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BAL
@BOS		4
6
CHW
@KCR		7
6
CLE
@MIN		2
6
TBD
@NYY		3
8
ANA
@OAK		4
2
TEX
@SEA		12
6
DET
@TOR		1
2
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@ARI		3
2
NYM
@ATL		2
7
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@CIN		1
4
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@COL		8
9
PHI
@FLA		5
6
PHI
@FLA		7
3
CHC
@HOU		3
4		 
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MIL
@LAD		1
2
MON
@STL		3
6
Sunday, September 27, 1998 1:06
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 13,578, Time of Game: 2:48
White Sox
7
80-82
⇐ Won 3
2nd, 9 GB
 at Royals
6
72-89
⇐ Lost 3
3rd, 16½ GB
W: James Baldwin (13-6)
L: Tim Belcher (14-14)
S: Bob Howry (9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  2  3   0  2  0   0  0  0    7  9  2
Royals          2  1  0   0  0  2   0  1  0    6  6  0

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mike Caruso SS 5 2 2 0 0 0 .306 .721 13 9 0.072 0.87 0.125 -0.053 0.7 1 1
Craig Wilson 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 .468 1.256 12 9 -0.040 1.02 0.019 -0.059 -0.5 1 4 SF
Frank Thomas DH 2 1 0 0 1 0 .265 .861 13 6 -0.013 0.91 0.022 -0.036 -0.2
   Jeff Abbott PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .790 5 3 -0.013 0.78 0.009 -0.022 -0.2 SB
Albert Belle LF 4 2 3 3 0 1 .328 1.055 13 9 0.262 1.17 0.290 -0.028 2.9 1 0 HR
Robin Ventura 3B 4 1 3 3 0 1 .263 .785 14 9 0.193 1.01 0.208 -0.015 2.0 0 1 HR,2B
Magglio Ordonez RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .282 .741 14 10 -0.083 0.75 0.000 -0.083 -1.2 4 0
Greg Norton 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .237 .699 10 8 -0.054 0.51 0.000 -0.054 -0.8 7 1
Brian Simmons CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .368 1.053 9 6 -0.052 0.49 0.000 -0.052 -0.8 4 0
Mark Johnson C 3 1 0 0 1 1 .087 .386 18 8 0.011 0.54 0.041 -0.030 -0.0 9 0
James Baldwin P
   Carlos Castillo P
   Bryan Ward P
   Chad Bradford P
   Bob Howry P
Team Totals 34 7 9 7 2 8 .265 .768 121 77 0.283 0.81 0.714 -0.432 1.9 27 7
2B: R Ventura (31, off T Belcher).
HR: A Belle (49, off T Belcher; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line); R Ventura (21, off T Belcher; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).
SF: C Wilson (1, off T Belcher).
TB: R Ventura 7; A Belle 6; M Caruso 2; C Wilson.
RBI: A Belle 3 (152); R Ventura 3 (91); C Wilson (10).
2-out RBI: A Belle 2.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
Fielding
E: J Baldwin (); G Norton (6).
Baserunning
SB: J Abbott (3, 2nd base off R Bones/T Spehr).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Damon RF 5 1 1 1 0 2 .277 .779 18 14 -0.081 1.74 0.091 -0.172 -0.3 2 1 HR
Carlos Beltran CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 .276 .783 13 8 -0.070 1.50 0.062 -0.132 0.2 3 0 2B,SF
Jose Offerman DH 4 1 2 2 1 1 .315 .841 22 11 0.179 1.17 0.221 -0.042 1.7 HR
Dean Palmer 3B 3 0 0 0 2 3 .278 .844 26 14 -0.137 1.49 0.038 -0.175 -0.5 1 1
Jeremy Giambi LF 3 0 0 0 2 1 .224 .739 28 13 -0.089 1.51 0.059 -0.148 -0.0 2 0
Hal Morris 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .309 .731 7 5 -0.032 1.56 0.037 -0.069 -0.4 7 0
   Jeff Conine PH-1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .729 5 5 -0.103 2.00 0.000 -0.103 -0.4 2 0
Tim Spehr C 3 1 0 0 1 1 .171 .587 12 6 -0.118 1.52 0.026 -0.144 -1.1 8 0
   Mike Sweeney PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .728 7 5 -0.054 1.99 0.000 -0.054 -0.1
Mendy Lopez SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 .243 .612 21 14 0.007 1.25 0.080 -0.073 -0.4 1 3
Carlos Febles 2B 2 1 2 1 2 0 .400 1.083 20 10 0.277 1.41 0.277 0.000 2.2 1 4
Tim Belcher P
   Ricky Bones P
   Matt Whisenant P
   Jeff Montgomery P
Team Totals 34 6 6 6 8 9 .176 .708 179 105 -0.221 1.50 0.891 -1.112 0.9 27 9
2B: C Beltran (5, off C Castillo).
