K. Cloude -2% 25% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b1 0-3 2 --- 7,(3-2)  KCR J. Offerman K. Cloude 2% 26% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b1 0-3 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O KCR D. Palmer K. Cloude -3% 24% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 7-8-9
t2 3-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O SEA S. Monahan K. Appier 2% 25% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
t2 3-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  SEA J. Marzano K. Appier -2% 24% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t2 3-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  SEA G. Guevara K. Appier -2% 21% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Marzano to 2B
t2 3-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R SEA C. Guillen K. Appier -6% 15% Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF); Marzano Scores; Guevara to 2B
t2 4-0 1 12- 4,(2-1)  OO SEA D. Bell K. Appier 4% 20% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Mariners' Ken Cloude facing 5-6-7
b2 0-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR J. Giambi K. Cloude -2% 18% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-4 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR T. Pendleton K. Cloude -1% 16% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR H. Morris K. Cloude 1% 17% Single to P (Line Drive to P's Right)
b2 0-4 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  RR KCR T. Spehr K. Cloude 14% 31% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Morris Scores
Bill Swift replaces Ken Cloude pitching
b2 2-4 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR M. Lopez B. Swift -1% 30% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Royals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Ahead 4-2, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 3-4-5
t3 4-2 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O SEA K. Griffey K. Appier 2% 32% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 4-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O SEA A. Rodriguez K. Appier 1% 33% Strikeout Swinging
t3 4-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O SEA D. Segui K. Appier 1% 34% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Mariners' Bill Swift facing 1-2-3
b3 2-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR J. Damon B. Swift 4% 39% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
b3 2-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR L. Sutton B. Swift 6% 45% Single to RF (Line Drive); Damon to 2B
b3 2-4 0 12- 4,(2-1)  R KCR J. Offerman B. Swift 10% 55% Single to LF (Line Drive); Damon Scores; Sutton to 2B
b3 3-4 0 12- 4,(3-0)  KCR D. Palmer B. Swift 8% 63% Walk; Sutton to 3B; Offerman to 2B
b3 3-4 0 123 2,(1-0)  RO KCR J. Giambi B. Swift 1% 65% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left); Sutton Scores; Offerman to 3B; Palmer to 2B
b3 4-4 1 -23 1,(0-0)  RRR KCR T. Pendleton B. Swift 17% 82% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Offerman Scores; Palmer Scores
b3 7-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR H. Morris B. Swift -1% 81% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b3 7-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR T. Spehr B. Swift 1% 81% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b3 7-4 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR M. Lopez B. Swift 1% 82% Single to LF (Line Drive); Spehr to 2B
Paul Spoljaric replaces Bill Swift pitching
b3 7-4 2 12- 4,(3-0)  KCR J. Damon P. Spoljaric 1% 84% Walk; Spehr to 3B; Lopez to 2B
b3 7-4 2 123 1,(0-0)  O KCR L. Sutton P. Spoljaric -4% 80% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mariners 4, Royals 7.
Top of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 4-7, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 6-7-8
t4 4-7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O SEA R. Ibanez K. Appier 2% 82% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t4 4-7 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O SEA S. Monahan K. Appier 2% 84% Strikeout Swinging
t4 4-7 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O SEA J. Marzano K. Appier 1% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Royals 7.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-4, Mariners' Paul Spoljaric facing 3-4-5
b4 7-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Offerman P. Spoljaric -1% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 7-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  R KCR D. Palmer P. Spoljaric 6% 89% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b4 8-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Giambi P. Spoljaric -1% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b4 8-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR T. Pendleton P. Spoljaric -0% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Royals 8.
Top of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 4-8, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 9-1-2
t5 4-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O SEA G. Guevara K. Appier 2% 90% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
t5 4-8 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O SEA C. Guillen K. Appier 1% 92% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t5 4-8 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O SEA D. Bell K. Appier 1% 92% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Royals 8.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-4, Mariners' Paul Spoljaric facing 7-8-9
b5 8-4 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR H. Morris P. Spoljaric -1% 92% Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B)
b5 8-4 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR T. Spehr P. Spoljaric -1% 91% Strikeout Swinging
b5 8-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Lopez P. Spoljaric -0% 91% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Royals 8.