HR: J Offerman (7, off J Baldwin; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); J Damon (18, off J Baldwin; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).
SF: C Beltran (1, off B Howry).
TB: J Offerman 5; J Damon 4; C Febles 2; C Beltran 2.
RBI: J Offerman 2 (66); C Beltran 2 (7); J Damon (66); C Febles (2).
2-out RBI: C Beltran; C Febles; J Offerman.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: J Damon (R Ventura at 2nd base).

Chicago White Sox

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
James Baldwin, W (13-6) 5 3 3 3 6 6 2 5.32 25 112 63 40 9 14 4 9 3 0 49 -0.016 1.07 -0.1
Carlos Castillo 1 3 2 2 0 1 0 5.11 6 17 13 10 0 3 2 3 3 0 0 0 -0.087 0.94 -1.4
Bryan Ward, H (3) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.33 3 8 6 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.090 1.14 0.6
Chad Bradford, H (9) 0.1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3.23 3 15 7 2 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 -0.119 3.03 -0.7
Bob Howry, S (9) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.15 6 27 16 9 2 5 1 3 0 0 2 1 0.350 3.26 0.8
Team Totals 9 6 6 5 8 9 2 5.00 43 179 105 64 12 29 10 16 6 0 49 2 1 0.218 0.81 -0.9

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
Tim Belcher, L (14-14) 5 8 7 7 2 2 2 4.27 24 76 48 32 10 6 9 11 4 0 23 -0.423 0.96 -4.1
Ricky Bones 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.04 7 24 14 6 3 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 0.061 0.55 1.1
Matt Whisenant 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 4.90 3 15 10 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.035 0.44 0.6
Jeff Montgomery 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.98 3 6 5 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.046 0.59 0.6
Team Totals 9 9 7 7 2 8 2 7.00 37 121 77 44 18 15 13 14 5 0 23 0 0 -0.281 1.50 -1.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Rich Garcia.
Time of Game: 2:48.
Attendance: 13,578.
Field Condition: Wet.
Start Time Weather: 79° F, Wind 13mph in from Rightfield, Overcast, Showers.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         Kansas City Royals
1 Mike Caruso SS 1 Johnny Damon RF
2 Craig Wilson 2B 2 Carlos Beltran CF
3 Frank Thomas DH 3 Jose Offerman DH
4 Albert Belle LF 4 Dean Palmer 3B
5 Robin Ventura 3B 5 Jeremy Giambi LF
6 Magglio Ordonez RF 6 Hal Morris 1B
7 Greg Norton 1B 7 Tim Spehr C
8 Brian Simmons CF 8 Mendy Lopez SS
9 Mark Johnson C 9 Carlos Febles 2B
James Baldwin P Tim Belcher P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 5-3 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR CHW A. Belle T. Belcher 15% 87% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Caruso Scores
t2 0-2 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  RR CHW R. Ventura T. Belcher 15% 50% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Belle Scores
b8 6-7 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O KCR D. Palmer B. Howry 13% 82% Strikeout Swinging
b8 5-7 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  KCR C. Febles C. Bradford -12% 61% Walk; Lopez to 2B
b2 2-2 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R KCR C. Febles J. Baldwin -10% 36% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Spehr Scores; Febles to 2B/Adv on throw

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW M. Caruso T. Belcher -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW C. Wilson T. Belcher -2% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW F. Thomas T. Belcher -1% 45% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' James Baldwin facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R KCR J. Damon J. Baldwin -9% 36% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
b1 1-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR C. Beltran J. Baldwin 2% 38% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b1 1-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  R KCR J. Offerman J. Baldwin -9% 29% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b1 2-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR D. Palmer J. Baldwin 1% 31% Strikeout Looking
b1 2-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR J. Giambi J. Baldwin 1% 31% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 2.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CHW A. Belle T. Belcher 4% 35% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t2 0-2 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  RR CHW R. Ventura T. Belcher 15% 50% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Belle Scores
t2 2-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW M. Ordonez T. Belcher -2% 48% Popfly: 1B
t2 2-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW G. Norton T. Belcher -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
t2 2-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHW B. Simmons T. Belcher -1% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, White Sox' James Baldwin facing 6-7-8
b2 2-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR H. Morris J. Baldwin 2% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b2 2-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR T. Spehr J. Baldwin -3% 44% Walk
b2 2-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Lopez J. Baldwin 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Spehr to 2B
b2 2-2 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R KCR C. Febles J. Baldwin -10% 36% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Spehr Scores; Febles to 2B/Adv on throw
b2 3-2 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Damon J. Baldwin 3% 40% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 3.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 9-1-2
t3 2-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CHW M. Johnson T. Belcher 4% 44% Walk
t3 2-3 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  CHW M. Caruso T. Belcher 10% 53% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Johnson to 3B
t3 2-3 0 1-3 3,(1-1)  RO CHW C. Wilson T. Belcher -2% 52% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Johnson Scores; Caruso to 2B
t3 3-3 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  CHW F. Thomas T. Belcher 2% 54% Walk
t3 3-3 1 12- 3,(0-2)  R CHW A. Belle T. Belcher 10% 64% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole); Caruso Scores; Thomas to 2B
t3 4-3 1 12- 4,(2-1)  RO CHW R. Ventura T. Belcher 5% 69% Single to RF (Line Drive); Thomas Scores; Belle to 3B; Ventura out at 2B/RF-SS
t3 5-3 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O CHW M. Ordonez T. Belcher -3% 66% Lineout: RF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, White Sox' James Baldwin facing 2-3-4
b3 3-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR C. Beltran J. Baldwin 3% 68% Flyball: CF
b3 3-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. Offerman J. Baldwin 2% 70% Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b3 3-5 2 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR D. Palmer J. Baldwin -1% 69% Walk
b3 3-5 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  KCR J. Giambi J. Baldwin -2% 67% Walk; Palmer to 2B
b3 3-5 2 12- 2,(0-1)  KCR H. Morris J. Baldwin -4% 63% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball to Weak 2B); Palmer to 3B; Giambi to 2B
b3 3-5 2 123 1,(0-0)  O KCR T. Spehr J. Baldwin 9% 72% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 3.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 7-8-9
t4 5-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW G. Norton T. Belcher -2% 70% Strikeout Swinging
t4 5-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW B. Simmons T. Belcher -1% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 5-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHW M. Johnson T. Belcher -1% 67% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, White Sox' James Baldwin facing 8-9-1
b4 3-5 0 --- 10,(3-2)  O KCR M. Lopez J. Baldwin 3% 70% Flyball: CF
b4 3-5 1 --- 8,(3-2)  KCR C. Febles J. Baldwin -3% 67% Walk
b4 3-5 1 1-- 6,(0-2)  O KCR J. Damon J. Baldwin 4% 71% Strikeout Swinging
b4 3-5 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O KCR C. Beltran J. Baldwin 3% 74% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 3.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 1-2-3
t5 5-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  CHW M. Caruso T. Belcher 3% 77% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t5 5-3 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHW C. Wilson T. Belcher -3% 74% Strikeout Swinging
t5 5-3 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHW F. Thomas T. Belcher -2% 71% Flyball: CF
t5 5-3 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR CHW A. Belle T. Belcher 15% 87% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Caruso Scores
t5 7-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  CHW R. Ventura T. Belcher 1% 88% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
t5 7-3 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  O CHW M. Ordonez T. Belcher -2% 86% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-7, White Sox' James Baldwin facing 3-4-5
b5 3-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Offerman J. Baldwin 2% 88% Strikeout Swinging
b5 3-7 1 --- 9,(3-2)  KCR D. Palmer J. Baldwin -2% 86% Walk
b5 3-7 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  KCR J. Giambi J. Baldwin -4% 82% Walk; Palmer to 2B
b5 3-7 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR H. Morris J. Baldwin 4% 87% Lineout: RF
b5 3-7 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O KCR T. Spehr J. Baldwin 4% 91% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 7, Royals 3.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-3, Royals' Ricky Bones facing 7-8-9
Ricky Bones replaces Tim Belcher pitching
t6 7-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW G. Norton R. Bones -1% 90% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
t6 7-3 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O CHW B. Simmons R. Bones -1% 89% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t6 7-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHW M. Johnson R. Bones -0% 89% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-7, White Sox' Carlos Castillo facing 8-9-1