Top of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 4-8, Royals' Glendon Rusch facing 3-4-5
Glendon Rusch replaces Kevin Appier pitching
t6 4-8 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O SEA K. Griffey G. Rusch 2% 93% Popfly: SS
t6 4-8 1 --- 5,(2-2)  SEA A. Rodriguez G. Rusch -2% 91% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
t6 4-8 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O SEA D. Segui G. Rusch 2% 92% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right); Rodriguez to 2B
Russ Davis pinch hits for Raul Ibanez (RF) batting 6th
t6 4-8 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O SEA R. Davis G. Rusch 2% 94% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Royals 8.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-4, Mariners' Paul Spoljaric facing 1-2-3
Russ Davis moves from PH to 3B
David Bell moves from 3B to LF
Shane Monahan moves from LF to RF
b6 8-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Damon P. Spoljaric -1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 8-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR L. Sutton P. Spoljaric 1% 94% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b6 8-4 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Offerman P. Spoljaric -1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
b6 8-4 2 1-- 4,(0-2)  KCR D. Palmer P. Spoljaric 0% 94% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Sutton to 2B
b6 8-4 2 12- 5,(3-1)  KCR J. Giambi P. Spoljaric 1% 95% Walk; Sutton to 3B; Palmer to 2B
b6 8-4 2 123 4,(1-2)  O KCR T. Pendleton P. Spoljaric -2% 93% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mariners 4, Royals 8.
Top of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 4-8, Royals' Glendon Rusch facing 7-8-9
Charles Gipson pinch hits for Shane Monahan (RF) batting 7th
t7 4-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O SEA C. Gipson G. Rusch 2% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t7 4-8 1 --- 7,(3-2)  R SEA J. Marzano G. Rusch -4% 91% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t7 5-8 1 --- 5,(3-1)  SEA G. Guevara G. Rusch -3% 88% Walk
t7 5-8 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O SEA C. Guillen G. Rusch 3% 91% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
t7 5-8 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O SEA D. Bell G. Rusch 2% 94% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 5, Royals 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-5, Mariners' Bobby Ayala facing 7-8-9
Bobby Ayala replaces Paul Spoljaric pitching
Charles Gipson moves from PH to RF
b7 8-5 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR H. Morris B. Ayala -1% 93% Flyball: RF
b7 8-5 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR T. Spehr B. Ayala -1% 92% Strikeout Swinging
b7 8-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Lopez B. Ayala -0% 92% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Royals 8.
Top of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 5-8, Royals' Glendon Rusch facing 3-4-5
Larry Sutton moves from RF to LF
Jeff Conine replaces Jeremy Giambi (LF) playing RF batting 5th
t8 5-8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O SEA K. Griffey G. Rusch 3% 95% Strikeout Looking
t8 5-8 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O SEA A. Rodriguez G. Rusch 2% 96% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t8 5-8 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O SEA D. Segui G. Rusch 1% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Royals 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-5, Mariners' Bobby Ayala facing 1-2-3
b8 8-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Damon B. Ayala -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b8 8-5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR L. Sutton B. Ayala 0% 97% Walk
b8 8-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Offerman B. Ayala 0% 97% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Sutton to 2B
b8 8-5 1 12- 3,(1-1)  OO KCR D. Palmer B. Ayala -1% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 5, Royals 8.
Top of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 5-8, Royals' Glendon Rusch facing 6-7-8
t9 5-8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O SEA R. Davis G. Rusch 2% 98% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t9 5-8 1 --- 9,(3-2)  O SEA C. Gipson G. Rusch 1% 100% Popfly: 1B
t9 5-8 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O SEA J. Marzano G. Rusch 0% 100% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Royals 8.

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  • 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.

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