Carlos Castillo replaces James Baldwin pitching
b6 3-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Lopez C. Castillo 2% 91% Lineout: RF
b6 3-7 1 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR C. Febles C. Castillo -2% 89% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Deep 3B)
b6 3-7 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Damon C. Castillo 2% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Febles to 2B
b6 3-7 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R KCR C. Beltran C. Castillo -6% 85% Double to CF (Line Drive); Febles Scores
b6 4-7 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R KCR J. Offerman C. Castillo -8% 76% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Beltran Scores
b6 5-7 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR D. Palmer C. Castillo 4% 80% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Royals 5.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-5, Royals' Ricky Bones facing 1-2-3
t7 7-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW M. Caruso R. Bones -2% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t7 7-5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  CHW C. Wilson R. Bones 2% 80% Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
Jeff Abbott pinch hits for Frank Thomas (DH) batting 3rd
t7 7-5 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHW J. Abbott R. Bones -2% 78% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
t7 7-5 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHW A. Belle R. Bones 1% 79% Abbott Steals 2B
t7 7-5 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O CHW A. Belle R. Bones -3% 76% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-7, White Sox' Bryan Ward facing 5-6-7
Bryan Ward replaces Carlos Castillo pitching
b7 5-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Giambi B. Ward 4% 80% Strikeout Looking
Jeff Conine pinch hits for Hal Morris (1B) batting 6th
b7 5-7 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Conine B. Ward 3% 83% Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
b7 5-7 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR T. Spehr B. Ward 2% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Royals 5.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-5, Royals' Matt Whisenant facing 5-6-7
Matt Whisenant replaces Ricky Bones pitching
Jeff Conine moves from PH to 1B
t8 7-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW R. Ventura M. Whisenant -2% 83% Strikeout Swinging
t8 7-5 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHW M. Ordonez M. Whisenant -1% 82% Strikeout Swinging
t8 7-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW G. Norton M. Whisenant -1% 81% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-7, White Sox' Chad Bradford facing 8-9-1
Chad Bradford replaces Bryan Ward pitching
b8 5-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR M. Lopez C. Bradford -8% 73% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to Weak 2B)
b8 5-7 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  KCR C. Febles C. Bradford -12% 61% Walk; Lopez to 2B
b8 5-7 0 12- 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. Damon C. Bradford 8% 70% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B); Lopez to 3B
Bob Howry replaces Chad Bradford pitching
b8 5-7 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO KCR C. Beltran B. Howry 5% 75% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Lopez Scores/unER
b8 6-7 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  KCR J. Offerman B. Howry -5% 70% Walk; Damon to 2B
b8 6-7 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O KCR D. Palmer B. Howry 13% 82% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 7, Royals 6.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-6, Royals' Jeff Montgomery facing 8-9-1
Jeff Montgomery replaces Matt Whisenant pitching
t9 7-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW B. Simmons J. Montgomery -2% 80% Strikeout Swinging
t9 7-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW M. Johnson J. Montgomery -2% 79% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
t9 7-6 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHW M. Caruso J. Montgomery -1% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Royals 6.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-7, White Sox' Bob Howry facing 5-6-7
b9 6-7 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. Giambi B. Howry 10% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 6-7 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR J. Conine B. Howry 7% 95% Foul Flyball: RF
Mike Sweeney pinch hits for Tim Spehr (C) batting 7th
b9 6-7 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney B. Howry 5% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Royals 6.

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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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